davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

Stiid Don 'ner aerfesten fran3OII4en
GIogge."
lin aliens pegen ben Segsmulis
Gus?"
vMenn bu 70 n Sier MIDI tennit,
&rif9an, oaRn barfit bu ieinen la
teinif9en Nomen au9 MID 10 Oeruns
ienieren! So, aliens ipegen Oiefes gez
meine 8ieit, Oieien pterpOattlpus.
Nl1p, mir fu2ren BEL gutem Winoe
gang Iteoig uno poGten zines f40nen
Cages - es mar auf'n Mittno9 =
gerobe nit 10 mem 5toeltomsmit
UNI Sop 9orn 'rumfu9rwerten, als
mir ouf einmal Elm 9rGliges @ebeul
in Der 2uft b0rten. l1nO eb mir uns
i~iber6aupt erft beIinnen tonnten, mas
elgentli9 los mar, fIati4t 10 n 8teit
auf Oed nieber. Gin 8ieit, &in0er,
tpie i6r eu9 teins oenten t0nnt. Sd
mill eu9 mai erit bas Ster bei4reiz
ben. 9entt eu9 10 ne Sleoermaus,
bic 10 groB is pte 10 N Mitteloing
3pii9en Sub un0 @lefant. I'm benn
an oos ungetiim einen unberi9Gmz
ten NasborniAno6el bran! lin biefer
G9nabeI mar beIeBt nit groBen,
Ipibigen 3Gbnen. l1no Oann Die &u>
genl !9obt i6r I9on nal Qotienz
fommanoeur 9inri4ts feline Alte ges
Ie6en, penn bic fu9tig is? 90 UNI
gefG6r. Nur N bif9en grOBer. I'm
oenn IS bas Iiir9terli4e babel: luenn
oos cine na9 lints ro1t, 0enn Ore6t
ii9 oas onbere na9 re@ts. 90 mas
iiebt man auf Der 9an5en Welt MIDI
pieOer!"
so, ba tduf9t bu Dir uber gang
gepaltig. 0a bait bu Rapitdn &laus
@teineter nitbt getannt. Ser bate
ou9 10 me puar Augen pie 10 n
S4auteIpferb."
Sea ia, bus mag pobl fein. 4ber
gegen un1ern pterooattplus mar
&laus Steinetsr ser refine WaiIens
tna6e. I'm benin bic Stimmt bon
oas Bieb! Wenn tbr 10 men alien
Yapogei ii6er'n S9na6el 6aut, bann
IAreit er ia f9on gang nieoli4, ober
ipenn ibr bur mem @fFentGfis men
@9pdrmer obbrennt, bann trGben
bic @ffen aud gang i4On! aber bas
is oues nidts. Sd lam eu4 ias
gen, penn bus 8ieit auf Der Suite
iaB un0 nit Die &ugen rolte, nit
lie Jliigsls f9Iug unO ouHn trdbte
= bd meinte man, Der lei6baftige
Satan fGbe ba unb fdnge 10 N 2ieb
bon epigen Geuer. Nun, in benz
Mugenblid, mo- bos 8ieit an 8orb
flotterte, in oemielben Moment mar
oas Bed leer pie Sonntagsnd4mits
tags i'm Safen. &ein Meni4 mar
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

