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| nervous and spill somethin'.
| Climb into them clothes | brought you
first-and if l was you l wouldn't
waste no time, neither. Can't tell
| when Harry or someone IL bump in
here and catch you with nothin' on
but your pretties. And be, thankful
let you keep them :"
For an instant, indeed, the woman
seemed disposed to repent of that
generosity, cycling Priscilla's under
garments of lace and filmy silk. In
fumbling haste Priscilla covered them
with the cheap and none too clean
cotton blouse, the shoddy and ILL
had brought her.
| At long last she had her reward. AT
| first in frantic gulps, then more slowly
if with no less avidity, she drained
the glass: while Inez at the bed
snatched up and packed under her
arm the spoils of this her first victory
over her rival.
We'll, how about it, Nora? Feelin'
chirpier?" she inquired with magma
nimity when Priscilla put down the
empty glass.
| Il don't know" Priscilla's feet wove
uncertainty toward the bed. Too late
she was realizing that the glass had
held something more than mere water.
She sat down suddenly and began
again to nurse her head. I'm ILL.,
she murmured-''very i'll. How did
get here?"
Il guess maybe that's somethin'
you don't know" Inez laughed spite
| fully "And l don't mind tellin' :
Harry followed you down Fift' avenue
'safternoon and seen where you
stopped, up in McDOugall alley. Then
| he got Charlie and left him TO watch
you while he 'phoned for the rest of
the bunch. When it got dark and
everythin' was quiet, they picked the
lock, found you doin' Rip van Win
kle that looked good for twenty year
! give you a shot of the hop to make
sure you wouldn't wake up at the
wrong time, and brought you down
I AiSAC IL q Itl-Als L1AeiI yOul lhSLOlJ vi
to date. Cheer up: the worst is yet
| to come. And when it comes grab
this from me-innocent lii Inez is
gOin' to have a ringside seat
Il don't understand ~
The words were barely audible; but
the termagant heard. Her sheer dark
ened.
| well, if you gotta know, the
bunch's outside maxim up their minds
what to do with you. 1 haven't got no
idear what they'll finely settle on, but
it'll be plenty, whatever it is. If it
was anybody else I'd feel sorry for
them; but you-w
Her laugh was harsh and jeering.
For sole response the cringing figure
on the bed suddenly sank in upon
itself, then over upon one side, where
it lay sprawling, inert, whites of eyes
showing under half closed lids.
Startled, the woman bent over Pris-
| ella. But her breathing went on mo-
notonously. She had merely tainted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
TRICK HORSES POOR MOUNTS
spond to Signals They Have Been
Taught TO Obey.

1t is not always wise TO teach a
horse to play tricks, as is proved by
story told by an English army Of
ficer.
John Leech's inimitable circus horse
that insisted on sitting down with his
rider Whenever he heard band play
was the prototype of a horse belong
ing to the officer who, in a weak mo-
ment had taught it to rear up and
"salaam" whenever he leaned forward
to make bow.
1t was all very pretty when the
lady of his acquaintance, but it be-
came nuisance when he was out pig
sticking in India. He would lean for
ward TO meet the rush of a charging
boar with his spear-up would go the
beast on end just at the moment when
the mans safety depended on his TAX
ing true and deadly aim with his
spear point. The consequence was
that the ANIMALS legs showed many
scars from boars' tusks, and he was
lucky that he did not end his career
with his body ripped open.
The officer had, too, at one time
fine but somewhat nervous charger.
One day on a parade the mount sud-
denly gave way with the officer and
quietly lay down. The rider thought
for moment he was Ill, but on rous-
ing him he Immediately sprang to his
feet again, quite fit and well. A
week or so later when riding with
friend they stopped for a moment to
admire the view, when down the horse
went. 1t was evident to the officer
that he had been trained to lie down
at given signal, but the man never
could discover for the life of him
what that signal was.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Prominent Place Given to Ribbon Is
Outstanding Note; Soft Head
gear Most Popular.

