davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-24

thing2 In the rhapsody that only those
held each other In close embrace In
delightful silence--it may have been
for one minute-it may have been for
ten or twenty Time for either of as
had lost its power. We were the
world, just we ourselves
The spell was broken by a slight
twitching of the man across the room.
We came TO ourselves with a start as
from dream went over TO his side
and looked at him He was still dead
TO all around him
you understand, Harding, dear,
don't your" said Louise. as | resumed
my place beside her, why asked you
TO drop your search? AS soon as
Katharine became conscious and I told
her that you were on the trail OF the
yellow letter. she became greatly ex.
cited. She insisted that should make
YOU withdraw az once. She was deter
mined TO know all about what you had
done. and told her OF your being here
In Ardway. She. weak and IN as she
was, made me swear that would re-
call you by telephone. She wanted
me TO telephone to Hugh Crandall. too.
but did not know how TO reach him.
| had 70 promise her everything she
asked"
"Of course you did" ! said But,
dear, loved you so that could not
rest while this terrible mystery that
hung over your dear ones was vn.
solved. felt that II was my duty to
disregard your wish realized that
you were being compelled by some In.
tiuenoe you could not Withstand to aci
as you did. You are not angry with
me. are you. dearest7"
"Of course I'm not" she said with
wan smile. patting my hand gently
But tell me-" | asked, what OF
Hugh Crandall? What IS lls connec
ton with this dreadful Mystery"
Il don't know" she answered
thoughtfully
II have thought all along that ht
had something TO do with II. and you
saw just now that he admitted know
ing this man here whom the inspector
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-24
7 MnM1ahmM WRazzeS

Hardly were they out of the door be
fore Louise turned to me, with sup
plant arms. and cried out, with a sob
In her voice: Harding. forgive me for
having deceived you"
1T is YOU" cried. you. who must
forgive me for having disobeyed your
wish, for having come out here after
you had asked me not TO, for having
almost put a bullet through your dear
heart"
You didn't know-you couldn't
know that was here" she sobbed.
but how can you ever pardon the lies
told your"
Lies" ! protested. Dear girl, you
never lied to me. Whatever these dear
lips have said, / knew, ! always knew
your heart was true"
Katharine asked It and ! had TO
promise her" e--zz ~ 9 ss'' 80
YOU meah about Hugh crandall"
Yes" she breathed Il don't know
yet what II Is that is between them.
It's something about-about my fa-
ther. Crandall knew Il and Katharine
found # out. Whatever It is. they de-
termined to keep II secret between
them. Katharine made me promise
that would tell no one. not even you.
She swore me not to reveal 10 anyone
that had even seen Hugh Crandall
bad TO promise her, you understand,
don't your"
My answer was a kiss full on her
lips, while my arms went about her
and held her tight to me.
"Of course. dear girl" breathed, Il
understand. ! understood all the
while"
Il was so afraid" she murmured,
afraid you would think was deceiv-
ing you, that didn't love you"
AS our lips met In long. sweet kiss,
a wave OF JOY swept over me that all
but obliterated thoughts OF the dread
full yellow letter. forgot for the mo-
ment the drug sodden creature lying
in the corner. not twenty feet away
from us. ! knew but one thing. Lou.
Use loved me, What mattered any
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-08-24

