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was plainly beyond Connery. How
iohg ago was he struck?' he asked.
Some hours. Since midnight. GER
tainly; and longer ago than five
o'clock this morning."
could he have revived half an hour
ago-say within the enough to
nave pressed the button and rung the
bell from his berth?"
Sinclair Strengthened and gazed at
the conductor curiously. 'No, GER
tainly not" he replied 'That is com
pletely impossible. Why did you ask p
Connery avoided answer. But Avery
pushed forward. 'What is that I?
What's that?" he demanded
"Will you go on with your examf-
nation, Doctor?" Connery urged.
''You said the bell from this berth
rang recently" Avery accused Con-
merry.
THE pointer in the washroom, in
dicating signal from this berth. was
turned down minute ago." Connery
had to reply. "a few moments ear
lier all pointers had been set in the
position indicating no call"
THAT was before you found the
body?"
THAT was why l went to the berth
YES" Connery replied; that was
before l found the body"
Then you mean you did not find
the body" Avery charged. Someone,
paSSiDp thrpuub tb;e oor N ,,,i,,,.o -
so before you, must have found him -
Connery attended without replying.
And evidently that man dared not
report it and could not wait longer
to know whether Mr.-Mr. Dorne was
really dead; so he rang the belll"
Ought we keep Doctor Sinclair any
longer from the examination, sir?"
Connery now seized Avery's arm in
appeal THE first thing for us to
know is whether Mr.. Dorne is dying.
Isn't"
Connery checked himself; he had
won his appeal. Eaton, standing quiz
city watchful, observed that Avery's
eagerness to accuse now had been
replaced by another interest which
the conductors words had recalled.
Whether the man in the berth was to
live or die-evidently that was mo-
mentously to affect Donald Avery one
way or the other.
'Of course, by all means proceed
with your examination, Doctor"
Avery directed.
As Sinclair again bent over the
body Avery leaned over also; Eaton
gaZed down, and Connery-a little
paler than before and with lips tight
ly set
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geOnS gaze again searched the fea-
lures in the berth; then it shifted to
the men gathered about him in the
aisle.
who did you say this WASP" he de-
manded of Avery.
II said his name was Nathan
Dorne," Avery eyaded.
mo, no." Sinclair jerked out i'm
patiently. Isn't this" He hest
tated, and finished in voice suddenly
lowered: isn't this Basil Santoine?"
Avery, if he still wished to do so,
found it impossible to deny.
Basil Santoine." Connery breathed.
To the conductor alone, among the
four men standing by the berth, the
name seemed to have come with the
sharp shock of a surprise; with it had
come an added sense of responsibility
and horror over what had happened
TO the passenger who had been con-
fided to his care, which made him
whiten. as he once more repeated the
name to himself and stared down at
the man in the berth
Conductor COnnery knew Basil San
tome only in the way that Santoine
was known to great numbers of other
peOple-that is, by name but not by
sight.
Basil Santoine at twenty-five had
been graduated from Harvard, though
blind. His connections-the family
was of well-to-do southern stock-his
possession of enough money for his
own support, made it possible for him
to live idly if he wished but Santoine
had not chosen to make his blindness
an excuse for doing this. He had
at once settled himself to his chosen
profession, which was law He had
not found it easy to get start in
this, and he had succeeded only after
great effort in getting a place with a
small and unimportant firm Within
a short time, well within two years,
men had begun to recognize that in
this struggling law firm there was a
powerful, clear, compelling mind.
Santoine, youth living in darkness,
unable to see the men with whom he
talked or the documents and books
which must be read to him. was be-
ginning TO put the stamp of his per-
sOnality on the firms affairs A year
later his name appeared with others
of the firm at twenty-eight his was
the leading name. He had begun to
specialize long before that time, in
corporation law; he married shortly |
after this. At thirty the firm name
represented to those who knew it's |
particulars only one personality, the |
personality of Santoine; and at thirty |
five-though his indifference to money !
was proverbial-he was many times a
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CHAPTER lV-Continued.


