davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-11

appreciated that the unconventonality had ben more than that in which she was now engaged.
 Seton made no rejoinder. and she con tinucd: Tt was at a first night of one of had forgotten her opera glasses, even more eager to see than l. and I don't usually use opera glasses" :" The girl added the explanatory phrase as though she feared her auditor might think she meant to exalt her own thoughtfulncss.
 ''l often lent them to peoplc-but I never have to any one like her. She was SO charmingly grateful and delightful. She told me she Was Seton's wife. and I told her l was about to marry q member of his company
 Inc actor stared as the girl said this and quickly glanced at her: but she did not observe him-she was for the moment lost in her narrative. She continued turn ing occasionally to Seton.
 'l had q beautiful time with her" sho said slowly She was so wonderfully sinslc-mnded. She told inc some things about her husbands career; l could Sec how much everything he did meant to her, and l could sec how much she must mean to him. People say he has been rather wild and reckless since she died. l should think he would be, wouldnt you"
 Seton looked at her young face, with its wistful Irish tenderness. She had much of the single -mindedncss that she ad- mired
 Yes; oh yes"' he said hastily. My husband said he didn't think grief was any excuse for craftsmanship he say"
 Does he know him?" the actor asked quickly.
 He doesn't know him very well; he is younger than Seton. He Is his understudy in tn" play he has now
 An seton exclaimed To himself he added, So she is his wife; that explains hcr-somcw what"
 "IIe has tiny little part in tho play--I suppose an undcrstudy always has-and Inc probably never will have ;t chance to play Scton's part"
 Docs he act pretty wcll?" Seton asked, although he knew. He wondered If the girl could judge an actors performance as well as she could look at a play, "I don't quite know" she said. "l think he may. if he has opportunities remember 1 asked Mir. Seton
 You did indccd?"
 Yes" she said. Then, us if in reply to his half-cNprcssed surprise, she added People sometimes do such lmpulslNe things Sometimes we remember TOT a little while that. after all, only very few things count; and we expect the usu- al conventions from the few
 But for her extreme and simple scrl- ousness, Seton would have accused her of an attempt to be epigrammatical. He wondered if she suspected herself Of eX' ccpting the usual conventions. lie w r. dercd what his wife had thought ot inc girl: he had frequently laughed, with fond amusement, at similar artlessnesS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-11

stage that he forgot to be guarded and when she turned unexpectedly and looked at him. without allowing him time to turn his head, he was for an instant con fused In the same instant, he observed that the curtain was descending and that her attention had naturally been taken from the stage.
 There was no shade of annoyance in her expression as she glanced at him. To his surprise she started very slightly. and her face softencd as she turned 1t away from him. He supposed that 3he had recognized him, and he was the more convinced that she belonged to his pro- fession. for he was aware that very IeW persons who had known him only on the stage recognized him when they saw him off it. He did not know that the girl who saw an act oe a play with such quick and clear intentncss had as intently seen his fac" and had been startled and moved by its drawn and hagsard lines.
 She was younger than her appearance and her k ecn intcntncss had suggested 10 Seton. At th" end of the next act, she turned and spoke to him, with a singular lack of convention in which there was yet , no slightest lack of dignity and breeding If she felt any need of justification or the uncouv,ntion other than tho mans race she found it possibly in the fact that she was in the second balcony
 Don't you think this rather remarks able play?" she said
 Seton could not sec in the question any thing which strengthened his theory that she wHS d member of his profession or rst N,.,N Inn him. AS most persons regarded the par ticular play as rather remarkable, he could, in fact, sec nothing in her critl- cism especially indicative
 Yes" he said "I think it Is a very remarkable play" Seton did not add that h. had even negotiated with d view to producing it himself and had suddenly abandoned tho plan when 1t hau been more than half completed
 Yes" said the girl: and then she added -and Seton knew that she had not, after all, recognized him-'I rather though Sc ton would produce it. Don't you think 1t is rather his kind of play?
 Perhaps it is," Seton agreed
 'l wonder why he didn't" the girl sain thouGhtfully. "lt is an absurd fancy or muo, even my husband says It lS' put have rather thought his wife. < death was the reason" She did not see Seton Wlhcc' hiS wifc's death had been the reason The girl continued: Ut Is d clever play but 1t is 50 worldly-wise and hard. sa" Mrs. s"ton but once. 1t was not more than two months before she died-but It was easy to see how beautifully simple liked this play. I remember sha said - Did you ever meet herr" Seton asked m a low voice. He knew how httIc she would have liked the remarkable play. "Gcs-rather unvonventionally,' said tn" gtrl, and she smiled slightly. Possibly she
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-11
IN A SECOND BALCONY r"n"'T" ~o'"o'" *
By ELIZABETH McCRACKEN.

