davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-11-28

his eyes, He was fghtin' hard against it
and givin' up to it, both at once
"Oh, little girl" he says, away down
under his breath. I'm a great sinner!
You know that. There's no sin that's for
hidden that hasn't got the best of me, one
time or another. I've sinned them all.
One time or another, every sin on the list
has been my besetting sin. You know!'
She lifted her head and looked at him
again. He wasn't what you'd call pretty,
all streaked and marked and tied up but
she seemed to find somethin' worth look
in at.
Il know!" she says. II do know! But
there's something you've kept through it
all-something no sin has touched
something fine and clean and strong. |
love it,"
reckon Id be settin' there yet if I
hadn't caught sight of old Clay, over by
the door maxim motions at me- | got
up and sneaked outside with him We
didn't stop till we got down to the horse
lot. He wasn't sayin' word
well, gee whiz!" | says. at sure does
look as if besettin' sins are good thing
to have, don't it?"
He was piclin' little pieces of bark off
a post, like he was givin' his whole mind
to it. had to try again
3The man-and-womam business is sure
funny, amt it2" | says.
Even yet he wasn't notcin' me.
IF you was goin' to pick out just one
besettin sin for yourself, | says. (which
one would it be? 1t would bother me-"
He Strengthened up. y
Man, mani" he says. "If it wasn't
for the sins that beset us, what would we
ever have knew about the grace of God?"
"'The grace of God?" | says. Its the
grace of women, Id say"
"lt's all the same" says he. Its the
grace of God that in EN- that makes EN-
what they are to us.
| wouldn't ever have thought of sayin'
it that way: but wouldn't wonder if he
was sort of right about it,
Evening star., 1915-11-28

says. 1T was so dark down there, body
was pretty near bound to be clumsy
Old Clay took squint at me. "Iou re
clumsy yet Billy he says, "Stick up
your boot.
| could see as well as he could that the
mark had been cut by brand-new boot
heel, and my heels were all run over and
bulged out of shape. | kept my feet down.
"You're a couple of liars Clay says;
"it's easy enough to see that. But its
hard to tell what you're doing it for
Paul spoke real gentle. "No; that's
easy too he says. ats merely habit.
If I'm lying to you, it's merely because
I'm liar"
Old Clay wasn't suited. "I'm goin' to
get the straight of this" he says, and he
went and jerlled open the door. "Foster!"
he calls. @Come in here!"
1t wasn't Sid that come: it was Molly.
Her pretty cheeks were hot with color, and
she was holdin' her head up high.
aMr. Foster isn't here says she.
Hell not come here any more.
1t made old Clay catch his breath.
"Well!' says he. "I'll be-jiggered!"
LIE could have made it stronger than
that if he'd wanted to, without her
hearin' him.. She didn't hardly know he
was there. She was lookin past him, over
at the bed: and the next minute she
come on in with that proud step of hers,
and straight over to Paul, standin' and
lookin down at him-lookin' and lookin.
There wasn't anybody sayin word.
didn't even have the gumption to get up
and go out. 1t didn't matter; she didn't
know | was there, either. There wasn't
anybody in the room right then but just
her and Paul-there wasn't anybody in
the world but them two; could see it
comm. 1t didn't surprise me mite when
she stopped over pretty soon and took
Pauls hand, and then dropped on her
knees, cuddln' his hand against her cheek
Paul could see it comm, too. 1t was in
Evening star., 1915-11-28

