davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19

At heights above 5000 feet above
sea level. mountaineers say that sleep
would be difficult II not impossible
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The Mystery of
theSilverDagger

10 step back closer against the wall
| feared the Jew least he had neither
spoken nor moved since our entrance,
and felt he had no stomach for any
farther fighting. Yet | judged wrong.
With one quick dash forward he
gripped my wrist as ! reached back
for revolver and flung his burly
frame against me with such force as
TO have thrown me headlong bnt for
the support of the wall. Before
could wrench myself free, the others
closed In desperately, content to use
their hands, unwilling, perhaps, TO
create any alarm with firearms. was
better fighting man than any one of
the three. but combined they had the
advantage. ! wrenched free from the
Russian. and thus got one hand In ac-
ton, yet that was all. know i
planted one joltlng blow straight
against Costigan's round face which
made him vince, and got foot fair
| into Harris stomach. sending him reel
Ing backward Indeed staggered the
two Of them, twisting out Of the grip
| of those iron fingers, and smashing a
step forward in spite of every effort
| was maddened, frenzied, reckless OF
all injury, eager only to injure those
devils in any conceivable way; hate
seemed to endow me with supernatu
raj strength, and desire to kill swept
me with passion. All before me wa!
blood-red, amid which swan theil
faces, and l went straight for then
like a wild beast. Then, suddenly
from behind, blow descended on m!
head, crushing me to the floor. wen
stumbling down as though struck witt
pole-ax, and lay mOtionless. Flo
the instant l must have retained
measure Of consciousness. l kney
where | was; even attempted vainl
to regain use Of my limbs, and hear
Harris swear in disgust.
"What the hi did you hit him Tx
that for, you IDIOT" he yelped. "W
don't want to kill the guy; he's wort
more to us alive. Here, you, Wa
dron, lift up his head !"
Then all knowledge left me. and
went out into the dark.
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to give temporary relief to the unim
aginable crowding Of automobiles
which is heavy in any day of the weeb
and unbelievably bad (by those wht
have not witnessed iD on Sundays anc
holidays 1t is nothing unusual to fine
ones self on the western side of the
river, or on the eastern side for thai
matter, with a string of automobiles
miles in length between ones machine
and the ferry; and a wait Of several
hours is a usual occurrence at these
times. The pontoon bridge, which Mr.
Lindenthal says can be built in less
| than year, at a cost of two million
dollars, will afford immediate relief
dozen miles to the north of New YorB
city, and will ease up the crowdina
Of the New York ferries very mate
rally.
The plans call for series Of steel
trusses 100 feet in length, which will
be carried by steel A-towers rising
from the decks of the ships, which will
thus take the part of the usual piers
There will be four lines of trusses
each 10 feet in depth, upon which wild
be laid a wooden flooring with tofal
thickness Of II inches. The Width
out-and-out of the trusses will be 81
feet, and the width over all Of the floor
will be 40 feet. Thirty feet Of this
will provide q roadway sufficient fol-
three lines Of automobiles and adjoN'
ing this will be 10-foot sidewalk for
, foot passengers. The steel towers OF
, piers will be erected at the middle Of
, the ship, and each tower will consist
, of four braced bents with their posts
battened In the direction of the axis OF
: the bridge, the width being 20 feet
I where they rest upon the deck Of the
ship, and feet at the top where they
{ receive the ends Of the steel spans.
/ The wooden ships which will be tax.
h en- over from the shipping board will
e be about 40 in number. They are OF
Z what is known as the Ferris type, 2Sld
o feet In length by 45.2 feet broad. When
J the bridge Is completed, the underslde
Of the trusses will be about 40 feet
n above the water. The ships will Dc
n very securely anchored either by mas
o sive anchors sunk In the river bottom
+ or by massed piling driven ahead anu
! astern of the ships. 1t will readily
Is be understood that because OF the
v great size Of the ships, the secure man
j, ner in which they will be anchored
+ and the absence Of any waves suf1cien'
n to cause any roll or scend Of the SHIPS
'. the bridge, to eli intents and purposes
,e will be as rigid as one whose plen
10 reached to the river bottom. Further
20 more, because Of the length of tn
to ships 1t will be possible In the futur
Of to make very quick and comparo
n. lively inexpensive addition to the 60
IS. pacity of the bridge by erecting aua
he tional towers and steel spans adJol'
k. ing those at present proposed.
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CHAPTER XII
A Venture Of Peril,

