davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21

age somehow according to his concep-
ton Of his position i'll life"-one Of his
own old-fashioned phrases. Mr.. Yer
trees had discovered, too, that there
was no salary for him in all the buzz
zing city-he could do nothing.
1t may be said that he vas at the
end OF his string. Such times do come
in all their bitterness, finally, to the
man with no trade or craft, IL his
feeble clutch on that slippery ghost,
Property, shall fail.
The windows grew black while he
paced the ~fan-shaped zone Of freight.
But as the mantel clock struck Wheel
lily six there was the rattle of an outer
door, and Mary Vertrees came rushing
into the library and threw herself into
a deep chair by the hearth, laughing
so uncontrollably that tears were in
her eyes. Mrs. Vertrees followed de-
corously, no mirth about her; on the
contrary, she looked vaguely disturbed,
as If she had eaten something not quite
certain to agree with her. and regret
ted it.
Papa. Oh, OH" And Miss Yer
trees was fain to apply a handkerchief
upon her eyes. I'm 20 glad you made
us go! | wouldn't have missed it"
Mrs. Vertrees shook her head. Il
suppose I'm very dull" she said,
gently. Il didn't see anything anus
ing. They're most ordinary. and the
house IS altogether in bai taste, but we
anticipated that, and
"Papa." Mary cried, breaking in.
'They asked us to dinner!.'
"What!.'
"And I'm going.!' she shouted, and
was seized with fresh paroxysms.
Think Of it! Never in their house be-
fore; eve met any Of them but the
daughter--and just barely met her
what about you?' interrupted Mr..
Vertfecs, turning sharply upon his
wife.
She made a little face as If positive
now that what she had eaten would
not agree with her. II Couldn't" she
said. e."
Yes, that's just-just the way She
she looked when they asked herr cried
Mary, choking. And then she-she
realized 1t, and tried to turn it into a
cough, and she didn't know how, and It
sounded like-like a squeal!.'
Il suppose" said Mrs. vertrees.
much injured, that Mary will have
an uproarious nme At my funeral. She
makes fun Of"
Mary jumped up instantly and kissed
her; then she went to the mantel and,
leaning an elbow upon it. gazed
thoughtfully at the buckle Of her shoe,
twinkling in the freight.
"They didn't notice anything she
said. 80 far as they were concerned,
mamma, it was n Of the finest coughs
you ever coughed.'
who were 'they'?" asked her father.
whom did you sep
"Only the mother and daughter
Mary answered. Mrs. Sheridan Is
dumpy and RUSTY; and Miss Sheridan
r pretty and puahlng-dresses by the
fashion magazines and talks about
New Ten psa0ls tbat have theh ~
t9DD = en-. She tntors The m0f1oe.
- - vsey 01Gp-1agt1v g
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21
The
Of a Big
Man in a
Big Town

thing to keep himself and his family
UP, SO in despair he sold the. lots
(Which went up beautifully the next
year, for traction stock" that was
paying dividends; and disappeared al
together from the commercial surface
at about the time james Sheridan
came out securely on top.
But there came a day when three
%servitors OF Kigness In Philadelphia
took greedy counsel with our fellow
worshipers from New York, and not
long after that 6lere were no more
dividends for Mr.. Vertrees. In fact,
there was nothing for Mr.. Nertrees, be-
cause the Traction stock henceforth
was no stock at all, and he had mort
gagged his house long ago to help IMAM
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21
CHAPTER ~.

