davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meade County news., 1915-09-16

feet, though he did awake drowsily
later on at the sound of voices in the
aisle, awoke to realize vaguely that
his two table companions of the Hotel
Chouteau cafe were to be his fellow
travellers in the Pullman.
The train was made up ready to
leave, and the locomotive was filling
the great train shed with stertorous
hissings, when red-faced man slipped
through the gates to saunter over to
the Pullman and to peek inquisitively
at the porter.
Much of q load tonight, George?"
"No, sab; mighty light; four young
ladies goin' up to de school in Fari-
bault. Mistah Grierson and his daugh-
ter, and a gentleman from de Chou
teau."
"a gentleman from the Chouteau?
When did he come DOWN."
The porter knew the calling Of the
red-faced man only by intuition; but
Griswold's tip was warming in his
pocket and he lied at random and on
general principles.
Been heah all de evenin'; come
down right early afte' suppeh, and
went to bald like he was sick or tarrd
or somethin'."
what sort of looking man is he?"
Little, smooth-faced, narr'-chisted
gentleman; look like he might be-"
But the train was moving out and
the red-faced man had turned away.
Whereupon the porter broke his simile
in the midst, picked up his carpet
covered step and climbed aboard.
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
CHAPTER VlI-contInued.

McGrath found his handouts and
tried the key in those upon Griswold's
wrists. 1t fitted.
Nov ye're fut and hand loose, I'll
say to ye what l wouldn't say to
cripple. Wan is that ye're not Gavitt;
ye're NO more like him than am. Let
that go. Ye've been up to some devil
try. But that's all over and gone.
What'll ye be doing next?"
Griswold took leaf out of the past.
Safety in a former peril had grown
out of breakfast deliberately eaten
in cafe next door to the Bayou State
Security.
What would do but finish my Job
on the Julie2" he said, pushing the
theory to Its logical conclusion.
The mate shook his head. "Ye
needn't do that; the cops might be
coming down here and running you in
again. How much pay have ye drawn?"
mot any"
McGrath took greasy wallet from
his pocket and counted out a deck
hands wages for the trip.
Take this, and I'll be getting II
back from the clerk. 1t might not be
good f'r ye to show up at the Office"
Griswold suffered a sudden return
10 the meliorating humanities.
1--WE been calling you all the hard
names could lay tongue to, McGrath,
and there have been times when
would have given the price Of good
farm for the privilege Of standing up
to you on bit Of green grass with no.
body looking on l take 1t all back
You say you haven't forgotten; nei-
ther will / forget, and maybe my turn
will come again, some day."
go along with you" growled the
rough-tongued Irishman, whose very
kindness had tang of brutality in It,
"If you're coming across the naygur,
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
CHAPTER TX.
The Goths and Vandals.


In the day Of it's beginnings, Wa
haska was a minor trading post on
the northwestern frontier, and an out
fitting station for the hunters and
trappers Of the upper Mississippi and
Minnesota lake region.
Later, it became the market town
Of a wheat-growing district, and a
foundation of modest prosperity was
laid by well-to-do farmers gravitating
to that county seat to give their chill
dren the benefit of graded school.
Later still came the passing of the
wheat, a re-peopling Of the farms by
fresh influx Of home-seekers from
the Old World, and the birth, in Wa
haska and elsewhere, of the Industrial
era.
Jasper Grierson was product of the
wheat-growing period. The son of one
of the earliest of the New York state
homesteaders in the wheat belt, he
came of age in the year Of the Civil
war draft, and was unpatriotic enough,
some said, to dodge conscription, or
the chance Of 1t, by throwing up his
hostler's job in Wahaska livery sta
BILE and vanishing into the dim limbo
of the farther West Also, tradition
added that he was well-spared by
most; that he was ill-spared, indeed
by only one, and that one woman.
After the westward vanishing, Wa
haska saw him no more until he re
turned in his vigorous prime, a vet
eran soldier Of fortune upon whom the
goddess had poured golden shower
out of some cornucopia of the Colorado
mines. Although rumor, occasionally
naming him during the years Of alb
sence, had never mentioned a wife, he
was accompanied by daughter, q
dark-eyed, red-lipped young woman, @
rather striking beauty of a type un
| familiar to Wahaska and owing moth
ing, 1t would seem, to the grim, gray
wolf Jasper.
Since the time was ripe, Wahasks
did presently burst its swaddling
bands. Commercial enterprise is
sheep-like; where one leads, others
will follow; and the mere following
breeds success, If only by the sheer
impetus of the massed forward move
ment. Jasper Grierson was the mar
of the hour, but the price paid for lead
ershiD by the led is apt to be high
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
CHAPTER VIII.
GrlsWold Emergent.

