davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14

Madame examined attentively the
pale face. the darkringed eyes. the
feverish lips.
Tell me, my birding. all that
troubles YOU" And. without realiz-
ing, Polly did tell. The story flowed
forth with the abandon of an ice.
bound brook in spring.
81 was a fool. stupid Old foolr'
cried Nine. Dubois, pounding her
work.worn hands together. "But
shall tell him, and YOU shall also.
You can SO easily explain II all
awayr'
''Nor' Polly's eyes shone again
feverlshly. ''He doubted me. he"
Tho older woman stopped her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14

the lock made Polly lift a fearful
face. Mime. Dubois. with a tray OF
hot coffee. came beaming toward
her.
"But-Ah. ma pnuvrc cheriew Her
face went grave at sight OF The dis.
tressed figure in the bed end her
voice was as expressive as only n
French voice can he. What Is IL.
little one? You can tell your old
friend here. But first drink this"
At the motherly tone Poliy's tears
were loosed afresh. She leaned
against the kind arm and sobbed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
Oar, Seattle
.:1S6oryRbqk.*
4 o. By F1Abcl C1clAndk 4
BY AHERN
Page $50
HECTOR
Chapter IN

THAT man certainly tri I'd
hard" Mrs. Merritt continued.
"and finally no caught the horse
and put on tho saddle. bat Hector
was restless and frettcd. and the
man was tired and cross.
81 said. Here. let mo have him
a minute And pctted him and
told him about what n EooL horse
he was. and he sighed JUS like q
person. and rubbed his nose
against my neck and stroked Il
and no stood just as stIil.
$50 tho man got on ami started
off. and / mounted another horse
and started after.
II waited til the man was over
being uneasy; then riding up
close behind him. gave Hector
a cut with my riding whip and no
was off like tho wind.
''ITe was off and 30 was the
rider" Mrs. HeTitt laughed. "for
he started with a sudden. side
wise jump which upset the
sailorman and left him sitting in
the road rubbing his eyes 10 sec
what had struck him.
81 played that trick over and
over again. The men couldn't
ride my horse. but for me he was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14

quiet and safe as horse could
be-"
"Gcc- sigt~d David. that
must have been sport Did Sans
horse turn out well. too7"
"oh. yes" she answered. but I
think Hector was harder for the
men TO handle. They put q curb
hit on him; they tried every way
they ever heard OF TO make him
trot along scdateiy. But no man
could hold him. the minute he felt
rider on his back. he ran--ran
like streak.
but for me. he was n different
horse. could make him run or
walk or trot, just with a word"
I'D like to hear about your
brother Sans horse" David
urged agnin.
SO that's how II happened that
not long after the Everett trip the
Riddles went TO see the mother
and father OF Libby ana Sam,
and that's how they sot--not
some more horse stories. but
more Sam stories, and Libby
stories, and one OF them began
way back when Libby was only
3 or 4 years old.
Go BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14

drink OF water. She crawled out OF
bed and unlocked the door. There
was no one In the other room. On
the table lay a note.
II won't disturb YOU" he wrote.
81 have said all / can. Women's
ways are strange ways, cannot
hope 10 fathom them"
She dropped It into the waste
basket, and steadied herself by the
tabo edge. fighting off the dizziness
that made her gasp and close her
eyes.
The sound Of the concierse's key In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
Best Spring Tonic
IDEAL
BLOOD MIXTURE

Blood cleanser and system renoyator.
800 and 800 bottles at drug stores.
or .. .. by JoYner Drug CO.. Spo-
kAne.--AdyertiSeme
The herald., 1922-06-15
TELLS HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE
Man Turns on Gas and Writes Of His
Sensations Till He Is
Overcome.