Il wes gray stone, with long roofs
or thick green slate. An architect who
loved the milder Gothic motives" had
built what he liked: it was to be seen
at once that he had been LETT unham-
pered, and he had wrought a picture
out Of his head ~ a noble ana e
ultant reality. Al the same time a
landscape designse lad played 30 good
/ second, with ready-made accessories
Of e approach and vista. that al
ready whatever look Of newness re-
NAMED upon the place was to its ad-
vantage, as showing at least n thing
vet clean under the grimy sky.
Altogether, the new house was q sue
cess. It was one Of those architects
successes which leave the owners
yelled In privacy; it revealed nothing
Of the people who lived in 1t save that
they were rich. In our swelling cities
rich families. ons after another, take
title and occupy such houses IS for
tunes rise and falLthey mark the
high tide. II was impossible to imag-
inc Q child's toy wagon left upon a
walk or driveway Of the new house,
and yet It was-as Bibbs rightly called
it-"beautiful."
What the architect thought Of the
'Golfo di Napoll," which hung in its
vast gold revel Of c frame against
the gray wood Of the hall, is to be con-
jectured-perhaps he had not seen II.
Edith, did you say only eleven
feet?" Bf0bs painted. staring at It, as
the wh~lte-jacketed twin Of a Pullman
porter helped him to get out Of his
overcpat
Eleven without the Frame" she ex.
planned. ITS splendid, don't you
think? Il lightens things up SO. The
hall was kind Of gloomy before"
mo gloom nowr' said Bibbs.
.T1is statue in the corner 10 pretty,
too" she remarked. Mamma and
bought that" And Bibbs turned al
her direction b behold. amid a grove
OF tubbed palns, . shfe- size," black.
bearded Moor, Of . plastic composition
painted with unappe0sable gloss and
~brilliancy. Upon his chocolate head he
wore q gold turban; In his hand he
held = gold-tipped spear; and for the
rest, he was red and yellow and black
and silver.
"Hallelujah!" val the sole comment
Of the returned wanderer, and Edith,
saying she would find mamma" left
him blinking at the Moor. Presently.
after she had 1Asa2peared, he turned
10 the colored man who stood waiting,
Bibbs' travelling bag In his hand.
what do you think Of tt?s Bibbs
asked, solemnly.
AGnn'r replied the servitor. "She
mighty hard to dus'. Dus' git n all
EN- wrinkles. Yessuh, she mighty hard
% dus'.s
II expect - must be-" said Bdbbs,
His glance ree1gha1g refectively to the
black full beas1 fer a moment. "Is
there ! placs anywhere I could lie
down.
sYessuk w got one mem spare
sooms 81 q ~ ~ you. sub. Right
NJ stains, =. N1ee ROOM"
He led to No.. md Bibbs followed
n1ew1. noeppiaD . Intervals to rest,
md ne1ng = 1mDNy increase IL the
80 20ggoD GGn0 ~ exodus from
Noo hoosA Naid and scrub
twomea Woee = wsgk nnder the pa
nnntiy mm1Dat dlsecttoa Of another
1ollnan pee01. 40 was profoundly
m1oyinG - - aiRectatlon Of being
Hme~ s
S1 sn1 - - n-a~h 80 Ian
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21

One Of the near-traqedies Of
life comes when the poor young
man or woman 10 snubbed by
the rich crowd with whom he
or she has played at school in
childhood. Il 10 then that pow
erty stings, and pride Of family
doesn't help much. The situa-
ton 10 quite as interesting,
though reversed, when a rich
and iovable young man is
snubbed by 4 poor but naughty
aristocrat because he belongs
to the "neW rich"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21
oyNoPsls.

6herfdan's attempt to make q business
the mAcAfn1 shop ends IN RiLbs going to
e~anitafiuEn, a nervous wreck. On hts -
turn Bibbs ID met at the station b. h0
sister Edith,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-21

\ CANsT THE BACKGROUND OF A GREAT CITY
~ BLACK WITH THE SMOKE AND FILLED WITH
: > THE TURMOIL OF MANUFACTURING. Mr..
HARRINGTON HAS DRAWN FOR US THE PORTRAITS
OF A MAN AND HIS SON WHO STAND OUT BOLDLY
AS DISTINCT AMERICAN TYPES AND MAKE THIS
STORY WHAT II E-N0T ONLY A STORY OF BIG
NESS, But The BIGGEST STORY or TODAY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
THE STORY THUS FAR


