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Nothing ut all definite, a mere out
line in the CLEAN of the stars. It may
have been an odd combination of
shadow. but, ut the time. I felt con-
vinced the vision was actually flesh
and blood"
Darlington laughed heartily.
Dismiss 1t, my boy" he said. his
hand gripping the brass rail. 1--WE
may indeed have ghost women on
board. but no flesh and blood ones.
Better Join US on deck. and let the sun
and wind clear your brain-perhaps
the champagne caused the mischiefr'
Hardly" answered, adopting his
mood, ''as did not touch any. How.
ever. I will join you presently"
watched him disappear through the
companion, stirring my coffee noncha.
lantly enough. Yet I was not satisfied;
Darlington did not know, possessed no
suspicion; nevertheless remained
convinced there was q woman on
board the Esmeralda.
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~THE BEST SEA STORY IN TEN YEARS"

that statement made
#dGes serial 70 readera Certainly Il
blood.
apans be the trenches northern
Ts bsausu night In midsummer when round
cir laden with
~conabands will get plot composed Of
kMees. Just read The Editor.
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CHAPTER u.
I Meet the Mystery.


Before the evening meal had ended
the party still lingering In the coy
quarters below over their coffee and
cigars-the yacht once again got under
way, and steamed slowly eastward down
the Sound. It was already dusk when
we returned to the deck and resumed
card playing beneath the awning, cleo
trio lights sparkling overhead. never
recall q softer, sweeter air. The men
behind me were again discussing the
war news, but their voices scarcely
reached my ears. Once I leaned for
ward, observing the red and green
lights Of IN approaching steamer. as
our siren spoke. but was altogether too
negligent to cross the deck and watch
the stranger pass by.
The fact was I could not Danish en-
tirely from mind the recollection Of
that woman whom I had seen in this
very spot the night before. I had &C
tually seen her-it was no vision, no
dream. No doubt Darlington had faith
In what he said, and possessed no sus-
picion whatever Of her presence on the
yacht. But she was here nevertheless
why, how. for what purpose, by
whose help I could not conjecture-bu
that she actually existed and was hid
den somewhere aboard, had not the
slightest doubt, and ! must solve the
mystery alone. esq 49,.
But how could prove the vision
true7 how establish. at least to my
own satisfaction, her identity, and pur-
pose? l thought it all over again and
again. II Darlington was unaware Of
her presence-and Of this / really no
longer felt any doubt-then she must
have slipped aboard unseen, or. per-
chance. aided and abetted by one Of the
crew. Somewhere below, where discov.
cry was not probable except through
accident, she was kept in hiding. Yet
to accomplish this she would need as
sistance. She must have had aid In
getting aboard unseen; someone who
knew Of a vacant cabin, and who could
supply her with food. Only an ON
Ger could hope to do this without
arousing suspicion. Except for the en-
gineer. Gault whom I had not seen.
but who was hardly In q situation to
render such service, there were three
who might be accomplices-the cap
tain. Turner. and the first and second
officers and Seeley. ] dismissed
Ill thought Of the first two almost In
SANITY. Turner was an old sea-d0g, .
former naval ofncer, unapproachablc.
ina an extremely strict disciplinarian
while Hatch was q tall. lank. slow.
,poken individual, never guilty Of the
slightest civility to anyone. Neither
II these would ever aid and abet q
woman under any conceivable circum-
Itances.
OF the second ofncer. Seeley. I r.
rendered Darlington had mentioned
he fact that he had been In his en-
10y for over ten years. He was the
me most likely to listen to the plea Of
j woman. and to be deceived By her:
md besides, a. I suddenly recalled. Il
vas during his watch on the bridge
hat the girl had ventpred on deck
eeking the fresh night air.
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cept for a waiter or two attired II
white jackets who had covered lonf
table suspended by stanchions from thu
deck beams above, and were spreadins
1t with snowy linen In preparation fol
the six O'Clock meal. Never had ]
seen a more coy, homelike interior
Forward. an open passage, guarded
only by silently swinging doors, LED
to the stewards pantry, and various
storerooms beyond. while beside this
opening a broad, brass-railed stairway
led easily to the upper deck. Sunlight
touched the edge Of the companionway
and hickered down through q half
opened skylight above, yielding cheer
fulness to the scene, yet inviting to the
open air. would meet those with
whom I was destined to companion on
this voyage across summer seas.
No passengers were visible on the
deck. yet this mystery was soon ex.
planned as / stepped to one side and
glanced aft. The cabin projection was
not high, yet sufficiently so to break
the force of the headwind, and besides
was far enough advanced to give ample
deck space at the stern. Here an
awning Ind been erected, and beneath
its shelter were gathered the vessels
guests. / recognized but three in the
group - Darlington, red-faced and
white-haired. cigar gripped in his
teeth, giving some instructions to the
steward: Fosdick. tall, slim, thin
Tipped. lawyer well known to cor
porntions who desired to keep Just
within legal restrictions, sat at a table,
his hand lingering a half-filled glass
while he talked to the men opposite /;
and Mccain, fat, good-natured, born
to his fathers millions, who amused
himself by the pretepse Of being a
broker, interrupting the game Of cards
In which he was engaged with three
others, to tell the latest story Of the
street. Personally I cared little for
either Of these men, yet had known
both, In way, for some time. The
others, judging from the outward ap-
had been recruited from
about the same class-budness &C
Quaintances Of Darlington no doubt. I
went forward, greeting those whom
knew. and being duly presented to the
others.
Whatever they might have been In
. business way. and for that cared
nothing. they proved them
selves q most companionable bunch Of
fellows to meet.
The memory Of that first meal in the
snug after cabin Of the Esmeralda re-
mains q most pleasant recollection.
The cabin had been darkened, and the
soft light Of swinging lamp cleaned
back from snowy damask and glitter
ng silver. The center was banked with
lowers, the service was perfection,
md the che was evidently q genius.
We fingered over the wine and cigars,
he conversation drifting where It
would.
/ believe was among the flrst to
cave the table and return outside, and
. my inclination was to remain alone
md enjoy the calm oS the night, ven
ured forward along the deserted deck,
'ntil l found fancied security from Oh
ervation IN the shadow OF 4 small |
oat. The Others - they emerged
nter from tho companion, outlined q
noment against The light, turned once
- - "a
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cnAerER,.