luS' piahed up sudden IN his mind. lie
lifted his foot and kicked Paul's hand,
stampin on it twice, putin all his weight
on it, He was real heavy man. 1t was
awful sudden, and it must have hurt a
heap. Paul didn't have time to do thing
but Just cry out once, sharp, and then
turn loose of the ladder and go tumblin'
backwards down the hole =,
1t looked as if Sid was as much sur
prised as anybody. He hung there with
out maxim sound lookin' and listenin';
and then he started scramblin up towards
the top, hard as he could go, screamin'
and yelin' for help.
| was down with Paul quite a while be-
fore Sid and old Clay come. 1t was so
S.. dark | couldn't tell thing about how
bad Paul was hurt. He'd had his senses
all knocked out of him
Hes livin', though" says; al can
feel his heart. It's goin' to be a sweet job
gettin him out of here. 1t must be as
much as a hundred feet or better to the
top. Wen have to hitch ourselves to him
with rope and drag him up the ladder
1T was Sid that went after the rope. l
was squattin' on the ground. easin' Paul
up against my knees so as to get him up
out of the wet ooze, with old Clay standin
over me.
BILLY" says Clay. show do you reckon
it happened"
That was one time when he started a
conversation by himself, and it was just
when it wasn't convenient. hadn't been
studyin any about explainin' how it hap
pened, and it caught me up pretty
short.
81 guess he must have fell. says
Old Clay snorted "IIow did you hap
pen to get here so quick" he says
: "Where We're YOU
wasn't goin to tell him anything
"Oh, | says, Il was just ramblin' round
. Eve always been spry on my feet" |
expect that wasn't SO very satisfactory
1t just as good as told him | knew some
thin | was hidn'. But it was the only
thing | could think of so quick He
didn't push me any more, though. He
stood the way he was till Sid come back,
bringn' couple of ropes and some straps
off the harness, and then we set to work
1t must have been mercy that Paul
didn't know anything about how bad we
was hurtin him, gettin' him out of there
lettin' him dangle and bump against the
rocks. 1t took us a good while till we'd
pulled him out and laid him down at the
top of the shaft. He wasn't so very nice
to look at, all muddy and marked up and
kind of sagged together in pile. without
much shape to him. Molly was waitin,
but old Clay sent her away
go fix bed in the wagon" he says
to her, "whie I'm gettin' the horses
put in.
And then, when we'd got Paul loaded
up, Clay made her set on the front seat
with him. She sure wouldn't have en-
joyed herself back behind with us. Sid
wasn't enjoyin' himself, either He was
scared white and sick. He couldn't hardly
take his eyes off of Paul, except to give me
dazed look once in a while and he didn't
hardly speak for the whole of the way in.
WHEN we got him home, you couldn't
have told thing about him except
that he wasn't dead yet. Old Clay and
me got him on bed. and washed him off
the best we could. After that there
wasn't thing to do but wait till the
doctor got there, along towards night. 1t
wasn't much better then. because the
doctor said he was goin to make die
Evening star., 1915-11-28

l
have told thing about him except
that he wasn't dead yet. Old Clay and
me got him on bed. and washed him off
the best we could. After that there
wasn't thing to do but wait till the
doctor got there, along towards night. 1t
wasn't much better then, because the
doctor said he was goin' to make die
of it sure before mornin'.
He didn't. though. 1t don't matter
what you do to man. you cant kill him
till his time comes. IL Paul had got killed
fallin' down that hole, it would have been
awful incomplete, wouldn't it? 1t took
him good while-days and days-but
he pulled through, with old Clay and me
takin' turns settin with him. and with
Molly hangin' round the door. Sid didn't
come in at all Most every day I'd see
him ride up to the house, and in between
whiles he'd be telephonin'; but he didn't
come in where Paul was.
1t took Paul as much as three weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

70 put up to improve highways in west
ern Massachusetts, may seem like good
zeal OF money. The five western counties
VIII have to take the stable slice of
SoOOO0O The total sum is none too
much. Declining population in the hill
towns means idle land Idle land is idle
capital. The vast resources of the Mas
sachusetts hills can be developed only
by giving easy transportation. The peo-
pie OF the smaller towns hereabouts re-
gard better roads as much more prac-
teal and helpful reject than anything
that could be done through trolley ex-
tenson. With better roads, it seems
quite possible that motor bus lines will
be started to cover territory in which
trolley would never pay. The centers of
population want the food productca of
the state enlarged in order to keep down
prices. The only way to do It is to open
up an easier access over the highways
between the hills and the cities.
As yet, Vermont has not finished with
the main highways and trunk lines, but
just as soon as those roads have been
put into good condition the policy of
the state ought to be directed toward
the roads on the smaller and
less used thoroughfares. We are con-
WINGED that such improvement would go
far toward holding the people on the back
farms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

of the Progressiyes back in its ranks, not
only to insure victory but to improve
its own conditions. Certain things need
doing within the G. O.. P. and the Pro-
gressives can and will help to do them if
given a chance. Instead of being made
to do penance, they should get the glad
hand. and liberal Republicans who stayed
in should join with them to liberalize
the party to a certain extent. II the
reactionary leaders succeed in getting
control OF the situation, it viii very like
iy result in either the detection to the
Democracy OF very many who would
otherwise return or to the continuance
OF the third party in proportions sufii-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05
PLANNING THE VACATIONS NOW.