As she gave expression to this opinion,
 the last act of the play began. AS It
 ended and before the crowd had begun
 to rush as precipitately from the balcony
 as it had rushed to 1t. Seton turned to tue
 girl and smiled. Don't get tired or your
 monument,'' he said. Then he lost slgnt
 of her in the crowd. She smiled at ms
 narting advice, as she made her way
 down the long fights of stairs: ana uie.
 she sighed. "Ill try not! she thous n'' "Poor man, he looked so unhappS' d"
 though some awful thing had happened
 to him, He ought to know now 10 siNs advice,
 Seton. meanwhile. went to his hotel moro cheerful than he had supposed ne could ever be again. He had dlscouraseu
 his friends when they would haNt spun
 to him of his wife. but the "li' oi "'9 understudy had touched the supJcct S' bappiIv. She had taken ms Wlie aS sii'
 ply and as sweetly as si'e Il'i' 'I,i. ,r,o.1,
 to give herself. His pleasure Tn thlS maue ,ir9 rap,ember the less impati"ntly the rirl's speculations as to himself. Tier re- Iations to his understudy awoke Tn nm n now interest in the man. whom he had long known SO very slightly.
 When. somewhat later. he went to the
 thcatcr. he more than once looked rflt- icallv at the husband Ol the Elrl Who had been on his right in the second bal
 rony of the ncighboring theatcr. Per
 hans opportunities may he his chief re- ouircments" he reflected; usually they are not though"
 At the end of his play he observed to the stage manager that he was more than ordinarily fatigued,
 Think yuu'r he all right tomorrow said the stage manager anHiously- "Ycs-oh. yes, certainly" Seton said. I chcerfully; but the next afternoon he | a tl,, tl,.ntpi that he would , , not be equal to his performance that night
 What shall We do?" cjaculated the | stage manager
 Why. i've got an uudcrstudy haven't | I?" Seton said, impaticntly. He can do 1 it; nell he all right in it. Well it is the best W" can do'' agreed ] the stag" manager. dolcfully. Yes it is-this season" said Seton to 1 himself, us h" loft the telephone. l He smiled slowly. Then. suddenly, he | turned to the telephone and called up a dramatic reporter who was one of his particular friends. Say, Philson' Don be alarmed if you hear about my sudden illness It's nothing serious: I'll be able | to appear again tomorrow night, ] thlhk' "tir"at Scott" came from the other cnd of the telephone. "arcn't you on tonight! You're sure it'S '!othins serious. "Pcrfectly; it's the beastly weather "Nhu subSttutes?" My undorstudy. of course" "ls he any good?"
 "Yes-unusual amount of good rcaHy promising amount of good. ''Iu just make d note of that" Seton smiled. Yes, do," he said and then. slowly. he added, half aloud, to | himself some one 2pys somewhere that 'A girls love comes aptly in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-11

TOW, see here, Sadie, you know me. When I say Q thing s got to be, it's got to be. Your
 old dad don't want to be ahgry with you, but he's fixed up his plans and they can't be interfered with. So you get that little word said this after noon to the Honorable Mark, and then l can arrange the financial side of the busi- ness and make move for Melbourne. where I ought to have been week ago." And suppose the Honorable Mark doesn't ask me2'
 Sadie Leland sat back among the cush- ions of her wicker lounge chair, put her hands behind her proud young head and looked at her father One of her small feet, dainty in their low white shoes, tapped the snowy deck of the smart mod ern houseboat.
 There was an English viscount's coro- net over the crest on the stern of the flat broad vessel and on that of the trim steam launch in waiting, but the flag of an Australian colony flew from the flag staffs of both, in compliment to tho coun-
 
