davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1924-08-13
CHAPTER TX
From the Tafrail.

Dark fore and aft except for the
tiny sheltered light hat illumined the
compass. the Ell Rio steamed along
southwark. Captain Bunker was vio-
lating the most stringent rules Of the
in his efforts to throw his pursuer off
the track.
Until the s~wift-paced tropic night
descended. he had continued his west
ward course, knowing full well that
his change of direction must have been
betrayed by the vessels smoke. Then.
when darkness had screened his move
eight or ten miles southwark: then
turned and ran eastward for twenty
miles or more; then veered to the
southeast and ran on through the
night.
Whether he had thrown his pur-
suer Off the track. he did not know.
Once or twice he stopped his engines
and listened, silently and intentiy.
without hearing any measured pro-
pelller beat behind him. This, Of
course. WINS not conclusive. but II was
encouraging.
About midnight he stopped again
this time for longer than before. Or
ders for silence fore and aft were
passed quietly through the ship. and
the low hum from fo'castle and from
poop died away. For a time the Hiss
Ing Of the water along the sides con-
tinued, then 1t ended as the Ell Rio
lost way. For perhaps five minutes
the ship lay quiescent then. abruptly,
the screw began to ~revolve. The Ell
Rio was of once more.
Captain Bunker had been occupied
not only<by his efforts to throw the
supposed pursuer of the track. but
also by An attempt to discover the spy
who had robbed the safe. This proved
to be extremely difficult. Every one
on board who might reasonably have
been suspected Of committing the rob-
berry seemed to be above suspicion.
and were able to prove a perfect abb.
into the bargain.
Very speedily the captain demon
strated to his own dissatisfaction that
the steward. James Price. whom he
had first suspected. had been forward
with the men during the entire time
available for the robbery.
, 1924-08-13

lie looks rather above u steward ;
lace. But"
II guess he's the thief. I'll attend
20 him. all right" Captain Bunker's
laws set themselves grimly. But
I'm afraid it's too late to stop him
from sending word to his employers! |"
His employers"
"Yes. or course, he's no working
for himself. Hes working for the peo-
pie who murdered that man Morbach
and who stole the map. When they
found that II didn't tell where the Is
land was, they sent 1t to your mother
and then managed to follow her.
There isn't a doubt of 1t. And
and"
Captain Bunker turned on his heel
and pointed toward the northern hori,
zon. now dark with the shadows Of
coming night. Look" he said. prob
ably you can't see it, but hat smoke
yonder m from n boat that has
been hanging on my heels ever since
we left New York. 1t is swift. amaz-
ingly swift, and silent. amazingly ST.
lent. 1t comes without lights. But
once in so often a flash of sparks from
Its funnel betrays Its presence. It's
following us. trying to find out where
we are going. And some scoundreIly
spy on board Of us Ia helping it. And
and Captain Bunker choked-"no
doubt he's sent the information long
ago."
Bess' face wrinkled with p%erplexity.
But how could he send 1T" she ques-
toned.
Probably in a bottle with a flag and
with Its cork rubbed with phosphorus.
If he tossed enough of them over
board his masters would find one"
Bess' face cleared. Don't worry
about bottles, captain" she said con-
solingly. Lord George has been sit
ting at the stern all afternoon, break
ing them with rifle bullets"
, 1924-08-13
Evidently there Is a spy on
board. Who 10 It7 And what
ship Is following the FL Rio7
tTo BE
First Diuorce Court

The first divorce court In England
was Instituted In 1858. The court con-
sisted of three judges. At the first
sitting five marriages were dissolved.
and In the first year Of the courts OPP
Grafton 3S divorces were granted out
OF 2SS petitions. From the time Of the
Reformation up to 1858 there had
been but 317 divorces In England.
granted by acts Of parliament. Until
the passing Of the divorce net In 1855
the theory In English law regarding
divorce was the same rs hat Of he
Roman Catholic church. although In
practice this rule was not strictly ad-
hered to. and wealthy and influential
persons. through parliament. secured
freedom from CALLING ties. The divorce
act provided that the wronged hus-
band could be released from his obli-
CATION to an unfalthful wife. but gave
no such ecourse to an Injured wife.
unless the husbands offense in this
direction wns aggravated by other Of
lenses.
, 1924-08-13
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Should
Use Swamp-ROot

