davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

pparel gathered on the ballroom
Hoor Of Paine Memorial Hall in Bos-
Uon' witnessed with awed admira-
non the entrance of Miss Madge
FaIery, Of New York"
In the dressing-room Maggie had
laid aside Mrs. Ferguson's ball wrap.
Something was still askew in Mag
gles brain. She vas a lady" and,
being lady" she wore Mrs. Fer
guson's white batiste and pink silk
loW-neeked gown as a lady would
be expected to- She was easy, she
was smiling, she was most gracious
and cOndeseending. Properly hum
bic, though hard-fsted, youths fairly
besieged her. In a few moments
her dance programme was auto
graphed from top to bottom.
Her first waltz was with the dig
nifed butler of a prominent Back
Bay hostess. And so charming and
costly was Maggie's costume and 50
refined Maggie's manners that the
butler handled her as gingerly as
though she had been his own mis-
tress.
Miss VaIlery, you waltz divinely,'
said the butler, at their fourth turn
Of the ballroom.
@Oh, you fattererl" said Maggie,
with her best society drawl COPIED
from Mrs. Ferguson as overheard at
afternoon teas). Really, Mr.. Pom
sonby, one can hardly help Waiting
well after a whole season Of it In
New York ones social duties are so
pressing"
Mr.. Ponsonby had the favor Of
two-step with Maggie later. You can
imagine her feelings when she over
heard him remark to a dashing foot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

man from the same Back Bay estab-
lishment:
4 assure you, Mr.. Chetwynd, Miss
Yallery is a born lady, if ever there
was one"
Before midnight handsome
coaehman from Chelsea and a gal
liant chauffeur. whose employers an
cestor had signed the Declaration of
Independence, invited each other
outside to settle a dispute about
their respective positions on Mag
gie's programme. By l o'clock in
the morning six ladies' maids and
four parlor maids showed their mad
envy by cutting Maggie dead" IN
the supper room.
Maggie's appearance at the ball
had created all, and more, Of the
sensation she had anticipated No
one could doubt that she was a
lady"
But wait-yes, though no one else
realized it-there were tBo-lonesome-
appearing men at the ball who had
doubts, and more than doubts. On
the very instant of Maggie's en-
trance they had nudged each other
and whispered:
Pipe the ball wrapi"
And when Maggie had emerged
from the dressing-room:
Pipe the pink and white gown!"
Yes; and the pettlcoat!"
The Pinkerton detective and the
Boston plain-clothes man, assigned
to Maggie's undoing, acting under
Deputy Sheriff Finnegan, of Green
witch, Conn. grimly followed the
purloined fnery onto the ballroom
floor.
Ahead of them were three husky
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

Your Honor, I want her to come
back to my house and work FOR me
again"
Mrs Ferguson and her husband
having already arranged with the
prosecuting attorney to charge Mag
gle with nothing worse than petit
larceny-an insurance company
standing the loss Of the gown-ths
Judge was at liberty to let Maggie
go with a fine Of IS, to be collected
by Probation OFFICER Rich at his dis
cretiOn.
A few minutes later Maggie was
sitting beside Mrs. Ferguson in her
automobile. She was going back TO
her old place as though nothing had
happened. She began to cry again
Mrs. Ferguson patted her kindly on
the shoulder.
"Oh, how kind and good you are"
said Maggie. "And-and I Thoughts
it was only clothes that made the
lady!"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

Boston bows, with huge red knuckles
and muscles that bulged through
their coat sleeves, in more or less
amiable struggle to be first on Mag
gie's dance programme.
''Tn pinch her," said the detec-
tive, "and you can attend to those
bean-eating Romeos while 1 get her
outside"
'No good" said the Boston plain
clothes man. Those Romeos are
trolley motormen. I know EN- In
a jiffy they'd have a dozen other
honest sons of toll at their backs
and the whole bunch on our necks
The girls a winner-see?"
The detective saw" So Maggie
was left in peaceful ignorance to
bring her triumph to a glorious
finish at 3 p. N And it t0GS a
triumph, every minute of that ball,
with Miss Madge Vallery, of New
York" its belle beyond all contest
Maggie went LONE happy with her
sisters. Her happiness and the klnk
in her brain lasted till she stood on
her sisters doorstep, when both sud
denly anished-banished by
heavy hand on her shoulder and a
voice in her ear:
'Madge Va1ery, you are under ar
rest 1 am Deputy Sheriff of Green
witch, Conn. You must go back with
me. Mrs. Ferguson"-
OH" gasped Maggie.
The brain kink suddenly straight
ened out; suddenly Maggie realized
that it takes more than clothes to
make a lady" A few hours later
she was on her sorrowful way back
to Greenwich She was a thief!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