Along with the hotels. the transporta,
ton lines having lines of traffic in North
America and in waters contiguous there.
TO ought TO be improving these days in
their lines and the pleasure to be derived
at points along those lines where guests
may be led TO stop for a summef so.
journ. Already tens of thousands Of
people who have been in the habit of 60.
ing 10 Europe and other sections of the
world, where now war has laid its devas-
tating hand, are laying their plans for
their summer vacation tours. Needless
TO say, a great deal Of this travel will
he by way Of railroads and steamship
lines, although the magnitude Of that
traffic viii depend q great deal upon the
quality and quantity Of publicity efforts
put forth. II the transportation lines
put forth unusual efforts TO catch this
traffic they most certainly viii be re-
paid in ample measure. Here in New
England publicity will do a great deal
toward turning the stream Of vacation.
crs this way from the sections Of the
country moro remote from the coast and
far away from the delightful scenery Of
mountain country; and hence tho rail /
road and coast steamship lines ought 10
cooperate with the hotels in assisting
the people in making up their itinerarie.
for the months Of June. July. August.
September and October. The warmer
weather is causing the people TO think
of possible trips; and the time TO catch
them for New England il right now So
Vet the railroads and steamship lines en-.
gage in a system Of wen mapped out
advertising campaign. That done. they.
will not have ~ much occasion to crv /
hard times when the fall season comcs
again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05
CURRENT COMMENT
Getting Together.

Evidences multiply OF reapproachment
between Republicans and Progressives
that win close the breach of three years
ago. The coming political issues are
likely to be the tariff and the present
administrations foreign policy; at least
these will be the main ones On them
there is agreement between Republicans
and Progressives, to the extent, anyway,
that they thoroughly disapprovc of the
administrations course. Colonel Roose-
felt's recent magazine article demon
strating that he endorses the stand of
such Republican senators as Lodge, Root,
Borah and Smoot in opposing the Next
can policy and the ship purchase bill
lie is devoting special attention to the
matters on which there is agreement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

That other granite town. Westerly, R.
t. is running Barre good race for the
distinction of being the larger commu-
nifty. A census of Westerly has been
taken this year; and it is unofiieialy r.
ported that the population is between
10000 and 1000, good-sized gain from
the last federal census in 1910, when the
figures were 5000. Still, the prospects
are that Barre would run trihe more
than Westerly were census to be tax
en-,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

Gent to make victory in 1916 impossi.
Bile. considerable number of old-line
Republican BOSSES must be unloaded
before the conditions will entirely clear,
not because they are such but because
for the real good of the party they ought
to be nloaded.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05
BETTER ROADS TO PREVENT RURAL
DECLINE.


DECLINE.
IN proposing 20 hay out - .5g00D0 in
improved highways IN western Massashn-
sets. q theory 81 tire best way n r.
slaim IDLE lard IL heing followed ont II
i asserted that II the highways IN the
more Inaccessible and hack sections -
the state. ui,ere the farms are gong into
disuss. are ~ become improved 80 that
ths Farns ran b. readily rrariie8 ~ an
tpnnohile NJ team. there viii - q tender
~ tor rcoris 10 return ~ the farms and
rut them iuto cultivation rner more.
The theorv u un8ouitedir srund T. q snn
sideTalif deuree. albeit the rrfirs ranss
a. the uthdraval from the batk tsvr
farms uiH mt D. .rndisfrd THEREBY
There are uther rausss % wsk ahhh
lare driven rerT.le uut ~ thr fak Dis
trietss BAT ruod r1ads vlH 60 faF towa4d
renewing rart of tie raasons sar dsss-
ing o. rtt auaF frurr fhf bend
I'm runsi8eriue ti,r uattsr the ~frsae-
f,78 CARTE has che fsrissa1 iaras 81
fle sltusiisn fr massafi1u-efts- aras e.
vhish rrs sfrlfsfis 81 tr-taf- raris q
F,r-rrf-
1bt s-,59111o uliaL tat sists is azksa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

The usual participants in the fatal
shooting near Hyde Park Center last
week were absent; there were no small
boys mixed in the accident. The partici.
pants were girls of young years, and
girls would not ordinarily be playing
with rifles and shotguns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

A good many people worked themselves
into an entirely unnecessary frenzy over
the fear that the German auxiliary cruis-
e. Prinz Eitel might have escaped from
Newport News during Saturda. morn
irgs storm. The navy department has
had due warning of the necessity of i'm
posing strict neutrality regulations and
will not let the thing be done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

The Vermont colleges gained in inan-
cial support from the state because OF
the vigorous attack upon them. II is
hard work to build up one cause by tear
ing down another.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

The official pauper population of YER
mont is 1888 people. In other words,
there is slightly more than one to every
1000 OF the entire population of the
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

Northern Vermont rather had the
laugh on Boston and New York when
the blizzard of April lodged this Sec
ton entirely and turned summer into
winter in the latter places.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

between Progressives and Republicans,
rather than those on which they differ.
Ii the Republicans are wise they will
emulate his example. Especially is il in
bad taste to gloat over the so-called de-
mise OF the Progressive party. What
the Republican party needs is the bulk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05
WILLIAMSBURG.

