davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-10

Ancicn, Greeks and Egyptians regard
ed the ivy as u sacrcd plant.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02

such a sight. Beautifully arranged on
black velvet shelves were ropes OF
pearls, a gorgeous diamond tiara, and
q whole heap of loose, uncut stones.
And In one corner l caught a glimpse
Of the most wonderful gold chaliced
cup-just like the one for which Sam
uel Levy. the Jew moneylender, was
still offering a reward. Then he shut
the door and locked it, and again
stared at me In silence.
"'All COPIES he said quietly, won
derful copies. And should you ever be
tempted to think Otherwise-ask your
father, Miss Benton. Be warned by
me: don't do anything foolish. Ask
your father first"
"And did your" asked Drummond.
She s%huddered. THAT very eve
ning,' she answered. And daddy flew
into a frightful passion, and told me
never to dare to NEEDLE In things that
didn't concern me again. Then grad
ually, as time went on, / realized that
darlington had some hold over daddy
that he'd got my father III his power"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02

"Drummond - Captain Drummond,
late Of the Loamslires." He leaned
back in his chair, and lit a cigarette.
my dear Phyllis" said a voice be-
hind his back, this Is a pleasant sur
prise. l had mo idea that you were in
London"
A tall, clean-shaven man stopped be-
side the table, throwing a keen glance
at Drummond.
1.-THE world is full Of such surprises,
isn't itT' answered the girl lightly. Il
don't suppose you know Captain Drum
mond, do you? Mr.. Lakington-art
cOnnOisseur and-er-cOllectOr."
The two men bowed slightly, and
Mr.. Lexington smiled. IL do not re-
member ever having heard my harm
scribed," he remarked suaveIy. Are
you interested In such mattersT
mot very. I'm afraid" answered
Drummond. "Just recently l have
been rather too busy to pay much at
tention to art"
lne JULIET ma sIlliCu again, III IL
struck Hugh that rarely, If ever had
he seen such a cold, merciless face.
"Of course you've been to France"
darlington murmured. UNFORTUNATELY
a bad heart kept me on this side Of the
water. Sometimes / cannot help
thinking how wonderful 1t must have
been to be able to kill without fear Of
| consequences. There Is art in killing,
Captain Drummond-profound art"
He looked at his watch and sighed.
ALAS. / must tear myself away. Are
you returning home this EVENING"
The girl, who had been glancing
round the restaurant, shrugged her
| shoulders. "%Probably," she answered.
81 haven't quite decided. l might stop
with Aunt Kate"
"Fortunate Aunt Kate" With a
| bow darlington turned away, and
| through the glass Drummond watched
| him get his hat and stick from the
! cloakroom. Then he looked at the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02

behind a plant a girl was seated alone
and for a moment she looked straigh,
at him. Then with the faintest sus
picion Of a smile, she turned away, and
commenced drumming on the table
with her fingers.
The table next 70 her was unoccu.
pied and Drum:nond made his way to-
ward II and sat down.
He felt not the slightest doubt In
his mind that this was the girl who
had written him, and, having given
an order to the waiter, he started to
study her face as unobtrusively as pos
sible. He could only see the profile,
but that was quite sufficient TO make
him bless the moment when more as a
jest han anything else he had sent
his advertisement to the paper.
Her eyes, he could see, were very
blue; and great masses OF golden
brown hair Coiled over her ears, from
under q small black hat. He glanced
AT her hands, and noted, with approx
al, the absence Of any ring. Then he
lpDhcN OlNt IItlt III HeI luce, ana
found her eyes were fixed on him.
This time she did not look away.
She seemed TO think that 1t was her
turn to conduct the examination and
Drummond fumbled In his waistcoat
pocket. After a moment he found
what he wanted, and taking out a card
he prOpped 1t against the teapot so
that the girl could see what was on 1t.
In large black capitals he had written
Box X10.
She spoke almost at once. You'll
do, Mo-" she said, and he turned to
her with a smile.
"It's very nice Of you to say So" he
murmured. "If l may, I will return
the compliment. SO will you"
She frowned slightly. This isn't
foolishness, you know. What l said In
letter is literally true. l want
you to tell me-" and there was no trace
Of testing in her voice, tell me, on
your word of honor, whether that ad-
vertisement was bona fide or a joke"
He answered her In the same vein.
ut started more or less as a Joke. It
may now be regarded as absolutely
genuine"
She nodded as If satisfied. Are
you prepared TO risk your life?"
Drummond's eyebrows went up and
then he smiled. Granted that the
inducement is sufficient" he returned
slowly, II think l may say that I am"
He saw that she was staring over
his shoulder at some one behind his
back.
"and tell me your name quickly"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02

