davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26
sEMI-MonTHLY MAGAZINE SECTION
The Air Pilot
Continued from Page -

''But have called upon me-" 1 said, unbe-
ieving, $50 this cannot be true
She laughed her eyes suddenly uplifted again to
my face.
"And you do not suspect why? Then let me
tell you, Monsieur. The French consul left strict
orders that you not to be disturbed He fore
will find your box crammed full of reporters cards,
and notes beseeching interviews L discovered the
situation before you had ever registered"
"Youl this is revelation"
"And my last speaking rapidly, and leaning
the table, her words should not carry be-
yOnd me- Now, listen. do you understand why
going to tell you this?
'No, although do not in the least comprehend what
this may be-
''Well, it is serious enough, and my is that
1 a woman, and like you. That is cause enough.
But first let ask you a question-why do you
guard the secret of your invention closey?'
ct is my secret NademoiseIe, replied soberly
cit belongs to France"
"Ah, 1 see; that explains what I wanted to know
and gives me my excuse for speaking frankly This
then is International and simply local news
paper affair" She leaned her face her hands,
little frown making creases between her eyes. $50
l am catspaw to pull their chestnuts out of
the fire. began to suspect much this afternoon
The story viii interest you, Monsieur; you may
despise the narrator, but disposed to risk that.
Shall go on?''
While 1 said nothing my eyes must have answered
for for, with slight shrug of the shoulders she
continued slowly:
81 a special writer on the Press, Monsieur and
while 1t is true was very hungry when met you,
that hunger arose from deliberate starvation. and
not because L lacked means with which to procure
food. There Philip Houser; that all
lie told for the purpose of making your acquaintance
Do you despise for the decet?''
"Not necessarily 1 returned briefly. ''To tell
the TRUTH also, l have half suspected this from the
first, although know little of American newspaper
Methods
"Then I will tell you They are bad enough, but
this goes deeper have every reason to believe
Monsieur, that there is a conspiracy against your
government of which to be made the unconscious
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26

ooh, yesI I would not be human else' YEARLY
Il have dreamed, but the achievement has been
Hardly that" 1 insisted more interested than
in this personality being so frankly revealed.
"a worthy dream is of itself an achievement What
form did yours take?"
Literature and her lips smiled "Isnt it
iokel With all my ambitions the nearest to it
ever really attained employment a
paper"
''And now?"
She spread her hands with expressive gesture.
~ appeal to stranger for a meal-yet, if history
tells truth, poverty Is of the evidences of genius
more especially PoeticaL Possibly 1 am about to
arrive :"
She spoke so lightly that I failed to appreciate
the soberness of appeal underlying her words.
81 judge in such Matters all I could
think to reply: Being an army man my life is too
intensely practical for dreams. simply obey orders,
and just that is also your duty
"Indeedl with you in commando"
Temporarily, at least. See, here is waiter
ooh, if it be only to eat, you will find a
Obedient servant. But l insist upon sharing with
you-I quite generous"
"And 1 accept" adapting myself to her humor.
"You will not find me backward, for 1 only INDUCED
IN a light lunch. 1t IS distressing to eat alone"
"And find it distressing to eat either alone
in company" She waited in silence until the
waiter departed.
"And you really Philip Dessaud?" she questioned.
There is doubt to that
Il don't suppose you realize what that fact could
to professionally, if I base enough
to turn your friendship into money!"
professionally What do you mean?'
She eating with relish, yet paused to answer.
did not confess had been newspaper woman?'
1 nodded, wonderingly
"And 1 still, in way. In fact this is my only
present means of livelihood, and you Monsieur,
embody the great mystery in town.
Surely not" yet, even as 1 protested a faint
picion to
what 1 say is true, however. Every city editor
in has assigned his star men to interview you
'For what cause?"
"To learn if possible hint of the new dis
coyeries embodied IN your aeroplane, of course
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26

