davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

it-undoubtedly had come to see. for
themselves, and, out Of pity or con-
tempt, hadn't told him. He told
her how he'd felt, sitting there in
the theater. He accused her as his
wrath burned brighter, of having Sc
lected the thing to do that would hurt
him worst, of having borne a grudge
against him and avenged it.
It was the ignoblest moment Of his
life, and he knew it. The accusa-
tons he was making against her were
nothing to those that were storing up
in his mind against himself.
He didn't look at her as he talked,
and she didn' t>interrupt; said no word
of denial or defense. The big out.
burst spent itself. He lapsed into an
uneasy silence, got himself together
again, and went on trying to restate
his grievance-this time more reason
ably, retracting little. But under
her continued silence he grew weak
ly irritated again.
When at last she spoke, he turned
his eyes toward her and saw sort of
frozen look in her dull white face that
he had never seen in it before. Her
information was monotonous, her voice
scarcely audible.
81 guess understand" she said. II
don't know whether wish were dead
or not. If I'd died when the babies
were born. But I'm glad l
came away when I did. And I'm glad"
she gave faint shudder there at the
alternative. "Pm glad I've got job
and that can pay back that hundred
dollars I owe you. I've had it quite
while. But I've kept it, hoping you
might find out where I was and come
to me, as you did, and that we might
have a chance to talk. I thought I'd
tell you how I'd earned it, and that
you'd be a little-proud with me
about it, proud that could pay it
back so soon."
She smiled little over that, smile
he had to turn away from. II sup
pose I'll be glad, some day, that
it all happened that I met you and
loved you and had the babies, even
though it's all had to end" she shud-
dered again, ''like this"
1t wasn't till he tried to speak that
her apparent calm was broken. Then,
with a sudden frantic terror In her
eyes, she begged him not to-begged
him to go away, If he had any mercy
for her at all. quickly and without a
word. In a sort Of daze he Obeyed
her.
The tardy winter morning, looking
through her grimy window, found her
sitting there, just as she'd been when
he closed the door.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
Mrs. Wilson Signs Pledge.

Washington.-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
signed the woman's pledge to assist
the food administration by practicing
economy in the home and assisting in
conserving the food supply for a sue
cessful conduct of the war
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
SIMS MEN CONFIDENT.
One Writes That Situation Was Never
More Measuring.

New York.-A letter received in
New York from an officer of the United
States Navy, who is second in COM
mand of one of the destroyers now
operating under Vice-Admiral Sims in
British waters, contained the follow
ing statement: "The situation was
never more reassuring than at this
time. We are all we'll My boat has
just come in after job that took us
200 miles from our base.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
FRENCH CRUISER SUNK.
kIeber Sent Down BY Mine With Loss
OF Thirty-eioht.

Paris. AN official announcement
was made that the armored cruiser
Kleber had struck mine off Port st.
Matthew on Wednesday and sunk.
Three officers and IS men were lost.
The Kleber had come from Dakar,
Africa, and was on its way to Brest.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
Blind and pestructiv,

Envy is blind, and has no other quail
ity but that Of detracting from virtue.
-Livy.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
Avoid Confusion.

AVOID COhruSIOn.
Work will be saved by keeping things
In order as you 20.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNGYS0H00L
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.)
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

of the low plains, south Of Judah. and
took possession Of them wv. 17-19) and
the army Of the Assyrian, which Ahaz
led to rob and profane the temple and
it's treasures in order to buy them of
". 22-24). completed the ruin Of his
nation. Ahaz was forced to pay a
heavy tribute to the Assyrian king
". Ply, and got no help for his out
lay. He put his trust in an arm OF
flesh instead Of In the mighty arm Of
God, which brought upon him the
curse that always comes to those who
trust in man (Jer. rs, g.. There Is
a blessing which always awaits those
who trust in Jehovah (Jer. 17:7, 81.
The wise man turns to God not In the
time of his distress but at all times.
Instead of sacrificing to the God who
saved his father and who would save
him, Ahaz sacrificed to the god (which
smote him." His defiance knew ne
bounds ". 24). He seemed to have
dabbfed In every known form Of false
worship, thereby provoking to anger
the Lord God Of his fathers" (II Kings
23:11. 12). God Is long-suffering to
those who wander from him. but there
comes an end to his patience III Peter
SO, 10Y.
w. The Reverse Picture. There
are several problems to be solved as
we view this picture, for it Is story
Of real life, not only Of the early times
but is being repeated even today and
In this country. ~ Men will reap
that which they SOW. One cannot SOW
wild oats and reap the fruits Of right
eousness. (2) Jehovah places right
eousness above security or prosperity.
(3) Gods purposes are for the uplift
and the making Of the nation and the
individual better. God never does evil
that good may come out Of it. A low
ing father must exercise discipline, and
let us not be mistaken.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07
LESSON FOR JULY8
AHAZ, THE FAiTHLESS KING.

