davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03
SYNOPSIS.

George P-rcival 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.
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha al Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
ne had loaned 150 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to a polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by Ter mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to be engaged in some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pauy, a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
der. Mrs, Chedsoye. her brother. Major
callahan. Wallace and Ryanne, as the
United Romance and Adventure company,
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit 1t.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
New York, in Jones, name, that he Is
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 rus 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
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03
CHAPTER xi.


@Ps0SepSs
Fortune had Immediately returned
from the bazaars. And a kind of tor
por blanketed her mind, usually so
fertile and active. For a time the
process Of the evolution Of thought
was denied her; she tried to think, but
there was an appalling lack Of continu-
ity, Of broken threads. 1t was like n
of those circumferential railways; she
travelled, but did not get anywhere.
Ryanne had told her too much for his
own sake, but too little for hers. She
sat back in the carriage, inert and
listless, and indeterminedly likened
her condition to driftwood in the ebb
and flow Of beach-waves. The color
and commotion of the streets were
no longer absorbed; 1t was as II she
were riding through emptiness,
through the ~unreality Of dream. She
was oppressed and stifled, too; harb-
niger Of storms.
Mechanically she dismissed the car
rage at the hotel, mechanically she
went to her room, and in this semi
conscious mood sat down in a chair,
and there Georges wish found her.
futilely. Oh. there was n thing
clear, clear as the sky outside. All
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

Not till l have done, Out of the
patchwork. squares have been formed.
What of the men who used to come
to the villa and play cards with Uncle
George, the men who went away and
never came back? What OF your long
disappearance of which | knew moth.
ing except that one day you vanished
and upon another you came back? Did
had no time to wonder over these
things? You have never tried to
make a friend Of me; you have al
ways done your best to antagonize me.
Did you hate my father so much that.
when his death put him out Of range,
you had to concentrate 1t upon me?
My father!" Fortune roughly flung
aside the arm. Who knows about
him, who he was. what he was. what
he looked like? AS a child. | used to
ask you, but never would you speak.
All I know about him nurse told me.
This much has always burned my
mind you married him for wealth
that he did not have. What do you
mean by this simple young man across
the oorridor?"
Mrs. Chedsoye was pale. and the ar
tistic touch of rouge upon her cheeks
did not disguise the pa T. The true
evidence lay in the wE eness OF her
nose. Never in her varied life had
she felt more helpless, rnore impotcnt
TO be wild with rage, and yet to be
powerless! That alertness Of mind
that mental b%uoyancy, which had al
ways given her the power to return
a volley in kind, had deserted her
Moreover. she was distinctly alarmed
! This little fool. with a turn Of he,
hand, might send ~tottering into ruins
the skillful planning Of months.
Are you in love with him" aiming
to gain time to regather her scattered
thoughts.
Lover" bitterly, II am in a in'
mood to love any one, My question
my question" v~ehemently; my Ques
toni"
II refuse absolutely to answer you!
Anger was first to %reorganize 1t
forces; and Mrs. Chedsoye felt tn
heat Of 1t run through her veins. But
oddly enough. It was anger directe'
less toward the child than toward he
own palpable folly and oversight.
Then | shall leave you. ! will z
out into the world and earn my ow
bread and butter, All" a little brol
emily, III you had but given me a littl
kindness, you do not know how loys
should have been to you! But no
| am and always have been the chill
' that wasn't wanted"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

