davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
A CHAPARRAL PRINCE

me o'clock at last and the
NJ drudging toll of the day was
ended. Lena climbed to her
room in the third half-story of the
ouarrymen's Hotel. Since daylight
she had shaved. doing the work of a
fulgrown woman, scrubbinR the
hoors- washing the heavy ironstone
plates and cups, making the beds,
and supplying the insatiate demands
for wood and water in that turbulent
and depressing hostelry.
The din Of the days quarryine
was over-the blasting and drilling.
the creaking of the great cranes,
the shouts of the foremen, the back
ing and shifting of the fat-cars
hauling the heavy blocks of lime
stone Down in the hotel oflce
three or four of the laborers were
growing and swearing over a be-
lated game of checkers. Heavy
odors Of stewed meat. hot grease.
ana cneap conee hunk like a de-
pressing fog about the house.
Lena Lit the stump of a candle
and sat Imply upon her wooden
chair. She was eleven years old,
thin and m-nourislfed. Her back
and limbs were sore and aching.
But the ache in her heart made the
biggest trouble. The last straw
had been added to the burden upon
her small shoulders. They had
taken away Grimm. ALWAYS a,
night. however tired she might be.
she had turned to Grimm for com
fort and hope Each time had
Grimm whispered to her that the
prince or the fairy would come ana
deliver her out of the wicked en-
chantment. Every night she had
taken fresh courage and strength
from Grimm.
To whatever tale she read she
found an analogy in her own condi-
tion- The woodcutter's lost child,
the unhappy goose girl. the perse-
cuted stepdaughter. the little maiden
imprisoned in the witch's hut-all
these were but transparent dis
guises for Lena, the overworked
kitchen maid in the Quarrymen's
Hotel. And always when the ex-
tremity was direst came the good
fairy or the gallant prince to ~.
rescue.
So, here in the ogre's castle, en-
shaved by a wicked spell. Lena had
leaned upon Grimm and waited:
longing for the powers of goodness
to prevail. But on the day before
Mrs Maloney had found the book IN
her room and had carried IT away
declaring sharply that II would not
do for servants to read at night;
they lost sleep and did not work
briskly the next day. Can one only
eleven years old. living away from
ones mamma, and never having any
time to play, live entirely deprived
of Grimm? Just try It once and
you yill see what a difficult thing
IL is.
Lena's home was in Texas. away
mp among the little mountains on
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

Only those who are on the level
mount above the common level.
Slogan for Leonard next time:
He kept me out of the Cabinet"
Don't start a fire with kerosene;
it's too expensive. Use your oil we'll
stock.
The bright things said by chill
dren cost the jokesmiths many a
weary hour.
And a lot of the most ardent ad-
vocates of preparedness have no
savings bank accounts.
China could get along very nicely
without an army il all the other
nations were heather.
A married man doesn't need a
memory-training course to remind
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

says she died from that same poison,
and the man that was with her
beats it and hides himself. that's
pretty strong evidence against him,
isn't it? If he was innocent, as he
says, why didn't he come forward
and tell his story? And why should
he lie, saying that only he and not
she had been drinking?"
Didn't want his name mixed up
with that of the fair Nan. I sup
pose" suggested Harvey Hunt. AT
least that might have been his rea-
son. But tell me the details of the
case. You know, all l got of 1t was
what was in the papers"
well. Mr.. Hunt. there isn't much
more to it than I've told you al
ready noticed a peculiar odor
about the glass. and 1 had it gone
over by the firger-print expert, and
had the chemist make an analysis
of the contents. He found a deadly
instantaneous poison. The finger
print man didn't get anything hut
Mans own finger prints"
whats that?" cut in Harvey
Hunt. Are you sure he found moth
ing at all? How about the rim of
the glass? It's an important point.
Tom
Not a thing" replied Sturney. "I
watched him when he busted the
powder over the glass. He covered
it all. But l don't see what-oh.
yes, / do. l get you now. You mean
Cadwin's finger prints ought to have
been there. But that doesn't prove
You know he could have
the poison in her glass with
out touching it."
But Harvey Hunt ignored this
statement. He rubbed his chin
thoughtfully. Who was the last
person to see her? mean before
Cadwin."
Her physician" said the detec-
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

