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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-09-22
CapitHIo Ill

Durante dos dias, Mike Cotton per
manecio en- Ia posada, rnetido en- la
cana.
Los valores robados al banco per-
manecian en- una maleta, con una ce-
rradura que no podia esperar name
larla ningun afcionado. Jimmy Va
lentine habfa hecho el mislno la cerra
dura. x una curiosa camarera con una
orquilla'd con I'm grupo de llaves, no
hnbiera encontrado modo de abrlr-
Ia. Ademas era IA ocupaci6n de Nj
ke Cotton, vigllar Ia maleta.
Nike tenia dinelo en- abundancia
para atender a sus gastos. Los dos
dias que permaneci6 en- la holeanza
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colmo SUE apetitos de una manera
dersordenada, Las comldas Sc las
traian a gu cuarto de un restaurant
cercano, y en- euanto bebldas las
tenfan de todas clases debajo del col
chon; vinos, whiskey ETC., y una GAIA
de cerveza estaba siempre a su dispo
sicion debajo del lavabo
Jimmy, deseando yer 70 menos 20
sible q su compahero, salia de Ia ca
sa mucho antes que el despertase POI
las mananas; por las noches volvia a
su cuarto cuando suponla que Cotton
estaba entregado al sueno. Blen sa
bia el que este bebia continuamente
pues Ia atmosfera que Sc resplraha
en- su cuarto le delataba; y adema;
las botellas vaclas aquf yalll por toda
la habitaci6n indieaban el diario fes-
tin. Sin embargo, Valentine no saba
que Cotton estaba va en- el dltimo gra
grado del exceso y que venia sobre e
rapidamente Ia locura ocaslonada
; por el alcohol
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~ ZEN, por los trapos' Bien
~ por el muchacho bonito
= iCalla! interrumpit
Jimmy

Jimmy.
-iVaya el orgulloso!
No iras muy lejos conmigo 81 81
CUES con tai conducta. No 10 sopor-
tare. Anoche estuviste bebiendo du-
rante el trabajo -.
-Solamente tome an par
Dos demas. Bien pudiste haber
matado al guardia. Te die que tuvie
ras cuidado. 81 no 10 tienes puede
que vayas Ia stlln.
-iOh! El golpe que dl al guardla
fue sola una palmadita amorosa
-Ahora tienes que permanecer
en- casa hasta que tomemos el tren
para salir de la ciudad. Los toros tie
men tn retrato, y te cogeran por sos
pechoso, 81 te encuentran cerca del
sitio en- donde Sc llev6 4 cabo Ia tre-
ia anoche.
No importa-repuso el bandldo
Me agrada mucho holgar un pss
de dfas, asf, como estov ahora. sin
tener NADIA que hacer como no sea CO.
ner y dormir.
Jimmy, despues de otras re,omen-
daciones, sc march6 4 su cuarto, to-
mo algun dinero del robado, que CO.
loco en- una cartera, y con una varita
muy elegante en- Ia mano derecha,
baj6 4 la Gale.
En- su canino encontro el restau-
rant mas eegante de Ia poblacion.
Entr6 v sentose frente la mesa mas
comoda- Los concurrentes al teatro
no habian aun llegado conner, asi
es que el siio estaba solitario
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|Lo que cont6 e.
guardia noctrrno