trusted: trusted with the little Fer
guson children; trusted with her
mistress's wardrobe her jewels and
her money. Mrs. Ferguson had been
as much a friend as a mistress.
She had always spoken to her in
her softest, pleasantest voice, had
given her many presents, had re-
peatedly raised her wages.
And she, Maggie. had even gone
away before Mrs. Ferguson could
replace her with another maid.
What ingratitude! How could she
ever have believed that nothing but
clothes makes a lady!
Back in Greenwich Maggie was
marched into the courtroom and ar
raigned before Judge Carl D. Burns.
She hid her face in her hands, but
at the Judges command she had to
look up. Standing close beside her,
with a compassionate smile in her
eyes, stood Mrs. Ferguson the kind
employer whom she had so wronged.
Maggie wept. but still heard the
astonishing things Mrs. Ferguson
was saying:
Your Honor, I ask you to deal
gently with this poor girl. The
blame is not altogether hers. We
who have pretty and costly gowns
and jewels are partly responsible il
the heads of the poor girls in our
employ are turned and their imagi-
nations get started on the wrong
track.
4 do not think she is dishonest
at heart-she has had opportunities
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

EfTIINE feathers make nne
birds" sighed Maggie. as
she shook out and folded
up and otherwise put In order the
costly, yet dainty, articles Of her
MISTRESS wardrobe. Maggie Val
iery was the maid and waitress IN
the home Of Mrs. Alfred L Fergu-
son, a wealthy resident Of Green
wich, Conn.
Sure, tbs clothes makes the
lady" And now Maggie's sigh was
Iong-drawn and pathetic, for In her
hands was Mrs. Ferguson's newest
bah gown, al Of the finest white
batiste, with an under slip Of pink
silk and q founce Of filmy lace
$3.50 worth, as Maggie well knew,
having seen the New York dress
makers bill
Like a queen I'd look in it."
thought Maggie, for I'm her size
to a T. With that dress and her
opera cloak I'd be the Belle Of the
BALI all right. Nobody would have
anything on me for good looks"
Maggie's cheeks flushed and her
eyes shone. The very next day she
was leaving Mrs. Ferguson's employ
to go to her sisters in Boston. In
her pocket was a letter from her
sister all about the coming servants
ball in Paine's Memorial Hall that
would launch her in Boston society.
"Oh, the shame Of it." thought
Maggie "A1 need to go to the
ball as a lady is the clothes of one
Just a gown like this"
All Of a sudden something went
askew in Maggie's brain. She had
a vision of Miss Madge Vallery, Of
New York" entering that Boston
ballroom. gracious and smiling,
every inch a '1ady." in $3.50 worth
Of white batiste, pink silk and lace.
The kink in Maggie's brain moved
her to fold Mrs. Ferguson's gown
smoothly, carry it to her own room
and place it in her trunk, which she
had already begun to pack for her
journey to Boston, and which the
expressman would call for that
evening.
Maggie's mistress was out to din
ner and a bridge party-Mrs. Alfred
L Ferguson, one Of the most charm
ing and popular young matrons in
the fashionable society Of Green
wich, Conn The coast was clear for
Maggie But she did not hurry.
Owing TO that kink in her brain she
vas no longer a maid, but a LADY
a guest who was preparing for her
departure
wen, well" said Maggie to her
eelf, Il was almost forgetting the
pink petticoat that goes with the
gown. How absurd Of mel"
So she got Mrs. Ferguson's pink
pettieoat folded it neatly and placed
it in her trunk with the gown. Then
she pressed down the trunks cover,
but in the act Of turning the key in
the lock Maggie wondered if she
hadn't forgotten something.
The very ideal" She was amazed
at her own thoughtlessness 'The
pink and white ball wrap, Of
coursel"
So Mrs. Ferguson's bah wrap was
added TO the contents Of Maggie's
trunk Then she locked it and
strapped it, and presently the ex-
pressman came. checked the trunk
on Maggie's ticket to Boston and
carted it away.
Maggie Yanery dreamed the
dreams Of a lady" awoke early
with something in her brain still
askew, received a pleasant, though
regretful, farewell from Mrs. Fergu-
son and was OF for Boston.
Four evenings later scores Of
pretty girls-none the less pretty
because most Of them worked for
Hving-and an equal number Of
well-muscled young men in a star
Ting variety Of make-shift evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

