davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11

,,.u there was only one window
I'm the majors den room. and that
w,s nearly opposite the screened door
wav. So I ducked back into the
dining room and took = stand where
7 could see the one window through
tho door.curtain network Of bamboo
heads was SO excited that I caught
only snatches OF what Mrs. Sseiia was
saving 10 the boss, but the bits tnat
I heard were q good deal to the point.
"No, mean 1t, Graham 1t Is as
I told you at first there Is no
standing room for either OF Us on
that ground 49,. and you must not
come here again when you know that
am alone. No, Jimmie Isn't
enoughl"
wrenched the half-working ear
sense aside and jammed II into my
eyes. concentrating hard on the VIM
dow at which expected every second
TO see mans face. II the man was
a murderer. / thought l could beat
him TO II.
The suspense didn't last very long.
A hand came up first to push the
window vines aside. 1t was white
hand, long and slender. more like
woman's thnn n mans. Then against
the glass l saw the face. and 1t gave
me such turn that / thought l must
be going batty.
Instead OF the ugly mug OF one OF
Clanahan's gunmen, the haggard face
framed In the window sash was face
that had seen once-and only once
before; on a certain Sunday night in
the Bullurd when the loose-ilpped
mouth belonging TO 1t had been bab-
bling drunken curses at the night
clerk. The man at the window was
the dIssipated young rounder who had
been pointed out as the nephew of
President Dunton.
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11

wasn't mixed up in 1t in any way?
Could 1t be possible that he was one
Of those who were in the fight on the
other side. and that she was still keep
ing In touch with him?
Pretty soon l heard the murmur of
their voices again, but now l was so
far away from the bamboo-screened
door that l couldn't hear what they
were saying. l wished they would
break 1t off so the boss could go. 1t
was getting late, and there had been
enough said to make me wish we
were both safely back in the hotel.
It's that way sometimes. you know. in
spite Of all you can do. You hear
talk, and you can't help reading be-
tween the lines. l knew, as well as
| knew that l was alive, that Mrs.
Shella meant more than she had said
perhaps more than she had dared to
say.
1t was while / was standing there
In the big window that ! saw the man
on the lawn. At first thought 1t was
Tarbeil. who WIS never very far out
OF reach when the boss was running
loose. But the next minute l saw
was mistaken. The man under the
trees had on long travelling coat
that came nearly to his heels, and his
cap was the kind that has two visors,
one In front and the other behind.
Realizing that it wasn't Tarbell. |
stood perfectly still. The house was
nghted with gas, and the dining-room
chandelier had been turned down, so
there was chance that the skulker
under the trees wouldn't see me stand
ing in the corner of the box window.
10 make 1t surer, edged away until
the curtain hid me. l was Just in time,
The man had crept out of his hiding
place and was coming up to the win
dow on the outside. AS he passed
through the dim beam of light thrown
by the turned-down chandelier. | saw
that he had pistol in his hand, or n
weapon of some kind; anyway. I
caught the CLINT of the gas-light on
dull steel.
That stirred me up good and plenty
l still had the gun l had taken ont of
Fred Mays drawer; ] had carried II
ever since the night when it had
mighty nearly got me killed off in the
Red Tower coal yard. / fished IT ONT
and made ready, thinking, of course
that the skulker must certainly he ono
of Clanahan's gunmen. still had
that idea when l felt, rather than saw
That the man was pulling himself nm
to the window so that he could take
look into the dining room.
The look satisfied him, apparent,v
Tor the next second heard him dron
among the bushes; and when I stood
up and looked out again could inst
make him out going around toward
the back of the house. knew tha
house like book, and without MAKING
any noise about it l slipped tbrourb
the buffers pantry and got loot
out OF rear window. NV man wos
there, and he was working his wav
sort of blindly around to the den s,ds
. OF the place
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11

Won, administration Q failure, II won't
hesitate to get rid OF you In the easiest
way that offers"
There was silence In the mao.
den for a minute or so. and then 'he
boss said:
As usual. you know more than you
are willing to tell me-
"Perhaps not" was the prompt an
swer. perhaps l am only the on
looker-who can usually see Things
rather better than the persons ac'uai,
ly involved. Hitherto / have urseu
YOU TO be bold, and then again 10 pe
bold. Now l am begging you 10 pe
prudent"
in what way7"
Careful for yourself. For example:
you walked out here this evening
don't do that any more. Come III
taxi-and don't come alone
/ couldn't see his frown OF disagree
nent. but knew well enough II WIS
there.
There spoke the woman In you
he said III | should show the white
feather that way, thes u ho'e
cuse for potting me-
There was a silence again. ana
got up quietly and crossed the dining
room 10 the big recessed window where
| stood looking out into the darkness
of the tree shaded lawn. II was pretty
evident that Mrs. Sheila knew heap
more than she was telling the boss
Just as he had said. and l couldn't
help wondering how she came TO know
it. What she said about the increased
number Of wrecks looked like pointer.
Was she In touch with the enemy in
some way!
Then my mind went back in flash
to what Maisie Ann had told me. was
the husband who ought TO be dead, and
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11