bor6Ieits unb fiette neugisrig iiber bic
ReIing. Sofort lam ser 3opf BEG
bitten tpieOer an 8u1ep bod, I'm sr
f4rie ieBt iiber Oed: nS9r pout
Matroien iein! @uI6Iappen ieio tbr!
&ommt bod 'raus unO f4lagt bas
2ubsr auf'n 3opp, bdB es genug
trie9t BON mem e6ten 0eutf4en!"
@ber bas NOR nur n Moment. Dds
Sier brebte iid nit mem Rud berum
unb biipfte pieber ouf Die 2ute. lin
GA mars tpieOer 10 itia an gorO
ME bor6er.
oBie mir 0us iibrigens BON ben
neften 0eutf9en" b0rten, ba DuBten
mir 8ef9eiO. 0as iugte Der @lts
nur, tpenr er fi9 einen getauft batte.
Hu, in bieIem Sale par Ous ia gang
ongebra9t.
lin 6onn fam Der Sonnabero.
'&inber, ben Sag perb' i9 mein Sebs
tag ni9t oergeTen. Btr batten es
geraOe 10 gemu9t nie Der <e, I'M
5uIeBt fparen mir ale felt pie Die
Saubiben. Selbit bic Sungens bat>
ten mas obgetriegt. 4m friiben
Morgen fam M bas 8teit ouf unfer
2o9is gu un6 bodte INNER nit benz
SnabeG an bic Sir. Wir triegten
ia MI men Sobesf4red, IN penn
mir mid al biel Hum i'm 2eibe ges
bubt bGtten, tpdren mir beinabe ptes
Der nii9tern geporOen. 9os 8ieb
lieB fi9 loder, I'm i'm 9e6eimen gudz
ten mir uns f9on nod 'ner DELI
nung Inn, ipo mir bur4geben fonns
ten. Mber od mar feline. @nblt4
patI9elte es nieber meg na4 A4s
teroed bin. Na, mir tuiinf@ten benz
often ia ni9ts G9Is9tes, a6er 10
ne @ierteIitunbe Angit tonnte i3m
ni6ts f9aben.
&uf einmal fam Settlers uuf me
groBortige Sbee. @r io9te, bas
8iet miiBte nag gu frefen 9dben,
bonn tpiirbe es fott unb Derbuftete.
I'm tuum bott' er bas gefagt, ba
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

MI gt6t's men &ra9, I'm Suianne
mar einmaG. @(ber mas tat Der ptes
ro~battDlus? @r bergte ben &opf 10
N biif9en Dor, ma9te gang groBe,
runbe Mrgen, I'M ouf einmol trGbte
er SuIonne an, boB bas arme Ster
benten muBte, es bOrte feds Saz
mentdpeuen auf einmal. @ber ba
mar Sufanne au9 ni4t foul, uno
Do 1prang iie nit ben @orber6einen
crf ole 2ute RON I'M f9rie IN i@rie,
a(s Oh fie bic po1oure bes iiingiten
Gtri9ts Derf9ludt bite. unb auf
einmol gei9ob ettpas Sonoerbares:
Dos 8ieIt b0rte gu fingen auf, tluppte
ben S9nabel gu unb flog nit mem
mG9tigen SaB riidpGrts iiber Sed.
IS Unfit Dor GuIanne aus! I'm pie
mir bus 1aben, ba nurben a9tern
unb borne gang porii9tig Die Siren
aufgemo9t, I'm auf 3e9eniptBet
iGli9en mir uns an Die Geling. I'm
als mir iaben, baB bas 8iet i@on
an bic 3pei Seemeilen meg mar, ba
traten mir pieber feit auf I'M ta>
ten, aGs ob mir INNER an 9ed gene
len mGren. I'm unier Otter lam
'raus, III oa no6m &c men &teter
unb 9udte binter bos Sier fer, I'M
pQnn 9ing er ouf SuIanne gu IN
umormte ras Sier I'M traulte ibm
bas 5eG. OoB er es ni4t tiBte,
mar oGles. g2u NOR Der S4red Ell
gentli9 gu @noe, penn mir ni4t 10
men fre9en Sungen an 8orb gebabt
6Gtten. Scum tpuren mir pieber on
he Mrbeit getommen, ba f4rie er DON
Der Bad 'runter: n9ei tommt mie7
ter!" lin auf einmul itanb er
mutter1eelenalein an Oed. 4ber Der
Sunge bate ii4 getdui@t, unO oa
ao6m i'm benn Ser Nltee 10 griinbli3
uor, toB er ipdter i'm 9ofen gum
9ottpr gsbro9t iperoen muBte. Sd
6roGte i'm feI6er bin, unb ba err
aG6lt' i'd benz Oottor ales. 1nb Der
fd)rie6 mir ben Namen BON bas Sier,
oas i9 inn gang genau bel4rieben
bate, in mein Noti5bu9. 9a9er bab'
i4 ben 10 gut be6alten."
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