Carrie Burke Congo of Barre invites
the ladies of Willamstown to attend
the opening of spring millinery at the
Hoyt, McAllister. Martin Co. store We'd
nesdsy, Thursday and Friday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

Officially estimated, the population OF
the United States is l00000059, the -
being the town of Somerset, Vt, and a
few others.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-05

Those Canadian soldiers who tried to
quit the service because the food was
poor may have to be satisfied with crow.
This is not play war at all.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
From the Hot Stove League

Larry Chappell will 200, arry long
with the White soX even though he |
has been recalled from the minors .
lie Is TO 60 to Cleveland AS the third |
man In payment FOR joe Jackson. /
The report that sam crawford is |
10 be sold by tbs Tigers seems to
be nothing more than the ordinary
winter fabrication 'Wahoo" Sam
mas contract that runs for two
more years. and the Detroit club
would have hard time getting rid
of him even II II wanted TO-
one eastern yarn going the rounds
Is that Frank Baker Ia to figure I'm
three-cornered deal between the
Red SoX. Athletics and Yankees.
Larry Gardner Is 10 land with the
Philadelphla club and Miasel IL %
20 to the Red Sox. while Raker will
play the far corner for the New
Workers..
Harry Coyaleskie. the Tiger pitch
ct. has passed up Detroit as "A place
NJ residence for the winter. lie
mis- faIi sofa q, ogoln and reInrned
TO shnmokm. PA where he could
talk to his old ueighbors
RWy Sullivan will leave for Port
land ore. next Monday ~ harvest
his apple crop llr will also visit
with Fielder Jones hls d-time
friend ana manugcr
Manager Rowland ia sat,srIed that
hc will land se,rr,l good proapects
among the new mon who win report
fn him neYt spripy Ills nitcbing
STAFF needs some new blood
There nust bs spmetbinV hack Of
adj u, taIL ~ selling bsu clubs
There (. som. yr,urJ Tor nelievinR
/ ihYt thore Is T., h. nm condemnation
. ,.ou ''"N'' "''"
\uu,r IIrysIry g,y. ba haa M al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01

Suullngs says Fred Snodgrass will
play Centerfield regularly for the
Boston Braves next year
Iluggins. of the Cardinals, picked
mp two promising recruits In out
fielder Smith and Shortstop ilornsby,
both OF whom played great ball in
the series with the Browns
\ Pittsburgh newspaper Is holding
a voting contest TO select a manager
for the Pirates to succeed Fred
Clarke. Hans Wagner 30 far has re-
ceived twice as many votes as Geo.
Gibson and Blll Iinchman, who are
running neck and neck
Barney breyfuss has signed ull OF
The Pirates FOR 1915. Harmon was
the last TO get into line.
The Browns have signed Crowley.
pitcher of the White Autos " Cleve-
land, lie is said 10 he the best anna
teur boXman In the west
Jack stIveDts. who pitched Tor the
champion Bostons under Frank Sc
lee twenty years ago. is member
" the fire department iu Ashland.
Pennsy
Roger Hrosuahlu has been notified
that he VIII manage the lllbs next
year
Tho Red SoN have coached The con
HIITailF l..
grra'rr pitcher thiI Grover Cleve-
land Alexander.
II Us said that the Braves wlll
turn uutnelIcr Moran and Catcher
I Whaling over to the Venice club Of
/ the Pacific Duust league IN eN-
change for uutfelder wilholt
The White sox believe that they
+ have drafted r. high class pitcher IN
ponfwih ~ Louisville.
Having finished the task NJ sign
T INK his PLAYERS for 1915. Miiier Hug
gins has gone to his home in Gin
I c'um'I Nuuslus' contract with the
. Cardinals docs not expire until the
rlnsr of 'N. 1917 season
EN chapman Cleveland's classy
shnr's'uu mny be- "a member NJ the
NhI'. ..N next year, according tn
duur Lena Blackburne, third
-'rh"r " ruu0rted as having dis
pleased 'umshry with HIS work this
,rar an' chapman is wanted for
'hr pH.r.
IHr 0...urs M the Boston Rcd
S"N 'ur rN.s year viii not only cover
100 expense. uui wipe out the deficit
uf |NIl uI leave small amount
of .Nan 600 hand" according Il
President Imuln The past season
was financial success fhe las
series with Detroit did the most I,
pW 'hu NHI SoN on the right sid,
of Oh. ledger financially.
Grower Alexander pitched the las
lhrr. weeks OF the National league
season u.1 u Two games OF th'
worlds series with a lame oack, ac
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
EVERS CAN'T PLAY
WITHOUT GRABBING
Braves Keystone Man Wants 10 Win
So Badly lie Just Has to Ride some
One All the Time