to see you, and there is no one else
] am very tired. and Tommy Is wait
ing for the letter. You will excuse
me. mamma, II do 1t.
Your respectful and loving daugh-
ter, LENA.
Tommy was still waiting faithful
ly when the letter was concluded
and when Lena dropped it out she
saw him pick it up and start up the
steep hillside. Without undressing
she blew out the candle and curled
herself upon the mattress on the
floor.
At 1880 o'clock old man Ballin
ger came out of his house in his
stocking feet and leaned over the
gate, smoking his pipe. He Iookee
down the big road. white in the
moonshine, and rubbed one ankle
with the toe of his other foot. II
was time for the Fredericksburs
mail to come. pattering up the road
Old man Ballinger had waited only
a few minutes when he heard the
lively hoof beats of Fritz's team OF
little black mules, and very soon
afterward his covered spring wagon
stood in front of the gate. Fritz's
big spectacles flashed in the moon
light and his tremendous voice
shouted a greeting to the postmas-
ter of Ballinger's. The mail carrier
jumped out and took the brides
from the mules, for he always fed
them oats at Ballinger's.
While the mules were eating from
their feed bags old man Ballinger
brought out the mail sack and threw
it into the wagon.
Fritz Bergman was man of
three sentiments-or to be more ac-
curate-four, the pair of mules de-
serving to be reckoned individually.
Those mules were the chief interest
and joy of his existence. Next
came the Emperor of Germany and
Lena Hildesmuller.
Tell me-" said Fritz. when he
was ready to start, contains the
sacks a letter to Frau Hildesmuller
from the little Lena at the quarries? ?
One came in the last mail to say
that she is little sick. already. Her
mamma is very anxious to hear
again"
YES" said old man Rallinger,
'thar's a letter for Mrs. Helterskel-
ter, or some sich name. Tommy
Ryan brung it over when he came.
Her little gal workin' over thar, you
say?"
In the hotel" shouted Fritz. as
he gathered up the lines; eleven
years old and not bigger as frank
furter. The close fist of a Peter
Hildesmuller,-some day shall l
with big club pound that mans
dummkopf-all In and out the town.
Perhaps in this letter Lena will say
that she is yet feeling better. So.
her mamma will be glad. Auf
wiedersehen. Herr Ballinger-your
feets will take cold out in the night
air"
so long, Fritzy," said old man
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

stanly Fritz. with a scream of an
ger. flew at the bulky Rogers ana
began to assiduously pommel that
surprised free booter with his
fists.
VILLAIN" shouted Fritz. "dog.
bigstiff! Dot mule he has a sore
ness by his mouth. / will knock off
your shoulder nit your head
robbermans."
"Yi-yi!" howled Rattlesnake. roar
ing with laughter and ducking his
head. somebody git this here sour
krout off'n mel"
One of the band yanked Fritz
back by the coat-tail. and the woods
rang with Rattlesnake's vociferous
comments.
The dog-goned little wiener
wurst." he yelled, amiably. He's
not so much of a skunk, for a
Dutchman. Took up for his animile
plum quick, didn't he? like to see
q man like his hoss, even IL II is a
mule. The dad-blamed little Linn
burger he went for me, didn't he!
Whoa. now, muley-I amt a-goin'
to hurt your mouth agin any more" /"
Perhaps the mail would not have
been tampered with had not Ben
Moody, the lieutenant, possessed
certain wisdom that seemed to prom
Use more spoils.
Say. Cap" he said, addressing
Hondo Bill, there's liable to be good
pickings in these mail sacks. I've
done some boss tradin' with these
Dutchmen around Fredericksburg,
and I know the style of the var
mints. There's big money goes
through the mails to that town.
Them Dutch risk a thousand dol
lars sent wrapped in a piece of pa
per before they'd pay the banks 10
handle the money"
Hondo Bill. six feet two, gentle
of voice and impulsive in action,
was dragging the sacks from the
rear of the wagon before Moody had
finished his speech. A knife shone
in his hand. and they heard the
ripping sound as it Bit through the
tough canvas. The outlaws crowd
ed around 'and began tearing open
letters and packages, enliveninS
their labors by swearing affably at
the writers, who seemed to have
conspired to confute the prediction
of Ben Moody. Not a oofIar wa
found in the Fredericksburg mail.
You ought to be ashamed of
YOURSELF" said Hondo Bill to the
mail-carrier in solemn tones, TO
be packing around such lot of old,
trashy paper as this. What d'you
mean by it, anyhow? Where do
you butchers keep your money
at?"
The Ballinger mail sack opened
Hike a cocoon under Hondo's knife.
1t contained but a handful of mail.
FRITZ had been fuming with terror
and excitement until this sack was
reached. He now remembered
Lena's letter. He addressed the
leader of the band. asking him that
that particular missive be spared.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
And always when the extremity was direst came
the good fairy.

the good fairy.