New s~125,ooo Girls Dormitory at State
College
Two Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies' Fur
nishing Store.
Good Volunteer Fire Department with
Motor Equipment.
Bookings Produce Co., Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
South Dakota State College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
Brictson Manufacturing Company, makers
OF the Brictson Tire Tread.
New 5000, 900 administration Building at
South Dakota State College.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land in
the state, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
tiful.
Municipality Owned Telephone. Electric
Light, Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with zoo Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the c. & NV. BY. from Chicago to Pierre,
the Capital OF the State. Also Heaoquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to F.edheld and Gettysburg.
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CHAPTER |
In Which He Takes Tea at the Carlton
and Is Surprised.
ONE

Captain Hugh Drummond, D.S.O.,
Loamshires, was whistling In his morn
ing bath. Being by nature Of a cheerful
disposition, the symptom did not sur
prise his servant, late private OF the
famous regiment, who was laying
breakfast in an adjoining room.
After a while the whlstling ceased,
and the musical gurgle Of escaping
water announced that the concert was
over. 1t was the signal for James
Denny-the square-jawed ex-batman-
to disappear into the back regions and
get from his wife the kidneys and ba-
con which that most excellent woman
had grllled to a turn. But on this par
ticular morning the invarlable routine
was broken. James Denny seemed
preoccupied, distract.
Once or twice he scratched his head
and stared out Of the window with a
puzzled frown.
"What's you looking for, James Dem
N.Y." The irate voice Of his wife at
the door made him look round guiltily.
'Them kidneys Is ready and waiting
these five minutes"
Her eyes fell on the table, and she
advanced into the room wiping her
hands ON her apron.
did you ever see such a bunch Of
letters?' she said.
"Forty-fve," returned her husband,
grimly, land more to come" He picked
up the newspaper lying beside the
chair and opened 1t.
"Them's the result of that" he con
tinued graphically, indicating a para
graph with a square finger, and thrust
ing the paper under his wife's nose.
"DemObilized officer" she read slow
ly, finding peace incredibly tedious,
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would welcome diversion. Legitimate,
II possible; but crime, IL of a
lively humorous description, no objec-
ton. Excitement essential. Would be
prepared to consider permanent lob II
suitably impressed by applicant for his
services. Reply at M Box X1O."
She put down the paper on a chair
and stared first at her husband and
then at the rows Of letters neatly ar
ranged on the table.
II calls 1t wicked" she announced at
length. Fair flying In the face of Pro-
violence. Crime, Denny-crime. Don't
you get 'aving nothing to do with such
mad pranks, my man, or you and me
will be having words" She shook an
admonitory finger at him, and retired
slowly to the kitchen.
A moment or two later Hugh Drum
mond came In. Slightly under six feet
in height, he was broad In proportion.
His best friend would not have called
him good-looking, but he was the for
tunate pOssessor Of that cheerful type
of ugliness which inspires immediate
confidence In its owner.
He paused as he got to the table and
glanced at the rows Of letters. "Who
would have thought 1t, James?" he re-
marked. "Great Scot! / shall have to
get a partner"
With disapprOval showing in every
line of her face, Mrs. Denny entered
the room, carrying the kidneys, and
glanced at her with a
o
sGood morning, Mrs. Denny" he
said. wherefore this worried look
on your face? Has that reprobate
James been misbehaying himselfY
The worthy woman snorted. HE
has not. sir-not yet, leastwise. And
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w ~ NV
marked. "Pretty Things, Aren't
They~
Her hands were clenched, and her
breast rose and fell stormily.
Drummond waited for her to COM
pose herself before he spoke again.
you mentioned murder, too" he re-
marked.
She nodded. 1--WE got no proof"
she said, less even than over the
called George Dringer, and one eve
ming, when darlington was dining with
us, l heard him discussing this man
with daddy.
Hes got to CO. said Lexington.
He's d~angerousr
And then my father got up and
closed the door; but l heard them ar
guing for half an hour. Three weeks
later a c%oroner's jury found that
George Dringer had committed suicide
while temporarily insane. The same
evening daddy, for the first time In his
life. wen to bed the worse for drink"
The girl fell silent, and Drummond
stared at the orchestra with troubled
eyes. Things seemed to be rather
deeper thar he had anticipated.
"Then there was another case" She
was speaking again. "DO you remem-
Der hat man who was found dead in
a railway carriage at Oxhey station.
He was an Italian-Giuseppe by
name; and the jury brought in a YER
dict of death from natural causes. A
month before, he had an interview with
Lexington, which took place at our
house: because the Italian, being a
stranger, came to the wrong place, and
Lexington happened to be with us at
the time. The interview finished with
a fearful quarrel" She turned to
Drummond with a slight smile. mot
much evidence. Ia there? Only / know
darlington murdered him. I know 1t.
You may think I'm Notwithstanding
things; you may think I'm exaggerat-
ing. I don't mind If you do-because
you won't for long"
Drummond did not answer immedi-
ately. Against his saner judgment he
IA beginning to be profoundly i'm
pressed, and, at the moment, he did
not quite know what to say.
what about this other man?' he
asked at length.
II can tell you very little about him."
she answered. "He came to The Films
that Is the name Of LakingtOn's
house-three months ago. He is about
medium height and rather thick-set;
clean-shaven, with thick brown hair,
f1ecked slightly with white. His fore
head Is broad, and his eyes are a
sort Of cold grey-blue. But it's his
hands that terrify me. They're large
and white and utterly ruthless" She
turned to him appealingly. "Oh! don't
think I'm talking wildly" she i'm
plOred. "He frightenS me to death
that man far, far worse than Laking-
ton. He would stop at nothing to gain
his ends, and even darlington himself
knows that Mr.. Peterson is his mas
ter"
Peterson murmured Drummond.
"It seems quite a sound old English
name"
The girl laughed scornfully. "Oh!
the name is sound enough, If 1t was
his real one AS 1t Is, it's about as
real as his daughter"
There is a lady In the case, then"
"By the name Of Irma." said the
girl briefly. "She lies on q sofa In
the garden and yawns. She's no
more English than that waiter"
Ito be continued)
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over two hundred New Dwellings Built
during the past three years. Besides many
business BLOCKS and other Substantial Inn
provements.
Deau.luI trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance. mated ~
IT Is in the midst OF a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will.
ing ana ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF BOOKINGS

