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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-18
CHAPTER TX
The eanaman Sees Red.

Exactly thirty minutes after Clay
had left him to break into the house,
Johnnie lifted his voice in a loud wall
for the police. He had read some
where that one can never find an
officer when he is wanted, but the
Bull-of- Bashan roar Of the cOwpuncher
brought them running from all direc-
tons.
Out of the confused explanations of
the range-rider the first policeman to
reach him got two lucid statements.
They're white-slavin' straight
girl. This busher says his pal went In
to rescue her half an hour ago and
hasn't showed up SINCE" he told his
mates.
With Johnnie bringing up the rear
they made noisy attack on the front
door Of Number 121. Almost immedi-
ately 1t was opened from the inside.
Four men had come down the stairs
in a headlong rush to cut off the es-
cape Of one who had outwitted and
tainted them.
Those who wanted to get In and
those who wanted to get out all tried
to talk at once, but as soon as the
police recognized Jerry Durand they
gave him the floor.
Were after a flat-worker," ex-
planned the ex-pugilist. "He must be
tryin' for roof getaway" He turned
and led the joint forces back up the
stairs.
Thugs and officers surged up after
him, carrying with them in their rush
the Runt. He presently found himself
on the roof with those engaged in a
man-hunt for his friend. When Clay
shattered the window and disappeared
inside after his escape from the roof,
Johnnie gave deep sigh of relief.
This gun-play got on his nerves, since
Lindsay was the target of it.
The bandy-legged range-rider was
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Clay's eyes were on the gutter above
while he jerked his way down foot
at time. A face and part Of body
swung out into sight.
We've got yuh. Come back, or I'll
shoot" voice called down.
A revolver showed against the black
sky.
The man from Arizona did not an
swer and did not stop. He knew that
shooting from above is an art that few
men have acquired.
bullet sang past his ear just as he
swung in and crouched on the window
sill. Another one hit the bricks close
to his head.
The firing stopped. A pair of uni
formed legs appeared dangling from
the caves. A body and head fol-
lowed these. They began to descend
jerzily.
Clay took turn at the gun-play.
He fired his revolver into the air. The
spasmodic Jerking Of the blue legs
abruptly ceased.
'Yuh'd better give up quietly. We're
bound to get yuh," an officer shouted
from the roof by way of parley.
The cattleman did not answer ex-
cept by the smashing of glass, He had
forced his way into two houses within
the past hour. He was now busy
breaking into third. The window had
not yielded to pressure. Therefore he
was knocking out the glass with the
butt of his revolver.
He crawled through the opening
just as some one sat up in bed with
frightened exclamation.
"Who-iS-s-s-s it," masculine
voice asked, teeth chattering.
Clay had no time to crafty idle
curiosity. He ran through the room,
reached the head of the stairs and
went down on the banister to the first
floor. He fled back to the rear of the
house and stole out by the kitchen
door.
The darkness of the alley swallowed
him, but he could still hear the shouts
of the men ON the roof and answering
ones from new arrivals below.
|. Five minutes later he was on board
street car. He was not at all par
ticular as to its destination. He want
ed to be anywhere but here This
neighborhood was getting entirely too
active for him.
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were trying to ambush him in the
house next door the girls plan might
save him. He would have a chance
at least to get them unexpectedly in
the rear.
1t could have been scarcely more
than two minutes later that the young
woman joined him. They padded soft
ly along the corridor till they came to
a flight of stairs running up. The
girl led the way, taking the treads
without noise in her stockinged feet.
Clay followed with the utmost caution.
She took him toward the rear re d
ladder which ended at dormer half
door leading to the roof. Clay fumbled
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Of the gutter and filth of the earth?
Where 1 come from men fight clean
and out in the open. They'd stomp
you out like a rattlesnake."
He whipped open the door. stepped
out, closed it, and took the key from
his pocket. A moment, and he bad
turned the lock.
From within there came a rush that
shook the panels. Clay was already
busy searching for Kitty. He tore
open door after door, calling her loud
ly by name. Even in the darkness he
could see that the rooms were empty
of furniture.
There was crash of splintering
panels, the sound of bursting lock.
Almost as though it were an echo Of
it came a heavy pounding upon the
street door, Clay guessed that the
thirty minutes were up and that the
Runt was bringing the police. He dived
back into one of the empty rooms
just in time to miss rush Of men
pouring along the passage to the stairs.
Cut off from the street, Clay took
to the roof again. 1t would not do for
him to be caught in the house by the
police. He climbed the ladder, pushed
his way through the trapdoor opening,
and breathed deeply of the night air.
But he had no time to lose. AL
ready he could hear the trampling of
feet up the stairs to the second story.
Lightly he vaulted the wall and
came to the roof door leading down
to number 123. He found it latched.
The caves of the roof projected so
far that he could not from there get
hold on the window castings below.
He made a vain circuit of the roof,
then passed TO the next house.
Again he was out of luck. The ten
ants had made safe the entrance
against providers Of the night. He
knew that at any moment now the po-
lice might appear in pursuit of him.
There was no time to lose.
He crossed to the last house In the
block-and found himself barred out.
AS he rose from his knees he heard
the voices of men clambering through
the scuttle to the roof. At the same
time he saw that which brought him
to instant action. 1t was a rope clothes
line which ran from post to post, dan
Cling from one corner of the building
to another and back to the opposite
one
No man in Manhattan's millions
knew the value of a rope or could
handle one more expertly than this
cattleman. His knife was open be-
fore he had reached the nearest post.
One strong slash of the blade severed
it. In six long strides he was at the
second post unwinding the line. He
used his knife a second time at the
third post.
With deft motions Clay worked
swiftly. He was fastening the rope
to the chimney of the house. Every
instant he expected to hear a voice
raised in excited discovery of him
erouched in the shadows. Bur his
fingers were as sure and as steady as
though he had minutes before him in
stead Of seconds.
There's the guy-oyer by the Chin
ney."
Clay threw the slack of the line from
the roof. He had no time to test the
strength of the rope nor its length.
As the police rushed him he slid over
the edge and began to lower himself
hand under hand.
The wide caves protected him.
man would have to hang out from
the wall above the ledge to see him.
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ANNIE MIlLikAN