IRIS DIANE. daughter Of Str Arthur
Deane. owner Of the London and Hongkong
company u cast upon Rainbow Island
when the steamship slrdar Eoes down DUR
Ing a tynhoon in the Chine Sea
=. HoBlftT JENkS. an assistant steward on
board the vessel before the wreck he wa.
deeply moved when he overheard mention OF
the ruinor that Iris and Lord ventnor are
engaged. On the island. Jenk. confesses
esp,sS ~ pF,s. pRsssst nn',russeE q tOS%sry Ey,,
oners wife, Anstruther had beaten Vent
nor Raise testimony on the part OF Vent
ngr ana the woman caused the dishonorable
discharEe OF Anstruther.
jerks, IN exploring the island discovers .
cave which he converts into home for Iris;
wen, near which lies the headless ekelston
or white man, and a deserted quarry nlled
Win the skeletons OF Chinese and Euro.
sII,,y sntlm,cny and the top q a TIN can with a
Island is IN the path Of the nsrce Dyak
pirates. jerks saves q case OF rides and
ammunition which was cast from the wreck
on nearby reef.
One day. while on an errand a short dts
tsnce from the. cave, Iris ts attacked by
several Dyaks, from whom jerks saves her,
A few OF the pirates escape. and jerks
starts preparations to meet an attack from
sreater force. which he feels certain is
is Virtually inaccessible. from the sround
the cave TO the rock. Before doing this,
however. he starts with Iris TO erect a
Dyaks landed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
<rANCY WYNNE FINDS FEWER
BUDS THAN THOSE OFI,AST yEAp
me onslaught of Debutantes Will Not Be So Great q,
Those OF Previous Seasons-About Is. Fifty as
Compared to Eighty in 1915

.,r wIu be many entertainments.
..,s thls season, but can hardly
~, 4 year filled with as much sayety
F.. Cor. do you realize II. there Yere
.,.ntv 10 eighty-five buds in is1b-
0''' compared with about fifty this
~ - far as know at this moment.
can ten, however, some thirty
"a nav crop up before the time Is past
su avery day with one. two or three
~ =" sav nothing Of dances, din
.s.a,,rs and luncheons. However.
80 not many large balls on the
such as have been the order
'u, 80 S.v for several seasons past. Last
was Eleanor Cuyier. or Eleanor
.r or Cornelia Leidy, or Lisa Norris,
f.,.r,sra Gowen. or Marion Grant. or
..s page. or Marjory Taylor. And
~. vear before: think Of the balls
wv ,or cordelia Biddle Duke alonel
~ n seems as IL Lucille Carter and
~, Huhn would lead in the question
IN. though plenty Of smaller dinner
-. viii be given for others.
.,ad 20 hear that Mrs. Hutchisen
u w,n again have her supper club
~ ,be same committee as last year
4 ,hs Bellevue-Stratford. Mrs. Scott
-, down at Cape May for several
- with her beautiful little son, Dallas
-'-s.,s Scott, who is now eight years
4. "a has SO far outgrown the attack
y ,,santile paralysis Of five years ago
a show only little lameness in one
u. e. a darling child, and both Mr..
ura Scott are perfectly devoted to
-.~ and spend much of their time in
~ oountry or by the sea, as the doc
u. have prescribed very pure air for
Inte Dal.
Mrs. scott's club has become so
--.,,ar II has been decided to give
'.,y. dances IN each series. SO the first
..-,.. will start early in November. They
"a, be held as last year in the ballroom
.<,hs Bellevue stratford. The floor there
/. most excellent and the attendance and
-.nsgsment all that one could possibly
- Mrs. Scott, I hear, is planning to
I.vs various special dancers and stunts
AZ certain evenings Of the series. Already
,sree number of persons are sending
4 their names for admission to the ex-
elusive affairs.
Miriam and Audrey Kane are doing
nsher interesting things this year. as
rompared with some girls who still in
III on going out; Miriam. If you please.
I stIll in Paris, where she is doing relief
york. In letter received from her re-
r>ntly she says: Paris looks just like
NV large city now that things are go
nr an Just the same as before the war.
mere Is an entire change of spirit, as
compared with the first months Of fight
inr" Audrey, I understand, has entered
the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
10 take the trained nurses course. She
fnds the work not so awfully hard and
Il crazy about 1t. That society is not In
|it as compared with learning to help
others Is evidently the opinion of both
these attractive girls. Let us hope 9TH
|us win follow their example.
NANCY WYNNE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16