then to have a perfect epidemic Of
wrecks.
The boss turned the material trou-
BILE over to Mr.. Van Britt and devoted
himself pretty strictly to the public
side OF things. Everywhere. and on
every occaslon-at dinners NJ the diff
ferent chambers OF commerce, and
public banIuets given to this, that, or
the other visiting big-wig-he was al
ways ready to get on his feet and tell
the people that the true prosperity OF
the country carried with II the pros
perity of the railroads: that the two
things were one and insepsrable: and
that when 1t came right down to basic
facts, the railroads were really part
of the progress machinery of the coun-
try at large and should be regarded.
not as alien tax-collectors. but as con-
trihutors to the general prosperity and
welfare.
By this time, also, Red Tower Con-
solidated was beginning to find out
what il meant to have active COM
petition. The C. S. x w. people were
hammering their new plants into work
ing shape, and they were getting the
patronage, both of the producers and
consumers, hand over fist. Track facil-
tiles and yard service were granted
freely; and while no discrimination
was permitted as against the Red
Tower people, the friendly attitude of
the road counted for something, as 1t
was bound to.
During those few prediction weeks
the New York end of us seemed to
have petered out completely. We heard
nothing more from President Dunton,
worse than an occasional wire COM
plant about the number OF wrecks
we were having, though the stock
was still going down. point by point,
and, so far us n man up tree could
see, we were making no attempt to
show net earningS-were turning all
our money into betterments as fast as
it came in. knew that couldn't 60
on. Without a furry of some sort, the
New Workers would never be able to
break even. to say nothing of profit,
and l looked every day for howl
that would tear things straight up the
back.
While all these threads were weav-
ing along. I'm sorry to say that !
hadn't yet drummed up the courage
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11

to tell the boss the truth about Mrs.
Sheila. He kept on going to the
majors every chance lie had, and
Malsie Ann was making life miserable
for me because l hadn't told him
calling me coward and everything
under the sun. l told her to tell him
herself. and she retOrted that l knew
She couldn't: that 1t WAS my job. and
nobody else's. We fused over it
lot; and because most always con-
trived some excuse to chase out to the
Kendrick house at the boss heels
merely to help TarbelI keep cases on
him-there were plenty of chances for
the fussing.
1t was on one of these chasing trips
to "Kenwood" that the roof fell in.
The major had gone out somewhere
to the theater, guess-taking his wife
and Maisie Ann, and the boss and
Mrs. Sheila were sitting together in
the majors den, with little coal
blaze in the basket crate because the
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11
CHAPTER Ix.-Continued

Ii was III to Inc to mosc again.
HenckeI was striking natches and
holding them so that Clanahau could
look under the cars. and | could feel,
Ia anticipation, the shock of n bullet
from the big gun in the divekeeper's s
tat fist as | crawled cautiously out
on the far side. Creeping along be-
hind the string of coal cars | came
presently to the great gantry crane
lsed for unloading the fuel. 1t was a
uuge travelling machine. straddling the
cracks and good part of the yard,
and the clum-sheu grab-bucket was
down. resting on lis TWO lips on the
ground
At FIRST | thoggat Of climbing to the
framework OF ;he crIne and trying to
hide on the big bridge beam. Then
saw that t?e two halves of the clam
shell bucks were slightly open. just
wide ep~fyh to let me squeeze in.
II they ~ere looking for a fuIl-sized
nan-1srbeu. for Instance, who was
as hu~Sy aS a farm-hand-thcy'd never
think Of that crack in the bucket: and
IN another second had wriggled
through the V-shaped opening ard was
sitting bumped up in one of the halves
Il tie clam-shell.
That was a mighty good guess.
When Hatch came back with his gun,
they cOmbed that coal yard with a
6De-teoth comb, using = lantern that
Hatch had gotten from somewhere and
missing no hole 0. corner where II
man might hide. save and exceyting
ooiy the one had preempted.
A. II happened. tie search wound
up finally under she crane, with the
three standing 90 near that l could
bavv rea ched ord of the crack between
Die bucket halves and touched them
'per tuyfei mas gone nit himself
o.sr der fcase. yes?' pufTed Henckel.
And then 'yot for iss ne shoot off
dsIa pistols. ennahOw?"
f'lanahan confessed. I suppose be-
cndse he knew he would have to. sooner
se later
~ was a hold-up." he growled. "Th'
vefrant's gone out av my pocket"
Iatch's comment on this was fairly
olood-curdling In its profanity.
"TheR it's up to you to get him some
other way, you blundering son of a
saisI" ne ragged. II don't care what
you do, but If you don't make this
country too hot to hold him, it's 60
sag to get too hot to hold youI" And
chat more he was going to say.
cont know, for at that moment a be-
Lated police patrol began pounding at
the gates on the town side and want
ing to know what all the shooting was
about.
1t was after they had all gone away,
atsving the big coal yard in silence
end darkness, that I got mine. good
aad hard. Sitting all punched up in
tie erab-bucket and whiting for my
chance to climb out and make get
away, the common sense reaction came
8nd saw what had done. With the
best intentions in the world, in trying
70 kill off the chance offered to the
enemy by the Oregon warrant and
the trumped-up charge of murder.
mad merely saved the boss an arrest
and possible legal tangie and had
out him in peril of his life.
The Dolores star., 1921-11-11
The FACE AT THE WINDOW.