 bourne and Sydney, had brought the wherewithal to rent the two craft from their noble owner.
 Peter Leland coughed. He was a short, blunt clean-shaven colonial. His deep jaw and the habitual twinkle in his gray eye spoke of mingled good humor and ob- etinacy.
 Well" his daughter was told bluntly. 'I fancy Lady Jane has attended to that. At all events. she helped me pack every- body else off fishing or bunting, or doing something equally unnecessary. and she herself is coming with me in the launch to-to-ahem!-to see little riverside place I am thinking of taking. You have u slight headache and prefer to read. Abingdon is writing letters. I believe. Once we clear off, he'll probably pop out and improve the shining hour"
 Sadie rose and began to put her father s tie straight with caressing fingers.
 Dad" she said, where's the hurry ? Let me come with you and Lady Jane. l don't want to tie myself up yet. Why should you go home just now? Can't Mir Merivale go?-it wouldn't be the first time he'd settled things down under as well as you could yourself
 Peter Leland had suddenly became very interested in the set of his trouser legs over his bOot-tops
 There are SOIIe tlllh5S, lc dHSWCTCu evasively, "a man can't trust the best secretary on earth to do for him. And. besides Merivale isn't my secretary any longer.
 His daughter stared. MT. Merivale not your secretary any longer?" she repeated slowly. "Oh. dad, what has happened" The Australian flushed. ''Oh, we'll" he said, tits roundabout story, Sadie, and it wouldn't interest you. Leastaways. it oughtn't to. Richard Merivale was only a promising young chap l gave a chance to- and-and. well, I'm disappointed in him Don't you waste another thought or him.
 He put his daughter gently into the chair from which she had risen and sto0e looking at her.
 ''Sadie.'' he said. you understand me there is to be no fooling about this bus ness of Abingdon. I've given you every help to get fond of him on your owr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
An Even Score.

Miss Cynthia Roche is regaling the
girls of her set with an account of the
way in which she took down blase
young Englishman whom she recently
met at a Newport entertainment. She
overheard her hostess saying that sne
wished to introduce him to her, and
also his drawing reply:
"Oh, very well; trot her out
When he was presented she bowed,
calmy surveyed him from head to foot
then quietly said to the hostess
''Thank you. Now trot him back.
please. New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
i, j. =. j. :. .s Il, - !. 50 =. = g = J
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE, i
. : :. :. :, !. :. E, ., = s. :. :. :.
' atuC Cf Patience.


Ja6a =. 5a.aetcls son oc Ciau#
&pfeebeIs. is lie proprietor ci san
Francisco nov paper. 10 an eAifof
cne day MI SprecheIs WAS talking
about persistence, and in The course
Of his remarks lie said:
My father IL great believer in
persislenee-in patience. Once when
was By, l abandoned in despair
some childish task that | had underta-
ken, and my father reproved me.
Persistence will do anything, he
said There's nothing you can't ac-
compl h with patience. And then ne
smiled and added:
You could even carry water in a
sieve if you would have the patience
10 wait long enough.
How long would | have to wait
long enough.
g Till it froze,' my father answered. .
Boston Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
Ael to Platforms.

Senator Stewart, while travelling in
Nevada, stood on the platform CT the
coach and was approached by con-
ductor
Senator. began the emplcye, touch
ing his cap respectfully, Il dislike 70
remind YOU of rule >. which requires
passengers to ride inside the coaches
Il own this road, replied the Ser
ator gruffly. "Eut even if | didn't oy.sl
it. am | not a privileged passen 90 by
reason of being promi..c poll
teian?.
q believe that platforms ere for poll
ticians tc .get in on, hrl cot stand on,
replied the conductor.
The senator promptly stepped
through the door.-Philadelph Led
ger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
to h;E WAS SATISFIED.

Mpuas answers the criticisms
:, bet by observing that
e4 4 commander fought
sM 4 4 Gettysburg to suit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM

The principal difference between Ba
rsn Roguiat. head CT the French un-
delWriting syndicate for over $4,000
eco OF the shipbuilding trust securi-
ties, and the heads of the American
underwriting syndicate appears to be
that the French financier had served a
term in prison ard the American fnan
cier ought to.-Buffalo Times.
l.s.,Nsss ~. "a. ..sAL VI. ..-..-...
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27