huenn's borne uno o6tern men gtIs
ten @rog gegebsn bdttee. lin MI fpurs
ben bic Siren perrommelt IN MI
gudten mir our9 bic guaebs, uno
ga Iaben mir, pie ser aIte a6tern
nit grOBe, runbe @ugen audi aus
Sas 8uae1 BON Der Segeltammer
9udte. lin ME er uns fab. i9rie er
ii6er 0ed: ,Gu tommt bo borne NAL
'rdus un6 fmeibt bos 8ieit ii6er
8orO, fOnt bOr i9 eu9!" ga, Oor
benz 9olen iporen mir ia ~Dorldufig
Iifer, uno fpie bas 8te1t ben often
70 i9reien b0rte, flatterte es auf eins
NAL ouf bos Jeniter gu. llnO On, in
benz el6en Moment BAT Der 4lte tpeis
BE Spare unb bic i9redli9e Raie
getriegt. 0enn er er3G6lte na4ber,
er bate gana beutIi8 ge6Drt, fpie Der
pteroOattbIus i6m geId9t bate, oaB
er Jpn frefen nolIe. Ser 4lte butte
aber nod 10 OieI @eiftesgegenrpurt,
OoB sr bas 8uGeb 5utluppte. Mtt
benz Snabel uno 6em Iungen 9ols
bate bos @ieb ndmIi4 gor5 gut
Our4 bic Defining geben fOnnen.
S6r tDnnt eu9 MI benten, in pel4er
I9redli9en Gage mir Nns befanOen.
&ein MenI9 am Steuer, feline Seele
an ben @egeln, bas S9iff tpurbe bin
unb Der 9ei4mifen pie 70 N Mtit>
pogen auf 'ner 9orfftrdbe. Wtr
bOfften, OoB uns irgeno Elm S4iff
bemerfen foIte. Sc bGtte oann bob
gepiB oltf uns 3~ugebuIten. &ber
Oann ba9ten mir audi: tpenn bic bas
omeritaniI9e 8ieit ouf Der Saoelute
TtBen ieben, 10 mifen iie glei4 Be
f9eib, unb nit Der 9ilfe is es nt4ts.
@ie geIagt, es bleibt INNER auf Der
2abeIute iibeu, unb oGe 3eRn Wftnlts
ten TtieB es einen S4rei aus, 10 OaB
mir uns oGe oie Obren 5u6dlten
muBten, obgtei9 Oie3iiren berrammelt
poren. @inigen BON uns fpuroe bag
O%6renaubolten gu longpeillg, ltno
borum bonben fe fi4 lieber bic Obj
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28
@aTer als SdIafmitteI.

Cine abionOerIi@e Site berrf9t
bet Den 8epobnern Oes 9imaIapa.
SobalO namli4 iiinsere &inoer ni4t
l9lafen poQen, peroen lie our9
Waher in S9laf gebra9t. Sin @ngs
ldnOer beri4tet oariber ~fol9enbes:
0as &inO, bus etpa 3pel SABRE alt
Iein mo4te, purbe 0ur9 ieine Mfut>
ter, pelae mt 9etreiOemabIen be-
l4dftist mar, oerart 9ebettet. Dob DON
einem iiber i9m angebra4ten @efaB
elm feiner Wn1erI trabl bernleoer auf
bas 9aupt. uno 5par auf ben &DPt=
pir6el fiel. Der tletne S9retbals.
Der por6er bur9 ni9ts BON Der Wlnts
ter beru9ist peroen tonnte. idltef jap
iufort Elm, tporauf Der @trabl abse>
iteut purbe. - Sine nod eigentiims
iidere 0~ano6abung oieier Site bate
i'd einige 3eit Darauf gu beoba4ten
@eleaenbeit. Bon einem 8ergabbang
ram elm f4maIes 8d9lein. Sn oie>
fes par elm etpa ein SUP langes
Stiid 8aumriHoe selegt, oos als
2eituns fir cine tIeine @oReraber
olente. Siefe fieI auf ben &opf ei>
nes etpa einen balben SUB tiefer rns
benben Rinoes unb bra4te es oaour9
in rubiaen S9Iaf. 9ie @ingeborenen
be6aupten, oaB aud bic @eiunbbeit
Der &inoer baDur4 reientIi4 seitGrtt
perbe. I
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