CHAPTER !.
81
a Yacht Party.
3 many items bearing upon those
Inge adventures which have lately
sllen me have found publication. In
newspapers, oftentimes distorted
untrue. and resulting in letters Of
dry lDpm friends, induce me now
write out the tale while the tnci-
~ remain fresh In memory. In
z, I owe the truth not only to my
I but even more to her who SO
rely shared with me those days and
hts Of peril.
~ earlier passion Of my life was
aea, and. when others Of my age
fe grinding away through their
rses In college. I was apprenticed
1he merchant service In feet
ned BY my father, trading between
~ York and northern European
kts. Loving the work, and. possibly.
listed BY the fact that was my
6ther's sons, I rose rapidly. until
nsed a. captain Of steam, and as
I'D to command the Vulcan. a
Inter Of 5000 tons. At thirty, how
the novelty and fascination Of a
~ ceased its attraction. and when
~ n1Aer died sufficient property be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
HAS RESIGNED
Mayor Geo. L. Brozich Tenders
His Resignation.

The news of the resignation of
Mayor Geo. L. Brozich is received
with genuine regret by the citizens
of Ely. Mr.. Brozich has sent the
message resigning the mayoralty
to City Clerk Knutson and the
same will be acted on at the next
meeting of the city council.
An effort is being put forth by
influential citizens to have Mr..
Brozich reconsider his resignation.
He gives as his cause for the step
press of other business.
The conduct of his Office has
been very satisfactory during the
past year and the regret over the
step taken is general. Mr.. Brozlch
has made very progressive official
under whose guidance much good
for the city has been accomplished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
Will Help Them

In another column will be
found notice issued by Captain
Geo. T. Ayres, calling the atten-
ton Of the men in Class l Of the
Selective Service to the advisa-
bility Of their taking advantage
Of the military drills provided by
the Home Guards Men who have
been indicted into the military
camps heretofore and who have
had advantage of the drill work
Of the Guards, speak very highly
Of the benefits such drills have
been to them. The same training
us given in the Guard companies
as is given in the camps and
while not as often and not as per-
sistent, the rudiments Of military
training is instilled into the re-
cruit and he is much better for
the training received at home
and is much more advanced to
wards promotion. Competent Ill
structors will be assigned to
squads Of recruits and it is to be
hoped that large number viii
avail themselves of the opportun
ity offered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
County Pupils Get Prizes