Az outstanding feature of the new
spring styles in millinery is the promi-
nent place given to ribbon as a trim
ming. All widths of ribbon, from the
very narrow to the very wide, are
being used.
Charming new sport hats feature an
attractive narrow two-tone ribbon,
worked in sections between rows of
milan hemp.
Among the tailor hats, hemp, lisere
and milan straw are almost equally
popular. A slight preference, how
ever, is given to the hemp.
A novel but very attractive model
is made of faille and trimmed with
large circles of hemp In rainbow col
rings.
Among the large shapes for spring
a hat made of black straw with an
ntlerbrim of black velvet. The edge
the brins is CIT to represent leaves.
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in discordant dissension. The notion
came to her, was entertained and es-
tablished as an idea fixed, that ii she
could only win past that door, the rest
would be easy, an unhindered way of
escape would open out to her. /.
She was within two PAGES of sue
cess when an especially violent wran-
gle ended in harsh rasping of chair
legs on bare, rough floor; and in a
sudden lull heavy heels thumped
toward the door. The girl shrank
back, instinctiyely fattening herself
to the wall to one side of the door.
This last was thrown open, letting
out flood of gasIight and choking
gust of air heavy laden with tobacco
smoke. A man came out, turning
toward Priscilla's recent prison. Blind
ed by the transition from light to
darkness, he stopped and, cursing put
out hand toward the wall. 1t touched
Priscilla's shoulder. She WINGED with
stified cry of fright. Instantly the
hand closed cruelty on her shoulder
its owner uttered an exclamation of
mingled wrath and satisfaction, and
with one ruffianly swing sent her stag
gering into the room.
Somehow she escaped a tumble,
righted herself, stood cringing, blink
Ing, trembling.
The door closed with a bang. The
time of all pretensions to polish, an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Ill. The TRAP.

The binding prismatic glare that
filled all space dwindled slowly to a
hands breadth of particolored flame,
its thunderous roar to sustained
snore: overhead the sertorous gas Jet
by fits and starts Missed and spat an
grily.
She had no means of knowing how
long it had been burning; that is to
say, how long she had been insensible !;
but it was long enough, at all events,
for the atmosphere of that stuffy hole
to have grown sickening with heat
and its aggravation of the native
stencil.
Her mouth and throat once more
were parched. The drink brought her
by IneZ had served only to render her
thirst more intense: a matter of spite
full calculation, in all likelihood: even
though diluted, alcohol in any form
is no quencher of thirst, rather the
contrary. Inez had not, however,
reckoned with its stimulating proper
ties: Priscilla was no less unhappy in
body and mind, on recovering from
her swoon, but she felt stronger, bet
ter able to think and to work out
thought in action.
At present, however, two considera-
tons dominated all others her need
of water; the necessity somehow to
escape from that place of terror and
abomination.
She got up, unsteadily enough,
padded to the door, and listened there
with an ear to the joint between door
and jamb
Hearing what she believed to be a
rumor of distant voices, nothing else,
she laid hold of the knob and turned
it cautiously. A thrill shot through
her heart when the door opened !:
Whether by design or inadvertence,
Inez had neglected to lock it,
A peering reconnaissance showed
nothing but gloom Immediately beyond
the door. Trembling, the girl opened it
wide. The light from the gas jet then
revealed length of malodorous hall
way, broken by two more doors, both
N1OSCu. At llS 1dI ctlu IL Oll
a right angle. What lay beyond was
unguessable there was no light.
The air of the hallway was heavy
with that subtle, sickly smell, alluring
and appalling the breath of
death. She had smelt it be-
fore, somewhere, at some time indefi-
mite. At length she knew it !:
the reek of opium smoke in the den
of Sing Ho, to which sheer Leo
nora-had gone that night ESQ long
agoD to meet Charlie the Coke.
She advanced one unshod, timid
foot across the threshold, faltered,
took another step and closed the door
behind her. shutting herself out into
-untempered darkness, and stole fear
fully on, feeling her way with hands
that brushed the walls.
She drew near to the farther door.
The voices became more definite
Seemingly several persons were clos
eted in that room. all talking ut once,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Demand Is for
Stylish FrOcks

There may be buying strike, but
there is no dressing strike, observes a
New York fashion correspondent. The
more one goes about in social circles
the more is one Impressed by the great
number Of beautiful frocls that are
being worn. Everywhere is seen evil
dence of the fact that just now wom-
ems clothes are being selected with
more discrimination, with keener
eye for the elements Of style, than
has been applied to their choice for
some decades past. Women are at
last putting their minds on their
clothes and are refusing to buy "just
anything"
Can that be called buying strike?
Not at all 1t portends only good for
everybody concerned, and the only try
ing period is this one of transition
from the days when women bought as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

OF notice in itself. And the whole idea
makes fashion more enticingly inter-
estinG game than ever it was before,
for it opens the avenues of individual
expression and the woman who is once
hit by the idea becomes an enthusiast
from then on. On this basis clothes
cannot be bore in any sense of the
word and thorough knowledge of
their makeup and construction can
only help to speed any woman on her
way of artistic understanding and APP
DreciatiOn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Notes About Spring Hats

