davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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can wait. The river won't. There's
q river running away down yonder.
rdining the valley, running the homes
Of families men have carried in with
them. I've asked you to save them.
There's a debt of honor to be paid.
My promise. have asked you to pay
it. There's history being written in
that desert. I've asked you to write
it. And you say No"
"No! I say yesw clipped Rickard.
The Marshall oratory had swept him
to his feet.
The dramatic moment was chilled
by their Anglo-Saxon self-conscious-
ness. An awkward silence hung. Then:
"When can you gor'
To-day, tomorrow, the first train
out"
"Good!"
"Any instructions?"
"Just stop that river!'
'The expense?" demanded the engi-
neer. 'How far can I CO."
Oh the expense4" cried Tod
Marshall. gust so ahead"
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CHAPTER II.
A Bit Of Oratory.

Marshall threw his hat on a chair,
the morning paper on his desk. He
aimed his burned-outscigar at the near
est cuspidOr, but it fell foul, the ashes
scattering over Sans lately secured
llnoleum. Instantly there was appear
ance of settled disorder. Marshall
emptied his pockets Of loose papers,
spreading them out on his fat-top
desk.
"Sit down.
Rickard took the chair at the other
side of the desk.
Marshall rang Il bell. Instantly the
shirt-sleeved clerk entered.
81 shall not see anyone" the chief
announced. 81 don't want to be inter
rupted. Take these to Smythe."
His eyes followed the shutting OF
the door, hen turned square upor
Rickard. II need you. It's HI o.
mess I"
The engineer wanted to know wha
kind of a "mesS" 1t was.
'That river. It's running away from
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you want me to fill?" His voice
sounded queer TO himself-dry, mock
ing, as If anyone should know what
an absurd thing he was being asked
to do. He felt MarshalPs sharp In
dian eyes on him, as If detecting pet
tiness. Well, he didn't care how Mar
shall interpreted it. That place wasn't
for him.
II want you in control down there"
Rickard knew he was being appraised,
balanced all over again. 1t made no
difference
"Tm sorry" he was beginning when
Marshall cut in.
"Good Lord, you are not going to
turn it DOWN.
He met Marshalps incredulous
stare. "Its job I'd jump at under
most circumstances. But 1 can't go,
sir"
Tom Marshall leaned back the full
swing of his swivel chair, blankly
astounded. His eyes told Rickard
that he had been found wantfng-he
had white blood in his veins.
"It is good of you to think of me
pshaw! it is absurd to say these
things. You know that 1 know it is
an honor to be picked out by you for
such a piece. of work. I'd like to
but l can't" ~-r~-'1';r a,-sc.a. .'t'a}}l
The president of railroads, who
knew men, had been watching the
play of feature. "Take your time" he
said. Don't answer too hastily. Take
your time"
He was playing the fool or worse,
before Marshall, whom he respected,
whose partisanship meant so much.
But he couldn't help it. He couldn't
| tell that story-he knew that Marshall
would brush it aside as a child's cpl
sode. He couldn't make it clear to
the man whose stare was balancing
him why he could not oust Tom Har-
din.
"Is 1t a personal reason?" Mar
shall's gaze had returned to his ring
making.
Rickard admitted it was personal.
'Then / don't accept it. L wouldn't
be your friend If / didn't advise you
to disregard the little thing, to take
the big thing. Maybe you are going
to be married." He did not wait for
Richards vigorous negative. "That
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them. I'm going to send you down to
stop it,"
"The Colorado" " exclaimed Rickard.
It was no hose to be turned, simply,
off from q garden bed.
"Of, course you've been following 1t?
It's one of the biggest things that's
happened in this part of the world.
Too big for the men who have been
trying to swing it. You've followed
it?"
"Yes." Queer coincidence, reading
that report just now! 1--WE not been
there. But the engineering papers
used to get to me in Mexico. I've
read all the reports"
His superior's question was unchar-
acteristically superfuous. Who had
not read with thrilled nerves of that
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to shout for Tucsonw 1t was impos-
sible enough to smile over! Child's
work, compared to Mexico.
The distinction of serving Marshall
wen certainly had Its drawbacks. He
wanted to sweep on. Whether he had
a definite terminal, a concrete goal,
had he ever stopped to think? Spe-
cializatiOn had always a fascination
for him. 1t was that which had
thrown him out of his instructorship
into the flrebox of western engine.
II had governed his course at college
to know one thing well. and thsn to
prove that he knew it well Content
. "a la the Mexican barracks, here he
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When Man and Nature CIashed.

