davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

tip his hat; and this simple act would pass any one into the inner shrine, for the general was not promiscuous. There, the first-haK was over All down for tea! Thank goodness!
 George was happy He was proud, too He saw the glances, the mods of approval. He basked in a kind of sunshine that was new. What an ass he had been all his life! To have been afraid of women just because he was Percival Algernon! What he should have done was to have gone forth boldly, taken what pleasures he found, and laughed with the rest of them.
 There weren't two other women in all Cairo to compare with these two. The mother, shapely, elegant, with the dark beauty of high-class Span. lard, possessing humor, trenchant com ment, keen deduction and application; worldly, cynical, high-bred. The stu dent of nations might have tried in vain to place her. She spoke the French of the Parisians, the Italian of the Florentines, the German of the Hanoverians, and her English was the envy of Americans and the wonder of the lOhdoners. The daughter fell be- hind her but little, but she was more reserved. The worldly critic called this good form; no daughter should try to outshine her widowed mother
 AS Fortune sat beside the young col lector that afternoon, she marveled why they had given him Percival Al gernon. Jones was all right, solid and substantial, but the other two turned 1t into ridicule. Still, what was the matter with Percival Algernon? His tory had given men of these names mighty fine things to accomplish Then why ridicule? Was it due to the perverted angle Of vision created by wits and humorists in the comic week. lies, who were eternally pillorying these unhappy prefixes to ordinary cognomens? And why this pillorying? :? She hadn't studied the subject sui ficiently to realize that the business of the humorist is not so much to amuse as to warn persons against be- coming ridiculous. And Percival AL gernon Jones was all of that. It re-. solved itself into a matter of values, then. Had his surname been Mont morency, Percival Algernon would have fitted as key to its lock. She smiled. No one but a fond mother would be guilty of such a crime. And if she ever grew to know him well enough, she was going to ask him all about this mother.
 What interest had her own mother In this harmless young man? Oh, some day she would burst through this web, this jungle; some day she would see beyond the second act! What then? she never troubled to ask her self; time enough when the moment arrived.
 q had an interesting adventure last night, most interesting one," began George. who was no longer the shy, bundering recluse. They were on the way back to town.
 Tell 1t me-" said Mrs Chedsoye.
 He leaned over from his seat beside the chauffeur of the hired automobile (Hang the expense on a day like
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

thisD "A fellow brought me a rug last night, one of the rarest outside the museums. How and where he got it I'm not fully able to state. But he had been in a violent struggle somewhere, arms slashed, shins bat tered. He admitted that he had gone in where many shapes of death lurked. It was bit irregular. l bought the rug, however. Some one else would have snatched it up if I hadn't. I wanted him to recount the adventure, but he smiled and refused. tell you what 1t is, these eastern ports are great places"
 How interesting" Mrs. Chedsoye's color was not up to the mark "He was not seriously wounded?"
 "Oh, no. He looks like a tough ip- dividual I mean. chap strong and hardy enough to pull himself out of pretty bad holes. He needed the money"
 Did he give his name?" asked For. tune.
 "Yes; but no doubt it was assumed Ryanne, and he spelt it with an ne and humorously explained why he did SO"
 "Is he young, old, good-looking, or what?"
 Mrs. Chedsoye eyed her offspring through narrowed lids. S1 should say that he was about thirty-fve, tall, something of an ath- lete: and there remains some indica- tions that in the flush of youth he was handsome Odd. He reminded me of d young man who was on the varsity eleven-foot-baller I entered my freshman year I didn't know him, but I was a great admirer of his from the grand-stand. Horace Wadsworth was his name"
 Horace Wadsworth. Fortune had the sensation of being astonished at something she had expected to hap pen.
 Just before going down to dinner that night. Fortune turned to her mother, her chin combative in its angle.
 T gave MT. Jones a hundred and fifty pounds out of that money you left in my care. Knowing how forget full you are, I took the liberty of at tending to the affair myself"
 She expected a storm, but instead her mother viewed her with apprais- ing eyes. Suddenly she laughed mel lowly. Her sense of humor was too exoltable to resist so delectable a sit
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