En- los despachos telegrahcos Sc
ahadfa que el cajero y su avudante
habian probado va su inocencia en- el
robo. Estos y el presidente del banco
eran los unicos conocedores de Ia com
binacion, y el iltimo estaba enfermo
en- un hospital desde el dfa anterior
al del robo. No podlan, pues, recaer
sobre el las sospechas
Jimmy sintio que podia respirar Ii
bremente al yer que ningun inocente
estaba sufriendo acusacion, por el de
Ito que e. solo habia perpetrado
Aun mas. Cuando el guardla pudo
hablar, explico claramente todo 10
ocurrido, Y no pudo va dadarse de
que solamente ladrones de profe-
sion pudieron llevar a cabo ia! ha-
zana. Era indudable que el euardia
no podla haberse atado del modo Co
mo fue encontrado y aunque no es-
taha gravemente herido veiase que
habia cafdo al suelo derribado por
un fuerte golpe recibido en- la cabeza
-Bien-penso Jimmy poniendo
a un lado el periodico.-Nadie en- ell
banco pagara culpas agenas. Me ale
gro de ESQ.
La orquesta tocaba entonces un
aire singularmente bello, de Nevins.
A Jimmy le parecia muy suave y me
lodioso; quedose inmovil meditando
La musica es dulce-se diio asi
mismo-v empezo a yer con los ojos
de Ia imaginaclon lindas hguras que
iban desflando al compass de aque-
Has melodlas
Estas fguras trajeron a su imagi-
naci6n del joven las cubiertas que
tenian los muebles de Ia sala de su ca
sa cuando 81 era niio; V tambien Ell
recuerdo de su madre que aun viva.
Recordo la dulzura de SUI voz. en- los
dias que el habia llegado a ser llu
hombre, y IN experto en- el Globe
Safe y Lock Manufacturing CO. Su
madre estaba siempre esperandole
para darle la bienvenida al hoear en-
donde todo era paz Y amor.
Pero todo aquel amor Y aquel en-
canto de tranquilidad fu6 antes de
ella MORN. v antes de dedicarse Il a
Ia profession de experto cerraiero u
mecanico que Sc habia desarrollado
tanto en- Il que lego 4 converirse Ell
mania. FL no 10 saba. Los monoma
niaticos nuncan conocen su enferme-
dad.
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Mdsica agradable.

En- un balloon, al extreme, y en- 81
ito oculto del comedor, una orques-
ia toca dulces melodias de esas q
saben elegir los que aman e arte.
Jimmy pidio al mozo el periodico
de la tarde Y 10 primero que encontr6
al tomarlo fue el relate del robo del
Green National Bank, impresos
los titulos en- grandes earaetsres
Al c;ncfpio habiase sospechado
de los eNpleados del banco puesto
ole la coordination de Ia GAIA creiase
4 prueba de ladrones, corsiderando-
Sc impossible que pudfera abrirla ma
die que no conoclera el secreto. Era
una combination completamente mo
derna.
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Cotton recIama sn parte

81 piensas romper la union v
marcharte-dijo Cotton-dime cuan
do vamos a dividir ese dinero.
--Cuando estemos en- el tren. Es el
sitio mas seguro. Nadie nos moles-
tara despues que ,el conductor haya
taladrado nuestros billetes.
-Esta bien-continuo Cotton en-
tono gruhop, Y despues de ponerse
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--t Temes que haga dano a alguien ?!..

ven de singular belleza sentada junto
a una ventanilla leyendo. Estaba So
la, Y al pasar el, ella aparto los ojos
del libro y Sc flo en- el que iba a ser
SUI vecino.
Jimmy sintio algo que le toco cleo
razon al encontrarse sus ojos con los
de la joven.
-iQue bella es!-penso: Y al mis-
mo tempo Sc le enrojecio el rostro
cuando ella debilmente sonrio al.ver
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I'm buen negocio.

En- Cnguas, ofrecen en- venta los
Sres. Quihones Cabszudo y Compafi.a,
una acreditada fdbr,ca de- tabacos, con
existencias de tabaoo en- rama; recor
tes y picsdura, marcas acreditadas en-
E. E. U.U. y una oficina en- Nueva
York. Is una buena oportunidad pa
ra realizar productive negocio. Para
mas informes diriiirse la expressda
casa, Ell Caguss, P. Rico. P. o. Box
1S
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su sombrero que Sc ealo hasta las ore
Jas. echo mano la maleta que con-
tenia ell tesoro
Era temprano. pronto llegaron q
la estacion y entraron al tren. Habia
muy pocos pasaieros.
Jimmy Valentine observe que el
departamento contlguo al reservado
por 81 estaba ocupado. La puerta es-
taba alberta, Y 81 pudo yer 4 una lo-
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movimientos, y al mismo tempo
sentirse NAL cada vez que percibia
ell olor a ,phiskey que despedia ell
aliento de su companero.
-Por Dios! Abre. esas ventanas..
exclamo al fin.
-sQue es 10 que sucede? No hace
calo -grlno Cotton.
No, .pero quiero respirar aire Ga.
no.
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Por John A. Moroso.