to steal gowns and jeWels ~
thousands. She has been foollsH
that is all. I know that she Is Fe.'
sorry, and that she will never "
anything like it again
And then Mrs. Ferguson nn 1l':1.
with a remark that made Massie
gasp with amazement:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

What would be-
come Of her?
During all that
ride she was tor
tured with remem-
brances of Mrs.
Ferguson's many
kindnesses. Maggie
remembered how
she had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
NEW RAILROAD RATES
ARE EFFECTIVE TODAY
Ruling of United States Su-
preme Court in Minnesota
Cases Goes in Operation.

ST. PAUL Mimi. July 21-The new
passenger and freight rates ordered by
the United States Supreme Court in its
recent decision in the Minnesota rate
cases became effective to ay. Passenger
rates are reouced to cents a mile, and
the new freight rates carry reductions of
from 5 to 40 per cent.
The federal courts We're to complete
their part of the Minnesota rate case
today. when Judge Willard. acting on the
motion of Attorney General Smith. was
scheduled to dismiss the injunctions
against the state. which have prevented
it Since 1911 from enforcing the two-cent
passenger rate law. This is in accord
ance with the mandate of the United
States Supreme Court filed Saturday.
Attorneys were to appear in court on
behalf of the Chicago Great Western
railroad and ask for a modification of
its orders on the ground that the road s
condition Is sim. lar to that o. the Min
neapolis and ST Lou s. which the Su-
preme Court exempted from the new
rates deciding they would be confisca-
tory.
Experts are making vi luation of the
Chicago Great Westerns property in
Minnesota to ascertain whether the rates
would be confiscatory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
MUTINOUS SWISS GUARDS
OF POPE MAKE DEMANDS
Ask Present Commander Be Dis
missed-Want Permission to
Visit Wine Shops.

ROME. July 21.-The mutinous Swiss
Zuardsman at the Vatican today pre-
sented to Cardinal Merry del Val, papal
secretary of state. a memorial relating
their grievances and the conditions on
which they are disposed to remain In
.he service. The conditions are:
/. The dismissal Of the commander
of the Swiss guarda
2. An increase in the Swiss guards
from so to 100.
8. The commander and all officers to
be chosen from among themselves.
4. The abolition of the prohibition
against the guards frequenting stores
on the right bank Of the Tiber ana
the granting Of permission to frequent
wine shops.
S. A return to the original system of
military instruction with the abolition
of bayonet drill target shooting and
the climbing OF roofs to protect the
Vatican from imaginary assaults,
6. No punishments to be inflicted in
connection with the present agitation.
Cardinal Merry del Val afterward
conferred for a long time with the
Pope in an endeavor to find a salts
factory solution Of the incident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
WARY OF MEXICAN OVERTURES
Iauanese Pleased But Embarrassed at
Evidences of Friendship.