@pparates tit Itets genau aitf 0en
3ielpunft 6eS @epebres geri6tet,
1no es lit iomit 5peifelloS, oaB Oas
e~ntltebenoe Bib genou Oie Steae
mieoergibt, auf pel6e i'm Womert
oes @boriidens oie Miin0ung oes
@elpebreS geridtet mar. Ser Sip.
parat lit 10 NIT Sem N63ug oeS @e-
tpebres berbun6en, 0oS er ii6 beim
g(bOriiden bIibidneq offnet uno
idon hGe0er gei6loiIen tit, tpenn
Ser SduB erfoIgt, 10 bob sic @r-
i6iitterltng Ser &ufnnbme oes Bill
bes feinen @intrag mebr tim fann.
Ser Apparot fam ieoer3eit bonn
@etpebr entfernt tperoen, 10 0aB Die
ieS audi fret gebrauGt perOen
fam.
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28
gn ptrrooaktplns.
Scemanns,6nmurs$f uOn $. SinOer

rSbr gGau6t alfo ni4t, baB es iOt=
6e alten 8ieIter gibt?" fragte San
6eteibigt bic 5reipo6e. gtn, S9r
9u6t eben alle 10 re9t feline N6nung
oapon! Sd fam Sud iogen, i4 bab'
Fe fuit ale 81 ie6en getriegt: ben
eBrontoIaurus, ben 9leiipiaurus, ben
@roBen Saurus unO mie Die Sau>
ruEe ale betBen!"
n@is ie6en oie 8ieiter Osnn aus,
Sdn2"
n9as is gar nib 10 einfa6 gu be-
f6reiben. Der cine bat men &Opf
mte'n GGefant, babel fat er 8eiue
spte'n &Gngurub unO tott oes
S6peifes bat er ne pfauenfeOer.
Der anoere bat men 30rper tpie elm
Serotobil, bas beiBt fe6smoI 10 groB,
Beine pte ne fiinf8igjG6rige 9irdfFe
uro benn N paor Slii9el pie 10 ne
alte boGdnoiI4e Mii6le. 4liO, i4
hu6' fpGter no9mal 10 N 8ieit geIez
9en. Bel Sap 9orn mars. limb
3fDnr mar oas elmer bon ben naers
f90nIten, Elm pteroOaftplus."
nWa-o-a-a-d-s!"
,Safpol, men Yterooaftplus! ga,
ba iie6t man, NOS i6r fir Sesleute
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

Feib! pa meint i6r nu, 70 n
Bterobattplus pdr mas gu effen Ober
su trinten. 4ber baB es li4 bier
aim men ri9tigen Saurus banbeIt,
nit 6liigels uno SlofenS bas a6nt
sPr aQe MIDI"
nSun, bu muBt nid 10 I4red>
LID liigenl N biiI4en mas IGBt man
ti9 MI gefaGen, obers penn ou
gIaubit, bier %befa9rene 2eute OertObs
Zen gu t0nnen, benn 6ait De Dir ge>
Fnitten."
SD, benin min i9 eu4 mai mas
cr3Gblen! Bon bas 8ieft t0nnt tbr in
ieoe Naturgei9i9te, in jeOes Ronoerz
lutionsleritum naAleien. 0as 1T 10
Dabr, als meme 8roBmutter in
5~intenpGrOer in me S3uIe segan9en
fpar."
sd bcnt, bab Ou uns nal eradblt
bait, baB oeine @%roBmuttsr ne meIO>
potamif4e Siirittn tpar."
rSa, bns NOR oo9 sic anbere.
Sinners, bic Don 8atern feline Seite.
9tee, III ieio nal ernft. Oenn unIer
Seopitdn bat BE Sage Dor S9red
gan3 meiBes 9aar gefrtsgt, unb feline
Iaie = bier Grib GluuEsn uno
&orl 8remers, bic BADEN feline Nafe
IN Der Glnn33eit nod g%etannt = bic
Spuree sona neiBli4zgrin. sic
frieste 10 ne S9redforbe, unb nit
bic blouen uno rotten Supfen
orauf fab iie aug pie 10 n altes
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28
NeeyptiiSbe StatMe1t.

