davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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charge in force down the broken face of the cliff And as the minions of the law descended on the cave-mOdth the evil-eyed group gathered there erupted into sudden life. There was wild scramble up the rock-ledges, quick encounters and combats, blows and counterblows, the impact of ash night-sticks on resounding skulls, the capitulating cry of halfstunned cap tlves
 But Legar fought, backed close against the rock, with the ferocity of a wildcat holding of every attack and with his failing iron claw sweeping back every assailant. Then, swing ing about, he leaped up the cliff-face, springing from rock to rock with the agility of mountain goat.
 At the top of the cliff, when Enoch Golden himself, side by side with the police captain, attempted to bar that flight, the fugitive bewled over those two round figures and bolted north ward along the topmost ridge of the cliff, heading for the timber not more than a hundred yards away.
 But by this time two of the officers, recovering their wind and burning with the indignities to which they had been subjected, had caught sight of the fugitive and started in pursuit. They ran well, and they ran deter minedly. Legar, realizing that they were gaining on him, and further real izing that he could not keep up his gait for long, veered suddenly toward the river. where a road-builders' tool shed stood at the extreme end of rock-cut along the cliff-top. Through the doorway of this shed he darted. with his two pursuers, now joined by a third officer, not a hundred yards be- hind hlm.
 Running to the far end of the shack, he sent his wooden arm crashing through the window, leaped to the sill.i and stared out. Below him lay the Hudson. Crouching low, he leaped out into space and then dropped like Q plummet to the river below.
 The Octopus Bomb.
 Margery faced the supreme dilemma of her life.
 The girl walked slowly to the still open window and gazed out, but the
Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-26
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Plunge for Life.