SYNOPSIS.-A toreword tells this:
Motoring through Arizona, party
OF easterners. father and daughter
and a male companion. stop TO wit
ness a cattle round up. The girl
leaves the car and is attacked by
a wild steer. A masterpiece or
riding on the part Of one of the
cowboys saves her life. Then the
story begins: Clay Lindsay, range
rider on an Arizona ranch. an
nounces his intention to visit the
big town." New York. On the
train Lindsay becomes interested In
a young woman. Kitty Mason. on
her way to New York to become
a motion-picture actress. She Is
marked as fair prey by a fellow
traveller. Jerry Durand, gang poliu-
clan and ex-prize fighter. Perceiving
his Intentions, Lindsay provokes a
quarrel and throws Durand from
the train. On his first day In New
York Lindsay Is splashed with wa
ter by a Janitor. That individual
the range-rider Furnishes summarily
and leaves tied to a fire hydrant.
A young woman who sees the &C.
currence invites Clay into her
house and hides him from the po-
lice. Clay's ''rescuer" introduces
herself as Beatrice Whitford. Lind
say meets her father. Colin Whit
ford, and is invited to visit them
again. He meets Kitty Mason by
accident She has been disappointed
in her stage aspirations, and TO
support herself is selling cigarettes
in cabaret. Clay visits her there.
Kitty is insulted by a customer.
Clay Furnishes the annoyer. After
a lively miXup Lindsay escapes
Outside. he Is attacked by Jerry
Durand and companion and
beaten insensible Lindsay's ac-
quaintance with. Beatrice Whitford
ripens. Through her he is intro
duced into society" His side
partner" on the Arizona ranch,
Johnnie Green. comes to the big
town" The two take an apartment
together. Kitty Mason gets word
to Clay that she Is in trouble. He
goes to a house where she is sup
posed to be shut up. He goes to
the rescue.
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Breaking II Gently.

