davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist. consuits
Philiip Clyde. newspaper publisher. re-
Earding anonymous threatening letters ne
mas received. The rirst promises a sample
or the writer's power on certain day.
ON that day the head is mysteriousiy cut
from portrait or Cameron while the lat-
Ter Is In the room. Clyde has n theory
that the portrait was mntilated while the
room was unOocupied and the head later
removed by means OF u string, unuouced
by Cameron Evelyn Grayson, Cameron
niece, with whom Clyde is in love, finds
the head OF CamerOn's portrait nailed 10
a tree. where IL WAS had been used as
Clyde learns that a Chinese boy employed
by Philetus Murphy, an arust npihs
nearby. had borrowed a rifle from CaIi-
cron's lodgekeper clyde makes an &C.. eA
c,ise to call on Murphy and IL rep,ilsed;
He pretends to be investigating alegeu
infractions OF the game laws ano speans
OF finding the bowl OF an opium pipe u'i
der the tree where Cameron's portrai,
was found. The Chinese boy IL iouno
dead next morning. While visiting Can'-
eron In his dressing room a Neh Ivy n,,
mirror Is mysteriously shattered CAMERON
becomes seriously Ill as result OF tne
shock. The third letter appears mystsr,
ously on Camer0n's sick bed. II mahes
direct threats against the life or cameron
Clyde tells Cameron the envelope was was
empty. He tells Evelyn everything anu
plans to take Cameron on yach' .,p
The yacht picks up nsher"'an -.
drifting helpIessly In boat. lie gives
the name OF Johnson. Cameron uisap
pears from yacht while clyde's PACK OK Is 8
nator hoat seen by the captain Just De
Tore Cameron disappeared. Johnson - al
lowed 10 20 after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes the letters to an expe the m
~ chinese origin Clyde seeks asslstnnce
from Chinese fellow college student;
who recommends him to Hip sing. H rsa
.,,nr nromjsea 10 seek information OF
Cameron among his countrymen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Collecting Antiquities.

Slopay received a card on which
was engraved: Professor Bruce.
Antiquarian"
He knew no such person. so his curl
osity led him to receive him.
What Is your business. professor ?"
he asked politely.
Il am a collector OF antiquities" an
swered the old man.
so imagined. And how can |
serve your"
by paying a deposit on this little
hill you have owed for more than
three years
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
CHAPTER XII.
When Damon Doubted Pythlas.

Not until had been passed into an
elevator by dainty young woman in
the white habit OF a trained nurse.
shot up four floors into the hands Of
another who might have been the
first's twin sister, and ushered by her,
in turn. into a severely professional
appearing waiting room. did II occur
10 me that was upon an errand in
volving the employment OF an ex-
traordinary degree OF tact: So i'm
bued had been with the importance
of learning whether Cameron had or
had not been In Picking In 1908. that
up to this moment had quite lost
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
CHAPTER x.-ContInued.