Ballinger. You got a nice cool
night for your drive"
Up the road went the little black
mules at their steady trot, while
Fritz thundered at them occasional
words of endearment and cheer.
These fancies occupied the mind
of the mail-carrier until he reached
the big post oak forest, eight miles
from Ballinger's. Here his rumina-
tions were scattered by the sudden
flash and report of pistols and a
whooping as IL from a whole tribe
of Indians. A band of galloping
centaurs closed in around the mail
wagon. One OF them leaned over
the front wheel, covered. the driver
with his revolver, and ordered him
to stop. Others caught at the bri-
dies of Donder and Bitten.
"Donnerwetter!" shouted Fritz,
with all his tremendous voice
"wass list? Release your hands
from dose mules. We vas der United
/ States MALL"
Hurry up, Dutch" drawled a
melancholy voice. Don't you know
when you're in a stick-up: Reverse
your mules and climb. out of the
cart"
1t Is due to the breadth of Hondo
Bills demerit and the largeness of
his achievements to state that the
holding up of the Fredericksburg
mail was not perpetrated by way OF
an exploit. AS the lion while in the
pursuit of prey commensurate to his
prowess might set a frivolous foot
upon casual rabbit in his path, So
Hondo Bill and his gang had swoop-
ed sportively upon the pacific trans
port of Meinhcrr Fritz.
The real work OF their sinister
night ride was over. Fritz and his
mail bag and his mules came as a
gentle relaxation. grateful after the
arduous duties of their profession.
Twenty miles to the southeast stood
train with killed engine, hys-
terical passengers and a looted ex-
press and NAH car. That represent
ed the serious occupation of Hondo
Bill and his gang. With a fairly
rich prize OF currency and silver the
robbers were making a wide detour
to the west through the less popu-
lous country. intending to seek
safety in Mexico by means of some
fordable spot on the Rio Grande.
The booty from the train had melt
ed the desperate bushrangers to jo-
vial and happy skylarkers.
Trembling with outraged dignity
and no little personal apprehension.
Fritz climbed out to the road after
replacing his suddenly removed
spectacles. The band had dis
mounted and were singing. caper-
ing, and whooping. thus expressing
their satisfied delight in the life of
jolly outlaw. Rattlesnake Ror-
ers, who stood at the head of the
mules. jerked a little too vigorously
at the rein of the tender-mouthed-
Donder. who reared and emitted a
loud. protesting snort of pain. In
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
By O. HENRY

Every one knew that il was Fste-
Hildesmullcr's Isult. 50 they ra.d
no attention TO his words
\ moment afterward 4 strange.
faint voice was heard % call. Nam
ma Frau HildsSmuiIcr 81 first
thought it was Lena's spirit ,alling
and then she rushed 70 tho rear q
trltzs covered wagon. and. with a
loud shrek Of JOY. caught Up Lena
herself. covering her pale lif-'e face
with kisses and smoth,rlnE her
with hugs. Lena'S ewes were
heavy with the deep slumhsr of ex-
hauStion. hut she smiled and Law
close u the one she had 1onCed To-
see. There among tho mail sacks
covered in a nest of s'ranCs blans
cts and Comforters. she had lain
asleep until Weakened 10y the voices
around her.
Fritz stared At her with ewes ths.
bulged behind his spectaclos.
"Gott in HimmeI," ho shouted
How did you get in that wagon.
Am l going crazy. as well as 10 be
murdered and hancod by robbers
this day"
You brought her To US. Fritz"
cried Frau Hldcsmullcr How
can we ever thank you enough"
Tell mamma how YOU yan1e IN
Fritz's wagon" said Frau hides
muller.
4 don't know" said Lena But
| know how ! got away from the
hotel. The prince brought me"
BY the Emperor's CROWN
shouted Fritz. we are all going
crazy"
Il always knew he would come"
said Lena. sitting down on her bun
die Of bedclothes on tho sidewalk
Last night he came with his armeH
knights and captured IN, oCrc's
castle. They broke the dishes aul
kicked down the doors They
pitched Mr.. .Malonsy into a barre.
of rain water and threw -four az
over Mrs Maloncy. The workm"n
in the hotel jumped out oi the win
dows and ran into the woods whs-
the knights began firing their guns
They Weakened me up and I peeps,.
down the stair. And then the primo
came up and wrapped me in the
bedClothes and carried me out "
was 80 tall and stronS and fine lE!-
face was as rough as a, scrubbing
brush. and he talked soft ard kline
and smelled OF sChnapps. lie took
me on his horse before him and W.
rode away among tho knights. H.
held me close and | went TO sleeN
that way. and didn't wake up iii I
got home
"RubbishE cried Fritz BeTEmann.
Fairy tales! How did you come
from the quarries to my wagon"
The prince brought me-" said
Lena, confidently.
And to this day the good people
of fredericksburg haven't been able
TO make her give any other eN-
PLANTATION.
CcoPyrisht, 1871. by Wheeler syndiosesD
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
SUNDAY. MARCH y. IezI.