There was one man more persistent than the others. Her mother called him Horace, which the major mel lowed into Hoddy. He was tall, blond. good-looGing, a Gevil-rlay-ca. e, cdu- cated, witty, amusing; and il evening dress he appeared to be what it was quite evident he had once been, a gentleman. At first she thought 1t strange that he should make her. in sIead Of her mother his confldante As to what vocation he pursued, she aid not know. for he kept sedulous guard over his tongue; but his past, up to that fork in the road where man. hood says good-by to youth, was hers And in this direction, clever and artful as the mother was, she sought in vain to wrest this past from her daughters lips. To the mother, it was really nec- essary for her to know who this man really was, had been, knowing thor oughly as she did what he was now.
 Persistent he undeniably was, but never coarse nor rude Since that time he had come back from the casino at Monte Carlo, much the worse for wine, she feared him; yet in spite oi this fear, she had for him a vague liking hazy admiration. Whatever hls faults might be, she stood witness to his great physical strength and courage He was the only man, among all those who appeared at the Villa Fanny and immediately vanished, who returned again. And he, too, soon grew to be part of this unreal drama. arriving mysteriously one day and de- parting the next
 That drama was being enacted un- der her eyes she no longer doubted; but it was as though she had taken her seat among the audience in the middle of the second act She could make neither head nor tail to it.
 Whenever she accompanied her mother upon these impromptu jour- neys, her character, or rather her at titude, underwent a change. She swept aside her dreams; she accepted the world as it was, saw things as they were; laughed, but without merri- ment; tested, but with the venomed point. It was the reverse of her real character to give hurt to any living thing, but during these forced march, es, as the major humorously termed them, and such they were in truth, she could no more stand against giv- ing the cruel stab than, when alone in her garden, x she could resist the tender pleasure of succoring a fallen butterfly. She was especially happy in finding weak spots in her mothers armor, and she never denied herself the thrust. Mrs. Chedsoye enjoyed these sharp encounters, for it must be added that she gave as good as she took, and more often than not her thrusts bit deeper and did not always heal.
 Fortune never asked questions rela- tive to the family finances. If she harbored any doubts as to their origin, to the source of their comparative lux ury, she never put these into speech.
 She had never seen her father, but she had often heard him referred to as that brute or that fool' or "that drunken imbecile." If a portrait of him existed, Fortune had not yet seen 1t. She visited his lonely grave once year, in the Protestant cemetery,
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

and dreamily tried to conJure up what manner of man he had been. One day she piled her old Italian nurse with questions.
 Handsome? Yes, but 1t was all so long ago, cara mia, that I can not describe him to you"
 Did he drink?" Behind this ques- ton there was no sense of moral obloquy as applying to the dead.
 "Sainted Mary! didn't all men drink their very souls into purgatory those unreligious days?"
 Had he any relatives?"
 q never heard of any"
 "Was he rich?"
 No; but when the signora, your mother, married him she thought he was"
 It was not till later years that For tune grasped the true significance of this statement. It illumined many pages. She dropped all investigations, concluding wisely that her mother, if she were minded to speak at all, could supply only the incidents, the details.
 It was worm. balmy, like May in the northerl des. Women wore white nd carried sunshades over the ders. A good band played airs nom the new light-operas, and at one side of the grand-stand were tea-tables under dazzling linen, Fashion was out. Not all her votaries enjoyed polo,- but 1t was absolutely necessary to pretend that they did. When they talked they discussed the Spanish dancer who paraded back and forth across the tea-lawn. They discussed her jewels, her clothes, her escort, and quite frankly her morals, which of the four was by all odds the most popular theme All agreed that she was handsome in . bold way. This modification invariably distinguishes the right sort of women from the wrong sort, from which there is no ap- peal to a higher court. They could we'll afford to admit of her beauty, since the dancer was outside what is called the social pale, for all that her newest escort was prince incognito. They also discussed the play at bridge, the dullness of this particular season, the possibility of war between Eng land and Germany. And some one asked others who were the two we'll gowned women down in front sitting on either side of the young chap in pearlgrey. No one knew. Mother and daughter, probably. Anyhow, they knew something about good clothes Certainly they weren't ordinary tour. ists. They had seen What's-his-name
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
ECZEMA.