IT, 1s.z tsza ..=..} e.,r-..' ta -
very 4.f.-,.at 49, - \...- aH ,.,t...
siae' Ii $ cea'a -. ,.G t..
stoa. GezsI va. ta",r isg.e9. ~
t@aal
"Eaca. tea.aou1" whispered Hattn1
fHp fils7, IS zo-a-''tf#s@.'
III 7e9 Ha7H r"
g! eau So tha figure Of 3 soldier
'HEereza
''1Here before flat ntlo shop"
"l}]. @tri You are rieht What shdH
we de-:
"EetHln ard report the matter to the
lieutenant"
Back they went and reported chat
the French were in town. They had
seen soldier on post before a shop.
"Nonsenset"' exclaimed the licuten
ant. IF they were there they would
have put out Il picket or a vcdctte.
He ordered the men to spread them
selves as skirmshcrs and move stealth
lily forward. When they came to the
place where Battcl had discovered the
soldier, they stopped, and there, true
enough. he was, standing before old
Gaspard's shop.
"Whats he doing?' qucried the lieu
tenant.
.IIe's on post" said RubidouX. ''Per-
haps he's guarding the man we're aft
cr"
you're fool or, rather, a coward.
You wish me to abandon the pursuit of
one who doubtless holds important Sc
crets. That fellow may not be SOL
dier at all. Singular that he stands SO
still. Come; we are wasting time"
At that moment the figure in front
Of the shop was dimly Illuminated by
tiny flame, and the Prussians could
plainly see that the man was soldier,
with his gun resting on the ground
and leaning against his shoulder. The
flame rose and fell as Of one pulling on
the pipe. and smoke was also visible.
"Sacre!" exclaimed the lieutenant.
"He's soldier, after all, and where
there is one there must be more. The
French are not fools to occupy town
with one man. There must be at least
a battalion, but they arc very poor sol
diers to leave no picket out here. We
might capture them"
The officer decided to go back as fast
as he could and reported that there
was a force of the enemy in the town,
with no picket out and they might be
surrounded and taken. An hour later
two regiments of tie line moved out,
enc eneifcled the town, while the other
advanced to demand surrender. The
! Qniy French soldier in tn" town WAS &
metal one that had the coolness as the
| prussians advanced to light his pipe.
Old Gaspard after his sons arrival
| had gone ert To rec0nnot"r. and in CON
cealment Ne had heard Hattcl and Ku-
! hidouN converse about his statue.
When they withdrew he went back,
got up team to remove his son and
to gain time conceived the plan of max
ing his soldier smoke for the irussians
When they came in force, Pierre bad
just been driven away.
ELISE BRISSON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
HOW TIE SENATE MIGHT HELP

If the senate wants to make itself
useful in connection with the postGf-
flee graft. let it push through bill
extending the statute of limitations for
such crimes from three years to six.
That would catch mon once in a while
who may be able to cover their tracks
temporarily State Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
the
u pt4lc 8 Daily Story
.--..--.=.-.........-.-.........................
yours,


rs gina!I
re2ehd, Il tobaccouist In a
es2''i'7aris, tired Of having
e .'''' standing before -
minis, conclgdeG to
tltr,,,, sotal one. Since 1o
per,ll. ,hangc he ri2ht as
Wolgia:hing unique. 50 lie
Zota OF employed a young
plHaseEn a figure for bi'a.
2ona ism a soldier lighting
tue S"iit of his gun rcst2l
W . til one hand he held
,.,n other shaded the
sni,,. I'D, only there was
the widppy thought struck
woody s'Xas run from the
cattle, the statue and into
encd O1tch was hollow and
wood b Gas pipes. \ maV=
eat cac'ith phosphorus WAS
Vi '''' '4 hcnrd end of the
IF II wire leading 20
fastiiio'
re- r. could be pulled and
Gaspard sucked Il
ding from the pipe.
d. forth clouds Of to-
uo,v zen he would turn off
. match
To ;1'O-pruSSiHn war came
circ,,l, }Pierrc. aged eighteen,
.1orstoo,l soldier. His old
that th, on him, begged hard
sistino home and wept bit
water.'e marcl'ed away:
roots news that the prus-
tube ing everything before
coils ching on Paris. One
fertai,er dark old Gaspard's 3
Tbo Zen. and Pierre rushed
salts IN evidently fleeing for
root hail
the collie pied by our troops ?"
activity
concentrat
cells crea
sure" ar lurN near Tue en-
general v TO gam informa-
and up t. as 10 Wlllc'' route
leaves. WIS "'s'oNci '''
Tb;s g., few minutes they
plement,
vapor f.ou." -.
onco 80 useless. They will
aoia use in the town and
,o.,o. of timber in it to
hy +ro," only hope was that
,,.,a 9. here. and since they
.oote oe taken and hanged
.,.;,; vc been fired on and
g ,naid can so no farther for
>ne Prussian outposts,
va dozen men, advanced
a mile of the town,
,re halted by the liculen-
1r md.
ice may be occupied by the
he said. 1--WE must be care
be drawn into Il trap. You,
nd you. RubidouX. go for
you are shot, we shall know
french are there. If they are
back and let us know
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27

ger
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
MUST WAIT AND SEE.