Rural school pupils in st. Louis
county were heavy winners Nin the
state potato growing contest
which was handled by the office
OF the county superintendent OF
schools in this county. Ronald
McCamus Of Brookston, Allie
Saari of Angora, and Wilho
Backa Of Little Swan each won
free trips to the Minnesota State
Fair. Naimi Saari OF Angora and
Ali Koiwumaa of Biwabik each
won free trips to the Boys and
Girls short course which will be
held at University Farm, st. Paul,
in April. These pupils obtained
an average yield of 375 bushels
per acre. One thousand school
children in the state took part IN
the potato work last summer.
Over 600 pupils in st. Louis
county are already enrolled IN
the contest for next year. Each
contestant will help win the war
by raising potatoes according to
instructions given by the county
superintendent office. All
school children between the ages
of ten ad eighteen years can com
pete.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
COURT OPENS
Judge Freeman Opens General
Term Here tuesday.

The January Term of the Dis
trict Court began business here
Tuesday afternoon with Judge
Edward Freeman presiding. Clerk
Z. G. Holloway and VIM. Bres
ner of Virginia are also in attend
ance besides Officers LaVaque
and Gronberg and Court Reporter
Gilpin.
The criminal action against Jos.
Weed of Winton was the first ia
ken up. Weed plead guilty to
the charge of maintaining gam,
bling devices on his premises and
was fined $75 and thirty days on
the work farm. The work farm
sentence was suspended pending
good behavior.
The jurors summoned for this
term are Alex Eiman, Martin E.
Glen, George Gonyea, Arthur
Gordon, Il. A. Gorton, E. H. Mil
Ter, P. O. Munkeby, Emil Wag-
ner and j. B. Rollins of Duluth !;
Milford Brown, 7. Z. Miller, P. Il.
Brownell, Jos. Seraphine, Peter
Cardew, Jack Skala, Clarence
Chinn, Matt Spreitzer, Jr., John
Hanson, A. w. TAFT, W. A. Nc
CurGy, Arthur Toms, Paul Nc
Laughlin and Richard Trezona of
Ely; Patrick Bonner, A. G. EN-
mons, Robert U. Ely and Conrad
O. Larson Of Virginia; Carl l..
Nord Of Angora; j. B. Mike Of
Tower and E. H. Craven of Fair
banks.
Many of these names were
stricken from the list as several
were with the army and others
had removed from the city. The
jury cases were begun Wednes-
day morning, the first case being
Of Joseph Koschak VS.. City Of Ely
for food damages. The action Of
the North Star Timber Co. VS..
Adolph Peterson was continued as
was also the case of Casper Rom
VS.. City of Ely. Jacob Varaga VS..
City of Ely was set for trial as
was also the jury cases Of Miles
+. Bixler Co., VS.. Fogelberg &
johnson; Marie Gorse VS.. John
Gouze and the Aetna Accident &
Liability Co.; Ely Mercantile Co.
VS.. Ed Skantz; Augusta Nelson
VS.. Peter Urucoff, ct. al; Mark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
Soldier and Sailor Insurance

To the man who has gone to
the colors the United States gov
eminent offers the safest, the
most liberal, and the cheapest in
surance on the face of~the earth.
Approximately 100000 men have
already accepted the Govern
ment's offer, applying for insur-
ance Of about two and three-quar
ter billions Of dollars. The aver
age amount applied for per man
is more than $500, which is very
close to the $4,000 maximum pro
vided by the law.
This insurance total, great as il
is, should be only a beginning
Every person in the military an6
naval forces Of the Nation owes tt
himself and to those he loves tt
avail himself of the full insurance
protection. But the time II
which he can do so is limited
Prompt action is imperative.
Those who joined the service
before October Is, 1917, must APP
ply for the insurance on or before
February II, 1918. After that, il
will be too late. The automatic
insurance which is provided unit
February IL, 1918, is only partia
protection.
Parents, brothers, and sisters
who have a representative Of
their family in the Army or Navy
should, for their own sake, anC
for his, write to him at once urg
ing him, if he has not already
done so, to buy the government in
surance. They should urge hin
to buy the full $4,000, and
above all, to buy it now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18