Half an hour or such matter after
the hue-and-cry runaway from the
curb In front of the saloon two doors
above, Mr. Abram Sonneschein, dealer
in secondhand clothing and sweat
shop bargains, saw a possible Gus
toner drifting across the street, and
made ready the graphing hooks of
commercial enterprise.
There was little suggestion of the
tramp roustabout, and still less, per-
haps, of the gentleman, about the per-
son who presently emerged from the
Sonneschein emporium. A square far
ther on he selected barber's shop of
cleanly promise. An hour later, reach
ing the retail district, he strolled past
many brilliantly lighted shops until
he found one exactly to his liking. A
courteous salesman caught him up at
the door, and led the way to the des-
ignated departments.
By this time Mr.. Sonneschein's hes
liant and countrified customer had un-
dergone a complete metamorphosis.
No longer reluctant and hard to
please, he passed rapidly from coun-
ter to counter, making his selections
with manlike celebrity and certainty
and bargaining not at all. When he
was quite through, there was enough
to furnish a generous travelling ward
robe; a head-to-foot change of gar.
mentings with surplus to fill two
lordly suitcases; 80 he bought the
suitcases also, and had them taken
with his other purchases to the dress
ing room.
All traces of the deck-hand Gavitt,
and Of the Sonneschein planter-cus-
toner having been obliterated, there
remained only the paying of his bill
and the summoning Of cab. Oddly
enough, the cab, when 1t came, proved
to be four-wheeler driven by little,
wizen-faced man whose thin, high
pitched voice was singularly familiar.
THE Hotel Chouteau?-yis, sorr.
Will you PLACE hand me thin grips?
l can't lave me harrses."
The drivers excuse instantly tied
the knot OF recognition, and the man
who had just cremated his former
identities swore softly.
All things considered, 1t was the
Griswold Of the college-gi Gduate days
the days Of the slender patrimony
which had capitalized the literary be,
ginning-who presented himself at
the counter of the Hotel Chouteau at
half-past nine o'clock on the evening
OF the Belle jules arrival at st. Louis
wrote bis name In the Kuest-book and
Meade County news., 1915-09-16

| Griswold took the handkerchief
bundle, and the mere touch Of 1t put
new life into him.
where Is the fellow who was chas-
ing you, Mose?" he asked.
"I's new gwine tell you dat; no, sub.
Las time seed him, he's des t'arin'
off strips up de levee after turrer fel-
lah."
What other fellow"
The negro laughed and did double
shuttle at the mere recollection Of 1t.
"Hi-yah! Turrer fellah is de fellah
what done TUX my job. Hit was des-
away: when l t'ink dat white man
gwine catch me, sholy, des drap
down in de darkes' cawneh l kin fin;
dat's what l done, yas, sub. He des
keep on a-goin', spat, spat, spat, an
when he come out front de Gineral
Jackson over yondeh, one dem boys
what's wukkin' on her, he TUX out,
an dat white man des tu'n hlsself
loose an mex his laigs go lax he
gwine shek 'um plum off; yas, sah!"
Griswold suffered another lapse into
the humanities when he saw the list
of participants in his act growing
steadily with each fresh complication,
and he said, "I'm sorry for that,
Nose"
New you min bout dat, Cap'm.
Dat boy he been doin' somepin to mex
him touchous, 1ess'n he new TUX out
dat-a-way, no, suh!"
Maybe SO. Well we can't help 1t
now. Here is the twenty l promised
you"
"T'ank you, sub; tank you kin'ly,
Cap'm. You-all's des de whites white
man ev' knowed. You sholy Is"
What are you going to do with
yourself, now2" Griswold inquired.
who, me? rs gwine up yondeh to
dat resteraw an git me de bigges'
mess O. fried fish l can hol'-dat's me;
yas, suh."
"McGrath says he'll pay you levee
wages if you'll come back to the boat
and help get the cargo out of her."
Reckon l amt gwine back to de
Julie; no, sub. Dat'd be gittin' rich
too fas' for dis niggeh. Goodnight,
Cap'm Gravitt; an tank you kin'ly,
suh."
Griswold went his way musing upon
the little object lesson afforded by
the negros determination. Here was
fellow man who was one of the
feeblest Of the underdogs in the great
social fight; and with money enough
in hand to give him at least breath
ing interval, his highest ambition was
mess Of fried fish.
The object lesson was suggestive, II
not specially encouraging, and Girls
void made a mental note of 1t for
further study when the question of
present safety should be more salts
factorily answered.
Meade County news., 1915-09-16

