davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29
MATERIAL FOR ONE MILE OF TRACK

Tic accompanying table, just
prepared by the Frisco Railroad,
shows the cost of rails, joints,
tie plates, spikes and bolts re.
quired for one mile of track, at
the present prices, as compared
with the prices of 1915. This
gives an idea Of the great burden
which the additional cost of
material is to the railroads of the
United States.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29

Mr.. Greenwood, who recently
bought the Ed Williams farm,
has moved thereto
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29

f. b. Archer was here from
HartpilIe Tuesday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-03-29

NJ. r. Stephens made q bust.
ness trip To Macomb Monday.
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CHAPTER Y
The Phiiadefphia Bar

WHEN stranger Mccall
w impression upon him he confronted a
insnvey gentleman this with each
ceedng of George Mccall, merchant
Philadelphia the early colonial period who owned MCa Manor
Manaawny he had thin, Celtic face refined by long time and
perhaps breeding with lips and chin Slim
eight inches height he possessed
speech and much latent combatvenes He had been
Mayor the City he had been law the University
Pennsy Often nominated judgeshp the Court
Common Pleas by the minority party he each time failed of election
could have better fitted for the Office When clients
his after closed interview, with
the he escorted them
aton after another until he discovered the subject which they
he silently listened
Coming family social whose members had
pated the dancing Assemblies from their beginning having
herited what he described to little parmony holding
position the bar everywhere
had nevertheless encountered of the adverse life
He married Southern descendant Of General Hugh
Mercer who killed Princeton She looked well
lived long, a
absorbed She had wills accompany
such On when their
she with pair of scissors wanted the
legs off number Daddy Longleg which had invaded her
To the proposition seemed horrible bunty
sympathy accorded by husband supposed
leverage and she influenced him his disadvantage
She wanted the comparative Importance the MERGERS
ceded She prevailed him to from the house
which he had always lived heahfu
no greater misfortune that happen the
ability than to be out of sympathy with his
crisis in which they right Mr. Mccall Whig
had become Democrat Throughout his wife openly
avoed her hope for the the Southern
frequently denounced Copperhead
subject but when he failed reelected
Church. with which he had long connected
began to drop and the students who to
enter his office orsook him. intelligent and sensitive he felt
change keenly. At the time the warmth of
feeling existing at the outset of the had
the genuine respect for Mr. Mccall begun to revive
reached the Offices No 224 South street. west
sue OF Fourth street below Walnut in the early morning They
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News. From Matanzas - he cried,
"G0mez's man has arrived
Esteban struggled to rise, but Norine re.
strained him, "Rosa! What does he say?
Good news She left the Pan de Matan-
zaS with the two negroes, She went into
the city before Cobo's ra d"
Esteban collapsed Imply. He closed his
eyes, his face was very white. lie crossed
The letter is definite. . !! TeeWs fhss
bando They're in Matan5as "a nGw %Nr,rs shook
her patient by the shoulder. she's alive:
oh, can't you see that it always pays to
believe the best?'
eyes, when he opened them, were swim
ming he clutched NOrnes hand tightly
his other hand he extended TO oReilly. the
latter was choking hS cheeks iS1 WsEf
Well, that's good We have friends there
they'll not let her starve, This makes a
new man OF me, see I'm strong again
"You'il go?'' quickly cried Miss Evans
You'll go You're not strong zen enough ,,sa,
It would be suicide a% KNOWS W,M Reu tHeTS
Matanzas Is virtually a walled city. There's