The canyon through the snowdrifts,
bored by the giant rotary pillow the
night before, was almost filled; drifts
of snow eight or ten feet high and,
in places, pointing still higher, came
up to the rear of the train; the end
of the platform itself was buried I'M
der three feet of snow; the men stand
ing on the platform could barely look
over the higher drifts.
There's no way from the train in
that direction now" Harriet Dorne
lamented as she saw this. "What shall
we do with ourselves?"
"Cribbage, Harriet? You and Il"
Avery invited.
She shook her head. eff we have to
play cards, get fourth and make it
auction; but must it be cards? Isn't
there some way we can get out for
walk?"
There's the top of the cars. Miss
Dorne," Eaton suggested. IF we
could get up these. we'd get a fairly
decent walk and see everything"
"Good!" the girl applauded. "How
do we get up?"
''Tll see the conductor about it."
Eaton offered; and before Avery could
discuss it, he started back through the
train.
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w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 6--1s2a.
CAME BACK WITH INTEREST
Delivery Mans Bright Scheme for Get
ting Rid of Dog Somehow Didn't
Seem to Work.

William Rugensteir, delivery man
for the Big -Four railroad, one time
owned houn' dog that he wished to
get rid of. AS certain means of ac-
complishing his object, he locked the
dog in freight car bound for Spring
field, Ohio, heaved sigh of relief and
went about his work, glad with the
thought that he finally had got rid of
that dog.
Two weeks later, Rugenstein was
opening car containing a consign-
ment of goods from Springfield. He
heard something scratching on the
door.
As he opened it, out bounded three
emaciated, raw-boned cur dogs. On
the door Of the car was written in
chalk:
''See your one dog and go you two
dogs, better. "-Indianapolis News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
Anchor of the Santa Maria Is Still
Preserved in the lsIand-Fort
Explorer Built.
Observation-Disclosures.

In the entrance hall of the head
quarters of the Haitian gendarmerie
stands one of the anchors of the San
ia Maria, slender and encrusted with
black rust, and the only relic of Col
umbus extant in Haiti.
With the timbers of the Santa Maria,
Columbus built tower and rmall
fort, eager to return to Spain with
the news of his discoveries and to OBJ
tain aid toward establishing colony
at the place. His flagship wrecked
and another caravel missing, there
was not room in the surviving one
for his expedition. He therefore
called for volunteers to man the fort
and wait his return. There was no
dearth of them, for the contrast be-
tween the crowded caravel, the hard
ships and monotony of the sea. and
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buttoned the pajamas upon the chest,
loosened them at the waist and pre-
pared to make his examination of the
body.
'How long has he been dead?" Con-
merry asked.
.'He is not dead yet. Life is still
present" Sinclair answered guardedly.
whether he will live or ever regain
consciousness is another question"
Zone you can't answer"
"The blow, as you can see'-Sin-
clair touched the mans face with his
deft finger-tips-" mostly on the
cheek and temple. The cheekbone Is
fractured. He is in complete state
of coma and there may be some frac-
ture of the skull. OF course, there is
some concussion of the BRAIN
Any inference to be drawn from this
as to the seriousness of the injuries
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CHAPTER vi
Tsn't This Basil santoine?"