garments that covered her. He explained
to the protesting Eiri. as he ran with her
to the foot Of the rock. that she must cling
to his shoulders with unfaltering courage
while he climbed TO the ledge with the aid
OF the pole and the rope placed there the
previous day. II was a magnificent feat
OF strength that he essayed. In calmer
moments he would have shrunk from It's
performance, II only on the score Of danger
TO the precious burden he carried. Now
there was no time for thought Up no
went. hand over hand. clinglng 20 the rough
pole with the tenacity OF a limpet, and taxi
Ing turn OF the rope over his right wrist
at each upward clutch. At last, breathiess
but triumphant, he reached the ledge and
was able TO gasp his instructions TO Iris TO
crawl over his bent back and head until
she was safely lodged on the broad plat
form OF rock.
Then. before she could expostuiate, he
decended. this time for the rihes These
he hastily slung to the rope. again swarmed
up the pole and drew the guns after him
with infinite care.
Even In the whirl OF the moment he no.
tlced tnst Iris had managed TO partially
Now we are ready for them" he growi-
ed, lying prone on the ledge and eagerly
scanning both sides OF Prospect Park for
glimpse Of their assailants.
For two shivering hours they waited
clin and nlled sea and land with It's bright
ness. AT last despite the girls tears and
prayers. jerks insisted on making a recon-
naissance In person.
Let this portion OF their adventures be
passed over with merciful brevity. Both
watch guns had been fred by the troupe OF
tiny wou-wou monlteysi iris did not know
whether to laugh or cry. when Jenks with
much difficulty, lowered her to mother
earth again, and marveled the while how
ne mad managed to carry forty feet into the
air young woman who weighed so solidly.
They sat down TO a belated breakfast
and jerks then became conscious that the
muscles OF his arms, legs and back were
aching hugely. 1t was by that means he
could judge the true extent OF his achieve
ment Iris. too. realized r gradually but.
ike the Frenchwoman in the earthquake,
she was too concerned with memories of
her state OF dshabille to appreciate, all al
once the incidents of the dawn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
FARMER SMITHS
RAINBOW CLUB
R-
\xSsA/
>-...~s.S
ABOUT A FRIEND OF MINE

friend the other days fact brought him
myself.
he slammed him the table Later
the table turned down Of
his
know him down have hurt his back though he
never said word
NY a book
Dear become the friend the greatest in the
world bv books. Let BOOKS BE YOUR FRIENDS.
dogea In the books read Put them
down carefully.
test 70 see IL you can remember pne page IN
book where stopped reading.
II Won borrow a II with and return It,
Lovebo books
Have find them Have dictionary
oven q 1ocent willie do-and know where IL s
Make your composition book five cent) and
and puzzles in the book Refer to the
editorals and stories you IKE
day will thank FARMER SMITH ChadreHs Ee1oT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
CHAPTER TX
THE SECRET OF THE CAVE


