davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-03-05
Seed Corn tor Sale.

We have yellow and white Dent
seed cOru-warranted TO grow.
392t CALDWELL 81 WILSON.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

he have heard their voices or their
struggle? No, His face showed that he
suspected nothing when he first entered
the room. But he had looked for the
woman He knew that she had not gone
away Perhaps he would not go TO the
station at all-maybe he was lying IN
wait outside the closed door now. The
thought was maddening
With stealthy steps Higgins approached
the door 10 the outer Office He placed
his ear against it. listening. his hands
clenched. his eyes peering intentIy
through narrowed lids Some one was
moving about out there! He crept back
across the room. the blood leaving his
heart wildly. Then a sudden impulse
seized him to know the worst He re-
crossed the room and threw the door
open ferceIy. sign OF intense relief
trembled upon his lips. What a fool
he was. 1t was only the night watch
man who came on duty at o'clock. The
man looked up pleasantly at Higgins
w orking late tonight. sir he said
Once more behind the closed door Hig-
gins regained his composure somewhat
Il must think, think" he murmured
sitting at his desk, his face buried in
! his hands. He knew the woman was
dead II was an impossibility to get The
| body out OF the building that night
/ There was but one exit from the room.
and that through the main office where
the Waterman would remain until morn
/ ing. And in the morning He tried to
I think of some way in which he could
/ get rid of that horrible. silent witness
! to his crime. Dare he leave the building
and run the chance OF throwing suspi-
/ ciOn upon the watchman2 That, too.
was an impossible thing. Dodge had
! seen the woman. and had already ex-
| pressed surprise at not having noticed
/ her when she left the office. Was he
devoted enough TO his employer TO keep
his mouth shut? Even II he was 1t
would only be a temporary respite. Tor
the woman's brother knew OF her where
! abOuts. knew where she had gone, and
what she had gone for. The whole mis-
cradle story was bound to come out
! when he arrived on the scene; but he
was a grasping. miserly wretch, and Ter
haps his silence could be bought more
easily than his sisters. The thought
that all this would take time flashed into
the brain of the man who sat with his
face buried in his hands. Weeks prob
ably would be necessary for him 10 &C
cOmplish all that was necessary. and ~
that time the first OF the month woulC
be long past. the financial crash woul,
have become a horrid fact instead OF
possibility 10 be fought against an,
overcome. The thought of Crandal
fitted through the mans teeming brain
Curse him. Curse him. he muttered
IF he had only put his money in l nigh
. have a lighting chance even now" Lik
| q rat in corner he sought for som
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