Don't close the pores of the skin and drive it in. Persons afflicted with eczema, scrofula, psoriasis, ulcers, pimples, etc., frequently have recourse to strong astringent external remedies to dry up and close the pores of the skin in order to get temporary relief, forgetting in their anxiety that by so doing they are forcing the poisonous germs back into the blood to reas- sert itself a month later, in the old disease area, or on some other part of the body in a more malignant form. How much better to help the blood throw off the impurities which cause these diseases and get permanent relief. Blood is the most important constituent of the human body, and when impure is the un- deriving cause of most of our ail- ments. Take Bloodine to purify the blood and apply Bloodipe 0int- ment to the skin and you will cure the cause of this most dreaded dis ease. Guaranteed to cure by your druggist. Mail orders filled by the Bloodine Corp, Boston, Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
Look to Your Plnmhinn.

You know what happens in a house in which the plumbing is in poor conditiOn-everybody in the house is liable to contract typhoid or some other fever. The digestive organs perform the same functions in the human body as the plumbing does for the house, and they should be kept in first-class condition all the time. If you have any trouble with your digestion take Chamber lain's Tablets and you are certain to get quick relief. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
PRESS THEIR SENATE SCANDAL.

Washington, April 9.-The failure 10 have the charges alleging im- poprer conduct of a western sena- tor submitted to the Senate has not discouraged the Oklahoma City man and his wife, instigators of the charges. Last night they mailed a copy of the charges to every sena- tor except the one the woman ac- cuses. A letter imploring the Sen ate to act accompanies the state ment.
 The accused senator again denied rumors that he. is to resign.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
THE BEST PROOF.
Mena Citizens Cannot Doubt It. Deans Kidney Pills were used They brought benefit.
Continued in Next Is

Mena Citizens Cannot Doubt It.
 Deans Kidney Pills were used
 They brought benefit.
 The story was told to a Mena resident.
 Time has strengthened the evil dence.
 Has proven the result lasting.
 The testimony is from this To- cality.
 The proof convincing.
 J. M. Bates, Rose Hill, DeQueen, Ark, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of kidney trouble in 1908, and I have not been bothered since. occasionally use a box of this remedy and in that way keep my kidneys in a normal condition. In 1908 l publicly told of my experi- ence, and at this time I am glad to confirm that testimonial. For weeks at a time I suffered terribly from sharp pains through my Joins and a dull, heavy ache across the small of my back and in my limbs. Dizzy spells often seized me. and it seemed as though fire were fash ing before my eyes. l doctored a great deal, but was not able to get much relief until 1 took Doan's Kidney Pills. In two weeks after began their use, I was rid of every symptom of kidney complaint"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doans- and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
ROAD NOTICE.

To the Honorable ". N. Martin County Judge of Polk County, Ar kansas: We. the undersigned citi- zens of Ozark Township, hereby petition and pray you the establish ment of a public county road beginning at a point on the Old Line road, near the center of Sec lion IS and running in a westerly direction through Sections i3, i4. t5, i6, t7 and is. all in Township Five (5) South, Range Thirty-two (32) West.
 c. T. Christopher, ct al. Star-First Pub. Apr. 10. Last Pub. May i.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
As Good as New.

