davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

fact that her eyes were filed with
tears. ITS my artistic temperament
I suppose. It's always getting me into
trouble. It appealed so strongly to my
sympathies-this story of hopeless love
between two young people-with the
father Of the girl bounded by corrupt
politicians and unscrupulous financiers.
II was too much for me. All an
forgot where I vast
She leaned against a chair, sick ana
faint from nervousness. her whole BODY
trembling. At that moment there was
a knock at the library door and JEFF
ferson Ryder appeared. Not seeing
Shirley. whose back was toward him.
he advanced to greet his father.
You told me TO come up in five min
utes," he said. II just wanted to
say"
Miss Green" said Ryder. ST., ad-
dressing Shirley and ignoring what
ever it was that the young man want
ed TO say. this is my son Jefferson.
Jen-this is Miss Green"
jefferson looked in the direction in
dicated ard stood as II rooted to the
floor. He was so surprised that he
was struck dumb. Finally, recovering
himself. he exclaimed:
Shirley"
Eyes. Shirley Green, the author"
explained Ryder ST., not noticing the
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

note Of familiar recognition in his ex-
clamation-
Shirley advanced, and holding out
her hand 10 Jefferson, said demurely:
7 am very pleased 10 meet you, Mr.
Ryder Then quickly, in an under
tone. she added: BE careful; don't
betray me-"
jefferson was so astOunded that he
did not see the outstretched hand. All
he could do was to stand and stare
first at her and then at his father.
Why don't you shake hands with
herr" said Ryder. ST. "She won't bite
vou."s Then he added. Miss Green
is going to do some literary work for
me. so we shall see a great deal OF
her It's too bad you're going away
He chuckled at his own pleasantly
Father" blurted out Jefferson, I
came to say that I've changed my
mind. You did not want me to go. and
feel I ought 20 do something 20
please you
GOOD boy" said Ryder pleased.
Now you're talking common sense
He turned TO Shirley, who was getting
ready TO make her departure: We'll.
Miss Green, we may consider the mat
ter settled, You undertake the work
at the price I named and finish 1t as
soon as you can. OF course, you viii
have to consult me good deal as you
go along, so I think il would be better
for you to come and stay here while
the work is progressing Mrs. Ryder
can give you a suite Of rooms TO your
self, where you VIII be undisturbed
and you viii have all your material
close al hand. What do you say?
Shirley was silent for a moment
She looked drst at Ryder and then at
his son, and from them her glance
went to the little drawer on the left
hand side OF the desk Then she said
quietly:
Is voE think best. Mr.. RYDER. l
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

suite Of room would be ready for her
the following afternoon. Shirley did
not hesitate. Everything was TO be
gained by making the Ryder residence
Eer headquarters. her fathers very
life depended upon the successful out
come Of her present mission. and this
unhoped for opportunity practically IN
sured success. She Immediately wrote
TO NIassa pedua. One letter was to her
mother, saying that she was extending
her visit beyond the time originally
planned. The other letter was 70
stott she told him all about the inter
view with Ryder. informed him or the
discovery Of the letters. and. after eX-
planning the nature Of the work oner-
ed her. said that her address for the
next few weeks would be in care OF
John Burkett Ryder. All was going
better than she had dared TO hope
Everything seemed to favor their plan
Her first step, of course, while in the
RYDER home. would be to secure pos
session OF her fathers letters and there
she would dispatch at once TO Massa-
pequa, so they could be laid before the
Senate without delay
So, after settling accounts with her
landlady and packing up her few be-
Iongings. Shirley lost no time in trans
ferring herself to the more luxurious
quarters provided for her in the So
10000 mansion uptown.
At the Ryder house she was received
cordially and with every mark or con-
sideration. The housekeper came down
20 the main hall to great her when she
arrived and escorted her TO the suite
of rooms, comprising a small working
library. a bedroom simply but daintily
furnished in pink and white and a
private bathroom, which had been
specially prepared for her conven-
fence and comfort, and here presently
she was Joined by Mrs. Ryder.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

