davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

sMr Gormly,s she said resolutn1Y,
III you make that dream come true.
you win have done more service to
humanity than has ever been done by
q citizen of this republic, and you
will be the greatest man on this sade
Of the world"
~And If my other dream comes
true" said Gormly. Il viii be tho hap
piest"
May they all come true!" said ths
girl impuIsively rising and giving him
her hand
DO you mean THAR" eagerly asked
the man. gratefully taking her prof
fered hand In his own nrm. resolved
clasp.
81 don't know" she faltered. what
your other dream is; but If It corre-
spends with the one you have told me.
repeat the prayer"
AT the proper time" said the man,
you shall know. Meanwhile. tomor-
row we shall get to work"
Tomorrow will be Christmas" said
the girl, smiling.
My Christmas present to you. Miss
Haldane, will be the beginning of the
campaign"
And mine to you, Mr. Gormly," she
y TSLuHAcO tAuSnInSy Will oG LILY SoO0
wishes and hearty encouragement in
your labor"
Il could wish nothing better" he
| vent on lightly, glad and relieved at
this change from the intensity of the
interview. Il shall announce myself
as a candidate for the mayoralty at
the next election Representatives OF
the minority party have already ap-
preached me on that subject"
And what did you say to themT
Nothing yet You see this is all
| new work to me, and I must consider
my way carefully.
| speech?"
Never in my life"
We'll, if you can talk to the people
IS you have talked to me tonight, !
m sure you will win"
| The girl said it artlessly. carelessly;
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

but his heart leaped to the assurance.
That's to be determined he said.
Most men would say it was easier
to talk to one woman than to a thou
sand people. 1 have had experience
with neither. As 1 told you, 1t has
been a quarter of q century since /
talked alone with a woman"
WAS that in the west of which you
spoke?"
Il am glad to tell you 1t was in
the west She wasn't a good woman,
Miss Haldane," he said simply. "and
i have never seen her since that
night
Didn't you know that she was not
a good woman2" asked the girl
Not at that time; I did not suspect.
that is, was only boy of nineteen.
And is it because of that woman
that you have seen no others until j
met your"
Yes, Miss Haldane--
Poor mani" said the girl half to
herself.
Not at all" answered Gormly;
you were quite worth waiting for"
Eleanor" said her father at this
moment, won't you take my hand?
want to talk to our host a little my
self"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

free, and / am going to tell it the
truth and make it sol"
He stopped and, not trusting him.
self to look at her. stared into the fire
again There was a long pause.
Well" said he. flashing a direct
look at her, what do you think of it.
Miss Haldane?"
TT is the greatest dream that ever
entered q human BRAIN said the girl
quietly
TT is my business. it has been my
business all my life, Miss Haldane, to
make dreams come true, and l am
dreaming now a greater dream, dearer
to me than that have outlined before
you"
What could he mean? She strove
to meet his glance fairly; but her own
eyes fell before his own direct gaze.
DO you think can do it, make my
dream come true?' he asked.
(which dream, Mr.. Gormly?"
Both of them"
That you can be mayor of New
York: that you can redeem the city;
that you can restore to the people
their Hberties|I don't know Other
men have tried it and have failed
And / may fail, too" answered
Gormly very quietly. Such achieve
ments are not the results merely Of
one mans efforts The people them
selves must respond. Whether / can
make them do that or not will de-
termine the Issue"
Il think you can. Mr. Gormly. You
have made me respond"
And Will you help me?"
II What can 1 do7"
DO what you have done tonight:
listen to me. believe in me, inspire
me, be my silent partner in my en-
deavor as I have been yours in your
endeavor"
And after yoc have succeeded?
That's the other dream. and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

That's your part of the partnership;
mine is to help you. and"
And what are you going to dor
asked the girl. intensely interested.
leaning forward. her breath coming
quicker &
'T am going to be mayor of New
York. for one thing, Miss Haldane."
Yes. And then7''
It touched him immensely to see
the matter of fact way with which
she accepted his stupendous declara-
ton
And then, am going to be the best
mayer New York ever had. an honest
mayor. The administration shall be
conducted ON business lines, and bust
ness with me doesn't spell chicane.
There isn't dishonest dollar in my
fortune. You viii forgive my personal
talk? I don't often resort to it; but
you make me tell whatever you want
to know"
go onl"
II am going to suppress graft; am
going to break up the gangs that rob
the city; 1 am going to bring the trac-
ton cou1 panies, the freight and the
others. 10 terms / am going to make
them give the people good value for
the franchises they enjoy; 1 am going
to reform the police force and stor
its taking toll of crime, its connivance
with SIM New York is going to be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
Ben,s LOGIC.