CHICAGO. Nov Johnny Eveos
is the most misunderstood player in
baseball Instead OF being venom
Gus tongued. unreasonable fellow, ne
IL a true friend. loyal enemy, qNek
to forgive when any one has done
him injury and the first to offer
amends when he finds he Is wrong
In the game or out Of H.
Il can't play ball unless | crab, "
Evsrs says. lie fights everybody In
A game. even himself. Frank chance,
who played first base alongside of
Evers for years, used to say: II wish
To heaven my deaf ear was toward
the crab" Evers even rode Chance
when Chance was manager Chance
understood him.
Fvers does not hate umplres. on
the field he IL eager to defend um
pires with whom he has had trouble
on the field One season ENers kept
after Blll Klein for three months.
At the same time he declared KLEIN
10 he one OF the greatest ~ UNI
pires.
Evers gets in bad with umplres,
not because he says a lot, hut be
cause OF the way he says H. Ills
remarks cut
Evcrs. too. like some otncr play
ers. ls paging for past bad rrputn-
tlon. There are some players who
have ridden umpires 80 nuTd tho
umpires are laying" for them.
Fred Clarke can say five times ns
much 10 an umpire as EverH or Buck
HerEog and get away with H.
Evers crabs because he Ia crazy Ia
win lie In full OF the old pep, and
besides Is OF nervous temperament
lie is the life OF any ball game In
which he plays and real man of
Tho fietd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
COLLINS EXPECTS
TO GET THE CAN

BOSTON, NOV. Ray Collins, the
champion Red SuNs veteran south
paw, is evidently VI the opinion that
he is going to be cast adrlrt by Man
ager Carrlgan during the winter,
When leaving for his Vermont home
after the worlds series games, Col
Inns stated to his friends that he
didn't expect to be bnck next spring
Not only did Collins have a bad
year but as result OF being idle
the last three months OF the cam
paign, he put on pot " embonpolnt
and 1t is extremely doubtful II he
win ever he able to get down to his
old nlaYng notch. D
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
WHO WILL LEAD
PIRATES IN 1916
Pat Moran IL Leading Candidate
for the job Vacated by Fred
Clarke

PITTSBURGH, Nov If Owner
Barney Dreyfuss isn't allowing the
task Of choosing "A successor to Fred
Clarke az manager Of the pittsburgh
club 20 interfere with his w.ntcr rest,
there are plenty OF other persons TO
do his worrying for him Choices
for Clarke's berth run all over the
map and pretty nearly everyone is
mentioned"
First. there's Hans Wagner when
Mr.. Dreyuss was consulted about
Hans he replied that he knew Hans
wouldn't have the Job for love or
money. so that boom was killed right
there.
Pat Moran. manager OF the phillics
leads the dope at present, although
neither Moran nor Dreyfuss have
spoken on the subject II IL known,
or. at any rate generally believed.
that Moran won't sign up mr. next
year with the phillies without big
raise" TIe thinks his work with
the Philies last season shows he IL
manager who ought TO class with
McGraw, Carrgian Mack and stall
llngs I'm salary as well as In ability
President Baker is thinking n over
-uua probably viii come around to
Morans way Of thinking before the
hot league has more than half played
out its schedule II he don't why
/ Pittsburgh may hase him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-01
Cams Title

ny defeating Jimmy Clabby in u
20 round bout at sydney Australia.
last Saturday Les darcy, the Aus
irallnn fighter claims the middle
weight championship of the wo Id
This title will probably be disputed
by Mike Gibbons, Young Ahearn and
Al Mccoy, all Of whom have som"
slight reason FOR the dispute II is
more than likely that after polish q.
ing off Eddie MrGoorty second
time that darcy viii come to this