who had returned TO his post at
Philadelphia only few days pre-
vious.
Mr.. Toms followed mining in
Marquette County, Michigan up 10
1895 when he removed with his
family to Virginia where he was at
the Franklin mine until 1898 when
he came to this city and was en-
ployed as mining captain at the
Pioneer and Chandler until 1906
At that time he was engaged to 60
to Ely, Nevada, as general super
intendent of the Consolidated Cop
per Co, where he remained for two
years after which he returned to
Virginia where he represented the
fee owners at the Norman mine.
In 1909 he returned to this city
and has since then represented fee
owners of the Pioneer, Zenith and
South Chandler mines.
He was a member of Ely Lodge
A. F. A. M. Ely Lodge o. E. S.,
Duluth A. P. A. S. R. and Duluth
Knight Templars. The local
Masonic order had charge of the
funeral service held here Sunday
at the M. E. church. where Rev.
Blackhurst officiated. The body
was taken to Duluth Sunday after
noon where the Knight Templars
conducted burial rites at Aad
Temple Monday. He was laid
away in a vault in Forest Hill
Cemetery, Duluth. A large num-
Der attended the funeral services
both here and at Duluth.
Besides his immediate family
Mr.. Toms leaves a brother and two
sisters, the brother, Daniel Toms,
residing at Painsdale, Mich: one
sister, Mrs. Alfred Trevillion, a,
Anderson, Cal. and another sister
Mrs. Josiah Roberts, at Dubuque.
Iowa.
Mr.. Toms was considered one OF
the best mining men IN this part
of the country and his death leave:
a vacancy in circles, that have
known him, hard to fill. He wa:
an untiring worker and a favorits
with the men under his employ
He has always been a good either
and took considerable interest il
the conduct of municipal affairs
He numbered many among hi
| friends, all of whom join in ten
dering their sympathy to the be
reaved family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
Are You DOING IL?

Thirty out Of 81 restaurants
and lunch rooms in Minneapolis
visited by representative Of the
state dairy and food department
incognito last week, gave evil
dence of their loyalty to the
food administration program by
refusing him meat of any kind
on the day he called-Tuesday.
The odd one reported by the food
department representative is a
Chinaman, and he decided to
make the list unanimous. This
report indicates that city lunch
room proprietors are dealing
Loyalty with the meat saving ques
ton. Are the country hotels,
restaurants and private homes do
ng their share?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
CAPTAIN r. K. TOMS
Honored Citizen Dies Friday
After an Illness Of a Year.

Captain Reuben Knight Toms,
aged So, resident of this city for
the past twenty wears, died at his
home here Friday of cancer of the
stomach after an illness of year.
Mr.. Toms, up to year ago,
seemed to be in perfect health.
Since that time he has suffered
much until Friday morning when
he passed away.
Reuben K. Toms was born In
Cornwall, England, July FL, 1889.
He came to this country with his
parents in 1864 and settled in the
mining districts of Michigan. He
was married to Miss Flora J. Nc
Laughlin at Ishpeming, Mich. in
1882 and from this union twelve
children resulted, three of which
died in infancy and we're buried at
Champion, Mich. The widow, six
sons and three daughters survive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS

From Cong. G.. B. Miller's Adj
dress at America First Associa-
tons opening rally in Ramsey
County at St. Paul auditorium,
Jan. 4, 1918:
America was forced into the
war not only to make democracy
safe in the world, but to save our
women and children from the aw
full fate awaiting them at hands
Of the German war gods.
For more than 40 years German
war gods have had but one aim
world conquest.
They might have succeeded but
for three big mistakes: First,
they didn' t thing Belgium would
| try to stop their military hordes
| from going through to France ;
| second, they didn t think England
| would fight, and third, and big
gest, they didn't think the United
States would fight.
Those IL days that Belgium
STAYED off Germany entry into
France will go down in history as
| momentous days, with the destin-
les of humanity and civilization
hanging in the balace. Those
days enabled France to mobilize
| her army.
The battle Of the Marine, great
est in history, turned the invad-
| ing hosts from Paris toward Ber-
lin and they've been going in
that direction evei' since, slowly
but surely.
Don't look to Providence for a
miracle to save democracy and
human civilization from the grind
| ing heel Of Prussian military au-
tocrGcy.
Don't look for revolution in
Germany nor hope to starve her
| into submission. There is no such
hope.
The only way lis to defeat the
German army-personification OF
| the power Of Pruss;sn autocracy
lin the field. This IS America S
work and to it we are al solemnly
consecrated and no man will turn
back.
France has fought a great fight,
has earned our eternal gratitude,
but is tired, very tired.
America is now sending from
10000 to $4,000 soldiers to France
every month. We must send ar
army from 100000 to 100000
| Americans as l saw them at the
front are fond feast for the eye
| They ere inspired by the spirit tc
advance and when they star
they will make history.
| Germany has been able to pu
| but $50 submarines into servic,
during the war. Of these 100 Ii,
at the bottom Of the sea.
The man who says this is wa
for the rich, for the munitiol
, makers, is liar. He's a tool o
the kaiser and the sooner h
leaves this country the healthie
for him.
This is the greatest and mos
important war since the dawn G
I civilization. 1t is everybody
l war, the average mans war, hi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18

