davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening world., 1909-02-13

packed their handbags, helped each
other on with their coats. and finally,
with triumphant glances surcharged
with malice, let us out into the aisle,
whence we were followed by a row OF
women equally incensed, who had been
penned In at the other end by two wom-
en- engaged In the same dIsagreeable
occupation.
Surprising my friend and I had been
men, Do you think for one moment
that those two women would have kept
us waiting while they exhibited their
bad breeding 30 publicly?
Never With coy, upward, hlrta.
tlous glance they would have grabbed
their wraps In both hands. risen and let
us pass.
Can't anybody see that to a woman
the only friendships which count are the
friendships Of other women
Suppose you get into any sort OF
trouble. those OF you who soom con.
stahtly looking for It? VIII 1t Co Won
any good II fifty masculine voices are
raised In your defense, but the feminine
are conspicuous by their absehce?
Then, II you know this, why will YOU,
In one short ten minutes, run the risk
OF getting dozen women down on you
because you are showing yourself in
your natural colors and not being the
polite hypocrites you always are to
men?
The evening world., 1909-02-13

have held them singe-handed against
man or God or devil. but she wouldn't
hear Of 1t.
We must go away. she said a long
way from here, where the world won't
find us and the little one can grow to
womanhood without knowing. She must
never learn who her father was or
what her mother did. We will start all
| over, you and | and the baby, and for
get. Do you love me we'll enough to do
III
II uttered a cry and took her In my
arms. the arms that had ached for her
all those years. Then | kissed her for
the first time
The old man tried to light his pipe,
which had gone out, but his fingers
shook SO that he dropped the match,
whereupon, without speaking, Burrell
struck another and held 1t for him.
The trader drew a noisy puff or two In
silence and shot his host grateful
glance.
Her plan was for me to take the
youngster away that night. and for her
to Join us later. because pursuit was
certain, and three could be traced where
one might disappear; she would follow
when the opportunity offered. I saw
that he had instilled terror into her.
and that she feared him like death:
but, as / thought It over, her scheme
seemed feasible, 40 | agreed. I was to
ride West that hour with the sleeping
babe. and conceal myself at place we
selected. while she would say that the
The evening world., 1909-02-13
CHAPTER XIV.
(continued.)
A Mystery Is UnravelIed.

IIT TELL you. / was thankful that day
for the fortune that had made mo
take care Of my horse. rode like
Death on wind-storm. II grew NOON
light as raced down the valley. and
the foam from the animals muxxle
lodged on my clothes, and made mo
laugh and swear that tho morning sun
would show Dan Benefits blood in It's
place. I rode through the streets of
Mesa, where they lived. and past the
lights Of his big saloon, where heard
the sound Of DEVILS revelry and a shrili-
voiced woman singing-a woman the
like Of which he had tried TO make my
The evening world., 1909-02-13

tokens Of love; they're merely little
sample packages OF near-!ove. Fancy a
man loving all the women to whom he
sends expressions Of undylng affection
on St. Valentines Day! That is" she
added with a gurge OF mirth. fancy
him loving them all-AT ONCEw
How many times CAN a man lover"
demanded the Bachelor interestedly.
That depends returned the Widow
thoughttully, ION how many attractive
women he meets"--
''And on how quickly ne can get over
IT. added the Bachelor
And on how easily he can fall into
IT," agreed the Widow. There are
hfty.seven varieties OF love. you know,
and every man tries at least half Of
them between the cradle and the grave.
He begins with the paper valentine
Nand'-
"The-whch?"
a THE sweet and simple kind" ex-
planned the Widow, which comes early
and often; the kind that inspires him
to write poetry"-
And scroble a girls name all over
his Latin book" broke In the Bachelor,
"and carry gloves and handkerchlets
and hair ribbons In his pocket. and take
4 sudden and violent interest l.. his
necktles. know
Yes" sighed the Widow. but that
soon passes, Ike his appetite for bread
and butter, It's usually superseded BY
the tabasco variety, which comes
later
And goes harder" put In the Bach
elor.
The kind" continued the Widow.
that is cooked over quick flame and
burns out with an awful sputter''-
The evening world., 1909-02-13