Copyright. 1921. by the Mcclure Newspaper
syDdicate.l
This is read by astrologers as q
quiet day. Saturn rules strongly
| Tor good. The Sun is adverse.
Farmers should benefit, for the
stars foreshadow good crops in.
many parts Of the country. They
will be disturbed in regard TO poli-
tics. and should choose their leaders
carefully.
There is a promising sign today
for mines and mining. Discoveries
| Of precious mineral are forecast,
and a boom in the West is indicated.
Success for a clergyman who will
become a leader in civic affairs Is
prognosticsted.
This should be a favorable day
/ for those who preach orthodox
creeds, because what has been long
established has special significance
under this sway.
Many deaths among bankers and
hnanciers are foretold. One man
Of millions will pass suddenly.
The planetary government sup
posed to affect money matters is
I menacing and is read as presaging
much anxious discussion of policies
/ Those who follow the prophecies Of
astrologers will recall that the seers
| foretold that many foreign loans
were made under the most mcnac-
ing rule Of the stars
Venus in the third is favorable
10 railway interests. and these NAV
extend greatly in the next two
Z years.
Educational affairs should pros
per greatly. SO far as instruction is
concerned, but money will be need
! ed in many places.
The colored race is stiu subject
TO a rule Of the stars that is most
aUspicioUs for development and i'm
Z provement. Many new opportuni-
ties will open TO both men and
/ women.
The Sun today is in an aspect
not at all lucky for calls On friends
or for conferences with them. II
there is any selfish end IN view.
Persons whose birthda'e Il is
should be very conservative IN al!
their business deals during the COM
ing year. Those who are employed
should be exceedingly careful to re-
, tain their positions.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be steady and persever-
ing. These subjects Of Aries NAV
not have the initiative to do biz
things. but they will succeed N
what they undertake
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Nearly Buys Farm
With One Years Cr0p

With one years crop r. r. Jones.
a Manitoba farmer and formerly of
Lincoln, Ill, paid for more than half
of his 540-acre farm. according to
the statement made by immigration
officials.
Paying $50 an acre for the land
in 1919, he was able to do IT with
his wheat yield of thirty bushels an
acre. which he sold at $2.75 a bushel
receiving SIS. 900 for his whole crop
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Monster Sea Horse
CAPTURED by Fishers

A huge sea horse. weighing 1000
pounds, was taken in the trawl OF
the Canadian trawler venosta on
her last trip to the banks. The
monster member of the seal family
was almost dead when taken aboard
the steamer.
The men on the venosta are of
the opinion that the marine equine
had been taken out to sea on the
ice foes and had been worn out by
constant effort going from foe to
foe. His skin was wrinkled and
sagged and he was probably max
ing his last stand against old age
when taken in the trawl.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Deductions of
Harvey Hunt
ny Philip Francis NowIan.

brown. familiar club neure,
dressed we'll, was always plenti-
fully supplied with money, hut
nobody knew his OecuDation-
Def<yne, Hunts friend, re Ported
that Brown's deposits In the
bank were always In small
coins. Hunt recalled Brown
often appeared Mt the elnb with
n slight rheumatic limp, which
ordinarily disappeared as tae
evening passed. He had n the
ory. built ON DeKyne,s appar-
emily Irrelevant details. How
does his theory, explained be-
lions:
No. 6S.
In the case of Brown Occupa-
ory this way:
First. Brown was never seen in
the daytime. This could only mean
that he Etayed indoors or went
abroad only in disguise. There Is
no form of rheumatism which al
ways affiicts the patient in the day
time and always wears or at night.
Hence Brown probably went abroad
In DISGUISE
Second. II Brown had no form Of
rheumatism the only thing that
could account for the leg that was
painful in the early evening and
normal later. would be mis- keeping
il in a strained. unnatural 81
cramped position all day.
Three Brown made all deposits 10
his bank account in small coins
So far Hunt deduced that Brown
was engaged in some business which
necessitated a disguise and an alb
normal position of his leg and the
receipts of which were in small
coins.
Fourth. Neither love nor social
ambition was responsible for the
mans desire to wed Martha Sted-
way. 1t must therefore be a case
of money. But as he was appar-
emily making all he desired. his only
motive could have been a wish to
change the method OF making his
money.
So. Hunt argued. from the dis
guise, the cramped leg. the small
coins and the shame for his profess
sion, Brown was a professional beg
gar
At The request of the girls father
he shadowed Brown, and found that
this actually was the case. But at
that. IL it had not been for the un-
manly manner in which he acted
when faced with the charge. Martha
stedway would have married him.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
White Beaver Found.