matters, but am going to try to make
up for it in the future. I'm sorry you
couldn't come to us last evening.
Please tell your mother and sister
that 1 do hope we'll meet, sometime.
/ should so dearly love to know them.
Thank you so much for everything.
Good-by."
Raymer watched her as she drove
away, noted her skillful handling OF
the fiery Kentuckian and her straight
seat in the flying cutter, and the smila
which day or two earlier might have
been mildly satirical was now openly
approbative.
"She is shrewd little strategist.
was his comment; "but all the same
she is a mighty pretty girl, and as
good and sensible as she is sh'e"d.
wonder why mother and Gertrude
haven't called on herr"
Having thus mined the Ray-=er out
works, Miss Grierson next turned her
batteries upon the Farnhams. They
were Methodists, and having learnaa
that the doctors hobby was a strug'
Cling mission work in Pottery Flat.
Margery called the paternal check
book again into service, and the cut
ter drew up before the DOCTORS office
in Main street.
CTO BE CONTINU ED
Meade County news., 1915-09-16

= am quite at your service" 10
hastened to say. Shall l show you q
plan of the sittingsf"
When the sittings were finally de-
cided upon she opened her purse.
1T is SO good of you to take time
from your business to wait on me-"
she told him; and then, in naive con-
fusion: IL asked poppa to make out
check. but l don't know whether It
is big enough"
Raymer took the order to pay,
glanced at the amount, and from that
to the velvety eyes with the half
abashed query in them. Miss Grier-
sons eyes were her most effective
weapon. With them she could look
anything, from daggers drawn to
kisses. Just now the look was Of
childlike beseeching, but Raymer with
stood it-or thought he did.
ut is more than twice as much as
we get for the best locations" he de-
INJURED. wait minute and I'll write
you a check for the difference and give
you receipt"
But at the word she was on her feet
in an eager flutter of protest.
"Oh, please don't!" she pleaded. "If
1t is really too much, can't you put the
difference In the missionary box, or in
the-in the minister's salary?-as lit
tie donation from US. you know?"
Thus the small matter of business
was concluded; but Miss Margery was
not yet ready to go. From st. Johns
and its affairs official she passed deftly
to the treasurer Of St. Johns and
his affairs personal. Was the machine
works the place where they made
steam engines and things? And did
the sign, "No Admittance," on the
doors mean that no visitors were al
lowed? If not she would so much like
to"
Raymer smiled and put himself once
more at her service, this time as guide
and megaphonist. 1t was all very
noisy and grimy, but If she cared to go
through the works he would be glad
to go with her.
He did not know how glad he was
going to be until they had passed
through the clamorous machine shop
and had reached the comparatively
quiet foundry. One Of Miss Margery's
gifts was the ability to become for the
moment an active and sympathetic
sharer in anyone's enthusiasms. In
the foundry she looked and listened,
and was unsophisticated only to the
degree that invites explanation. 1t
was a master-stroke of finesse. A man
is never SO transparent as when he
forgets himself in his own trade talk;
and Raymer was unrolling himself as
scroll for Miss Grierson to read as
she ran.
The tour of the works which had be-
gun In passing acquaintance ended In
friendship, precisely as Miss Grierson
had meant it should; and when Ray
mer was tucking her into the cutter
and wrapping her in the fur robes, she
added the finishing touch, or rather
the touch for which all the other
touches had been the preliminaries.
"I'm so glad had the courage to
come and see you this morning. We
have been dreadfully remiss in church
Meade County news., 1915-09-16

I've had an overdose Of excitement,
I guess" he said to himself, flinging
the cigar away. "The best thing for
me to do is to go down to the train
and get to bed"
He went about 1t listlessly, with a
curious buzzing in his ears and a GER
tain dimness Of sight which was quite
disconcerting; and when a cab was
summoned he was glad enough to let
a respectfully sympathetic porter lend
him a shoulder to the sidewalk.
The drive in the open air was suffi.
ciently tonic to help him through the
details of ticket-buying and embarka-
tion; and afterward sleep came so
quickly that he did not know when the
Pullman porter drew the curtains to
adjust the screen in the window at his
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
McGrath Tried the Key In Those Upon
Grlswold's Wrist.