From Judge Rossmore, were they
notT" said Shirley boldly
How did you know It was Judge
RossmOre2" demanded Ryder SUSPECT
ously ct didn't know that his name
had been mentioned.
IT saw his signature, she said sim
ply. Then she added Hes the father
Of the girl YOU don't like, isn't hep
Yes, he's the"
A cloud came over the fnancier's
face. his eyes darkened. his jaws
snapped and he clenched his fist.
How you must hate him. said
Shirley. who observed the change
Not at ALL replied Ryder recOv-
ering his self-possessiOn and suavity
Of manner. II disagree with his poll
ties and his methods. butt know very
little about him except that he is about
TO be removed from Office
About to be?' echoed Shirley. so
his fate is decided even before he is
tried2" The girl laughed bitterly.
..Yes." she went on. some Of the
newspapers are beginning 10 think he
IS innocent of the things Of which
he is accused
DO they?'' said Ryder, indifferently.
Yes" she persisted, most people
are on his side"
She planted her elbows on the desk
i'm front Of her. and. looking him
sauarelv in the face. she asked him
point blank:
whose side are you on-really and
truly2'
Ryder WINGED What right had this
woman. a stranger both TO Judge
Rossmore and. himself to come here
and catechise him? He restrained his
impotence with difficulty as he re-
piled.
Whose side am I on? Oh, 1 don
know that / am on any side. don
know that i give il much thought
do you think this man deserves 70
he Dunished2' p she demanded
She had resumed her seat at the
desk and partly regained her self
possession
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

ShirIey's face became set and hard
There was a contemptuous ring 10 her
words as she retorted:
yet you admit that he may be in
nocentr
Even if I knew it as a fact. I
couldn't move"
DO you mean to say that II you had
positive proof7' She pointed to the
drawer in the desk where he had
placed the letters IF you had abso-
lutte proof in that drawer, for in in
stance? wouldn't you help him them?
Ryders face grew cold and inscrut-
able; he now wore his fighting mask
Not even If I lad the absolute proof
in that drawer?" he snapped viciously.
Have you absolute proof in that
lrawer2'' she demanded.
ct repeat that even If I had, could
not expose the men who have been my
friends. Its noblesse oblige in politics
as well as in society, you know"
He smiled again at her. as If he had
recovered his good humor after their
sharp passage at arms.
"Oh, it's politics-thats what the
papers said. And you believe him in
nocent. Wen, you must have some
grounds for yCUr belief.
Not necessa rily-
you said that even if you had the
proofs. you could not produce them
without sacrificing your friends, show
ing that your friends are interested in
having this man put off the bench
She stopped and burst into hysterical
laughter. "Oh, I think you're having
a joke ut my expense" she went on
'lust to see how far you can lead me-
dare sayJudge Rossmore deserves
All he gets Oh, yes-Im sure he de-
serves it," She rose and walked 10
the other side of the room to conceal
her emotion.
Ryder watched her curiously-
NY dear young lady. how you take
this matter to heartt
please forgive me-" laughed Shirley.
and averting her face to conceal the
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
CHAPTER XIII.

Shirley entered upon her new duties
ia the Ryder household two days later.
She had returned to her rooms the
evening Of her meeting with the finan-
eier IN a state bordering upon hys-
terra The days events had been so
extraordinary that it seemed to her
they could not be real. and that she
must be in a dream. The car ride 20
Seventy-fourth street, the interview in
the library, the discovery Of her faith
er's letters. the offer to write the biOg-
raphy. and. what to her was still more
important. the invitation 10 go and
live In the Ryder home-9ll these incl
dents were so remarkable and unusual
that Il was only with difficulty that
the girl persuaded herself that they
we're not pigments Of a disordered
brain
But II was all true enough. The next
mornings mail brought a letter from
Mrs. Ryder. who wrote 20 the efrect
that Mr. Ryder would like the work
TO begin at once, and adding that
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Shirley Gains Non1entary
Possession of Her Fa-
theirs Letters, But De-
cideS Not to Force the
Issue.

short, and reaching forward he tried
to snatch them from her,
what have you got there?" he ex-
claimed.
He took the letters and she made
no resistance. II would be folly TO
force the issue now, she thought.
Another opportunity would present it
self Ryder locked the letters up very
carefully I'm the drawer on the left
hand side Of his desk. muttering TO
himself rather than speaking to Shir-
ley:
my other papers p
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

am quite willing to do the work here"
Ryder, ST., escorted her TO the top Of
the landing and watched her as she
passed down the grand staircase. ush-
erod by the gorgeousiy uniformed
aunkies. to the front door and the
street
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