a the whole nation thrilled by
and strength
Great
the tricky Colorado for
Finally threatened
rich icperiaI valley Of southern California In last
triumphd eubed The
realized that
this thrilling chapter Of western
that she the world in "The
he oEtofdoors story Of strong who for
smaness their fail
will enjoy start to dnh
toEx
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wild river which men had been trying
to put under work harness? Who,
even among the stay-at-homes, had not
followed the newspaper stories of the
failure to make a meek servant and
water carrier of the Colorado, that
wild steed of mountain and desert?
What engineer, no matter how remote,
would not follow" that spectacular
struggle between men and Titans?
"Going to send me to Salton?" he
inquired. The railroad had been kept
jumping to keep its feet dry. His
job to be by that inland sea which
last year had been desert!
"NO. Brainerd Is there. He can
manage the tracks. / am going to
send you down to the break"
Richard did not answer. He felt
the questioning eyes Of his chief.
The break-where those Hardins
were-how In thunder was he going
to get out of that, and save his skin?
Marshall liked his own way
"We'll consider 1t settled, then"
! "Whos in charge there?" Rickard
was only gaining time. He thought
he knew the name he would hear.
Marshall's first word surprised him.
"No one. Up to few months ago
it was Hardin, Tom Hardin. He was
general manager of the company. He
was allowed to resign, to save his
face, as the Chinese say. I may tell
you that 1t was a case of firing. He'd
made a terrible fiuke down there"
II know" murmured Rickard. II
was growing more difficult, more dls-
tasteful. If Marshall wanted him tc
supplant Hardin! 1t had been incred
ible, that mans folly! Reckless gam
bling, nothing else. Make cut in the
banks of u wild river, without put
ting In head gates to control 1t; 6
child would guess betteri 1t was 6
problem now, oil right; the writer o.
the report he'd just read wasn't The
only one who was prophesying failure
Let the river cut back, and the gov
ernment works at Laguna would b'
useless; pickle Hardin had made.
Still to gain time he suggested tina
oldIsldi ten hIlu lHe SlluutlOu W
followed only the engineering side O
1t. I don't know the relationship o
the two companies"
"Where the railroad came In? TIL
inside of that story? I'm responsible
i guaranteed to Faraday the closin
Of that break. There was a big dis
trict to save, district that the raj
, road tapped-but I'll tell you tina
later" He was leisurely putting blue
perfectly formed rings into the all
his eyes admlring them.
"Perhaps you've heard how Estradi
: the general, took a party of men int
| the desert to sell a mine he ownet
> After the deal was made he decide
p to let 1t slip. He'd found somethin
bigger to do, more to his liking tina
the sale of a mine. Estrada was
r big man, great man. He had tn
idea Powell and others had, of turl
e ing the river, of saving the desert. Fl
dreamed himself Of doing 1t. If sicl
4 ness hadn't come to him the ColoraC
: would be meekly carrying water no
instead of flooding a country. PIT
# Eduardo, the son, is not like him. He
n like his mother-you never know VIII
# they are dreaming about. Not at @
alike, my wife and Estrada's."
Il Then 1t came to Rickard that
had heard somewhere that Marsha
IA and General Estrada had married 81
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Rickard "goes In" and as he
goes he begins to comprehend
something of the difficulties Of
the job that he has undertaken.
He learns why the valley dis
trusts the D. r., as the valley
calls the company which Hardin
fathered and which peopIed the
desert. "Go In" with . Rickard
In the next instaIlment.
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(To BE CoNTINUED.J
Virtue Can Be oyerdone.

