davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-12-19

And please, MT. Santa. if you haven't got No dollar to spend that way. I wish that at least you would go sec
 Spot
 And tell him we'll meet some day. And if you don't mind that he's not very
 clean,
 And if there's nobody to see. wish you'd just kinda-he'n know what
 you mean Just give him a pat for me
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-17

The fatal New Haven railroad wreck
crashed into rear Pullman, killing
Engineer Charles ]. Dougherty, in
charge of the New Haven train,
which crashed into the rear of
stalled train, June II, with fatal re
suits, testified at the inquest that the
emergency and air brakes of his en-
CINE were ineffective and that he had
reported the condition June 10.
On Tuesday, previous to the &C
cident, Dougherty testified, he tried
the brakes to prevent running down
a boy. The brakes did not work,
and in trying to reverse his engine
Dougherty strained his back so that
he was physically unable to reverse
his engine when he saw the train
ahead of him. The Pullman into
which Dougherty's engine crashed
was a wooden car,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-17
IRON BEAM HITS GIRL

An iron beam weighing 100 pounds
fell from the fourth floor of the
Trade building, Wabash avenue and
Randolph street, struck and serious=t
~ injured Miss Della Nelson, 1912
Bond avenue, and caused a panied
among early morning shoppers.
The Trade building is being
wrecked, and high fence has beens
built around it. When the beam
slipped from it sfastenings workmeno
shouted a warning to pedestrians. ALI
escaped but Miss Nelson. The beamG
struck the fence and caromed to the
sidewalk, striking the young womand
on the head. She was knocked UNI
conscious but revived and was take1a
to an hospital z.-i-1--s q
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
Plenty of Time to Reform

There's thing that has happened
to several acquaintances of mine that
l wonder has not found its way into
print long before this" said the au-
toist, as q sort of windup to the ad-
ventures ne had been relating. They
say that when a man is drowning or
falling from great height he thinks
of all the mean things he ever did in
his whole life. 1t is the same with
an autois% when his machine skids
and he sees that he is headed straight
for tree OF telegraph pole and can.
not possible avert collision
When did you experience this feel
ing?" was asked.
About q month ago. was going
along the highway at clip Of so
miles an hour, when"
"You said 60"
~ did, and It was SO, though, Of
course, II l had been arrested should
have sworn that it was under 20. 1
was making nearly mile minute
when I struck q wet spot and the ma
chine skidded, Something went wrong
with the steering gear at the same
time, and we headed for 8 big tele.
graph pole. In i've seconds thought
Of how I beat farmer out Of 4 dollar:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

It. No use notifying the police. No
one would know where to find him.
None Of them will como to actual
harm. Anyhow, the coast is clear.
Kate. there's a big thing In front. No
nerves. We've got to 90 to-day. Time
is everything. Our butler and first
man cabled this morning that they
had just started in, and that every
thing was running like clock-work.
Well get into New York in time for
the coup. Remember, ! was against
the whole business at the start, but
now I'm going to see It on"
Feverishly Mrs. ChedsoyS prepared
for the journey. She was irritable to
Celeste. she was Undesirable to her
brother, who took q seat in q forward
compartment to be rid Of her. II was
only when they went aboard the
steamer that night that she became
reconciled to the inevitable. At any
rate. the presence Of Jones would
counteract any influence Horace
might have gained over Fortune. That
the three Of them might suffer un-
heard-of miseries never formed
thought in her mind. 1t appealed to
her in the sense Of comedy which
annoyed rather than amused her.
They were greeted effusively by
Wallace, he Of the dubious nose; and
his first inquiry was of Ryanne. Brief
ly the Major told him what had hap
pened and added his fears. Wallace
was greatly cast down. Hoddy had
so set his heart upon this venture that
It was shame to proceed without
him. He had warned him at the be-
ginning about that internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set in his dare
devil schemes. So long as the Major
had the plans, he supposed that they
could turn the trick without Hoddy's
assistance; only, 1t seemed rather
hard for him not to be in the sport.
He told me that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to stick his
fist in the first bag Of yellow-boys.
There was something mysterious in
the way he used to chuckle over the
thing when l first sprung it on him.
He saw joke somewhere. Let's go
into the smoke-room for a peg. 1t
won't hurt either Of US. And that
poor little girl! It's hell of a world,
eh?"
The Major admitted that It was;
but he did not add that Fortunes well
fare or ill-fare was Of little or no con-
Germ Of his. The little spitnre had
always openly despised him.
They were drinking silently and mo-
rosely, when Mrs. Chedsoye, pale and
anxious, appeared in the companion
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but single thought busted her mind:
what could man like Horace see in
chit like Fortune?
1t was an hour and a half before
the Major put in an appearance. He
was out Of breath and temper.
Come up to the ROOM" Once there,
he sat down and bade her do likewise.
There's the devil to pay. You heard
Hoddy speak Of the niger who guard
ed the Holy Yhiordes, and that he
wanted to get out Of Cairo before he
turned up? Well, he turned up. He
fooled Hoddy to the top Of his bent.
So far as could learn, Fortune and
Hoddy and Jones are all In the same
boat, kidnapped by the Mahomed. and
carried out into the desert, headed,
God knows where! Now, don't get 'ex.
cited. Take it easy. Luck is with
US, for Hoddy left all the diagrams
with me. We need him, but not 10
much that we can't go on without him.
You see, these Arabs are like the Hin
dus; touch anything that concerns
their religion. and they'll have your
hair OF. How Fortune got into It !
can't imagine, unless Mahonhed saw
her with Hoddy and jumped to the
conclusion that they were lovers. AL
this Mahomed wants Is the rug; and
hs - going to hold them till he gets
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
IrrseIsImabIs sksp,Ie.

