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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08

site. She inspected herself gravely.
She had walked up without a shad-
ow of doubt upon her understanding !;
she recalled without break every
link in the chain of events which had
brought her to this place; she was
acutely conscious of her anomalous
position in this household. profoundly
disturbed :.
A remote droning noise crept into
the stiffness of the evening so gradual
ly that she noted it without any as
constituent; but when. gaining in vol
ume, it became recognizable as the
sustained growl of motorcar rapidly
climbing the. mountain road, she began
to tremble.
The car swept swiftly across the far
side of the clearing. swung into the
drive that led to the garage, and dis
appeared. The throbbing Of its motor
was stilled. Impatient footsteps sound
ed on the gravel walk.
Her body was vibrating now like a
reed. Almost the impulse was more
strong than her will, to fly back to
her bedchamber, lock herself in, refuse
to see or speak to him -.
How could she face him and tell
him the truth? How break his heart?
And not his alone =.
Running up the steps to the veranda
he saw her waiting in the shadows
and cried out to her in the name Of
Leonora. She could not reply. Men
tai rehearsal of what her. attitude at
this meeting should be proved value
less. She had meant to guard against
his arms with a respect, an authority,
which must command respect and win
her time enough to tell him; she was
captive and powerless before she
could lift a hand or articulate one
syllable of protest. The passion of
his kisses, the murmuring of his voice
were overpowering. The quickened tu-
multi of her pulses was like the storm
ing of a strong surf. She loved
MIN
Stunned, breathless, quivering, hui
inflated, she found that she had some
how contrived to put him from her.
The panied perplexity in his gaze cut
like knife. She turned aside, that
she might not see -.
Forgive me-" he begged. 81 have
been inconsiderate, thoughtless, in the
joy of having you restored to me |!
Forgive"
There is nothing to forgive" she
1Ao,.x TOD HI
that wasn't right and natural Only +.
Oh How can make you understands"
He gave helpless gesture. "Tell
me what you wish me to understand.
1 will try. I love you so :"
Touched, she sought to smile kindly
through her tears. "Give me mo-
ment," she pleaded tremulous hands
busy with the disarray of her hair
give me little time, Mario"
The mellow booming of a tubular
gong sounded. Mario turned impa-
tiently. Bowling and smiling, the jap
anese boy stood in the entrance to the
dining room.
Dinner is served"
By a resolute effort she succeeded
in composing face and manner. Mario
maintained an inquiring attitude, def
erential, puzzled, hurt. Somehow she
mustered a smile that only mystified
him the more.
'Do something for me, Mario :. :"
"You know you need but ask"
'Let us have dinner. think-Tm
sure I'm hungry. And let us not talk
during dinner; let's pretend nothing
has happened. Afterward, I promise
you
"But it shall be as you wish-of
counsel"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08
NOT A GOOD BUSINESS MAN
Young Corn Husk Evidently Was
Never Intended for High Place
in Modern Life.

j. D. Rockefeller, Jr., said in Y.
NJ G. A. address:
"The successful business man today
is one who knows how to choose his
managers. A successful modern bust
ness is too vast for any one man to
handle. So managers are essential,
and if these managers are badly
/ chosen, failure follows.
"The unsuccessful business man is
apt to depute authority to such crea-
lures as young Corn Husk.
young Corn Husk's dady sent him
to the mill one day to try to sell the
seasons wheat crop.
Corn got hold of a miller and sub
mitted a handful of wheat to him.
The miller examined the wheat care
fully. Then he said:
allow much more has your father
got like this?'
"'He amt got no more like it.
young Corn answered. 1T took him
all morning to pick that out
Farmers never do understand why
town folks regard fried chicken as
such a luxury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08
Restoring Luster of Pearls.

Although there is no method known
that will positively guarantee the res
toration of the luster of pearl which
has become dull through careless ham
ding, the Ceylonese are said to have
a novel way of trying to restore it.
They simply feed dull pearls to chick
ems. After the pearls remain in the
chickens crops few hours, the fowls
are killed and the pearls removed.
The light friction to which they have
been subjected in the crops of the
chickens is supposed to restore their
ulster, at least to some extent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08