THE sailor went after those monkeys in a
i mood of relentless severity. Thus far.
the regular denlzens OF Rainbow Island had
dwelt together in peace and mutual good
will, but each diminutive wou-wou must be
taught not to pull any strings he found tied
prornlscuously to trees or stakes. As a pre-
liminary essay. Jenlks resolved to try force
combined with artihce. Failing complete
success, he would endeavor to kill every
monkey in the place, though he had in full
measure the Inherent dislike of Anglo-India
to the Staying OF tho tree people.
This. then. is what he did. After filling
biscuit tin with good-sized pebbles, he
donned Dyak hat, blouse and belt, rubbed
earth over his face and hands and proceed
ed to pelt the wou-wous mercilessly. For
more than an hour he made their lives mis-
erable, until at the mere sight of him they
fed. shriehing and gurgling like thousand
water bottles. Finally he constructed sew
eral Dyak scarecrows and erected one to
guard each Of his alarm guns. The device
was thoroughly effective. Thenceforth
when some adventurous monkey-swinging
with hands or tail among the treetops in
the morning search for appetizing nut or
luscious plantain-saw one Of these fear
some bogies, he raised such a hubbub that
all his companions scampered hastily from
the confines Of the wood to the inner fast
nesseB
In contrivng these same scarecrows-
which, by the way, he had vaguely Intended
at first to erect on the beach In order 10
frghten the invaders and induce them 10
fire warning volley-the sailor paid closer
heed TO the spoils gathered from the fallen.
One, at least of the belts was made of
human hair, and some among it's long
strands could have come only from the
faxon-haired head Of European child
This fact. though ghastly enough, confirmed
him in his theory that IL was iu1nos sil.Ia 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
CHATTER vm-tcontlnuedl

"FTNHEN you viii be gratifed promptly
i These are our sentinels. Come with me
to allot his post to the most distant one"
He picked up n faggot with its queer
attachment, shouidered a Lee-Metford. and
with which Iris siung n revolver around
her waist
They walked rapidly to Smugglers' Cove.
and the girl soon perceived the ingenuity Of
his automatic signal. He securely bound
the block of wood TO tree where II was
hidden by the underground. Breaking the
bullet out OF a cartridge, he placed the
blank charge I'm position in front OF the
striker. the case being firmly clasped by a
bent nail To the trigger. the spring OF
which he had eased to slight pressure.
he attached piece OF unraveled rope. and
this he carefully trained among the trees
at a height OF six inches from the ground,
using as carriers nails driven into the
trunks.
The ultimate result was that a mere
swish of Iris's dress against the taut cord
exploded the cartridge.
'Therel T. he exclaimed, exultantly.
when have driven stakes into the sand
to the waters edge on both sides OF the
cove, will defy them to land by night
without giving us warning"
do you know" said Iris, in all serious
in the world"
'My dear Miss Deane. that Is not at all
n trades unionist sentiment Equality is
the keynote OF their propaganda"
Nevertheless he was mRnfestly pleased
by the success of his ingenious contrivance.
and forthwith completed the Gordon. To
make doubly sure he set another snare
further within the trees. He was certain
| the Dyaks would not pass along Turtle
Beach II. they could help IT, BY this time
| the light was failing.
That viii suffice for the present." he
| told the girl, Tomorrow we will place
other sentrIes in position at strategic points
| Then we can sleep In the castle with toler-
able safety"
By the meager light of the tiny iamu
they labored sedulously at the rope ladder
until Iris's eyes were closing with sheer
weariness Neither OF them had slept much
during the preceding night, and they were
both completely tired.
1t was with a very weak little smile
/ that the girl bade him "good-niRht." ana
they were soon wrapped In that sound slum-
Der which comes only from health, hard
work and wholesome fare.
The first streaks or dawn were Timing
the opposite crags with roseate tints when
the sailor was suddenly aroused by what he
believed to be gunshot. He could not
| be sure. He was still collecting his scat
| tered senses, straining eyes and ears in
tensely when there came second report.
Then he knew what had happened. The
sentries on the Smugglers' Cove post were
faithful to their trust. The enemy was
upon them.
At such a moment Jenks was not a man
| who prayed Indeed, he was prone 10 in
woke the neither powers, a habit long since
ACQUIRED by the British army in Flanders,
| IL is believed.
There was not a moment to be lost He
rushed into lriss room and gathered in his
arms both her and the weird madIsv ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
WILLIE wIDEAWAKE's
WANDERNGS
Nv FARMER SMITH