sickness too-yellow fever, typhus-'
EXACTLY. And hunger, also. Suppose
no one has taken Rosa in? Those CON
oentration camps aren't nice places for a
girl"
the American consul to look after her.
Anyhow, you mustn't think of returning TO
Matanzas" Norine faltered: her voice
caught Unexpectedly and she turned her
face away,
O'Reily nodded shortly. You're a sick
man" he agreed. There's no need for
Esteban looked up, Then YOU"
II leave at once, The Old Man has
given me a commission to General Betan-
court, and I'll be on my way In an hour.
The moon is young must cross the trocha
before"
THAT trocha % Esteban was up on his
elbow again. BE careful there, O'Reilly.
They keep a sharp lookout, and it's guarded
with barbed wire. Be sure you cut every
strand Yes, and muffie your horses hoofs.
too, on crossing the railroad track. That's
how we were detected. Pablos horse struck
a rail- and they fired at the sound He
fell at the first vohey. riddled. Oh. know
that trocha !" =,
''At last I've got a chance to do something.
God How long I've waited"
Esteban drew OReilly's tense form down
and embraced his friend. after the fashion
OF his people "She has been waiting. too"
he said, huskily I'VE Varonas are good
waters, o'Reiliy. Rosa will never cease
waiting until you come. Tell her. for me-
Norine Withdrew softly out of earshot.
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doubloon gave me the clue TO its where
aboutSi Paneho cueto knsw my hsia ifathsri and
so strongly that-wel that's why he de-
nounced my sister and me as traitors. He
find it," Esteban chuckled. Don Esteban
my father was cunning; he could hide
orss for me Pe'tHs te discover oven his % trek. " 'e"eO
Nornn Evans, spoke hreathlessIY, on
glory! Treasure Zeal e treasure sure How per;
about a doubloon--'
"He is ravng now," oReilly declared,
The girl turned Loyalty to her patient
..Tll believe you Mr.. Varona; always be-
lieve everything about buried treasure The
believe in it. simply adore pirates and
such things If were a man ia be one,
bury my money and then go look for it,"
you're making fun of me. WHAT"
Esteban eyed the pair doubtfuliy; ,u.
oSnne doesn't beeTe in phs prses naTnem Sr rens
ure, or-anything. He doesn't even believe
in fairies, and he's Irish, too. But do. |
r!eyel in such things II you don't go on
There ig g no doubt doubt that my ny, father had
began; 'he was the richest man in The
richest city of Cuba and -"
O'Reily shook his head obviously and
braced his back against tree.trunk there
face as he listened to the familiar story of
Don Esteban and the slave. Sebastian.
Young Esteban told the tale well. His
own faith in II lent certain CONTINGENCIES
to his words and Norine Evans hung upon
them entranced She was Mortified at the
account OF Don Esteban's death her eyes
grew dark as Esteban told of his and Rosa 5
childhood with their avaricous stepmother.
That part of the narrative which had TO
do with the death of bona Isabel and the
finding of the gold coin was new TO O'Reilly
and he found himself considerably i'm.
pressed by IL, When Esteban had finished
Norine drew deep breath.
."Oh. That lays over any story ever
heard. To think that the deeds and the
Jewels and everything are in the well at
this minute;.. How could you go away and
leave them?"
81 didn't think 1t out at the time.
didn't evolve my theory until after I had
fled Naturally. wasn't able to get back"
"But suppose somebody finds it?" Norlne
was aghast at the thought.
Not much chance Of that. The treasure
has lain there for generation, and the
story itself is almost forgotten"
Esteban turned triumphantly 20 O'Reilly
saying. Now then. do you think I'm SO
crszy?"
O'Reiily didn't have 1t in his heart to say
exactly what he really thought The cir
cumstances Of the discovery Of the coin were
odd enough, certainly. but 1t seemed to him
that they were capable Of several explana-
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X II BY Rex BEACH ~

