davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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filled one side, and before It stood five
men in n row. attended upon by a
heavily paunched n aproncd fellow.
Martin RCcosted this last.
Mr.. S~pulvedo?" asked Martin. 81
wish to see Mr.. S%pulvedo."
The aproned man had a swarthy,
greasy, fat face. this officer of the
Black Cruiser. and moist. thick lips.
Martin recalled Little BIlly's reminis.
cence concerning the "slitherng about
Of fat and greasy varlets."
He shot a glance out OF the corners
Of his eyes toward the five patrons.
The glance revealed five stolid, vel.
~low-brown. faces turned toward him.
five pairs of black. obllque-sot eyes
regarding him intently. Five Japan.
csc! Martin sensed some connection
betweo himself and tho We. Tint
envelope IN his inner pocket
Il wish to see Capt. Carcw." he
stated.
"Ya's. you see hcom," answered
spulvcdo.
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"Thees way-comer' he babe.

Martin brushed through a door,
opened just wide enough to admit his
body. He expected the greasy saloon
keeper to follow, but instead that
worthy slammed the door upon him
and turned the lock. Martin was left
alone in pitch darkness. A cold
c'ammy hand grasoed his wrist and
drew from him a startled yelp.
Have no afraid" soothed a soft
voice. IT make show the way to the
hon'ble."
The figure moved, and the clutch.
on his Wrist urged him to follow.
/ They moved forward some twenty
PAGES, and encountered a stairway
LEADING Irstuirs. It was not SO dark
here. a gas light burned somewhere
In the hall upstairs.
His conductor rleased his wrist. and
commenced to ascend this stars. Mar,
tin. as he started to follow, noticed
there was a secon door at Ne foot
of the stairs. He guessed It let Non
thu street.
They gained the upstairs landing
and paused. Martin saw before him
a long hall with at least a dozen doors
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tenth rate hosiery. The single win.
dow was shattered.
There was an allen taint in that
poisonous room. Was this S~pulvedo
conducting this rookery as a Japanese
iodglnG.houseI
A strange place for n sen-captain
to lodge. This Cnrew must be some
rough renegade. Perhaps he was not
even white; perhaps ho was a half
caste,
Thus far had Martin got with his
musings, when his intention was A..
tracled by noises that suddenly DIS
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FIRE MOUNTAIN"
a Tale of Mystery. Treas Ue, Love and the Sca.
BY NORMAN SPRINGER
: Author of The Blood Ship"
INSTALLMENT NO. TWO
INSTRUMENT No. TWO