q John Chadwick financial whom
the
s
to
o
sheia
OF
a
his enemies 10 more
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
PULASKI SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
R. B. OLIVER ELECTED COUN. TY PRESIDENT AT THE MEET ING HELD LAST SUNDAY AT PRIMROSE CHAPEL.

At the annual convention of tho Pulaski County Sunday School As- sociation held Sunday, May 8, at Primrose chapel, Granite Mountain Springs, R. B. Oliver, of the Oliver Construction Go, was elected presi- dent, succeeding W. F. Hopkins. Tho convention was in session throughout the day, and most generous basket luncheon was served at noon.
 At the night session Governor Nc Rae spoke on 'sThe State and the Sun. day School" and Thomas B. King of Memphis, Tenn, on .sThe Young Man" MT. King is superintendent of the Madison Heights Methodist Sunday school of Memphis, said to be the largest in the Southwest. At the morning session State Secretary H. C. Cridland spoke on, 'sThe Mission of the Sunday School" and in the afternoon on Forward To- gether." ;" Mrs. Horace Chamberlain discussed the art of story telling, and Mrs. C. D. Henderson the manage ment of the children's department in small school. Mrs. W. K. Spill man was in charge of the song pro gram. Several numbers were render ed by the quartet of the First Chris tian church.
 Other officers elected were Robert k. Lee, secretary; Miss Julia MurrelI, superintendent of the children's divi- sion; W. C. Moseley, superintendent of the young peoples division; Clio Harper, superintendent of the adults division; Fulton Farris, president of District No. l, Levy. and E. C. New ton, president of District No. {, Little Rock. Presidents of District No. 2. Scott, and District No. 3, Sweet Home, are to be appointed.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
FERNDALE NO. ?.

The farmers haven't been doing anything lately on account of so much rain.
 MT. and Mrs. J. R. Woolard of fexarkana are visiting the latter's parents, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Thomp. son, of Fletcher Creek.
 Little Minnie Elizabeth Woolard of Fletcher Creek has been sick with the measles the last week.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Baker and family were the guests of Mir. and Mrs. C. B. Kannedy Sunday, also Miss Nora and Vernon White.
 Born-To Mir. and Mrs. W. Gun ther of Little Maumelle, April IT, a son, William Asa.
 Miss Mary Louise McAdoo has been visiting Miss Estelle Douglas.
 Mrs. Ida Gambles called on Mrs. W. J. Grimmett last Thursday af- ternoon, also Miss Irma, Hazel and Alma White.
 Dr. Cheney, Mrs. Howell and Miss Helen Grimmett motored to Little Rock Thursday.
 There was a dance at J. M. Whites April 23, which was nicely attended. There was also one at MT. H. J. Whites April 30, with 60 per sons present.
 Bert Higgins brought a truck load of B from Halstead. The truck got stuck up and Mir. Higgins had to get Claude White to pull them out with his tractor. There was also a wagon load from Mar tindale.
 There will be a picnic and dance at Halstead July 4.
 The boys and girls club will meet Friday afternoon, May 20, al Fletcher Springs school house.
 Walter Albert and friends of Lit tie Rock were the guests of H. J White and family Sunday after. noon and also MT. and Mrs. w Garrett and family.
 There will be preaching at Wal nut Grove II a. m. May 8.
 SWEET SIXTEEN.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
WEST JACKSONVILLE.