door. now, carrying his burden carefully
How thin and worn she was, He placed
her body on the floor at the end of the
closet. locked the door and dropped the
key into his pocket He sat down at
his desk. trying 20 control his trembling
hands. and listening intently with H.
eyes upon the door leading TO the outer
office.
The moments dragged YEARLY: with
fumbiing fingers he felt for his watch.
Fifteen minutes OF seven, With e
start he remembered the other woman
who was waiting for him at the rail-
way station. Some word must be sent
to her. or she would become alarmed
at his incompetence and would come
10 his Office. He shivered with apprehen-
sion a this thought, and with a supreme
effort nerved himself to face the mar
VINO might have heard the struggle. ana
was perhaps waiting now outside his
door ready to denounce him. He touch
ed the bell button and waited with anx-
| ious eyes.
Dodge opened the door with his usual
| air of respectful -effacement.
Well. sir?'
The president OF the great Higgins
4 Investment Company spoke rapidly. Il
find that l can't get away tonight" he
/ said. Go 10 the station. Dodge, ex-
plain matters to Mrs. Higgins. and see
that she gets safely home" His voice
/ faltered. The glance Of the other man was
travelling slowly around the room in quest
/ OF the woman who should have beer.
/ there II hope to get away tomorrow
night" he continued haltingly. Tell
/ her that And tell her not to expect me
/ home tonight until late And-and.
Dodge. you saw the woman who was
/ here go out. didn't your" he asked sud
denly. with parched lips.
NO. sir; 1 didn't l was just wonder
ing how it happened. I must have been
busy at my desk: and she slipped by
without my noticing her"
Yes. yes, that was the way IL hap
rered. She was a little woman and
drawing a shaking hand across his
mouth. she wanted 10 borrow som,
money. She might just as we'll have told
her business TO you
Would Dodge never leave him? n,
felt that in another moment he mus
cry out. or laugh. or sob
Hurry. hurry. man" he cried. d"
am afraid you Will be too latei"
Yes. sir" replied his secretary, pass
ing out with wondering eyes upon hi
employers face
Did Dodge suspect anything How
strangely he had gazed at him! COul'
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made me mad Lord knows / didn't
your money, but when I read you was
married to another woman, an she
a traiIin' round in silks and satins.
while me. your lawful wife. was diggin'
and delvin' like I've done ever sence
you skipped out and left me. then l
got mad. and / says to Wash, III go.
and II it's Jim Walton sure enough. I'll
have my rights'-an' here l am. and you
are Jim Walton, an I'm going to stay
till 1 get what's due me-"
Higgins sat watching her quietly dur
ing this TRADE. thinking how common
and unlovely she was. fiattering himself
that he had risen far above her class
his class once-comparing her with a
sickening heart to the other woman
whom he called his wife. The woman
by his desk was growing more excited.
She clasped and uncIasped her hands
continually: she had shifted her posi-
ton quite to the edge OF the chair. and
her shawl had slipped on. exposing her
| fat breast and stopped shoulders.
81 tell you" she went on. that other
woman shan't live in that house. May
/ be you think it's too fine for me tc
live in. but she shau't If l can help it"
He looked at her questioningly.
"Oh. I've seen it. l was out there
today"
you have been to ng house," he
asked slowly, his voice trembling lit
tie. Did you-did you sec his
question died upon his lips unfinished.
"Oh. no. didn't so in. What kind OF
fool do you take me for? Do you sup
pose that I would give myself away Il
her Hrst, and let you have a chance t.
skip out together before could nal
YOU"
A feeling OF intense disgust crept owe
him. He was a coarse man, unprinci-
pied as might be. but he fully aPpre
ciated in the young woman he had de
ceived all those virtues which he lacked
In a dumb sort of way he fancied tina
her refinement and moral uprightnes
offset his own failings. and when wit
her he always radiated a gentle be
nightly oddly at variance with his natu
raj brute selfishness. That she shout
be classed as a guilty partner in hi
crime filled him with mingled shame an
rage
I should have killed you II you ha
dared to see her. he cried she Is a
far above you and me as the sky is abov
A, the earth. II she knew. she" II
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paused suddenly. He had no wish TO IN
form the woman before him OF the fact
that the other one would spurn him at
once and forever if the truth about his
past became known TO her. But for a
second time his words betrayed him. His
wife read his face Alright. and COM
pleted unfinished sentence for him.
she would leave you, eh?" she said
with a chuckIe. Angel. is she? Well,
her wings Will be pretty well dirtied up
after In through with her." She arose
from her chair, crossing her hands
primly. 4 don't want to waste words
with you. Jim. I guess I'll move on
Higgins sprang to his feet.
stop. Mary! There's no use in our
fighting this way. We always used to.
I know''-he attempted to smile a lit
tie as ne spoke-"but what's the good
Let's talk sense. You've found me out
1 don't pretend I'm glad Of it. I was a
fool to let my picture 20 into that
book l knew it at the time, but God
knows 1 never thought one OF them
would get to such a hole in the ground
as Ellensville. But as long as it's
happened. I'm willing to do the square
thing. I'm a rich man" Even in his
excitement he remembered that this was
a conditional fact. I'm rich man. and
III DO what's right. Now. you don't
