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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

The estate was worth over $10U,UU.
but could not be readily turned int,
cash
II needed money" she confessed
blushingly. Il was engaged to Mr
Rodney Vincent, who owns this is
land, who has just been negotiating
with false claimant who stole al
our weapons and preserved posses
sion of the fortress. Mr.. Clay paid
me $4,000 cash for my property The
deed on record in Baldwin county
Alabama, will verify that fact. He
knew that l would be practically ou,
of the world on this lonely island, and
trusted to the impulse of greed 70
cover my name with a crime, think
ing | would not be located"
We found Mr. Rodney Vincent a
most estimable young man who wor-
SHIPPED the ground that Miss GeraI-
dine Farrar trod on--the fair young
girl who had brought her fortune to
his rescue. The dynamite was a
thought of the sanguinary Colonel
Gaspard, who wanted to blow the In,
truders cleaS off the island.
have pleasant memories yet of the
sight of celebration we passed on
Separation Island. We went north
the next day, prepared to clear thu
fair name of Warner Clay's ward ri
all reproach.
When Resilius Marvel, arrived 81
home, went to confront our bank
client with the evidences of his per
fidy, / never saw a man turn sc
craven-nor SO yellow. The man LEFT
the city as soon as he could sell his
property-"fagged" to every banl
within the clearing house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

fellow, suggesting the South Amer.
lean. He would scan every person
who went aboard, and then, as he evi.
IDENTIFY found not what he sought
would take an eager sweeping survey
of the wharf, and even beyond it, at
pedestrians and vehicles as though 4,
a torment of expectation and sus-
pense.
Finally the, last bell rang. Some
belated passengers got hurriedly
aboard, the gangplank was dropped
and the little dark man stood in pro,
found detection, evidently suffering
under the weight Of a severe disap.
pointment
1.-THE lady is still in Galveston. She
was to have gone on that steamer,
Marvel advised me. I'VE should have
gone with her. AS 1t is"
Just then the why foreigner gave a
start, jump. He ran forward, his
eyes fixed on an automobile that had
come up to the wharf. And then my
own glance was riveted upon the ma.
chine as well. The chauffeur had
evidently just learned that they were
three minutes too late for the steam
er. His passengers looked sorely
disturbed. They were two; a tall
dark man with great mustachios and
SCARED warrior-like face, and a
young lady.
This was Miss Geraldine Farrar
and / knew her at glance. There
was a change in her manner since
had last seen her, and in her face as
well, as compared with the photo
graph Marvel carried in his pocket
Her eyes expressed animation, her
whole pose was one of energy. Her
face was deliciously flushed with ex
element She spoke rapidly to her
dignified escort, and then to the chauf-
feur. The latter received some hur
ried instructions. He seized the
wheel and at once the machine sped
away from the wharf.
The why foreigner who had seem
ingly been watching for just this ar
rival ran forward, looked about fol-
another auto, found none for hire, and
sped on the trail of the speeding ma
chine at a gait worthy of crack pro
fessional sprinter.
This way!" spoke. Marvel, Selling
my arm and directing swift dash
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

