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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
BY
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers

time he broke through and made for
Hilary, the knife held low now, ready
for the ripping upward stroke. Hilary
grasped at his arm again and missed.
The knife flashed back-and then in
an instant Madeleine stood where Bap-
tiste had been, and the blood dripped
from her sleeve. And still she had
not uttered sound.
They had got Baptiste down now,
still fighting like a wild beast. They
were holding him, one man to each
limb, and his body writhed and curses
broke from his lips. And Madeleine
stood before Hilary, quiet and calm
and silent.
He sprang toward her. Madeleine !"
He seized her arm and tore the
sleeve away. There was q cash, long.
but not deep, from which the blood
was yelling. He felt beside himself
with mingled fury and fear. He began
to bind it with his handkerchief, the
icily cold arm that had been warm
against his shoulder. But Madeleine
drew herself away.
ut is nothing" she said, and began
to walk toward the head of the wharf.
Her rig was waiting there, the horse
held by boy.
Hilary walked by her side, speaking
he never remembered what it was he
said-imploring; Madeleine said moth
Ing. Nothing until she reached the
carriage step. Drops of blood marked
her progress. There she paused and
looked at him. He could see her face
now in the light Of the boys lantern,
and it was neither scornful nor proud,
but very hard-like the Seigneur's,
Hilary thought afterward.
But all his thoughts were on the
wound. Madeleine. your armr' he
cried, catching at it.
1T Is nothing" she said once more,
turning to mount the step.
Then Hilary knew what he had not
let himself know he knew. He caught
her hand and pressed it to his lips.
"Mareleine!" he cried. "You do not
do not-surely you are not going to
condemn me when L"
She placed her foot on the step.
Il told you nothing but your faith
lessness could kill my love-" she said
in whisper. And, in lower whis-
per, "Good-by!"
The wheels were moving before Hill
airy could grasp the scene, bring 1t
home to his consciousness. And after
ward he remembered that he ran be-
side the carriage, senselessly calling
to her to let him bind her arm. He
must have been half way through the
village before his reason came back
to him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05

postmistress, until their attachment
was known; then had come silence
and furtiveness. And she had scorned
to think of its possibility until that
night.
And she had given him his chance
and he had said nothing.
She accepted the situation and sat
down and penned short, formal let
ter to Brousseau.
He came the next day, driving flu
riously up to the Chateau. He thrust
Robitaille out of his way and pushed
into the living room, where he found
Madeleine, deathly white, seated alone,
waiting for him. He opened his arms
to embrace her.
"Sit down. Edouard," she said with
chilling apathy. II am going to talk
frankly to you. You wish to marry
me?"
81 want you for my wife," said
Brousseau. "You know that. You
know I don't think anything of that
affair"-Madeleine WINGED at the word.
but he did not notice 1t-"W1th Mon
sieur Askew. The mans scoundrel,
a thief, and libertine-"
~ do not wish to hear that, mon.
sieur," said Madeleine peremptorily.
"Diable, that's natural enough! And
so that's forgotten" Brousseau could
afford to be magnanimous. "Tve heard
for a week past that you'd quarreled,
but I'm not the sort of man % push
in where he isn't wanted"
"EGouard," said the girl quietly,
chow much are you willing to pay for
me?
Brousseau stared. "Eh? All, mon
Dieu, why do you talk about money?
Haven't 1 enough?" ....g. sd.
81 am going to have an agreement
in place of an indefinite understand
ing. If marry you at Christmas you
will, on the morning of the ceremony.
destroy my fathers mortgage, and you
will wait until his death to own the
seigniory. 1t won't take long," she
ended, with a flicker of scorn.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05