How big an income should a young
man have before he is justified In get
ting married? This question is asked
In various departments Of the Sunday
papers at various seasons of the year.
and 1t 10 variously answered. Condi-
tions change and domestic happiness
changes with the conditions.
The best answer We remember to
have heard was given by q synicaI
bachelor and skeptic last week. This
person was in the newspaper Office
when the woman editor opened her
mail and read forth this question:
Gould young couple be happy on
$500 a year?"
Sure they could" answered the
Skeptic eagerly. ''They couldn't live
together on it,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
What? Where do you suppose the
little fool went, then?"
They both seemed to look upon For,
tune as a little fool.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
Run away2 Kate, be sensible.
How the deuce could she run away
She hasn't a penny. II takes money
to go anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Well
soon find out where she is." The Ma
Jor wasn't worried.
Have you seen Horace" with dis
cOrnible anxiety.
/ mo. didn't wait up for him. He's
sleeping OF a night Of 1t. You know
his falling"
Find out II he Is in his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones"
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed, rushed over
to the bureau. No, neither Mr.. Ry.
anne nor Mr. Jones had been in the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to the rooms
OF those gentlemen to make sure? Ger
tainly. No; there was no one in the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
Kate, neither has been In his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion, 1t is this: Hoddy has seQues.
tered Jones all right, and is some.
where In town, sleeping of the effects
Of night Of it,
He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether It was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. Did he not
threaten?"
"Sh! not so loud, Kate"
The little simpleton defied me yes.
terday, and declared she would leave
me-"
"Oho!" The Major fingered his i'm
perial. That puts a new face to the
subject. But Jones! He has not
turned up. We can not move till
We find out what has become Of him.
know. I'll jump into a carriage and
see il he got as far as the English.
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs,
but paced the lounging.room, 1.-THE and
pantherish. Frequently she paused, |
as If examining the patterns In the
huge carpets. She entered the recep.
.ion.room, came back, wandered of |
nto the ballroom, stopped to inspect
he anpouncement hanging upon the
returned to the win
lows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
Turing all these aimless occupations
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dence, there was a question as to
WhsthAr It was dutiAble or not. Being
copy, 1t was not an original work
OF art, therefore not exempt, and 90
forth and 10 on. Il Was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay q
duty. The Major paid grumblingly,
very cleverly assuming an irritability
we'll known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her cltioens for the benefit Of
the few was scandal Of the. nations.
A smooth-tsced young man ap.
preached them from out the crowd.
rs this Major Callahan"
Yes. This must be Mr.. Reynolds,
the agent?"
Yes. Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and frst man
have everything ship-shape. could
have turned over to you Mr.. Jones'"
mot at all, not at ALL" said the Ma.
jor. They would have been strangers
to us and We to them. Our own serv.
ants are best"
fou must De very good friends OF
my client?"
Il have known him for years." said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. 1T was at
his own suggestion that We take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that We should pay him moth.
ing; but. Of course, such an arrange
ment could not be thought of. Oh,
good-by, Mr.. Wallace" tolerantly.
I'VE hope to see you again some
day"
Wallace, taking up his role once
more, tipped his hat and rushed away
for one Of his favorite haunts.
"Bounder!" growled the Major.
well, we'll; a ships deck is. always
"You have turned your belongings
over to an expressman" asked the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
WHY THE MEAL WAS HALTED
Nothing Seriously Wrong, but Old
Gentleman Had Some Trouble
With the Elusive Onion.