VTrtue Can 30 OVerdone.
Selflessness and complaisance are
beautiful virtues, but do not forget
that virtue carried to excess may be-
come the most irritating and difficult
Of fsilings.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
GARFIELD MADE THE GOAT
Ard Congress Wants Know Why His
Plans Were So UnceremOniOus-
ly Set Aside
(ASsociated { Press

Washington, Dec. 15.-While relax
atior of restrictions on the use of BIZ
luminous coal continued yesterday. in
dicating governmental belief that the
strike crisis in the industry has pass
ed. congressional investigation began
to bear upon the active participants
in the settlement.
The appearance last night of DR.
Harry A. Garfield. whose resignation
as federal fuel administrator was ac-
cepted by President Wilson. before
the Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing the coal situation, was followed
by indications that Attorney General
Palmer and other high officials would
be called on this week to explain why
plans of DR.. Garfield were set aside
and a compromise made with the
miners union on basis which the
former fuel administrator described
as contrary to fundamental princi-
pies of government"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
HIGH RANK EASILY ACQUIRED
MIIItarIstIe knowledge Not at All Neo-
sssary for Haitian to Become
General" In Army.

Haiti, as a country. impresses re-
cent traveller with the multiplicity of
Its generals and the variety and gor-
Eeousness Of their uniforms. In the
'rBlack Republic" the title OF gen
eral," IL appears, is conferred for any
sort Of service to the state or, as Is
probably even more effective in provid-
Ing revenue for the makers Of uni
forms, to the political party that hap
pens to be In power. Military ex-
perience is not necessary to become
a general, although apparently any
and all generals are more or less
recognized as such by the private
soldiers recruited by q compulsory
system, and so poorly and irregularly
paid that q visitor TO the presidents
palace must sometimes distribute
cOppers to the entire military body
guard expectantly lined up to receive
him. AS soon as the citizen who has
earned the gratitude OF state or party
receives his appointment, says the
Chronicler, he Immediately buys him
self a uniform Of whatever color and
style his fancy may dictate, to which
he adds q collection of all sorts and
kinds Of medals" His next need
is a charger; he acquires one OF
the diminutive ponies Of the Island.
vaults or climbs into the saddle, and
Is complete.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15

God and Satan play chess together.
But the chess they play is not the little
ingenious game that originated in In
dia; 1t is on an altogether different
scale. The ruler of the universe Gre
ates the board, the pieces, and the
rules; he makes all the moves he may
make as many moves as he likes when
ever he likes; his antagonist, however.
Is permitted to introduce a slight in
explicable inaccuracy into each move,
which necessitates further moves In
correction. The creator determines
and conceals the aim Of the game,
and 1t is never clear whether the pur-
pose Of the adversary is to defeat or
assist him in his unfathomable pro-
1ect.-H. G. Wells.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
PHENOMENON OF A BLUE SUN
Cause, Astronomers Assert, Was the
Eruption of Large Volcano
at Sunda States.

Astronomers of different countries
have more than once recorded blue
moon. This remarkable phenomenon
has been twice observed, both in Italy
and Austria. but only once In England.
A blue sun has appeared once only
and will probably never be seen again
even to the end of existence, astron-
omers say. This occurred in August
1888, at the Sunda States. The cause
was the eruption of a large volcano
In the terrible shock that followed
a great range of mountains was blown
completely into the air. The cavity
left on the Sunda States after this
explosion was 1000 feet deep. Billions
OF tons of rock, dust and mud were
blown heavenward for no less than
IL miles.
1t can be understood what the ex-
plosiOn was like when 1t is said that
at Batavia, exactly LOO miles away.
the street lamps had to be lit, although
the time was not yet noon. The sun
up to this time was completely OBJ
scured; but toward sunset-the sunset
that only the tropics know-came the
magnificent phenomenon known to
astronomers as the blue sun. This
was seen by every one within 80 or
10 degrees of the equator.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
BIG MEN ON CLUBS ROSTER
Poets and Scientists Belonged to Or
aanIzatIon Which Found Reerea-
tIon In the Adirondack.

