davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
cHAPrER xv.-continued..

Hamlin stood moment silent, half
inclined to ask another question, but
crushing back the inclination. Then
he walked down the hall to the quar-
ters assigned IN" troop, and across to
his bed in the far corner. There were
only few of the men present, most
of whom were busily engaged at
game of cards, and he sat down where
he could gaze out the window and
think. Here was new complication.
q fresh puzzle to be unraveled. He
had never expected this woman to
come into his life again; she had be-
come blurred, unpleasant memory, a
bit Of his past which he had supposed
was blotted out forever. Mrs. Dupont
then she had not married LIE Fevre
after all! He duly wondered why,
yet was not altogether surprised Even
as he turned this fact over and over
fin his mind, specializing upon it, he
became aware of man leaving the
rear door of McDonald's quarters, and
advancing back of officers row to-
wards the barracks. AS the fellow
drew near, Hamlin recognized the SOL
der who had been driving the car
riage A moment later the man en-
tered the room, spoke to the group of
card players, and then came straight
across toward him.
Sergeant Ramlin?'
yes"
Il was asked to hand you this note;
there is no answer"
Hamlin held it unopened until the
fellow disappeared, hesitating between
hope and dread. Which of the two
women had ventured to write him?
What could be the unexpected mes
sage? At last his eyes scanned the
three short lines:
"You recognized me, and we must
understand each other. At ten to-
night ask the Clerk of the Occidental.
""
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald, commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge, seeks man to
intercept his daughter, Molly, who IS
headed for the post An Indian outbreak
Is threatened. Brick Hamlin, ser
geant who has just arrived with mes
eages to Mcdonald, volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead of schedule. She decides
to push on to Fort Dodge by stage IN
company with "Sutler Bill'' Moylan. Con-
gales, a gambler, is also passenger:
Hamlin meets the stage with stories or
depredations committed by the Indians
The driver deserts the stage when 1ndl-
ans appear. The Indians are twice re-
darkness. Molly is wounded. Hamlin is
much excited at finding a haversack
marked c. S. A. He explains to Molly
that he was in the Confederate service
and dismissed in disgrace under charges
of cowardice. At the close of the war he
enlisted in the regular service. He says
the haverSack was the property OF one
Capt LeFevre, who he suspects of being
responsible for his disgrace. Troops ap-
pear and under escort of Lieut.. GaSkins
Molly starts to join her father. Hamlin
leaves to rejoin his regiment He re-
turns to Fort Dodge after summer OF
fighting Indians, and finds Molly there.
Shots are heard in the night. Hamlin
figure of Molly hiding in the darkness
and falls over the body of Lieutenant
Gaskins, who accuses Hamlin of shoot
ing him. The sergeant is proven inno-
cent He sees Molly in company with Mrs.
Dupont, whom he recognizes as a for
nler sweetheart. who threw him over for
I1eFevre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Fire Without Flame.

An English engineer named Bode
has invented a way to have fire with
out fame His apparatus consists of
a porous plate or mass of fire-resist-
ing fragments, within which he mixes
infiammable gas and air in the right
proportions.
When the gas is first turned on and
lighted it burns with flame at the
surface OF the pi>.te. When the air is
turned on the flame disappears, but
the heat increases. A temperature of
5000 degrees is claimed.
Just what use of this invention can
be made is yet a question.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

within to reflect over her figure, re-
vealing in softened outline the beauty
of her features, the fiossy brightness
of her hair. She was In evening dress,
light shawl draping her shoulders.
An instant she paused in uncertainty,
striving to distinguish his face; then
stepped impulsively forward, and held
out her hands.
Il have kept you waiting, but you
Must forgive that, as came as soon
as I could manufacture an excuse.
Won't you even shake hands with
me?"
rs it necessary p he asked, almost
YEARLY. "You have come to me for
some purpose surely, but it can hardly
be friendship"
why should you say that?" re-
proachfully. Il have deserted rath-
er brilliant party to meet you here"
THAT, perhaps, is why / say it, Mrs.
Dupont If my memory serves, you
would not be inclined to leave such
friends as you have yonder to rendez-
vous with a common soldier, unless
you had some special object in view
If you will inform me what it is, we
can very quickly terminate the inter-
view
She laughed, little couch of nerv-
BUSINESS in the voice, but drew her
skirts aside, and SAT down on the
bench.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
wild MAN" IS CAPTURED
Overpowered by Citizens After Terror
izing People of Lake Mime
tonka.