Jimmy ibase incomodando, Sus
mdsculos Sc alteraron y permaneclo
en- pie como un resorte de acero pre-
parade para saltar No parecla pc
leador de profession; en- NADIA 10 de-
mostraba. su fesibilidad era parcel
da a Ia de la pantera . el jaguar So
lamente en- elfuego que despedian sus
ojos, daba 4 conocer su acil dal
slls fuerzas.
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la admiration que habfa causado.
Mike Cotton habfa seguido delan-
te delante con su preciosa carga. En-
traron ambos y cerraron gu departa-
mento. Quitaronse los abrigos. Jim.
my sintio que su disgusto aumensa
ba al .ener que tratar con aque'
hombre de fuertes punos. Empezo 6
aborrecer la vista de Cotton. q des
preciar cada una De suS palabras
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LOS MUCHACHOS.

vistosos baules y maletas pro,
pias para los que viajan. Mag
nifco surtido en- articulos de
fantaia. Camas toda forma Y
precios. Ell establecimiento de
ferreteria Y quincalla, mas surti.
do de Ia lsla. Unicos agentez
de los arados
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Tampoco saba Valentine cue en-
todo ser humane, que no esta desc
quill brace hay una certa graeia re-
servada an uno de las infnitas cir
cunvalaclones del cerebro, que pue-
de forecer con fuerza y crecer, cuan-
DO la crisis de la enfermedad mental
llega, y que ese horecimiento signidca
Ia salud de Ia mente otra vez.
La comida que le habian servido,
estaba fria.
idear que le hacian sufrir.
Algo en- Ia mdsica y algo entire las
amargas y dulces memorials que We
inian a su mente, nubes de color rosa
que pasaban bellas ante sus ojos en-
aquel momento, lie hicieron sentir
remordimiento; lie hicieron pensar
que hublera sido para el mejor, Sc
guir el buen camlno
| Nunca habia amado. Su corazon
estaba vaclo y solo Ia memorla de su
ninez estaba ALI como una sombra
para deternerlo en- el torcido camino
Por otra parte lie atrafa, estaba la te-
rrible fascination de abrir cajas fuer
tes descubriendo lac combinaciones
de las cerraduras.
Sus dedos latian al pensar en- Ia ia
rea de la noche anterior El rlesgo
que corrio en- Ia empresa, Ia impre-
sion sentida, el encanto enloquece-
dor que eNperimentaba esperanto
sentir aquellos escondidos Y enreda-
dos mllsculos de acero, frios detras
de la gran Ia puerta de boveda
Aquellas reAexiones le quitaron el
apetito haeiendole s1lspirar
Abando la mesa y Sc dirlgi6 a la ca
lie tratando de recuperar la calma
perdida.
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Sc VENDE

Tn triple efecto de 8 de diametro
COD 81 combination de Ilaves para
desconectar en- caso de averias con-
tinuar trabajando como duple.
Seis deiecadoras de doble fondo. de
cobre. con una cavidad de 1000 gal.
cada una.
Do, Juegos de eentrifugas: seis GEN.
trffugas cada juego. Gle so diametros
con suS correspondence mezcladores.
In mo. .ino de nuevc ma>as y varias
pleas de repuesto.
Para informes dirijirse a j. NJ.
Galleiti. Vieques. P. K.
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0FRECEMOS Al PubLICO
El hInpiiador VACUUM narca "SANTO. p"

Con las sguientes garantias de fabrica.
"Marchara consantemene sin caenarse interrumprse
"Tiene por minute destitucon cacuada de 25 a 80
pies cbco de aire bre Producra vacuum maximo de
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Durara de IL 20 amos. aiE usandose diariamente
cente costo de centavos la hora Ell ''SANTO"
oda snperado para el hogar, pero tamben
capacidad 10 hace apetecibe para TIENDAS ALMA
GENES OFICINAS IGLESIAS, HOSPITALES Ii otroi
edcios grandes Haga vista nuestras ocnas. para
la demotracion por citacion mandaremos e apara:
caquer sitio San Juan para demosrarlo privado
Porto Rico Power { Light Co.
OIicinas Prin cipales. Marina San Juan.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-10
CITY PEOPLE SHY
AS CHURCHGOERS