Flowers, Plants, etc. Order Of
RosENBLooM. Phone FL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

there and lots'of cold weather. l
am Just back from a hard drill
and am glad that | got a few
drills from the Home Guards
which helps me whole lot.
Thank the Home Guards for me.
There are three boys from Sou
dan here but none from Ely but
| expect Walter Hario here. |
received a package from the Ely
Red Cross and | thank them very
much. | think the army life is
O. K. and | like it very much.
Send the paper so [ can get the
news. There is a dance in town
every Wednesday night for the
boys from camp and we have fine
times. The boys are given
trench training here and were i'll
the trenches the other night. Re-
CARDS to the Home Guards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18

him. The sons are, Reuben J. of
Coleraine, Arthur. Joseph T.,
Ralph c.. and Daniel NJ of this
CITY and Edwin w. of Philadelphia
where he is in the U. S. navy. The
daughters are Mrs. T. H. Childers
and Bertha of Ely and Ruth M.
who is attending the Normal at ST..
Cloud. All the children were with
their mother at the bedside at the
end with the exception of Edwin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18

manity's war; a war for justice
between the strong and the feeble
people of the earth.
Let us not talk before we are
ready to fight. We want no
peace without victory, victory
forever over the German war
lord.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18

A letter from Ansol Skantze
Co. B. 9Th Engineers at Corpus
Christi, Texas, received by the
Miner this week. He says that
he is at the training station and
glad he got into a good bunch.
"We are all in the Engineers
here. The weather is fine with
sunshine every day. | suppose
there is about 3 feet Of snow up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-18
Zoretic VS.. Nick BOskOff.

Zoretic VS.. Nick Boskoff.
Court actions on the calendar
are Otto William Tjader VS.. Jen-
ME Tjader; Henry Kornfield VS..
Marie Kornfeld; John Olkkola
VS.. Mary Olkkola; and the mat
ter of the adoption of Alwen ALL
cen Hoppa, a minor child.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23
Order of Publication.
Stat of Missouri, ! GO
County Of Iron. '''
Wu, p Edr,r r, 1~:.a,

SSH ~
VIM. r. Edgar. Jr.. plaintiff,
VS..
William A. Scott, Alfred. L. Scott.
William A. Baldwin, John w. Stew
enson. a. A. Phillips, William s.
Worley, John Guinon and John
Bourts, and the unknown consorts,
heirs d%evisees, donees, alienees or
immediate, mesne or remote, vol.
untary or involuntary grantees of
each of the following named per-
sons, viz: William A. Scott, Alfred
l.. Scott, William A. Baldwin, John
W, Stevenson, A. A. Phillips, Will
liam $. Worley, John Guinen and
John Bourts, defendants.
The State of Missouri to the above
named or described defendants
Greetings:
You are hereby notified that an ac-
ton has been commenced against YOU
in the Circuit Court of the County of
Iron, in the State Of Missouri, affect
ing the title to the following describ.
ed lands and tenements, to wit:
The south half of section fifteen 15).
townshiplthirty.four (34), north, range
WV VI Wcdt; Iuo SOuC0 nail OF I'M
southeast quarter, and the south half
OF the southwest quarter of section
twenty -five(25), township thirty-four
ga, north, range one "a east; and
the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section twenty six 1857.
township thirty.four (34),north, range
n (1) east--all in Iron County. Mis-.
souri,, and containing, in the agcre-
gate, five hundred and twenty l52O)
acres, more or less;
Which said action is returnable on
the first day Of the next term Of said
Court to be held at the courthouse in
the City Of 1ronton, in the County and
State aforesaid, on the 2Sth day Of Oc-
tober, 1918, when and wherelyou may
appear and answer, or otherwise de-.
fend such action; otherwise plaintiffs
petition will DO taken al confessed
and judgment rendered accordingly.
Witness my hand and seal OF Court
(sEAL) at Office In Ironton, Mo-,
this 18th day OF May, 1918,
J.. M. HAKWINS, Clerk.