"Mr Clyde." he said, with no more
emotion than he might have exhibited
had1 told him wished him 10 sell ior
me a Chinese bronze on comm'ss'oh'
"Mr. Clyde, I do not see. exactly why
you come to me.
.J came at Mr.. Mow's suggestion
explained. "He tells me you know the
Chinese of New York as no one else
does"
THE police, should say he re-
,urned "know the class you seek bet
ter than |. why not go to the ponce
n was not easy to explain to MIN
wbv had not gone to the police. for
d,a not care to reveal all that we
faared and how we dreaded tnat
which police pursuit might precipi'
tate.
Because" I began, after mo-
rnent's hesitation, Il believe the whole
thing Is a mistake. believe tha'
those involved in the plot must soon
or or later find out 1t Is mistake. II
the aid of the police is enlisted. the
fart that a mistake has been made
win not be any extenuation. MY OBJ
ject is to find the plotters. prove 10
them that they are In error. promise
them immunity. and recover my
friend"
What you have told me" said fup
Sing. speaking slowly. "is not enough.
n YOU will tell me everything. VIII
Yet Won know what l think. You must
give the names and the places and the
dates"
did give him the names and the
places and the dates. Now Chez had
told me I could rely upon him, I'M
+ plicitly. and I told him all, without
reservation. / gave him even the let
ter. the only one OF the three that re-
mained to us-the last letter In which
the final threat was made.
Az I look back on IL, now. | cannot
understand why did this. 1t was the
only piece OF proof. the only clue lett
And yet, when he asked to keep IL
for a little, consented without so
much as demur l argued, | sup
nose. that he was reputable mer-
chant, with an established busness'
and that, therefore. treachery on his
part was not to be considered.
And your friend" he said, as he
folded the paper. was never In
Gilman
Never" affirmed,
How do you know"
He has told me So"
It was neither smile nor sheer
which fioated for Just moment across
those sphinx-like features. 1t was a
look OF plying tolerance. a patronizing
CLEAN. merely, from the small. deep
set. almond eyes. One OF England's
greatest actresses. In speaking Of the
Chinese has said: 'They look as II
they are always thinking. I have lived
before you; shall live after YOU "
That was how Yup Sing looked then.
But he merely said:
Very we'll. I will learn what can"
"Soon?" I begged. Very soon?"
He stood up an imposing figure In
his purple silk.
Come to mo tomorrow evening.
Not here. but at the Chinese restau-
rant on Doyers street. Come at nine
O'Clock"
From my pocket drew out the copy
OF the afternoon paper. and pointed to
the, article about the Celestial and the
mysterious box.
do you suppose that could have
any bearing on the matter?
asked.
He adjusted his spectacles and read
the halfcolumu. slowly from first to
last. Then he smiled
II have that box In my cellar" he
said. ''Tt contains WOODEN underwear
shipped to me from Lowell. Massa-
chusetts" st
But I scarcely heard him. for my at.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
By
HORACE
HAZELTINE

tention was on the swiftly moving
brush Of the little Chinese maid, as.
deftly handled. 1t now blocked out
with bold black strokes silhouette
upon the piece OF rice paper before
her-a familiar silhouette Of "A short.
clumsy curved boat with broad Ing
sail
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Spoiled Her Secret.

MY first husband and l kept our
marriage a secret for nearly year"
Didn't you find 1t rather difficult,"
"Oh. no. not at all. We could have
gone on for much longer time IL the
horrible reporters hadn't been snoop-
ing around when applied for my d.
vorce."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Wizard Of Finance.

Would you stick to your husband
II he stole a million dollars?"
'If he succeeded In keeping It,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
WHEELING AND VICINITY REcov.
ERiNG FROM EFFECTS
OF BLIZZARD.
H1Ilroads and Telegraph Companies
nestorlns Service Slo"ly-Coun-
try Roads Still Blocked.

In the wake OF the terrific storm that
buried Wheeling and this section OF
the Ohio Valley in a l6-inch blanket
OF snow since Sunday morning. comes
mouefate weather under which condi-
lions are rapidly becoming normal.
iIaHIc was resumed YESTERDAY over
All railroads and traction systems. but
no p~retense is being made 10 follow
over most OF the lines.
snow Tell Internationally Monday
night and yesterday morning. but dur
ing the afternoon the weather became
warmer. and some Of IL melted. With
NaThler weather predicted for the next
Few days over this section, the indica-
tons are b a the snow will 10 on
gradually. Consequently. the fears Of
many local residents that a flood
stage would materialize in the river
nave been allayed TO a considerable
extent.
Inc minimum temperature was re-
corded yesterday at dawn. when the
thermometer touched - degrees. Ris-
ing 10 a temperature OF 81 degrees at
: CLOCK, the mercury lowered around
mat mark during the afternoon, but
last night fell and at 10 o'clock rs
deerees was registered. The snow
mad settled % inches. or from a total
downfall Of 1853 inches to an ccunN-
lated depth OF IL inches.
10y toId4, Wheeling VIII almost have
recovered from the effects OF Sundays
blizzard. The street are being cleared
n pedestrians are now able TO make
their way about the city without being
buried in snow drifts.
Crippled traffic is reSuming. AMI
trains from far away points are ar.
irving, but not on schedule time. n
Is expected several days will pass be.
fore the railroads will operate al
trains on time. The local traction
systems are farinE no better. Al
though cars were operated all day
yesterday. II was with considerable
difficulty that the tracks were kept
cleared and slow time was made on
all lines.
Due to the heavy snow. two Cars
Jumped tn" tracks on the Mounds.
Vile division OF the Wheeling Trac.
tlon company. During the early
morning a car left the track in the
north end OF Moundsville. tieing up
traffic for nearly two hours. Per
sons cOiug to work were forced 10
walk Another car left the rails near
the NcNcchen scnool building short
~ after noon. but was replaced WIN
little difficulty. other lines were
seriously handicapped in the opera;-
lng Of cars. though no serious acct.
dents were reported.
Reports from an points in this
section indicate tl1' tho railroad ami
telegraph companies were the heavI-
est sufferers. II is regarded as tas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
THE THEATER
FINAL