beating. What had the love,lorn fool
said to the child?
He said that he was not a good
man, and that you tolerated him be-
cause he ran errands for you. What
kind of errands?"
Mrs, Chedsoye did not know wheth-
err to laugh or take the child by the
shoulders and shake her soundly. He
was laughing when he said that. Err
rands? One would scarcely call it
that"
Why did you renew the, ~acQuaint.
ance with Mr.. Jones, when you knew
that you never intended paying back
that loan?'
Here was a question, Mrs, Chedsoye
realized, from the look Of the child.
that would not bear evasion.
What makes you think l never in
tended to repay him."
Fortune laughed. It did not sound
! grateful in the mothers ears.
Mother, this is a crisis; 1t can not
be met by counter-questions nor by
fippancy. You know that you did
not intend to pay him. What | de.
mand to know is, why you spoke to
him again, SO afTably, why you seemed
so eager to enter into his good graces
once more. Answer that"
Her mother pondered. For once she
was really at a loss. The unexpected
ness of this phase caught her of heI
balance. She saw one thing wildly
regretfully: she had missed a valuable
point In the game by not. adjusting
her play to the growth OF the child
who had, with the phenomenal sud
denness which still battles the psy
biologists, stepped out Of girlhoot
into ~womanhood, all In a day. What
a fool she had been not to have lef'
the child at Mentone!
"Ia am waiting" said Fortune. "Ther.
are more questions; but l want thi'
one answered first"
This Is pure ~insolence!"
"~Insolence Of a kind, yes"
And | refuse to answer. l hav'
some authority STILL"
Not SO much, mother, as you ha,
y~estaNsly. You refuse to explainT
Absolutely"
Then | shall judge you withou
mercy" Fortune rose. her eyes bla2
ing ~passionately. She caught he
mother by the wrist, and she was thu
stronger of the two. Cant you un
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03
CHAPTER x.-(contlnued.)


Stubborn as the lock was, p%ersever-
ance overcame it. George then, as a
slight diversion, spread the ancient
Yhiordes yer the trunk and stared at
It In pleasurable contemplation. What
q beauty 1t was! What exquisite blue.
what soft red, what minute patterns!
And this treasure was his. He leaned
down upon It with his two hands. A
color stole into his cheeks. 1t had it's
source In an old confusion; school.
boys jeering a mate seen walking
home from school with a girl. It was
all rot, he perfectly knew, this wish
ing business; and yet he flung into the
sun-warmed, s~un-gilded space an ar
dent wish, sent 1t speeding round the
world from east to west. Fast as heat,
fast as light 1t travelled, for no sooner
had 1t sprung from his mind than 1t
entered the window Of a room across
the corridor. Whether the window was
open or shut was Of no Importance
whatever. Such wishes penetrated and
went through all obstacles. And this
n touched Fortunes eyes, her hair,
her lips; it caressed her in a thousand
happy ways. But, alas! such wishes
are without temporal power.
Fortune never knew. She sat in a
chair, her fingers locked tensely, her
Eyes large and set in gaze. her lips
compressed, her whole attitude n Of
impotent despair.
George did not see her at lunch, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

Shepherds. When did Mr.. Jones
leave for America? What! on the NOR
row? The Major shook his head re-
g~retfully. There was no place like
Cairo for Christmas.
George called q carriage, drove
about the principal streets and shop
ping districts. and used his eyes dill
gently; but 1t was loves labor lost.
Not even when he returned at tea-time
did he see her. Why hadn't he known
and got up? Helcould have shown her
the bazaars; and there wasn't a drago-
man in Cairo more familiar with them
than he. A wasted day, totally wasted.
He hung about the lo~unging-room till
1t was time to go up and dress Tor
dinner. Tonight las If the gods had
turned Georges future affairs over to
the care of Momus) he dressed as II
he were going to the opera; swallow
tail, white vest, high collar and white
lawn cravat, opera-Fedora, and thin
soled pumps; all t. Sc habiliments
and demi-habilimen supposed to
make the man. When he reached what
he thought to be the glass Of fashion
and the mold of form, he turned for
the first time toward his trunk. He
did not rub his eyes; 1t wasn't at all
necessary; the thing he saw, or rath-
er did not see, was established beyond
a doubt, as plainly definite as two and
two are four. The ancient Yhiordes
had taken upon itself n of the po-
tentialities Of Its fabulous prototype,
that of invisibility; it was gone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03
CTO BE C~ONTTNUEDJ