The surgeon, having finished lOos-
ening the pajamas, pulled open and
carefully removed the jacket part
leaving the upper part of the body of
the man in the berth exposed. Con
ductor Connery turned to Avery.
'You have no objection to my TAX
ing list of the articles in the berth %
Avery seemed to oppose; then, APP
parently, he recognized that this was
an obvious part o. the conductor
duty. "None at ALL" he replied.
Connery gathere3 up the clothing,
the glasses, the watch and purse, and
laid them on the seat across the aisle.
Sitting down, then, opposite them, he
examined them, and, taking every
thing from the pockets of the clothes,
he began to catalogue them before
Avery. He counted over the gold and
banknotes in the purse and entered
the amount upon his list.
"You know about what he had with
him?' he asked.
"Very closely. That is correct.
Nothing is missing" Avery answered
The conductor opened the watch
"The crystal is missing"
Avery nodded. Eyes; it always
that is. it was missing yesterday"
Connery looked up at him, as
though slightly puzzled by the manner
of the reply; then, having finished his
list, he rejoined the surgeon
Sinclair was still bending over the
naked torso. 1t had been strong,
healthy body; Sinclair guessed it's age
at fifty. AS a boy. the man might
have been an athlete-a college track
runner or oarsman-and he had kept
himself in condition through middle
age There was no mark or bruise
upon the body, except that on the
right side and just below the ribs
there now showed a scar about an
inch and half long and of peculiar
crescent shape. 1t was evidently a
surgical scar and had completely
healed.
Sinclair scrutinized this carefully
and then looked up to Avery. "He
was operated on recentlyw
about two years ago."
"For what"
at was some operation on the gall
BLADDER
Performed by Kuno Garrt?"
Avery hesitated. 81 believe So"
He watched Sinclair more closely
as he continued his examination. Con-
merry touched the surgeon on the arm.
"What must be done, Doctor? And
where and when do you want to do
it?'
Sinclair, however, it appeared. had
not yet finished his examination.
"Will you pull down the window cur
tainsw he directed.
AS Connery, reaching across the
body, complied, the surgeon took
matchbox from his pocket, and glanc-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
ALL THAT INTERESTED HIM
Darky's Desire for Telephone connec-
ton With San Francisco Had Be-
come Secondary Matter.

An old negro hurried into a drug
store telephone booth and asked for
long-distance connection, giving the
address of person in San Francisco.
After a long wait the operator told
him that the San Francisco exchange
was on the wire.
SNOW" she said, deposit S7.65 and
I will give you the connection"
The old negro appeared not to have
understood.
what did yo' say. Anss?" he asked.
81 said you must deposit S7.65. Put
the money in the slots on the tele-
phone"
"Ma-aamY
81 told you to deposit $685. She
raised her voice.
"Say, Miss" came the quivering
tones of the darky. "how much do it
cost t hang up dis thingY"-From
Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
HAITTS ONLY RELIC OF COLUMBUS

this land with its dreams of gold and
its tropical beauty, was an appealing
one
Thirty-nine cavaliers were left as
the garrison, and on January 4, 1893.
columbus sailed for home, leaving
behind him in the fort, called LA
Navidad," the first settlement of white
men in the western hemisphere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
BabyIonian Hanging Gardens.

professor Breasted and other orr.
entalists say the Babylonian hanging
gardens were roof gardens. They were
on temples, palaces, and dwellings.
Egypt had them centuries before Baby
lon. The half barbarian Greeks who
first saw them called them hanging
gardens and put them down as one of
the wonders of the ancient world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
Papa's Spelling Bee.

A youngster who stuck at the spell
ing of acquaintance" was advised by
his father to consult a dictionary. This,
however, failed to settle the point, and
father himself called for the book to
be brought to him.
SILLY boy" he snapped. "Of course,
you wouldn't find it under Az Sure
ly you know better than that. Look
under 'Ak'"-London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
BASIL SANTOINE

Gabriel Warden. Seattle capital
list, tells his butler he is. expecting
a caller. to be admitted without
question. He informs his wife of
danger that threatens him If he
pursueS a course he considers the
only honorable one. Warden leaves
the house in his car and meets a
man whom he takes into the ma
chine. When the car returns home,
Warden is found dead. murdered,
and alone. The caller, a young
man, has been at Warden's house,
but leaves unobserved. Bob Con-
merry, conductor, receives orders TO
hold train for a party Five men
and a girl board the train, the
Eastern Express. The father of
the girl, Mr.. Dorne, is the person
for whom the train was held. Philip
ID. Eaton, young man, also
boarded the train. Dorne tells his
daughter and his secretary, Don
Avery, to find out what they can
concerning him. The two make
Eaton's acquaintance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
Mrs. Christina Van Hess
The Appealing Charm
of Health and Beauty