And leaves you with that horrid
next morning feeling" finished the
Bachelor. And then" he added hastily.
'hs has a sckenng revulsion and
switches over to the soothing, whole
some olive oil kind, like mother used to
make"
"The-what?'
The marrying .klndw groaned the
Bachelor. "And that finishes him." he
added with tragic conviction.
mot at ALL" corrected the Widow.
'No man ever stopped after sampling
three brands OF love. and the tabasco
The evening world., 1909-02-13

tain went down. IN fact. We chose the
shortest Of the plays we felt We must
see.
But, will you believe Il? Those two
women who were between us and the
aisle kept us standing for ten minutes
after the curtain fell while they adjusted
their hair. put on their hats, remade
their compilations from their vanity box,
pinned their wells all around their hats
and In the hack. slowly drew on their
GLOW gathered up their glasses, re-
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Copyright, 1905. by Harper & Bros.)
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Lieut.. Burrell. stationed at Flambeau. a
frontier trading post, falls In love with Nicola.
4 beautiful girl who passes as the daughter
OF John Gale. the post trader. and Alluna.
Gales Indian sduaw) Burrell and Necia be.
come engaged. Poleon Doret, Gales young
French partner. secretly loves Necia. Lee. a
and Burrell stake out three claims for the
girl. Gale, Poleon and Lee 20 TO the dis.
trict. Accompanied by two professional bad
Stark as a man who long ago wronsed him.
Nicola Is warned that Burrell will be dis.
Eraced u he parries q halfbreed girl. This
assure her, but she 10 stlll oppressed by the
dread that their marriage will ruin his
career. Nicola goes to Stark for advice He
10 Burrels rooms and tells Of an early love
affair OF his own. when he was a California
miner. The Eri he then loved married an
At last for Gale,
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Brown Bread.
Is another delicious au'

->HIs Is another delicious au-
tumnal bread indigenous to
l New England. To mako 1t
properly one should have the fresh,
sweet, yellow cornmeal and rye meal,
not rye -four. which Is a very differ
ent product. To mako a large loaf
Of this genuine Boston brown bread
slft together cup and half Of yell
low meal, the same amount Of rye
meal and q half teaspoonful Of salt.
Add quarter OF cup Of molasses.
one cup pumpkin Juice. one cup OF
milk and half teaspoonful Of soda
dissolved In two tablespoonfuls OF
milk. Beat the batter thoroughly,
turn into a two-quart brown bread
tin and steam for five hours When
this is intended for Sunday morn
ings with baked beans Il should be
made on Saturdays, then resteamed
in the morning. This makes excel
lent toast.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
THE WIDOW x
Says That Valentine Is Just a
Sample Package of Mear-Love.

variety Is mucl, more likely TO be fol-
lowed by the promo seltzer variety or
the chow chow kind"
THE chow chow kind" repeated the
Bachelor nqulrlngly.
Yes" returned the Widow promptly,
'the kind which Is made up OF sugar
and pepper and spice, and all chopped
together-the tunulkuous, dlstracting.
Irresistible kind, that keeps man
guessing and doubling and hoping
And goes to his head?" suggested tho
Bachelor.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
A Summer Filtration.

Dear Betty:
ifiHILE away on my vacation at the
I'M seashore met a young man. We
II got along very well together, and
he said he was coming to New York on
a certain date and would call on me-
When ] returned home wrote to him.
giving him my address. He did not an
swer my letter nor call on me- Did
do wrong In sending my address7
p. p.
The young man very evidently was
carrying on merely summer Irritation.
He had no serious regard for you. You
did nothing improper In sending him
your address, as you naturally supposed
he wished II II he desired to call. For
get him, and II he should write and at
tempt to renew the acquaintance now
ignore him as he has ignored you.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Heart Topics
BY betty Vincent.
Gin Evening Wedding.
Dnr Betty,