tool under the guise of newspaper enterprise Do
you know German by the of Brandt?'
mot in this country-no. Such a man was once
under arrest in Marseiles."
'And escaped, did he not? He belonged to the
secret service?'
Eyes; not there, but my captain saw and
wearing sPeetacles; oh, yes, and broken nose"
Now wearing also a closely trimmed beard. He
was in office yesterday, and after he left the
city editor assigned this case
'AhI and the editor?''
'Is German also; his name is Schmitt. But per-
haps had better explain everything occurred
"That viii give clearer understanding
"And require but moment. 1 was alone in the
reporters yesterday when this man came in.
He asked for Schmltt by name, and, there being no
boy present, and he said he called by appoint
ment took IN his card 1t read simply Johann Brandt
1he city editor Jumped up at once, and out and
shook hands with him, taking him into the private
office, and closing the door. Then he put out his
head again to say he to be interrupted. Their
greeting was in German, which 1 do not understand
well, but Schmitt called his visitor Cap
tain Could that be?'
Brandt at time in the army, believe
officer"
She drew deep breath.
'He walks straight like soldier, and Schmitt told
me once he served In the German army. That must
be how they knew each other. Of course after the
door closed 1 heard nothing; indeed felt no in
terest, but went with my work. They were to-
gether for half hour, and when they came out
were stu talking earnestly In German Schmitt
went with him to the stairs, and stood watching his
visitor descend When he came back he looked all
around carefully, as though to make were
alone, and then asked into his room, and closed
the door, 1 stood beside the desk waiting while
he fumbled over some papers, and my eyes CHANGED
TO dec1Pher among them draft a Berlin bank,
made out to Emil SchmItt for thousand dollars.
Before could he had showed out of sight
under some copy paper, and giving orders,
pretending to read from the assignment book
She paused moment, wetting her lips with sip
OF claret, while l waited silently
ITO Be ContfoueoD
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26

turning as
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26

To Be concluded nezt Issue.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-13

supreme excuse of loving, but with
countless others to whom you paid
for them"
Dick looked very much cast down.
81 expect you are thinking" said,
that you are very much abused by
wife for whom you have given up
all your sweethearts."
Ireally had to smile, little book, for
l could see by Dicks face that he
was thinking just this thingaHe tried
to be very calm, however, and said:
"Well, I'll write little. note to Flea
nor and send her a check-and then
he stopped and seemed rather I'M
comfortable. At last he brought out
the difficulty: ''Margie, have you any
money? l find my account is over
drawn at the bank this morning."
THAT being the case, Dick. l do not
see how you can send Eleanor Fair
low check" / answered evenly.
"Why, you are not going to let her
go without money!" he inquired with
an information that showed he was
disappointed in me.
Il certainly am not" l answered
''But, my dear Dick this time it will
be my check instead of yours that
she receives"
$50 you don't want me to answer
that letter." he asked.
81 am not asking anything of you,
but you seldom write letters. At
least in the ten years we have been
married you have written me only
three in this l have been put
on the same plane with your other
light-o'-loves."
stop, Margie, l won't listen to
you"
81 am afraid you will have to listen,
Dick, but l will say only this: l am
not going to live with you as your
wife until you have again won my
love, and promise you you will have
to work harder for it than you ever
have before
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-13
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
DICK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ME

Dick brought the letter from
Eleanor that l am FASTING on your
pages, little book.
"Margie," he said, you and Flea
nor are certainly queer women. l
don't believe either one of you is
jealous of the other
mo, Dick, l am not jealous of
Eleanor Fairlow. l am sorry, oh, so
sorry for both her and myself.
"She tells you in this wonderful
letter, which no man-least of all
you, my dear husband-will under
stand, that you are not worthy of
me. Least of all are you worthy of
her. Oh, can't you see, Dick, that
she gave unreservedly, knowing the
consequences would mean death in
life to her, and you took, as all men
take, without one thought beyond the
moment. And now you think of it all
with annoyance because in a meas
ure you have been made to pay for
your Wholesome pleasure. She goes
into the holy of holes at her soul
and tells that to her the thought that
to you she was all in all for just 'one
little hour of radiance best will be
enough for her to feed on memory
forever more Sentiment, of course,
but all women have it more and all
men less"
But l am very sentimental about
you, DEAR" said Dick, coming toward
me, arms outstretched.
wonder if can make you under
stand, little book, how l revolted at
the thought of Dicks embrace. That
he should think l had already not
only forgiven but forgotten all was
more than l could stand.
Don't, Dick" said, shrinking
back from him.
why, Margie, aren't you going to
let me love you any more?"
81 don't know, Dick, what am go
ing to do in the future. l only know
that | cannot vet suffer careSses that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12