New York, y. Y.-NOtes written in
a diary by a hand turning cold in
death was the legacy left Mrs. Eugene
X. Martin, whose husband was found
dead in his apartment, suicide by
gas.
Written In clear, firm hand, was
the first entry:
II am tired, so tired. l have given
life a fair trial, but failed TO find
interest therein"
Equally firm was the entry:
Listening to wireless while under
going this process Of destruction"
Then. little less legible:
81 am still on my feet, but starting
to get dizzy"
Stiff less controlled the hand that
wrote:
IL am weaker"
Just readable:
"GoOd-by. Alice, God bless you. /
love you"
Then n wavy line-a sentence never
completed.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Hacks Baba From Girls Arms

Charlotte, n. C.-John Helms, a
farmer crazed by continued i'll health,
hacked 10 death three of his five chill
dren and then blew his own head of
with a shotgun.
Helms. while his wife was preparing
breakfast, picked up an ak In the yard
and first chopped his nine-months-old
child from the arms of his daughter,
Ruby, thirteen. He then entered the
bedroom and killed the two next oldest
children still asleep. and blew out his
own brains. Mrs Helms. Ruby and
The herald., 1922-06-15
MEET IN PRISON
AFTER ID YEARS
Brothers, Long Separated, Land
in Detroit Jail, Both Held
on Criminal CHARGES.

Detroit. - Raymond Nolan, alias
Walters. twenty, held in the county
Jail as ain automobile thug, heard a
deputy call upstairs for prisoner
to come down to talk with his lawyer.
Fred Nolan" the deputy called ;
Fred Nolan. come on down" Fred
Nolan is held awaiting sentence for
forgery.
Raymond Nolan later spoke 70 a
deputy. wonder If that's my brother
FredF" he asked. IL ,have not seen
him in more than ten years"
Turnkey Brooks sent for Fred.
"How long since you have seen your
brother Raymond?' he asked.
Raymond? Why, it's all Of four
teen years. lie was just a little Kid in
The herald., 1922-06-15
ACID THROWN UPON NURSE
Disfsured for Life, New York Woman
Accuses Wooer She
Discouraged.

Brighton Heights, n. Y.-Miss Rose
Bessaye, twenty-eight, q nurse in the
Office of DR.. Ernest Kutcher, dentist,
will be scared for life by acid, thrown
over the right side of her face and
shoulders. At the hospital IL is said
the acid did not injure her eyes.
The police took up the search for
James O'Brien. Miss BesSaye told the
police she answered a ring of the rear
dOOrbell and saw OBrien standing
there, holding bottle. Then the acid
was thrown upon her. She screamed
and O'Brien fled. she asserted. Not a
word was said by either. She said
O'Brien had paid attention to her,
but she had asked him to cease call
Ing.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Pastor Indicted for SANDER.

Fort Meyers, Flair. George w.
Benn, pastor Of a large church here,
formerly Of Columbus, o., has been in
dicted by the Lee county grand jury
on three charges of defamation. lie
is under $1,000 bail. The minister is
alleged to have impugned the charac-
ter of the daughter of physician.
Doctor Benn says he will have no trOu-
bic in proving his innocence.
The herald., 1922-06-15

well-stocked shelf kept filed with
foods which may be used In a hurry
call when husband brings home un-
expected company.
With canned soups or home canned
soups or broths one may make a good
dish for the beginning Of a meal, then
with jar of salad dressing some sort
of salad Is usually easy to prepare.
II one has time a berry pie makes a
fine dessert; or shortcake, using
canned fruit, is always favorite. The
foods used will depend, of course, upon
the taste of the family, and II one Is
TO be prepared the canned food. what.
ever 1t is, should be replaced at the
first opportunity.
A few cans Of fish, such as salmon
and tuna, sardines and clans, If liked.
some jars Os sliced dried oeef, and
bacon. peanur butter, cans Of corn and
tomatoes, with bottle of good salad
dressing, which may be stretched BY
the addition of cream, box or jar of
cheese, are few of the foods which
Will be most commonly used, not for
getting several cans of good soup. A
most delicious tomato sauce may be-
made in hurry from can of tomato
soup, using II with cold meat Or ham,
burger steak, IL at hand.
When taking dishes to a church sup
per or hall, mark them with mall bits
Of adhesive tape with the name writ
ten in ink. This will not wash off at
all easily. and one may identify ones
property with little difficulty.
When baking a crust for a filled
pie, bake it on the bottom Of the pan,
pricking 1t lightly with a fork: this
keeps the crust from blistering.
The herald., 1922-06-15