II trieo. TO begin with, to tell you
/ wasn't"
"But 1 see you--I tell you, see
YOU"
tits true, believe, 1 look like
Leonora-"
Look like her He laughed short
ly. "You are her."
'But / am not" she persisted pa
tiently. please, Mario, please listen
to me before you question my sanity"
he was briefly silent, in dazed
stare, then made sign of impatient
Difference to her wish. $50 on" he
bade her thickly.
| With what calm she could, but with
resolution, she sought to win credulity
from him by dint Of repetition: Leo
nora is dead. While you were away,
day before yesterday, Carnehan found
her here and killed her."
"How could that be, and the serv-
ants not known
81 only tell you what know. !
don't imagine Carnehan came to the
house, think he must have waylaid
| her, or met her by some accident, in
the woods. think Leonora was rest
less and lonely, unhappy without you,
and wandered away during the after
noon, perhaps walked down the road
toward evening, to meet you. If you
remember, you promised to be home
before dinner. And that gave Carne-
han his opportunity for revenge. He
trapped her and killed her-I don't
know how-threw her body into a
lake"
'Enough!" Mario silenced her saw
agely. "It is not your sanity I ques-
ton, but your good faith. How can
you lie to me so abominably?"
"Ah, Mario!" she uttered sadly-"if
1 could only make you believer!
'But why should you wish to? My
God! what have I done, how injured
you, that you should wish to break
my hearth"
81 would rather mine broke, If ii
would save you this suffering"
He rounded on her in a fury which
subsidized as he perceived anew the un-
improbable honesty of her counte-
| nance.
"Your voice is sincere" he protested
in amazement, "your look is kind =.
But how can I accept the testimony
of my senses when 1 hear you lie?
You do not love me-"
She was mute in fear lest she betray
herself if she attempted to answer
that.
| "You no longer love me-" he insisted,
| nodding morosely. 'You thought you
did for time, no doubt; but it was
not so, you had deceived yourself, you
wearied Of my love. s. Then, at the
FIRST opportunity, you ran away from
me, ran back to lose yourself from
me in that life from Wilhelm my
vanity, / thought-my love had saved
you."
Melancholy yielded to a surge of in
dignation. "And when / find you there,
In that vile den, in peril Of your life,
and rescue you and bring you back,
you thank me by making up this pre-
posterous tale, with your own tongue
you tell me to my face you are dead
you attempt to deny the fact of your
own existence! What am to believe
then? That you are vision, crea-
ture of my Imagination, ghost? All
have done! A child would not at
tempt deception so transparent"
| "Oh, am sorry, so sorry, Mario y
The artlessness of that reiterated
| cry brought him back.
eff that Is so, If you wish me to be-
lieve you are sorry-then let us have
an end Of this madness: admit you
are my wife,"
She could only shake her head.
He brooded with fixed and suller
gaze.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08

The above remarkable statement
was made by Harry NJ. Allen, resid-
ing at 1909 Saint Martin Street,
Pittsburg. Pa, well known en-
ployee of the Oliver Iron & Steel
Company of that city. Mr.. Allen is
well known member of the United
Presbyterian Church and is highly re-
Spected by all who know him.
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08


for you. Also to tell the villagers you
were safely found, and thank them.
They were most kind, those good peo-
pie; fully half hundred of them
stayed up all night with me, while we
searched the woods; and though many
had not had a wink of sleep, they
were still searching yesterday after
noon when / despaired and determined
to seek you in New York"
Thus reminded of the sad futility of
that search, she was too deeply dis
turbed to wonder why he could not
have telephoned to the village. .
The Japanese served their coffee in
the living room. 1t was now quite
dark, and the air though sweet was
keen. The fire was burning but the
windows and door were not closed ;
and the family acrid smell of wood
smoke blended pleasantly with the
pungent perfume of the pines.
Mario placed an easy chair for
Priscilla, made 1t easier with cush-
ions for her back and head, offered
her cigarettes-and showed surprise
when she refused them-lighted one
for himself and threw it away half
smoked, and knelt down beside her
chair, resting his elbows on its arm
and capturing one Of her hands.
She tried to steel herself against
the weakness of the flesh, the protests
of her affections, the excavation of her
sympathies, reminding herself she
must be cruel to be kind. But it was
terribly hard to hurt him as she must
1t wasn't as if she didn't care .
The mere contact Of his hand thrilled
her heart to faster tempo quickening
breath and pulses, affected all her be.
ing with tremors of fear and glad
ness, made her infirm and weak of
purpose. She had for him only a
pathetic apology for smile, forlorn
little shake of her head.
A deeper concern Swallowed his face,
He asked tenderly: what is it, deari
You must tell me =. ;"
"It's going to be so hard" she said
reluctantly, ''to say what must.
can't think how to begin, except in
the bluntest way"
do not be afraid. Tell me frankly
how have failed you, in what respect
I have fallen short"
'But you haven'tl"
"Then what it was 1 did to make
you run away from me-"
''I'm sure you could have done moth
ing"
"Stil, you ran away|
"No-I didn't"
He demonstrated sharply: LEO
nora I"
''Im not" she declared desperately
-"Im not Leonora."
"WhatT
Il am not your wife. Mario"
Zone moment -" Clouded with
doubt, his eyes challenged the candor
of hers, but found it fawless. At a
loss-"What are you saying?" he NUT.
tered.
"The TRUTH" she affirmed. "Oh, I'm
sorry. Mario, so sorry"
"But I don't understand :"
She sat up, closing his hand within
her own.
SIM so sorry" she iterated-'but
must tell you, can't avoid telling you
Leonora is dead"
He disengaged his hand and stood
up sharply.
"Leonora %
SIS dead, She was killed day be-
fore yesterday"
"Are you out of your mind? Or am
TT
"Please listen-don't make 1t any
harder than it is. Carnehan murdered
Leonora while you were away, in town
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-08