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
.hese conditions. The mild and healing
influence Of Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview Of the subject, made the as.
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re
jected is because kidney trouble is 30
common to the American people, and the
large majority Of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that
they have the disease. DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root is on sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes. medium and large.
However. IL you wish first to test this
great preparation. send tten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisement.
, 1924-08-13
The Red Line Trail

she said. She was very young and her
heart was beating furiously, but she
spoke with dignity. ut Is mine." she
repeated. but l have no idea how 1t
got into your safe. Certainly ! did not
leave 1t there. I did not open your
safe. l didn't ever see your safe.
never dreamed Of violating my fathers
wishes. l had reason to believe thai
some one else might try to get at
those instructions and l tried to warn
you. l seem to have failed"
Good heavens!" Captain Bunker
stared "But-but-the handkerchief y
he protested.
whoever broke In evidently left 1t
there accidentally or in order to make
you suspect me. Plainly. he sue
ceeded."
Captain Bunker ignored the In
nuendo. But" he protested again.
you suspected that-What do you
mean? Whom did you %suspectT
Il don't know"
You don't know whom you sus-
pected?"
"No; I don't. Some one-I don't
know who-left a note in my state
room asking me to WARN you to be
careful, that an attempt might be
made to get at the papers. I thought
Is was n hoax. but / warned you new
%ertheless. But my warning failed"
But who wrote the note?"
II don't know. l found 1t on the
dresser in my stateroom.'
But who left 1t there? You must
have some suspicion"
Bess shook her head. 81 haven't an
idea." she said. AT first I thought II
might be Harry trying to play a joke
on me. Now l don't know what to
think"
but you must think! Listen to me-.
l opened the safe this afternoon. ]
unlocked the inner drawer and looked
at the packet. 1t was secure, Just as
It was when I put 1t there three days
ago. I locked 1t up again. locked
the safe. / will swear to II. Half an
hour ago I opened It again. The lock
of the inner drawer was broken. The
packet had been opened and sealed up
again neatly. Your handkerchief lay
beneath 1t. II II had not been for the
broken lock, I might not nave noticed
that the safe had been entered and
might not have thought anything of
your handkerchief being there. But
the lock spoke for itself. l opened
the envelope and read the Instructions
They were explicit. They ordered me
, 1924-08-13
AZ CRIT MARRIOTT
THE HANDKERcHIEF.

syNOPSIS.-Thrown from his
auto in a New York village. a
man IL carried unconscious Into
the home of a Miss Edith Grant.
A doctor discovers he has been
shot. fatally. Consciousness re-
turning, he babbles of millions"
He begs that Henry Archman.
millionaire resident of the vicin-
ity. be sent for, declaring he has
important papers for him. Arch
man cannot be reached by phone.
but word is sent that his secre-
tary Is on the way. A man an
~nouncing himself as Archman's
secretary, Akin. arrives. talks
with Morbach, and leaves with a
package he gives him. Morbach
dies. Archman's arrival. with his
secretary, reveals that the man
posing as Akin Is an impostor.
Archman denounces Edith Grant
as a girl endeavoring to snare
his son Harry. Archman. II Up
pears, his millions mad In Chi
cago, has yielded to the impor-
tunities of his family-his wife.
daughters Nellie and Bessie (sev-
enteen years old. and son Harry
and moved to New York In an
endeavor to gain recognition by
the Four Hundred. They have
not succeeded. Mrs. Archman is
bitter over her failure. particu-
larly mourning the fact that she
has not been taken UP" by q
Mrs. Van Kull. Archman orders
Nellie to get ready for a long
tourney with him. He refuses
to reveal their destination to his
wife. declaring II Is not his Sc
cret." Nellie tells Bess she Is in
love with James Carr. a youth
working on Archman's ship. Ell
Rio. She gives Hess a message
for him. Archman and Nellie de-
part. Harry tells Bess OF his de-
termination to marry Edith Grant.
Mrs. Archman receives a map.
with the explanation that II was
among Morbach's papers and
suggesting she forward II to Mr..
Archman. Lord George C~aruthers.
travelling Englishman. arrives at
the Archman home. by invitation.
He makes n good impression.
Bess meets Carr and tells him
her sisters message She learns
from him that Edith Grant" is
his sister. He says he loves Nell
lie. Mrs. Archman takes Bess
and Harry and Caruthers and
sails with Captain Bunker on the
Ell Rio to meet her husband. A
Miss Denslow. engaged as gov
erness for Bess. and Akin. sail
with the party. Captain Bunker
has sealed orders. Miss Denslow
and Caruthers. II appears. have
met before. They decide to keep
It a secret. Bess finds a note
urging her to arm Captain Bun
ker to guard his Instructions.
She thinks It a joke. but play
fully warns the captain she will
see them before he does.
, 1924-08-13
Easy to Perceive