Those who have witnessed the re.
markable photo-play Les Miserables'
at the Court Theater take an added
interest IN the cha acter Of MartusI
the yCuIg lover OF Cosette, when they
learn that Victor Hugo's b~iographers
agree that the character OF Marius Is
no other han Hugo himself. taken al
the time the great French author was
living In poverty in the poorest sec
tion Of Paris, after the death Of his
loved mother.
Huco's ma rage 20 the lovely Adele
FCuCher was due 10 one OF the most
remarkable OF circumstances. Before
Nictor's birth his father acted as best
man al the wedding OF his friend Fou.
cher. In the toast that night the elder
Hugo rcm"rked that II he hid a son
and Fcucher had a daughter. he
hoped that they would wed. Things
turned CU' eVactlv that way. Hugo's
son Victor married Fouche-'s daugh
ter Adele. ami they lived long and
c~Cntan'cdly with their happy and de
voted son and daughters.
The engagement viii close with the
performances this afternoon and TO
eight. al els and Sis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
. 2 o. NV HEART"

one ~ the greatest successes % the
pest season q p'1v which does not de-
pend upon tho seriousness OF anv one.
With no mention ~ any great political
question. no crooks. and without the
iucvi'H bio '%rinvcie or any OF tho deep
or problems - COX. and still ono Of
fhr ~roaeon'e BIGGEST hits. IS Peg o.
Wv Heart now running 'ts second
urirfe'run'cd wear IN New York. with
7 1rroffc T.vI0r who created tho part
of Peg 9t thn 'o-f Tnr'fo~ thnr~
oliver N1ro-Co is sending peg o. Ny
Heart hr~c f.~ ~ oUracomorf ~
mo court THcater ~ three days. start.
irr THURSDAY u'eht
Iu This COMEDY ! Uart'cv Manners.
tho ru'No~. he's written % story - n
20 rirl ne 11rrhfor OF an aristO.
cratic Frr'lah mother and 1n uueuc.
cceeful rrfeN Socialist Her mother
1io1 90 her birfh and hor father. who.
ra PEG .rvs 'rri0c fh" action 81 fhe
niece. Knows moro about mother
hood fhTu any other man ir 'hc
w.riI h.e r4iepf hr-
Pa RYAN hos 'hn fif'o -o'c ~ Peg
.r 'Nn r0~rrrv 'hrt g. % cor~e Nc-o.
" fr 2 'ff4u E.'1.- rr~rv 4 pre- GT.
f.rf N.r~'rs Frrrt Vrt-hacf. Henry
cf .rf.-'. frvf- ~U-ovrNfon VIDA
Narf Nnor. rrr Gordon Urrhv foo oh.
p uHr'e Tho production 90 Nr Nan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
Stop Indigestion This Easy,
Simple Way-SamuePs "3-P"

Many o. man and woman is today
suffering Tho I comfort ana distress.
of o. bad stomach. indigestion. hl14t.
lrr. mo- energy after ea'Inc % faDi
'r~ generally rotten an flH time
v'r can quickly got riI of r b. they
Vil begin using Sawucis Three
capsules
Made after 'Ha pro. crIpt.ou OF O.
famous FrcuOh physician These in.
urf r'I Of capsules contain Hrpslu.
P1uHI1 G',roro IHn-rn1fes and other
h4rwlr.. ingredients ruf ny .u seal
oI gelatin rHlau'ca easy and pleasant
'o take unlike s.ckoninr tablets and
pills
Thousands Of mon and vomon talk
those harmless Three g. capsuice
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
Obituary
Martha {. Noble.