One Florist
Two Bands
Two Hotels
Ten churches
Four dentists
Candy kitchen
Good creamery
Steam laundry
One ice plant
Two osteopatns
Two state banks
$25, 600 City Hall
Chinese laundry
Five restaurants
Seven physicians
Three drug stores
Three tailor shops
one general store
Three chiroprators
Two TobacconiSts
Growing every day
one Cigar Factory
Five Auto Garages
-Four Billiard Halls
Two good Bakeries
-Four Lumber Yards
Four Weekly Papers
Fine Lake near City
Two National Banks
Exclusive Shoe Store
Three Grain Elevators
sl25.000 Court House
Two Furniture Stores
Two Hamburger Joints
-Four Jewelry Stores
Four Barber shops
Two Hardware stores
Tire Nulcanizing Plant
Three NJ a C h Shops
Two Department S stores
Four Blacksmith S Shops
-Four Exclusive Groceries
City Of Beautiful Homes
Two Shoe r Q pa Shops
Best Schools in the State
Good Water n e a Surface
Six Miles of Paved Streets
Marble d Granite Works
a o a Deaconess Hospital
Five Auto Livery Stations
Three Photograph Galleries
One Exclusive S shine Parlor
one Gents Furnishing Store
One Cement Block Factory
one Tea and Coffee House
$4,000 Government Bull ding
Two Electric Supply Houses
TWO Battery S u y Stations
one Harness and Repair Shop
state Circuit Court held here
100000 Brick school Building
Three Moving Picture Theatres
S25O.O0O High S school Building
Two Exclusive Clothing stores
u h a Adjustment Company
Forty-ive II u n d T e Inhabitants
Educational Center OF the State
LOO Students in State College
County a of Brookings County
United state Experiment Station
Five Rural Free Delivery Routes
Free Delivery Service OF City Mail
High School on the Accredited List
over $1,000 900 Invested in Education
One Exclusive Tin and Repair Shop
one Variety Store and China Shop
Three Exclusive Oil Service Stations
Eye. Ear, Throat and Nose Specialist
Nineteen Miles of Cement Sidewalks
Three Plumbing and Heating Firms
Finest Church Buildings in the State
New Stock Pavilion at State College
$3.50 600 Invested In Beautiful Churche,
New 500. 900 Armory at state Collex
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-02
WHAT WE NEED

WHAT WE NEED
A Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
Another good Meat Market
More Manufacturing Enterprises
More Young People Who Want an Edu,a-
tion. ~ ;" u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
VERMONT LEADS
IN AGRICULTURE
Of w. :. ROssiter-Farn Prod
ucts Valued at S.. 900 900.