There" said Sherlock Holmes,
"sits the loneliest man in the world.
Unmarried, unloved; no brothers or
sisters, no little children to call him
uncle; not even n landlady's child TO
smile at his return"
"Wonderful," gasped Doctor Wat
son. "How do you know all this?"
Elementary. my dear Watson" re-
piled the great detective; she opened
a package Of cigarettes and threw
the picture card away
, 1924-08-13

~
With Rifle Bullets."
to go to n certain island. They warned
by one or more ships. They told me
to evade them at all hnzards-that It
was n matter Of life and death. Life
and death. you understand. And here
-here-rve simply got to find out
who's on board spying for them, be-
fore Il is too late. And you've got TO
help me. Consider q moment. Who
could have gotten into your stateroom?
Did you leave II lockedf"
"No."
Then anybody who could have come
aft could have gone In. We may take II
that II wasn't your or your mother or
your brother. How about Miss Dens-
low7"
Miss Denslow !" Bess cried out the
word. "Oh, II couldn't have been Miss
Denslowi We haven't known her very
long, but she came to us from Miss
Van Kull. OF course. 1t couldn't have
been She"
huIupHl Sup,uih bhhhef nech"Vu
only half satisfied. I'm glad. Miss
Denslow seems n very pleasant lady
and I'd hate to think her guilty OF
such treachery. How about Lord
George7 1 suppose he Is a genuine
noblemanr'
"Genuinel Good gracious' Mother
would have n duck 1T II he wasn't.
She met hIm-Oh. Of course. What
was I thinking about The British
ambassador introduced him to Mrs.
Paxton. and Mrs. Paxton introduced
him TO mother"
GLOW about your maid7"
We've had her for years and years.
Besides, I know her writing. and this
wasn't n bit like H."
"That settles the passengers" Cap
tain Bunker tuggcd at his heard. "fve
had my officers for years. and can
trust them. That leaves only the
crew. Only the steward is allowed
nft. He's new to me-. Have you no
ticed hlmr
Bess nodded. Eyes" she said.
'.Thnt Is, I've noticed him casually.
, 1924-08-13
Shave With cutieura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity. skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap. no germs. no waste, no irri-
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shaving, bath
ing and Observation-Disclosures
, 1924-08-13
CHAPTER vIII-continued