Minneapolis, Minn.-A wild man"
who has been seen in a dozen places
around Lake Minnetonka, a summer
resort west of here, during the last
two weeks, was captured after he had
appeared entirely nude in the railroad
station at Crystal Bay, locked the door
and terrified dozen women who were
waiting for train. The screams of
the women brought to their aid a resi-
dent of Crystal Bay, who kicked cysn
the door, allowed the women to as
cape, overpowered the man and neid
him until the arrival of deputy sher
III.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Easy BARGAIN.

Having tried unsuccessfully var,a
highly recommended recipes 70. = !
lodging selfish passengers from 80 !
ed seats, the woman who swung ~
a strap in front of the SANDY -
tried talking at him 10 her busha1
AS peroration to her harangma !
said impressively: :
IF you, James, should ever ho ;.
gish enough to sit down while tb :
was a woman in the car left stand;S
! would never speak to you again
long as / live"
The sandy man looked up then
Lucky devil" he said. Not ma,
of us could purchase peace at fl
price," =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

DO you think you car. deceive me
by such play-acting she asked eager,
ly. "You are no man Of wood. Tell
me, is there nothing you care to ask
me, after after all these years?"
Hamlin lifted his eyes and looked at
her, stirred into sudden interest by
the almost caressing sound Of the soft
voice.
YES" he said slowly, there are
some things ! should like to know. II
thought you would answer frankly.
tTry me and see"
Then why are you Mrs. Dupont, in
stead of Mrs. LIE Fevre?"
"Then my guess is true, and you are
not so devoid Of curiosity" she
laughed. my answer? Why, 1t is
simplicity itself-because was never
Mrs. LIE Fevre, but am rightfully Mrs.
Dupont"
DO you mean you were never mar
ried to LIE Fevre?"
What else could / mean?"
Then he lied"
She shrugged her white shoulders
That would not surprise me In the
least. Twas characteristic OF the
man you lad ample reason to know.
How came you to believe SO easily!'
Believe? What else could be
lieve? Everything served to substan-
tiate his boast. l was in disgrace,
practically drummed out of camp.
There was nothing left for me to live
for, or strive for. was practically
dead. Then your letter confessing
came"
wait" she interrupted, that letter
was untrue, false; it was penned un-
der compulsion. / wrote you again.
later, but you had gone, disappeared
utterly. l wanted to explain, but your
own people even did not know where
you were-do not know yet"
He leaned his body against the rail,
and looked at her In the dim light.
Her face retained much of its girlish
attractiveness, yet its undoubted
charms no longer held the man cap
tive. He smiled coldly.
THE explanation comes somewhat
late" he replied deliberately. When
it might have served me it was not
offered indeed, you had convenient
ly disappeared. But / am not here to
criticise; that is all over with, prac-
tically forgotten. came at your re-
quest, and presume you had reason
May again ask what it WASP"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

martyr and gentle maid stood within
the vast arena to die for Christ.
The emperor is there; the nobility
of Rome is there; tier upon tier is
densely packed: the wild beasts paw
their cages, impatient for the feast;
one hundred thousand voices shout.
The Christians to the lions!" A
spring, growl, culver and another
hero has gone to God. Every brick,
and stone, and grain of sand In this
mighty ruin has been sanctified by the
blood shed there Here Felicitas
md Perpetua, Cyriacus and Pancras
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