Black velvet ribbon is used aboat the
crown.
A chic little French model takes the
shape of toque. 1t is made simply
of loops Of blood crepe de chine with
a fall of self-material on one side.
Glycerine ostrich and vulture feath-
ers are very popular. These hanging
feather trims in great many cases
hang to the waistline and even below.
The ends of the vulture are frequently
tipped with gold or silver.
Soft hats promise to be by far the
most popular Of all the shapes.
On many of the French models re-
Gently imported, there is much cherry
and grape trimming in hanging effects
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Among Latest Creations.

Two French gowns displayed recent.
ly are among the latest creations by
two Of the most popular and accom-
plished of the French designers. Their
big idea seems to be to keep the waist
line long, at least so the cable reports
are saying. In this draped model the
waistline Is elongated considerably
and the whole effect of the gown is as
elongated as it can be made. Sketched
by an artist in Paris, and one accus-
toned to sketching for French maya
zines, the drawings show plainly how
the French are stretching out the
lines Of their skirts, while as yet we
are keeping ours much shorter.
On either side of this Madeleine
gown there Is point Of heavily
wrought beadwork done in silver and
gold and black. 1t is an entirely new
and extremely effective way of using
trimming on the ever-popular gown of
all black.
The Premet model is one of those
inimitable combinations of satin and
lace for which the French coutourier is
famous. 1t has become quite a fashion
to dye the lace to match the satin ex-
actly in tone and this combination of
materials promises to be one of the
best for the coming season. In this
| instance the color is tete de Negro, a
tone very much appreciated oy the
French woman, who always approves
of keeping her dressing low in tone.
The hat carries out the one-tone eff
feet, being made of a piece of the
same lace that adorns the gown itself.
| The brown feather droops on one side
over the turned-back brim, giving an
interesting new turn, falling to the
shoulder in spite of the fact that the
line of the hat starts out in an entire
ly different direction.
The most of the new clothes being
worn right here in America are those
which are budding forth under the
warm skies Of the sunny South,
though the pre-Lenten activities right
here in New York brought to light
some very interesting types of gowns
which indicates for the season to
come which way the styles are tend
ing. These are some of them:
cooIie Jacket and Short Boxcoat.
The coolie jacket and the short box
coat are the newest in the little
Frenchy looking suits that are worn
so much just now under the longer fur
or topcoats. This Is very smart way
of dressing for the street and particu-
larry good-looking. OF course, the Gus
tom is designed for weather that is
more wintry than that to which we
have been treated thus far, but it is
done none the less and for those who
motor the extra warmth and covering
are very much needed. There is one
little coolie jacket dress made Of a
rose-taupe duvetyn and trimmed with
interesting insets of cotton applique
in many varying colors all massed to-
gether. There are loose cuffs of this
under still looser sleeves, there IS an
outstanding collar, there is a sort Of
waistcoat effect, and there is an ir-
regular band around the bottom of the
skirt, not to mention little pocket
trimmings and sash tied directly in
the back and swinging loose in the
breeze from under the looseness of
the coat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Detachable Preroqative.

During the reign of Louis XII kiss
ing was very popular at court. Every
dance movement ended with every man
kissing his partner, and no gallant
thought of greeting a lady friend with
out kissing her on the lips. The king,
himself, enjoyed this to the full, and
always kissed every pretty girl at any
dance or entertainment he attended.
AT social affairs it was a custom for
courtiers to watch Louis, and when
he was in high good humor ask such
favors as they wished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

It's my innins now, and when I'm fin
ished with you everythin' III be per-
fectly even between you and Inez, for
ever and ever-a-men
With trembling, awkward fingers
Priscilla began to pluck at the but
tons of her blouse.
Inez retreated to the table, picked
up the glass and ratified the ice mu-
sically within it.
Hurry, dear heart !"
Priscilla removed coat and blouse
and stepped out of her skirt, then lift
ed her hands for the glass. Her tor
mentor warned her of.
"Wait-a-min-uteI You're forget
tin them rings"
Silently the girl stripped her fin
gers, dropping their jewels into the
greedy palm. Nothing mattered, so
that she earned that drink Of water.
But yet once again was she put of.
Don't crowd me sol might get
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
The DARK
| MIR R @ X
Copyright the Author.
BY
LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Author of The False Faces"
The Lone Wolf" Etc.
Illustrated by Irwin Myers