LESSON TExT-II Chron. 2S:1-5, 20:z7.
GOLDEN TEXT-Without faith 1t is
impossible to please him.-Heb. 11:6
LESSON TEXT-II Chron S0:1-13
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23

Thence he took up his fashlight, and
pressing close to the collins side,
stood studying the pallid face that lay
surrounded by its even more pallid
drapery of white satin.
He stared at that pallid face long
and intently. He stared at 1t with stu
dious and narrowing eyes. Then he
did a strange and an inexplicable
thing.
Lifting his MANNED right arm that
ended in its shank Of steel, he brought
It down with q crash on the glass
cover OF the casket. Then, as though
Infatuated by some unreasoning hatred
for the pallid face still staring so i'm
passively up at him, he struck again.
This time the blow fell directly on the
head between the white satin swath-
ings. But that failing arm, instead of
striking a human head of flesh and
bone, crashed down through q thin
shell of fiber and tinted wax.
Legar, focusing his light on that
shattered mask, emitted q short bark
came home to him. He leaned for
several minutes over the violated cas-.
ket, staring at 1t with insolent yet alb
stracted eyes. bordering just what
move could lie beyond 80 intricately en-.
gineered q subterfuge. And the an
swer to that question came more
promptly and more directly than he
had anticipated. For az he stood
there. turning a piece of the wax-cov.
cred tissue meditatively over In his.
fingers, the electric bulbs that strung
the mausoleum roof broke into sudden
light. From different quarters Of that
shadowy building. at the same time.
stepped q group of hidden officers.
headed by David Manley himself.
SO quickly and so quietly did that
Transformation take place. indeed.
that the man leaning over the casket
had neither time nor chance to change
his position. He merely blinked q lit
tie stupidity at the revolver which
glimmered In Manley's hand. Then.
with q gesture that seemed equally
stupid, he reached for his watch and
held the heavy gun-metal case medi.
tatively between his fingers.
Stick 'em upl" Manley was at the
Same time commanding with a curt
head movement towards Legar's
hands. 1T may have taken some
work, but this 10 the time we gather
you in!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23

Golden mausoleum and verify the con-
tents OF the mysterious casket there
deposited. Red Egan had returned with
the preposterous story Of q white sheet
suddenly descending out OF the black.
ness Of the vault and whisking One
Lamp Louie out of reach and also out
OF sight. And since the once valiant
Red Egan showed SO craven q spirit
that nothing short OF a-quart- of three
star brandy could tranquilize his shak-
en- nerves and since One-Lamp Louie
showed no signs or returning from
the mysterious realms into which
the aforementioned white sheet had
whisked him, Legar promptly and
wrathfully decided 90 take the matter
into his own hands. He would lay
this ghost. he announced, or something
would go smash in the process.
But he had no intention of approach
ing that intimidating mausoleum with
out due and definite preparation. With
him he took a powerful pocket fash.
light, a Colt automatic pistol and q
couple Of extra clips Of cartridges.
out the instrument on which he re-
posed the most confidence was q gun
metal disk little bigger than a pocket
aneroid, some three inches In dame
ter and no thicker than q mans hand.
This innocent-looking disk. which
could be slipped into a vest pocket as
easily as timepiece, was known to
the habitues Of the Owls Nest as the
Black Watch.
While actually nothing more than
q small-sized hand grenade, it's claim
to distinction lay In the tremendous
explosive power which stood COM
pressed between its slender metal
walls.
Legar was not coward. Yet as he
stood in the clammy midnight air Of the
Golden mausoleum and quietly removed
the screws that held the top on the
black casket beside him, he found that
combination Of silence and gloom and
unsavory surroundings little more OF
a strain on his nerves than he had
anticipated. Yet as he lifted back the
sable cover Of the casket he did 30
with q hand that was still steady.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23