ing 10 do the same thing. In fact, he
had several weeks the start of you.
Every one OF his actions which you
regarded as so suspicious and damna-
tory was perfectly applicable on this
theory"
YES" | grudgingly admitted as
hastily reviewed them in my mind. II
suppose they could all be explained
in that Vay"
The question then came to me-"
continued Davis, how could Crandall
have known OF the hidden danger
that threatened General Parrish? IL
was highly improbable that the gem
eral would conflde thing of this sort.
either 90 his daughter or 10 her fan
&c. He must have come on II In some
other way. Judged that when he
revealed his knowledge to the general.
the latter. In fear that his daughter
might learn what he had been trying
TO keep from her. In rage ordered
Crandali from the house
THE only logical way for Crandall
10 be restored TO favor was for him
TO clear up the mystery that was men
acing the general AS he had been at
work on II for some time, | felt sure
that in his rooms we would find % clue
to the address OF the persons we were
seeking | was confident. too, that az
fairs were approaching a crisis. Gran
dali apparently had taken Katharine
into his confidence. II looked as II
some plan they might have made had
failed and that this failure had driven
Katharine 10 despair. With the lock
box IN Ardway as clue. with the left
handed stamp as evidence and with
Candall's movements 70 watch. felt
certain that we could quickly solve
the whole mystery"
But how about the morphine sy-
ringer" asked again.
= hardly gave 1t a second thought.
For all knew, II may have come there
by accident. yet Crandall quickly ex-
planned its presence In the talk that
I have Just had with him. He kept
this chsp. YOUNG: there In his rooms
co ntinued pct week.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Where Dickens Saw Life.

II was on the roads round about
Gadshill, where Charles Dickens lived
before his death. that he made the &C
quaintance Of the various tramps and
showmen We read OF in his works
the tales OF their lives, and lives so
often made up OF many sorrows. The
great novelist's knowledge OF gypsy
wanderers and loafers was unbounded
and many a half hour he spent in
their company within stones throw
OF his home. When he wrote that
wonderful chapter on tramps in The
Uncommercial Traveller" he had in
mind the high road at Gadshill.-"The
Land That Was Dickens" Oscar Fric-
het, in National Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
A NEW LINCOLN STORY

OF course, were all decorously keeping
away from the convention city II
would be exceedingly bad form for
one of them to appear near the con-
vention. What was the CONSERVATION,
then. in the Lincoln camp when II
was reported one afternoon that "Oid
Abe" had been seen In town and that
he was calling on his Chicago friends
and swapping stories about everything
except the presidency.
Lincoln must be hustled out OF town
II would be ruinous TO have II known
that he had been in Chicago. Teller
was sent to eject him. lie found the
presidential candidate at a hotel. en-.
Joying himself watching the crowds
Mr.. Teller explained his mission, deli.
cately as possible. but very firmly.
Mr. Lincoln protested that he didn't
have any chance worth bothering
about. Mr.. Teller insisted that there
was an excellent chance, and that the
proprieties would have to be OBJ
served In these little matters. The
New England people were punctilious
about such affairs OF form. At last
Mr.. Lincoln yielded.
IN CO." he said. I'll do II be-
cause ] believe you fellows are right.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
RUSSlA'S ROAD INTO CHINA
Mongolia Is a Land Of Ma5nificence
Of Middle Ages Mingled
With Squalor.

When the humping tarantass rolls
across the Chinese frontier into Mon.
golia it enters a kingdom Of the mid
die ages flung down into the twenti.
eth century.
Feudll princes. lords Of armies
weaponed with spear and bow. tax
and drive 10 the corvee their nomad
serfs. a hierarchy OF priests whose
divine head lives in palace nj Holy
Urga, sways the multitude of supersti-
tion.steeped Mongols, and receives the
homage of pilgrims vending their Wy
from the Nolga. from Tibet, from all
Mongolia, to their Canterbury OF la.
maism.
In PROSTATE devotion the penitents
girdle the Sacred City, before whose
novels beggars dispute with dogs
their common nourishment, and in
whose compounds princes of the race
OF Genghis Khan. with armies OF re-
tainers. live bedless. bathless, light.
less. in the felt huts of their race.
Squalid magniticence and good
humored, kindly hospitality are linked
to utter brutality Sable furs and
silks cover sheepskins worn until they
drop from the body.
Here and there among the natives
n Chinese trading caravansary, allen.
walled, peculiar stands as Of old the
Hansatown. with merchant guilds and
far-brought caravan goods
The Russian advance has been al
ways eastward toward an ice-free
port on the Pacific Cut of by the
japanese, The one outlet now for Rus.
STA is through Mongolia. striking
straight for Pekin and the heart OF
China.
This IS the century.old road Of the
tea trade. Here is the shortest route
from Europe to the East. Here,
through the defles and the broken
foothills of the Cobb plateau, lies the
future redemption of the great urfet.
tered land route 10 north China.
The Chinese are themselves advanc-
ing 10 anticipate it, They have al.
ready built into kalgan. To this trad.
ing center across the pale n Russian
railway may yet pass, and her colo
nists make fruitful the unpeopled
wilds of Mongolia.
A way of adventure and strange
ness. where the years turn back. is
this old road Of the Golden Horde,
leading down past the ancestral
homes Of the Turks 10 the Great Wall.
THE Russian Road in China"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Senator Teller Relates Aneedote OF
First Campaign for the
Presidency.