x
 Harvey Lamb has been seriously i'll for the last week, but is improv- ing.
 Miss Mena Corder of Jacksonville visited Mrs. Sucka last Thursday af- ternoon.
 Mrs. s. P. Corder and baby spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Bert Dodson.
 John Wade set out five thousand strawberry plants last week.
 Mrs. H. R. Mathis and daughter called on Mrs. E. F. Sweeney last Tuesday.
 Miss Elsie Lamb and Mrs. s. P. Corder and daughter and Mrs. Bert Dodson and son went fishing Tues day afternoon and returned home about five o'clock with several fish.
 Mrs. Perry Corder and children spent Thursday with Mrs. Charles Starky.
 James Garvin made business trip to Jacksonville Friday.
 Claud Richard seems interested in MT. J. W. Wade's car, but we think MT. Wade is capable of driving his car himself. Maybe it isn't his car that interests Mir. Richards as much as some one else.
 Willie Nichols called on Albert and Archie Aliens Sunday.
 Several members of the w. M. V. called at the home of Floyd Heffing Saturday afternoon. He will leave here Monday to go to the Bonneville sanatorium for treatment.
 Miss Idella Wade of Natural Steps spent Saturday and Sunday with rel atives of this community.
 Mrs. B. Lyons of Little Rock visit ed relatives of this community Satur- day and Sunday.
 Bernice and Harley Wade spent last week with their grandmother, Mrs. s. P. Williford of Little Rock.
 5. P. Corder and family made a business trip to Little Rock Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs. E. F. Sweeney and daughter Caroline, and Miss Elsie Lamb called on Mrs. H. R. Mathis and daughter Monday afternoon.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
FOR MARKETING
 JURISDICTION
THERE ARE NOW APPROXI- 'maATFLY 4,O0O BALES SIGNED
 I'D TIP BY ARKANSAS COTTON WARKETING ASSOCIATION.

The Pulaski County campaign for ,nembers in the Arkansas Cotton MsrEeting Association is getting well ander a way. There are now approxi- msiely malt 4.00O bales signed up in the conntv. @ and the Farm Bureau hopes to make it 10000 during the month. The State Farm Bureau is working lar m 100000 bales in the State by Iulv lst. and we are hoping Pulaski County will get its quota first. Mir. conoway Scott, large planter of the Scotts vicinity, is in charge of the County Campaign and is having bouse to house canvass made of the main cotton sections of the County h this work Mir. Scott has the as- sistance of the County Farm Bureau and the County Agents.
 Two meetings have been schedul- ed at which the Cotton Marketing work will be fully explained, one at Jacksonville Saturday night, May IA, and the other at Olmstead Saturday night, May 2lst. Meetings will be held in any part of the County any time it is desired, and the proposition explained in detail. Those of you that read this may get a date for a meeting in your community, or may get special work as house to house canvass in your community, by eith- CT notifying MT. Scott or the County Agent.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
PLEASANT HILL.

 The ladies of the s. I. A. met at the school house and quilted a quilt and also hemmed 1t. The tickets are already made and the quilt will be sold the night of the l4th, when they will give strawberry and ice cream social. We think there should be some kind of an organization for the men. It seems that everywhere the women are taking an interest in school work and why not the men? As there is no organization for the men we went them to take an in- terest in the 5. l. A.
 Some of the folks from Pleasant Hill attended the singing Auxiliary at Bethel.
 The gardens are all late here, ex- cept Mrs. Fortson. If anyone wants cabbage you should go to Mrs. Fortson's.
 Mrs. Martha Hammons of North Little Rock, is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. McPherson. Mrs. Eunice Hammons was a yis- itor at Mrs. Sam Jones Sunday af- ternoon.
 Misses Ira and Ila Magness call ed or Ola Mitchell Friday night.
 Mrs. Ada Dorsey and children were visitors at Mrs. Lila Dorsey s Saturday night.
 BROWN EYES.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
NORTH WARSAW.