Inspected, and on the reversed side.
naturally, tiny protnberance CORE.
sponded
Nobody but Warner Clay ever did
that" declared Marvel. 1t Is the test
infallible. AS on the returned checks,
so on the one claimed forged-the
writer depressed the pen point to got
momentary staying power. Those
checks were signed by the hand of
Warner Clay. all of them, 953 includ.
ed" m
In other words" exclaimed, "our
client is his own forger!"
you have it." assented Resilius
Marvel, precisely We shall not
have to retraverse or fortify that con.
clusion. unless we are forced into
a court of law. The point of interest
now is Geraldine Farrar''
"The girl cashed the check-why
was she given it? She left the city at
once-what impelled her? She went
into obscurity, leaving NO trace be.
hind her-why?" challenged Marvel.
The mans rare humanity spoke out
in his questioning, determined face.
Viewed. in cold-blooded way, the
banks interest ceased at the discov.
cry of method of saving its money.
A new strain had come into thu
case-mystery, maybe misery. Gun.
ming or foul play, Resilius Marvel,
saw, was determined to go to the bot.
tom of the proposition.
when I questioned Clay about his
missing ward" resumed Marvel, "his
sorrow was touching! He plainly in
Dictated that she had seized an oppor-
tunity to acquire a fortune at one deft
stroke of the pen. She had no friends.
no other relatives than himself, he
averred. She had seemed to share
his lonely life for the sake of com
fort and home. She had had some
very distant relatives once, he be-
lieved, in far western Canada. One
thing / noticed: he was sure in his
mind that she could not be found.
Circumstances or his own plans were
placing her at a sure distance. / in.
sisted on visiting her room. He did
not demur. 1t was miracle of good
order. / found nothing to inspire me
in my search-he had prepared for
all that-nothing except scrap of
crumpled-up paper lying where he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

for a cab. Keep that machine in
view," he ordered the driver-"double
pay"
1t was wild rush, this triple race
The auto did not make towards the
city center, but along the wharves
Suddenly, at spot where a trim
yacht was getting ready to leave
shore, the automobile came to an alb.
rupt stop. Miss Farrar jumped
gracefully to the ground. Her austere
escort followed her. He carried two
satchels. She taking one of these
they ran to the yacht and clambered
unceremoniously aboard. There
seemed to be some discussion with
the one man in charge. Then he went
about his duties and the pretty craft
made for the ofing.
We were getting so near now that
could read the name of the yacht
in gilt letters at her stern: "The Ar.
row." The little pursuer of the auto
mobile leaped toward the yacht as she
pushed of, but Colonel Aloa Gaspard,
a revolutionary South American, and
present convoy of Miss Farrar lifted
a stake from the bottom of the yacht,
dealt him a blow and sent him hurting
back into the water.
It was done SO quickly that by the
time we came to the spot where the
craft had been moored she was lost in
the dim sea mists, and the wiry for
eigner stood rubbing his aching head.
Marvel gave me quiet direction to
return to the hotel and took the strang-
er in tow. When he put in an ap.
pearance at our rooms several hours
later he briefly stated:
"The man who got the ducking was
a Venezuelan spy, who it seems has
been watching Gaspard and our young
lady for week, and, learning this, he
was my selected pilot, with the de-
nouncement as you have seen. Again
he asserts that those two satchels
carried by the parties who have skip
ped us contained dynamite.
Marvel did not seem to worry any
over the uncertain shape affairs had
taken. He kept busy in his own
WY. / knew he did lot Of cabling
and even used the wireless. The sec
ond morning he ushered into our room
stranger.
'This is the gentleman who took
charge of our friends on his yacht,
The Arrow,'" explained Marvel. We
bowed, and saw that the man was
gentleman.
THE promised story, my friend
intimated Marvel in his effective way.
"Why, when that young lady and
her military escort bounced aboard
my boat two evenings ago." stated
the man, II had just taken queer
commission from the police authori-
ties of Galveston. Know me as Adam
Butler, unsuccessful business man, 'n-
valid of good repute and mild habits,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
Never Turned a Hair.

wen!
81 have here" began the traveller, "a
patent electric hair brush
"Can't you see I'm bald as an egg?"
snapped the man at the door.
"Your wife, perhaps, might"
"My wife wears wig. She is as
bald as I am"
POSSIBLY you have child who
81 have. Two months old, and still
bald"
"Ah-but maybe you have dog. 1
can recommend this brush equally for
man and beast"
"Look here, my good man, ours is a
Mexican hairless dog. Good day."
The traveller gently replaced the
brush in his bag, and fumbled in an
other corner Of it.
Permit me-" he murmured, in hon
eyed accents, ito show you the latest
thing in fy-killers."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