Senator Teller OF Colorado tells a
Lincoln story which he says has never
been printed and which In many ways
Is unique In its interest. None OF the
students OF Lincolniana about Wash
ington remembered the story, and the
fact that II could have escaped pub
lication all these years Is regarded as
remarkable. says the New York Her
AIDS Washington correspondent. II
is going the rounds or the capital and
causing many laughs.
Henry NJ. Teller was young man
In the year 1860, when Lincoln was
nominated for president. lie lived in
Illinois and had been drawn into rath-
er close relation with Lincoln. So
when the presidential campaign came
on this young man was selected TO 20
up to Chicago and assist In the bust
ness OF receiving delegates. talking
Lincoln TO them and generally man
aging the game.
Young Teller got on handsomely and
the prospect for Lincoln began To
look better to him. The candidates.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

but probably sentiment has been strongest for
a Lincoln memorial boulevard or highway. The
proposal has been 10 construct this highway
as a connecting link between the national cap.
ital and the battlefield at Gettysburg where
Lincoln delivered his immortal speech. The
chief objection to this scheme Is that the
highway could be used and enjoyed only by
people who had automobiles other vehicles
OF their own or the means 10 hire such con.
veyances.
While on the subject OF these elaborate Lin
coin memorials it may be noted that first place
in this category belongs, OF course 10 the Lin
coin tomb at Springfield. Illinois. The monu.
ment TO Lincoln at Springfield alike 10 the
monuments to our other martyr presidents
Garfield and McKinley-is not merely public
but national For the Lincoln monument the
sum of 100000 was collected. OF this sum
$4,000 came from the soldiers OF the Civil
war and IS 900 of this amount was contributed
by the negro troops out OF the first money they
ever earned. The Lincoln monument has had
TO be reconstructed several times and entirely
rebuilt once, owing to the character Of the
foundation, and these circumstances necessi-
tated the removal OF Lincoln's body. which. all
told. has been moved some ten or twelve times
since the original burial.
Certainly one OF the most commendable OF
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Glamor Of the Great.

The following anecdote is told by
Joseph Jackson in the Worlds Work
On one occasion when Dickens had a
few OF his choice spirits to dinner. as
they passed into his apartment the
clerk of the hotel, who seems to have
been a great lover of literature. but.
tonholed Boz's secretary long enough
to exclaim with a kind OF reverential
awe: Good heaven! Mr.. Putnam. to
think what the four walls Of that room
now contain! Washington Irving,
William c. Bryant, Fitz-Greene Hal
lcck and Charles Dickens!"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Lincoln's "Way To Do It,"

new story on Lincoln emanates
from the navy department; but the
great emancipator's way to do II" in
this case would be rather dangerous
for general adoption.
Early In the war naval captain
decided to enter the Confederate
service. His wife pleaded with him
to remain with the Union, not only
because OF loyalty but because It
meant the support OF his family. But
tho resignation was dispatched to the
department at Washington. and the
wife. left alone with her little family.
decided that she would go to the cap
itol and would herself see II some.
thing could not be done.
At the navy department she told
her story, but the officials said that
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Aduiteration an Old Crime.