An aged country couple. on the
urgent invitation Of a grandson who
lived in the city. were on for visit.
The grandson's wife was very anxious
that the first meal should be one
which the aged couple would enjoy
after their long ride in the train. and
accordingly the table groaned under
it's burden OF good things to eat,
In the course Of the repast she mo-
ticed several times that the old man
seemed to be making little progress
with the meal.
What Is the matter. grandfather"
she asked. don't you like my din
ner?"
mo, no, grandfather" mumbled
the old man, at isn't that. Only I've
q picked onion in my mouth, and I
hain't got but one tooth left. so it's
harder'n Sam Hill to catch 1t. it's SO
lively. Just rest easy a spell til git
. holt on 1t and I'll be all right"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne? She did not
answer Arriving at her cabin she
pushed the two wondering men inside,
and pointed at the floor. A large
steamer-roll lay unstrapped, spread
out.
II only just opened It," she said.
"I never thought Of looking into 1t
at Cairo. Here, 1t looked so bulky
that was curious"
why, it's that damned Yhiordes!"
exclaimed the Major wrathfully,
What the devil is 1t doing in For
tunes steamer-roll?"
"That is what should like to
know. If they have been kidnapped in
order to recover the rug whatever
will become Of themf" And Mrs.
Chedsoye touched the rug with her
foot. absently. She was-repeating In
her mind that childish appeal: "You
don't know how loyal 4 should have
been!" n
They took the FIRST good sailing out
Of Naples. Twelve days later they
landed at the foot Of Fourteenth
Street. There was some triHing DIM
Guilty over the rug. 1t had been de-
clarsd: but as Mrs. Ghedsoye and her
brother always. declared foreign resi-.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
Find ValuabIs Fresoo IN Ruins,

One Of the latest and most in.
teresting things uncovered during the
new excavations at Pompeii under the
direction OF Professor Spinazzola, is
a fresco which Is regarded as the
best found. 1t was one Of the orna-
ments Of the facade of house situat-
ed in the main public thorouehfare.
of which the roof was In almost per-
feet condition, It represents the
Pcmpeian Venus standing erect
crowned with diadem in the midst
Of flying Cupids on a chariot drawn
by four Indian elephants. Seen from
the front, the representation Of thess
animals Is strihngiy realistic. Ths
archaeological value Of the frescO :
extremely great, for the colnvs ~
very fresh and harmsnioua
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president Of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company Of New York. thirsting for
romance, is In Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
RyAnne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Fortune Chedsoye by woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
ChedSoye appears to engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany. concern which for a price will
arrange any kind OF an adventure to or
der; Mrs. Chedsoye. her brother. Major
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
hyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches, He wires agent In
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed, keeper OF the holy
carpet, is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he Will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result OF his
purchase OF the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction Of the New York
merchant as a means of securing its re:
turn. The rug disappears from Jo9eT
room. Fortune quarrels with her mot9Ser
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
Gage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her 10 meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
OF into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives, the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
sciousness and the sight of Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl-
room. She offers to return II to Mahomed
II he will free all three Of them Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
Of the men in return for the rug cour-
Ter Is sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two COM
panions. The caravan continues the jour
ney toward BaRdad Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye Is the most adroit
suluggler of the age, and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann, who Is In charge !
" carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes. |
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gage" Mira Chedsoye would have
made st. Anthony uneasy of mind;
Reynolds, young. alive, metaphorically
fell at her feet.
Plenty Of room for it."
"I am glad Of that. You zee, Mr..
Jones intrusted q fine old rug to us
to bring home for him; and shouldn't
want anything to happen to it."
The Major looked up at the roof Of
the dingy shed. He did not care to
have Reynolds note the flicker Of ad-
miration in his eyes. The cleyerest
woman of them all! The positive
And he would not have thought Of 1t
touch to the whole daredevil affair!
had he lived to be thousand. "Ons
might as well disembark in stable"
he said aloud. "Ah! We are ready to
go, thenr'
They entered the limousine and
went on buxzing and Eigsagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where is Jones now?" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had a line from him for a
month"
Just before we sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window, over
the Majors shoulder, 'he went into
the desert for fortnight or SO; with
a caravan. He had heard Of some fab.
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned. Jones is one Of the best
judges have ever met. He was of
at bound. l only hope he will get
back before We leave for California"
The Major drew up his collar. 1t was
q cold, blustry day. ...,
The agent was delighted. What luck
fellow like Jones had! To wander
all over creation and to meet charm
ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon, the vic
tory was complete.
Mrs. Chedsoye strolled In and out
Of the beautifully appointed rooms.
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much; everything per-
fectly placed, one object nicely bal
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agent. These were charming people;
and any doubts he might have enter
tanned were dissipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap, anyhow.
An explanatory letter written by the
Major In Jones careless hand),
backed up by cable, was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
Everything is out of the way" said
the Major.
Then, If you wish, can take you
right up to the house in my car. Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
Very kind Of you. How noisy New
York Is! You can take our hand.lug-
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of how bank once paid me IS too
much; Of how poisoned an old wom-
ans cat; of how / stole boys mar
bles: of how lied about man, and
of the way cheated a poor drayman
in selling him a horse. ALI these
things rose up before me in the FIVE
seconds, and felt ashamed of them.
and wished ! could live to make res
titution."
And you are now going about and
squaring yourself, being that you
lived"
Well, not exactly. I'll do that some
other timc. You see. the machine
took skip at the last second and
came back into the read again. ."-Irx-
change.
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anced against another. Here was a
rare bit of Capo di Monte. there a
piece Of Sevres or Canton. Some
houses, with their treasures, look like
museums, but this one did not. The
owner had not gone mad over one
subject; here was sane and prudent
collector. The great yellow Chinese
carpet represented fortune; she
knew enough about carpets to realize
this fact. Ivories, jades, lapis-lazuli,
the precious woods, priceless French
and Japanese tapestries, some fine
paintings and bronzes; the rooms
were full Of unspoken romance and
adventure; echoed with war and trag-
edy, too. And Fortune might have
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
When the Peanut. Ran Out.