April ID. 1907
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

60 Be continued Next sundayl.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
ABE RUFF FRAMES =
LINE OF DEFENSE

San Francisco. April 1O-The trial of
Abraham Ruef, on charge of extor-
tion, came up again today. The ex-boss
will present q contract In evidence as
the basis of his chief defense in the
case now before the court, and also on
the other indictments charging him
with eXtortion in the French restaurant
cases, showing that he was retained
as counsel for the men whom he is ac-
cused of mulcting.
This contract will show, It Is assert
ed by Ruef's attorneys, that he was
retained TO act as counsel for the res
tauranteurs for two years at a nominal
salary OF $4,000.
They will contend that the significant
detail of the contract Is that 1t was
made to extend beyond the life of the
administration of Mayor Schmitz, and
that this shows that the relations be-
tween Ruef and the restaurant men
were the ordinary relations between an
attorney and his clients.
The prosecution declares 1t can prove
to the jury the political affinity between
Ruef and SchmitH v as used as a club
over the heads of tie restaurant keep
ers to force from them the $1,000
yearly retainer"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
ADMITS DAUGHTER"
IS REALLY HIS Wife
Head Of Marriage Swindle With
1000 Victims Would Save
Her From Court.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 9-"James
Marshall" the marriage swindler, head
of the great Mrs. Edith Ross Society,""
marriage syndicate, which has probably
1000 victims, has at last acknowledged
that Mrs. Ross is not his daughter,
Tenie, but is In reality his lawful wife.
She was Varina Spies. Of st. Louis,
and became the wife OF Ross five years
ago. Marshall was induced to make
his confession only after he had been
assured that by doing so he would save
"Tenie" trouble in the courts.
MY real name is James Matthias VIII
liams," he said, "and I was born in
New York city in 1854. When 1 was
young fellow 1 worked as a Western
Union telegraph operator in the old
Philadelphia Office and In Atlantic City.
Then / went west.
"In 1902 l married Varina Christian
Spies In a little German Lutheran
church In st. Louis. My wife Is the
woman known as Mrs. Ross, and has
also been known as my daughter Tenie
We lived in Rochester, N. Y, for a time
and have lived in several other cities. 1"
Marshall, or Williams, refused to tell
of any other marriages, but the detect
ives expect to connect him with at
least twenty matrimonial affairs. The
worthless gold mine was one of the
properties used by Williams to back up
his claim to wealth.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
RAILROAD FIREMEN
GET INCREASED PAY

Chicago. April 10--The agreement be-
tween thirty-one railroads west OF Chi
cago and the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen has been
signed
The pay OF firemen on all classes OF
engines is to be increased 25 cents per
day OF ten hours or less, 100 miles or
less, over the rate Of pay in effect on
January i, 1907. No change Is made
In computing time, and the advances
are not to apply TO men working on a
basis OF twelve and a half miles per
hour. --
The rate OF firemen in first class
yards Is to be 1925 per day OF ten hours,
overtime pro rata. In all other yards
the rate Is to be $2.15.
The minimum rate for i1remen in the
passenger service on engines having
cylinders under 18 inches In diameter
IL to be $2.25 per day Of 100 miles or
less, and ~ 30. on engines having 1S-
inch cylinders or over. An increase OF
10 cents per day Is given to firemen on
engines carrying a rate Of $3.50 or
more. 7 a't NI
In addition to the increase of pay
the hremen are to be relieved OF all
work In the cleaning OF engines.
The increase granted to the firemen
Is estimated to be about in the same
ratio as that recently granted to the
conductors and trainmen. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
PUERTO CORTEZ is
REPORTED CAPTURED

Mobile, Ala. April 10.-A steamer
which just arrived, brings news that
Puerto Cortez has fallen. r
The information is contained in a
message. received. by the Thacker
Steamship company over the telephone
from New Orleans. News from the
seat Of hostilities the past two weeks
has been obtained by mail or cable
from Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. All
cable messages are carried from Cortez
by boat to Puerto Barrios and REQUIRE
about seven hours by sailboat.
The message also says Ceiba, Hon.
duras, is in the Nicaraguan's hands.
Advices received today from Com
mander William f. Pullman of the
United States gunboat Marietta via
the steamer Columbia, just arrived
say Ceiba was taken on the evening
of April 3 by the Nicaraguan armies. :
Ceiba was taken without a shot and
then the Nicaraguan forces left for
Puerto Cortez on board the gunboat
Ometaphe, gasoline launch and small
gunboat. They proceeded to Cortez by
Marietta to protect American interests.
It had been agreed between Estrada
and Fullam that Puerto Cortez should
not be bombarded.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
PlTTSBURG WARNED
1T MAY BE RUINED