limits just to jump your timber rights.
1 knew he had something up his sleeve,
but didn't know what. / knew there
wasn't no gold round here"
$50 that's why he wants to get me
out Of the way"
'That's the whole game, sir. He
knew you'd hit upon this mine sooner
or later. though he'd left the island
off the map of the seigniory. Lord,
what fool was not to have known %
There's more to it than that, LATE.
That's why he tried to draw us off the
scent on the subject Of the river boun-
Diary. He thought that if he could get
into a fight with us over that we
wouldn't be thinking Of the island.
And this mine belongs to Rosny. No
wonder Brousseau wants the seign-
Tory"
'It's as good as play" said LATE.
at gives us the trump card" said
Hilary. ut means that he'll lose his
hold over him, and-well, LATE, 1 feel
too happy to say any more about it."
LATE grabbed him by the hand.
"We've won," he said ecstatically.
"And now guess we'd best be start
ing for the boat"
They retraced their steps along the
trail. 1t was a nervous experience,
with the thought that old jacques
might be lurking in the bushes nearby.
However, by the time they reached the
little open space they satisfied them
selves that he was not following them.
We've passed our landing place"
said Hilary.
Looking out across the gray waters
he perceived, close at hand, and ap-
parently beached on the shore, the
white sail of a sloop. 1t seemed to be
the vessel which they had seen earlier
that afternoon, lacking toward the
south shore.
The men looked at each other, and
the same unspoken question was In
the eyes of each. Then LATE grabbed
Hilary by the shoulders.
"See herew he said. ave amt 60
ing to stay and fight Brousseau's gang
just for the fun of 1t. I guess it's
Pierre and Leblanc in that boat all
right, and that they're on their way
home. We beat it for ours as hard as
we can go-see? You amt fit to do
no more fighting anyway" he pleaded.
"And I won't, no matter what happens
that's straight to you. I'll fight any
man with fists If / got to, but Pm
darned If I'll stand up against that
scum with camp knives"
You're quite right, Lafe," answered
Hilary. "Come. let's get to the boat as
quick as we cam"
But as they started there rang out a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
Experiment With Wild Geese.

A familiar harbinger of spring in por-
tons of the eastern United States is
the passage northward, flying high
overhead, of honking flocks of wild
geese. These Canadian wild geese are
supposed to hatch their young beyond
the Arctic circle, but they migrate to
warmer southern regions to spend the
winter. One of the most interesting
experiments in changing animals to
new homes is that of New Zealand
society in introducing these geese to
the southern hemisphere. From be-
ginning few years ago with II pairs
of birds, flock of 300 has been devel-
oped, and fresh blood has been lately
added by a new importation Of 10
pairs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
OUCH! MY BACK! RUB
LUMBAG0 PAIN AWAY
Pub Backache Away With Small
Trial Bottle of Old "St.
Jacobs Oil"

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get
small trial bottle Of old, honest "St.
Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour
little In your hand and rub it right
on your aching back, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame
ness Is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t takes the pain right out and
ends the misery. 1t is magical, yet
absolutely harmless and doesn't burn
the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica,
backache or rheumatism so promptly.
1t never disappoints ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05

into the interior. 1t revealed a cavern
Gus depth, whose recesses were lost in
gloom, a high arch, and the remnants
of many fires on the granite slabs that
paved 1t almost as regularly as those
Of city sidewalk. Somebody had
camped here for long time-pos-
sibly Jacques, though he must have
burned a whole cord of wood, to Judge
from the charred remnants that were
scattered everywhere.
'cLook!" shouted LATE, pointing.
The ground was covered with frag-
ments of some sort of ore, and trail
of chips and dust led out of the mouth
of the cave into another recess among
the rocks. Among the brambles. I'M
der a roughly constructed roof, was a
small hand machine, consisting in the
main of two steel rollers. white with
crushed rock.
Looks like hand f1our-mill," said
LATE. 81 thought maybe it might be
gold. But it amt gold. Alluvial's
washed in a stream, and quartz gold
has to be got with cyanide"
A pick next caught their eyes. Some
body, or party, rather, had been work
ing at the rocks, apparently to take
samples Of some ore; but there was
certainly no gold in the Laurentian
granite.
Suddenly LATE uttered an exclama-
ton and, STOPPING down, picked up
matted handful of some fibrous, wool
like material that had been stuffed
into cleft. He pulled out yet anoth-
er handful, and more and more-stif
wool, yet Of a stony consistency-spun
stone, If such a thing were possible.
"Rock flax" he exclaimed. 81 seen
it down Thetford way years ago, Mr..
Askew. Look there! The cliffs alive
with it,"
"AsbeStosw cried Hilary.
"A regular asbestos quarry" said
Lafe. There's thousands Of dollars
worth here. Look at It'll" ..
Hilary could see now that the coarse
fibers ran through the side Of the cliff
in every direction. They were so
blended with the notified stone that
he had not even noticed them.
''That accounts for everything" he
said.
eyes, Mr.. Askew. I guess Brous-
seau wasn't paying all those hands at
Ste. Marie and pretending to work his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
QUAINT DWELLER ON PRAIRIE
Small Doo That Has Become Pest
Has Many Traits That Are Odd
and Interesting.