fer a tate-a-tate." He got up, and
peered through his glasses across the
room. Here. Moike; damn tibet slapy
head. VIII one O. yer gents wake the
lad-that's it. Now come here, Moike.
You run over to the Palace an tell
Mrs. Dupont the feller is here waitin'.
Hold on now, not so fast; wait till
Dim done tellin' yer. Say tibet to her
alone-do yer moind tibet, We sap-head:
nobody else is to hear whut yer say;
stay there till yer git a chance ter
whisper it to her. Now skip"
Hamlin hesitated, watching the boy
disappear.
AT the Palace-th dance hall
across the street?' he asked incredu-
lousIy.
Sure indifferently, relighting his
pipe. Officers ball; couldn't break in
with a can-opener unless you had in
vite. Guards at both ends, sergeant
taking tickets. an Third Regiment
Band maxim music. Hell of a swell af-
fair; got guests from Leavenworth.
Wallace, and all around. Every room
| got is full an runin' over-say, there
are fellars over thar in them fool swal-
ler-tail coats; damned if there amt.
If the b'ys ever git sight of 'em on the
street therell be a hot time. Say,
ain that the limit? Injuns out thar
thick as fieas on dog, an them
swells dancin' here in swaller-tails
like this yere was Boston"
He was still talking when Hamlin
crossed the narrow hall and entered
the dimly-lighted, unoccupied parlor.
The side window was open, slight
breeze rustled the heavy curtain, and
the Sergeant stepped outside on to the
dark porch. There was bench close
to the rail and he sat down to wait. A
CLEAN of light from the Palace fell
across the western end, but the re-
mainder of the porch lay in shadow,
although he could look up the street,
and see the people jostling back and
forth in front of the Poodle Dog. The
sound of mingled voices was continu-
GUS, occasionally punctuated by laugh
ter, or an unrestrained outburst of
profanity. Once shots echoed from out
the din, but created no apparent ex-
element, and little later a dozen
horsemen spurred recklessly through
the street, scattering the crowd, their
revolvers sputtering. Some alteration
arose opposite and voice called loud
ly for the guard, but the trouble soon
ceased with the clump of hoofs, dying
away in the distance, the regimental
band noisily blaring out waltz. Ham
lin, immersed in his own thoughts,
scarcely observed the turmoil, but
leaned, arms on railing, gazing out in
to the darkness. Something mysteri-
GUS from out the past had gripped
him; he was wondering how he should
greet her when she came; specializing
on her purpose in sending for him.
1t seemed as though he waited a
long time before the curtain at the
window was thrust aside and the lady
emerged, the slight rustling Of her
dress apprising him of her presence.
The curtain still held slightly back by
her hand permitted the light from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

But a step, and we are at the Coli
scum, pressed in between the Celian
and Palatine hills, the Arch of Con-
stantine and the Temple of Venus
AS we enter, the moon has risen.
giving a weird appearance to the
scene, as we see its shadows fit, dis
solve and lose themselves amid the
arches of this mighty ruin. Amid
broken arch and column and vaulted
corridor, terrace rises upon terrace
till the blood curdles and the hair
stands on end Memory IS busy and
hurries US back to when Christian
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
CHAPTER XVI.
The Meeting.

~ = ne MGCLiH9.
Hamlia'S first impulse was to ignore
rthe note, trusting his position in the
ranks would be sufficient barrier to
prevent any chance meeting, and be-
Iieving his stay at that garrison would
be only brief one. Sheridan was evil
IDENTIFY preparing for an early offensive
campaign, and it was rumored on all
sides that the Seventh Cavalry had
been selected for active field service.
Indeed, the urgent orders for the con-
solidation of the regiment from scat
tered posts must mean this. Any day
might bring orders, and he could
easily avoid this Mrs. Dupont until
then. Except for faint curiosity, the
Sergeant felt no inclination to meet
the woman. Whatever influence she
might have once exercised over him
had been thoroughly overcome by
years and absence. Even the unex-
pected sight of her again-seeminglY
as beautiful as ever-had failed to
awaken the spell OF the past. It was
almost with thrill Of delight that
HAmlin realized this-that he was in
truth utterly free of her influence.
There had been times when he had
anticipated such possibls meeting
with dread; when he had doubted his
own heart, the strength of his will to
resist. But now he knew he stood alb
solutely Independent and could laugh
at her wiles. She who had once been
all-trusted, loved. worshipped with
all the mad fervor of youth-had be-
come only a dead memory. Between
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Rained pons on Elremen.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Dozens Of pet dogs,
cats of the bluest blood and bird
cages with their occupants, tumbled
down on the heads of firemen who en-.
deayored to put out fire IN big
apartment house. When smoke be-
gan filling rooms. the women threw
their most valued possessions out
irst. Several valuable dogs and cats
yere killed by falls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Wedding Ring Sorn by Men.