A strange mood of happiness. as un- reasoning as it was inexplicable, seemed to have taken possession of Margery Golden. A less timorous light shone from the depths of her pool brown eyes At all times of the day, too. she could be heard singing about the house.
 This wayward blitheness of spirit was something more than a puzzle to her beavy-browed father, who found little in the situation immediately con fronting him to cause him any undue lightness of heart. For that situation had unexpectedly taken on the form of defeat.
 After all Jules Legar's campaign for the possession of that pregnant scrap of parchment which carried the key to the secret of the lost treasure of Windward island, the long-fought-for document had suddenly disappeared from the Golden vault. And all evi- dence pointed to the fact that it was the Laughing Mask who had stolen the chart and cipher code from the safe.
 Golden was in the midst of his second conference with the russet- faced Captain Bracket of the head quarters staff, when a telephone call came for that official. The talk over the wire was one-sided. Then with great deliberation the official hung up the receiver and swung about to Enoch Golden.
 Well, we've got your Laughing Mask for you.'
 You've got him?'' repeated Golden.
 Our man Walcott located him by trailing his chauffeur And before nightfall we can have him rounded up.'
 Where was he found?'
 Just where you'd least expect a man of that character to be found. He's hiding in a cave in the Hudson Palisades, not ten miles from where we're sitting at the moment, just above Coleman's village And the fact he's ducked to a Malina like that bears out what we've always claimed, that
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mental problem that engrosssd her preoccupied her attention to the ezclu- sion of everything else. Then voice behind her spoke:
 'Can you see any of them?"
 Margery turned to the man in the yellow mask, who stood close behind her
 ''No," said Margery, in answer to his question. Eve have a few minutes grace. Do you think it surely the wisest thing to do; do you think it nee essary beyond all doubt that go away with you? l know you must realize what that must mean to mel can not but think of father!"
 q have thought of everything you have said-everything you have even thought" said the Laughing Mask gently. But it is no longer safe for you to stay here. l had to tell you this. And had to get from your fa- ther's vault the thing that will clear me of some, at least, of the crimes Le- gar has fastened upon me-Legar's confession"
 Then, come, let us hurry" said Margery.
 The two Of them then stole quietly down through the shadowy house to the library.
 The Laughing Mask went swiftly to the vault and i'll a moment it's heavy door swung open. But the next min ute a jingle of alarm swept through Margerys body, for the call bell Uf the telephone on the rosewood desk sud denly rang through the room. By this t'me the Laughing Mask was within the vault. but the shrill of that bell brought him out into the room.
 Don't answer it" warned the girl.
 But Wilson or another of the sery- ants will surely come to answer it" eX- plained the Laughing Mask as he moved toward the only door that he had not locked on entering the library.
 The cOniession-have you got it. asked Margery, not needing what hc had said, so great was the tension ol her mind. H..t .t.-.i ..5..
 Tt is where it is safo" quietly re- piled the Laughing Mask.
 Then Ili shut the vault door sho said
 He stood watching her Cs snc
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he's as big a crook as this Iron Claw himself For honest men don't crawl into river caves,"
 Golden was about to reply in the af- firmative to this selfobvious statement when he was interrupted by the en- trance of his daughter
 But suppose our fugitive" said the serene-eyed girl as she smiled down on the somewhat startled police captain, had enemies who seemed at the moment stronger than he was and at the same time found himself in pos session of something which it was es- sential that he should guard? Wouldn't it seem natural for him to go where he'd be least likely to be found?"
 The russet-faced captain blinked stolidly up at her
 When an honest man has some thing it seems dangerous to hold, he
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on the lock, spun the dial and wheeled around to cover the two whitehead and gaping-mouthed servants with his revolver.
 With a flourish of his revolver he waved them to the door and would have reached it himself had he not at that moment heard the entrance door of the Golden mansion flung open and the noise of many feet sounding on the stairs a minute later.
 Slamming the room door shut upon Wilson and the footman, Legar, his look of triumph gone from his features, stared frantically around the room. He dashed to Perugian panel screen Of ancient design, it's panel fashiYncd In sixteenth century tapestry. and crouchcd behiud it, his revolver still Tn luis hand
 As Lsgar found this Drecarious hid iuF piece the door of the room eroDd and rnoch Golden entered a9id 9 -iatssr ar huuT,ug Gee. arf 8 ! ci '.r-r.. Nii-ol. Tor fine ihirt i- rfed -o 3splai- ;- hie master r.st had happened
 t2tEsY HF daughter saut uU In ..e --si. ru r7s- Walsos cried her Hl-r.
 sir. shH up n -h.r5 ~ith tho 'su jl a-e Ilaw ms D. .he man ac lh.ae -F F.ers =i, ha~1 been looking
 r
 e.ifcu si,oae 0val to the vault door I's ~,a was pale md he breathed '0-1 ss le stopped ever the lock dial
 The man ir tho yellow mask. if he
 3ur Tear Tor the outcome of this H most precarious adventure among 'hc innumerabie strange predicamcnts hat his seifappointed guardianship of 1llrgery Golden had flung him into, gave expression to none. He reassurea her gently and ch.ded her. even, for her seeming lack of confidence in him.
 Have you forgotten. my dear. that [ have the confession of Legar?" he whispered to her. That alone means safety. for it will take care of most of the crimes which the Iron Claw has fastened upon me"
 He took from a pocket and hand ed to the girl a little hard black uyoid In her hand. it felt Co her touch to be like a cake of soap, only there
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lorg. He held it to the light SO ga he could read it and then, with hn claw. he tore the paper to shreds-
 The Laughing Mask, too. had beat the detectives. He ran with all the leetness of foot that his athletic build and slim strength could muster, out beyond the Golden grounds and down the nearest street to the trolley line. As he reached the tracks a car. just from the barns. came to a stop ard the Laughing Mask boarded it at leap. The conductor of the car had gone to the signal box nearby. As tks
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11
OUR OWN TRAVELoGUEs

~ indianapolis. - This settlement,
which is known chiefly as the zenith
of middle western cultchaw, is noted
too, because Booth Harrington, the
novelist, actually likes to live there.
Owing to it's name, most strangers
believe that Indianapolis is all there
is to Indiana, which causes shril and
sharp yelps of anguish to emanate
from South Bend, where they make
plows; Muncie, which is no relation
to the magazine of same or similar
name; Terry Hut, which is a regular
city with street cars and 1ectric
lights and everything, and Gary,
which is a suburb of Chicago, never
mentioned in society circles, espe-
ciaIIy around payday lin Gary, not
in society circles). Indianapolis is
the subject Of this essay, but honest
ly, Amaryllis, we have never been
there, so what more can we say
about it?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11
TWILIGHT REFLEcTIoN