Ben said his friend, waking up
from a reverie in which he had been
gazing abstracted1y at the shiny ex-
panse of Ben's skatin'-rink -for-hies, SIS
there nothing you could do for your
baldness?"
Ben, by the way, is only forty.
mo, lad!" he replied with de
cision. Fifteen years ago I was
counting strong, and 1 tried lots O.
things. But about that time t prince
Of Wales Edward, you know-came
to open t new hospital, and I said to
myself as soon as I saw him liftfn'
his hat to t crowd, Ben, my lad, tina
can give it up as bad job, and save
thy brass. If there was owt at 'ud
cure a bald head they'd ha' cured
his "-Tit-Bits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
SYNOPSIS.

4 feolisa younx tenderfoo. eeccnes
fAsndnafsd with the bold. a<tf1 wife OF
druutrsa PROPRIETOR In q Western ufrsng
town Thay prepare to eiope In blind
Ing huAs1rd bat are confronted by ehe
nand1in husband He II shot by the
win. but the chivAlrous boy pins q
note to the body taking the crime
upon hfrnssif In their flight to the
railroad station the woInan's horse
falls exhausted: the youth puts ner
On Ids own and follows hanging to The
Bttrr1&p strap. seeinx he is an inpoM-
raent. the woman thrusts her escort INTO
n snow drift and rides Half-frozsn
he s<nmhaea Into the railroad station just
- the txeAn bears the woman away.
rveuty-fys years later. this man. George
Qoxrnsy, 10 q muld-uaillionaire In New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane.
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
and co-operates with her In her work-
GQrmfy becomes owner OF steamHatt
Hne and nnds himself frustrated m pier
and track extension plans by grating al
der1aeo. backed by the Gotham Traction
Company. An automobile accident on q
stormy Christmas eve brings the Ral-
danes to his country home. Gormly
maA>s the uarooned party comfortable
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
CHAPTER ".
Mr.. H.ldane Is Greatly Surprised.

Mr.. HaIdane Is Greatly SURPRISED.
Mr.. Haldane was in something Of q
quandary For certain reasons and for
some time he had been contemplating
an interview with Gormly. Not only
did he greatly desire the interview
which was indeed necessary. almost
vital In fact. to the furtherance of GER
tain matters in which he was deeply
concerned, but he did not desire that
his interest. personal interest. that is.
In the AFFAIR should appear
The opposition had greatly under
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist supply you, send
to mfrs. so cents and 81 90 a bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co..
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
a Quaint THOUGHT,

Miss Geraldine Farrar, seated in
her deck chair on the George Wash
ington, regarded a half-dozen urchins
playing on the sunny deck, and then
said with a pensive smile:
'I often wonder, considering what
charming things children are, where
all the queer old men come FRONT"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

The greatest cause Of worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the iron. Sold everywhere, 16 OF.
for 10c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

If you want to be up with the lark
in the morning, beware of>the swal
lows at night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

Familiarity breeds contempt Is
one OF the rules that work both ways.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

Mrs. Wfnsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie, a bottle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

Smokers find Lewis Single Binder Sc
cigar better quality than most 1oc cigars.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
hopeless

hopeless.
why don't you get in line for Miss
Hattie's favor7"
''Humphi That lines busy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15

placed snywters.A
trksls and ks -
1iss. Neat, ciesA
ornanentzl. conyeaf
icnt. cheap Lasts Al
season Cxa'rspi1 -
tip over, win mot sod
or tajure anything
Guaranteed efcc3<
i've Of all dez;ersG -
sept prepaid fer 2ors
HAROLD S0MKH3
$50 De Eaib Ava.
Brsaklxn. n 4.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-15
-NLo WK7fSENDR RAI

2 AkUs5y70477o~5 ~ Q=zAeoA~ %6zv2zk
es~~zesr <,se s~1e-xr z<ae ass-@s~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
JURY TO HEAR ARGUMENT
ON MRS. JONES MONDAY
DR.. Smith Ely Jellif1e Testifies That
She Is Of Unsound
Mind.