Nose, anywhere, sind him back and
tell him I'll see that he gets real
money f'r helping US unload. OFF with
ye, now, whilst they're catching up
with yer runaway cab"
Griswold went leisurely, as befltted
his theory, and upon reaching the lev
ee, turned aside among the freight
pyramids in search of his confede-
rate. Now that there was time to
recall the facts he feared that the
negro had been taken. He had Sc
cured but a few yards start in the
race, and his pursuer was a white
man, able to back speed with intelli-
gence. Griswold had a sickening f1t
of despair when he contemplated the
possibility of failure with the goal al.
most in sight; and the reaction. when
ne stumbled upon the negro skulking
in the shadows Of lumber cargo, was
sharp enough to make him faint and
dizzy.
The negro did not recognize him at
flrst and was about to run away, when
Griswold shook off the benumbing
weakness and called out.
"T'ank de good Lawd! is dat you.
all, Cap'm GravittH rs dat shuck up
/ couldn't recognize my Of mammyl
TEX dishyer cunjah-bag o. yourn TO
] gwine drap hit. Hits des been
bu'nln' my han'R ~ sense l done tux
Apt RA I'll"
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
writer because of socialstic tendencies,
gups with his friend Bainbridge at Chau-
declares that II necessary he will steal to
keep from starving. He holds up Andrew
qalbraith, president Of the Bayou State
Security in his private office and escapes
with 800, 900 in cash. BY original methods
he escapes the hue and cry and goes
aboard the Belle Julie as a deckhand. He
unexpectedly confronts Charlotte Farm
pam of Wahaska, Mimi, who had seen
him cash Galbraith's check In the bank.
Charlotte recognizes Griswold. but de-
cides to write to Galbraith rather than
denounce the robber to the captain. She
gees the brutal mate rescued from drown
ing by Griswold and delays sending her
letter to Galbraith She talks TO Girls
void and by his advice sends her letter
Of betrayal to Galbraith anonymously.
Griswold is arrested on the arrival of the
boat at st. Louis but escapes from his
captors
Meade County news., 1915-09-16
channs FOR Greater Fame.
CTo BE CONTINU ED

A New York physician claims to
have discovered harmless bichlorids
of mercury talbot. Nov he may try
his hand at inventing harmless un'
loaded Run.-Detroit Free PreSA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
FREE.
Or. KGnddpS Treatise
On The Horse

And His Diseases; Containing
An Index of Diseases" which
gives the Symptoms, Cause, and
The Best Treatment of Each; A
Table giving all the Principal
Drugs used for the Horse, with
the ordinary dose, effects, and
antidote when a poison; A table
with an engraving of the horses
teeth at different ages. with
rules for telling the age Of the
horse; A valuable collection of
receipts, and much other valua-
BILE information.
The above book will be given
free TO every new subscriber
who pays in advance or to old
subscribers who renew and pay
in advance. Or it will be sent
postpaid on receipt of SOC Dash.
Address this office,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
Do Not rifle
With a Cold

Is good advice for men and women. II
may be vital in the case Of child. LONG
experience has proven that there is moth.
ing better for colds in children than
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Leonard SeitZ, guardian, TO
Robert ] S. Freyberger, und, s.
is OF. lot 81, Haysville, lS7 90
Elizabeth Steinhauser ct al TO
Robert ]. S. Freyberger und. 10
is lot 81, Haysville, $3.50.
Anthony Batch to Joseph Kan
Ter. lots 4 and 5 Blk. 2, 8 and 4,
Kyana, $50.
Peter Venderheide to Ray rnond
Kapp, und. interest 80 acres
600. =,
Margaret Whaley to James M
Whaley, 120 acres, 26OO.
United States of America to
Joseph Kelso, 100 acres.
Herman Wehr to Edward Wehr
und. 1-3 80 acres, $50.
Henry Weir ct al to Edward
Weir, und. 74-135 so acres 8%
Henry Weir, guardian, to Ed
ward Webr. und. 2-45 50 acres,
lS6.
Michael Kress to Joseph and
Silas KreSs, ~ acres, l.
Martin Eopf to Edward and
Benjamin Hopf, 12O acres, 3CoO
Joseph Kahler to Caroline
Batch, lots a and 5, kyana, lo0
Robert T. McCune to John D
Harrison, 80 acres, 2l5O.
George w. Haberly to George
Gerber ct al, north wall of lot 81
$50.
Harry Melchoir ct al to George
Gerber ct al, und. 2 south wal
lot 81, 300.
Bomar Traylor, guardian &c
George Gerber ct al und. 20 LOT
81, jasper, 2266.67.
Dennis kellems to George :
Grant, 20 acres, 400.
Dennis Kellems to Cyrus Grant
81 acres, 500.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
FRIDAY, APRIL %. 1915.
Good Cooking.