The audience is requested to kind
ly move forward. Next show starts
right away. Especially staged for
young gentlemen of the law"
Martin moved forward promptly,
First the weeping boatswa.n. now tho
happy hunchback. 1t was u night oil
odd meetings!
"Ah. ha, my amlab:o acquaintance
of the afternoon walks abroad
chucked tho voice. rs it thus he
cools n brow 'cvcred OF too much
Trent and Blackstone?"
well. it is a good night for such
a cooling" vas Martins gool.natured
retort.
True" admitted the other. And
other things than the law fever the
head-heav %yordinnce of cruisers OF
accursed blackness. the fatal rum and
gum. the devious workings OF the
Oriental mind. the slithering about OF
fat and greasy yarlets. Yes. many
things fever the brow, and It's a good
night for a coo!iH. As witness
0 Ma tin stared at the other. No rcek
OF alcohol met his nostr!is, as with
the bontswain, but none the less.
little Blly's cryptic jargon confirmed
his suspicious.
Also drunk. he reflected.
He tod Little Billy of his expert
enCe with h mournful bosun. Did
YOU give him the slip?" said Martin.
Did you run away from him to be-
como Il book agent"
You do not understand" stated the
hunchback with dignity. ut was but
a manifestation OF the wanderlust.
Behold IN me, sir, the rover. the argo-
naut. the adventurer!'
He Strengthened his slouched figure
and attempted to strike an oratortcal
posture. He lost his balance and
lurched sIdew.se owards Martin. He
grasped Martins overcoat.
Martin good.naturedly put an arm
around the other TO steady him, Lit
tie Billy he guessed, was rendered
dizzy by that rum and gum he had
darkly limited at. The ~hunchback
teetered and chung to Martins over
coat. Not for an instant did his
tongue cease wagging.
Il am an explorer of strange lands,
strange men, strange pursuits" he
told Martin. Behold in me one who
has followed nan OCCUPATIONS. \
sailor-yes. \ book agent-yes. Also
sir. rich man. poor man. beggar man,
thief. A wooz. a wizard. a king OF
leEerdemain. Student, actor But
why c~ont!nue?"
He had regained his balance and
finished with a fine, sweeping Ecs,
ture.
Martin was charmed. but also op,
pressed by his consciousness OF the
flight Of time.
He reached for his watch and noted
that Little Bnly's clutch had opened
his o~vercoat.
Il must leave you" he said to Lit
tie Billy. I've an GRAND to that
saloon on h corner I won't forge;
this meeting"
"Good.by. No. you1l not forget
this meeting" responded the bunch.
back. NO" he repeated. "youEl re
member me all right"
\ figure in a gray greatcoat and
cap. lounged against a telegraph pole
across the street from Martins des.
tinat!on. Martin passed it by almost
without notice.
He stepped into u low-ceilinged bare
dingy room. \ battered bar
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the door came open a few inches.
There was an exclamation from some
n who stood in front of the door.
:. clinched fist shot through the open
ing. impacted against the pit of his
stomach and sent him Keeling back
ward.
But in the instant he had he'd the
door aJar, he had witnessed a sight
that caused HIM to ignore tho pain IN
his stomach.
\ ~ErnuUs pf Lttlc yellow mon cius-
itercd about and urging along Il single
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I'm automobile standing with lights
hooded. He had a passing wonder at
the presence of an apparently desert
ed machine in such a location, but
It was Il HubconscIous interest,
The next street, he knew, was
Green street. Those lights that shone
on the next corner must mark his
destination. the Black Cruiser saloon.
He pulled out his watch; stlll five
and twenty moments before ton
o'clock.
As he stood there under a dim light
consulting his tlmepIece. there Camo
10 his ears out Of the darkness Just
ahead, "A voice, n rich and throaty
tenor. singing an ancient. fitting, deep
sea chantey.
a rowing. a rowing,
Since royin's been by ru-u-in,
I'll go no more a rowing,
With Thee, Far Maid.
Martin stood c~ntranced. The soma
ended A few softly spoken. laughter
GoE"d WORDS reached Martin.
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tho hall? The scufflinG had reached
he head of the stairs now 1t was
opposite his door.
Several pairs OF feet were making
Il noise. Martin heard u voc eX'
,.aIm chokingly, and in English
Let go-let go of met
1t was a strange voice, n rich and
hrilllng voice and II carried an ap.
veal. a mans voice.
Martin felt his way to the door. He
must see what was being done to the
wncr Of that voice.
lie turned tho knob and pulled, al
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, opening upon it. As he had suspect.
ed from without. this place was, or
had been, n cheap lodging.hOuse.
He, hon'bie, stop by here" his
guide invited. Il go make prepare %
Martin shrugged his shoulders.
There seemed to be many prellml.
narles 20 an audience with this Capt.
Carew. Through the door the Jap
held open he saw the outlines OF a
bed, and q rag of carpet. When he
stepped through the door, the musty
air Of the room smote his nostrlls like
a blow.
The japanese closed the door, and
the ~retrenting echo of his footsteps
sounded from tho hill. Martin mad
not expected TO DO thus shut in dark.
mesa. but inter all II was n small mat
ter. lie felt his way 10 tho bed and
rat down on It's edge.
After n moment ha struck n match.
h flor" Tevoa.ed. M hs eEpectrI.
tho m"nniy appointed bedroom OF a
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figure that slightly over topped them;
a I cure clad in a gray overcoat.
At the very instant Martin looked,
a gray cap had fallen from the head
and n wonderful mass of hair tum-
bled down about the gray clad Shout
ders. 1t was n woman those chuncky
aliens wore urging along, n white wo.
mnn-young and beautiful.
Copyright 1899. by tho Bell synd!-
cate, Inc.
tAnoulcr fine instaIlment tomorrow
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Martin did not await the onslaught.
He dashed out the door and boarded
a passing street-car. He SAM thank
fully into a seat, aElow with his ad
venture. Something 10 remember,
thht affair with the weeping boat
swami But what was the fellow so
sullen about?
Thus did Martin consign the boat.
swain to the limbo Of memory. He
was inside the street car, so he did
not see the automobile. driven by q
figure in ray overcoat and cap. hat
drew up at the Grub beside the boat
swain.
Nor did he observe that automo.
btle's consequent strange behavior in
Derslstently keeping half a block be.
hind tho slowly moving streetcar the
whole distance to the waterfront.
The clock on h over of the ferry
building showed fifteen minutes past
nine when Martin dropped off the
car at the foot OF Market street. He
had plenty OF time-!t was then forty,
five minutes till ten o'clock. He
turned and walked slowly northward
along the Embarcadero.
Pedestrians became ew, mainly
struggling seamen bound for their
ships. Across the way, the steamers
at the wharves were smaller. and
here and there doomed the spars of n
calling vessel, a delicate tracery upon
tho blue-black starlit sky.
Martin specialized upon these last.
He wondered what the brig Cohasset
was like. lie wondered what tho
blessed little mate as like. He Wis.
Toned that surprising person who had
such influence over rough boatswains
"A prIm little man with mutton chop
whiskers, he decided.
So musing. MRrtin came to a by.
street that divided two warehouses.
He crossed the alley, but fingered on
the far curb.
The alley was dark. but he noticed
some distance down It. the outline OF
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Who's Who and What's Happened:

Who's Who and What's Happened;
Martin Blake, law clerk with a long
ing for adventure, gets a taste of it
when his employer,
josiah Smatt, who handles some
mysterious cases. directs him to carry
a scaled envelope to
Capt. Wild Bob Carew, who is to be
found in the Black Cruiser" saloon
at Green Street and h Embarcadero,
San Francisco. While Blake is get
ting his instructions as to delivering
the envelope.
DIR. Ichi, a dand.fied Japanese. sits
at Smatt's table. While Ichi previous
ly has been closeted with Smatt, n
supposed book agent who Martin later
learns is
Little Billy, a hunchback. steward
of the Brig Cohasset. apparently tries
to sell q Compendium Of knowledge"
The book agent, however. lets his
eyes rove all yer the place MS he
talks. His attempt at n sale is inter
rupted by Smatt's summons. When
Blake with the envelope in his pocket.
re-enters the main part of SmHtt's
office he has a sense of someone's
having Just left. That night, on h $
errand, Blake encounters
The Bosun of the Cohasset, AGO
holically mournful over the disappear
ance OF Little Billy. with whom he
had started out to buy n birthday
present for the briggs blessed | tie
mate" When Blake refers TO Ichi
and Carew, the Bosum, a gigantic.
hIess Englishman, becomes suddenly
belliGerent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
S49.5O Silk Frocks
Special $500

Shop early, while selec-
tons are broad. Clever
one-piece affairs of Can
ton crepe, crepe de
chine and other silks.
Some are beaded, others
braided, etc. All colors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25

To obtain graceful figure, in
earlier days Milddy had to be
coySctcd as Sho5ln in this Pie
iIGc. BIT, indeed, not so today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
Brassieres 79c

Sell regularly for S1.00. Think
how fortunate you are. In tailor
ed styles, front and back fasten-
ings. H.,
Joske's Third Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
For Babies
Sacques SLAB

Pretty hand crocheted
sacques fol-; infants. In
white trimme din pink and
blue.
Toques 1898
Charming silk knit
toques of pure silk knit. In
pink, blue and white. All
attractively trimmed.
Hats $4.98
Very attractive little
hats. for the tiny tots in
many pretty, becoming
styles and fabrics. All
sizes, tool
Caps $1.9S
Just what you want for
your baby Of white silk,
trimmed in pink and blue.
Joske's Third Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
Warm Are These
Gowns $1.48

Women's high neck and
long sleeve gowns of cam
brio. in button front style.
Double yoke in back. Front
trimmed with clusters of
tucks and embroidery inser-
tons.
Boomers $1.9S
Women's sport boomers of
English sateen, full cut at hip.
Elastic at waist and double elas-
tic at knee. In black, navy,
green and purple.
Pajamas $1.9S
Women's two-piece pajamas of
pink and blue striped flannelette.
In button front and slipover style.
Wash braid and fancy frog trim
med.
Billie Burke's $1.59
Made of very good quality
flannelette. Trimmed with pref
ty wash braids and fancy frogs.
Joske's Third Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
500. so Winter .
Coats $69.50

And ex TT e m e | Y
goodlooking. Made of
velour, bolivia and
other wooden fabrics.
Some are trimmed
with large, luxurious
fur collars.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
Fifty Years Ago and More
in San Antonio

in San Antonio
This picture is copy of one of the
seventy oil paintings of olden San An
tonic displaying on the Street
Floor.
Here we have San Antonio in 1885, street
looking southwest, from what is known today the
Crockett Hotel. You will notice that used
pull the drays, and that the houses mostly one
story affairs built of adobe.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
$3.50 COrSets
Tomorrow SITS