Next Monday the jury which is to de-
termine the mental condition of CATH
crime NJ. 3. Jones, the eighty-five-year-
old wife OF "Bill Jones the Avenger,''
will hear arguments of counsel summing
up the testimony which has been given
for and against the claim Of Miss mar
lotte e. Bates, niece, that Mrs. Jones
is mentally incapable of caring for the
latter's property. valued at $4,000.
Among the alienists who testified yes
terday that Mrs. Jones is sane was DR..
Smith Ely Jelliffe of New York, who
was an expert witness at the Thaw
trial. ST +
DIR. Jeliffe testified to two examinations
Of Mrs. Jones and said she is of sound
mind and capable Of taking care Of her
property. He said that there was no evil
dence of any mental disease that would
affect her in taking care Of herself and
her property. On cross-examination q
hypothetical question was put to him by
counsel embracing certain facts Of the
evidence from the viewpoint of the petit
toner. Miss Charlotte E. Bates, and in
answer to the question the alienist said
there was nothing that indicated any
senile dementia or unsOundness of mind
Attorneys j. ]. Darlington. w. c. Sui
livan and w. A. Donch are representing
Miss Bates, the niece. Senator Isidor
Rayner Of Maryland. d. w. Baker, for
mer United States attorney, and Attorney
John r. Shields appear for Mrs. Jones.
Elk Grove Butter will please you.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
TAFT IS COMMENDED FOR
"HALF AND HALF" STAND
West Rock Creek Citizens Associa-
ton Supports Position He
Has Taken.

President Taft was commended on the
stand he has taken in relation to the
revenues of the District at IL meeting of
the West Rock Creek Citizens Associa-
tion last night. The association placed
itself on record as being opposed to any
change in the half and half plan of
appropriations for the District.
Any change from the present organic
act would be a disastrous loss to the
District members held. and it was voted
that the association join in the fight with
others in opposition to any attempt to
change the organic act.
Anderson and Darr bills for universal
adopted resolution favoring the Darr
bill. Galen l.. TAFT, George w. Offutt
and others advocated the Darr bill as the
be most expedient.
Pensions for firemen and policemen
were also Endorsed. Maj. Sylvester will
be asked to station a policeman in the
vicinity of the waiting station at Wisccn-
sin Avenue Park because of the damage
done by mischieyous boys, who have fire.
quently broken the glass windows of the
station. Complaint was also made of an
insufficient number of electric lights N
Wiconsin Avenue Park. and the Com
missioners will be asked to give the light
ing of the park attention.
yo,1,u enjoy Fix Grove Butter-Adyt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
LECTURES ON FIRST AID.
Glass Will Be Organized at the
Woman's Clinic.

A class for studying first aid treatment
for injured persons will be organized at
q meeting of the members of the District
Federation of Women's Clubs to be held
at the Woman's Clinic, 1897 I street
northwest, tomorrow evening at 30
O'Clock. Ten lectures, embracing as
many topics, viii be given in the course
At the close of the series an examination
will be held and certificates will be given
to successful candidates. The lectures
will be given under the joint auspices of
the Woman's Clinic and the District
Chapter of the Red Cross.
Dr. ID. s. Lamb is to lecture tomorrow
evening, giving an introduction to the
subjects to be studied. DR.. Charles l..
Griffith will deliver the second lecture.
the subject being on the treatment of
poisoning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
when the drawing contest opens.

Before the contest could be allowed,
Manager w. F. Thomas had to promise
Mr.. Cisco Of the board of childrens
guardians that no one would be allowed
to take the child unless 1t be legally
adopted. and the person can prove that a
home with good moral influences will be
given It.
President Taft in q note this morning
thanked the managers for the prize pie
sent him yesterday. The pie was baked
by Mrs. william Rowland and won the
first prize Of $50 In yesterdays contest
This morning Mr.. Thomas sent Presi-
dent Taft box of apples representing
fifty varieties. each . prize winner in its
class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
CHARLES p. REEFS STRICKEN.
Steamboat Manager Dies Suddenly
From Stroke of Apoplexy.