MONTPELIER, Nov 1.-THE state
ments made by W. :. Rossiter OF New
Hampshire at the recent meeting of the
Greater Vermont association continue to
arouse discussion. MIR. RosSiter has a
summer home in northern Vermont, on
the shore Of Seymour lake. and on pre-
yiOuS occasions has discussed Vermont
Problems In his recent Rutland speech
he is reported as saying that the average
Vermont farm is small. that the Vermont
farmer has a pTecariOus market or none
at all: that he has no convenienceS of
transportation. no certainty of good liv-
ing in any year; that life on a typical
Vermont farm is hard that Vermont farm
homes are generally old and primitive
lacking modern convenienCeS aud that
there are no openings worth while for
young people
The statement is not borne out by the
new census statistics. These figures show
United States Is 1902 and In Vermont the
average is 1861 acres. Nermonts aver
age is larger than that of any other state
i'm New England, or any state i'm the Mid
die Atlantic. South Atlantic East North
Central or East South Central graups of
states. The very large farms i'm state,
/ west of the Mississippi river bring Yer
mOnt's average q little below the general
! average.
The census returns show that in 1919
Vermont farms produced crops. dairy
products. fruits, wool, poultry. eggs.
honey and maple sugar valued at almost
SSJ.GOo.G00. and no record is made of the
sale of livestock, beef, veal. pork. lamb.
mutton or forest products. The value of
he gold production Of the United States
for the same wear, 1919, was a little more
than SIS.000.O00.
Vermont is served we'll by three great
| transportation routes which connect
Southern New England and New York
with Montreal-the Boston & Maine. the
Central Vermont. part of the Grand
Trunk system. and the Rutland. affiliated
with the New York Central lines.
Mr.. RoS~itcr referred to the genera
lack Of advanced farm machinery i'm this
state. Census Statistics however SHOW,
| that the average value per farm of farm
| implements and machinery i'm Vermont is
| $50. The average of Georgia i S1O3 .
! OF New Hampshire. S4G1 of Ohio. al .
iot Indiana. S621; Of Michigan. SG23. If
Ncrmont's average is low. the same must
| be true of other states much greater than
Vermont.
The average value Of farm buildings
per farm in Vermont Is S2620. The aver
age OF several other states is given here
with by way of comparison: Georgia
I%11; New Hampshire. 50 1O1. Kansas
>. III; Indiana. s. 1888: California
S2,47O; Ohio. S247S: MicIicap' 81 I2 },i',
south Dakota. -. 40; Wisconsin. So 0O5
/ Minnesota. S3.OH6: Illinois. S3.153 l.
VIII DC seen that NCrmont's average is
above many great farming states and
only slightly below some Of the greatest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
BOOMING BIG SHIP
CHANNEL PROJECT
American and Canadian Engineers Dis
GUESSING st. Lawrence-Great Lakes
Deep Waterway.

NEW YORK, Nov I4.-Plans for
bringing new trade route into the heart
of the North American continent were
taken up today when American and Ca
madam engineers, educators, economists
and public officials met in u public forum
to discuss the proposed st. Lawrence
Great Lakes ship channel project.
The meeting was presided over by .Iu-
Illus III. Barnes. president of the United
States Grain corporation, and will be ad-
dressed by many wel-known advocates OF
the plan including Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover and GOV. Henry J. Allen of Kan
saS.
The forum is being conducted jointly by
the American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers. American Society of Civil Engi-
ueerS, American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers and American Institute of Min
ing and MrtaIlurgical Engineers
Governors of Is states allied to the
ship channel and power project either by
legislative or executive action are honor
airy chajrmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
NERVES WERE
all KEYED Up
1t Was Impossible For This
Burlington Woman to Get
a Good Nights Rest