TOXIC. July 2l.-Mexico's demonstra-
tions of friendship are pleasing, but en-
barrassing to Japan. 1t Is feared here
that they might be misunderstood in the
United States and affect the friendly re-
lations with that country.
The Japanese newspapers are chagrined
at the outcome Of the California neeo-
t,ations, but express qualification that
Mexico, unlike the United States, well
comes Japanese emigrants. They point
out. however. that anything In the ma
fnre of an alliance between Japan and
Mexico would be impossible, as 1t would
undoubtedly awaken suspicion that Japan
was fostering bellicose designs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
CONTEST FOR TENNIS HONORS.
Ninety-Six Players Enter National
Cav Court Tournament

OMAHA. Neb.. July 2l.-The fourth ma,
tional clay court tennis tournament open.
ed at the Omaha Field Club today. Nine
ty-six players answered the referees call
Two of the winners Of last year tour
nament will be unable to defend their
titles this year. as they are both mem
bers Of the United States Davis cuu
team, which is now playing In London.
They are r. N. Win ans. winner In
singles. and II. H. Hackett. paired with
Merrill Hall, winner In doubles. Hall.
however. is expected to uphold his
honOrs.
ern championships; John c. Strachan
and Clarence Griffin, Pacific coast cham
nions in doubles: Joe Armstrong of St
paul, middle west champion. and many
others, who held state titles, are here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
PAY OF NAVAL BATTALION.
Estimate Of $2,774.11 Sent to House
by Secretary of Treasury,

Additional pay for officers and men of
the Naval Battalion of the Nationa
Guard of the District of Columbia Is
asked for in a communication sent to the
House of Representatives today by tn,
Secretary Of the Treasury. The estimates
sent to the Treasury were from the Com
mssioners. The money amounts to s.,
Tall, and is for pay of men on the an
nual cruise, July / to 10. 1918. The esti
mate will be acted upon by the appro-
priations committee. which Is in almost
daily sessions on the deficiency appropria.
tons bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Turkey May Declare War.

CONSTANTINOPLE July 81. - The
sublime porte has issued formal orders
o the army to occupy Thrace and Adrian
sple
In n not acqGaintinG the powers with
his decision il "a announced that the
tew Turco- Bulgarian frontier will be the
River Martha. The Dorte saddles Bul-
saria with responsibility for any fighting
hat nay enSue-
The portes note is regarded as fore
,hadOwing a decla ration OF war against
Bulgaria This course has been discussed
~ tn. council of ministers as "a means
mabiing Turkey to recover her liberty of
,ction. which was compromised by the
London convention.
Several OF the quarters In Niagara.
European Turkey, thirty-three miles from
sallipoli, have been set on fire by Bull
tartan bands
Concession to Roumania.
SOFIA. July 2l.-On the advice of Aus
TIA and Russia. the Bulgarian govern
nent with a view to securing peace, has
,ffered Roumania an important cession OF
erritory. which Roumania has accepted.
( is announced that an agreement has
,een reached whereby Roumania will par
scipate in the general peace negotiations.
md that she has already sent delegates
10 Nish to arrange for an armistice.
The Bulgarian generals Patrftcon and
Nancher and Col. Toptchen, the peace
delegates have left Tsaribred for Nish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
ASSESSOR FIRST WITNESS.
House District Committee to Star
Local Inquiry This Week.

Unless unforeseen circumstances pre-
vent, the House District committee will
start the investigation into further
phases of the District government Thurs
day or Friday of this week. Assessor
Richards will be the first witness, 1t is
planned, and will go over some Of the
details of his previous testimony.
The inquiry would have started last
week. as announced. but the ceremonies
attending upon the swearing in of the
new Commissioners prevented 1t to some
extent. The committee was ready to
start Saturday morning with Mr. Rich
ards. He desired to be present when the
new board Was welcomed at the Dis.
trict building, and the committee did not
cal. a meeting on that day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
BARRY RETAINS TITLE.
Champion Sculler Defeats Pearce OF
the Thames.