Charles p. Rees, manager of the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company, was stricken by apoplexy at
his home, 500 Fl street southwest, last
night shortly after returning from thea-
ter. He died before his physician. DR.. c.
n. Chapman of 60 C street southwest,
who was summoned. arrived.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Burial will be I'm Glenwood
cemetery. Mr.. Rees complained OF feel
ing dizzy upon reaching his home last
night and went to the bathroom for
water. The sound of q fall was heard
and his family hurried to his side. He
was found on the floor and life was ex-
tinct
Although a native of Philadelphia. Mr..
Rees spent practically all his life in
Washington. being engaged in business
here. He was engaged in the excursion
traffic on the river, and for several years
was manager of the steamboat line rum
ming to Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall.
He was forty-eight years old. Mr.. Rees
is survived by his wife and three chill
dren, Mary, Frederick and Charles Rees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
THANKSGIVING BOOMS
RED CROSS BUSINESS
Record Sum Expected This
Year for War on
tuberculosis.

Thanksgiving day added impetus to the
sale of Red Cross Christmas seals, the
proceeds of which go to the great fight
which is being waged all over the coun-
try against tuberculosis. Many orders
were sent in to the committee in charge
of the stamps. and in the scores of drug
stores where the stamps have been put on
sale a large number of sales were made
today.
Tomorrow the sale in the big depart
ment stores of the city will be begun.
Each of these booths will be in charge
of society girls who have volunteered
their services, as in past years.
1t is the hope of the local Red Cross
that the sale this year will reach the half
million mark. A year ago more than
400, 600 of the stamps were sold in WASH
ington, thus realizing substantial sum
of money for keeping up the camp for
tubercuiar patients in the District of CO.
lumbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
GOVERNORS ACCEPT AUTO RIDE.
Will See Washington Between Hours
of q and & 0'Clock

A dispatch received today by Secretary
Thomas Grant OF the Chamber of Com
merce gave assurance that the governors
of eleven western states. who are to visit
Washington December Z, will accept the
invitation of the ,:hamber of Commerce
and the Board Of Trade to be their guests
on an automobile tour Of the city. The
dispatch. which was sent from the gov
ernors' special train. states that the party
has open the hours between 2 and 8
o'clock December .. and the auto trip, it
is expected, will cover most Of this time.
A meeting Of the executive committees
Of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Board Of Trade, which have charge of the
entertainment of the governors, has been
called for tomorrow at noon in the Cham
Der Of Commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
Colored Girl Reports That She Was
Held Up on Trumbull Street.

Mabel Scott. coIored. 900 9th street
northwest. has reported to the police of
the eighth precinct that she was held up
and robbed on Trumbull street between
9th street and Georgia avenue last even
ing.
The girl said colored man who wore
handkerchief over his face pointed
revolver at her and demanded that she
give him her purse. She did So and
the man took out two-dollar bill,
and after throwing the purse in the
street ran away. The girl recov-
cred the purse and then notified the
police. She was able to describe the
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
r. L. C. KOPP ARRESTED.
Former Policeman Charged With De-
serting His Wife.

Robert l.. C. Kopp. former member of
the police department, wanted here on a
charge of deserving his wife, has been ar
rested in Chicago.
A telegram telling of his arrest, received
today by Inspector Boardman. chief Of
detectives. from Chief of Detectives Hunt.
at Chicago. adds that Kopp is willing to
return to Washington without requisition
papers. A detective will leave here this
evening to bring Kopp back to Washing
ton.
II is stated by the police that Kopp left
his wife four or five years ago and was
not located until last n.ght. He was ap-
pointed a member of the police force here
December Is, 1891, and was dropped from
the force January q, 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30

Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia was the principal speaker at the Wen
dell Phillips centennial meeting in Met
ropolitan A. NJ. E. Church last evening.
Prof Kelly Miller of Howard Univer-
sitiy presided. Rev. Matthew Anderson
of Philadelphia gave the invocation, while
Dr. w. p Thirkield of Howard Univer-
sity made the closing prayer and pro-
.nounced the benediction. The university
choir, directed by Miss Lulu v. Childers,
furnished music.
Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant superin-
tendent of colored schools. spoke on the
life of the anti-slavery orator at COM
mandatory exercises held at the Wendell
Phillips School yesterday afternoon.
Musical numbers were furnished by the
children of the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Washingtonians Quietly Mar
ried-Negro Sentenced to
Penitentiary.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md, November 30, 19l1
Miss Augusta Ward daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Harrison G. Ward of Travilah,
this county. and Charles Dowell King of
Kings Valley were married in Rockville
yesterday afternoon by Rev. William ID.
Keene, pastor of the Southern Methodist
Church. the ceremony taking place at the
parsonage.
Miss Grace Victoria Plummer, daughter
of Mrs. Alice v. Mulican Of Gathers
burg, and John NJ. Gallagher of Wash
ington were also married here yesterday
afternoon by DR.. Keene. The bride has
been making her home in Washington,
and her mother and other members of
her family had no idea that she con-
templated matrimony, and were much
surprised to learn last evening of her
marriage.
Miss Viola Jenkins and Frederick
Chauncey Some, both Of Washington,
were married in Rockville yesterday aft
ernoon Dy Rev. 8. r. White, retired
Baptist minister, the ceremony taking
place at the residence of the minister.
Sentenced for Old Crime.
Frank Carter, colored, was sentenced
by Judge Peter in the circuit court here
yesterday afternoon to five years in the
Maryland penitentiary for crime COM
mitted seven years ago. The indictment
charged him with breaking into the store
of Leonard c. Burns at Sandy Spring in
1904 . and stealing $40. Immediately
after the robbery Carter disappeared
and was not located until few months
ago. when he was arrested in Sykesville,
Nd.
Robert johnson, colored. who was ar
rested during the Rockville fair last sum-
mer on a charge of conducting a travel
ing "speak-easy," was tried in the cir
cult court here yesterday on a charge of
violating the local option law. He was
adjudged guilty and was fined $50 and
costs.
Alexander Gorham, who lives near
Germantown, this county, was acquitted
Of charge of the larceny Of a steer
from William Waters, farmer of the
Germantown neighborhood It was
charged that he and Oscar Poole about
a year ago killed and dressed the animal
in a field on the Waters farm. Poole,
who was the principal witness against
Gorham, pleaded guilty at former term
Of court and Is now serving term in the
| penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
WIFE ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Bowles Says Husband Disap.
peared. Leaving Suicide Note.

While the police report they can find nc
trace of her husband, Kennie L. Bowles
who disappeared September Is. 1910. after
leaving a suicide note, Mrs. Marie E.
Bowles yesterday lied suit for absolute
divorce from him. SO that should he re-
turn she may be lawfully free from him.
Mrs Bowles says she was married in
Alexandria November 2S, 1901. and has
one child, born October 3. 1903. About
three months before his disappearance
the wife says. her husband failed to give
a satisfactory explanation of what she
considered doubtful situation, and later
admitted to her misconduct emitting
her to a divorce.
When Bowles left his home, September
Is, 1910, a note was found addressed to
his brother in which the writer stated
he was going TO do away with himself. .
Since that time the police have not 10.
Gated the missing husband.
Attorney J. B. Green appears for the
wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
SEEK POLITICAL H0N0RS.
Colored Republicans Expect to Secure
Recognition Next Year.

A conference of the committees Of Adj
ministration Republican Clubs. colored,
was held this morning at their headquar-
ters, 321 Virginia avenue southeast A
general plan to secure the election OF
members Of the clubs as delegates from
the states to the republican national con-
vention next summer was discussed. The
clubs will also put forward a ticket for
two delegates and a national committee
man for the District of Columbia.
BY order of the executive committee OF
the clubs, the convention which was to
have been held here December IL and II
has been postponed. An executive session
of the national committee OF the clubs
will be held December II. James w. Poe,
president OF the clubs. was In the chair
today, and W. 8. jackson acted as Sec
rotary.