i6en 9ron5en 9ereiniet umS segen
ole 3erItorungen Oes @riinipous ge-
iidert. aae OieIe @rbeiten peroen
bon einem G6emifer oltsgefiibrt.
Mon bot 0ie 9unit Der 9legppter
Iddsen geIernt, ieitOem man iie in
i6rer Ourd ole banOtperfsmGBige
TRADITION ge%foroerten &ii6tigteit
unO gIeid5eitig in ibrer Oitrh Den
9ultuS beoingten @ebltnoenbeit er'
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

5eigt uuler 9iIo. Sino ole &unIt-
Derfe BON aolfitein, 10 muft li6
IeiOer III unoeren &limen Iebr
idreQ cine 3erIt0rung ibrer Ober'
fldde bemerf6or. Ger dgpptiide
&dIfitein ent6Glt Sol3, oieies lott
It'd i'm feudten 9limu, idpibt al8-
Damn aus ullo 5erfriBt sic @piOers
NUS Ser 6igatren. I'm Dem ltebeL
3u ~begegnen, o%erfoI9t man Oie @te-
Gbo0e, Die plaitii6en arbeiten aus
dgbptii6em 9alfitein nllS5ulaugen.
Die be3iigIi6eu Grge6niiie iin0 redt
5ufrieoenIteaeno. Sn iebr 9elunge.
uer @eiie neroen audi Die GgDptis
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28
Gas pbhtnarapbtrrFMhe
OemFbr+

0os pbotograpbierenOe @etpebr
lit cine @rfin0uttg auf Dem @ebiete
0es S~agoiportes, pelfes benz
S6iiben Die M0gIi6feit berIeibt,
Sic 9oIition oes 8il0es I'M Wlo-
ntent oes G6uIies genau feit5lt'
reip. genau naG5utueiieu, OBJ
elm &ern- ODER SebliGuB 9efaaen
lit. 9ie a6ie Oes pbotograpbii9en
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

~. aun'ti6dbe 0eS S6aroonen'
Idttoea eri6einen meri4opfIid. Snl'
uter ueue S%0nigSgrdber meroen nul.
aeoedt, uno Die Niiieen iiiaen iih
nut 6umten Sdrgeu, @erfen Der
&leinflmIt, &ol5fi9uren unO SoloI-
ialItatuen. Sine iolde Stotlle BON
deualtigen Timeniionet, Oie einen
dqoptii6eu &bnroo bartlett, Ole I'M
o6eren @iltoI uufgefunOeH Duroe,
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

fannt bot. Die tedniide 8ilOung
ser aegppter 5eigt iid III ibrer
&oQfommenbeit, iobaIo man es
berIuft, Die H%ieienperfe, Die lie &c.
I6affen, bon Ort un0 Steae 3u
riiden. gfod beute muB man gang
oieIel6en 0}ittel Wie Dor SarIen0en
BON Sabren onipenoen. Mtii6iam
iuer0en 0ie Steinfoloiie nit Silfe
BON 5GaiGen5iigen nieoergeIegt uno
ouf @6leifen our6 lange 3iige bon
2oIttieren fortgeihleppt, gang pie
es ouf ben bertieften &eIiefs Der
Gempels uno BplonentuGnOe barge
Itelt lit.
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28
Der wradfiih.