short pants when | left home" said
Fred, who is now twenty-six. Brooks
sent for Raymond and the two broth
ers met in the visitors cage" in the
Jail office.
The deputies declared that Raymond
cried, but Fred, who adopts hard
boiled attitude" said: "Ah, nOthink' TO
talk about. l hadn't seen him in four
teen years, that's all, and we met
here"
The herald., 1922-06-15
Worked Both Ways
What's

Hewitt-You look gluIn. WHATS
the matter?
Jewett-Matter enough. I gave my
wife a ticket to the town where Der
mother lives for present.
Hewitt-That was nice.
Jewett-WaS IT? The COMPOUNDED
ticket was good in either direction
and my wife sent It 10 her mother
10 come here on and I'm on my way
TO the train to meet her,
The herald., 1922-06-15


results. All measurement in most
cook BOOKS today are level and uniform.
Heaping and rounding measures are
rarely uniform even with the same In.
dividual.
Reliable Prune Cake.--Take one cup
full of boiled unsweetened prunes. one
cupful of Sugar, Onehalf cupful OF
shortening. three eggs, One-half tea
spoonful Of nutmeg, one-half teaspoon
full of cinnamon. oEe-half teaspoOnful
OF cloves, one teaspOonful of vanilla.
one teaspOonful of soda, two and one
half tablespOonfuis of lemon t1ice and
prune juice mixed, and two cupfuls of
flour. Cream the shortening. add the
sugar and then the eggs well beaten.
Beat thoroughly. Add the prunes fine
ly chopped. the SOFA dissolved IN he
fruit juice and the remainder Of the
ingredients. Bake In two layers and
use mocha filling; or one of lemon n
very good.
Lemon Cake Fuddino.-Sift FIVE
tableSpoOnfuls of -four, two cup,uls or
sugar, ard one-fOurth of a ter ,pOOD-
full of salt, add two cupfuis Of milk.
the beaten yOlks of four eggs. one
tablespoonful Of butter and the juice
of three lemons; mix and fold III the
whites Of the eggs beaten stiff. Pour
Into buttered baking dish and bake
In a slow oven for nearly an hour.
Serve very cold.
Gingerbread Nuts.-PTt pound
each Of brown sugar and honey and
the grated rind of a lemon In
saucepan and simmer. Remove and
Cdd one-fOurth pound Of butter, one
ounce of ginger, one teaspoonful Of
soda, and two pounds Of u. Roll
thin, cut In rousds and bake In a
slow oven.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Ex-Preacher, Fooled in
Jail Delivery, Kills Pal

Los Angeles, Cal.-Herbert
Wilson. formerly a minister Of
the gospel in Oregon and Can
ada, held in the county Jail pend
ing trial for robbery Of the mails
here of nearly S1,O00.OOO March
8, 1921, shot and killed his al
legged accOmplice. Herbert r.
Cox, just after officers had frus-
trated an attempted jail break.
Cox, Wilson and Eddie
O'Brien, recently arrested here
in connection with a mail rob-
berry at Toledo, o., had made
their escape from the jail proper
and were on the bridge of
signs" when deputy sheriffs
closed in on them.
Then Wilson trained a re-
vOlver upon Cox and pulled the
trigger. Officers said there had
been bad blood" between the
men. A statement recently be-
came current that Cox would
testify for the state at Wilson's
trial.
The herald., 1922-06-15

who has perpetrated Job after job
within a radius Of a mile of his home.
lodging dragnets and plans laid for
him. He made a clean Getaway" with
thousands of dollars worth of jewelry
and cash. He is a carpenter and lock-
smith. His home Is in the fashion
able Indian Village district.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Start Fires to Bet on Speed