The farmers have been working from early morning until late at night trying to catch up with their work. Everything is growing nicely now. 1 don't know what the farm CTS will do if they don't get a good price for cotton, as butter Is worth only from 10 to 25 cents. Cream IS 27 cents. Eggs Is cents. It seems kind of tough as we didn't make ex- penses last year. Don't know if we will do any better this year.
 There was a small crowd, but a very interesting meeting at the Bar ron s. I. A. Saturday. We decided to meet Tuesday to arrange for the play we expect to give in the near future,
 Evefyone reported fine time at the Auxiliary at Bethel Sunday. There was very large crowd and some beautiful singing. The singing convention will be at Harmony church the first Sunday in August.
 Arnold White, who has been quite i'll with typhoid fever is a lit tie better at this writing.
 George Prater is on the sick list.
 MT. and Mrs. Eulon Ham monds are rejoicing over the arrival of a new baby boy.
 P. K. Blazer, who has been at St. Luke's hospital so long, was able to be brought home Friday.
 John Abbott took truck load of people to the A. o. U. w lodge and strawberry supper at Old Aus tin Saturday night. They were MT. and Mrs. Jim Abbott and family, Mir. and Mrs. John Aldridge, MT. and Mrs. Cothran, Mrs. H. A. Rob- inson, Virginia Robinson, Annie Pippan and Herman Cwin.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bert Richards and AIene Roderweihs went to Vilonia Sunday to visit Miss Richards par ents.
 Virginia Robinson spent Tuesday with Estelle Gwin.
 Miss Maggie Gwin, who has been at Cabot picking strawberries, has returned home.
 Callers at Joe Whites Sunday were MT. and Mrs. C. F. Roder- weihs, Mrs. H. A. Robinson and daughter Virginia, MT and Mrs. Prater, Afford Ramsey, Mrs. Norma Prater, Coma Roderweihs, Hoyt Gwin and MT. C. H. Prater.
 Mrs Iris Roderweihs and sons, Bill and Burl, were callers at Mrs. H. A. Robinson's Monday.
 H. A. Robinson, who is working in the Fl Dorado oil field, writes home that Fl Dorado surely is booming. A. J. R.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
FAULKNER GAP.

\ Mir. and Mrs. Webb spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. A. W. Martin. Lester Gentry is very low at this writing with typhoid fever.
 Alvertia Mitchell visited Mrs. Finley Saturday.
 Miss Ethel McPike spent Satur- day night with her uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. Jim Jones.
 Bro. Gibson filled his regular appointment at Harmony Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday school at Harmony is progressing nicely. Cecil Jones and wife spent Satur- day night with Herman Jones and wife.
 Alvertia Mitchell spent Monday with Mrs. Eunice Hammons.
 Mrs. Martin spent Saturday af- ternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Coga Webb.
 MT. Fulton Fortson and Viola Hoaks motored to Bethel Saturday. They were the delegates from Pleas ant Hill.
 The society of Faulkner Gap will meet Saturday night, May IA.
 ALvERTIA
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12

Leslie-Merton L. Smith has leased the plant of the Leslie News.
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
MT. MORIAH.

Everybody has been very busy planting and replanting cotton the past week.
 Mrs. Bert George came out from Little Rock Saturday and has been at her mothers very sick, but is some better.
 The party at Mrs. Emma Camp bells. Friday night was enjoyed by all.
 Fishing is all the "go" in this part of the world now.
 Little Hazel Clifton went fishing a few days ago and caught large string of fish, and when asked how many she had, replied, I caught them so fast that could not count them" Who can beat it?
 Mrs. Julia Smith spent a few hours at the home of Mrs. ]. R. Glaze Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Watson, daughter and fam fly, came out Sunday, to spend a few days with her.
 Clarence Smith was the Saturday evening visitor of Ancil Pedigo. Miss Rintha Campbell called on Mrs. J. L. Clifton Monday evening. Mrs. Neal Garrett and son Au- brey spent Saturday night with her mother, Mrs. Tom Price.
 @IRIs."
The Pulaskian., 1921-05-12
PINERY.

On the 3rd of February Mrs. Paty and Mrs. Rollo Miller met with the ladies of the Pinery com munity at Mrs. W. D. Sommer's for the purpose of organizing a community club. Mrs. Sommer was elected president and Ida McCants secretary.
 Mrs. Rolla Miller suggested nam. ing it the ''Pinery Club" Green and white were decided for the club col ors and the Snowball for the flower. The club slogan is Judge not that ye be not judged" "
 Eleven members were enrolled, The club now has 35 enthusiastic members. One wool quilt was sold Saturday. Glenn Boyd was the lucky person. It brought $26.25. The club now has $68.35 in the treasury to go for the building ot the cemetery house. The club met with Miss Estelle McNair Thursday afternoon with eight members pres ent and four visitors. After the business session Miss Minnie I. Al len made an interesting talk on club work. The remainder of the afternoon was spent quilting. The next meeting is to be held with Mrs Lawson.
 Leslie-Merton L. Smith has