"If | talked from now to the end of
my days about Tanlac I wouldn't get
through saying half the good things l
think it deserves" said Mrs. Clara Echo,
100 Intcrvulr Ave. Burlington. Vt.
u had been in q dreadfully rundown
condition for some time as Il result of
stomach trouble. / never ate any break
fast and was only able to eat very spar
ingIy "a other meals My nerves were
keyed up to such high pitch | felt ike
they would snap in two, and it was i'm
possible for me to get a good nights sleep.
'TanIac has given me wonderful APP
petite and | never have the least trouble
now with Indigestion. sleep like n
child every night. TOO, and wake up in the
morning feeling refreshed and happy"
Tanlac is sold in BrattIeboro by the
Brattlchoro Drug Co. Albert Schroeder
Londonderry, Vt. and NJ. q. Williams
Iutncy. Nt-AdvetiScmcnt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14

Jury i'm bringing in an Indictment and the
capias was served 10y Deputy Sheriff II.
<. Lawson. The respondent pleaded not
guilty, after which bail was fixed at $40
900 and furnished by II. /: Campbell, X.
\. Nichols and Harry Daniels and Mr..
Parry returned to his home.
The indictment was brought ut re
cent session Of the grand jury, at which
the Freeman death and the death of Louis
y Lehel by an automobile driven by Har-
old N. Bancroft were considered. No bill
was found against Mr.. Bancroft and Il
true bill was found against Mr..
Parry. At the time of the ac-
cident it was reported that while
Mr.. Parry was driving through Cabot
Mr.. Freeman was walking along the
road and that Mr.. Freeman walked
across the road and then turned back.
at the approach of the automobile, being
struck by the ma chine and being injured
SO badly that he died within short time,
AIR. Freeman was - years Of age.
Mr.. Parry is Il we'll known granite man
ufacturer of Barre.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14

and most fertile states of the Middle
j. est
In answer to the assertion that YER
mont lacks household eonveniences. it may
be said that only 10 states in the union
report a higher percentage of telephones
per farm than Vermont. This state re-
y RS That ia per cent Of its farms have
gas or electric lighting systems. The per-
c2ntage Of other states that may be used
FIR purposes of comparison are: Georgia,
is: North Dakota. 5.S; Minnesota, -:
Michigan, 80; Wisconsin. :: South Ia
| kota. So Kansas, 81; Illinois, 9.S; In
diana, 10; New Hampshire, 11.3.
More significant is the report on rum
ming water piped into farm houses. The
census figures show that g. 9 nor cont It
Vermont farm houses have running water,
n record equalled by no other state, and
approached by OAly two or three Al
though Vermont is enc of the smallest OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
rLACED UNDER slo.ooo BAIL.
William Parry of Barre To Re Tried for
Killing KeIseY Freeman.

MONTPELIER, Nov. lin Wash
jngton county court Saturday, William
Parry Of Barre was arraigned on the
charge Of mansaughter i'm connection
with the death Of Kelsey Freeman. an ell
derly man of Cabot, who was struck by
an automobile driven by Mr. Parry in
talbot last July. The arrangement fol-
lowed the action of the special grand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14

states in area and population, only III
STATES > .4,.lls, the Green Mountain com
monwedith in actual number Of water sys-
TENS in farm houses.
Vermont is by no means Z decadent
state. There has been a loss in the hill
region. where the poorer farms are found,
but conditions have improved where the
farms ave good. although the population
has not increased.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14

japanese Is one of the easiest Ian
guages Of the world TO pronounce. Most
OF the words end IN voweis aud none
of the consonants offers any difficulties
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
Eating Unfit Food.

The villagers were eating fruit. melons.
pumpkins and bread made from roots.
nuts and tree bark. They had enough for
two or three weeks longer ~ pound of
bread cannot be had here, TO, not for
l.JOO,Goo rubleS," they declared
The villagers were suffering from ston-
ach disorders. and asked for castor oil.
medicine not to be had in the whole
district. They admitted that food. not
mIdicine. was what they needed.
Our only nope is the Americans" tLpy
said. "DtherwiSe we must die"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14
Relieves Headache

= little Musterole, rubbed on fore
head and temples, will usually drive
away headache. A clean, white ONT
I9c1t, made with OH of mustard,
I1uzterole is . natural remedy with
9-01e Of the evil after effects so often
caused by internal medicine"
Cct Mu2terolc Ct your drug store.
IS & Sc, jars & cubes; Lo1pit2l size, s..
CETTER THAN e MUSTARD PLASTER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-14

G. R. ANDERSON, Surgeon and Physician
Surgery specially. Office and residence,
Brooks House, rs Main St. Hours: After
moons, 80 TO 3. evenings, to 6, except Tues
days and Fridays. Sundays by appointment
only. 'PhOue 246.