1t may be the open door in China,
and then again it may be another par
tition.-Albany n Y, Argus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27
OH, WHAT A GRAFT.

. Louis grafters can trim the
successfully, what will they do
exposition visitor r?-Greenille,
lne.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-27

him. This may be regarded as conyinc-
ing.-Prcvidence Journal.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02

The Ladies Of the Maccabees wi
give dance and dinner Friday even
ing, April 8. at the hall over the Cas-
Hardware store
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02
overstrsst Rsnominateo

Especial Telegram TO Evening Te''o-.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April Com
gresham Jesse Overstreet was reaon-
mated today by the republican con-
gressional convention of the Se,enth
district. There were no dissenting
votes. William Kothe and John b.
Cockrum were elected delegates to the
national convention and were INSTRUCT
ed to vote for the denomination Of
President Roosevelt
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02
COMING EVENTS

,rday afternoon April 2.-Tht
;,icum club will meet at the
~ Miss Anna Binnard at 2:3
o'clock.
saturday April 2.--There will be a
,.sate in this city between members Of
a"aIewiston State Normal and Cheney
s,ate Normal schools.
,.,sav night, April S.-The Ladies
:. ,he Maccabees will give social hop
" ,he hall over the Cash Hardware
store
Wednesday. May 11.-There will be
=, adjourned meeting of the Clear
-,oter Implement Dealers association
In this city.
wednesday, May 1S.-The republican
.,nvention to name delegates to the
,at,onal republican convention will be
held In Pocatello.
wednesday. August 10.-The repub-
Iran state convention will be held in
Moscow.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02

II your watch don't run. run to
Hames' with t. .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02

Miss Ingersol Of the Normal school
entertained several friends last Satur-
day evening at her rooms on Third
street.
Progressive Ave hundred was played
till a late hour after which dainty re-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02

The dance given last evening at the
Odd Fellows hall by the Rebekah's was
rendered afforded ar e':oa.lert 7ppor-
trrit, 70 :te aancers who f,-rccd until
- O'Clock. Light -efreshmer.s we're
served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-21
OPINION
Editor Evening News:

Editor Evening News:
There has of late been much talk of
snow aud of removing it from side
walks. There have been kicks, COM
plants and much mixed talk of clear
ing and not clearing the sidewalks of
the snow and ice. The police have
visited us and told us to remove the
snow or it would be done by the city
at u expense.
This little act on the part of the
Street Commissioner and the police is
all very we'll, and is appreciate by
every right thinking citizen in this
city. but how about the sidewalk in
front of the city property which was
to be occupied by our new police sta
tion. 1t is now, and always has been
in case of a storm of kind, the worst
in the city. no snow has ever been re-
movd from this spot and the fact has
been noticed by[all the residents in
this section.
Not only is this spot neglected, but
there was not even a path shoveled to
our new and beautiful Carnegie Lib
rary. And in the recent rain storm
one woman was seen journeying in
that vicinity with a set.of life preser-
vers.
Truly it is time our Street Com
missioner awoke to the fact that there
is something to be done besides
sprinkle sand on the cross walks.
Yours truly.
THE SNOW MAN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-21
ICE NOW COVERS
LAND AND WATER.
Rain and SIeet Yesterday Turn
JuswaiKs mtO SKATING Ponds
The Sound Kept Open.

The rain and sleet of yesterday
afternoon and last night left the
streets and sidewalks a glare of ice
and this morning many horses and
people fell down.
Many people took to the middle of
the road. AS the stores began to open
ashes and saw dust was spread Oh in
q goodly supply on the walks.
In Staten Island sound the ice is not
SO bad this morning, it has broken up
a great deal and disappeared with the
ebb tide. 1t is constantly coming
down from up the sound, however.
Only a narrow passage is kept open
through the sound. The steamer st.
Michaels is making her regular trips
every day, but with much difficulty.
Yesterday WAS the worst, so it is said.