care anything about me, and you are
poor. What's the use OF spelling my
life and not helping your own? II you
viii go away and not say anything. III
give you He hesitated. true TO his
business craft to the last, trying to
bit upon the least sum which might &C
complish his purpose IN give you
I five thousand dollars"
/ The woman shook her head sullenly
/ her shoulders
Ten thousand if you'll 90 away, any
where but 10 EIlensville.
still she remained silent. looking w
at him with a grin.
Fifteen thousand" he gasped, won
dering where he might be able to lay
his hands upon that amount
why. you fool" she broke forth sud
denly, you must think I'm crazy. Ain
you wife? Amt that big house min,
II want to live in it? Amt a good
pile of all you've got mine IL I wan
to claim it?''
What a rusty Nemesis she was. this
yelIow-faced little woman. with her dul
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eyes and thin lips, But she was a
Nemesis, This common. unloveIy, in
soIent old woman held his destiny in
the hollow of her misshapen, toil-worn
hands. Whether she went away or re-
NAMED near him. he would never again
be safe from her attacks. After all
the years. she had tracked him down
70 denounce him. to ruin him. or at best
to make his life a perpetual nightmare
OF dread. He felt his past success. his
] present power. his future hopes. crum-
bling into the dead ashes Of defeat be-
/ fore the obstinate, malicious hate of
this worn. old woman, old beyond her
years. who stood silently before him
| with folded arms and grinning lips.
! sudden fury seized the man. His
breath came in great. quick, uneven
gasps- The woman shrank from him as
she saw the change. and stepped back
ward. but his hands were upon her
throat. his arms pinioning hers to her
side. She struggled. and tride 10 cry
out. but she was a weak little creature.
powerless. lost in the clutch OF his great
hands. in the yise-like grip of his arms
against her own. He pushed her back
against the wall with his hands clinging
to her throat. his breast pressed against
her mouth. His ewes were blOodshot, his
red face showed great blotches of purple
about his heavy checks. There was q
mighty roaring like that OF raging wind
I'm his ears
II was past in a minute. His hands
weakened their grasp on the woman''
throat. and he began TO tremble. He
looked about him dazed and anxious
What had happened? What was he do
ing? He stepped back; the woman:
body swayed and fell forward 1t would
have struck the floor, but he caught it ii
his outstretched arms. There were grea
dark marks upon her throat where hi
!. fingers had pressed. He bent over her auC
whispered her name He shook her gen
tly, then fiercely He unfastened he
shawl and placed his ear TO her heart !
great horror froze him as he realize,
what he had done
He stood with the woman's body in hi
arms. staring at her distorted face. HI
had hated her almost from the first da,
Of their welded life in the remote villag,
q whence she had just come. and where h.
/ had deserted her years before For fif
S teen years she had been but a hateful
b memory. At first. he remembered, h
used TO fear pursuit and discovery. bu
afterward with his change Of name an
increasing prosperity. came feeling o
! security. until finally she had becom
8 only a bad dream which came upon hin
4 sometimes in the night But she wa
here now, in his arms; here, and
, He glanced again toward the door an
window Had Dodge heard anything
> What could he do with her?
e Adjoining his office was large close
e where he kept his coat. He opened il
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fixing his little eyes squarely upon her.
you are trying to run a bIun game. It
won't work. hold all the cards and
you can't win,"
The woman eyed him calmly. IN
loosening her shawl. she settled herself
in n chair. The mans eyes shifted
little under her insolent gaze He
waited anxiously ror her 10 speak II
she would but give him an inkling Of
what she proposed doing he could meet
her attack. He fdgetcd in his chair. At
last his impaticnce led him to make
false move
What do you mean to dO?" ne asked
"Oh, you amt quite so sure can't
do anything. are yOu2 / haven't come
all the way from EuensviIle just TO be
scared OF at the end. You're rich and
powerful. I'm poor woman and no
body knows me here. But"-pointing a
blunt finger at him-"follzs will know me
before / give up In spite OF your riches
and your power 1 can make this town
too hot to hold you Il there's any decent
men or women in it. II 1 can't prove
your names Walton. I can prove ii was
once. and, what's more. I guess your
riches and big name nor nothing will
help you much when folks knows you're
a bigamist!" Her voice grew shriH. The
mans air of bravado forsook him as he
listeLed. You didn't think I knew so
much, did you?" she asked. with a hard
/ little laugh.
/ IT'S lie" nc muttered.
/ "Oh, no, it amt. Amt / your wife.
and amt you got another woman VINO
thinks she is, too? / read all about
/ that other woman in the book"
/ In what book?''
THE book this town sent out. tell
/ ing all about its big men. with The
story OF their lives. II all the rest
OF EN- was as big pack Of lies as
yours was thew must be a holy lot. ]
knew your picture the minute I laid
eyes on it. I showed it to brother
Wash. and he knew it. too. an he set
me on 10 coming here to get my rights
give me the money an all. I dom
know as I'd have come, though If il
hadn't been that the book said YOU'D
married a heightened girl. and it CAV.
lot OF fol-de-rOl about her. Lies Iik,
the stun about you. / suppose. Thai
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
acre PERENNIUS.