Pittsburg, Pa, April 10.--Pittsburg is
In danger Of devastation some day by
a flood similar to that which laid waste
Johnstown. Thousands Of lives and
millions OF dollars worth OF property
will be lost, according to report made
public by J. w. Arras, of the United
States engineer corps.
Mr.. Arras, who has charge of build
ing dams In the Ohio and Allegheny
rivers, has investigated conditions here
and his report to the government
sounds warning of the disaster which
he declares Is sure to come. ..
In the March freshet, says Mr.. Arras,
the Monongahela predominated. Should
the Allegheny take the lead--and there
Is no reason why 1t should not--the low
wooden bridges would be washed from
their foundations and the entire mass
smashed against the Pennsylvania rail-
road bridge.
would IL withstand the attack?" he
asks. mo man can tell. 1t is a pom
derous structure, splendidly proper
toned and substantially built. How
ever, what 1t will do seems immaterial.
for, whether Ii stands and holds the
gorge ora falls before 1t, 1t will in either
case divert the irresistible, oncoming
tide toward the mainland, where the
damage to physical property would be
enormous and lives by the thousands
would be sacrificed, since there would
he insufficient warning to enable the
unsuspecting to withdraw to places of
safety" ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
MILLIONAIRE KILLS
HIS WIFE'S CREDIT,
PRINTS A NOTICE
John {. Dean Proposes to Curb
Extravaganza and Avoid
Future Spite Suits.

Chicago, April 1O.-The following ad
vertisement has appeared in the news
papers: #
"Notice-An merchants. traders, man.
ufacturers, jewelers., dressmakers, mil
liners, dealers in any line, including
hotel keepers, are notified not to sell
or deliver any goods in their line to any
person for which they may expect me
to pay the bill, without my written con-
sent. as l shall decline to do so.
John E. Dean"
Mrs. John E. Dean, wife of a mil
lionaire resident Of the Metropole hotel
and leader in exclusive society, stands
today without any more credit than the
wife of an humble $1,000 clerk.
If Mr.. Deans effort has been success
full her name has been stricken from
the creditors list of every State street
department store and Cancelled by jew
elers, florists, dressmakers and millin-
erS.
Her husband has accomplished this
through the "waEt ad' column. level
ing Mrs. Dean and his two daughters,
Misses Marion and Evelyn, with the
wife of the man who warns creditors
that this day my wife, having left my
bed and board, etc."
High society sat up in astonishment
at the notice Haunted through the
newspapers.
No More Spite Suits.
Mr.. Dean, a retired real estate man,
apparently does not intend to have
any more suits against him like that
for a 81, 900 fur jacket bought by Mrs.
Dean at a State street department
store, and for which she refused to
pay.
While the whole family is denied
credit in this remarkable notice. the
warning is believed to apply only to the
wife.
"The purchase OF an expensive fur
garment by Mrs. Dean and other pur-
chases which were charged to Mr.. Dean
led him to publish the notice." said
Mrs. Dean-Wood. 1T virtually applies
to Mrs. Dean alone, as I and my sis
ters have independent allowances. The
notice was adopted by our father as
the best means of curbing general ex-
travagance and of bringing all charge
accounts to his notice"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARPSI
GRAFT CAPITOL'S FLOORS