had not discovered it, half way under
her writing desk. Nor did he see me
secure it. There it is"
1t was a mere fragment of note
paper Penciled upon it were these
figures: $780," $780," and this one
word: Sopranos" / fancied this
valueless.
THAT and concurrent discoveries
gave me new focal point" explain
ed my companion.
"It is Greek to me-" acknowledged
helplessly.
''The word is Spanish" said Mar
vel. 1T means separate, or. 'separa.
tion,' or something of that sort. Clay
had tried to divert me north For
that reason my mind was fixed south
I analysed $3.50 and $3.50 and ]
made up my mind it appertained co
some meditated personal investment
I fixed upon the girls calculation as
to railroad fare. / found that first.
class railway ticket to Galveston is
exactly $3.50, and the sleeper tariff
exactly $3.50. I did not arrive at this
decision until had gone over a good
many time tables, and then confirmed
my selection at the railway ticket
Office. was not sure of my ground
even then, until had got line on
the letter carrier who delivered mail
at the Clay home. The information
he gave me was very agreeable to my
course of reasoning. Miss Farrar had
only one correspondent that he knew
of. About every six weeks regularly
she received letter, and its post
mark invariably was Galveston.
learned also from stray remark of
Clay that once she had gone to Texas
for six weeks, settling some land bus
mess for him. The letters were d.
rected in a masculine hand. A lover?
At least, and at nce-Galveston. On
the o'clock train. Be ready"
It was late in the afternoon of our
third day at Galveston, and was read
ing a newspaper in the lobby of the
hotel, when Marvel entered on the
jump
wait for nothing" he advised me,
and simply kept on going back to the
street. myself following, brisk and
willing and hopeful.
had lively time of it keeping up
with Marvel. Every time he consult
ed his watch he took a new squirt.
We finally reached a wharf where a
steamer advertised for a run to Ha.
vana was just getting ready to cast
away.
Marvel drew partly within the
shadow of pile of freight, and / un-
obtrusively took my position behind
him. My companion was not watch
ing the passengers as they went
aboard, but soon discovered that he
was watching man who was
This latter stood by :he gangplank.
He was 1.-THE. swarthy, keen-eyed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
seuIptor,s Masterpieee.

The famous statue Of st. Bruno at
Rome was made by the great master
of French sculpture, Houdon (1741-
1929. At the invitation of Franklin,
Houdon visited America in the year
1875 and took casts for the statue of
Washington, now at Richmond, Va,
said by Lafayette to be the best like
ness obtained of the american Pa
triot." st. Bruno belonged.tO the or
der of Trappists. whose chief law was
silence. Pope Clement XVI, on see
ing the statue of st. Bruno, exclaimed :
"He would speak did not the rule Of
his order forbid"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
Trees Only Need Proper Care.

We hear much these days Of tree
surgery, but late bulletin Of the Mis-
souri, Botanical Gardens calls attention
to the fact that If trees are properly
planted, and cared for, there would
never be need Of tree surgery for dis
ease, ETC., but only for the necessary
pruning to be done each year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
skull so HARD THAT
1T FLATTENED BULLET

Atlanta, Ga.-Harriet Owing,
nine-year-old negro girl, would
be safe at the front without q
steel helmet. Hospital doctors
extracted a bullet from her
forehead which had not pene-
trated the skull. The bullet was
"22," and was mashed per-
fectly fiat. 1t had been a stray
shot. The girl at once returned
to her home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

home from school, "Shep" leaves the
goats at the gate and rushes to the
schoolhouse to notify the children
that it's time to open the gates.
IF molested by animals or strangers
the goats run to "Shep" for protec-
ton.
Pierce, with the aid of "Shep,"
raised the champion goat exhibited
at the San Francisco exposition. The
animals hair measured Az inches
long.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
TabIecIoth Tempted Deer.

A tablecloth ornamented with de.
sign of green leaves until recently
graced the board Of farmhouse in
Dark Moon road, back Of Allamuchy.
N. J., and was the particular pride OF
the farmers wife, Mrs. William Crawn.
One morning lately Mrs. Crawn hung Il
on a clothesline, and in half an hour
was surprised and panied, according to
the New York Herald, to see three dees
eating it greedily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
Miners Get BIa Pay.