I must have remained unconscious
for an hour or more. l never really
knew how long, for my watch disap-
peared, yet It was still night when I
again painfully opened my eyes and
endeavored to perceive my surround
ings. Memory Of the blow which
ended the struggle caused me to lift
hand to my head; the scalp was
bruised and broken, the hair matted
with clothed blood, yet ! could not be-
lleye the injury was serious one. !
could use my limbs. Satisfied on this
point, and assured that / was alone,
| I braced myself on one arm, and, In
| sitting posture, endeavored to survey
my surroundings.
was resting on the floor OF bare
room Of ordinary size. containing no
vestige Of furniture. The place was
cold, with that indescribable chill pecu-
liar to unused apartments, and through
the one window, which was unshaded
by curtain, poured the direct light
of an almost full moon. In this silvery
light every bit Of that interior stood
revealed in its hideous baroness, the
roughly finished walls, the patches of
plaster scaled off, the dirty floor, the
single door and window, the rags amid
which l rested. 1t was hopeless
scene.
l staggered to my feet Keeling q
moment like a drunken man, and Their
finally found my way along the side
wall to the window. My strength In
creased as l advanced. and courage
:, was born with i'll was not dead;
: might battle those villains yet. The.
: must have felt that was safe enough
:. In this place; that, even II l regaine,
consciousness, no escape was possible
: for they had left no guard. A glanc
:. without revealed the reason for sue
= confidence was four stories up.
: sheer brick wall below. snd, at tn
= bottom, concrete walk. There wa
nothing between TO cling to unless
y might be the narrow coping Of ston
= just beneath the window sill. stare
= at this, almost hopefully, for an Ii
slant: then turned my eyes away wit
u SnuuuSTs WIS uS DiOu
as the sole Of my shoe and to thin
" Of creeping along there was mere
ne the dream of mailman. The brigl
moonlight Hooded everything abou
! yet saw nothing familiar; was ev
ny IDENTIFY Mt the back end of a hous
'ss with others closely set OF either sid
no and an alley beyond smaH. enclos,
OF yard. This latter was Uttered wi
go dead weeds and rubbish Of every d
pi- scription, and small shed Of sor
'iii kind extended across the rear. Thr
MS stories below. but to the right, a nj
hd row porch protected the back do
ray There was no movement visible at
nat where. no CLEAN Of light from I
my windows below me. listened In Va
got for any sound; the night was as 81
as death. not even the echo Of
you tant street-car reaching my ear. v
somewhere within the limits of |
70 city; Of that l felt assured, but
but yond this could determine nothing.
70 (TO BIN cONTlNy1ED)
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Wen play the game for you. and d.
vide square"
"You will let me out OF hereT
"Sure, once you give us the right
steer"
"And II refuseT
He laughed cOntemptuously.
you're not going to; you've got too
d--n much sense But Just TO satisfy
your curiosity I'll tell you. We've got
the girl spotted; we can lay our hands
on her In an hour; and, believe me,
we've got the goods on the young lady.
Here's the stlcker that did the busi-
ness. and found II right where you
had hidden II away can find three
men-they are keeping out Of sight
but / can stir them up-wholl swear
that she went away alone with Ava
from that factory over there; that he
had the bag with him, and that the
two got into the auto together. That
makes one HI of straight case,
don't tn"
"The way you put it-yes. But
what good will 1t do you fellows to
| have her pinched? Where do you gain
anythingT
| "Time; 1t blocks the getaway with
| the swag. That's all we want. See
here, Severn, we know where the stun
Is planted: at least we've got an idea
but we've got to work slow and eau
tious In order to lift 1t. II 1t wasn't
for that we wouldn't care II she
skipped. If you'll help us to get quicl
action, we'll let the girl go, and give
| you a share. Take my word for 1t
that's a d-n sight more than you'll
ever get by staying with her."
"But IL she finds out that l have
turned her DOWN."
"She won't never find 1t out; wei
keep mum. Besides, you're dom he
good turn, keepin' her out Of tn
electric chair. Well, there's the prop
osition-you can leave 1t, or take It..
Serious as the situation was, coul,
not fail to see it's absurdity. This wa
no threat to frighten me; the fellow
meant what they said, although
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doubted IL they really possessed the
knowledge claimed so glibly. But they
evidently meant to go on; they were
not blutflng, for they really had an
ugly case, and could acknowledgements
trouble. The evidence against the girl
was strong. almost convincing; it even
shook my own confidence in her In
nocence. The absurdity Of the situa-
ton lay in my absolute ignorance. l
knew even less than they pretended to
know. What should do? Pretend,
manufacture some story? l had no
faith II would work. These fellows
were criminals, suspicious and unscru-