Customs slip in and almost before
we are aware of them they are there
the wearing of the wedding ring by
men, for instance. Twenty years ago
this was almost unknown in England,
but now it is quite an ordinary thing.
1t has its advantages for men, as
for women: it is sign. as it were, of
ownership, of not being on the mar
ket
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

died; here Rome brutalized herself.
and within these walls stroye to crush
out truth.
Here Pagan Rome fell and Chris
tan Rome rose. The blood of the mar
tyrs was the seed Of the church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
SAW FALL OF PAGAN ROME
Stones of the Coliseum ITmortalize
Today the Triumphs of Chris
tianity That Lives.

Christianity is crystallized in the
Coliseum and st. Peters. In the
former by the triumphs of the
martyrs; In the latter, by the dedica-
ton OF art to the worship of God.
writes Bishop Gilmoun
Come with me along the Via Sacra,
past the Forum and the Arch Of Titus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Ringing a Change.

"Goin' to move again this vso,,
asked the Office pest.
Nope. Can't afford to-"
What cha goin' to do, them"
WELL" said O'Beetle, we've mad
arrangements to have new street nu1
bers put on the houses on our BLOCH
Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Plants That Resemble Stones.

In South Africa there is found a
plant of the genus Mesemgryanthe.
mum, growing on stony ground.
which SO closely resembles pebble
that it is Invariably taken by the
strange for stone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

Mrs. Winslow'n Soothing Syrup for Chfdre
teetn1ng' softens the gums, reduces infamms
ton allays PAIN wind collie &c bottl. y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30

We learn to do by doing. We alsl
learn not to do by doing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-30
Changed Man.

"Are you the same man who all
my mince pie last week."
mo, mum. I'll never be TIL SAM
man again. New York Mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

bones, or bits cf stiff cardboard in wish
bone shape. IL Ii is not possible to get
| enough OF the real article. To make
them. the extremities arc covered With
black or brown sealing wax. The tiny
features can be nodded with little pa
tience by slightly warming the wax over
a candle. sticking In white beads Tor
eyes, and curved line of red paint Tor
the month The pickaninnies should be
dressed in bits OK bright gingham with lit
tie aprons ard shawls. The arms are
nlaie of folded strips of gingham sewed
ON at the neck. A gay bandanna should
he added to get the most realistic ef-
feet
There are many dainty ways of carrying
out the red and yellow combination In
scrvirg vegetables and dessert. Real ears
Of dry yellow corn can be Whitfield out
into canoe shape, and the cranberry jelly
served in them. yellow turnips about
the size of small apples can have the base
sliced off 50 that they will stand firmly
on a red autumn leaf dolly. The center
is removed to get the desired cup shape
and creamed turEip dice are served in TINS
manner, accompanying the baked coun-
try hain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
Succeeding Mr.. Slower

Charles B. Slower, park commits
sioner of New York, walked out of
his office October 16, and none of his
associate office holders have heard
from him since. Several times in
quiry regarding Mr.. Stover's where
abouts was addressed to Mayor
Kline. ~ don't know" was always
Mr.. Kline's answer. Everybody
knows Slower. The way he is acting
is no particular surprise" Mr..
Slower is regarded as the acme of
honor. There has not been the slight
est intimation that there was anything
wrong with his books, or that he had
not administered the affairs of his Of
flee in strict accord with his ideas of
his duty.
But Mayor Kline has gotten tired
of awaiting the return of Slower. Un-
: der the authority of special ordi-
nance, a successor to the park COM
missioner has been appointed for 80
days. If Mr.. Slower hasn't returned
by the expiration of that period, when
he does come back, he will find him.
self out of job.
This all seems fair enough. 1t will
be approved by nearly everyone who
believes that a man should do the
work he is employed to do. Wouldn't
it be a good idea to apply the Kline
way to congressman and all others
who flagrantly absent themselves
from their work?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
QUEER BURIAL CUSTOMS