The theory that mosquitoes convey
the disease known al yellow fever"
is many years old, but 1t was not un
til the year 1895 that 1t was profen
to be true. During that year MGjos
Ronald Ross, working in India along
the lines Of Sir Patrick Mansions the
DRY, demonstrated that mosquitoes Of
the genus called anOpheles clartfer
conveyed the disease. In 1898 ~.
periments In Cuba and other parts Of
the world established a similar Gun
clusion. 1t is In consequence Of this
discovery that the dread disease Il
now being 70 largely checked In the
countries where 1t has hitherto beer
SO destructive Of human life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

derstand? am no longer a child, l
am a woman. | do not ask, | demand!"
She drew the older woma toward her,
eye to eye. you palter, you always
palter; palter and evade. You do not
know what frankness and truth are.
Is the continual evasion calculated to
still my distrust? Yes, | distrust you,
you, my mother. You have made the
mistake Of leaving me alone too much.
| have always distrusted you, but /
never knew why"
Mrs. Chedsoye tugged. but inefectu'
ally. l"Let go!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

consequently did not enjoy the hour.
Was she i'll? Had she gone away!
Would she return before he started?
He greeted the Major as one greets a
long.lost friend; and by gradations
George considered clever indeed.
brought the conversation down to For
tune. No, the Major did not know
where she was. she had gone early
In the bazaars. Doubtless she was
iunching alone somewhere. She had
the trick of losing herself at times.
W. Eaeasoys vas Whiting friendz e
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

was not right; something was wrong;
and this wrong upon one side con-
cerned her mother, her uncle and
Ryanne, and upon the other side, Mr..
Jones. Think and think as she might,
her endeavors gave her no single illu-
mination. Four blind walls surround
ed her. The United Romance and Ad-
venture company-there could not pos
sibiy be such a thing In existence; 1t
was a Jest of Ryanne's to v up
something far more serious.
She pressed her eyes with 2 hand.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

The despair In the gesture that fol.
lowed these words stirred the moth
er's calloused heart. moved 1t strange
ly, mysteriously. My child" she
said impulsively, holding out her
hands.
NO" Fortune drew back. at is
too late"
Have 1t so. But you speak Of go
ing out into the world to earn your
own bread and butter. What do you
know about the world? What could
you do? You have never done any
thing but read romantic novels and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-03

Letter boxes have been invented for
office buildings and apartments which
deliver mail dropped into them @
the ground floor to their owners
rooms, even the weight Of . card STARE
ing the elevating machirArz,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-05-01
Locals
As We heard Them

Il Sul4 duO SSU d pan
for 1Oc. at Fullmer's Store.
Dance at the Opera
House Friday Eve. May 9.
Repairing in all lines of jewelry
aud watches, neat and tirst-class
work at McLaughlin's. Adv
Henry Wulf has opened a
Cream station in the rear of his
pool hall. See ad.
Ward Greenwood is up from
Princeton, III. looking after farm.
ing interests.
j. F. Beckerjeck retu rned
yesterday from a short business
trip down the line.
Harry Ehred was down from
the city of Blabon Tuesday eve
ming to attend the base ball
meeting. (
After being on the sick list for
a week Geo. Luce is again per-
forming his usual duties in the
post Office.
Cowboy and Indian Frontier
Celebration" shown at the Bijou
Friday and Saturday, May End
and 3rd.
Frank Stevens. of Chicago,
was in the city this week looking
after the interests of the State
Lumber Co.
Mclaughlin has a complete
new line of II and 21 jewel
watches at prices that you can
not help but buy.
Bankers Cassell and Warner
have been in Fargo the past few
days attending a meeting of the
Bird District Bankers Association
Mrs. Libby Phillip is in the
city making arrangements to
spend the summer here. The
children will arrive as soon as
school is out in Fargo.
Special sale Saturday May 8
10 at pail for 1Oc. at Fullmer's
Store.
j. j. Dalton, manager of the
State Lumber Co. has resigned
and as soon as he completes pur
chasing new stocks for the yards
he will leave for the east. Mr.
Ward. of Kansas City, who ar
rived Monday with his wife and
daughter, will fill the vacancy.
The base ball meeting was vel
attended Tuesday evening. E. J
Milligan was elected manager
and Hy Moores Treas. Practis
ing is now in order and games
will be scheduled as soon as a
pitcher is signed up.
The famous Buick overhead
valve motor is guaranteed t,
have. more power and more
speed than any other type. o
motor on the market, 1t viii
pull stronger on low grade gaso
line than any other type o
motor ever built and the fue
consumption is less.
The Misses Lizzie and Paulin;
Jefferson arrived Tuesday eve
ming from Glasgow. Mont. AM
are making arrangements to dis
pose of their residence. The,
will make their home in tn
future at Glasgow where thei.
brother, Will, is located.
Mrs. Margaret Withstand, O
Monmouth, ILL.,. arrived yestel
day morning and will spend tn
summer in the vicinity with rel
%atives. At present she is
guest at the J. E. Brown home
Mrs. Chas. Shippy ATTENDED
the District Federation at Hank
inson. N. D., April 10Th and wa
elected Secretary and Treasure
of the fourth district. Her re
4 port given rs delegate, given a
the Woman's Club meeting wa
most excellent.
. +. G. Enger and liver Thong
\ son of Enger Twp. were in; tn
city yesterday. Mr.. Enger j
the largest landholder in tn
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-05-01