Yesterday morning at $50 occurred
tho death OF Mrs. Martina c. Noble,
wife OF the late Levi Noble. Al her
late home No SOP Market street. tol.
lowing an I'neSs % several week
duration. The deceased was one OF
the Oldest res deIts % the city hav.
inr reached the a vanccd age OF 80
years Her nus band was suporln.
tendcnt OF th- Nt. Wood cemetery for
"a number % years.
Mrs Npb was a staunch Neth1
Dis having been a member Of that
faith aud a member of the Four-h
street NJ T.. church. Mrs Noble -
q woman ~ pleasing personality 49,
q kind mother and her demise will -
h"raldcd with "a great deal o. sorrow
hv her friends. She Is survived bv
th' following children. Mrs. Nargare;
Sh.rwan. James 81. and Earl Noble.
Of this city and Charles r Nob'e.
OF S.dlvillo. Nevada. Funeral ar.
r. ugeworts Viii no. De made until
after hearing from the son I'm Nevada.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
sTRoLLERs APPEAR AT
Y. NJ. c. A. THURSDAY NIGHT

An interesting event in Wl&eling
musical circles is the opening OF me
lecture and entertainment course Of
tho YOUNG Mems Christian association
which will be held Thursday night.
The Strollcrs male quartet comes as
the opener for the course. This ar
gani7ation is one OF unusual merit
and has recci u favorable comment
from press and publications durin-
'ho three years they have been on tho
American platform.
The curse for the season Is n 4ne
one and 10 includes various numbers
from entertainments 20 concerts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
AT 4 VICTORIA.

Tonight Miss Lillian Mortimer and
her excellent company. viii close
their engagement AT the Victoria the
atre to make way for a new va/ie-
VILE bill 70 run the balance OF the
week. When the management OF the
house decided 10 give their patrons
n little variety in the way OF enter
tainment. hey made no mistake in
their selection Of a comedy. nor in
the company Judging from the warn
reception rendered Miss Mortimer and
her support AZ every performance.
Petty Robbins" Is as pretty n story
as has been shown in Wheeling the
atres in years and Miss Mortimer has
n charming manner. which displayed
10 best advantage I'm the part OF
Betsy. the little Connecticut farm
girl has given delight 10 hundreds
during the week. There is a vein OF
quaint humor in tho ztory that APP
peals and for Wheeling crowds II has
been Just what they wanted most.
The new bill starting Thursday az
ternoon will be made up OF some OF
tho class'est acts on the circuit AMI
there will be an especially fine line n
pictures.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
AT III

The last three performances will
be given today OF the bully Keith
vaudeville show now playing at the
popular Orpheum theatre. A matinee
this afternoon al 800 o'clock and TWO
performances this evening viii bring
the entire bill TO a close. which will
make way for a bill that will be the
talk OF the city. Coming tomorrow.
Miss Dorothy Meurther. without
doubt the best single woman act on
the vaudeville stage in her line OF
work. has been a sensation at the
Orpheum. and her singing OF the
great song entitled. On Her Veran-
da.' is worth h price OF admission
alone. Dan Delmar. the comedian.
with the triple voice. IL another big
hig and IL is tremendous applause he
received al every performance. o.
course. the big feature act is the
Bloomquest players. presenting
Nerve" the best laughing act seen
in a long time at this popular play
house.
The three dainty Misses. Long.
Carpen n Green are excellent. in.
Guiding LauGhlin's great comedy
dogs. which Joined the bill last night.
Laughlin and his dogs were snow
bound twenty-five miles beyond Lo-
rain. Ohio and were stalled with an
entire train OF six passenger cars.
Laughlin arrived I'm Wheeling just at
the close OF the matinee at the Orph-
cum yesterday afternoon and he made
his bow to the Orpheum patrons in
time for the first show last night.
Thursday matinee the great parody
writer. Joe Flynn. The man with the
Book will appear. The big feature
act for tomorrow will be the Great
Raskin Russians. vaudeville's great
est terpsichorean offering, introduce
ing the original Balalalka orchestra.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
FEW MOMENTS! NO INDIGESTION OR
SICK ST0MACH--PAPE'S DlAPEPSIN