Such good values, made of pink
elastic, low bust. In all sizes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
Wash Goods
to Sew On

Heavy grade fleeced outing
flannels, in light<apd dark color
ed grounds. Checks and striped
effects. 81 inches wide.
Domestic 121ac
You should lay in a big supply
of this domestic for it is of
heavy, smooth quality. Unbleach-
ed. natural finish. SO inches
wide.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
To $3.50 Mems
Sweaters $4.S5

Every one Of pure wool qualit,
in new weaves and stitches
Slipoter and coat styles with larg,
roll collars. All colors.
.,af Eloor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
TO EAT
Come to the JOSH,
Balcony Restaurant

1t is an ideal place, the food
is delicious, tastes lie the kind
you find at home. The prices
are within your means. The SER
vice excellent. Breakfast is
served from $3.50 to II. And
luncheon from II: 80 to $50.
Joske's Balcony
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
To $500 Felt
Hats $2.65

Time you were buying new
hat! These are of fine felt, in
the seasons newest shapes and
shades. Many have satin Innings.
All sizes.
Joske's S
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25

Something New
Chappie Coats $5.95
Short affairs of An
CORA and brushed
wool. Made with large
flowing sleeves. A fit
ting complement TO
the sport outfit. In all
colors.
Joske's Third Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
For the Thrifty-Clever Wool
Frocks for WOmen-$16.75

Indeed would much So these frocks,
goodookng
trone and Poret Twill. In black brown
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
$1,000 and $3.50 Values in
Fur Fabric Sto!es $500

Made of fine caracul and fabric
chinchilla. In long full size, with ball
fringe, some have belts. And are
nicely lined.
Joske's Street Floor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
REMNANTS

Several hundred remnants of
cotton goods in lengths suitable
for many purposes. Prices are
GREATLY REDUCED.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
Just Arrived $1,000
Marribou Capes $500

Soft, fluffy affairs, made in cape
and straight styles. Of the 7est
down and curled feathers. H. grey
and black. By all means see these
marribou capes. Splendid values.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25

Hank We! To the Savings
On WOmen'S Shoes
Up to $3.50 Shoes $7.S5
Where but at Joske and when but during Golden Jubilee
could bargain like thisHa such mdeason time Choose
the styles satn suedes black and the
and brown shades.
Up to So. so Shoes $4.S5
bargain grouped for this selling. In oxford and
styles suede san Low heels Street and dressy
styles.
Lot of Shoes for $1,000
New Styles just arrived made of suede and n in different
styles. In low and high heels. All sizes.
Joskes Street Floor
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24

A number of requests are left
each year to swell the loan funds
for needy students maintained by
the University of Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24

the confagration, but soon saw
that it was useless. The entire
population attempted to save their
own lives and those of their dear
ones. Most of the people were
with us in the river, but hundreds
sought refuge in semi-fire proof
structures. For instance, more
than one hundred persons crowd
ed into the boarding house. They
all persisted. Others remained in
their homes and so entire families
we're lost.
THE most pitiful sight we were
forced to watch was the death of
a woman who drowned. A man,
half crazed over the loss of his
family, jumped into the river and
swan far out into the stream. The
woman coming to the shore line,
saw him and believed he was
standing in the water. She went
out to join him and was drowned,
while we watched, no one being
able to swim but hte maddened
man she sought
When daylight came" contin-
ued Mrs. Aucutt, "the survivors
all went to a spot on which a
blacksmith shop had stood the day
before. A large pile of coal there
was used to- build fire to warm
the water-soaked people. Later
we were taken on fat car to
Peshtigo harbor, and, still later,
from there to Marinette. We had
nothing in the way of baggage,
for no one had any property but
the clothing he was wearing when
the fire caught him on the way
home from church at nine o'clock
that terrible Sunday night.
The tragedy of the night was
relieved by the antics of an old
Indian, who ran about informing
people that he wasn't quite sure
that the world had ended or not.
He said he thought once he heard
the horn of Gabriel, but later he
heard it was just the wind Other
Indians were pressed into service
as messengers, and brought food
and clothing from Marinette. No
| shall never forget October s.
1871"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24
Tells Jesse James Side

derstood. To me my grandfather
was not a bandit; my uncle Frank
he was called member of the
gang focused to hold me ON his
knee and keep me wide awake far
into the night as he told of the
adventures of my fathers father.
He told me how grandfather was
killed-shot when his back was
turned-in April, 1882.
Most people think of the James
boys as bold, bad daring bandits
who did nothing but rob and steal.
[ know, however, that in the days
of the Civil war Jesse James was
one of the noblest men in the
country.
But why should l deny or af-
firm any of these things told
about my grandfather" she asks
smilingly Like my father, | have
come to the conclusion that should
[ deny them, people will not be-
lieve me and if | admit them, they
will call me a scoundrel for repu-
dating my grandfather. I'm quite
willing to let the past be past, but
that does not mean that | am
not proud of my ancestors"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24