''What a beautiful sunsetp'
YES" replied the intensely prac-
teal man. isn't it fierce to see all
those coIOrs going to waste; and my
business threatened by the shortage
in dyestUffs ?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11


new york.-some storekeepers on
the east side are mitey good store
keepers but when they get in the
sine riting dizziness they are purity
punk, which i seen the other day
when i was killing time over on Sd
ave.
in a movie theayter house i seen
this sine
young children must have pa
rents"
next. door was a barber shop it
had a sine up like this
during alterations patrons will be
shaved in the back"
then beats it on a ittel further
& lamps this l.
empty boxes, sOotable for gifts
next block gets my glimmers on
a clothing store what had this sine
taking the air out in front
these pants viii look better on
your legs than on our hands"
& then i stops at a fish store to
give the the Onct over when a
dame trots in & says hows your fresh
salmon & the man says they is very
fresh
is that so, the dame told him, the
last time i dident get no fresh sal
mon & want to be sure they are
fresh this time or i will go some
phase else
o, lady, the man said, these sal
mon is so fresh that i had to cut
them up to keep them from jumping
at the flies
then i went back to work and got
the dickens from the boss for taking
2 hrs. for lunch
Teacher-Who was the first man
to use Safety First?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
WHEN LONDON FALLS
GERMAN WRITER FoREsEEs TRI-
UMPHAL ENTRY.
Won Hlndenburs Selected by This En-
thusiast to Lead the kaisers
Troops Into the "Proudest
City In the World"

An anonymous German writer has
produced an extraordinary work en-
titled "Hindenburg's March Into Lon
don" says the London Times. The
book is delighting the German popu-
lace. Some extracts from the last
chapter Of the book, in which the al
thor describes the passage of the asst
German army through the streets of
the captured capital, follow:
The triumphal entry had been pre-
coded by a great battle In which the
Germans had dispersed the last levies
Of "decadent England" At Croydon
the field marshal passes troops In re-
view. Comrades" he cries, I'VE have
the proudest city In the world In our
hands,"
The subdued lights of the imperial
city are seen by the soldiers as they
camp on the night before the tri-
umphal entry into the outer suburbs.
The march across London bridge be-
gins at nine o'clock in the morning.
H~indenburg seated on his horse, with
Count Zeppelin at his side, watches
intently the first regiments as they
swing past doing the goose step, as
IL they were on the parade ground at
Berlin. The soldiers look curiously at
the docks burning or smoldering from
Zeppelin attacks. The goal of the
troops is st. James park.
TT, Wellington and Charing Cross
bridges had been demolished on the
previous day by heavy German artil-
lery, and all the traffic, tramways. om-
nibuses, tradesmen's vans. cabs and
motor cars are concentrated upon Lon
don bridge. Thousands and thousands
swarm on the tops of omnibuses in
order to get a glimpse of Hindenburg
and the Huns" The troops march
through King William street to the
richest place in the world" that be-
tween the Mansion house, the Bank of
England. the Stock exchange. Round
the bank the troops saw an angry mob
clamoring for money.
The lord mayor of the day looks
down upon the strange procession
from the Guildhall balcony, unkempt
ana worried looking; members OF the
stock exchange are huddled together.
angry, but curious. Past st. Paul's.
up Fleet street, along the Strand,
through the Mall into Clubland, the
c%onquerors march.
Mournful clubmen peer out from
their privileged positions in the club
windows at the troops. Hindenburg
and some of the higher officers visit
the houses of parliament, where,
doubtless TO H~indenburg's embarrass-
ment, they find a huge life size picture
of the field marshal propped up on
the historic woolsack. Big Ben. It
seems. had been Silent for many
months, but on Hindenburg's instruc-
lions he strikes the hours again on
this historic night.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
Twenty Yearo on Job.

Twenty years ago William Schoon
was passing the home of Mrs.
Harry j. Langworthy. wife of a
contractor. 30S Broad street. Staple
ton.
You're Just the man l want to
see," she said, hating him. Il want
you to repair a hand mirror for me-"
Schoon took the mirror to his shop
and put it in a chest.
The other afternoon he returned to
the Langworthy home.
what brings you here?" she In.
quired. Why, l haven't seen you In
years."
Your hand mirror" he remarked.
and handed 1t out simply marked. rs
cents"
Why. / forgot all about IT," ejacu-
lated Mrs. L~angworthy.
$50 did l." answered Schoon.-New
York World.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
Electrified Pants.