champagne and claret will doubt.
less be produced In large quantities
this year despite the general failure
OF the French vineyard" says tho
London Chronicle. THE art OF max
ing wine without grapes is an ancient
one. AS far back "a 1927 one hun
dred pipes OF wine were seized In
London because no trace OF grape
Juice could be found in them. The
citizens focked to see the public stav.
ing In of the pipes and the unusual
watering of the streets which followed
thereupon."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

this can be arranged"
Know OF no possible way. Mr..
President"
Let me see the resignation"
IL was handed to him. lie exam
,ned the document carefully and then
dehDerately tore II across and into
snreds This" he said. turning TO
the secretary and to the little mother
this Is one way to do t."
Thus the officer remained with the
urion because OF his wife and the
president. and the service-record OF
THIS southern captain Is among the
brightest In the annals OF our naval
history Affairs at Washington" by
Joe Mitchell Chapple. in Nationa,
Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

she was quite too late. because the
resignation had been accepted. Final.
ly the secretary. touched by her an.
peal. suggested that there was one
person In the country who might do
something for her-that was presi.
dent Lincoln.
With her luncheon basket on her
arm and with her little tots Juggling
at her skirts, she made her way TO
the White House. She found the pres.
ident, and he. having heard her story.
at once sent over for the secretary
OF the navy. that he might see the
papers In the case. The secretary.
who was himself won to the cause.
presented the facts. As Lincoln looked
at the anxious little wife. he asked:
Mr. Secretary. is there no way that
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

ton on the part Of our public men and inhuen.
tial citizens 10 devise in recognition of the
services OF the Civil War President memorials
of even more elaborate and imposing character
than the statues that have been erected in
so many of the states that he labored to keep
under one flag
A recent notable instance Of this trend was
found in the provision OF an impressive memo
rial structure on the famous Lincoln farm"
in Kentucky The erection OF this monumental
edfce which was dedicated by President Taft
only a few months ago, represents but one
phase OF an ambitious project 10 restore and
protect the birthplace OF Lincoln and the scene
OF his early life making it, as it should be,
4 patriotic mecca TO which great numbers Of
Lincoln's fellowcountrymen will make pilgrim.
ages just as they do 10 the home OF George
Washington at Mount Vernon. and to the home
and tomb of Thomas Jefferson at Charlottes.
Vile. Virginia
Even more pretentious is the project now
before congress for a $4,000 900 memorial To
Lincoln that shall be in the fullest sense n
tribute from the reunited nation. Visitors 10
the seat Of government in recent years have
often expressed wonder that whereas there are
In Washington appropriate testimonials 10 the
Father OF His Country and other national
idols, there has been no memorial commenslI.
rate with the commanding place which Lin
COIu mas OCCUPIED IN the history OF the cOuR
try. The government has not been uncon.
scious OF this lack, but merely deferred action
until such time there could be provided
tribute worthy Of the great man who inspired
II. This is now assured. owing TO the liberal
sum that will be expended In this labor of love
From the time IL was decided that the occa.
sion had arrived for congress TO take definite
action with reference 10 a national Lincoln
memorial there has been discussion and DIFF
ference of opinion as 10 the form which this
acknowledgment OF the nations gratitude
should take. Most OF the men having voice in
the matter seem TO have come to the con.
cluson that the ideal memorial will be mas
sive monumental structure sort OF temple
OF fame TO be built OF white marble on the
banks OF the Potomac at Washington and
adorned with statues OF Lincoln and repre-
sensations OF persons and events conspicu
ously identified with his career. The effect
would be, OF course, to create a companion
/ patriotic shrine TO that at George Washing
tons Mount Vernon estate few miles farther
down the same river
However, many persons of prominence have
all along argued In favor of other forms Of
memorial memorial bridge between the
national capital and the national cemetery at
Arlington beyond the Potomac has repeatedly
been suggested and so has q memorial arch,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