Dear Betty:
UfILL you please give me some sug.
WI gestions as to the color and ma
ii terial for a bridesmaids costume
which Is to be worn at a church we'd
ding in the evening? What Is the cor
rect form OF invitation for church
wedding when no reception follows?
p. 3. NJ
SILK, yroadcloth. chiffons or any OF the
new materials make pretty bridesmaid
frocks. The color OF the gown should
correspond with the color of the we'd
ding II the church decorations are
green. lavenGc" or yellow, Sc, the
bridesmaids wn should be the same
shade, or color which harmonizes well.
Any shop whue they engrave wedding
iavltations will tell you the CORE form
OF invitation for wedding with no re-
CeptiOn 10 follow
The evening world., 1909-02-13


hall singer went to good word for American audiences
The audience I've had played
than thousand lunat he enthusiastically declared ut
had time together. Lasse
you'll sing
qus probably kept him we'll fed tired readily acqul
while had uggled about
like blanc appeared
Scotland
A him
a
all
New Yorkn the understand They're
all
Of
Americans he had his
solemny me-
another
reception tho everywhere"
but had lingering hope that might
Of the American the essentially
words that
Having paid his "Doughes
he
English might
Edinburgh and the south England
Bostohhn OF think New York
appealed Scotch
American hmor But he said:
The evening world., 1909-02-13


inee.
Our seats were
THIRD and fourth
from the aisle
that is. there were
two women be-
tween US and free.
dom.
II 10 happened
that both my friend
and I had out-of-
town dinner en-
gagements. which
made II imperative
that We should
fairly ny out OF
the theatre the
moment the cur
The evening world., 1909-02-13

~
box. i've waited
all day and no.
body has sent me
a valentine-not a
single paper heart.
nor a gilt Cupid.
nor a token Of
love, nor
Valentines" In
terrupted the Wild
ow. as she took a
bunch AZ vIolets
from the satin box
and fastened them
at bar hall ''orop'f
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Identified Easily.

fITH HIS" remarked Mr.. Cane, us
my photograph with my two
French poodles. You recos.
nlze me, eh7'
Il think So" said Miss Softe. you
are the one with the hat on, are you
not?"-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
The Reason.

<fYvTHY doesn't Smith call In his
wv family physIcian' Has he
" lost confidence in him."
mo, the doctor has lost confidence In
mith"'-Lipplncott's
The evening world., 1909-02-13
BY Helen Rowland.

atm a disappointed man" sighed
the Bachelor as he watched the
Widow untying purple string
The evening world., 1909-02-13

Burness prHse o0u
to couldn't take
on account the like brown paste
tnat II the bahs So medicinal you know Better
than Homurg, Maj .cnba . OF those places
But It's 50
That m Joint medicinal mud full of all sorts Of
home NIL your pah Jump IN
snla about; but after towels
No towels? objected
a
radiator and let brush of with wsA
BROOM"
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Marks Of PimpIes.

- F. CT your complexion Is now
l In clear and healthy condl-
~ ton, and you keep II thorough
ly cleansed with the complexion brush
and a good soap. there Is no reason why
these scars should not be absorbed
eventually, especially II your circulation
Is not sluggish. II they are really very
deep marks, the cuticle will have to be
removed by a dernatologist.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
The Matinee Girl - ~
- y and Her ailings
By Lillian Bell.

r Asst Saturday, in company with
noted woman author, who writes
- exclusively Of and for women,
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Beauty Hints
BY Margaret Hubbard aver.
For Thick Lips.

r II RIFF the lips are thick from
M constant biting. the formula
@s~~ below will reduce them. but
you must give up the habit, II you
want = permanent cure.
Astrlngent Pomads for Reducing
Thick Lps-Melt an ounce OF any Of
the cold creams, add one sram each Of
pulver!zed tannin and alkanet chips: let
macerats for 1--WE hours, then strain
through cheess-cloth. Apply to the lips
when necessary.
The evening world., 1909-02-13
Bathing in Philadelphia.