Pants warmed by electricity is the
latest war invention. 1t is described
by its originators. an Innsbruck pro-
lessor who is at present serving In the
army. Max Beck by name. and the
well-known Vienna professor Of medi-
cine. Won Schrotter.
Besides the comfort this garment
would be to men in the trenches In
winter, 1t is pointed out that electrical
pants and, likewise, an electrical arm
warmer, might be profitably used in
airships and aeroplanes. 1t appears
from the description given that ex-
trenaely supple but stiff electrical
warming-wires are woven in with the
stuff, which is itself made especially
with a view to insulation. The pants
are put on like any other, and fed
by cables at a distance OF q hundred
yards or more.
The a can himself connect and
disconnect the heat conductor. The
expense is 1hd. to Id. an hour. The
cost of manufacture is estimated at
from G3 6s. Sd. to "a 3s. I'D.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
DON'T scoLD FRETFUL CHILDREN

That nervousness, fretting and rest.
l~essness is no doubt caused by worms
CT constipation. Instead of whipping
or ~seolding, give your child a treat
ment of Kiekapoo Worm Killer. Nice
candy confections that kill the worms
and are laxative enough to move the
bowels and expel not only the worms
but accumulated p%oisons. These poi
sons and worms bring on fever, make
children nervous and irritable, reduce
their vitality and make them victims
Of sickness. Get a box of Kickapoo
Worm Killer today at your druggist.
-advt.6
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24

SAGEBRUSH CAMP No. $50, WOOD
MEN OF THE WORLD-Meets sec
ond and Fourth Thursday nights Of
each month, at Winneva Hall.
GEORGE VAN VOLKENBURG, &C.
G. K. b. ARANT, Clerk.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24

WINNEMUCCA AERIE No. 4s7, F. o.
Irregular meetings of Winnemue-
ca Aerie No. 4S7, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, will be held on the Second
and Fourth Monday evenings of
zach month in Winneva hall. Visit
ing Eagles are cordially invited to
attend all sessions of the Aerie.
BURT MeKOY, w. P.
II. w. DUNCAN, Sec'y.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24

Boiled beer glasses will be the only
ones permitted in the saloons of Mont
clair. N. j., by an edict OF the health
department. or course. whisky glasses
will come under the same rule.
Up to the present the karkeepers
have used only cold running water to
clean glasses after use. The health
department believes this treatment Is
not sufficient to destroy germs. The
new code requires not only that the
glasses shall be washed in boiling wa
.er, but that they shall he rinsed In
cold water afterward.
The same rule applies to glasses
used at soda fountains.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
TIME A
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY

effective 1901 a. m, January z, 1870
Eastbound
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
WegtbOuud
AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES
winnemucca Garage

Paradise and Willow Point Line
Leaves Winnemucca land opposite
points, daily Except Sunday at z a.
IN. for Paradise, Willow Point and way
stations. rs lbs. baggage allowed; &c
10 for excess.
Office and garage Sixth and Melsr
key streets. Phone 40
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-24
DETERMINATIONS Line

Auto stage leaves Office of Winnie
mucca Garage, "a w. Sixth St., every
morning Except Sunday and leaves
McDermitt and National at same hour.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-09-21
TOO MANY ORGANIZATIONS
BY Peter Radford.

Never in modern history has there
been so many movements organized
in the United States to help the
farmer as at present, and there are
many "cure-alls" with free samples
for every Ill that besets agriculture.
No farmer should put gut "No
Help Wanted" sign, but it is import
ant that he employ only the kind Of
help he needs.
A great many people appear to
believe that because q farmer pulls
off his coat when he thinks, that he
problems. Men sit In libraries en-
tirely surrounded by books and pa
pers and concoct schemes to cover
the valley with grain fields and the
hills with focks and herds, and hon.
estly believe they can make the farm
er enough wealth to ransom king.
but the farmer knows better than to
exchange magic for common sense.
The problems of agriculture are as
serious as the multiplication table
and they cannot be solved by agri-
cultural magicians making miracles
to order or by seeking marketing
through faith, hope and charity. It
Is a cold business proposition.
The farmer can only be helped
through common sense and co-opera-
| ton. The farmer is able to get
| about on the farm but he loses his
way in the market places, and 1t Is
| there he most needs assistance.
There are too many agricultural as
soclations. The mania for organizas
| ton Is causing confusion Of effort
and a wasting of energy. Everybody,
including the government, wants to
organize the farmers, and If the
farmer Joined all the associations.
read their literature and attended
their ordinances, he would have no
time to plow. 1t is passing strange
that our State legislatures will appro-
pirate thousands of dollars, much OF
| II to he used In organizing agricul-
tural associations In localities where
the farmers are already thOi Nughly
organized, and ofttiiras business mems
associations send oIt emissaries to
organize the farmer end at best they
can only hope to duplicate existing
organizations. The farmer does not
need new organization and reorgani-
zation as much as cooperation.
i Plans should be formulated by
which the government can effectively
cooperate with the associations
which the farmers have organized
and business men should cooperate
In their efforts with regular farmers
organizations. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-09-21