You see, he wasn't killed in the fire,
after all-he's alive. The identified
ton of the body as his was a mistake
or a ruse to further his escape. ]
saw him last night. He was in that
place"
81 know Carnehan is not dead. But
what is this nonsense you are trying
to tell me?"
She repeated: "He killed Leonora.
He met her"
The man gave gesture of exaspera-
ton.
But one of us is mad I''
mo, Mario" she said gently -
neither of us"
"But see you-with my own eyes
see you sitting there, telling me this
atrocious thing, that you are dead!"
MOT ], but Leonora-"
"But you are Leonora
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
The Record Laboring
Under Difficulties.

The Record force has been playing
~ hard iuck the past few weeks
Manager Elkin. who j. IN Boston az
the bedside ~ his wife. does not
know positively when b, will be- able
20 return During his absence. Mr.
George Smith, who can always b. de-
pended upon 10 asst W IN time Of
need. had the misfortune to severely
sprain his ankle and was confined to
his room for a week Editor Robin
son has been confined 90 his room
with severe cold Thu. the entire
work has fallen upon the shoulder,
Of the foreman. Mr. Len Miller a.,
however has been fully equal oc-
casion and the Record has come out
a. regularly and IN a. good shape a.
II the entlr. force was up and work
ing full time.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
A Fitting Tribute

A handsome marble shat, has jus
been placed al the gavre Of Rev
George q barnes. the beloved Ken
lucky evangelist. whose memory j. yet
dear To the hearts Of many lancas
ter people
The memorial was erected by popu.
lar subscription. and was raised prin.
cipally through the efforts 81 I'd. e.
Walton. Of Stanford. one If Bro
Barnes warmest friends and admir-.
ers
One Of the greatest and most sue
cessful reviyals ever held in Lancas-
ter wa, the one conducted by Bro
Barnes. when the old cour, house was
crowded at each meeting to hear his
doctrine Of God Is love" and to the
strains Of the little organ and the
sweet voice Of Miss Marie. many
were converted
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
A Mid.Winter Fair.

The Mercer Chamber of Com
mcrce u going 20 put on a big Mid
Winter Agricultural Fair in one Of
the large tobacco warehouses in Har-
rodsburg on December Bird. The
reason FOR holding the winter fair j.
that there are many farm products
10 ], not practical TO attempt to ex-
hibi' AZ the summer fair The pre-
hmiuary list show. classifcations on
the following items, Tobacco. corn.
wheat. rye. oats. barley. hemp. pump
kin,. kcrshaNs turnips cabbage
irish potatoes butter. cream. flour.
neal and poultry There will also
be merchants and manufacturers
display, Entries free to all Ad-
mission free and IRE. lunch will be
served All out Of town tobacco en-
tries must be IN the day previous or
by : \. VI. morning Of exhibit.
Any county may enter competition
a. Mercer county wishes for her ciii.
Gems 10 see the best products of the
farm. The premium list already
amounts TO $1,000. The heavics,
prizes are on tobacco and corn.
\ biz social event il being planned
for the evening
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17

Mr. &. &. Barnett. the well known
Buckeye pike farmer gives u the
following illustrate Of the difference
in prices now and two years ago:
Two years ago Mr. Barnett had
occasion To have new rubber tires put
on his buggy: he paid for the work
with ten bushels Of corn and had one
dollar balance lef, from wha, h, re-
ceiyed for the corn This year he
had occasion to have the same work
don. on the same buggy. hut !, took
the proceeds Of 20 bushels Of corn.
and left Mr. Barnet, 80 cents in the
hole.
moral Pool your tobacco. and YOU
will doubtless b. so pleased with the
result that before your buggy again
needs retiring you will have an OPP
to pool your corn. and the
old two bushcl price will return.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Haselden Has Small
Majority.