She was disappointed. Her victim
know or care whether she were the
butt of ill-natured derision. Added to
the misery of her body, she had now
to cope with an intellectual confusion
that seemed past raveling.
She had fallen asleep in the tran
quill spaciousness of her studio: she
was awake in this confined place of
unspeakable squalor. She had been
free and alone: she was now in a
manner jailed, at the mercy of this
truculent vixen. No later than this
afternoon she had been Priscilla
Maine: tonight she was cast for the
role of Leonora. Both hands clasp
| ing her tortured head, as if to pre-
vent its splitting asunder, the girl
stared at Inez with distraught eyes in
a haggard countenance.
Thought you'd pay the old place a
visit, did you? Found Fift' avenue
and all too rich for your stummick,
presoom. How's it feel to be back
on the farm? Like old home week, ]
guess"
| Again Priscilla tried to speak; but
her tongue Glove TO the roof of her
mouth. The sounds, when at length
they came, were unrecognizable as
her own voice.
name-water :"
Momentarily the other seemed of a
mind to refuse her. Then, perhaps
because she saw she would get no sat
isfaction from her prey otherwise, she
decided to indulge her.
'.All right, dearie; I'll fetch you a
nice long drink. Back in u minute.
Just make yourself perfectly at home "
Deity unfastening the door, Inez
slipped out.
Priscilla was kept waiting a cruel
Whether prompted by need for
stealth or by common hatefulness
seeking to prolong her tOrments, Inez
chose to return noiselessly. Priscilla
sitting with dropping head, had nc
warning till she heard the door close
softly. Then, seeing Inez posed with
her back to it, large goblet of thick
glass held high, the girl lurched to
her feet and toward her.
"Please!" Priscilla begged huskily
| With a quick movement Inez placed
the glass on the little table and met
Priscilla with a straight-arm blow on
the bosom that drove her Keeling back
to the bed, whose uprights she
grasped to save herself a fall.
Don't be in such a sweat. You'll
get your drink, all right-when you've
done what want you to-"
"What-what do you want me to
do?"
Inez tossed toward her a bundle of
garments she had brought under her
arm. 81 want that suit you've got
on-it's too d-n' good for you-and
your rings and that brooch and every
thin. Hand 'em over and you can
have your drink"
Il don't understand. You can't-it
can't be possible you mean to rob
me-"
! Say, lis'nr' With the stride of an
Infatuated animal Inez crossed TO heI
and stopped with her shrewish face
thrust forward pugnaciously, not six
inches from Priscilla's. ''Im goin'
to have them swell buds and jools Il
have to rip 'em off your back with
my own hands-and the skin off youl
face, too. Get me? I mean every
word of it. You're goin' to come down
to where you belong this minute, and
you're goin' to look the part, too, OF
my name amt IneZ. You've come the
naughty over me for the last time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Blue Serge Always Welcome.

Blue serge is always approved and
always welcome by the smartly
dressed woman. A charming blue
serge one-piece frock is trimmed with
black cire satin ribbon playing a criss-
cross all over the skirt and sleeves,
while the bodice itself remains per-
fectly plain. A narrow green suede
belt and pipings of this same green
suede give the needed touch of color
that many women like and, in fact,
need.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Early Fireworks.

In Rome, at the creation Of the
popes, Illuminated 'hand grenades"
we're thrown from the tops of castles,
and about the commencement of the
Fourteenth century fireworks had be-
come an art in which inventors dis
played great ability in combining the
powers of architecture, sculpture and
painting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
The Cape Is q sprino wran

Long capes In wool tricot, also In
heavy bures and in chevio.;. complete
practically all costumes. White capes
with fur collars are particularly con-
spicuous, although many capes Of
heavy gray wool mixture are seen,
with wide collars of raccoon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

accents of the Nut, destitute for the
nounced:
Here she is now! Caught her just
in time-tryin' to do a sneak. Who
left the door unlocked on her? You,
Inez?"
Coolly the voice of Inez replied !:
Maybe 1 did, don't remember"
oh careless of you"
'Ah, shut up. What difference does
it make? She didn't get away, did
she? She couldn't, not in thousand
years, without we let her."
CTO BE CoNTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Evening Frock of Taffeta.