all the existing memorials TO Lincoln is the
Lincoln Memorial University OF Claiborne
county, Tennessee. which was founded by Gen.
o. O. Howard one Of the most devoted Of Lin
coins admirers and the object of which Is to
benefit the people from whom Lincoln sprang,
the mountaineers OF the Cumberland Gap re.
gion. The grounds Of the university contain
six hundred acres and there are several build
ings upon them, although more are needed
The university was chartered by the State OF
Tennessee on Incolns birthday In 1897 and
has already performed tremendous service
for the people Of an isolated region which
may be said TO offer other similar educa'
tional advantages. 1t has been claimed that
owing to the handicap which Lincoln himself
sustained In early life. owing TO ignorance and
poverty he would II he could choose. probably
prefer this memorial in the Tennessee noun
tains to any other that could be reared to his
memory.
OF the numerous statues Of Lincoln which
have place in cities and town all over the
United States the most notable. from an arts.
tic standpoint are two executed by the late
Augustus st. Gaudens Americas greaest
sculptor Both OF these statues are figures of
heroic size. One which represents Lincoln
standing has been erected In Lincoln Park in
the city OF Chicago, whereas the other, which
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

Amy convention that got a good look
at me couldn't be expected to NOM
mate me. could It? I'll have a better
chance II they don't even find out
what look like"
And at midnight. without talf a
dozen OF the politicians knowing he
had been In town, aside from his IL
linois friends, he was put on the train
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
He Knew,

In one of New York's public schools
the other day this sentence appeared
in the reading lesson:
The king and his escort passed
by"
: "Now," said the teacher, who can
tell me what is meant BY an 'escort'?"
A small. freckledfaced boy raised
his hand, and in the vernacular of the
East Side said:
It's a Teller what's got a girl and
he takes her out walking"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Wager Cost Life.

a man named Gaul. or paddington.
Eng. was found dead In n van. Early
IN the evening he made wager that
NO would drink thirteen half-pints of
Deer In less than ten minutes. He won
the wager. drinking the beer In seven
minutes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16
Custom Very Old,

The practice OF making eunuchs 10
supposed to have had its beginning
under semiramis, the semimythical
queen of Assyria. the reputed build
er OF Babylon. and was commonly
adopted by Oriental monarchs In the
case Of the guardians OF their harems.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

and started back to Springfield. Three
days later he was the nominee OF the
Republican party for the presidency.
Mr.. Lincoln regarded himself as the
homeliest man in the country and
once told friend that II was getting
the votes OF the people who we're
thankful for not being homely that
elected him.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

ing MIR Lincoln himself assisted in remov-
ing the mask Il particularly difficult task o~-
Ing 10 his high cheekbones, but the underak
ing was entirely successful. the mask coming
off in zone piece and being especially satisfac-
tory in that II included the impress of both
ears-something that In many instances must
be omitted in the securancc of life mask
One of the most interesting Of all the Lin
coin statues Is the bronze figure in Lincoln
Park at Washington, which shows Lincoln
freeing the slaye-an emblematiC figure OF the
great emancipation striking the shackes from
the hands OF a kneeing negro The sgnh
cant feature In connection with this unique
statue is that II was erected by money con
tributed through popular subscription by the
freed slaves. Another interesting memorial
TO Lincoln at the capital he saved Is found in
n simple silver plate the pew which he
always occupied In the church. n few blocks
from the White House, OF which he was n
member. Congress has paid $4,000 for the
house in which Lincoln died and WILL in all
probability. Ia time convert II into n Lincoln
Memorial Museum under governmental aus
pices. This will involve the expenditure of
considerable money because the building is
now closely hemmed In by other buildings
which ought to be torn down In order TO prop
erly safeguard the historic building against
fire.
The city Of New York which has notable
memorials to so many OF the nations heroes
Is deficient In testimonials to Lincoln. but this
lack Is soon TO be remeded II the project
launched by Joseph II. Choate and other prom.
inent New Workers meets with success This
contemplates the erection in the metropol,s
OF some hitting memorial. possibly n magnifi.
cent arch such as the Arch OF Triumph. which
Is one of the chief glories of Paris very
appropriate form OF Lincoln memorial Is the
present task OF placing In all our national
cemeteries bronze tablets bearing Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. Ultimately these tablets
VIII be placed also In great numbers of schools.
public buildings. etc.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-02-16

The Clothes Are the Thing.
What on earth d'you keep clapping
for? That last singer was awful"
Il know; but liked the style OF her
clothes, and want to have another
look at them"