REMEMBER" Reyburn Of Philadelphia we all remem
bar te time when would make our water UNIT to
battle e TO drink"
smiled
I'll, NO, a
The evening world., 1909-02-13
HARRY LAUDER
Says American Humor
Is Of Irish Descent
BY CHARLES DARNTON.

u VHhNLLO UhNNIVNs
ARRY LAUDER will
III | day with one deep, heartfelt regret
I'm be to away and leave all the
| n SIR" he assured MT
After this bit Of peculiarly Scotch humor the thrifty
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27
COUNTRY IN MOVEMENT.
Meeting Of National Association for
Study and Prevention Of Tuberculo-
sis viii Be Largely Attended.

The fifth annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis will be
held in Washington, d. c., at the New
Willard hotel,--on May 13, IA and Is.
Owing to the present interest In the
campaign against tuberculosis. the
meeting will be of unusual interest
and Importance. The membership OF
the national association now numbers
nearly 1000, and is distributed In al
most every state in the United States.
The national association has also q
considerable membership in Canada,
Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippine islands,
and IN several of the European coun'
tries. Ex-President Roosevelt and
DR.. William Osler are honorary vice
presidents of the national association.
DIR. Vincent Y. Bowditch Of Boston Is
the president; Mr.. Homer Folks Of
New York city, and DR.. Charles L.
Minor OF Asheville, N. c., are the vice
presidents; Gen. George M. Sternberg
Of Washington. D. c., is treasurer; DR..
Henry Barton Jacobs of Baltimore, lie
secretary, and DR.. Livingston Farrand
of New York is the executive secre.
tary Of the association.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27

say. He doesn't want to guess or As
sumo. He wants TO know.
A choppedput letter is usually
robbed OF all forms OF courtesy. A
business man who would not think OF
coming into the office OF q customer
without taking of his hat, saying
Good morning." and shaking hands
aifably, will write q letter that re-
minds one of those boys who go about
calling out: want any blottersf'
The very tone repels.
However brief a letter, II should
seem complete, as II the writer were
taking all the time necessary to At
tend to his business with you. The
usual forms Of courtesy should not
appear cramped, and the letter equiv.
alent OF the handshake, the bow. and
the removal OF the hat should be as
scrupulously adhered to In writing a.
in personal intercourse.
These are the things that make the
other man feel friendly. and In every
letter good business, to say nothing OF
politeness, requires that the customer
be made to feel that you are treating
him right. Courtesy In letters a. In
personal intercourse is cheap. and 1t
pays.
The conventional Dear Sir" or
Dear Madam" at the opening Of let
ter means nothing, but II II we're left
out II would be missed, and its alb
sence would be charged up to discour.
tesy. The same is true Of Yours
truly" or Cordially yours" at the end
Of a letter. The skillful writer man.
ages to put a world Of meaning into
these seemingly empty forms.
But the letter writer must not rea-
son that because these forms ara
good, a lot more phrases such as the
Spaniards use In closing their let
tiers would be still better. They are
not wanted in American business let
ter writing The person who overdoes
courtesy Is put down as a hypocrite
and a bore. Do what custom re-
quires, and then stop. Study the GUS
toner, and give him what he expects
and wants. That Is the great law In
all business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27
BEGIN YOUR LETTERS IN A Ma
TuRAl AND EASY WAY.

Many people think letter isn't
a letter unless II is begun in the stereo-
typed style that has been In use for q
hundred years, such as:
Replying to your esteemed favor OF
the 10th inst. we beg to advise;"
Answering your honored communi'
cation OF the cath ult., we would say"
Your valued favor of the 21st inst.
at hand. In reply we beg TO say"
You wouldn't talk like that. Don't
write like that.
Plunge at once into what you have
to say. Acknowledging the date OF
the letter to be answered Is only an
incidental matter, and you should do II
incidentally, by some phrase subordin-
ate to the sentence In which you say
the important thing your letter Is writ.
ten for.
For example, acknowledge an order
In this way:
I'VE thank you sincerely for your
order Of the 10th inst. for two barrels
OF lime. which we will deliver the first
thing tomorrow morning." or
I'VE regret to say that we are just
out of lime and so cannot deliver with
our usual promptness the two bar.
rels you order in your favor Of the
10th inst"
II favor is asked which must be
refused, begin as follows:
I'VE fully appreciate all you say in
your letter Of the 18th, butt"
1T would give me unusual pleasure
to grant your request Of the 18th II It
were in my power to do so, but unfor-
tunstely."
II information is asked, begin at
once to give the information:
Such lawn-mower as you describe
in your letter Of the 9th we are offer
ing for only $3.50, and you will find
1t described on page It,"
1--WE take pleasure in quoting you
on the articles mentioned in yours of
the 18th as follows"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27