Nations and men may pass away;
A fragrant thought can never die;
The soul beneath it's potent sway
Ascends on high.
Poet. if thy dear verse doth hold
Fast in its heart one truth sub
lime.
There shall il CLEAN. a star OF gold,
And outlive time.
Robert Loyeman.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
SMALL SER VICES.

q MALL service is true service
while 81 lasts;
or friends. however humble.
scorn not one;
The daisy, by the shadow il casts.
Protects the lingering dewdrop
from the sun.
W. Wordsworth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-30
THEY WILL REMAIN.

The bump of reverence is over
Swallowed by the bump Of inteli-
gence in the goth century man
and woman. Old things are not
preserved simply because they
are old. Whatsoever is no longer
useful must get out Of the way.
Nevertheless, progress that is
not intelligent will not be per-
manent. We shall continue to
breathe air, drink water and eat
bread. There will be no i'm
provement" on the great essen
tials Of living, and we do not
want any. Babies will come into
the world as they have from the
beginning, and people will die
out of it as they have done since
the world began. Let us not run
away with the idea that all Of
our treasured opinions are to be
upset. Through every change,
all standard articles which, like
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
have builded a reputation on
honour and good service, will
hold their place. This effective
remedy belongs to the past, the
present and the future. 1t is
not only up-tO-date but ahead of
date. For Wasting Diseases, I'm
paired Nutrition, Influenza, Lung
Troubles, Impure HumOrs in the
blood with resulting skin affec-
tions, etc, it possesses the con-
fidence of physicians and the peo-
pie everywhere. 1t is not expect
ed to fail; it never does fail.
The formula after which it ia
made is an inspiration. 1t con-
tains the nutritive and curative
properties Of Pure Cod Liver Oil,
extracted by us from fresh cod
livers, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of HypOphosphites
and the Extracts Of Malt and
Wild Cherry. 1t is palatable as
honey, and yet so medicinal as to-
be effective from the first dose
Professor Reddy, of Canada, says:
81 have much pleasure in stating
that | have used it in cases Of
debility and have found it to be
a very valuable remedy as well
as pleasing to take" at cannot
disappoint." Sold by chemists.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-30

Twenty-Five cents pays for a Want
ad in the Star. A bargain.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-30
ENLIsTING RECRUITS.

ENLIsTING RECRUITS.
Arthur Merry, clerk to the Naval
Commandant, is acting as existing Of
ficer at the Naval Station in the alb
sence Of Il. White, who is i'll. Mr.. Mer-
ry enlisted four men yesterday and an
other application is under consideration
today.
Twenty-Five cents pays for a Want
ad in the Star. A bargain.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-30
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
BURN LEAVES IN MORNING.
Board Of Health Intends to Prosecute
Ordinance Violators.

1t is unlawful to burn leaves in any
part Of the city excepting between the
hours Of In the morning and u noon.
The city board Of health has found it
necessary. to have printed for general
distribution a circular containing the
section Of the revised ordinances gov
erning the time when leaves can be
burned in the streets, lots or on private
grounds.
AS fall progresses and leaves begin
10 drop from the trees there is an in
clination 70 rake them up daily and
burn them at a time most convenient
10 tenant or landlord. The city board
Of health proposes to stop the practice
and calls attention to it's determination
i'm the following extract from chapter
xvii, revised ordinances:
Section p. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person 10 burn in the open air any
hay. straw, or any other rubbish or
substance. within the limits OF Salt
Lake City. except between the hours Of
o'clock in the morning and l. o'clock
"a noon. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of q misdemeanOr, and upon con-
viction shall be fined i'm any sum not
exceeding SO for each offense."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
DEMOCRATS NoMINATE.