Longfellow's dislike for killing AMI
mails prevented him from accompany
ing Emerson, Agassiz, Lowell and 9TH
er learned men comprising party OF
ten that went into the Adirondacks
each summer, according to State Serv-
ice, a New York monthly. These trips
formed the foundation for Emerson's
work entitled, '+The Adirondacks,
Journal dedicated to my fellow-travel-
ers in August, 1858" An anecdote Of
the trip often repeated was that Of
Longfellow, who asked II Emerson
would carry a gun. When Informed
he would, Longfellow replied: ''Then
I shall not go. Somebody will be shot"
Emerson had great difficulty shoot
ing q deer, as when he went night
hunting he couldn't see the animals.
He shot after his guide gave the or
der. When he missed, on one occa-
sion, he said that he would shoot at
the next square thing he saw, because
he must kill a deer, even II the guide
had to hold It by the tail while he
shot.
Out OF these trips the Philosophers
club was formed, which built a club
at Ampersand pond The club ex-
pired when the Civil war broke out.
Later fires swept the woods and
spoiled the region around FOllensbee,
where the club was wont to shoot and
fish
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
NOT ANY CHANCE
FOR XMAS NOG
The Wartime Prohibition Measure
Held Constitutional by the
Supreme Court
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Dec. 15.-War-time
prohibition was held constitutional to-
day by the supreme court in an unani-
nous decision. Thus vanished the
house of many for a wet holiday time.
No decision was rendered on cases
involving the constitutionality of the
prohibition enforcement act framed
to carry out the intent of the prohi-
bition amendment to the constitution.
In passing, however, Associate Justice
Brandeis did hold the prohibition
amendment binding on states as well
as the federal government. The de-
cision added one of the final mile
stones to the long fight to make the
country dry. The court will render
opinions again next Monday, at which
time the beer cases are expected to be
decided, after which the court will re-
cess until January 5th.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
TEMPLE ATTRACTIONS,
FOR DECEMBER

Monday, .15: Norma Talmage in
"De Luxe Annie"
Tuesday, 10: Enid Bennett in ''Furs
and Feathers"
Wednesday, II: George Walsh in
"The Winning Stroke"
Thursday. IS: Billy Burke in "The
Make-Believe Wife"
Friday, 10: Madge Kennedy in
"Leave 1t to Susan"
Saturday, 20: H. B. Warner in
pagan Gold"
Monday, %: Mitchell Lewis in 'The
Code of the Yukon"
Tuesday, %: Bringing up Father" !"
Wednesday, "a: Ray and Fair in
"The Lost Princess"
Thursday, 25: Marguerite Clark in
"Cirls."
Friday, 26: Louis Bennison in
SPEEDY Meade"
Saturday, 27: All Star Cast in "The
House of Intrigue"
Monday, %: Alice Brady In "The
Whirlpool"
Tuesday. 30: Coburn's Minstrels.
Wednesday, 81: William Russell in
"Sacred Silence"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
THE KINGS HIGHWAY.

Time was we heard the call Of the ROAD
when We were young and gay,
j and my Love from our own abode
Out to the Kings Highway.
We smelt the smell Of the hay In bloom
And the miles OF the scented hay
When the greensward broke into nush
and foam
Out on the Kings Highway.
We heard the sound OF the feeding kline
When dews ran silver and gray,
The sweets Of the night were better than
wine
Out on the Kings Highway.
Now he has taken the road alone
And I have no heart to stay;
would that I with my Love were gone
Out on the Kings Highway.
Katharine lyman. In The King'a High
way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
ALL TRAINS ON AGAIN

The railroad men inform US that
AL the trains laid off a few days ago
on account of the coal shortage go on
again today and tomorrow. The limit
ed resumed its runs on the Seaboard
today. On the Coast Line. No. comes
thru from Jacksonville this evening,
and No. 10 will come UP from Lees
burg in the morning, Sunnyjim goes
out again in the morning. All trains
will run on their former schedules.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15

The Book Shop is fortunate in hav-
in gthe best line of Christmas goods
it has ever carried. All the late ship
ments are now in and the stock is
complete. Many of these goods were
bought before the advance in prices
and our customers will be given the
benefit of these prices. Our line of
books is large and we can supply al
most any book desired. Our toy store
has complete stock of dolls, toys and
games. THE BOOK SHOP. 15-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
ITALY WILL HAVE
FIUME AFTER ALL
Stand Play, but it Was
of Effect
CAssociated Press)