tons II, indeed. there had ever been {.
doubloon and If Esteban had found II in
the dead hand Of his stepmother, that, in
existence OF the mythical Narona hoaro.
nor did l. solve the secret of Its where
lodgment IN Estebans brain.
The Promise
ITS an interesting theory" he admitted
Anyhow, there Is no danger of the treas
ure being uncovered very soon. Cueto had
a good look and made himself ridiculous.
You'll have ample chance to do likewise
You must help me find it," said Esteban.
We shall all share the fortune equally, you
two, Rosa and l."
1--WE? Why should we share in it?"
Norine asked,
II owe il to you. Didn't OReily rescue
me from a dungeon? Haven't you nursed
me back To- health? Don't owe my life to
,i ",iNonsssnsse;, / for one, sh@ag't @ TAKE a
want to do is help dig. II you'll just prom
Use to let me do that"
81 promise And you shall have one
fourth Of everything"
"Oh, hut you must Il insist Nursing
Is poorly paid profession wouldn't you
PROFESSION. Poorly pald?h Norine sput-
tered angrily. AS il I'd take pay"
"As if would accept great service ana
forget il, like some miserable beggar =
Esteban replied stiffiy.
OReilly laughed out Don't let's quarrel
over the spoil until we get IT," said he,
That's the way with all easure-hunters,
They invariably fall out and go to fighting,
To avoid bloodshed, I'll agree TO sell my
interest cheap for cash. Come What will
YOU bid? Start II low. Do hear a dollar
bid? dollar A dollar A dollar My
share Of the famous Varona fortune going
for a dollar !"
it, Esteban said,
Norne gave an impatient shrug, "Some
people wouldn't believe they were alive un-
less they saw their breath on a looking
glass. Goodness How | hate sneering
skeptic. a wet blanket"
OReily rose with one arm shielding his
face. ''ln the interest OF friendship,
withdraw, A curse on these buried treas
ures, anyhow. We shall yet come TO blows.
AS he walked away he heard Norine say
Don't pay any attention to him. Well
go and dig IT up ourselves, and We won't
wait until the war Is over
An hour later Esteban and his nurse
still had their heads together. They were
still talking Of golden ingots and pearls
from the Caribbean the slze of plums when
they looked up TO see O'Reilly running
toward them. He was yisibly excited; he
waved and shouted al them. He was pant
ing when he arrived.
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CONTINUED MONDAY