Clifford Pinchot is for Hugh
es" says a glaring headline.
Well, Edison is for Wilson.
Mrs. J. H. Ptak visited her
daughter, Mrs. Hagarty at Avon
early in the week.
Who put the "aus" into Aus
trias and who took the Rum"
out of Rumania9 Why, Russia.
Joseph Fejfar is putting up a
big store building in Janousek.
The elevator there is finished.
A. %. Wagner of Lesterville
boarded the morning passenger
here Wednesday for Sioux City.
Frank Frana left for Prague,
Neb., Wednesday for a visit with
his parents, He will return in ten
days.
Emil Goetz of Yankton and So
veral men came down Tuesday
and work was begun on the elec-
trio light plant.
John Soukup, his wife and son,
after a visit at this place with
relatives returned to their home
in Cleveland Tuesday.
Joseph Melichar returned from
his trip in Timber Lake Monday,
where he had been looking over
land. While there he visited
James Smolik, a. former resident
of this place who moved there
seven years ago, and now owns
900 acres of land near town, and
is getting along first rate. :,
Our artistically inclined station
agent K Z. bought a cornet of
William Blachnik who informed
our special interviewer that this
was his first and last experience
with cornet but such weakened
conclusions by the erstwhile ow-
ner of the cornet will not deter the
present owner from his grim de-
termination to give the cornet a
fair trial (it will certainly be a
trial for the poor cornet and neigh
bors) and if then fails to respond
to his desperate and excruciating
efforts, why he no doubt will fol-
low the example of the erstwhile
owner and give some other aspi-
rant for musical honors a whack
atit.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-09-21

The weather this year is very
favorable for the various fairs
and the automobile helps people
in taking advantage of it.
Villa the bandit has been seve-
raj times shot dead as a dosr nail,
hanged, poisoned and drowned
and he is not dead yet. For the
love Of Mike, why don't he stay
dead.
Anton Vavra who lives near
Lakeport brought in some apples
raised on his farm some Of which
measured 13 inches in diameter,
and are very good.
The first frost of the season oc-
cured last Thursday morning and
while it destroyed some delicate
plants the corn was not damaged
to any appreciable extent as prac-
tically all stands of corn nre ripe.
Frank Sedlacek traded his Case
car for a Ford with Frank Vlasak
and sold the Ford to j, J. Rezac
who sold it to Stephen Pauly.
Frank bought an Overland road
ster of A. o. Wagner.
T. j. Marr was in Sioux Falls
early in the week and returned
with 6-cylinder Overland, small
TYPE. This, by the way, is the
first small six to be shipped to
this state from the factory.
Two new residences are being
constructed in the Hruska addi-
ton to Tabor, Rich. Mikolasek' IS
will be 24x24 and Jos. Boska bot
1.-The old Machacek house of j. A.
Wagner and will have it moved
and enlarged.
i Mrs. Josephine Smolik arrived
here from Nebraska town the
name of which we could not ascer.
tain, last Friday. The unfortunate
old lady is SO years of age and heI
mind is very childish. She has g
{ fixed idea that she has been willec
a million dollars which are deposit
= ed in the bank. Her son, VaclaN
: Smolik, came down for her from
3 Timber Lake Tuesday to make ar
rangements to have care taken o
| her. Some time ago he placed
, her in the home for the aged il
West Point, Neb., but it seem
that she had left the place. q