Attend the Bijou Theatre.
Mrs. G. +. Thomas, Jr., spent
Monday evening in Fargo,
just received alarge shipment
at Fullmer's 1Oc. Store.
Engraved calling cards in all
the latest styles and sizes can be
ecured at the Pioneer Office.
Subscribe for the Pioneer now
and secure a valuable premium.
B. F. Walden arrived in the
city yesterday. A sure sign of
spring.
Jas. McColiom went to Sharon
yesterday to attend to farming
interests.
Your old watches are worth
money toward a new one at Nc
Laughlin's. Adv.
The best spring tonic. Hot
Springs Blood Remedy at VAN
berg's Drug Store.
Geo. Smith left Monday eve
ming for the New England states
where he will purchase Holstein
cattle for Brown & Cassell to be
used to stock the farms in this
vicinity.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-05-01
At The BUou
The Cowboy and Indian
Celebration May 2 & 3
Convict Life in Ohio Peni-
tertiary, May 9TH

Two special features have been
secured for the Bijou that every
one will be anxious to see. The
first will be the Cowboy and In
dian Celebration which was held
in Cheyenne, Wyo. in August II
These films will show the most
daring riding and broncho bust
ing ever exhibited.
The second attraction is a
three reel film showing Convict
Life in the Ohio Peni.entiary.
This is something new and it's
equal has never been shown
before.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-05-01
May 30th.

Differing from the usual Gus.
tom-Tee Members of the G.
P. Fostor No. %, G. A. r., will
assemble at the usual place of
meeting at 1890 O'Clock a. m. on
Friday, May Both, proceed to
the cemetery, decorate all graves
of deceased soldiers and return.
The afternoon program. Com.
mencing at 2 o'clock at the
Opera House, under the man
agement of Rev. H.. H. Moore,
with the Boy Scouts and Camp.
fire Girls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Hippcdrome.

Hill. Cherry and Hill at the Hippo
drone this week are sure to gather
a big following If the press reports
of their work in other cities is to be
relied upon. They are exceptionally
clever and should be seen by all van
deyille lovers Dudley Nokomis, the
most highly educated monkey In the
world Is a feature that was secured
on after much work had been done
by the Hippodrome management
Adams. Hartleigh and Remy in their
clever sketch, "A Little Bit of Every
thing" viii, without doubt, please
Keokuk audiences and the favorable
comment tina. has been showered up
on them in other cities will have its
effect upon the already strong act.
George Crotty is comedian, imi.a-
tor and eccentric dancer whose abil-
ity cannot be questioned. Latest mo-
ton pictures complete the bill--Ady.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
ILLINOIS OWNS
SANTA ANA'S LEG
Governor coIquitt Of Texas Wants 1t
But Illinois Cannot Let
IL Co

AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. 1e.-Not until
short time ago did Cor. Colquit..
know that the cork leg Of Gen. Santa
Ana vas among the Mexican war
relics In Memorial Hall of the I'LL
nois state capitol, the information
coming TO the governor from a Texan.
The governor Immediately CORES
ponded With the Illinois authorities
relative to the possible removal 81
the relic TO Texas. A letter from the
ad5utant generals department Of ILL.,
nois state Law prohibits the removal
of war relics after they have been
once housed IN Memorial Hall. The
governor viii make no further effort
to have the relic removed to Texas.
Gen. Santa Ana's cork leg was cap
tured by three members OF the Fourth
Illinois Volunteers at the battle OF
Cerro Gordo. Mexico. April II, 1s47.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
Reformers Are Alert.
IGate city Special service.l