Four men took part, three being ar
rested at Harvey and pleaded guilty
The fourth member Of the gang es-
capped.
Thompson was understanding a mad
bull in a pasture near that city, when
his highly colored sweater, worn while
hunting, angered the animal.
w. C. Mcconnell, living near Shell
don, was the victim Of severe acct
dent as he was going to or from the
elevator there. His team became
frightende and ran away, throwing
him out and his injuries are such a
nature that he may not survive them.
James Moug, ST., of Buffalo, met
with a bad accident while he was go
ing home when his car hit pig and
turned over a couple Of times, pinning
him underneath the machine. When
Mr.. Moug pulled himself from under
the wreck he took inventory of himself
and found that he was considerably
bruised.
Editor L. T. Guild of the Fargo
Courier News had his Cadillac car
swiped while he was attending SER
vices at church. The car was after
wards discovered in a remote section
of the city. He is probably the only
editor in the state who could lose such
a car under such circumstances and
then be lucky enough to recover his
property.
Early last spring Mrs. Harden
Bailey of Riga invested $40 in a hog.
Last week, just six months after max
ing her purchase, she sold the hog and
the ten pigs which she had raised and
received a check for $2OO.78. We are
of the opinion that this is record
breaker for the profits on a $40 in
vestment for six months. Mr.. Bailey
sold 81 head of steers last week for
which he received $1155.
Congressman Helgeson says that
the much-vaunted Rural Credits Bill
which the democrats are making cam
paign capital of was drawn in Wall
Street and the president compelled to
sign it under pressure from this oder
ferrous thoroughfare. This is highly
interesting, if true, and we do not
question Mr.. Helgeson's knowledge on
the facts, and if some substantial
proof of this charge could be given
the voters it would likely be most in
teresting.
Mrs. Theile, mother of Stephen
Theille, living about seven miles south
of Almont was horribly gored by an
angry bull last Saturday. The old
lady went out into the field to drive
bunch of cattle away from the place
when the animal attacked her, threw
her down and was trampling upon her
when her cries attracted some men IN
a field not far distant, who hurried to
her assistance and drove the infuriat-
ed beast away. Mrs. Theille was bad
ly lacerated in the feshy part of one
Of her limbs and was terribly bruised
about the body.-Glen Ullin News.
Seven men badly cut and bruised,
one suffering two broken ribs, was the
result of fight between trainmen and
gang of Greeks at Berlin, LaMoure
county. The fight occurred shortly
after the trainmen ran cars they were
switching into the sleeping cars Of the
Greeks, breaking stoves, starting fires
and throwing the Greeks about in their
quarters. Following the crash the for
eigners swarmed out of their hives,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12
THE BEST TEST
is THE TEST OF TIME.

Years ago this Minot resident told
Of good results from using Doan's
Kidney Pills. Now Mrs. E. William
son, of 652 E. First st., confirms the
former statement-says there has
been no return Of the trouble. Can
Minot people ask for more convincing
testimony?
Mrs. Williamson says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have been used in our home
for that terrible, dull pain across the
small Of the back and irregular kidney
action. The best of results have been
had"
MORE THAN TWO YEARS LAT
Err, Mrs. Williamson said: ave sell
dom need Doan's Kidney Pills in our
family now, as the cure they made
has been permanent"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Williamson has twice publicly
recommended. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12

armed with revolvers, knives and 9TH
er instruments. Members of the train
crew sought the cover of box cars
standing near the scene, one of the
men walking to LaMoure. The engi-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12

neer remained at his post and the
Greeks after two or three hours per-
mitted him to proceed with his train,
after w. J. Riddle, a travelling sales
man, had reasoned with the foreigners
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-12

She talked and talked and talked,
Till he said to himself with a groan;
aye gods; have I married woman,
,, Or is it gramaphone?"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
K. Of c. GIVE 4
CHRISTMAS TREE
Bishop Is Present; All Boys
and Girls Get Toys
and Sweets.