Sioux Falls, S. Dak:-"About two
years ago was in rundown, nervous
condition, my back ached terribly and
1 had bearing pains. suffered from
functional disturbances, and felt sick
and mean all over. A friend told me
about DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription and she was so enthusiastic
about it that I bought a bottle.
never took a medicine in my life
that did me so much good; it strength
ened me and rid me of all my aches
and pains. My system was regulated.
and my nervousness left me. I am
still just as well and strong as can be
never know sick or wearisome day
and / give all the credit to DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Mrs.
Christina Van Hess. 1425. N. Dakota
Street.
Sold at drug stores in tablets OF,
liquid Write DR.. Pierce, President
1nvalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for
free medical advice. Send 10c for
trial pkg. tablets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
HotpIate Has asted ono

A man in Washington state is said
to own the Oldest electric hotplate in
existence. He has had it 20 years,
during which time he estimates it has
been used 10000 hours and has con-
sumed S165 of electrical energy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
The Worst Eeatur.

Running into debt would not be 50
bad if one did not frequently run into
ones creditors.-Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09

The blindness Of pups and kittens
ends in nine days. Men and women
are very different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09

His satanic majesty never lets UP
until he gets his due
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
No New Thinn-

There is no new thing under th,
sun.-Eeciesiastes 3.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-09
DYED HER DRAPERIES,
SKIRT AND A SWEATER
WITH DIAMOND DYES"

Each package of Diamond Dyes con-
tains directions so simple that any woman
dresses, waists, coats, sweaters. stock
ings, hangings, draperies, everything like
new. Buy Diamond Dyes'-no other
kind-then perfect home dyeing is guaran-
teed, even if you have never dyed before.
Tel your druggist whether the material
you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether
it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Dia-
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade, or
run So easy to Observation-Disclosures.
Sound advice doesn't always have
pleasing sound.
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"A sound came to his ears-a
young girl suddenly crying in
abandon"

(To BE CONTINUED. }
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
AMERICAN ART LOVERS
DRAIN EUROPE'S MART
S33,000,000 Worth OF Treasures
Brought Into This Country

NEW YORK. April j-Americans
purchased mere art work in Europe
last year than in any year since the
beginning of the war. estimates for
the year fixing the value of such i'm
portations at $35.000000. Whether
this increase is due to a growing in
terest in the United States for mate
rial of this character, or to greater
Willingness on the part Of Europeans
to permit their treasures to pass tC
other parts OF the world is a moot
question.
Importations of art works in the
four years since the war have aver
aged $26.600.000 a year. compared
with Approximately $4,000 900 an
nually during the period Ct the war.
The total value of such imports since
1910, the year following that in
which import duty was removed from
works of art 30 years or more older,
about S29,000.0o0 year.
1t is estimated that at least Sl50,
100000 of the $175.00000 0worth Gf
art works imported since the war
came from Europe. England, France
and Germany for many years We're
the largest contributors to these inn
ports, but IN recent years Italy has
replaced Germany in the list. A large
proportion of the art works are de-
scribed a $ more than 100 years old. =,
In 1921, the latest complete year
fer which figures are available, i'm
years old, aggregated sl3,000000 out
portation of art works more than 100
Of the total of sec 900. Original
paintings. drawings and pen sketches
formed 100000 and the remaining
100000 worth included statuary,
stained and painted window glass,
and a limited number of works pro-
duced by American artists residing
q. a. .l.e... 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
EDUCATORS DISCUSS
CHARACTER BUILDING
Teaching OF Citizenship In Schools
Is Being Urged