Mt. Clare; w. Va.-The West Viz
ginia coal miner is becoming nabob.
Making Is high as $50 day the
miners are now sporting motorcars
and living In fine style. Automobile
statesmen are doing thriving bus.
ness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21
stomach Needs Occasional aext

The loss Of meal occasionally will
not hurt you. and II your stomach "gets
out of order" the very best thing
you can do is to fast for day or two
or eat only a fruit diet, until your
tongue loses its yellow coating.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
A GREAT DISCOVERY
(By J. H. Watson, M. d.

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
a dropsical condition, often caused by
disordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood Is filled
with poisonous waste matter. which set
ties in the feet ankles and wrist: or un-
der the eyes in bag-like formations.
AS a remedy for those easily recognized
symptoms of Inflammation caused by uric
acid-as scalding urine, backache and fire.
quent urination, as well as sediment in
the urine, or If uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica,
govt, 1t is simply wonderful how quickly
An-u-ric acts; the pains and stiffness
rapidly disappear, for Anuric. double
strength), is many times more potent
than lithia and often eliminates uric acid
as hot water melts sugar. All druggists.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the
liver and bowels have been favorably
known for nearly so years.
Anuric Is recent scientific discovery
by DR.. Pierce. Chief of Staff at the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Inst, in Buff
falo, N Y. Send 10c there for trial
pkg. of Anuric. Large package 6Oc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Mendinq Without the an"

God does not deal in secondhand
goods. 1t is new or nothing" with
him. So when we bring him our
worthless, secondhand lives-our sim
defeated, wrecked, worthless lives
for him to make whatever improve
ments he is able to he has glad sur
prise in store for us. He does not Of
fer to repair or to reform; but he Of
fers to create, to make "all things
new" It has been we'll said that "the
only way to mend wicked ways is to
end them" AS we yield up every
thing to Christ as our Savior and Lord.
he works the miracle of ending our
wicked ways by doing away with the
body of sin (Romans 6. g., and giving
us himself as our rev life So it IL
that in him we are not mended, but
made more than conquerors.- Sunday
School Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Best Soldier a MiddIeweiaht.

1t isn't the dig 170-pounders that
the examining boards who have been
choosing recruits for the new National
army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile
stones. It's the 1.-THE chap who weighs
about 40 and hasn't pound to spare
that is the real prize for military serv-
ice.
Tests made at Princeton and in the
training camps go to show that,
weight for weight, man of this
build handles himself more effectively.
He scores relatively low in strength
tests, but remarkably high in endur-
ance. He is adaptable when it comes
to the notifications of diet that life
in camp makes necessary and he can
stand inspection with full equipment
on hot day and smile, while the big
fellow willis and falls out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
CHEER FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
Christmas Greeted Of All Days Of the
Year for Riddles to Have
Good Time.

Christmas Is the time to be merry,
the time for fun and laughter, when
the family, big and little, have gath
cred around the fireside; a time for
funny stories and jokes.
A small boy rushed into his mothers
room. 'Well," he said to his motheA
"Tve written a letter to Santa Claus,
and 1 think it covers everything I
want"
"That's good" said his mother.
"What did you ask for?'
1.-Two toy shops and candy store"
said Willie.
At the Christmas dinner Lille was
warned not to eat too much. Lille
sent her plate back the third time to
e filed with turkey, and was helped
ountifully each time. Finally she
l, observed to look regretfully at the
finished portion of her dinner.
WHAT'S the trouble. LillieN asked
ulln; You l,;0k mournful."
hats inst the trouble" said LII
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