pulous; they would only believe what
| could prove. II they caught me IN
la deliberate lie, as they probably
would, that would instantly end every
thing. l might, then, just as well fight
1t out with them now as later. Sc
my teeth, ready for what l felt SURF
was coming.
.You fellows have sized me VI
wrong" l said quietly, but firmly. .
am not the kind to squeal because 0
a threat. You'll find I'll protect tn
lady, but I'll do 1t in my own way
not yours. The honest truth Is,
haven't anything to tell. You won
, believe that, but II is so. ! know les
thnn you claim to know. have n
knowledge Of where the money Is,
: who got It. do not know who kiile
4 Alva; even now l haven't any susp
0 cions worth mentioning. But | wi
g say this plainly--I do not believe tn
r girl did 1t, or that she had any haT
e in the robbery. am going to sit
g with her till hi freezes over. II th
,, is what you want to know. That's n
i answer. Harris, and 1t Is all I've G
y to give YOU"
I'll "You id cur! well show "
r. somethinig!"
h. Perhaps you will; you are three
~ one. and ON your own dung-hill. b
q the man who touches me IL going
- get hurt; I'll promise you that.
d, YOU don't. Costigan; that trick NO
work |"
tried to keep my eyes on the tn
~. Of them. but biz novement caused
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To measure rainfall 1t Is necessary
70 use a rain guage. In Its common
form 1t consists of cylindrical YES
eel closed at the top by funnel
shaped lip, through hole In the cen
ter Of which the rain falls. A narrow
glass tube. rising outside Of the YES
eel from near the bottom. shows the
amount Of rain In the vessel A very
simple rain gauge consists Of cop
per funnel. the area Of whose open
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ing Is exactly ten square inches. This
funnel allows the rain to pass into q
bottle, and the quantity Of rain caught
IL ascertained by multiplying the
weight In ounces by ia, which gives
the depth In inches. A rain gauge
must be placed In as open a position
as possible, away from trees, houses
or other distractions.
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The government paid 100000 to tow
them in there, and 1t would be cheaper
to pay 100000 to tow them out and
sink them rather than continue this
expense for another six months"
Well, the United States shipping
board finally agreed to sell 2Oo OF its
wooden vessels to the Ship Construc-
ton and Trading corporation Of New
York, for $500 each, or total OF
$4,000, which is less than the esti-
mated average cost Of one Of the
ships.
The board, as will be noted, held
out 20 ships. 1t conditionally reserved
from the sale so vessels for use as
pontoons to be used in building the
proposed new bridge across the Hud-
son river.
1t announced that If the pontoon
bridge company wanted them 1t could
have them for $500 each, or $105,OOO
for the fifty, otherwise they, too,
would go to the bidder for the fleet,
to which the 205 vessels are to be
sold. The bidder for the whole fleet
also assented to the elimination of 70
ships, to be sold at higher prices.
The Scientific American has pub
lished an illustrated article on this
proposed pontoon bridge which con-
rains the following interesting infOr-
nation:
1t is now proposed to utilize the
pontoon method of bridge building on
very extensive scale by a crossing
of the Hudson river from Yonkers tc
Alpine. The width from shore to shore
; Is 500 feet, and the length OF the
pontoon bridge between the trestle ap
proaches will be about 1880 feet. Pro
vision will be made for the passage OF
Hudson river steamers by building
some form Of drawbridge, probably o
: the lift type, across the main channe
, of the river. There will be enough
. clearance between the water and tn
, under side of the bridge to permit O.
! the passage of river lows and tn
: smaller craft, without opening the
Q drawspan.
( The proposal to build pontoo
!, bridge at this point came first froI
: Major w. A. WEIGH, engineer Of tn
d Palisades Interstate park commission
n At present, because Of the utterly IL
8 adequate facilities for getting acros
the river, the park Is cOmparativel
s inaccessible to millions Of New Yor
. city people. The matter was sugges
y ed to the major by the application {
# the shipping board for anchorage pri
le ileges, for idle wooden ships, In II
se Hudson river waters adjacent to IL
10 park. Major WEIGH suggested the u
lg Of the ships for pont0on bridge
TO Mr.. Otis III. Cutler, who Is chairman
SO the Hudson River Bridge corporatio
% and he submitted the idea to Mr.. Gu
lie tav Lindenthal, the designer of Il
d, Hudson river bridge. The underta
e. ing was found to be entirely practica
in fact, Mr.. Lindenthal had propos
.s- the construction Of pontoon brid
ne across the Delaware at Philadelphia
en assist the movement Of military su
of plies during the war. This brid
lis would have been built but for the
90 Prevention Of the armistice.
lot The bridge at Yonkers WILL
49, course, be an emergency bridge. bu
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Safety First.