Lesar laughed ~ he confronted his
enemies.
do you want to take me alive?'
Alive or dead. I'm going to take
you'll"
Then take this first," cried Legar.
At the same moment that he spoke
the left hand In which he still held
what seemed to be a black metal
watch case swung forward. And as
that object which 30 closely resembled
a black watch hurtled through the air.
Legar flung himself fat ON his face
along the vault flooring. Then the
black watch struck.
The next moment the walls of that
ponderous structure OF marble and
sandstone seemingly built to defy time
itself. lifted bodily In the air. like the
hull OF q torpedoed dreadnaught.
Then, following the roar and rumble
of that vast defamation, came the mo-
mentary catastrophe silence which
30 strangely and yet 80 inevitably sue.
ceeds calamity too gigantic and too
abrupt to be understood.
That ominous silence, however, last.
ed only for few seconds. Out Of 1t
arose muffied calls and thin cries for
help. followed by answering shouts
from many different points In the
darkness as rescuing hands set to
work on the ruins.
And out OF those ruins. while this
work was going on, emerged two
bruised and tattered figures strangely
divergent In appearances. The first
figure, worming its way out through
the interstices Of crumbled rock and
cement, as cautiously and as silently
as a wounded blacksnake might crawl
from cave, bore an iron claw at the
end OF its right arm and betrayed an
unmistakable desire to creep away in
to the darkness before being observed.
The second man, who, on recovering
consciousness found himself ENGAGED
between two fallen pillars of marble
topped by one of the roof slabs, expert.
enced no little difficulty In emerging
to the open, so closely were these pro-
tecting pillars wedged about him.
But as he worked his bruised body
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden TO capture and tor
ture the italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Goldens little daughter
Margery Twelve years later In New York
q Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home,
whence she Is recaptured. Margery's
mother fruitlessly implores Golden to find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Legar sends TO Golden warning and a
demand for portion Of the chart OF
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart Is lost In fight be-
tween Manley and one of Legar's bench
men, but Is recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count Da Espares figures In
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
Is dynamited during a masked ball Lee
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed In
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from Manke's poisoned arrows.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23

through that Giants Causeway of bro
ken rock. he felt grateful enough, re.
Numbering what had happened, to be
still alive. And sore as he was in
body. he was even more bruised in
spirit at the memory of the fact that
his enemy, Jules Legar had at the
last moment escaped from his clutch.
Tho Lake Of Fire.
Legar, lucky as his escape had been,
knew that his margin of safety was
still too narrow for much immediate
comfort OF either mind or body. So
he crawled away as best he could,
nursing his strength when he came to
cover and going on again when some
passing light showed that cover to be
none too dense. But he did not give
up until he had reached higher
ground. There he was able to hide
himself IN a thicket and rest for an
hour or two.
But to remain In that neighborhood
until morning, he knew, would be out
Of the question. About that whole
suspected area. he felt, the police
would surely throw a Gordon, and the
resource OF disguise was no longer at
his disposal. Already from where he
lay, he could see dozens OF moving
lamps of workers about the mauso-
leum ruins. He could also see the
glow of powerful pair of headlights.
apparently on q motor car threading
its way TO the scene Of the explosion.
And to the north he could even more
distinctly see the fiery tongues of the
chimney flares above the Westingham
foundry, where hundreds OF toilers.
turning night into day. worked about
the great blast furnaces and cauldrons
of molten metal.
In a foundry such as that, he sud-
denly remembered, lay his best
chance for escape. Disheveled as he
was, he could pass unnoticed among
those sooty workers. And when the
night shift went on, he told himself,
he could slip away In their midst, un-
noticed and unchallenged. And II the
worst came TO the worst he could
crawl into hiding somewhere about
the tahgle Of machinery under that
foundry roof itself. and there lay up
until he knew the coast was clear
again, with the chance OF stealing
puddler's Jumper" for a disguise and
q dinner pail or two fun Of food TOR Q
meal
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-02-23