Joe ). Has.lden. for State SEN
ator. defeated Joe r.. Robinson. tn.
democratic nominee. by less than 10.
on, % a possible 10000 or more
votes. !, was a close race and Mr.
Robinson made wonderful tight.
The district Wen, 400 republican
last year and 200 the year before.
when women did not induig, IN the
right ~ suffrage, Mr. Robinson -
sues manly card IN his paper. the
Lancaster Record accepting defeat
and thanking those who supported
HIM. Z, Is unfortunate for this dis
trio, that h. was defeated. but once
ISN'T always and twice is not forever
Tie will represent this district In th.
senate yet. and may be- little later
will be governor Of the greats, of all
States We hope 50. any way.-In-
terror Journal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
HElDAL SANFORD
POST CELEBRATES
Two Ball Games In The
Afternoon
MEMORIAL SERVICES Al NIGHT

Members % IN. iieidal sanford
Post American Legion celebrate. 4
Armisticc celebration ~ Lancaster
Friday with two big ball games and
ended a, the School Auditorium that
night with memorial services In hon
or ~ the departed brothers who
made III, supreme sacrifice IN the
great Worlds War
Starting promptly AZ i2:i5 the
Legionaircs of the County assembled
on N. square. where thcy marched
to the Lcavcll field. where they play
ed the Paint lick boys and defeated
them by the score Of u 20 o.
Tn. second game was followed
Immediately between the Lancaster
High School team. who defeated the
Lebanon " lads by the oycrwhelm-
NIX scor. % 80 to q
Between the two games the girls
basket ball team entertained the
crowd
Rev l.. y Thompson delivered the
sddrcs, 81 the evening AZ the Hugh
School Auditorium lie paid high
tribute 20 IN, service men and made
most excellent address
Tn. program consisted - several
beautiful songs rendered by the
girls gle. club 81 the High School.
together with the Legion quart.ttc
Rev Willie y Rogers. Vice Com
manicr opened and closed the NEE;
ing by prayer
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
GYMNASIUM
Needed At The l.. n. S.
Building.

One - the most needed buildings
now Is a gymnasium that d. badly
needed u, the Lancaster High School
We have all endorsed athletics In
the schools and now ~ bad weather
will soon be upon Us and a. the foot
ball season is rapidly coming to a
close. basket ball will be- the gc.
l.. II s can have two good teams.
and the ony thing that W. need is
some place TO practice and play.
Lct's get busy and put in some kind
Of a building to promote Thu. great
winter game in the school.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
CARRARD COUNTY
GOES BOUNCING OVER
The Greatest OF All Campaigns Comes To A
Successful Close With Carrard On The
Right Side Of The Ledger.
CARRARD COUNTY
Over BY SO Per Cent.

One ~ the hardest worked cam
paigns ever launched in Garrard,
came to = successful end on last Mon
day night. and when all contracts
had been accounted for with all the
polls 81 seventeen precincts m the
figures told that Garrard County had
signed her part 81 tobacco IN the
Cooperative Tobacco Marketing As
.ociation that wa. started here some
few months ago.
The farmers 81 this county should
consider themselves fortunate IN
GOING into this association and unit
ny Themselves to get reasonable
profit Tor their tobacco. To stabilize
the pric. ~ the weed and thus pro
mote better living conditions.
Judge Rober, Worth Bingham the
father 81 this movement, who mas
given both his time and money for
the cause stated IN hi. last spccch
tina, he wanted 90 take the women
and children out of the Kentucky
tobacco patch. and Il looks now that
the air castles that he was building
will b, constructed into rcaI build
ing~
To put Garrard over in this move
mcnt was no little task and u re
quirr.d the cooperation of everyone
and u was the interest that wa, put
into this WORK 90 make 10 a 70. not
only did the farmers % the county
ON hands but also their city broth
cr.. who rallied e. the cause when
ever called upon Owing TO the
fact that Garrard raises 80 much to-
bacco u required a little longer TO
yet her 10 sign up. 20 put her IN the
same class with her sister counties
\, stated abov. everyone worked
increasingly 10 put this movement,
over. however. too much credit can
not b" given Judge Lewis l.. Walk
cr. County Chairman. and Mr. J VI.
Para. who have neglected all Of
their business To devote their en-
.irc time 20 this. and u was their
untiring efforts tina, has made this
plan to work IN Garrard. then too.
III. County precinct chairmen And
heir assistants. have worked and have
gwen III. matter much attention.
l.ts3 contracts were signed. max
ing a total Of 3.ss6.lo7 pounds or
So. per cent.
Tn. list % those who signed since
the last issue will he found on page
ten OF this issu.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
States Tobacco
Yield 10 Small
Estimated A, 327 ESQ. 900 Posnds-
Quality Shows Improvement.