"Yes," said the timid passenger "
the aviator, Il understand I'm to si'
still and not be afraid, and all thal'
but tell me. In case something happens
and we start to fall. what do dos
Jaw, that's easy?" said the pifu'
man. "Just grab anything we're pass
Ing and hang on Tight"
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roasted or fried in butter, with i'''
tie parsley, are said to be delicious
according to the Detroit News. Ihe
nimble grasshopper Is vegetarian
he lives In the sun and his flesh whels
cooked Is white and delicate. In tle
oriental countries. where 1t is appreci,
ated, the little creatures are prepares
for export by being dried In the su"
or preserved In brine.
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Platinum Coinage.
Between 1928 and 164b Russia u'"
platinum coinage.
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orasshcpps.S az Food.

Grasshoppers are staple article Of
the food markets In Arabia. Syria,
Egypt and Madagascar, and when
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MV Yak J1ZZ1NE n0nH ZWJWREzT
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

pONT0ON bridge across
the Hudsonl 1t sounds
odd, but it seems likely. A
year or SO from now a pom
toon bridge between Yon-
kers and Alpine, a roadway
for automobiles and a foot
way for pedestrians strung
across forty or fifty large
, 1921-11-10
HDIcT FOR EXECUTION
OF DOG IS DENIED BY
COURT IN CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Nov. 1o.-The
old common law doctrines that every
dog is entitled to one bite" was ad-
hered TO in police cour here wednes
day. when Mrs. Lillian McMicken. col
ored. appeared as prosecuting witness
against one Chico, n just plain
dawg," whom h accused OF attempt
ing TO lunch off the leg of her small
daughter. Mrs. Belle Nelson. also
colored, owner OF the dog. appeared In
defense OF her pet. testifying hat she
had agreed to pay half OF the doctor'o
bill incidental TO treatment of the lac
GRAFTON alleged to have been inflicted
by Chico, but that Mrs. McNTicken
had insisted. regardless. on bringing
proceedings for the execution OF Chico.
Among character witnesses for Chico
was Arthur Piggott. a prominent at
torney. Evidence failed to establish
that the dog was habitually vicious
that he had ever bitten any person
other than the McSficken child, or had
bitten her more than once-and the
| court held that the old Common law
doctrine should prevail and that Chico
should be released.
, 1921-11-10
SENATE POOLRALL NOT
AMONG LAW VI0LAT0Rs,
MISTAKE IS REPORTED

In reporting the list OF indictments
which were returned against various
business institutions in Casper by
County Attorney NJ w Purcell in car
rytng out the most effective cleanup
campaign ever inaugurated here, the
Senate pool hall was mentioned as
one OF tho places affected.
Mr.. Purcell announced this morn
ing that tho business institution
known as the Senate pool hall was not
affected in any way ana that proprie-
tors OF h institution were not under
suspicion for the law violations of any
kind.
The Injunction petition which was
applied to h Senate pool room In
tended only to strike at an alleged u
legitimate tailoring business which Is
said to be conducted by f. A. schil-
ieaman on another floor of the build
ing which houses the Senate pool hall
Incidentally in this petition Ed LORD
and Jack TAFT whose anne appear on
the complaint are only held as own
ers of the building and not as law
violators.
, 1921-11-10
Russian Famine
Is Capitalized
Says Organizer

KANSAS CITY. Nov. Io.-The cap
ltalistic world is using the Russian
famine for political purposes. w. z.
Foster. organizer OF the steel strike OF
1919. said in an address yesterday.
The meeting was held under auspices
Of the local branch OF the Friends of
Soviet Russia Foster recently re
turned from n visit in Russia
THE capitalistic world he said, is
not helping Russia -Four OF five cents
a day is enough to keep a Russian
peasant alive. Food is being promised
II Russia recognizes the foreign cebt,
or calls n constituent assembly. or
asks the resignation of Lenine."
He described Russia's position OF
economic isolation rs a strike" againt
Russia on the part of the .capitalistic
nations"
, 1921-11-10

The standard of excellency in steel
filing caginets and safes is set by Art
Metal. Art Metal also establishes the
price, which is now down to the pre-
war period. You can now buy with the
assurance that h price OF Art metal
products has touched the low point.
Steel has advanced SIS per ton since
the present prices were established.
Talk 10 our salesman, Dick about
safes and filing cabinets. The Mills
the especial deal he has for you on
Company, 1879 West Second street.
1I-10-14-19-23-26
, 1921-11-10
JeWeLer Near
Bankruptcy from
Many RObberies