There We're IA lump in her throat and "A pain
in her breast She had acquired pecul-
lar and affectionate interest in this un-,
happy girl whom she had never seen, and
she had learned to respect O'Reilly's love,
The yearning that had pulsed In his voice
II moment before had stirred her deeply; IT.
awoke "A throb in her own bosom, for
O'Reilly was dear 10 her, She wanted him
TO go, yet she knew the hazards that lay
IL his way; IT, indeed, the the girl were in
II possible for him to reach her" That
O'Reilly had some mad design was evident /:
that he would utterly disregard his own
meet with failure. perhaps worse seemed
ured city, and strangers could not enter or
leave II at will If Rosa had not put her
self behind prison walls, II she We're still In
hiding somewhere on the island, IL would be
simple matter to seek her out But Ma
tanzas, of places
Then, too. the pacihcoS according 70. all
reports, were dying like flies In the prison
camps, Norine wondered II there might
not be a terrible heartache at the cad OF
O'Reillys quest? Her face was grave and
worried when, hearing him speak to her.
she turned to take his outstretched hand
You will be careful, won't you" she i'm
matter what occurs?"
lie nodded. ITS long way back here
to Cuhitas. You may not see or hear from
II understand" She choked mlserably.
You mean you may not come back, oh,
Tut INT! We o'Reillys have more lives
than "A litter OF cats ! mean | may not
see you until the war Is over and we meet
in New York. Well, we've been good pals,
and-l'm glad you came to Cuba" His
grasp upon her two hands was painful.
you must go, know, and wouldn't
Try TO Keep you, but" Norine faltered.
then impulsiyey she drew him down and
kissed him ful upon the lips. For Rosa 20
she whispered, Her eyes were shining as
she watched him pass swiftly out of sight,
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did not find stool the first opportunity must wait until the
fortunate fed and another made When the
sounded the doors thrown there the
which ammed and clothes when the stools
filed the doors again closed met here
who succeeded life and whose paths again On Sum
days went Franklin Square and sitting bench there read
Gibbons decline and Fall of the Roma Empire"
Ashenfeter graduated College,
the city read law together rented the
$40 Spruce street from Mrs. Wilson, the widow OF newspaper
editor 1t modest enough but kept bright and ceany and the
impression even today is of luxurious We
meals at the boarding house Mrs. Lydia Foster Sixth
below Locust We called it the "For Home Into the boarding
house had been by the tides of misfortune
daughter of the noted Congressman John Ka related
the family of Governor Simon Snyder Her gntty mannc
er aded mc of clothing and the burrows her whered cheeks
all told the tale and unconsciou each the household
showed to her called her ss young
from those who gathered inexpensive table,
dents of medicine and law together many years
pabearers at the funeral surgeon
DR. Roland Curtin Forrest Willard and myself Another
boader John Thompson Spencer law who
later married the only daughter Wallace one of
president of the Historical Society Of penn
syrana and who the European nobility they
come to Newport With Frenchan began talk
enc ana thereafter conversations
that language.
About this time made acquaintance Granville Leach
me son OF Baptist preacher at Cape May who reading
in the office of Byron Woodward The Leach like
those of the rest of and he slept
Leach introduced the Law Academy suggestion
while yet student in 1863 elected its assistant secretary
therefore, Leach recognition Through
two winters attended the law lectures the University
syvania by Judge George Shaswood Pembeon Morris
e paying 10 eacn OF them 500 for the two termst OF
the Miller had the reputation being capable
an,
had practice which, him
had made him rich When he died he nothing in
the of estate Sharswood had DISPOSE
tons which made everybody fond of him. With
gentle and late life he afforded the pathetic spectacle
father watching through the night
whose widness and he
and troubled He
physical cause and the trial of paced slowly
behind the bench. Justice the Common
wealth and after of great distinction, died universally
esteemed and leaving his edition Blackstone for the
of the profession The lectures delivered building
the west side of Ninth street north of Chestnut When
uated Bachelor Of Laws had
called, with Others and was given my diploma -
admitted to the bar in May, 1866 the board of
examiners George w. Bddle William
Others and John Cadwalade Jr acted secretary
entry their minutes that had the
which had before them during delight
of Mr. Mccall as well myself Bde long regarded
Of the bar forgot and frequently recalled impression
of then made In the trial of had Of
raising hand and rubbing the back of it with the
her and he always spoke mpressvey He had
them lawyers and it his Young
manhood.
CONTINUED MONDAY
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4 Visit From IngerSOH