Gin Slid, Ser in aquurien iebr
ieIten ou3utreffen lit, lit Der 8rod-
fii6, elm @ertreter Ser &ieien6ari6e,
Sec sic anlebnlide 2dnge bon 61@
SUB uno elm @emidt bon iiber 100
Bfuno belibt. Ser Slid lit in
iiingerem Sitter arf brautem @rltn-
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

iif ieOo6 altd) in n0rblihere Sim.
meIitride, Bis on sic englii6en Sill
item Dor. SeoenfoIlS trdgt er ieinen
Nomen nit &e6t. Ser engIii6e
S6iffer gtidols beobo6tete mabreno
elmer 8inoitiue an ser p~ortugieIi.
i6en 4iilte, oaB ELM altes, nit en-
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

oe ounfIer eefIedt uno getpoIft, in
poreeriidten Sabren einfarbig braun-
grou. @r fommt I'M @tIantii6en
S3ear, aud i'm MitteImeer, b6ufig
Dor. @ls @egleiter bon @radteilen
Die NIT @ntenmui6eIn, ieiner 2ie6,
Iingsnabrune, beiest iin6, tpaet er
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

tenmuideIn oift beiebtes Sdiff
5tpei @oden lang bon &ieienbariden
umlages. puroe. Die Matroien ndbr-
ten iid mdbrenO oieier gan5en 9eit
borptid6li6 bonn Sleii6 Der BEL
bieier @elegenbeit s~efangenen 81.
I1e.
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

i9miFen mir au8 i9on Sdnoe Oo0
9urtbrOt aus Dem 8uGep no9 Dem
PteroOattblus bin. ST 6eI9nupperte
ben 3piebad aud. Damn tat er
uber, ols 6dtt' er fein 9anaes 2e6en
Washington Journal., 1918-06-28

ms6r gu Iebsn. Wie tpeggebGufen ipus
rem le ale. I'm apar Der Glte nit
ben beioen Stuerleuten uno einem
Sunsen mad o9tern, IN mir oaa
bunbs na@ borne ins 2o9is. Oas
sins a6er nit 70 'ner 5iEisteit. aIs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
TERRIBLY lLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved b. Bis<k-p raught.

RossvflIe. Ga.-hirs. Sate Lee Able. o.
This place, writes ''E;y husband is an
engineer, and once wtsT. Hitting. he i'm
Eured himself with a Escce Of heavy ma
ciinefy. across The aasnen, He vas
90 sore he could NOT bear to press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed l65 lbs, and fell of Until he
weighed Hobs. In fdro weeks.
He became conStipzted and II looked
IKE he Would die. We had three dffeteut
doctors, yet with an fIsr medicine, Ills
bowels failed to act. He would tim up
a ten-cent bottle of castor Oh, and drink
Il two OF three days II succession. He
did This YET without result We became
desperate, he suffered 50. He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffetiug
eould only BE described as torture.
/ sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. lmade him IKE a big dose,
and when Il began to aaIae tainted, he
was insuet Misery b1the got rehetand
beam 10 mend a onee. He got ven,
and we both feel he OWES his Ete to
Thedford's Biaek-DEabt''
Tbedford's Black D taEEhr WIlhelpyou
10 Keep 81 ready for De days work.
-TY 10 HCeI3l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19
HUNDREDTH-sExTH
CHAPTER.