CHICAGO. Nov. Io.-A plea for i'm
munity from further robberies was
addressed to highwaymen through the
papers this morning by A. I. Joseph.
a young jeweler. who has been robbed
until he is in desperate circumstances.
Wont you please quit until I have
got on my feet at least??" he pleaded.
First he had his stock OF diamonds
stolen some months ago. two weeks
later his automobile followed. and last
night he was ready TO give up after
robbers bound IND gagged him and
took 5000 from his safe. all he had left.
, 1921-11-10
MARINES TAKE
UP DUTIES OF
GUARDING MAIL
Detachments Arrive at New
York and San Francisco;
Others En- Route to
Ten Cities,

= WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-Marines
got TO their new Task of guarding
United States mails at San Francisco
Inst night, and IN New York this
morning Postmaster General Hays
announced today In n set OF communi-
quss on which he emphatically assert
ed 20 the actual conditions against
Crimes"
'Furthsmore one captain and 20
rim are on their way Il postal
headquarters in each OF II cities
several being significantly noted as
also federal reserve bank centers-
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia.
Cleveland. Boston. San Francisco. Los
Angeles. Dallas. Minneapolis. Rich
mond and Atlanta
To the marines went the general
orders OF Maj. Gen Leteune. conclud-
ing with instructions to each man
that his duties would be when neces-
arr TO make the most effective Use
Of arms even to shooting and killing"
Transcontinental mail trains left San
Francisco last night and today ear
ried marine guards and simultaneous
iy the mail services began separating
n consolidating the registered ship
ments Of valuables to get them in the
convoys
Mr.. Hays also despatched $500
army revolvers to railway mall head
quarters all over the country. and l.
oso shotguns. experimenting previous
ordnance consignments. and ordered
instant publication of reports on Mt
tempts to rob the mails. taking h 20
sition that public cooperation with
, 1921-11-10
H0MEsTEADER sEEK|NG
RECREATION PARADISE

CHEYENNE. Wye, Nov. 1o.-Back
at Sioux City. Iowa, is a man who
wants some government and in Wyo-
ming. He doesn't want much. SEEM
ingly. but he wants what he wants to
have advantages that would ause a
rush Of homesteaders were UGH a
tract available. Writing to the Chey-
enne land office. this would-be claim
stalker states that he will be satisfied
with timber land along the Shoshone
river in Park county. Something near
a lake or trout stream where fishing
and hunting is good; about 10 or
10 miles from a town"
, 1921-11-10
POSTAL SERVICE SLOW
To PAY FOR HANGARs,
CLAIMS ARE PRESSED

CHEYENNE. wyo.. Nov. 10
Cheyenne. Salt Lake City. North
Platte and Omaha Nebraska. hnd
Reno. Nevada. have grown weary OF
waiting for the p~ostoffice to reimburse
them for expenditures they made 10
provide hangers and other equipment
at the time the air mail was extended
to a route crossing the continent. and
will send J.. David Larson. commits
sion OF the Omaha chamber OF com
merce to Washington to press their
claims. Cheyenne claims SIS. 557.55.
expended for equipment At tho landing
field hero because the p~ostoffice de
funds for that purpose.
, 1921-11-10
BANK ROBBERS
GET $4,000

OMAHA. Nov. 1o.-Three men held
up officials of the Fordyce STATE bank
at Fordyce. Neb., near h Iowa state
line. today. and escaped with be
tween $1,000 and $4,000. according &c
adviees received here.
The bandits locked r. A. Leise.
cashier; Antoine hammers. his assist.
ant. and Miss Hilda hammers. the
bookkecper. into n vault, gathered up
the loot and ran to an automobile IN
which they = believed to have fed
toward Sioux City. Leise and his
companions later gained their liberty
by passing out the vaults combina-
ton through an air hole.
A posse has begun a search for the
robbers.
, 1921-11-10
JOHNF NEWHALL DIES
At DAUGHTERS HOME,
BODY WILL Be SHIPPED

John F.. Newhall. age 50, said to be
ene of the oldest Masons in the United
States. died last night at the home of
daughter. Mrs. II. w. Compton. Mr..
Newhail came to Casper with the
Conpton family when Mr.. Compton
came here to take the position as lead.
er Of h Casper concert band
Mr.. Newhall who was a renowned
pharmacist in his earlier ~ is sale
to have been an active worker In Ma
sonio circles Cor over 60 years.
The remains will be shipped to It'd
en-. Neb.. on the Northwestern this
afternoon. No services will be held ir
Casper. A brief Masonic meeting will
be held at the Shaffer-Gay chapel after
which an honor guard will escort the
remains to h local depot.