LONDON, July 21.-Ernest Barry Of
London, champion professional sculler Of
the world, successfully defended his title
today by defeating Harry Pearce cham
pion OF Australia. by two lengths over
the fomaus course from Putney to Mort
lake on the, Thames. Stakes of SIS 600
accompanied the title. The Australian
visitor led during the first part of the
race, but Barry took command at Ham,
mar1mtth bridge 1t the middle distance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
TWO CHURCH BODIES MEET.
Lutheran and Catholic Societies Are
in Session at Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich. July 21.-Two national
conventions Of religious organizations
opened In Detroit yesterday. The Walther
League. an afiiiation Of Lutheran young
peoples societies. with about 800 dele
gates present, began its twenty-first an
nual meeting, and the Catholic Young
Mems National Union met I'm thirty
ninth annua convention.
Twelve hundred delegates are expected
TO attesd the sessions of the latter or
ganiza tion. Addresses by leading clergy
men featured the sessions oil both meet
i1gst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Russian Visitors at Pittsburgh,

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 21.--Seventy
members Of the Society for the Promo
t,on of Technical knowledge of Moscow,
Russia, arrived here today, and for two
days will be the guests OF the Engineers
Society of western Pennsylvania, Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie
school of Technology. They will visit the
principal manufacturing plants Of the
pittsburgh district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
ROBBED AFTER ACCIDENT
David P. Corbett Relieved of
$40 While in Dazed Con-
dition, He Tells Police.


While In a dazed condition as the re-
suit of having been injured in runaway
accident yesterday afternoon near the
north end of the Highway bridge. David
p. COrbett. whose home is in Ashburn.
Va. was robbed of $40. according to a
report he made today to the police.
Corbett told the police he hired a ve-
hicle and drove to Alexandra yesterday
to collect a debt owed to him by q resi-
dent OF that city. While on his return
to this city the horse attached to the We
hicle became frightened when near the
north end of the Highway bridge.
Assisted by Colored Man.
Corbett was thrown from his seat and
was dragged for quite distance. While
in a dazed condition he was assisted
to his feet by a colored man who then
helped him get aboard an automobile
which brought him to 400 g street.
where he is stopping with friends.
Shortly after the machine had started
on its way up town Corbett discovered
that his money was gone.
He told the police today he believes
it was taken by the colored man. Cor
bett said he would give a reward Of
500 for the arrest of the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
EARTHQUAKES IN GERMANY.
Shocks at Wurttemberg and Tremors
in Southern Part of Country.

BERLIN, July I.-Besides the sharp
shocks OF earthquakes felt throughout
Wurttemberg yesterday. tremors were ex-
perienced all over southern Germany. ex-
tending from Strassburg, by way of
Frankfort. to Munich in Bavaria, and as
far as Zurich In Switzerland. Many per-
sons were thrown down In the streets
and hundreds ran In terror out OF their
houses.
AT Strassburg the seismic recording In
struments were put out OF order by the
violence Of the disturbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21

Austria Hungary. Germany, Holland, Bel
gium, France and England, leaving from
Liverpool for the United States.
He speaks Hungarian and German with
equal facility He has acquired a smat-
tering of the languages of all the coun-
tries through which he has travelled. and.
although only six weeks In the United
States and England. can make himself
Well understood In the English language.
Expects a Currency Bill.
The President has expressed satisfac-
ton with the progress made In currency
legislation In committees of Congress.
He also voices his confidence that cur
rency legislation will be enacted at the
present session despite the hopes of its
present defeat by its opponents In Con-
gress.
That the tariff bill will be enacted into
law in a form satisfactory to himself is
also believed by the President The many
complaints regarding Its provisions are
subject of conferences with members of
Congress having part In the perfection
of the pending legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Driven by Conscience to Confess.

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-Declarine
that his conscience would not permit
him to eat or sleep, Alexander 8. Woods
of East st. Louis, has surrendered to the
police here, and turned over $4,000 which
he said he had stolen from the American
Express Company in that city last Tues
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-
Senate:

Met at noon and resumed debate
on tariff bill.
Senator Burton attacked ad va
lorem rates OF the pending tariff.
Lobby investigating committee
resumed hearing of Martin N.
Mulhall-
Not in session: meets noon. to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Vaudeville Actor Cuts Throat.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. July 21.-
William Lashley. aged thirty, a vaude-
Vile actor OF Steubenville, Ohio. commit
ted suicide yesterday by cutting his
throat He was In poor health.