From the Wide World Magazine.
In the minds of most bush peoples no
hard and fast line. seems to exist between
the living and the dead. Ghosts are
thought to exercise great influence over
those who still dwell on earth. At all
ceremonies of Importance the names of the
principal ancestors are invoked, and at
feasts part of the food is always laid
a side for them, in some such words as the
following:
4a'Iisten, my family. Here is the Offering
goat, sheep or cow which We have
killed for him who has died. Here Is your
portion 1t Is time for us to eat"
A libation is also poured out in order
that the dead may drink with the living.
BY beautiful fancy, any stranger who
dies in a town is buried on the road
by which ne entered it, so that his spirit
may easily find the way back to his home.
or at least watch the road thither and
listen for the coming of friends.
Among many tribes those objects most
used by tho dead man while in life are
broken and laid around his grave, so that
their spirit, set free by the breaking of
their earthly forms. may be borne by
their owner into the world of ghosts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
RABINDRANA1H TAGORE.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There were never before so many
writer's as there are today. There are
books and books and books. There are
books in every language and on all
topics. But quality suffers as quantity
scars. The public hungers for a really
great book; it has hungered so long that
it's taste may have become impaired; per-
haps it would not recognize a great book
if one were to appear
The Nobel trustees are compelled once
a year to award prizes for the highest at
tainments in literature. During the 10
years since the establishment of the prize
such worthy writer's as Mommsen Bjor-
son, Mistral, Sienkiewics and KipIing
have been honored. 1t is a comment on
the fairness of the judges that although
they are all Swedes they have awarded
the prize to but one Swedish writer Sell
ma Lagerlof who is also the only woman
who has been thus distinguished. Kipling
is the only writer in the English language
who has been deemed worthy.
1t is quite apparent that the judges have
had much difficulty in seeking out men
who measure up to the high standards of
worth which have been set. So difficult
has it been that this year they hav>
passed over Europe and America and
have made their award to a Hindu.
Rabindranath Tagore, who receives the
Nobel award of 1918, is an Indian gentle
man of occidental education. He Is a poet
said by those who have read his works to
be gifted with high qualities of spiritual
ity and imagination. He writes not only
in hS native tongue. which is one of the
myriad languages of modern India, Lut
also in the classical Sanskrit and in mod
ern English. 1t is certain that he Is a
man of high excellence, Notwithstanding
the fact that probably no one In America
ever heard of him before the Nobel judges
thrust him forward as better than the best
of the occident. q
| Even those who have never heard of Ia
gore will not be inclined to quarrel with
the award, for they appreciate the pres
ent lack of literary quality in western
| lands. Only those who object to the CIV
| ing of any honor to an Asiatic, no mat
ter how meritorous he may be. will find
| fault with the learned men at Stockholm.
There should be satisfaction in knowing
that the Nobel prizes are literally open to
the competition of all the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
HUMoRs OF THE ALPS.

From ''The Humors of Mountalneers' III
the Wide World Magazine
Nearly every adventurer upon the Alps
nowadays carries camera. 1t is a sign
of the times; people have become obsessed
with the Importance OF realities. and the
camera is the only possible agent to en-
able you to show realities to your friends.
1t is not of much use to tell them about
some strange sight, or of some curious
conformation of nature you may have
met with in your climb. You must show
| 1t to them.
A feature of the high Alps today is the
number of worthless who earn their bread
by means of the camera. There is an old
gentleman at Grindelwald. for instance,
who makes quite a comfortable COM
potency by standing In front of his chalet
when visitors laden with cameras are
coming up the side of the mountain, and
blowing upon a tremendous horn.
How very quaintl' exclaims the un-
suspecting tourist. "The dear old shep-
herd is calling home the cows" The
dear old shepherd however, is a man of
sound business principles. He doesn t
drag his antiquated instrument about his
house for the fun of the thing; neither
does he perform upon it for the benefit
of his fioeks and herds. for he owns none.
But he will tell you frankly, when you
ask him to stand quite still,' that he
will very willingly pose In whatever man
ner you like, but you must first pay him
a couple of francs for his trouble. That
old gentleman is probably the best known
character in the Grisons, and the hero of
many local tales