Children OF the members OF the
knights of Columbus were made happy
Thursday night with a Christmas en-
tertainment in the home of the order on
Myrtle avenue.
Two big pine trees stood at one end
Of the hall. covered with tinsel and red
Christmas bells and glistenins with
electric lights in al colors. Below the
trees. the floor was covered with snow
Hanging from all the boughs and
piled beneath the two trees were can
dies nuts. fruits and many toys. mar
bies. dolls and other gifts for the little
ones.
practically the only light furnished be-
ing that of the trees, the scene was eN-
tremely pretty and at once caught the
admiration of the children
After all the guests had arrived
father Francis Lederle called the as
semblage to order and presented bishop
A J SCHUYLER. who made a brief address
to the children and the adults as we'll
dwelling upon the pleasure II gave him
to see the adults making things so
pleasant for the children at such an ap-
propriate time-the period of celebrat-
ing the birth Of the Christ child me
fathers heart always seems TO grow
bigger. the mothers more tender. AT
this period of the year" he said. and
il is appropriate that they should, for
this is the season of the child. IL COM
memorates the fathers coming TO US as
a little child"
As the bishop took his seat in the
center of the row of chairs occupied by
the clergy before the tree. there was
jingling Of the bells outside. noise OF
footing horns and the ringing OF bigger
bells and old Santa Claus himself dashed
into the room and up TO the tree, ms
voice greatly resembling Leo Hart
ford's Every child was then called upon
Ont
and. assisted by ". G. Roe. Joseph l.
Driscoll. Tim sullivan. father Lederle.
father James H. Maloney ana other
willing ones. Santa Claus distributed
the gifts. Every child received toy
bag of candy and an apple OF an orange
and there was more happiness IN a
small area than anywhere IN FL Paso.
in very short time Bishop SCHUYLER
and the priests were all remem bered
with presents; in fact there were few,
II any, grownups who did not get a re-
membrance of some kline.
Besides bishop SCHILLER. fathers Fran
els Lederle. J. H MalOney. Patrick r
DUNCAN. F. J. Roy and Weckx were
present for the ceremonies. The bish-
ops aged mother was also guest
After the ceremonies IN connection
with the distribution Of the gifts. the
Young people present cleared the hall
OF its chairs and enjoyed a dance
The work OF decorating the hall Tor
the celebration was done by JOS. J. Dris-
coll and Leo Hartford They also
erected the two trees. which were decor
ated by Mrs Driscoll. Mrs. Hartford and
Mrs W. g. Roe. who worked on them
all day Thursday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
BOND REDUCED FOR WIFE OF
LATE SERGT. L. HOLMES

After appearing in the 34th district
court before judge ". D. Howe, Friday
morning on a writ of habeas corpus.
Mrs Hattie Holmes, charged with the
murder Of her husband, Lewis Holmes.
on the night Of December Is, was held
IN custody on bonds Of $1,000. reduced
from $500.
Witnesses testified that. when ar
rested. the accused had several bruises
on her person. with all Of the appear
ance Of being recently done
The deceased. a former sergeant in
the United States army. was shot at his
home on the night of December Is. and
died the next day at the base hospital
at Fort Bliss The shooting occurred
at Lynchville
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
FUNERAL OF JOHN HINTZE
WILL BE HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for John finite.
aged So years. who died Thursday aft
ernoon at a local hospital. viii be held
Sunday aftern Don al o'clock at the
chapel OF the Peak Undertaking COM
pany-
Deceased was a resident OF Fl Paso
for % years. and was well known here
and in New Mexico He Is survived By
three sons: ". e. Hintze. 1928 Olive
street; Otto Bintze. 107 Cotton avenue,
and August L Hintze, Of Kansas City.
No, and one daughter. Mrs. 7. II. Nc
Elvsin. of Big Springs. Texas. Louis
Hintze, a brother. resides IN Santa
Rita, y NJ
Mr. Hintze conducted a bakery on
South oregon street for a number OF
years Interment viii ne made IN
Evergreen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM is
SENT IN; POLICE ARE BUSY

Fire companies one and two and the
truck company attached to the central
station turned out late Thursday night
to Overland and Florence streets,
where il was found that the switch OF
the box had been pulled by some mis-
chivous person. who had fled
This was the fourth false alarm re-
ceived by the fire department in the
two mouths. and a sharp lookout is
being KEPT b. the police for The re-
Sponsible person.
Slight damage was caused by fire
in a closet caused by an overneated
stove early Friday morning in nome
at 51l California street
An Clubhouse behind a residence At
307 Tays street was partially Destroyed
by fire Friday morning AT 600 o'clock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29