French and British capital is said
to be behind q s5O,OOO.OOO scheme for
the development of the iron and steel
business in Mexico, where there is an
abundance of raw materials. Mexico
will need an increasing amount of
iron and steel. as she is developing
rapidly both in population and bust.
ness. and moreover. trade in these
products with South America is devel.
oping very rapidly through settlement
and business enterprise. The reported
Mexican scheme should dictate re-
newed energy on the part of the bust.
ness men Of the United States for the
capture Of the increasing trade Of
South America and the upbuilding Of
a merchant marine that will stimulate
commerce between the main divisions
Of the western hemisphere.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27
The Right Way to Write Letters
BY Sherwin Cody
Author of the Cody System of Write Letters That Pull

Such is the argument used by the
business men whose letters are often
carelessly written and awkwardly
worded.
Nothing is so injurious TO good let
ter writing as the sense OF hurry; but
the secret of success in getting out a
hundred good letters a day lies In
taking time to write one letter we'll
II you will devote an hour or two
hours to making one letter as strong,
graceful, clear, and convincing as you
are capable OF doing, you viii get q
general sense OF how best to construct
your letters when you are debating
rapidly. Too many business men never
take time even to write one really
good letter, so they never know what
a good letter In their business would
be.
But there is q regular system by
which even a hundred letters can be
dictated In q day and nearly every
one of them can be made master
piece.
Nearly all correspondence falls ma.
turally into q very few classes. Gus
toners ask the same questions about
given article over and over, the same
arguments influence them, and sub
stantially the same things have to be
said again and again. Sometimes the
dictator states those things well, and
again he is very awkward in his state
ment. This is true oven Of the great
est experts.
But when Demosthenes had found
the best possible way Of saying thing
las we see from his collection Of per-
orations and form paragraphs, which
we find introduced into many differ
ent speeches), he wrote that best way
down in his book and used the same
language over and over.
This method is peculiarly useful In
handling business correspondence.
Have a book of form paragraphs COW
ering every important subject that Is
referred to many times, and when you
have found two or three best ways OF
saying thing use one Of those ways
out of the book instead of debating OF
hand whatever comes into the mind.
BY this method 1t Is possible to die
tate a hundred good letters in a day
and make every one of them master
piece.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-27
WHEN TO WRITE A SHORT LET
TER, AND WHEN TO WRITE
A LONG ONE,

It Is curious thing to notice how
many correspondents fall into the
habit of writing letters all Of about
the same length. Some appear to like
a letter Of only a few lines, and will
seldom exceed a page double-spaced;
others will almost habitually write let
tiers exceeding page single-spaced on
the typewriter.
The first step toward system in cor
respondence Is to learn to write diff
ferent letter to different people on
different occasions-a long letter when
long letter is required to do the
business, a short letter when only a
short letter will be read.
Write a Long Letter to
A farmer.
A woman.
A customer who has asked you a
question.
A customer who is angry and needs
quieting down.
A man who is interested, but must
10 COutiuCcu ny COLupiCtc dI6uuCuts
Write Short Letter to
A busy business man, who won't
read long one.
An Indifferent man, on whom you
want to make a sharp impression.
A man who wants only bit Of in
formation for reference.
A person who needs only slight
reminder Of something he has for
gotten.
1t is useless to write long letter
unless you know 1t will be read. Brew
ity Is the watchword of the business
world. Every letter should be brief
unless there is q good reason for max
ing 1t long.
But 1t is better not to write let
ter at all unless you are going to make
1t do its work. II man wants long
and full explanation 1t is only business
courtesy and good policy to give 1t to
him. The man who is In doubt must
be convinced. The man who Is angry
must be soothed. The man who is
asking for information must be salts
fed.