to-day know that II Is needless q,
have a bad stomach. A little Ola
pepsin occasionally keep the stomach
regulated and they a their fayorit.
foods without fear.
IL your stomach doesn't take care
Of your liberal limit without rebel
lion: II your food is a damage instead
OF a help. remember the quickest
surest. most harmless relief in Pape',
Diapepsin. which costs only fifty
cents for a large case n drug stores.
It's truly wonderful-it digests food
and sets things straight. so gently
and easily that II is astonishing
Please don't go on and on with a
weak. disordered stomach: it's SO un-
necessary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
Ogests All Food. Absorbs Gases
and Stops Fermentation
at Once.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion OF the food did the dam
age-do you? Well. don't bother. II
your stomach is in a revolt: II sour.
gassy and upset. and what you just
ate has fermented into stubborn
Jumps: your head dizzy and aches:
belch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food: breath foul. tongue
coated-just take Pape's Diapepsin.
and in Ave minutes you will wonder
what became OF the indigestion and
distress. Millions OF men and women
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
GOLDEN EAGLES VISIT.

Tho visiting committee Of the Cold
on Fagles win VISIT Garfield Castle
No o Saturday evening NJ their hall
which is situated AZ the corner ~
Thirfv.niahf and Jacob streets Sew
c-al candidates viii be initiated into
Tho mysteries % tho order Anothc~
fo7fur" Of the meeting VIII he fho
delivering % addresses ~ the MON
hors. after which 81 splendid banquet
will ho served iu 'hc dining room of
fhc Nal All mowhere Of the order
are invited 20 he present
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
To Send Relief.

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. 1.-THE
revenue cutter Tahoma is taking on
medical and other supplies to combat
measles and will sail for Kodiak to-
morrow. Governor Strong. OF Alaska,
reported the epidemic among the ma
tives OF the Alaska peninsula and
neighboring islands TO Secretary OF
the Interior Lane who asked the
treasury department TO send a cutter
north. Exact figures of the death
rate are not obtainable. but thirteen
deaths have been reported up to last
SATURDAY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
REV. STONE DISCUSSES TRAVEL
AND CONDITIONS IN S. AMERICA
IN TALK LAST EVENING AT THE
THOMSON NJ. E.
CHURCH.
Panama Canal Is Described as the
Eighth Wonder Of the
World.

Last evening at the Thompson NJ
r. church under the ausp crs OF the
Ladies Aid Society. Rev. J. Summer
Stone. of New York. formerly %. this
city, delivered a most interesting and
instructive address on SOutn Ameri-
ca. Rev. stone. VINO has just return
ed from an extended trip through the
South American continent described
all phases OF the life there. picturing
the beauties OF various countries. the
o~pportunitieS 10 be- found there. and
Before closing also touched briefly
upon many of the present day prob
lens that confront the republics OF
that country.
In beginning his talk Rev. stone
started with the Panama Canal ami
from that point described his traye IS
down the Western Coas. 90 Nalpar $50.
From Valparaiso he then took his
hearers across the s~nOw.Cdppet
Andes by rail. across N|enezu.a and
up the east coast 90 points in Brazil.
The speaker pictured the Canal as
the eighth wonder OF the world. Hr
described the great work that ha i.
been accomplished by fh. government
in combating the thousand of ob-
stacles thai confronted them whrt
they took up the task 90. uni uE th.
Atlantic and Pacific. lie stat q thai:
disease OF all kinds bad been practc.
ally eliminated by the efici-u- mcti
cal corps. which have been put o.
work !u all tre cities along fhr canal
by tho United States While travel
ing along it, route th. speaker rrcIfuI
with much pleasure the happy meet.
ings he had With West Nfrl.ulIu- ew.
plOyed lu fIe construction OF rr'
canal.
Rev. stone waxei enthusiastic over
the success attending the great "a {.
Of she H.L.rH.| ..aTH ||L rLH.HGN ". L.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-12
Measles
In Alaska

SEWARD. Alaska, Nov. 1.-THE
steamer Dora. which arrived to-day
from the westward. reports ITO cases
OF measles at Afognak. about the
same number at Kenai and twenty
five cases at Seldovia. Kodiak has
the situation well in hand. que TO a
strict quarantine.