The prairie dog Is a curious and en-
Pertaining little fellow. His color is a
light reddish gray, the under side OF
the neck and belly being lighter than
the other parts. The legs are short
and the breast and shoulders wide.
The ears, too, are short, as If they
had been cropped, and the jaw is fur
nished with a pouch to contain feed,
but this pouch is not so large as that
of the common squirrel. The two
inner toes of the prairie dogs forefeet
are long, sharp and well adapted to
digging.
From the tip of his nose to the root
of his shaggy little tail the prairie dog
measures about one foot, but his tail
itself measures nearly four inches.
While clumsy of form, the prairie dog
is nevertheless, most active and digs
with great rapidity. Colonies of these
creatures live in the ground, generally
six or eight, and their holes are some
times quite deep.
When at rest they all sit upright on
their launches, seemingly with great
confidence, barking with a fretful and
harmless intrepidity at every intruder
that may approach. The noise they
make resembles that of pet dog and
IS both shrill and sharp. When
alarmed they turn "back somersaults"
and in an instant disappear into their
holes. When they have mustered suf-
ficient courage they raise the tops Of
their heads just above the ground sur
their burrows and curiously
peer out to see what is doing.
Black-footed ferrets, rattlesnakes,
prairie owls and skunks sometimes
find their way into the holes with the
prairie dogs, and, naturally enough,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils Re-
Iieves Head-coIds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and
your head is stuffed and you can't
breathe freely because Of a cold or
catarrh, just get a small bottle of
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store.
Apply little Of this fragrant, anti
septic cream into your nostrils and let
1t penetrate through every air passage
Of your head, soothing and healing
the inflamed, swollen mucous men,
brane and you get instant relief.
All! How good it feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking. snuffling, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and
catarrh need. It's delight.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05

and still uncertain, made no attempt
to escape or strike. Each time he
caught the knife hand by a miracle of
luck, and all the time he fought Bap-
tiste never ceased shouting.
'Let me get at himl" he painted. 81
watched them. I waited. I did MT
sleep. He took her last night to the
island. I swore to kill him. Let me
go! Let me gow
His voice rang high above the
shrieks of the frightened girls and the
shouts of the men. They had closed
about him now, but for the fourth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
Verdi.

He gave poetry to human life and
lifted it from sordid ways to hopeful
ness and enthusiasm, and the people
rose to their leader. His first operas
were introduced with difficulty, which
all beginners experience; but the Ital-
ian ear, long trained in musical COM
position, and with inherited taste
from of old, accorded Verdi as a mas
ter. When once known he was there
after loved.-James D. Phelan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
Amonu Planets.

"Do you think we shall be able to
talk with Mars?"
eff we are" replied the busy report
er, MARS will be getting the best Of
the conversation. I'm willing to make
q bet right now this little earth of
ours is developing the biggest news Of
the solar system"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
A Real Treat

Mrs. Tunsmith-Miss Filmstara
husband is so devoted. He spends all
his time looking at photoplays that
she appears in. Her Husband-That'
no devotion. Any man would enjoy See
ing his wife busy and silent at ths
same time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
cuticura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
One Is Enouuh.

There are 3.424 spoken languages
and dialects in use in the world.
America has the greatest number of
them, 1924.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
TO UNIONIzE STEEL PLANTS.
New Committee, Freed from Radical
Leaders win Meet in WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Dec 29-The new
labor committee charged with continuing
the effort to organize the steel industry,
plans to meet here next month. The first
meeting probably will be devoted largely
to a survey of the developments and to
plans to continue the fight at a time which
the leaders may consider Opportune The
chairman is NJ. F. Tighe. and the secretary
Is William Harmon. William II. John
son. president of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists is a member Sec
rotary Morrison, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, is expected to participate
IN the meeting: He is trustee Of the
$4,000 fund which remained in the hands
of the old organization committee when it
was dissolved
John Fitzpatrick and w. Il. Foster.
radicals who featured in the last great
strike, resent any implication that the
action Of the new committee in choosing
new officers was a reputation of their
leadership of last wears strike. because
OF tn" issue of radicalism which was 50
clearly associated, with it. Fitzpatrick
SAYS, while he expects to have no c6nnec-
ton with the new movement, it has been
demonstrated that the steel industry can
be organized, and that any inference that
he and Foster have been eliminated on the
issue of radicalism is connected with at
tempts to discredit the new movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
LONDONDERRY.