Il want you TO understand, sir,
that my pride forbids me to accept
anything from you after marry your
daughter"
How are you going to live?"
"Well, 1 thought you might make
some kind of settlement before
hand."-From the Boston Transcript.
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Pertinent Question.

The Princess Bibesco was more
than usually brilliant at a reception
she gave in Washington n honor Of
her mother, Mrs. Asquith.
Apropos of the 1922 fashions, the
princess said:
why is it that, the more a girl
loves clothes, the less clothes she
wears?"
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FAMOUS AS WRITER'S OF HUMOR

literature. He Travelled and Iectured
extensively on 1.-THE Probabilities of
Life; Perhaps Rain, Perhaps Not"
lie said: There's cheats in all things;
even pizen is adulterated." He was a
delightful man and never did a mean
thing in his life, and never had an
enemy among good men. Josh Bill
ings" died Of apoplexy In Monterey.
Cal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-18
His lapseS.

Nearly every summer | have silly
SPELL" admitted Hostetter Smith, dur
ing which l spend practically all the
money / have saved up during the
year to go away for few weeks to
escape the weather that does not ar
rive until after 1 get back" kansas
City Star
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Land Rich In Birds.

More than $50 species of land birds
have been found In that little Central
American republic Costa Rica, where
as. In all America north Of Mexico only
500 species are known. The figures
give some conception Of Central Amer.
lean bird life.
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cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet es.-Advertisement,
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Air Disarmament Completed.

Since January, 1920, the allied COM
mission of aeronautical control has
destroyed 1880 airplanes, and the
work of disarming Germany in the
air is ended OF the 29,500 motors
handled, some have been turned over
to the allies, but the greater number
have been broken up.
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wearina q Eez

"Who is that?" photograph of the
new king of Egypt" Looks like
Shriner. "-LOuisville COurier-Journal
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Clay did his best under the handicap
Of lack Of entente between him and
the authorities to search New York
for Kitty. He used the personal col
umns of the newspapers. He got In
touch with taxicab drivers, ticket-sel-
lers, postmen, and station guards. All
the time he knew that In such maze
as Manhattan it would be a miracle II
he found her.
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M'll be sayin' good-by, Miss
Beatrice, until you send for me-"


Gro BE CoNTINUED.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21
MEXICAN OBSERVES
9th BIRTHDAY
From PenniIess Boy He Becomes Multi
Millionaire - Once Largest Land
Owner i'm World

CHIHUAHUA CITY, chihuahua,
Mexico. June 21.-Cards, letters and tele-
grams from many places in the United
States and Mexico were received mere
today by Gen. Lius Terrazas, tokens OF
esteem, and greetings on this day, ms
9th birthday anniversary.
Congratulations did not come by man
and wire alone. hundreds of persons
greeted him face to face today. Many
among them were Mexicans who had
known the aged general all their lives.
A penniless orphan when 10 years old,
Gen TerrazaS first learned the value OF
hard work Then he became a soldier,
Of MexicO's largest state, Mexican pa
triot and statesman, a multi-millionaire
He is spending his Oath birthday ami
versary IN the city of his birth. having
been an exile for seven years, but Mno
since has been welcomed back to mis- ma
tive land.
Section after section of land became
his after he and his followers. had settled
given to him by the government. At
of Chihua hua, and on a railroad train a
never get entirely across his lands. His
tween 100000 and 100000 acres. but
for years 100000 on which there were
that time he was the largest land owner
in the world, his friends declared, and
his wealth was estimated at $200,0O0,000.
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WINDHAsf.