WASHINGTON, April THE re-
cent action of the American Bar
association in promoting an active
campaign for law to compel the
teaching of citizenship in the pub
lie schools of the land has received
widespread comment. There might
even seem to be an implication that
educators have not been looking aft
err this very important Phase of
school work, but such is mot the case
declares the Character Education as
ISOLATION OF this city.
Research Oh the problems of edu-
cation for citizenship has been car
ried on by educators for several
years, and at the forthcoming world
conference on education, to be held
in San Francisco next June, when
delegates from all parts of the world
will meet, this subject viii be dis
cusSed, it was said.
There is, however, declares the
associations statement, "a larger
movement going forward than mere
ly the teaching of citizenship. This
is character education" which has
as its fundamental purpose to act
right as citizens. and not merely or
chiefly a knowledge of the consti-
tuition and the principles of govern
ment. Statistics SHOW that half OF
the notorious criminals and citizen
ship perverts of the nation are well
informed regarding the United States
constitution and the laws of the
states. These people take advantage
of their legal Knowledge to con-
trive ways and means of breaking
the laws of the land without sub
jectinG themse elves to the danger of
suffering the penalties of their
crimes.
THE educators of America realize
that character forming should be one
of the principal aims of our schools,
Inculcate in the child the will to do
right and act right. and he will
grow up to be a worthy citizen. Ig-
uore the moral side ana there is al
ways the possibility that the more
knowledge person receives. Wheth-
err it be in citizenship or anything
else, the greater criminal will he
turn out to be eventually if the will
to wrong doing is present. Many a
defaultlng bank president would be
only second story worker but for
an education that has neglected the
moral element"
The Character Education associa-
ton was organized to give impetus
TO the movement for character train
ing. 1t is under the CONT of q
board of trustees. all fedora eIEca
) tors, and the state commissioners
and superintendents of education. is
commercial, and works under
endowment. 1t recently completed
competition for a code of morals for
children, and awarded the prize to
William J. Hutchins, president of Be
rea college. This code is now used
extensively in various school systems
through the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
CARS TOO WIDE
Won't Go Through New England
1unnel-Causes Delay

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, April -
All the delays in freight shipments
this winter have not been due en-
tirely to billiards. and embargoes.
Western grain shippers have found
that some of their trouble in deiiN-
ering their product in Boston arose
from the fact that the large modern
freight cars cannot travel through
the Hoosac tunnel.
When this tunnel was constructed
it was believed to be large enough to
accommodate any railroad equipment.
but the car builders have outstripped
it. While the oversize cars are not
yet very numerous, there are enough
in service to necessitate frequent de-
tours. When one is found in train
arriving at the tunnels western por-
tai it is necessary to cut it out and
send 1t to Bellows Fails. VT, de-
tour of IS miles, and then back to
Deerfield, Mass.
Another problem occasionally faced
by the Boston and Maine railroad is
the arrival of flat ears loaded with
huge pieces of machinery that tower
too high to pass beneath some of the
bridges on the road. This nccessi-
tates careful calculating to find cir
cuitous route that will avoid the low
bridges, and involves considerable de-
lay.
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at the museum to be larger than
any similar blocks that were used in
the building of the pyramids OF
Egypt, They are of coral formation,
one tall and thin and the other round
and flat. When found The tail stone
was upright IN the ground, with the
other resting upon 1T.
The large burial grounds fo-ad on
Guam point to a once large popula-
ton" Dr. Stanley 6. Ball, curator Of
collections at the museum said IN
discussing the stones. AS yet we
have no. been able 10 find any ira
ditions about the race that inhabited
the islands The only things we
have to go by are the skeletons, the
stone tools and the tpmbstones, which
may give us some indIcations as 70
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
H. SANB0RM SMITH
BUYS COLE COUPE
i'll I IA EQUIPPED.
Gulf States Steel Official
Praises Smart New Closed
Cole Eight

The increasing popularity of the
closed car over the open type is be-
coming more and more pronounced
each day, and this is especially no
ticeable in the acse of the Cole Eight
line. This factory is turning out some
most attractive jobs in the closed
type. and the fact that they are
ultra equipped" adds to their desir-
ability. Every needed item of equip
ment necessary for comfort, con-
venience and smart appearance is in
Guided on this car as factory equip
ment. This doubtless influenced H..
Sanborn Smith. vice president of Gulf
States Steel company, in his selection
of Il car, for he purchased new Cole
dltra equipped coupe this week from
Ewart Brewer Darby Motor company
local Cole distributors. who report
:rany sales of this make of motor car
during the past week.