Ramon Fobes is home from Tufts col
lege for the vacation.
Mrs. Smith, the grammar school teacher,
has gone to Mortified
Mr. and Mrs Colcord of Sunapee, \.
H, were recent guests of Stillman Childs.
There was a good attendance at the
leap year ball and a fine supper was
served at Hotel Wantastiquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lake Wilkins and Mrs
Fannie Wilkins have returned to Chester
Mrs. Hattie Strong and daughter, Ruth,
accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Bacon were in Wind
ham Christmas 10 attend the 50th we'd
ding anniversary OF Mrs. Bacon's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Gorden.
Miss Morearpt Starr of New York city,
Miss Helen Taylor of Holvoke. Mass.
Miss Lilla NIarden and Miss Mildred
Stone of Brattleboro,. were at their homes
here for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wade of Ludlow,
Arthur Wade Of Springfield, Miss Evelyn
Wade of New York city and Mrs. Bessie
Wade and children Of the south village
were at A. H. Wade's Christmas. Mrs
Wade and Virginia and Mildred Norris re
turned to New York with her daughter
Evelyn, for a short visit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
SOUTH VERNON.
Brooks has chicken pox


Clark Allen Of Springfield .(Vt.) is Wis
Harry GRAY of New York city spent the
d. G. Fairfield homestead.
Poole, of Springfield. Mass. We're guests Is
of Mrs. Frank Darling Christmas day.
There Will be church meeting Tues
day at 100 O'Clock at the Advent Christ.
ian church. All members are urged to at
tend.
Miss Olive Martindale of Greenfield,
Mass, is at home for the holidays with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Martin
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Dunklee went to
West Wardsboro to spend Christmas
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs Frank
Lackey.
Miss Helen Hughes win attend dane
ing party to be given in Brattleboro
Dec. 80 by Miss Elizabeth Crane and Miss
Julia Simonds.
Mr. and Mrs Trout of Westfeld. Mass.
spent a ttew days last week with their
turned Monday by automobile, Mrs. Van
Dusen accompanying them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McGinnis and
daughter of Hins1ale, Daniel Mack and
sons of Brattlbboro and Mr. and Mrs
Taylor OF Harrisville, n. H. were guests
last week Of their mother. Mrs. Mack
At meeting of the Advent Christian
church board Dec: %, Rev. K. f. Keeney
was granted, a two-mOnths' leave of alb
sence. The pulpit is to be supplied by
different persons during his absence.
\ bOuntifuF dinner was served at the
Vernon Home Christmas day, after. which
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
COAL DEALERS
MUST DROP PRICES
Warning Sent Out By Massachusetts
COmmissiOn-WiH Expose
Coal PrOfteers.

BOSTON, Dec. 29.-Retailers who are
charging high prices for anthracite coal
are being called to account by the Massa-
Chusetts commission on the necessaries of
life which served notice yesterday on $50
dealers in the state that continuance of
high prices in the face of the drop in the
cost Of coal at the mines must cease. Elk
posture of wholesalers who charge exces-
Sive prices to the retailers is intimated.
In calling upon the coal retailers to dis
close the figures showing what they have
paid for the coal, which they have on
hand, the commission yesterday sent to
each dealer a statement of the situation as
found by the commission.
The statement of the commission to the
dealers follows:
In many communities the price of do
nestle fuel to the consumer is excessive.
This has been occasiOned principally by
transportation, production and distribu-
ton difficulties during the past summer
and fall. which has created a speculative
and panicky market that has been taken
advantage of by a small percentage in the
trade.
Numerous complaints of exorbitant
charges for coal are being received by this
commission. Retail prices have gone as
high as $1S to S14 ton in some cOmmuni-
ties. SO-called company coal remains at
approximately So per gross ton with n
large amount of independent coal being
shipped to Massachusetts, for about a dol
lar above this price From a study of the
invoices covering purchases Of domestic
anthracite coal since Nov. l. costing in ex-
cess of $3.50 per ton fob mine, a marke
decrease, both in cost at mine and amount
purchased, is shown. Therefore there ap-
pears to be no justification for a continu-
ance of such high prices"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
Sugar at 1915 a Pound.