or moldlng sand lying between q CAST
ing box and an empty spill trough, q
score Of watching men gave utterance
to a shout of relief and q score Of
waiting hands were there to help him
to his feet.
So intent were those astounded IRON
workers on watching that perilous fall.
however, that they paid scant atten-
ton to the second figure climbing spi-
derlike higher along the blackensd
ironwork Of the blackened roof. They
caught no glimpse Of him a. he scram-
bled, sooty and painting. through the
ventilating nue that opened on the
roof itself. Nor did any eye follow
him a. he crept, gorillalike, along the
perilous slope Of that roof until he
came to the end Of the building. Along
this end he found lightning rod. run
ming from the peak OF its roof to the
ground. He promptly tested the
strength Of this wire. satisfying him
self carefully, foot by foot. by means
Of one hand and an iron hook which
struck and chung to the metal with the
vicious tenacity Of an eagles claw.
When he reached the ground, still
breathing heavily. he looked cautious
ly about. Then. making sure he was
not observed. he slipped into the shad-
ow Of pile Of iron ingots. once more
waited and listened, and then. crouch.
ing low, crossed the foundry yard and
climbed the high board fence sur.
darkness OF the night had swallowed
him up.
(To BIZ coNTnSuup.)
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
OLiUer BrOlUn to
 Aid Relay Races

Interest in the Bisbee-Douglas relay race has taken new spurt- Several boys were in Monday and signed up for the race. This makes total Of SO boys. Forty more are needed to conduct the race. and the time is short. only six more days to get ready for the big contest. Every boy who expects to run in the relay must have his name in by Saturday, December 29. at p. m The names of the run ners have to be sent to Douglas no later than Sunday, December 30. Oli- yer D. Brown. who has had many years experience as a long distance runner. has. consented to help with the race and will assist in training the boys. Relay practice will be con ducted every day this week begin ming at 4:30 p. m Brown is well known by all of the boys and will be of great assistance in promoting the race. The Bisbee end of the race will be in charge of Brown and Sec retary Morley.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
REVIEW WANT ADS BRING RESULTS.
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-5 room house partiy
 frnuished. no children. Gas bath
 and heater. Combination kitchen.
 Cold storage, 16S Art Hill Tomb stone Canyon. IS
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
Strike Imminent :,
 M Metal Trades
fPv Review Lsased W-irel

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24-A strike of 10000 metal trades uniOniStS in the San Francisco bay region seem cd inevitable when members of the two larger employers organizations voted unanimously late today to refuse to grant the employees demands for a 10 per cent wage increase in addition to the SI per cent advance grapted re gently by the federal shipbuilding wage adjustment board. according to members of the executive committees. The men affected are employed in in dustries other than Shipbuilding.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
Patriotic Drama
 Eagle Offering

One O. the first of the GOldwin re- leases. which will appear regularly at the Eagle theatre, will he shown again this afternoon and evening at the popular Mrin street playhouse. The feature is one in every sense of ke word and is appropriately called
 For the Freedom of the World
 Complete in story. For the Free dem of the World" presents some very spectacular features thtCughOut its length its eight reels. It pre- sents battle scenes. patterned after those which have ragged in France for the last three and one half years. | also shows the American army in the making and is classed as one of the greatest patriotic dramas ever put on lhe screen.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
Electric Car
 Ddshes DOUn Hill
Continued From Page One-)

Early reports placed the number of dead at seventeen. but careful can vass of 'he hospitals and the moTgue showed that fourteen had been killed outright eight cf whim were wom- en and one little girl Some of the bodies were scarcely recognizable and Identification proceeded slowly.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
10 SELL
LET JACK KNOW He Will Sell
 fl For You