Riverhead. n. Y.-Charges that riy-
airy is running so high between vol
unteer fire companies here that one
outfit starts blaze in order to beat
another TO the scene are being inves-
tigated by the police.
in fact" says the chief, Eve have
learned that bets have been made on
the races"
The other day one company found
Its truck draped in crepe.
The herald., 1922-06-15
What More 10 Needed.

But my dear SIR protested IN,
congressman to tho applicant fer q
government job, you are totally unfit
for the position you seek"
And you have the heart to tell me
that" replied the applicant, as he
burst into tears, when I've voted thu
straight party ticket all my life
The herald., 1922-06-15
lroAicaI.

Villain Qaughing) - Ha, Ha! You
are helpless; the old homestead be-
longs to me.
Hero-And where are the papersf
Vfllain-At the blacksmith's.
Hero-You are having them forged.
Villain-Nay. nay. I am having them
aled.-Prfnceton Tiger.
The herald., 1922-06-15

/ CABINET

''Is life worth Iiving7 Yes. so long
AS there is wrong to right
So long as faith with freedom reigns
And loyal hope survives.
And gracious charity remains
To heaven lowly lives;
And men are free to think and act.
Yes-life is worth living still"
The herald., 1922-06-15
The ChanaeIess Record.

~You would rather be photographed
Dian interviewed?"
I'm not so sure about that" an
swered Senator Sorghum. IF photo
graph happens to present you in q dis
advantageous attitude there's no
chance for you to come out next day
with a statement that 1t has been
garbled"
The herald., 1922-06-15
WHAT WE EQUALLY FORGET

Pretty soft for that man-he
doesn't have thing to worry nbouL
who"
That grsy-haired gentleman over
there. He has all the money bell
ever need"
"Oh! Do you know himr
Just by reputation"
well, he worked steadil. 20 years
day and night, earning his right to
rest now"
The herald., 1922-06-15

uldl net lIlSEc IL u
great satisfaction
in the knowledge
that no matter
who comes she is
prepared for an
emergency. This
first aid In an
emergency is a
The herald., 1922-06-15
The Exhaustino Ordeal.

DO you expect to do much work h
you succeed in getting re-electedr
I'm not sure whether I'll be able
to-" replied Senator Sorghum The
campaign promises to be so nerve
racking and exhausting that l may
require almost the entire term of of.
ace to rest up for another one
The herald., 1922-06-15
Sudden Activities

Il understand there has been q
crime wave In Crimson Gulch--
Nothing of the kind protested
Cactus Joe. Our beautiful an grow
In city has suffered In reputation sim
ply because our new sheriff got rest
less an started diggin' up lot O. gos-
sip that nobody has been payin' a.
tentiOn TO for years.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Cat Swims Niaoara coroe.

Niagara Falls, n. Y.-Nig, Il pet cat
Of officials at the American end of the
lower steel arch bridge, jumped $50
feet into the gorge when chased Hy
dog and turned up the next day a
little i'uffled of fur, but otherwise little
the worse for the adventure.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Priced Among CannibaIs

Among the cannibals Of New Guinea,
according TO w. F. Alder in his new
book, 1.-The Isle of Vanishing Men,"
no morsel is more priced at a feast
than the left shoulder blade Of ten
year-old girl 1t is recorded also that
one roasted "long pig will satisfy
the hunger Of 10 persons, but that II
Is considered more prudent to have
The herald., 1922-06-15
Interesting Specimen,

I'm afraid our boy Josh is a loungs
lizard" said Farmer Corntossel.
"He amt replied Josh's fond moth
er. lies only a plesiosaurus.-
How DO you make that outT"
Il happened to see In the dictionary
ard"
The herald., 1922-06-15
Talent Feared

You have not cultivated the arts
Of oratory?7
My constituents say they don't
want an orator in my place" replied
Senator Sorghum. They're afraid an
orator might be out delivering lectures
when he ought % be answering mail
or keeping tab on the congressional
debates"
The herald., 1922-06-15

Alder, finds victim asleep, they al
ways awaken him before killing him !;
the reason being that the first word
he utters is used as the name of the
next baby born In the settlement Of
the raiders.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Decidedly Touching.