transactions by the method known as
barter. And barter existed before man
began to write!
Let us imagine for the moment we
are in q community that exchanges
products by the barter system. If you
are farmer and want horse to pull
your pillow, you will go from neighbOr
to neighbor endeavoring to make an
exchange. Perhaps you own several
extra cows. You will endeavOr to find
someone who needs two cows and who
wishes to dispose of a horse. OF course,
you will not expect to find such a per-
son Immediately and a great deal OF
time will probably be consumed in To-
eating him. Then when the point or
negotiations is reached you will expe-
rience difficulty in coming to an agree
ment with your neighbOr as to whether
the two cows are equal in value to the
horse. Perhaps 1t will be necessary
for one of you to throw in, to balance
the scales, bushel of oats and pig.
After much wrangling the transaction
will be completed and you can ride the
horse home.
After you have bartered several
times you will probably begin to think
it is rather clumsy method. You will
wonder vaguely whether there isn't
something that could be established as
a unit of value-something that can be
recognized by all as standard and used
in transferring property from one to
another.
In view of your previous life in mod
ern times you will no doubt take gold
or silver as something universally con-
sidered as precious and standard, and
make it unit Of value. At first you
will probably value the metal purely
by it's weight and use 1t in some such
form as bars. Perhaps for two bars
man will be able to buy farm.
Now, Of course, all of this would be
before the people in the community in
which you live, learned the art of writ
ing. 1t is q historical fact that the
coin, step beyond the gold and sill
yer bar, was invented before the al
phabet. In the earliest records we are
always finding illusions to money, but
the earliest moneys discovered are in
variably destitute of letters.
So you can see how far back you
would go in your temporary sojourn in
ancient times and you would come back
to the modern world with the desire
to learn more regarding the money and
banking system as 1t has developed
since the time of barter and exchange.
Although banking formerly appeared
to you as dry and without interest you
will now see that its history has been
linked up with the most vital affairs
of man. Just as necessity is the moth
er of invention you can now appreciate
how the need for money was felt and
met by primitive man almost before
any other step forward was made.
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Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) ,
In these days of high prices we hear
much about the lowered purchasing
power of gold. 1t Is asserted our sup
ply of the precious metal is constantly
growing larger, due to the accumula-
tons Of centuries, with the result that
gold is becoming cheaper. Consequent
ly, more money is required to buy
suit of clothes today than twenty years
ago, because the standard of monetary
value is reduced. We pay more, but
have more; so things are evened up.
Most of us do not realize the extent
to which gold is conserved and used
over and over again. An authority on
money once said that in all probability
the gold serving during the time of
Abraham, the Israelites and Solomon
is still utilized today. Perhaps the
gold contained in the ring on your fing-
er once graced the hand of Cleopatra
After a moments reflection his state
ment seems quite reasonable. Gold
has always been considered extremely
precious. Jewelry and other articles
made from it have been cherished and
passed on from generation to genera
ton. Of course, some escaped when
articles of gold were placed in tombs
with the dead But the world is real
ly deprived of it only temporarily, for
these same burial places are being
opened now and the contents removed.
And recently movement was started
10 prevent gold composing dental fill
ings In dead people from being buried
The "lure of gold" offers man an in
teresting chapter in the worlds books
of romance. Continents have been dis
covered and explored, empires have
been extended, wars have been pro-
voked-all in the eternal search of
gold. Some, very few, have been re-
warded In their search and lived COM
fortably ever after. But many have
found that gold is a mirage, ever slip
ping from their grasp and bringing bit
ter establishment with each diSap-
pointment.
The famous ComstOck mines of Ne
vada yielded $50 millions In gold and
silver, but brought to it's discoverer
, and developers q string of misfortunes
perhaps without parallel. BY q trick,
three men obtained possession of the
holdings from the discOverer, ii. p. I.
ComstOck, and each cleaned up for
tune. But the sudden acquisition of
wealth led to excesses. One died in
lunatic asylum in poverty, another be-
came cook in a cheap restaurant and
died q beggar and the third was killed
in an accident, leaving $1,000, Com
stock himself committed suicide. A
Frenchman who later worked the mine
went mad. Another man obtained