Richfield oct 1S.-The Democratic city
convention was held in the county court
house last night and a strong ticket nom
mated the convention was we'll attend
ed, the court room being crowded with
voters, both men and women The con-
ventiOn was presided over by County At
torney Fl. y. Hayes. a b. Williams was
selected as secretary.
The following ticket was nominated.
For mayor. William A. Seegmiller; coun-
ell, four-year term, j. G.. Anderson, tRo-
year term, w T. OrrOck, Edward Ras-
musSen. w. r. Robinson and j. b. Nor
risOn; recorder Mrs. Alice Gottfredson;
marshal. George Galway. treasurer. Wal
ter Christensen; Justice Of the peace, w.
Il, Asimus.
There is a great deal Of dissatisfaction
among the Republicans over the ticket
that was railroaded through the couven-
ton last Friday night, the dissatisfied
Republicans calling the convention Il ru-
union Of the j. NJ. Peterson firms for
the candidate for mayor is the cashier
Of the J.. NJ. Peterson bank. for council
for the long term is the manager Of the
j. NJ Peterson & Co. store and one of the
four cOuncilmeu named is J. NJ Peterson.
the president Of the above named bank
There are hundreds of Republicans that
viii vote the entire Democratic ticket
from top to bottom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
BARTENDERS ARE ORGANIZED
Held Meeting Yesterday and
Elected Oficers.

Fifty-UWO barteuders Of this city met
yesterday afternoon at the Federation Of
Labor hail. on West Second South street.
and effected permanent organization,
which will be a branch of the American
Federation Of Labor. Organizer Jonn
Thall has been. at work for the past week
and Yesterday had the pleasure of seeing
the organization started with a hurrau.
The charter from the national organiZa-
tiuu arrived Saturday, and meeting was
called for O'Clock yesterday afternoon
to elect officers for the local lodge There
were fifty-twO bartenders present al the
appointed hour. when the meeting was
called TO order by Organizer Thall. After
listening to an address by President
James Kenny Of the Ogden union the
election % officers was held. which re-
suited in the following officials being
chosen.
President. Charles Lange; vice presi-
cent, Joseph Lane; treasurer, Isaac Mel
hour, financial secretary, Charles Bridge
ford; recording secretary. W. F. COnrOd:
inspector. Sam Clark. and chaplain, B.
Ditrick. The following men were elected
TO serve as delegates to the State Fede-
ration of Labor: Harry HambOugh, JC-
seph Lane. G. j. Bywater, Sam Clark and
b. DiUick-
When the election had been finished the
initiation ceremonies took place, after
which the body adjourned until next
Sunday at p. IN. There were number
of visitors from Ogden present at yes
terdays meeting. among the more prom
inent being James Kenny, president CT
the Ogden lodge, and b. A. Clark, finan-
Cial secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
Women of Woodcraft-

Salt Lake circle No. $50 had a large
gathering at its last meeting. the occa-
sion being their first card party and So
clal The affair was an entire success,
there being over go people present At
the next meeting several candidates are
to be introduced The Joint committee
appointed by the three circles met last
Tuesday evening at WOOdbine circle $
hail and organized by selecting Mrs. l..
A. Owens chairman; NJ Desmond. secre-
tary and Mrs. Rose Wood. treasurer. The
committee cOntemplates a great log roll
Ing campaign, and with the aid OF the
membership II viii be one of the largest
I'm the history of the order in Utah
Silver Maple circle los held a well-at-
tended meeting on Friday evening. The
committee on chip gathering reported
progress and by the interest shown IL
viii be a banner affair for the order in
Salt Lake
WOodbine No. Il met in regular form.
with all officers and guards present
There was a very large attendance OF
neighbOrs. one transfer card was re-
ceived, also a communication from the
grand lodge, granting cheap rates on APP
plicauOns from Oct ] to Jan. l. which
means some rustling for the Women OF
WoodcrafC. Visitors were present from
Silver Maple, Salt Lake and Grand June
ton circles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
EPHRAIM NEWS NorFs-

Ephraim, Oct. 1S.-City Quarantine Ply
stefan Jensen reports ten cases of ty-
phOid fever in the following families of
this city: Mary Stevens, two; Joseph L.
Shupe two; Jens Jensen, one: John G..
Johnson. one. William A Larsen. one !;
Hugh O'Connel one; &. J. Christensen,
two.
The Lillian Mason Dramatic company
presented Camille to a large audience
at tie opera house last evening.
Hubert Christcsen left today for Cove,
Sewer county, where he has been en- %
gaged TO teach school this winter.
In a very interesting game Of baseball
at MOrOni yesterday afternoon the Snow
academy team was defeated by the Mo-
roni ball tossers by the close score of 10
H. The academy boys claim that the
rotten decisions Of the umpire lost them
the game. Another game viii be played
on the local grounds this week.
James w. Cherry. one Of Mt Pleas
ants legal lights, was down from that
city on business yesterday.
Charles Peacock came i'm from Sterling
TODAY on business