Will just saw a touching scene.
BOb-What was Il?
Will-Two fat men in a 4 by 9 eIe
vator. They touched on all sides.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Hard Boiled

Don't you ever work. asked eAe
trascfble citizen.
I'm a student, sir" said the applL
can't for q thin dime.
-Of whatY'
cot humanity"
is that soT Wen, the specfmea
who Is just now engaging your atten-
don L. four-minute egg. Get ON ..
The herald., 1922-06-15

1t may be proved with much GER
tainty that God intends no man to live
in this world without working; but II
seems to me no less evident that He
intends every man 10 be happy in his
work. II is written, in the sweat of
thy brow" but II was never written,
''in the breaking OF thy heart" thou
shalt eat breakdown Ruskin.
The herald., 1922-06-15
No Trouble at All.

The footpad's victim looked nervous
ly down the barrel of the footpad's
gun. BE careful w-with that" he
gibbered. ut might 80 off," "Ah,
we'll" said the footpad. ~ can easily
The herald., 1922-06-15

utensils. a UledSuI III
cup may look all right
but may vary from one
to three tablespOonfuls
This is often true of the
glass ones as a heavy
bottom deCeives the eye.
There is no such thing
as luck in cookery. Ac.
curate measuring and
careful following of a
recipe will bring good
The herald., 1922-06-15
From AnalonX.

Judge ito lady witnesS) Married,
Witness-Yes, twice.
Judge-Age?
Witness-Twenty-
Judge (in undertOne to bis cierf}-
Also twice.-AnswerA.
The herald., 1922-06-15
Back to Normal

Things are getting back to nor
NAL"
-Ehr
"A good many Il these aesthetic
dancers have had 70 return to bur.
hsslue."OJudge
The herald., 1922-06-15
SECRET PANELS
IN TH|EF'S HOME
Plumber Hidden Behind WainS.
coting in Various Rooms in
Detroit Robbers House.
D0DGES MANY TRAPS
Is Caught in the Act Of Robbing Po'
liceman's Home and is Hit on
Head by Brick While Shooting
at Police-Old Offender.

Detroit. Mich.-In Fred Lemhagen,
fOrty-two, who was fellcd with a brick
and captured while firing his revolver
AT Patrolman William 4. Emling and
the latter'S brother, Eli, when they sur
priSed him in the act of robbing the
patrolman'S home. the old-timcrS in
the police department recognized an
old acquaintance.
They said they remembered Lem
hagen as the burglar who had terror
lied the East side over a period of Sev-
Cral years prior 10 Is years ago, but
since that time he was believed to
have gone straight
His Peculiarly.
When he was lodged i'm Receiving
hospital. under police guard, suffer
ing from a severe decoration on the
head and possible fracture Of the
skull from the brick, the veterans Of
the force said they remembered Lem
hagen's popularity in the burglary
line during his career almost score
OF years ago. Inspector Schuknecht
went in person at the head of squad
To search Lemhagen's home.
They found false panel in the
linen .cheSt covering a cubhy hole,
which disclosed SS7 in bills when they
slid the panel aside.
Behind the wainScOting in various
rooms of the house they found peck
cts for plumber drilled and cut into the
walls and out of them they took 3
cigar boxful Of rings, wrist watches,
mems watches, cuff buttons, pencils
and one revolver.
Jewels Scattered About.
The jewelry WAS scattered about In
small conSignments. two or three rings
or other pieces Of jewelry being found
in the various ''wOOdpecker nests"
that Lemhagen had made TO hide his
plumber.
Rings and diamonds were found in
half dozen other recesses.
Police declare they are satisfied
Lemhagen is the East side burglar
The herald., 1922-06-15
EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS

The keynote to success In cookery
is accurate measurement and accurate
The herald., 1922-06-15
Student Eats 80 Eggs for Breakfast

Moscow, Idaho.-J. Arnold Cooley
Of Vancouver, b. c.. University Of
Idaho student, ate 80 eggs for break
fast and a hearty chicken dinner later
The herald., 1922-06-15
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS

To the small town or country house
wife who has not easy access to
The herald., 1922-06-15
N.n NtAx~eeQ

When engineers have been boring
tunnels through the Alps they have
found rocks inside so hot that 1t has
been necessary to cool them with
water before the men could continue
their work.
The herald., 1922-06-15
OUR OWN COUNTRY

More than 90 restaurants in Great.
er New York are now owned and run
by Chinese.
The herald., 1922-06-15
ADORABLE SCARS
"What a horrid scar George has
On his forehead" :
"Horrid? The Ideal Why, he got
that In a football game" ,-
LEGISLATION.

Our legislature does not pause
To heed the speeches. long since spoke,
It's easier to make new laws
Than 10 repair the ones we'vs brokA
The herald., 1922-06-15

approximately $50 will be spent for
each resident of the United States by
the government as a result of and for
defense purposes in the fiscal year
1923.
The herald., 1922-06-15

There is a tendency to increase the
weights of rails. One hundred pounds
Is standard and many miles of 100
pound rails have been laid. One lead
ing authority claims that there would
be a distinct economy in the use of
2OO-pOunu rails.
The herald., 1922-06-15

1t Is estimated that the United
States has untapped wealth to the ex-
tent Of s150,0OO,OOO,OOo in the more
than 400 600 acres of land sffll
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-20
Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section of Chapter 1883,
Laws Of Florida

Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section s of Chapter 1888
Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that L. E.
Wadsworth, purchaser of Tax Certif.
icate No. BAT, dated the 9Th day Of
July, A. D. 1920, has filed said Ger.
tificate in my office, and has made
application for Tax Deed to issue in
accordance with law. Said Certifi-
cate embraces the following described
property situated in Putnam County
Florida, to-wit:
N. w. n of S. w. Il of N. w. u,
Sec. %, T. II, S. R. "a E., 10 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such Certif-
icate in the name of Florence L. La
Bayne.
Unless said Certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, Tax Deed
will issue thereon on the 3Oth day Of
October, A. D. 1922.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the goth day of October,
A. D. 1922.
(SEAL) R. J. HANCOCK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam County,
Florida.
By w. A. WILLIAMS, JR., D. C.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-20
NOTICE mo- CONTRACTORS

The Board of County Commission
ers of Putnam County, Florida, will
receive bids until 2 p. m. November
6, 1922, for grading and surfacing
with clay and sand-clay the Flora
home road in Putnam county, accord
ing to plans and specifications on
file with the clerk of said board, and
also bids for constructing 575 lin. #
of vitrified clay culverts and 257 lin
cal fit. of wooden bridges.
Said road will be about % miles in
length. There will be approximately
$4,000 GU. yds. of grading, 1890 Gu,
yds. of sand-clay surfacin gand TO-
100 Gu. yds. of clay surfacing.
Bidders may bid on the whole
work or on any of the three divi-
sions; separate bids will be consider
ed on the culverts and also on the
bridges.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check for 10 per cent of the
amount of bid, payable to W. F.
Glynn, Chairman, as a guaranty that
the bidder, if awarded the contract,
will enter into contract and give
bond for completion of work so
awarded
A copy of the plans and specifica-