An evening frock of taffeta consists,
so far as the skirt goes, of rows of up
standing ruffies-ruffies gathered and
fastened to the foundation of the skirt
along their lower edge The stiffness
of the silk keeps them standing upside
down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

white velours skirt. And the whole 10
just as effective as it can be, forming
distinct relief from the all too Sc
we're sport attire to which we have
been addicted for so long a time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
Rulers, POSTAGE PRIVILEGES.

The king of England pays no post
age, which is perhaps just as well.
since he yearly receives about quar-
ter of million business letters. The
heads of all kingdoms and republics en-
Joy similar privileges.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

If we are wise, we never leave
school-Horace Fletcher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25

He is a poor dentist who is unable
to make a good impression.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-03-25
A Minnesota Case
BRIGHT Youth.

The clergyman was examining the
Infants class. Suddenly bright idea
flashed across his brain. He had
found poser.
"And now, my dear children" he
said, rubbing his hands and 5eaming
with wicked pleasure, "can any of you
tell me how many blue beans make
five?"
There was a long and deathly ST.
lence, broken finally by piping voice
from the back bench: please, sir,
could tell you if the beans weren't
blue"
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Ii. INEZ.

"Well," Inez drawled in overcolored
surprise, would you look who's here
As live tbs none other than the Du-
pick Kid-Little Nora of the Double
Life-and Facet"
Arms akimbo, with fleering mouth
and hostile eyes. she waited hopefully
for her gibe to draw the spirited re
Spouse which might have been ex-
pected of Leonora, and so provide ex-
euse for further insolence.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-11-26

On Wednesday evening N-. and Mrs c V- Ask. Mrs. and Mrs c. V zrlar. Ms Thomas Runnals. MT and Mrs F. n. Clark. Judge and Mrs. Raswusou. N-. and Mrs Frank D Webster. Mrs. W. J. Nul. rMU and N- and Mrs l.. F. John star gathered at the Portland House. and Then armed with a fine nasLas luncheon they went over ro The Mans. and roaR the Reverend e L W+0ra-he-Ee- under their care for rEa evening. the occasion na.-e his h~,hday Among the Eao5aas was a daltGous angels food cake w.ra the requisite number O. candles In another package which was handed W-. Winterhe-ce- was a fine leather coat Mrs Win ra-ha~ea- had learned that N- l. F. roHrsa~'s birthday falls on rhe sane day and gave him a hand some neck ue The evening was a happy event and aU TaIr better Tor rno aashe-sur
The daily Alaskan., 1921-11-26

Er- and Mrs -r-a- E0r.. s" and fn..- two children. -... .s. ward and Jean --.a..a... N. .. N IaEua and Mr. James E >.-. were dinner Euasr- O. Mir a-. Mrs P. g. Van d. Wall and Mr. Francis Van de Wall an Thanks E.r-- "..
 MT and Mrs ? n. Ga-T ..a Miss Marian Gary were dinner -a1s.- .. tra TaTraE House 5u I... .sE.".-E Day
The daily Alaskan., 1921-11-26

Houo-ur Mrs Wards mother Mrs. McKetuick. Judge and Mrs ) J. F. Ward entertained at dinner o- Friday for the Reverend and Mrs E. l. w5nrarberCev and their son Donald Later ED the evening tht diners were joined by Sergeant and Mrs Helms. NIT. and Mrs Fred Tan ne-. Mrs. A. Slaughter and Miss Bes sic N. White and the time was Eivs7 Co cards. Mrs EoEeu-ick wil leave on the Mary on Wednesday for Tacoma Wash where she VIII nee. her son and daurhter[nlaw, MT and Mrs W. A NtEe,uick Of Chi. .aeo. who have cone 70 Tacoma tc rfSE wfrh rha.r mother
The daily Alaskan., 1921-11-26

On Thanksgiving Day. Mrs Moi Tat and Nr. and Mrs. Howard Ash
 lay entertained ai dinner Tor Miss Elsa RidIau. Miss Margaret Caui, han. pr A W VaIeus and Mir. Cesil c Cole The room decorations were cut red carnations, which were used in abundance The color plan af the table was yellow and orange and was carried ont in a bowl ol yellow ch-vssotheuuus and the
The daily Alaskan., 1921-11-26

Saurhtgr, Mrs. Emil Richter, Mrs fsarua A. afcAliEte-. Mrs. Alec Smith, Rfrz ?. H. Ganly, Mrs C. 2. Curtis and Nizs Else C. Goodfes.
 aFrrr more music by the band a delicious supper oT several kinds of sandwiches coffee and dainty pump EIn pse-leis topped with a marsh uzITuu was served Bohemian style.