I chartered excitedly all the way
home from the concert, trying to shut
away from my senses a 200 infinite
feeling of the proximity Of Certsis.
wEile lac, felt sure was determined
tina: !" Snculd not for an instant forget
thar he aid l were alone together. l
knew tf.at was making only tue most
ordinary, the most formal remarks.
and that Certeis didn't care at al What
/ said. dc himself seldom spoke.
''lSuadcrI III concert! I'm 50 excited
II. airaic will not sleep for ilourS.
exclaimed as we wheeled through
the great iron gates Of the Lorimer
grounds
'.Tu prescribe a cure for insomnia
ST=Il get out al walk to the house"
Certeis said, and he stopped the chauE-
feur quickly, helped me out OF tho
car and directed his man to be at the
porte c0Iherc in twenty minutes. 1t
was q Tnd night for DeceE.ber and
we wsiEed as SLOWLY may as well
Put Gown the truth-as slowly as low
erS do Certeis with his fingerS clasp
ing ~" arm.
Eavel had the touch o: a man
mace my pulses beat so 1arI. i Inc
toutn Of his fingers thrill me so, what
VT uld lis kiss be like?
Bob's way was to snatch short
fierce kiss, then to leave me, as II
Represented the flesh and the devil,
but to Certeis kiss would be, per-
haps, ceremonial?
Surely that was not for me to find
out. 1t was time for me to retreat
from this front trench of Irritation I
slipped the fastening OF my pearls and
dropped them onto the sod where they
fell without sound. AS Certeis took
his hand from my arm, something
warned me that in another instant it
would clasp my wrist I stopped short
saying:
''oh, Tony. Ny pearls! I had thec,
on when We left the car! They must
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-19