Sugar is down and the housewife re-
ioices. But let her try to buy pound CT
dulcitol, or mannose. or xylOse, or inulin,
or anv of the three.or four other varieties
of sugar, and she'll have to pay from SO
to 1915 pound.
These are all sugars, and all in frequent
use, and the American chemist has freed
us of our dependence on Germany for
them. Their chief use is in bacteriOlogy.
One of them is indispensable in the detec-
ton of typhoid, as the organisms of that
disease are so fond of it that they nat
uralIy select it and so multiply upon it
that their presence can readily be detected.
The military hospitals of the United
States called upon members of the Ameri-
can Chemical society to cooperate in the
making of rare meteorological sugars for
typhoid work and, according to bulletin
issued recently by that society, these
efforts soon proved successful. Other
rare sugars are used as guides in the de-
lection of cholera germs.-The Nation $
Business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
PITTSFIELD MAN TELLS
INTERESTING STORY
Experience With Case of
Rheumatism % Years Ago

Geo. H. Carpenter runs a carriage
and automobile painting shop at Pitts
field, Mass. He enjoys a reputation as
a master of his trade and his work IS
highly regarded. .-.-..
In a letter he wrote he said: 'Mys-
FERROUS Pain Ease = + / used it p
years ago and, it cured my rheumatism. y
simple straightforward statement
of fact from substantial citizen. Think
what he must have suffered and how
grateful he felt after . years.
The Scotch Liniment known as "Nys-
ferrous Pain Ease penetrates in such
a way that it relieves Inflammation and
pain ceases to exist,
Many people in all walks of life have
heartily endorsed it. Users of 'Mys-
terious Pain Ease recommend it for
pains of rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains
of all kinds, neuritis, lumbago, sciatica,
burns, muscle cramps, stiff neck, chill
blains, muscular colds where the sh0ul-
ders chest and back muscles are in pain,
and pain arising anywhere from intiam-
nation.
Pain is matter of infammation-if
you can overcome the Inflammation the
pain goes.
of this famous Scotch liniment and it
did stop pain so surely and quickly that
people thought there must be something
mysterious about it. They got 50 they
asked for it by the name mysterious"
and so the name came to be mysterious
Pain Ease"-named by grateful suffer
ers who had found the way to be rid of
pain. 40
Mysterious Pain ease is sold by most
leading dealers. Any druggist can get
it for you from his jObber.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-29
1921 Centenary of Many
Noted Men and Some Women

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The list of mon
and women born a century agO-in the
wear 1S21-whO won distinction by their
achievements in various lines of endeavor
is an interesting one and their work Is
worth recalling. Included in the list are
poets, authors, artists, statesmen, sol
diers, scientists, explorers, clergymen, in
yentOrs and others.
Curiously enough, the list contains no
outstanding name in literature, unless 1T
be that of GuStave Flaubert the French
novelist, who was perhaps the greatest OF
the second empire writer's of fiction.
Two eminent American publishers first
saw the light in 1S21-Charles Scribner,
the founder Of the house which bears his
name. Tand Frank Leslie, who made his
greatest success as a publisher of popular
periodicals.
Craftsmanship contributes among others
the names of John c. Breckenridge, the
youngest man ever elected to the vice
presidency of the United States, and Jo-
Spph f. Brown. governor of Georgia dur
ing the Civil war and subsequently a mem
Der of the United States senate.
Three famous military leaders of the
COnfederacy were born in 1S21-Gen.
Nathan r. Forrest, the great cavalry
leader; Gen. James Longstreet, 1.-The war
horse of the Confederacy." and Gen. La
fayette McLaws, whose division held the
right of the Confederate line of battle at
Gettysburg. OF Union commanders whose
centenaries will be observed during the
year about to begin the most prominent
perhaps is Gen. Alvin p Hovey, who at
the time of his death was governor of In
diana.