Mir. Roosevelt tells this story of a man who was always very careful of his things;
 One day he exhibited a very hand some umbrella. Its wonderful how 1 make things last" he ex- claimed. Look at this umbrella now. I bought it eleven years ago Since then I have had it recovered twice. I had new ribs put in in 1910 and last month I exchanged it for a new one in a restaurant. And here it is-as good as new."-Pitts- burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

uation.
 You told him, of course, that the money came from me?' demanded Mrs. Chedsoye, when she could con trol her voice.
 Surely, since it did come from you"
 My dear, my dear, you are to me like the song in the Mikado;" and she hummed lightly
 'To make the prisoner pent
 Unwillingly represent
 A source of innocent merriment,
 Of innocent merrimentr"
 Am l prisoner, then"
 Whatever you like; it can not be said that I ever held you on the leash,' D taking final lock into the mirror.
 What is the meaning of this rug? You and l know who stole it.
 T have explicitly warned you, my child, never to meddle with affairs that do not concern you"
 Indirectly, some of yours do. You are in love with Ryanne, as he calls himself"
 My dear, you do not usually stoop to such vulgarity. And are you cer- tain that he has any other name?"
 eff I were l should not tell you" "Oh!"
 "A man will tell the woman he loves many things he will not tell the woman he admires."
 As wise. as the serpent" bantered the mother; but she looked again into the mirror to see if her color was still what it should be. And whom does he admire?" the Mona Lisa smile hoy ering at the corners of her lips.
 You" evenly
 Mrs. Chedsoye thought for a mo ment, thought deeply and with new insight. It was no longer a child but a woman, and mayhap she had played upon the taut strings of the young heart once too often. Still, she was unafraid.
 And whom does he love?"
 Me. Shall I get you the rouge, mother?"
 Still with that unchanging smile, the woman received the stab My daughter" as if speculatively, you will get on. You haven't been my pu- pill all these years for nothing. Let us go down to dinner"
 Fortune, as she silently followed, experienced a sense of disconcertion rather than of elation
 Continued in Next lssue)
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
--O3465
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at

Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, March fl, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 JOHN D. CONN Of Egger, Arkansas, who, on Octo- Der 16, 1907, made homestead entry Serial No. 03l65) Mo- 30968, for VIZ SWH, SEA SWH and SWA NWA, Section 2l, Township 2 S., Range 28 w., 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 23rd day of April, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Anise Lawrence, Arthur Law renee, William Foster, of Opal, Ar kansas; Fate Cato, of Egger, Arkan- Sas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub Mch. 20. Last Pub. Apr F.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

Farmers and others who live at a distance from a drug store should keep in the house a bottle of BAL LARD'S SNOW LTNTMENT. It may be needed at any time for cuts, sores, sprains or rheuma- ism. It is a powerful healing and remedy. Price 25c, soc and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by Me Nerney's Pharmacy.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
TO CLOSE IOWA SALOONS AT 9
New Bill Prevents DPamShOps From
 Opening Before 7 O'Clock.

Des Moines, Ia., April 9.-Iowa sa- looms will open at in the morning and close at 9 at night after Gov ernor Clarke signs the bill passed by the House yesterday and already approved by the Senate. The pres ent hours are 3 o'colck and 10 o'clock.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
-0454S- Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
 U. $. Land Office at Camden. Ark. March 20. 1913.

Department OI the Interior,
 U. $. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, March 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 SUE B. JAMES Of Grannis, Arkansas, who, on Oct. =, 1910, made homestead entry No. 0i5lS, for SEA SEA, Section 26, Township 6 &, Range 32 w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final commu- tation proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 29th day of April, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: R. l.. Beavers, Frank Jackson, George Hites. T. K. Moore, all of Grannis, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Mch. 27. Last Pub. Apr. 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
-02969 in Forest Notice for Publication.
~ fNi htiAf lib VI tllt illltl iNls
 t. $. Land Office at Camden. Ark.. April 1. 1913.

U. & Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, April i. 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 JOSEPH A. pLEMMONS of Mineola, Arkansas. who. on Nov. 10, 1906. made homestead entry Serial No. 02969' No. 30l96. for Lots 3 and i in SWH. Sec. 30., r. { &, R. 2S w. and S1a SEh. Section g. Township [ s. Range % w., 5th Principal Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make final flve-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the County Clerk of Polk County. at Mena, Ar kansas, on the iith day of May, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Daniel c. Cook, Reuben Parker. of Mineola, Arkansas; Isaac Blanton. of Athens, Arkansas: James F. Blanton, of Hartley, Arkansas.
 H.. G. Friedheim. Register. Star-First Pub. Apr. 10. Last Pub. May 8.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice for Publication.
Department of the lnteri


 Notice for Publication.
 Department of the Interior,
 U. $. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, March 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that EBERHARD VON BERKEFELDT of Grannis, Arkansas, who, on March 19, 1906, made homestead en- try Serial No. 0267S) No. 29657, for SWA NE4, WIZ NWA and SEA NWH, Section if, Township S., Range 3l w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, al Mena, Arkansas, on the 30th day of April, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: T. A. Williamson, Dave Bagley, J. R; Williamson, Thomas Murphy, all of Grannis, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Mch. ?. Last Pub. Apr 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
-U200- Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Ark, March 20. 1913.

Camden, Ark, March 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 ELIJAH A. NICHOLS Of Hatfield, Arkansas, who, on July 25, 1908 made homestead entry No. 0233, for w. Frl. F SWH, Sec. I, and WIZ NWH, Section 18 Town ship S., Range B w.. 5th Princi- pal Meridian, has filed notice of in- tention 10 make final three-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena. Ar kansas, on the 30th day of April, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: William o. Cook, James M. StraWn, Louis Warren George w. Nichols, all of Hatfield, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Mch. 27. Last Pub. Apr 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17

The quickest and most effective remedy for loosening the phlegm, relieving irritation and curing uny cough or celd is Bloodine Cough Checker.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
-05528- Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior,
 U. S. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, March 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 SIDNEY L. PAYNE Of Hatfield, Arkansas, who, on March 19, 1912, made homestead entry No. 0552S, for E15 SEA-, Sec. 30, and VIZ SWh, Section 29, Township ? S.. Range B w.. 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final flve-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, al Mena, Ar kansas, on the 29th day of April, 1918.
 Claimant names as witnesses: D. B, Roberts. A. s. Roberts, of Potter, Arkansas; Charley Nichols, J. B. Nichols, of Hatfield, Arkansas.
 II. G. Friedheim. Register. Star-FTst Pub. Mch. 27. Last Pub. Apr. 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
-03546- Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at Camden, Ark, March 20. 1913.

Camden, Ark, March 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 CHARLEY A. HAMMER Of Hartley, Arkansas, who, on Jan uary ', 1908 made homestead entry Serial No. 035l6) No. 3l096 for SEA SEA-, Sec. 2i, E1a NEA and NW14 NE1l, Section 9, Township i &, Range 30 w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of inten- ton to make final five-year proof, to establish claim 10 the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 30th day of April, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 William R. Faulkner, Benjamin R. Carter, George w. Carter. p. H. SchOolfield all of Hartley, Arkan- sas.
 H. c. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub Mch. 2. Last Pub. Apr 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
MUST RACE LIPTON NOW.
British YachtSman Comes Out With
 Unconditional Challenge.

London, April 9.-Sir Thomas Lipton, the British yachtsman, yes terday sent an unconditional chal- lenge for a series of races for the American cup, and after ten years undisturbed possession of the tro- phy American yachtsmen must pre- pare to defend it again.
 After the challenge had been sent Sir Thomas said to the Associated Press:
 Now they will either have to race or give me the cup"
 New York, April 9-A special meeting of the New York Yacht Club probably will be called to act upon Sir Thomas Lipton's chal- lenge for match for the American cup.