WASHINGTON, May 91.-The ag-
gregate number of communicates or
members of all religious denomina-
tions in Continental United States
for 1909 was 32,936,445, according TO
the United States census of religious
bodies, a part of the census bureaus
special report now in press. OF this
grand total, the various Protestant
bodies reported 20,287,742 and the Ro-
man Catholic Church 12,679,142.
OF the Protestant communicates,
according to the report, 500 per cent
were outside the principal cities of
the country. OF the Catholics 81 7
per cent were in the cities of the first
class, those having a population of
more than 100000 while AZ. 5 per cent
were outside the cities of the first,
second, third and fourth classes, the
last class being cities of $4,000 to
$4,000. Professionals in the first class
cities aggregated 7.3 per cent.
OF the Professionals, the Protestant
Episcopal church reported a majority
of the communicates in the principal
cities, 81 2 per cent, as did the
Church of Christ, Scientist, S2,6 per
cent.
The report shows a growth of all
communicates both in the cities and
country since 1890. IN the five lead
ing cities the proportion of communi-
cants to population follow:
New York, 44.75 per cent.
Chicago, 40.7 per cent.
Philadelphia, 49, per cent.
Boston, 62.6 per cent.
st. Louis, 46. 6 per cent.
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engineer. No disaster comes so UNI
expectedly and so much dreaded as
this. Almost invariably it happens
when the engine is running at high
speed. When a driver breaks it is
miracle If the men in the cab escape
with their lives. If they do survive,
and by their heroism succeed in stop
ping the train and avoiding a wreck,
despite the rain of blows from this
huge fail of steel, their act brings
forth a greater measure of praise than
almost any other form of bravery that
the railroad knows.
| Only the other day one of the
driving-rods of fast passenger loco
motive broke while the train was run
ming more than sixty miles an hour
down the steep grades of Pickerel
Mountain. In an instant that Whlrling
,bar of steel had smashed the cab and
broken the controlling mechanism, so
that it was impossible to bring the
train to a stop by ordinary means
The great locomotive lunged forward
like a runaway horse that had thrown
its rider. In some way, however, Lutz
the engineer, had escaped injury. lie
crept to the opposite side OF the cal
and climbed out through the little
window upon the boiler to try tc
reach some of the controlling appara
tus from the outside. He was working
himself astride along the scorchint
boiler when suddenly the engine strucl
curve, which it took with terrific
speed. The shock half threw the en-
gineer from his perilous position, bu
he saved himself by grasping the bell
rope. Then he worked himself dow
along the uninjured side of the sway
ing locomotive to where he could ope1
one of the principal steam-valves. 4
cloud of vapor rushed forth with
tremendous roar. Although robbed o
its power, the locomotive did no
slacken speed until it reached tn
bottom of the grade. Then little b,
little the threshing of the great driv
ing-rod, which was pounding the uppe
2 part of the engine to pieces, grey
. slower, and finally it stopped. No on
t was killed or injured and not a pas
e senger in the long train knew unit
it was over of the danger that ha
+ been avoided so narrowly.
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the present weeh END and holiday on
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Moore
have a house party at Menlo Park,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McNear
are also entertaining guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton are en-
tertaining a large house party at Bur-
lingame. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Welch
have guests at their home in San
Mateo.-Chronicle.
& e e
Letters have been received during
the week from Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Howard of Honolulu, written on
board the liner Cedric" en- route from
New York to Liverpool, May 1. The
Howards report a delightful trip
throughout the various mainland
cities each coterie of friends vieine
with the others in lavish hospitality
Mrs. A. G. Halves, Jr., was a fellow
passenger on her way to London.
A correspondent from Londor
writes that the black pencil of calam
ity has scored through all the chic
social engagements of the season
and that the effect of universe
mourning is depressing in the eS
IRENE.
By order of the Lord Chamberlain
Office court mourning for ladies take
the form of black dresses trimme,
with Grape, black shoes and gloves
black fans, feathers and ornaments
Men have to wear a Grape band on tn
left arm in uniform or court dress
On November 18th this somber attir
will be modified slightly, but mourn
ing attire will remain in force for
year. The flowers permissible 70
. corsage wear are the white maimai
son, surrounded by dark purple vic
let's, and clusters of lilies of the va
ley, which are the Dowager Queen
favorite flower.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-10
OF The RUN