lGate City Special SerT1ce.J
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1U.-Re-
formers are looking forward with
much interest to the prospective mu-
nicipal housekeeping in the Russian
capital. Probably no other city OF
Europe has such q deplorab1e record
OF maladministration, especially In
the matter of hygiene. The frequent
recurrence Of various kinds OF cpl
denies Is attributed almost solely to
the lack of enforcement OF preventive
measures. At the same time bribery
and general corruption OF municipal
officials have flourished practically
without check.
It was due TO energetic public ex-
posures of these conditions that in
the recent city election the Liberals
won two-thirds of the seats in the
council. The old administration re-
tanned only fifteen out of eighty-one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank neighbors ana
friends for their kindness In our re-
cent bereavement.
Mr. AND MRS. FRANK H. WILSON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
WELL KNOWN MAN
ILL SHORT TINE.
E. Arthur Bolton. Former Hancock
County Farmer, Dies After
Short illness at His Home
In keokuk.
BE WAS UNCONSCIOUS
Mr.. Bolton Lived Near, summitvIlle
For Many Years Until His
Removal to keokuk
Year Ago.

+. Arthur Bolton, aged fifty, Of 524
South Second street, died this morn
ing after an Illness of fiye days,
during most OF which time he had
been in an unconscious condition.
Mr.. Bolton was born In Hancock
county. January %, 1868, and until a
year ago had been residing near Sum-
mitville, la. and was known as one of
the county's most prominent farm
ers. About q year ago he removed to
keokuk and had been engaged In
erecting windmills since that time.
He is survived by his wife and six
children. Leland, Thadeus, Geneva,
Elsie. Wallace and Helen. His aged
father. William Bolton. also survives
him. He resides about eight miles
north OF Hamilton. Two sisters and
three brothers are other surviving
relatives. They are Mrs. Lettie
Pesbler, of Enid. Okla; Mrs. Josie
Benner. Of Keokuk: Thadeus, Of
Wyoming; Logan, OF Denver, Colo,
and Palmer. of Sonora, Ill.
He was an active member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, and
that order will probably take charge
of the funeral, which will be held to-
morrow morning at the church at Oak
Grove cemetery. north OF Hamilton.
Carriages will leave the house at 524
South Second street at eight o'clock
and the services at the church will
be at eleven o'clock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10

Der of roomers were already in bed
and there was scampering for safe
ty IN scanty attires when the alarm
was sounded. Two lines of hose were
run, but the firemen scaled the roof
and extinguished the blaze with the
chemical. So effective was The work
that but one room below was dam
aged by water. The loss was not
great.
Otis Miller, %, and yeda Fran
els, 10. were married be- Justice Lien
decker February Sth.
The fire department was called
to the home Of L. D. Davidson at
e:35 last night. A fue was burning
out and there was no damage.
I'm the case Of Ike stilwell VS..
City OF Keokuk the defendant has
filed motion saying that fac.s do
not entitle Stillwell to relief for the
reason that said petition does not
show that within thirty days of tho
time of the alleged injury the plain
tiff presented to the city council writ
ten or verified statement of the
amount, nature and cause of the in
jury.
City clerk o. w. sandberg is In
receipt of letter from William p.
Wharton, secretary OF the American
Bison society. asking for information
concerning the bison kept at Rand
park This society annually com
piles a report of all of the pure blood
buffaloes in the county and this is the
sixth year of the society's work.
Theodore Roosevelt is honorary
president of the society and Earl
Grey, governor general OF Canada. is
honorary vice-president There are
two male and two female bison at
Rand park and one young one died
last summer SO that there will be no
change from last year in the report
from here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10

Gate City wanr ads. bring re-
quits
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-10
JUDGE MCPHERSON
WILL GIVE RULES
VIII Make Public In Des MoInes New
Rules Governing Southeastern
District Federal Court.

When Judge Smith Mcpherson Of
the federal court arrives IN Des
Aoines Tuesday he is expected to
make public the new rules by which
the southern district Of Iowa viii be
governed in the future.
Judge Mcpherson and q committee
OF three members Of the Dies Mosnes
bar took UP the task OF formulating
the new rules more than two months
ago Owing to the press Of other