Fiume, Dec. 15.-Prepaartions are
under way for the evacuation of Fiume
by D'Annunzio and occupation Of the
city by regular Italian troops. Italy
is to have complete sovereignty over
Fiume and all provisions of the treaty
OF London will be carried out under
the terms of the compact signed by
Premier Nitti and D'Annunzio, ac-
cording to a statement by D'Annqn-
zio's press representative. DAN
nunzio is declared TO consider all his
ambitions which resulted IN the seiz-
ure of Fiume TO have been attained.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
SHACKES

Twelve of these cars arrived Satur-
day and eight of them were sold i'm
mediately. They are little wonders.
They are to other cars what an In
gersol is to other watches. They can
make from 40 to so miles on one gal
Ion of gasoline and will run as slow
as three miles per hour or as fast as
fifty miles.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
NO MEETING TO-DAY
DELIVERED NOTE TO DUTAsTA
1T CALLS FOR ULTIMATUM

The forecast given by the German
press Of the contents of Germany's re-
ply to the Entente note is substantial
ly correct, according to today's news
papers. Although appearin gto yield
to allide demands, Germany, they de-
clase, makes a reservation on the
principal point concerning the sink
ing of the Scapa Flow fleet
A definite answer, it is declared,
will be brief. the note taking the form
of an ultimatum and fixing a definite
time for signing the protocol.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15

The natives of the Philippine Islands
produce fire by what is called a fire
syringe. This is really highly scien-
tific device. A piece of very hard wood
has small hole bored in 1t, and into
this hole rod fits closely, a piece Of
cotton wool rendering the joint air
tight. At the bottom of the hole a
small piece of tinder is placed.s When
air is strongly compressed it becomes
heated; so the natives force the rod
down the hole, the air is violently
compressed, and the tinder Is so heated
that it begins TO smolder: then the
rod is withdrawn. and the tinder is
Immediately famed into a fame.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
MAKE PERFECT SMOKE RINGS
An Amusing Experiment With Use Of
Pasteboard Box and Cigarette
ar Pipe Smoke.

Take a small pasteboard box. seal
the cover tight and draw a funny
face upon its cover. Cut an opening
for the mouth and III the box with
smoke. Then, with quick, light taps,
strike the bottom of the box and
series of perfect smoke rings will Is
sue from the hole. A hundred or more
rings can be thrown out of the box
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
AN ULTIMATUM
FROM ALLIES
Is Likely to Immediately Follow
Reading of the Last Ger
man Note
CAssocIated Press)

Berlin, Saturday. Dec 14.-In her
note replying TO the last Entente COM
munication demanding the signing of
the protocol preliminary 10 putting
the peace treaty in effect, which is
now on its way to Paris, Germany
yields in her stand on the Scapa Flow
issue to a certain extent.
NO MEETING TO-DAY
Paris, Dec. 15.-The meeting of the
supreme council scheduled for today
was postponed.
DELIVERED NOTE TO DUTASTA
Paris, Dec. 15.-The German peace
delegation this morning handed Ger
many's reply to the Entente note to
Paul Dutasta, secretary of the peace
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
HUGO HAS NOT
MUCH HOPE
A Squadron of Airplanes Would Do
More Good than the American
Embassy
CAssocIated Press)

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Ameri-
can embassy at Mexico City was di-
rected today by the state department
TO make representations to- the Mex
lean government regarding the kid
nal ping of Fred Hugo. American
manager of a ranch near Muzquiz, by
VillistaS last week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
FIRE WASN'T FIERCE
CAssociated Press)

New York, Dec. 15.-The fire last
night on the steamship Dekalb, for
mer German liner now undergoing
alterations here to enter the South
American service. caused no damage,
officials of the shipping board an
ncunced TODAY.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
Final Proof Of Power.

The man who is worthy Of being a
leader OF men will never complain of
the stupidity of his helpers, of the
ingratftude of mankind. or of the in
appreciation of the public. These
things are all part of the great game
of life, and to meet them and not go
down before them in encouragement
and defeat is the final proof of power
Gilbert Hubbard.
Bring or ship your furs to the Ocala
Exchange & Hide Co. elm
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-15
FANCY WORK SALE

The guilds of Grace Episcopal
church will hold sale of aprons and
fancy work articles at the Affeck
Millinery Parlors Wednesday, Dec. L.,
at 10:30 a. m. 15-2t