Harrisburg, Pa, April 9.-How Hus-I
ton, the half million dollar architect.
and Sanderson, the capitol ''trimmer,"I
worked together for the "trimTning" oil
the $13,000,000 state capitol, long be-
fore the trimming was authorized,
the legislative investigating commit-l
tee.
Under oath, c. A. Hamilton, repre-
senting the manufacturers Of parquetryl
flooring. told how he was introduced
to Sanderson by Huston, and the SUBJ
ject discussed a year before the 'trim-l
mings" schedule OF 1904 was adver-
tised. ...T
His testimony refuted Huston's as-l
sertion that he had not talked to Sand
erson about the capitol job before th0l
proposals were advertised In 1904.
Furthermore he recited how his CONF
pany was to get 1t in the neck howl
the parquetry flooring had been warped
by excessive heat, intimating that itl
was part Of the plan to freeze outsl
his concern. .,..
Huston also gave instructions to thel
maker Of the Moravian mosaic tiles for
Sanderson's benefit, protecting thel
trimmer in his bid of s2,25 per foot''I
for tiles which were sold for $L03.
Fraud in Glass.
Fraud practiced by Sanderson I'm sub
stituting Beaver countymade glass for
Imported baccarat and lacquer for "mer-
curial gold finish" on the chandeliersl
was q third feature, and once again the
fake in the "Baccarat" glass, for which,
Sanderson collected $133, ,770eg, was ex-I
posed. w. Bond Thomas, general man
ager for the Tiffany studios, OF New
York, was the witnesS. He swore that
the Tiffany furnaces are the sole pro-
prietors Of the favrilIe glass, which was
supposed to be used for capitol chan
deliers. Although favrille was specified.
there was not a panel of that glass in
the building.
Mr.. Thomas said that the process OF
manufacturing favrille glass was secret
and the name patented. o.
"Favrille glass can be obtained only
from Tiffany" asked Mr. Scarlet.
Yes, SIR" replied the witness.
Did you ever sell any to the Penn
sylvania Bronze company or to John HI
Sanderson?" 4
I'VE did not" said Mr.. Thomas
rs there any favrille glass in this
building?"
There is none" ..a
Mr.. Thomas said that Baccarat glass
is manufactured in northern France. He
was asked II 1t could, be obtained in
America, and he replied that there IL O.
Baccarat glass agency in New York.
The Chandeliers.
Can IL be used for chandeliers, for
lighting fixtures?" asked Attorney Scar
let to refute the defense of Sanderson's
brother-in- Pedro G. Salon, who.
trying to excuse the fake, declared that
Baccarat glass was a type, and the i'm
ported glass was utilized only for table,
ware. Said Mr.. Thomas:
1T can be used" ... I
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
ALTON PROFITS SCORED
BY STEAD, OF ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,, April 1o.-Attorney
Stead, In an opinion submitted to Gov
ernor Deneen, expresses doubt as to
whether ii Is the province of Illinois
to proceed against Z. H. Hartman and
his associates for the alleged manipula-
ton of the Chicago and Alton railroad
property. II the state should revoke
the company's charter the loss would
fall upon the stockholders, the Harri-
man people already having disposed of
large portion of their holdings. The
attorney general concludes, therefore,
that the best plan would be for the
company itself to seek a remedy of the
situation, or even for one or more
stockholders to act. At the same time
Mr.. Stead assures the governor that
should he become convinced on further
Investigation that state can relieve the
roads condition, he will make the nee
essary moves at once. +..'.
notwithstanding his convictions as
to the wisdom of immediate action, Mr..
Stead insists there is not the least
doubt that a civil remedy exists against
the "financiers who have wrecked this
prosperous railroad company and at
the expense of innocent stockholders
and bondholders have gathered to
themselves a harvest of millions OF
dollars"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
SALVATION GIRL
BEATS INSULTER
WITH TAMBORINE
Saloon Patron Offers Her $50
to Say Nothing and She
Runs Away.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 9.-Isabelle
Woodcock, a 16-year-old worker in the
American Salvation army, complains
to the police that a man embraced
her in the saloon Of "Cuddy Mack"
She says:
II was holding out my tambourine
to one Of the men when someone threw
his arms about me from behind and
held me. The other men laughed and
the bartender seemed to think IT was
a good joke. None OF the men offered
TO help me.
II didn't scream, but put forth all
my strength and wrenched loose from
the man. Then l began to beat him
off with my tambourine. / struck him
in the face several times, He was cut
by the sharp bells on the edge, think.
The man followed me as backed to-
ward the door and seized the tam
bodrine. I jerked it loose from him
and several Of the bells came or in
his hand. I am pretty sure his hand
was cut, too.
"All OF the men crowded around me.
They didn't stop until had backed
to the door and out into the street.
Then one of them who had been drink
ing with the man who attacked me,
rushed UP with a roll Of bills In his
hand.
"There's $50 for you If you don't
say anything about this he said.
Il pushed him away, but he held
out the bills again and told me could
have all OF them II kept quiet.
wouldn't listen to him."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-11
TOWN OF EpILEPTICS
TO Be RUN BY STATE
Money Appropriated by Indiana
Legislature Being Used
in Preparation.

Newcastle, Ind, April 10.--Within tw>
months Superintendent Van Nuys, of
the state epileptic village. near this
city, will be ready to receive limited
number of patients. but at first only
those persons will be accepted whose
affiliation is not so far advanced but
that they can do some work about the
village, and thus aid in developing the
institution. ."G.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000. which is now available. and
furniture is being purchased for the
two buildings, which were completed
last fall. -. O.. m.
1t is estimtaed that fifty patients can
be cared for with the present facilities.