the students the only who had graduated
college, three had gone by they
habituay help when they puzzled
Leton the the
the office sometimes early o'clock the mornings
When for their vacations the had
office read the prescribed and
whole of Coes Leton the three
Addison Contracts Feane Remandes
Vendors Powers dabbed the Books
day with book in comfortable old
Presently appeared
the thought it the being somewhat
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CHAPTER xxi
THE TROCHA

nF ALL the military measures employ ed
" by the Spaniards In their wars against
unique was the trocha--trench or traverse
Martinez Campos during the Ten Years
War built the first trocha just west of Cu-
bitas Mountains where the waist OF the
island is narrowest. II was Campos's hope
by means of this artificial barrier, 10 con-
fine the operations Of the insurgents 20 the
eastern end of Cuba, but In that he failed
az likewise he failed In the results gained
by hiSn0Qorts to concentrate the rural popu-
latiof the cities. Not until Weyler's
time these two methods CT pacifica-
ton pcha and the concentration camp
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,RAINROW'S END y

she had brought him back from the very
Nolds. 1t was quite natural therefore,
and regard him with "A certain jealous
proprietary interest it was equally natural
that he should claim the greater share of
her attention.
Have YOU narrowed this poor mans
feelings sufficiently for oncs2' she inquired
Il have, I'll agree to talk about moth
ing unpleasant hereafter"
Esteban turned to his nurse, inquiring,
why, of course l do! Aren't you alive
and-almost well?'
Now, as an argument, there was no par
ticular force in this suggestion; neverthc-
less, both men felt reassured. EsteBan
heaved grateful sigh. After moment
There is something l want to tell you
wait until tomorrow" Norine advised.
But he persisted: "No! | must tell il
now First, however did either OF you dis
cover an old coin in any OF my pockets
AN old Spanish doubloon?"
That doubloon again" Norine lifted
her hands protestingly and cast a meaning
look at OReily you talked about nothing
else for whole week Let me feel your
pulse"
Esteban surrendered his hand with sus-
You were flat broke when we got you"
OReilly declared
Probably seem to remember that
Treasure
"Doubloons Pieces of eight Golden
guineas !" exclaimed Norine why those
are pirate coins They. remind me of
Treasure Island of Long John Silver and
his wooden leg of Ben Gum and all the
rest" With u voice made hoarse, doubt
less to initiate the old nut-brown seaman
with the saber scar and the tarry pigtail,
who sat slipping his rum and water In the
Admiral Benbow Inn she began to chant:
Fifteen men on the dead mans chest
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo-ho-ho, and n bottle of rum !"
Fssteban smiled uncomprehendingly :
yes? Well this has to do with treasure.
That doubloon was a part Of the lost treas
ure of the Varonas."
Lost treasure Norine,s gray eyes
widened. What are you talking about?"
.'There IL mysterious fortune In our
family My father buried it, lie was very
rich, you know, and he was afraid Of the
Spaniards O'Reilly knows the story"
Johnnie assented with grunt. ''sure! I
know all about IT,"
Esteban raised himself to his elboY, "You
think it's q myth a joke. Well, IT'S not.
i know where Il is l found ~"
Norine gasped Johnnie spoke soothingly:
Don't get excited. old man; you've talked
Hal. Ilsteban fell back upon his pill
low. II haven't any fever I'm sane as
ever ! was, That treasure exists and that
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darkened,
slowly chair and sad "w kindly tell Mr. Mccall
when he returns that Joseph ngerso called and that
receive him. Then he turned his heel The situation
uncomfortable for Mr. Mccall held him the highest
and so had my father who corresponded with him.
Irish woman, named Margaret, took of the She
had Willie, about sixteen Of only child who
gved her heart by hunting wild companions and getting drunk
Ashenfeter who had been the time with sud
denly concluded sailing vessel around Cape Horn, and
the suggestion of Mr. Mccall, Margaret
sadly let him the last tying ccfx around his
throat, told him take de la
Willie for purpose prov
washed overheard and lost lie the
it lay the deck still have it, and his mother knew
part o the tragedy.
At that time the method of training lawyers
profession student read upon the subject
the office of praccng attorney his
have his ascertaned by occasional examinations The
reading confined almost exclusively dissertations
law and text books and there little reference particular
principle affirmed and il a cited
eucidaon of that principle The judges have
it and have decided accordingly The
the creation of law by the decisions
of the study either only
in its ncpency In Mr. Mcta Office learned nothing of
and have time wondered what should do pechance
the a actual should to me-
While was with him Mr. Mccall gave up his home,
family or was taken by hem to the western part of the city and
removed his offices two-story brick building
Of Fourth street 1t illustrates the relation of his students him
that they carried baskets all of his large library and the other
articles to the The relation
also quite different from that which
being part least friendly and
paterna One of Mr. McCals clients. little old
showed marked Joseph always
Christmas brought him turkey. Once hardly him
sad Mr. Mccall want to read the works of Spnoza and De
and they the Mercantile Library
hare could get them from the Philadelphia Library
share?'
deeply religious probably ought not to
young man in dipping into that sort of philosophy At
all events he did not read the books nevertheless
added to them Locke Hamilton obbes Hume and Spencer
Getting Acquainted
Through boarded in a Pennsylvania
the cast side of Third street Calowhi patronzed alone
by the clerks of merchants and by coming
interesting experience had little in the third story
with small window bed bowl a rough stand
two Windsor chairs strip rag carpet along the bed and other
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The End of the Story

That is how you found me in this
province. Lopezs man never delivered
those dispatches, for we were taken cross
ing the trocha-at least, ] was taken, for
end of me, too, I dare say, only was so
weak. 1T seems a century since that hight
Nv nrentory doesn't serve me very well from
than point for they jailed me, and ! grew
II was oat Of my head a good deal I
and other prisoners, some OF whom, nursed
me. You say you found me In a cell in
San Antonio de los Banoe Well, don't
know how got there and never heard
III viii probably all come back to you in
time" said OReilly. r.
mo doubt"
The two men fell silent for while. Este
ban /, lay with closed eyes, exhausted.
O'Rellly gave himself UP TO frowning
thought His thoughts were not pleasant
he could not. for the life of him. believe
N Rosa's safety SO implicitly as ne had LED LED
other had sapped his own supply Of hope,
leaving him a prey to black misgivings,
lie was glad when Norine Evans's return
put an end to his speculations
Esteban was right; the girl old have an
did power to rout devils both Of the spirit
and OF the flesh: she was sort of anti
body, destroying every noxious or un-
healthy thing mental or physical with which
she came In contact. This blessed capabil
ity was quite distinct from her skill with
medicipes-it was q glft, and as much
a part of her ms the healing magic which
Certainly her lSnack OF lending health md
strength from her own abundant store had
never boeu better shown than In Esteban's 4
case. for with almost no nlcdical assistance
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\ military order signed by General Washington while
ercamped at Penny packers Mills II Iays "Sir-You
hereby authorized to impress all the blankets Shoes stock
and other articles clothing that spared by the
Inhabitants of the County of Lancaster for the of the
Continental Army paying for the reasonable rates
giving certificates. Given at camp of Pennypackers
Mills this 9th day of September 1777. To William Henry
Esq, Lancaster"