Winifred Chapman came home Friday
night from her school in Springfield.
Guy Rhoades is working for l.. A.
Howard. Mr.. Howard has reduced his
force of hired men to three.
Paul Jones was in Hanover, n. H..
Monday and Tuesday to attend the 10th
reunion of his class in Dartmouth col
lege.
Mae Ingalls, was home last week after
her examinations in Smith college, but
returned for commencement She grad
yates this year.
Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Eddy and Harold
Eddy were at the Eddy homestead Satur-
day. Mr.. Eddy states that he plans to re-
turn from Bellows Falls to his home
here this fall.
Frank Stone held an auction Monday
Afternoon and disposed of most of his
livestock and some other property. He
has bought a farm between Bellows Falls
and Rockingham.
Horace e. Giles found in his meadow
Sunday a large bird apparently exhaust.
ed from long flight in the storm. 1t had
web feet and seemed to be some kind
of gull, not fully grown.
The Vermont Marble Co. has bought
of T. H. Harris of Chester the woOdlot
and house north of the church. The Mar
bic Co. now owns practically all the east
and considerable of the north part o.
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JAMAICA.

School closed Friday with picnic at
the Depot park.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Robinson were in
Brattleboro last week.
Most everybody" is i'll with chicken
pox or Just getting over it.
John X. Wilcott is home from his
school for the summer vacation.
Fred Sellers had his first mess of
green peas from his garden June II.
Several from here attended the com
mencement concert at Townshend,
June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Soper of Brattle-
boro spent the weekend at E. Z.
Bemis's.
The missionary meeting and tea viii
be held at the church parlors Friday
afternoon
Wayne Butler of this village was
among the graduates of Leland and
Gray last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bemis were jim
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Keene June IA. it being their 18th
wedding anniversary.
A. B. Stark was in Grafton Saturday,
returning with a herd of registered
Durham cattle, which he had bought.
Topic of Christian Endeavor meeting
next Sunday evening is Duties: What
They Are and How to do Them. Leader,
John Wolcott
Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Muzzy have been
spending week with their son, Har-
old, in Westfield, Mr. and Mrs. +. q.
Allen joining them there Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robbins of West
Brattleboro and Mrs Shaifner and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Shaffner, were
in town calling on relatives last week.
f. A. Clark of Townshend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Roberts of Bondville and
George Stark of Brattleboro were in
town to attend the funeral of DR.. George
Clarke Sunday
Mrs. Matte Smith, who has been
caring for her mother five weeks, has
returned to her home in Wells. Mrs.
Cheney is able to sit up a. little, and is
gaining slowly.
Mrs. Ii. p Boynton and Mrs. Cora
Gleason have been spending q week
with Mr.. and Mrs. George HoIlenbeck
at Lisbon, n. H. Miss Mary Robinson
has been attending to the post office and
Mrs. Lottie Bassett keeping house dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Boynton.
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DATE FOR THOMPSON TRIAL
VIII Be Started i'm Observation-Disclosures
to Aid in Prosecution

TRENTON, n. j., June 2l-Col. Mar
cellus II. Thompson, son-in law of Har-
vey, and the seven other men indicted
with him will be placed on trial in the
September term of the federal court
charged with conspiring to ship machine
guns to Ireland in violation of the neu-
trality law. Col Thompson is vice
president and manager of the Auto
Ordnance Corporation, which firm also
Isl under indictment.
Colonel Thompson, George T. Rorke
and Frank b. Ochesenriter have been
freed in $500 bail each. The other de-
PENDANTS have not been arrested. The
indictments resulted from the discovery
of 495 machine guns hidden under the
coal of the freighter East Side Of the
Cosmopolitan Line in June last at a
pier in Hoboken It was charged the
guns were intended for use by the Irish
Republican army.
The United States District Attorney.
Mr.. Pearse, said British officials will
aid in the prosecution.
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HALIFAX

Warren Crafts of WhateIy, Mass. is
visiting in town.
j. f. r. Hanson has been at the hotel
few days getting ready for the sum
mer.
Miss Lucy Farnm is home from
South Hadley.' Mass, for the summer
vacation.
Paul and Clara Crosier are visiting
their sister, Mrs. n. H. Jones, at Water
boro, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs John Zunio of aFcdford,
Mass, and party of friends spent the
weekend at Hill Crest cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. A. Fairbanks and
children attended the commencement
play at Deerfield academy June ID.
Mrs. S. Clement and children of Jack
sonville have been spending a few DAYS
with Mrs. Clements mother, Mrs. NJ.
Farnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. III. Learnard have
gone to Danville, H., to attend the
golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Learnard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21
BOSTON SILK ROBBERY
Thieves Get $4,000 Worth in Three
PIaces-SecOnd job in Week