SENSATIONAL charges against the
police. claiming that his client had
- been struck and bruised by de-
tectives in their effort to make him
confess" concerning the manner in
which he had obtained SEQ, which, il is
alleged, they subsequently took away
from him, Felipe Navarro. who is serv-
ing a 100 day sentence in the city jail
on a charge Of vagrancy, appeared Fri
day morning before judge W D Howe
in the S4th district court on a writ Of
habeas corpus, brought by attorney J.
A Robertson.
Before hearing any Of the evidence.
Judge Howe crossed out of the petition
certain sections IN which accusations
were brought against the highest Of
1icers" and "a certain policeman" of
the police department. stating az his
reason that the men against whom
these charges were brought were not
specifically stated, which would bring
the whole department under suspicion
when that was not the proper impress
sion to be taken
Attorney on Stand.
Attorney Robertson was the first TO
testify. He told that he had been en-
gagged to 90 to the city Jail and talk
with Navarro. that he had done so last
Friday, and that after talking with his
client he had gone TO the corporation
court to arrange with Judge Paul
Thomas. II he could. the release OF Ma
yarro on the payment Of money, which
Navarro had told him had been sent
him for that purpose
Attorney Robertson told the court
that Judge Thomas had finally request
ed clerk Gonzales. Of the corporation
court, 10 release Navarro on his pay
meut Of $50. in lieu OF his serving the
remaining 80 days of his sentence
ssCOuIdn't See CLIENT
Mr. Robertson said he then returned
10 the Jail and was told that he could
not see his client then because he was
busy with the detectives but that be
fore he did see his client, Mr.. Scotch.
the jailer. told him that Navarro was
accused OF having robbed another pris-
oner and that that was the money
which he was putting away at that
time, which had been taken from Ma
varro, which Navarro was accused of
stealing
When he next saw his client. con-
tinued the witness. Navarro told him
that the detectives had taken him to
q room in the Jail and had asked him
where the money was and that he had
given them $50 which he said a woman
had sent in to him TO buy his release.
Navarro told him, said Mr. Robertson,
that after he had turned over the $50
that the detectives had asked him
where the rest of it was and that when
he told them that that was all, they
had pulled his hair, had slapped his
face and had then thrown him against
the wall
sstruck Ne Several Times
Navarro himself was put on the
stand and told the court after being
assured that he need have no fear, that
he was taken to the office Of Capt.
Armstrong about 20 minutes after ms
lawyer had departed from his first
visit TO him He said that he was asked
where he kept the money and he told
them in his pocket and that he had
given to his questioners- L told him
CVvitness mentioned no namej that A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
Fire Chief John W. Wray
Wants To Learn Spanish

Fire chief John ". Wray, Il months
in FL Paso from Memphis, Tenn. wants
to learn Spanish. Chief Wray is tired
of having TO call his Interpreter every
time he desires TO ask a resident Of
the lower part OF the city what caused
a fire When the Interpreter. Billy
Adams, Of truck company No I, does
not come along, the chief has a hard
time
once I relied on Capt. Bert. LeGros
TO do my translating. then Capt. Sui
Ivan, and now the only ones that 1
have LETT are Billy Adams and assist
ant chief J. T Sullivan" said chief
Mray- Sometimes it is hard to IN
derstand the Mexican residents of the
city when I ask them questions in
English and I have to call in Billy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
QUARANTINE FOR MEASLES
STILL on; ONLY FEW CASES

This is the seventh day of the quaIau-
tine Of the SOC regular recruits from
Fort Slocum. New York. the men hav-
ing been exposed TO measles before
leaving for FL Paso- They are being
detained for y days on the parade
ground at Fort Bliss
There have been only four or five
cases among the men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-29
AUTO DRIVER Il STRUCK on
HEAD HN BAsNI.N {. Ell

l.. : Greenward was seriously in
jured Thursday night when he WAS
struck on the head by a passenger IN
his automobile, following an argument
over the price OF a fare. il is alleged
GreenWard was found in a semi con-
sciOus condition by another automobile
driver on Dyer street and taken to the
emergency hospital, where he was IN
able 10 give any details of what had
occurred except to state that he had
been struck by an unidentified man
following an argument