Thaddeus S. Dayton, writing in the
issue of Harper's Weekly for May %,
describes some of the dangers that
beset the railroad engineer and the
presence of mind that has often avert
ed such. Perhaps one of the most pro-
vidential escapes was that of a twelve
car train containing the members of
a Sunday-school picnic GAS the train
swung around curve the engineer,
peering through the broken curtain
of rain, saw that the switch just
/ ahead was open. It meant terrible
disaster. Better stick to it, he shout
ed to his fireman. His words were
drowned by terrific crash of thunder
which came simultaneously with a
flash of lightning that seemed to
strike the ground just ahead of the
engine. The next thing they knew
they were past the station, still rid
ing safely on the mainline rails. The
lightning had struck squarely between
the switch and the rail and had closed
the switch"
The close calls that whiten the en-
gineer's hair are mostly due to some
one else's error or oversight which he
cannot foresee or prevent. That man!
of these close calls do not result fatal
ly is due to the engineers swift ant
skillful meeting of the emergency.
The great driving wheels on whicI
most of the enormous weight of tn,
lCcomt tive rests are connected b,
massive jointed bars of forged stee
The ends Of these are attached to HI
wheels about halfway between lh
axis and circumference. 1t is through
. these bars-called driving-rods-tha
the wheels receive their impulse fror
the imprisoned steam. These rods
weigh several thousands of pound
each. Occasionally one of their fas
enings will break, and then every re
f volution of the wheel to which tn
I other end is attached will send tn
! rod swinging like a Titan's fail, bea
ing down three hundred strokes
minute. Nothing can withstand thes
J awful blows. They tear up the trac
l below and shatter the engine abov,
( especially the cab where rides tn
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-10
WAR As THE MOTHER OF
VALOR AND CIVILIZATION
BY ANDREW CARNEGIE.

BY ANDREW CARNEGIE
We still hear extoled times
prime agency the worlds By told
atOn has spread nations slavery abolished
American Union 1t held that without
progress would have been impossible.
savages preyed upon
like wild beasts and they developed physical courage which they
most their occupation only periods that
tribes might regain strength the sacred duty killing each
impossible while regned Only
wars became less frequent and long intervals peace
has advanced just has ecede until day has be-
disputes grows Successive generations of
live and die without seeing and instead of the
and furnishing the only worthy of gentlemen it is with
difficulty that civilized nations today obtain sufficient supply
past only removing attaining
desired ends brute The advance of civilization
did of old Britain in the eighteenth century used force
grants America and coercng
Dutch South africa wins them by granting segovernmen The
and finding in of her expenditures in the spirit of the
dvotes the the education of Chinese students the republics
universities The greatest force longer that of brutal which
sows the seed of future but the supreme force of gnteness and
generosty-the golden rule
pen rapidly upersedng the sword Arbitration banhng
International disputes have already
been peacefully settled Civilization not bararism the mother Of
ur Lately % poSt and es @ Richard Watson
Poyed against our fellows ranks with heroic moral courage exerted
T was said; When roll of drum and battles roar
Shall cease upon the earth, O. then no more
But that breathed one small hand
I Lifted victorious DER giant wrong
! That had its victims crushed through long,
! Some woman set her pale and quivering face,
! Firm as a rock against mans disgrace
. A little child suffered in silence lest
Il His savage pain should wound mothers breast;
! Some quiet scholar flung his gauntlet
And risked, in Truths great the synods frOwn
! A civic hero in the calm realm of laws,
/ Did that which suddenly drew the worlds appause
1 And to the pest his 1.-THE gave
i That he a thousand thousand lives might
On the field of all human instincts
gle to themselves The heOm inspired by courage
prompts femen policemen Sailors others
risk their lives the lives their
is of everyday occurrence
In there is for permitting between
civilized nations which submit personal
putes to peaceful courts and dream that will
be made less heroic.
n peace league of the foremost nations should
possibility OF war among themselves and
nit their disputes peaceful tribunals
is but only which it
truly heroic conscientious appeal to unless
after rofering peaceful arbitration his
Should have demand
should come from an irresistible number the enlightened and
heroic OF our people that should right hand
carry gentle peace and offer its adversary arbitration
When ceases the of human
ened and "HerOism will longer to kill but only TO serve
save fellows. ~ ~ -
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-10
RIsMARcKs ADVOCACY
% WoMENIs Sue

Bismarck is revealed as an advocate
of women's suffrage in a hitherto un.
published conversation which young
woman had with the Iron Chancellor
on the eve of his retirement from
public. life. The text of the CONVEX.
sation will appear in pamphlet form.
Bismarck is quoted as saying
What am ! have become through