BOSTON, June 2l--The marked
freedom with which "A gang of thieves
has been operating in the silk district
of this city was demonstrated again
Yesterday when the police of division 4
were notified Of the theft of goods val
ued at approximately $4,000. The
break was the second in the neighbor-
hood this week and brings the total
value of the losses during the past six
months close to 100000
At the opening of business Yesterday
it was discovered that the building at
% Beach street has been entered some
time during the night and the show
rooms 'of Robinson Brothers King &
Simon and the Van Costume Co, ran
sacked. That the thieves had plenty of
time to work was indicated by the
careful selection they made of the plum
der. Only the best and most expensive
silks were stolen. Entrance was gained
to the building from the rear
Robinson Brothers declare that more
tho, $4,000 worth of silk was taken
from their establishment: King & ST.
mon reported a loss of $4,000 and the
Van Costume company estimated the
thieves made off with $500 worth of
goods.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21

Cookies for the children must be made
with the purest ingredients. You run
no risk if YOU use Bakers Certified Fla
voring Extracts. At all good grocers.-
Advertisement.
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the town, including the land north and
east of the village, and two houses in
the village. 1t is to be hoped that the
lot recently bought win not be stripped
of its lumber. as it would detract greatly
from the attractiveness of the village.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the singers, the
bearers, those sending the beautiful
flowers, Dr. Hefflon and family for tIfeir
kindness, Mr.. Valley Newell for the
beautiful care and thoughtfulness In
the service rendered. our pastor, Mr.
comfort. and all those who in any way
extended aid, and sympathy to us at
the time of the death and burial of our
dear son and brother Mr.. and Mrs
George Clarke, Miss Edith Nj. Clarke
Jamaica June 81 1922
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21

The first pianos known in America
were imported from London in 1884 by
John Jacob Aston
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21

William Fl. Preston has made known his
candidacy for the office of representative
to congress from the first district.
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LONDONDERRY
Death of C. S. Waite

Charles sumner Waite, %, died
with heart trouble The funeral was
held at the home Sunday. Rev Henry
l.. Ballou of Chester officiating, and
was largely attended The burial was
in the family lot at Weston Island.
He leaves a wife and two sons
Charles of Springfield, tVt.l, and Rob
ert, who lives at home, also a step
daughter, Mrs. Jerry Shattuck of
South Londonderry.
Mr.. Waite was widely known. having
been proprietor of the Hiland House
many years, ard had many summer
boarders. He will be missed by large
circle of friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-21

meeting of the trustees of Amherst
college yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
announcement was made of the retire
ment of George Daniel Odds as dean of
the college He will continue on the
faculty as Walker professor of mathe
MATES.
Prof. Thomas Cushing Esty was APP
pointed dean for the next college year
Prof Esty was acting dean at the time
of President Meiklejohn's absence from
the college, when Dean Olds was acting
president.
Dean Odds is graduate of the Uni
versity of Rochester, class of 1873.
Later he studied mathematics in the
University of Heidelberg and the Uni
versity of Berlin. From 1884 to 1891
he was professor of mathematics at the
University of Rochester
In 1891 he came to Amherst college
as professor of mathematics, becoming
dean of the college in 1910. During the
year 1920, when President Meikleiohn
was absent, he was acting president of
the college.
DIR. Warren X. Green. instructor in
astronomy. was appointed associate pro-
fcssor. The trustees voted n leave
of absence for the first term next fall
for Prof. Olds, who will return to take
up his work as professor of mathe-
MATES.
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June brides should remember that,
according to ancient superstition. it is
unlucky for a bride to choose brides
maids who are not younger than herself.