The preliminary estimate Of Ken.
tueky's tobacco crop is placed at 327,-
100000 pounds by theUnited States
Department Of Agriculture. compsr-
ed with production las, year Of
467 100000 and the ten-year aver
age Of aa0.2sO.OO pounds. accord
ing TO figures received recently from
Washington.
The quality Of the crop is estimat-
ed at 81 per cent Ne against last year.
The yield an acre is placed at $50
pounds compared with a ten-year av-
erage Of s5s pounds.
For the country rs a whole the
1921 tobacco production is estimated
at i.020.s74,0O0 pounds. compared
with i.5O2 $4,000 last year and
ten-year average Of i.27l.7i7.OOO.
The quality Of the whole crop is 6 per
cent under the average.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Striving To A Good End

The Disarmament Of Peace Con-
gress is under good Roadway. and
diplomatic representatives from all
the countries holding membership are
in attendance, and il seems that all
are earnestly striving to the end that
vita the coming Of Thanksgiving
Peace on earth. good vii toward
men may have n deeper significance.
The Buckeye Girls Sewing Club
will give a play. entitied-"The Rain
bow kimona" ON Tuessisy evening.
Nov. 22nd.. At 1880 o'clock. At the
Buckeye School Building. Admis.
sion-is and 25cts. Proceeds to
be usrd FOR School Library. Every.
body invited.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Green.

Mr. Jas. 4. Green. age ID, a pros
porous farmer Of Marcellus. died in
a Lexington Hospital "Wednesday
from complication Of diseases. Mr..
Green was life long member Of the
Christian Church Of Pleasant Grove.
having united with the Christian
church in his early boyhood days.
Mr. Green leaves three sisters,
Miss Bette Green and Mrs. Care,
Wood of this city and Mrs. Ellis
Stone. of Cincinnati. his wife having
preceded him TO the grave some two
years ago.
His remains will be buried in DAN
Vile tomorrow friday at II o'clock.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Fox Hunters
At Crab Orchard

The annual meeting 81 the Fox
Hunters Association Is In session a,
Crab Orchard. the NEE, to las, ten
days About two hundred are IN at
tendance. with the largest number
81 dogs ever seen AZ a meeting The
weather is IDEAL and lovers Of the
chase from all direction. al. enjoy.
ing IN. meeting 10 the fullest extent.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
New Headquarters.
FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Lancaster and Garrard Coun-
~ Chamber Of Commerce have NOV
ed into their new rooms over the
Puritan. foremrly occupied by Dr.
Y A. Anon.
The executive Secretary, Mr.. Alb,
bott will be found in his offices a, all
times and will be- delighted to have
you to drop in and see him.
The Commercial Club that has re-
Gently been organized in this county
is now a, work and within shor,
time We will let the people Of the
state know more about THE Land
OF Now "
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
House Hunters Busy.

Just about this time Of year the
house hunter begins to get busy. seek
Ing u domieile for the coming year.
While there is no particular scarcity
Of dwsllinss for rent in Lancaster ut
present. yet the wary ones are seek
ing mest suitable locations. and be-
fore the coming Of the new year the
search may become ap animated one.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Sorry He Lost 1t.

John =. Walker. as good a demo-
crat a. ever stamped under the roos-
ter, came all the way from Mississip-
pi to east his ballot under the party
emblem. but his business affair de-
manded his return even before he
could ascertain the resul, Of the elec.
tion. However, defeat will not
deter him. and the next election will
find him making the same trip for the
same purpose
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-17
Decorate For
Armistice Day

S.veral Of the merchants Of the
city had their windows decorated in
American Legion colors last week
for "Armistice Day" Joscph's and
J. T.. Diek.rson and Sons were very
attractive. III. other merchants hav-
INK flag and similar decorations
keeping in touch With the day.
We ar. pleased to note that they
are this week decorating in honor Of
the High School. and Josephs have
som. very attractive high school col
ors with larr. white button with
l.. II. :. on sam. that they are sell
Ing at 25cts. each