yvtnie Wideawaks couldn't 80 70 sleep
He put his toes three feet from the foot
Of ths bed as the Good Dream Fairy had
told % him and stiII he couldn't get to sleep
BY and BY he began to think think
He wondered how little boys grsw--h0w
they became bigger.
Just at that moment there was ssrrino
BANG
mattress ana he eat right up straight In
bed.
x,s,rv He had not seen her befores her
voice sounded like silver bell
.sxh-a-a-t WAS that noise1r asked
xoo,'e f,eline of himself 70 see Il he were
~, IN mere or Il he had he<n blown % pieces
~Soa grew l.s''s and 4 '9f.t s.... sa' but, but,
ton "a your n'9At's ana no pr1''' ~s''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16


beautiful letters II is nothing but a lane OF
sunshine These little girls are Elizabeth
Meroilliott Madalyn Haas and Mabel Hoff-
man. Elisabeth has a dear little baby sis
ter Margaret. Just fye months old who
laughs right out loud. She and the other
halnbows never tire Of taking care OF baby
Margaret OF course they do other things
than that, too: for instance, Just At present
they are making Christmas presents, Mabel
has very kindly described a very pretty cal
endar that is easily made at home. watch
for this description In the Club News The
other day the three graces" went 10 the
Zoo They had lots and lots OF fun. Mabel
says: The ~ o'clock whistles blew and the
coyotes all began TO holler They knew A
meant dinner hour and they wanted theirs.
TOO. We saw mother monkey and her
little baby monkey The baby was very
cute IL tried 70 show on when IL saw I'D.
These little girls don't really have 10 70 "a
the Zoo 70 see animals. They have only 20
run over 20 Madalyn's back yard. whsrs
they can see 'Hrownie," the dog: '.Fritz .
the cat Mamie specl<fes~ the bantam
'Niblie.' the bunny. and they can SEE
enough OF really true flowers 70 make them
believe they are In beautiful parkl
on. are there any other Rainbow .,xoos..
In fennsyiysnia or New Jersey7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
Germantown

Mas Miriam Megargee. who has been
'-png friends In New York. has returned
ape May, where she will be the guest
:. ner sister, Mrs. Herbert NJ Tilden, for
=, remainder OF the month.
'.sa'enant Commander Earle Cooke, u.
,-,iN and Mrs Cooke. whose marriage
~. place few weeks ago. are occupying
I- apartment at the Wissahicxon. Queen
w. AIRS Cooke was Miss Lorna Doons
~ and Mrs. George w. Harkins. Jr Of
80 nnnheim street. returned yesterday
Lake Minnewasks. N. Y.
n ana Mrs. Walter C. snipley, OF 127
street. entertained Informally at
<--s on Monday evening. In honor OF
,~,r william s. rwining and Mrs.
whose marriage took place IN
The other guests included Mr.. and
herman Mellor, Mr.. and Mrs William
-'<'d ana Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bosler.
and Mrs. William conroy. Of Greene
q ~ w, snh streets, announce the engagement
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Eleanor
@Ir.e:s I5, % Mr. Charles Il Hendrick. Jr.. Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16

right through the mattress. sssI There Is
hole under you"
Sure enough Willie turned TO look
there was the hole.
Suddenly there WAS another noise which
Willie knew 10 be his alarm clock That
noise woke him up.
In few moments his mother came to
dress him.
"oh. deari she exclaimed.
you have broken another button on
willis laughed. '1ve grown some. he
replied. thinking Of the Good Dream Fairy
= guess you have" answered his mother.
a. she kissed him.