= vs.v d'I reat looking Gerald than
L-eonore haa e.Hcrsed- He was in a
Very CatrIv :cokinc uniform and his
.s:"Gvcs we're 1cii1, away up, display
Ing red arms a,::t hands. In one hand
vas n knife and in the other he Srasps6
a pCtato. half peeled.
Zone right ,v2r aere," Gerald said
reRss1rinsly. f,' he could see that Leo.
nara :I2rs was confused As "a dream
sac s0i:o Sed atm cvet 20 where he
had BEEN sitting CT q bux rreIing pota-
tees. "A !:aif naSfu' va before him
and a: arSe pan of peelec ones were
by his SiIe
ana on fa'isne day. he explained.
Gee! les Srca. fun Why, today |
scrubbed cut the cook house, chopped
w0Nd All H. ;srd Inak.. l. eau. Isn't it
gr.aa. :..E.? TIN tx OF me. an ex.
banker. doing such w~fHl Why. si1
months aso w1ulI tsvt SCORED al
.uch = ta-:.S. But IN " ! know Leo.
more, see things differently. In times
like these we have to do real things
20 help SET the world right. no matter
whether It's work we have been accus>
toned to or rot. ! see all your argu.
ments now about the hospital, and do
you know. l1ttle girl, think it is woEs
derfuI-your going there? If enc only
sets his nina to it big tasks become
awfully small ard lots Of fun. When
are you going tack?"
"Tor1ol row. she laughed gayly..
land, do you know, l think it's won.
derful of ne too
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pe somewhere between us and the
gate!"
lie hurried back, and away I Eew
toward the house, planning to ring
the bell the moment Certels should
concur But had not counted on the
Tong curves Of the walk nor the silly
heels OF my slippers, which were not
made for running. With swift strides
Gerteis crossed the grass, cutting the
curves of the walk. He caught me in
the shadow of some pine trees Both
arms went apou1E me and he crushed
me close.
call you that little saint but you are
you are"
Just what I am can only guess
for then he kissed me- cannot hon
estly record that he showered forbid
den kisses on my unwilling lips. He
took just one. Then he fastened the
pearls about my throat-and it took
him long, long time
81 do not ask you to forgive me"
he said. You challenged me-and l
am glad have waited for that kiss
and I will not forget it."
After the door had closed between
US / hurried up stairs. Fortunately
mother and Chrys let me pass unrno-
Tested. Eloise carried away all the
pink trash. and / rubbed the rouge
from my cheeks. And wonder If this
was the way the notorious Mrs. Cal
finch had started on her career as a
heartbreaker. knew that ought to
have some qualms OF conscience, but
l didn't have any, and didn't feel
cheap, as ought to have done, accord
ing to all books Of advice for girls.
/ was disappointed. There had been
a thrill in that kiss; but was any
thrill worth while, after all:
"oh, welA" said ] to myself 81 be-
lieve it's the pursuit, and not the cap
ture, which keeps the love pirates so
interested in the game OF hearts!"
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u. The thought OF home
= re tears that had been trying
re ftrttl for hours. After an hour
H2tns she felt better. but the re-
70 so home was still with her.
s:.t?3 81 let the head nurse know
SO h21 been beaten by the work,
She would just tell them she
- home for few days.
=. re are so short Of nurses we
.S.75Ibfy spare you the superin-
said when Leonore interview
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ladies, meet the scarf ven, over
which many lovers of novelties are re-
ported to be ''dotty!" 1t is three yards
long, of black silk octagon net, and
elaborately embroidered in a design Of
heavy black chenille dots. This up.
to-the-minute lady wears the veil with
a close little hat Of Eray beaver with
rolling moleskin brim and gray chen
lille tasseL
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''oh, Tony! Ny pearls! I had then
on when We left the car! They must
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z A-.' ~ DSt.'kN 84S SuOn rs YOU are Der
~" tt'e Superintendent gave in. But
wise1 IeSnere was gone she was al
mot sure she would not see her again.
There was no one to meet Leonore
ct tie station. By the time she had
reacSed home she was tired and worn
S9Qt. but, EGt too tired to sob out the
whole miserable tale in her mothers
arDs.
Il knew st. was too much for you.
daTlnE." ser mother comforted. lyon
don't havs to. go back to that horrid
noSDs ar
you seen Gerald this week?'
LecIcre asked as soon as she was rest
ed Iasn't he been in every day7''
He wss IN last evening" her mother
answered "t.ut the poor, dear boy looks
SO worn OUT
sHsw does he look In Uniform
stunning, wolsGe he?"
ae does look fine.' her mother
smiled, for Gerald is a handsome boy
yes" LeCrore agreed. and he must
be having ripping time A soldiers
I{foSfS the life mother wish could
f9ye stayed until he got his Uniform.
smsg going cut to the camp this very
ttrrnoon.s'
Three O'Clock found Leonore IN the
car on the way to the soldiers train
ing camp. Der cheeks were flushed
with the expectation OF the welcome
she would be sure to get. But they
had quasyeled Il was the first time
she had remembered that since she left
70 90 to the hospital. Gerald had OBJ
5ecsed 10 her going into training: he
had gafd her place was at home, and
That Q nurses iife was the life Of q dog.
She had persisted that he was all
Srong and had left for the hospital
The eay he was to report for military
service. Now she knew that he was
right thnugP. and could acknowledge
Int sue was in the wrong Her well
come Weuld be a pleasant one, she felt
s1re q Z As the car drew near the
carp she pictured what 4 Ane time
I1ld was Eaving-GIorfouS parades
5efafo applaudfng adniring people,
danecS p9-tfes receptfel Is in his honor
aIc n honor o! the uniform he wore.
Oh & was wonderful, she knew It was.
eenoHe he'd her head very high as
kl9 gard escorted her TO where Prf-
glto Ge:sld Montgomery could be
Hound. She fes4 sure she would ind
I'm paftabtne of afternoon tea with
some of those Red Cross girls. and
smiled &C tho thought Of the onyy they
sctAd feel when they saw him kiss
lady e ste Private MontsonerySS'
FED o1t IiIe sentinel.
~. Leentspe5 It was Gerald. but
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49,; tSH /, mBs4 he for ,+.s 4be
Candy Cane Gown.
AS an afternoon frock for the Christ
mts party enc can scarcely imagine
more aprCros. striking, and dele.
ctable costume than this pearfy gray
SILK duyetyn, with its horizontal strip
iags OF wi1e-red velvet in the varied
widths. A softly SHRED tucker of
while net fills in the low-cut bodice.
A huge, G3oopfng hat of wine-coIored
velvet and wkite and gray pIumes is
the pleasing accompaniment Of this
frock.