For two hours an old back country.
man, who had never before seen an
elephant, had ben standing before a
row Of them in enrapt silence deal
ing out peanuts one at a time. When
the last was gone and no more forth
coming, Jumbo, the largest elephant.
reached over and removed the enter
tainer's hat from his head to thA top
of lions cage nearby.
For the first time in two hours the
old man expressed his emotions in
words: you oId two-tailed Indian
rubber nuisance you!" he exclaimed,
Indignantly. IF / knew which end
your head was on, I'd slap your face"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

speaks of him as "one Of the best and
most hard-worked types Of humanity :
SO we will willingly revise our esti
mate and stand corrected. Incidental
ly Lord Kitchener tells US that the
population Of the Soudan. was about
nine millions before the Mahdist re-
bellion, that after the rebellion 1t
was reduced to two millions, and that
1t is now over three millions. The
trifiing reduction Of seven millions Of
people was due to war and starvation.
That is to say, they were killed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
soudanese Almost ExtermInated ll,

4 The general opinion Of the Egyptian
fellaheen Is not flattering one. We
have generally looked upon him as a
beast Of burden whose only idea Of
retaliation for the blows showered
upon him Is to find some one even
more abject than himself and repeat
the castisatioH with interest. But
Lord Kitchener IN his first report has
: good word to say for the fellah. He
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlikealloth-
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax, the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour; they do
not gripe: they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and ston-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
Vmuor1anY IA RNo4nora
Acid Kills Waterfowl.

That sulphuric acid, discharged into
the water of Great Salt Lake, Utah.
is responsible for the death of two
million water fowl last year has been
ascertained by DR.. Buckley of the
pathological division of the bureau of
animal industry. The American Game
Protective Association sent DIR. Buck
ley to Salt Lake City, thinking that
some contagious disease caused the
death Of so many birds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price rs cents, All Druggists.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

Appropriate Connections.
$50 Miss Jiggers had an eye to the
vaudeville stage"
'Yes, but she got the hook"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06
His Status.

SIS that druggist well thought of in
the community"
Sure. Isn't he a pill-er of the
church,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-06

Try Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake, sure to
please you, all grocers. ADV. .,.s
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GRO BE CONTINUED.)