The man who becomes great
in spite of bad cooking at home
is entitled to an extra laurel
wreath for achievement under
extreme difficulties The soldier
who performs prodigies of valor
in spite of bad cooking in camp
ought to have an extra iron cross
for fighting against great odds
at front and rear; for overcoming
great odds at front and rear; for
overcoming a double foe:
Any movement which has for
its aim the making Of better
homes and the lifting Of living
standards must include the bet
torment of cooking and the full
or nutrition of toiling mankind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23

just at this time the mail order
houses are flooding the country with
big handsomely gotten mp catalogues
quoting attractive prices on staple
articles and making all sorts OF high
sounding claims for your cash.
They do not offer to exchange your
goods for the farmers eggs, pou try
butter or other produce. They
don't trust a penny's worth, but
make you pay cash before you get
the goods and the freight besides
II anything is wrong with the goods
are they do lot suit, hey VII no
exchange them for you. They pay
no taxes into the city are c un'y
treasury with which our schoo are
m ,intained and with which our
roads, bridges. AID sidewalks are
built. They DO MT contribute any
thing toward the VI lifting OF Jasper
and Dubois county.
Let spend our u ney at home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
A Rural Editors SprlnQ Poem.

This is the season for planting
seed,
And it's also the printers time
of need.
Sow radish seed, and lettuce,
too.
And pay the printer whatever is
due.
Go build yourself an onion bed,
And remember the printer must
be fed.
Sow several rows of early peas.
And pay for last years paper.
please.
Dig up the earth round each
strawberry vine,
And if you want your paper,
lust drop a line.
Plant some potatoes to put IN the
hash,
And remember the printer is
short of cash.
Fix up a hill or so of beans,
And with the editor divide your
means.
OF watermelons you'll need q
patch.
The editors pants need one tc
match.
Paw I'D your subscription,
Then plant your corn,
And You'll raise a big crop,
AS sure as you're born
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23

tack the vital organs, causing catafrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, hack ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness. nervous
ness, OF the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
news. Swamp-Root correots inability To
hold urine and scaldins pain in passing il,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
Of being compelled TO 90 often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
Is soon realized. II stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swarnp-Root is pleasant TO take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle and book that tells all
about il. both sent free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer * Co.. Binghamton. ~. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
-rous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, and don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
If you do You will be disappointed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
Hurrah for ChliSneu.

The county seat should be at
Chrisney because it is the Geo
graphical center of the county
and most convenient for the
county as whole. A newcourt
house must be buiit and it can be
built at Chrisney cheaper than
ut Rockporl. For many reasons
it is. better to have the county
seat in the Center of the county.
--Chrisney Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23

Atlas Peck has violated the
confidence of several of his
warmest friends and after this
it will be a hard matter for him
to get a drink of Ticker that is
any account. He obtained jug
Of Bats Smiths Moonlight Reel
the other day under the pretense
that he was going to use it in
celebrating his annual birthday.
But instead of that he took it
home and pat some asfoedita in
il, and IS using it for pneumonia
medicine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23
Stop! RGdd!! Think!

For 80 Days only we offer the
following sensational combina
ton offer. Winter is coming so
get prepared by getting reading
for your home.
Jasper Weekly Courier 81 80
Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer 100
Boys Magazine, Monthly 100
Farm & Fireside, semi
monthly 80
Household Journal & Floral
Life, Monthly %
Todays Magazine, monthly 80
Total Retail Value 81. 70
For 80 days we will accept
subscriptions for the above COM
bination fer s1.75. Be quick and
get on the ground floor.
This is the best proposition
ever offered in the county in a
combination way.
Mail your orders at once to.
BEN Ed DOANE,
Jasper, Ind.