A white beaver. a freak Of the
beaver family. has been brought to
Winnipeg for mounting from Eng
lish River. Ont The beaver is a
perfect albino. Its fur is about two
inches deep. Its eyes are pink; the
feet and claws are pink and white.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

14year-old
reached high attained
(inset 12year-old
octave higher than highest
ia continuous range of four octaves.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

HAMLET IN PURSUIT.
tTo new hotel arrivals). -.
And there f. q kind of con-
fession In your looks which
your modesties have not craft
to Colour.
(Act ii, Sc. Id
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-11

LEGISLATURE and their wives received
guests. Preparations were MADE
for accommodating a large crowd
as the general public was invited
Also special invitations were sent
to officials. members of the legis-
leture, Officers of patriotic organi-
zauons and their wives and promi-
nent citizens throughout the state
REGARDLESS of party affiliations.
The list of officers sworn in to-
day follows:
Justice supreme court. position
NO. 5-Henry F, Mason, Garden
Justice supreme court, position
NO. 6-John Marshall. Topeka.
Justice supreme court. position
No. John s. Dawson, Hill City.
Governor - Henry ]. Allen,
Wichita.
Lieutenant governor-Dr. Chas.
s. Huffman, Columbus.
Secretary of state-L.. j. Petit
john, Dodge City.
State auditor-Norton A. Turn
err Russell.
State treasurer-E. Tom Thomp-
son, Bellaire.
Attorney general - Richard j.
Hopkins, Garden City.
Superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Lorraine E. Wooster.
Superintendent of insurance
Frank L. Travis, lola.
State printer - Imri Zumwalt,
Bonner Springs.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-11
Famous Old Recipe
for Cough Syrup
Easily and cheapiy made at home,
but It beats them all for
quick results.

Thousands of housewives have
found that they can save two-thirds
of the money usually spent for cough
preparations, by using this we'll
known old recipe for making cough
syrup. 1t is simple and cheap but it
has no equal for prompt results. 1t
takes right hold of cough and gives
immediate relief, usually stopping an
ordinary cough in "a hours or less.
Get 2M ounces of Pinex from any
druggist, pour it into pint bottle,
and add plain granulated sugar syrup
to make q full pint. IL you prefer,
use clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either
way, it tastes good, keeps perfectly,
and lasts a family long time.
It's truly astonishing how quickly
it acts, penetrating through every air
passage of the throat and lungs
loosens and raises the phlegm,
soothes and heals the membranes, and
gradually but surely the annoying
throa. tickle and dreaded cough dis
appear entirely. Nothing better for
bronchitis, spasmodic Group, hoarse>
ness or bronchial asthma.
Pinex is special and highly con.
centrated compound of genuine Nor
way pine extract known the world over
for its healing effect ON membranes,
Avoid disappointment by asking
your druggist for "2h ounces OF
P;nex" with full directions and don't
accept anything else. Guaranteed to
give absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pipex Co.,
h Wsyaes Ind
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-11
KlNCAlD WILL CARRY
COLORADO ELECTORAL
VOTE TO WASHINGTON
(By The Associated Press

Denver, Jan. 10.-William Kin
caid of Antonito, Colo, was chosen
by the six Colorado members OF
the electoral college today to carry
certificate of the official vote &c
Washington. Votes were cast toi
Harding and Coolidge.
The Formally of casting the
votes was carried out twice. After
the first vote had been cast the
electorate discovered they had car
ried on the proceedings without
the oath administered by n justice
Of the supreme court as reuiqred
by law. Late this afternoon the
second vote was cast, in the pres
ence of the justice.
In the absence Of Mrs. Spencer
Penrose of Colorado Springs one
OF the electors. Fred Carroll, sec
rotary of the publican state central
committee, was chosen to fill the
vacancy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-11

much good and thought / would give
it a trial. have been very glad that
/ did, for now l feel much stronger
and do all of my work. / tell my
friends when they ask me what helped
me, and they think it must be grand
medicine. And it is. You can use this
letter for testimonial if you wish. "
Mrs. HARRY A. WILSON, R. Ed. s,
Clearfeld, Pa.
The experience and testimony of
such women as Mrs. Wilson prove that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will correct such troubles by
removing the cause and restoring the
system to normal condition. When
such symptoms develop as backache,
bearing down pains, displacements
nervousness and "the blue" a woman
neutrality-suspicious. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.