A granddaughter of Jesse James!
What would she be like? Would
she be ruled by the spirit of adj
venture which guided her grand
parent in his notorious career or
would she be possessed of the
spirit Of kindness which has been
ascribed to him and which has
made him the Robin Hood of
America? asks the Milwaukee
Journal.
The question has been answered
for Kenosha, for Miss 10 Frances
James, a girl barely out of her
teens, and the granddaughter of
Jesse James, the bandit-hero of
Missouri, is now living in Kenosha.
Anyone who expects her to be
wild and adventuresome will be
very much disappointed; quite the
contrary she is quiet and unas-
Stunning, but when one becomes ac-
quainted with her, she is found
possessed with the quickness, the
daring and the bravado of her
famous ancestor.
Certainly, | am a granddaugh-
ter of Jesse James and proud of
it" she says. IF people only I'M
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24
Survivor of Peshtigo Fire

Mrs. Charles Aucutt of Amigo,
aged survivor Of the great Pestigo
fire which ravaged Wisconsin in
October, 1871, gives out a story of
what she and hundreds of others
passed through during that ter
rible time over fifty years ago this
month. The Amigo Journal pub
fishes her interview:
The thoughts Of at least one
Amigo resident drifted back fifty
two years into the past when the
Peshtigo fire of the eighth of Oc-
tober, 1871 was recalled last week.
Mrs. Charles Aucutt, 1908 Sixth
avenue, vividly recalls the horrors
of that terrible night, more than
half a century ago, when the town
of Peshtigo was destroyed by
sheets of fame blown upon it
from the burning forests to the
north Of the city.
The memory of that night will
never leave me-, said Mrs. Aucutt
today My father, David Dix,
and our entire family spent the
night sitting on logs in the river.
And we were not alone; all of the
people who were not lost in the
flames were with us.
My father was merchant, and
his store and our home were clean
ed out by the fire as thoroughly
as was every other building in the
city. One structure alone escaped.
It was frame building, still in the
process of construction. How it
was missed when the wall of fire
passed over, / do not know.
Many people were apparently
crazed by the scenes of horror and
suffering, Mrs. Aucutt said. There
was no chance to fight back the
fire she declared. The flames did
not creep, as is usually the case
when a community is destroyed,
but seemed to come onto the city
in a great cloud, a great sheet of
fire. Later it was said that gases
from the burning forests had been
blown south over the town and
then became ignited, thus giving
the impression of a wall of fire.
Men at first prepared to fight
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24
Railroad Practice Followed With
Profit in Road Building.

The board of directors of great
railroad system, before authorizing
the construction of a new right
of way, calls engineers in consul
tation to determine the amount of
use to which the new road will be
subjected. The present and prob
able future traffic is discussed, the
number of trains per day and the
size and weight. The expense of
eliminating heavy grade is bal
lanced against the saving in trac-
tive effort. The question of bal
last is largely affected by the
speed of the proposed trains, which
is in turn limited by the weight
of the steel rails and the curves
as we'll as the grade The amount
of income must be considered and
much time must be spent in set
Ting the location.
All these factors apply when the
''right-of-way" is a public road,
anu IlOG d RAIN Odu. buG I1OW VI
ten do political authorities delve
as deeply into these details as they
should? Seldom, when the road
builders are political appointees
and not engineers.
This was one of the fundamental
reasons why the federal govern
ment insisted that no state with
out a Highway Commission, pre-
sumably employing engineers,
could benefit from federal aid.
The building of a road is a politi-
cal matter only in the raising of
the money and the authorization
of bonds or taxes. It's actual To-
cation, kind, material, construc-
ton, width, gradient, drainage,
and materials, are wholly matters
for experienced road engineers.
Taxpayers who submit to any
others authorizing the construc-
ton of the roads are throwing
their money away.