Jack Ashtorth, the Rhode Island Jew, who keeps Jacks Place by the side of the road on the way from Hereford to the Huaohuca Mountains.
 On the first and third Fri day of each month Jack will have a sale at his place of about every article under the sun. Many people will be there to buy. Every one knows Jack is on the square.
 So if you have something you want badly to get rid of for a cash consideration bring it to Jacks place and set your lowest price on it.
 Only a small commission upon sale of goods.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
METAL MARKET

fRy Review Leased Wirel NEW YORK. Dec 34.-NO lead or spelter market Bar silver. S6 5-S.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-The cotton market today closed very steady at a net advance of . to l7 points.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25

As soon as the trains loaded with relief workers were able to make tns.r helaied way into Halifax after the explosion other trzils, loaded with wounded made their way out. headn, ilIo the blizzard ior Truro and other nesrfJ towns. British sailors d;d vaiT; york digging .G the ruins fSl bodies
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
STILL HAS HOPES
lRr Review Leased Wire.

tbN ReNleW LeASeu " WITt.I
 CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Charles Weegh- man, president of the Chicago Nation als. said today that he still had hopes of obtaining Roger Hcrns5y. the St. Louis shortstop. Weeghman returned yesterday from St. Louis. where il Is understood President Hickey turned down a large cash offer for HOrnSby. Weeghman said Rickey's talk Of a trade for Hornsby did not appeal to him because he did not think he could spare any of his players. He also an nOunceC that he was ready to buy Charley HerZog of New York any time the Gotham club would name a price.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
IRELAND FUNERAL

Albert Ireland. the eager at the ShattuCk who was killed in an acCi- dent tbere Saturday night. will be buried from the home of Henry and Mrs Quale on Wednesday morning Services will also be held at the Catholic churUch. Rev Father Man din officiating Ireland leaves wife and baby daughter. both or whom are in England visiting.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
DENIAL MADE.
lRr R.,i.r- I.ess.lNNirel

(By Review Leased NVire}
 ROME. Dec. ss4-The OSsovertoire Romano. the vatican organ today put Gshed a denial of the statement Of Deputy PiroliRi. ia the chamber Of deputies yesterday Jhst NCnSisnor Federico Tedsschini, under secreary Of state at the vatican. had attended @ reception st the home ct GOnSisno- Eugenio Psceih, pSpal nUncjO J6 Munich. Deputy Piroiiai has declared ihes Madame CsiilauN. wife of form CT Premier CaillaUN of France. was present at the reception sad that Men SisDCF ven Ger,aca, wlc las been convicted by default as a. Austrian spy. also was a guest the.e.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25
EMBARGO ON LIQUOR.
fRr Review Leased Wire. ]

(By Review Leased Wirel
 OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2i.-lmpoyt2 ton of intOxicant liquors into Cana da after today is prohibited and their manufacture win be prohibited after g date to be determined later. Premier RcTtiea announced today.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-25

REVIEW WANT ADS FOR RESULTS
Evening star., 1917-11-03
NO AUTHORITY TO HELP
INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER
Mr.. Weaver Replies to Persons Who
Cannot Get Orders for Anthra-
cite Coal Filled.

Inquiries from individual consumers
who have not been able to get orders
for anthracite coal filed today caused
John L. Weaver. fuel administrator for
the District of Columbia, to announce
that he is not charged with looking
after the needs OF the individual con-
sumer and is without authority in such
cases.
Furthermore. Mr.. Weaver said, he
has no office force or equipment
for such a purpose. and while he ap-
preciates the pressing needs of the peo-
pie and is laboring to relieve them in
general way. he Is not in q position
to handle the need Of the individual.
So far the entire trouble in Wash
ington has been a limited supply from
the mines, due largely to inadequate
railroad transportation, which is a
question quite beyond the province OF
Mr.. Weaver and his associates.
Mr.. Weaver will hold his second
meeting with the advisory COMMITTEES
next Monday. In conjunction with this
committee and that representing the
coal dealers the local fuel administra-
tion is doing its best to make the
limited supply Of hard coal Wash
ington go as far as possible toward
meeting the requirements.