Bess glanced up at the bridge where
Captain Bunker's form was outlined
against the sunset. Then she turned
back to Lord George, as II to speak.
But the Engllshman anticipated her.
That really was a bottle now |" he
cried. ut was. pom my word. Did
you see lit"
Yes: 1 saw It." Bess spoke short
h. Her vague suspicious suddenly
fattened.
Jolly good shot. Whnt7"
"Yes; It was q good shot. Where
do you suppose those bottles came
from7'
"Where7 Oh, I fsncy somebody
tossed them overheard up forward
somewhere. Er-Captain Bunker must
have opened his instructions. What7"
Bess started. Undoubtedly that was
the explanation of the change. Of
course. I'll go see !" she cried. and
raced forward.
Captain Bunker was on the bridge.
II he saw Bess ascending the ladder
to his perch. he showed no signs OF
his perception. His broad back and
indeed his whole attitude was re-
pellent. Almost Bess hesltated.
Almost. but not quite. Curiosity
drove her on captain !" she said
timldly.
Captain Bunker turned. His face
was forbidding. "Miss Archman." he
said coldly. can I do anything for
your Suppressed anger thrilled In
his tones.
Bess faltered. "No-nothing." she
~stammered. 81 only wanted to ask
ask whether you had opened the In
structions yeti" She tried to make
her tones light. but failed la%mentably.
what could be the matterf she won
dered.
Yes; I have opened them" Cap
tain Bunker's face grew grimmer. Alb
ruptly he turned upon the girl. Miss
Arehman." he said, "when you threat
encd to see those Instructions before
did. ] thought you were joking. I
did not dream that you would attempt
TO carry out 20 dishonorable a threat.
or that you could succeed ever II you
did attempt It."
""y A-A-0OOu kTuCiOuHl 4
was joking. OF course" Bess' fnce
enlightened with dismay. "How dare
you speak this way to mel" she burst
out.
i fnncy you know why" Bitter
ness rang In Captain Bunker's tones.
i do not know how you got into my
SAFE, Miss Archman." he said. "True.
u was old-fashioned. But I compli-
ment you on your extraordinary skill
10 opening II. But l cannot compli-
ment you on your respect for your
iather's wishes or on your c~arefulness
IN hiding your trucks" The captain
plunged his hand into his pocket and
urew out a bit OF cambria. "PermIt
me TO return your handkerchief, Miss
archman," he said. "You left II In
inc broken drnwer In the safe"
Bess took the handkerchief. Her
ups had grown quite white. Silently,
she scanned II. Identifying II by the
mark In the corner. Then she lifted
ner eyes to Captain Bunker. "ThIs Is
W handkerchief. Captain Bunker"
, 1924-08-13
Builders of Success

Building creative mental pictures IL
your main %job-your most Important
activity. You secure the material for
these pictures from desirable ussocla-
tions. people you respect and admire.
books which have n recognized value,
things which are constructive and In
splrntional. Your friends. your books,
your Interests, decide your success
Select then, with cars. .e,.t...v
, 1924-08-13
Woman Novelist Led

Maria Edgeworth is regarded rs the
inventor of the novel with a purpose,
OF which kind castle Rackrent."
which sent her name into immediate
fame in 1900. is a typical example.
Her success with her Irish novel had
much to do with turning Sir Walter
Scott to the writing of prose fiction.
, 1924-08-13
Don't ehnekls If you put over . substitute
when IN Advertised product 10 called for.
Maybe your customer will never come back.
Ben Milford. Jr.
of Their Game

New Member of Golf Club-DId you
have II good round, sir?
Scratch Player-It would have been
good, but I took six ut that Internal
fifth.
New Member-That's curious, / did
much the same thing-a sixteen at
that cursed 6fteenth.-London Punch.
, 1924-08-13

Motherl Fletcher's Castorla has
been In use for over 30 years to relieve
babies and children OF Constipation.
Flatulency. Wind Collie and Diarrhea /;
~allaying Feverishness arising there
from. and. by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation Of
, 1924-08-13

The war has made table linen very
valuable. The use Of Red Cross Ball
Blue will add to its wearing qualities.
Use 1t and see. All grocers.-Adyer-
tlsement.
, 1924-08-13
Youth in Loue

In every heart grows an evergreen
tree-its name Is love. SO long ns II
nourishes you nre young. When II
dies you are old. We ought to be n
little older at sixteen and n hit
younger at sixty. Why not always be
youthfnl2=Grh.
, 1924-08-13
Uncle Eben

at pears to me-" said Uncle Eben,
'dat de more votin' folks does de less
dey feels like dey's havin' delr own
way bout things"
, 1924-08-13
Fatal Substitute

Eve Ito the serpent)-Hnve you
any bananas?
Serpent-Yes, we have no bananas
today. Won't you try one OF our
applesp-The Progressive Grocer.
, 1924-08-13
Children Cry for "Castoria"
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syups - No Narcotics!

Food; giving natural sleep without
|oplates. The genuine bears signature of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
The chief value of
 national circulation is economical local influence everywhere, and at the some time

The net paid circulation of The Ladies' Home Journal for the first six months of 1924 was 2,412,6 or over 15% more than its nearest competitor.
 This 15% advantage means that much greater value in what you buy-local influence. The advan- ta9e becomes 25% when applied to the third largest woman's publication, and SO on up.
 The Ladies' Home Journal affords manufacturers the only national advertising opportunity of its kind in size, scope, inten- sity and economy.
 f40MEJ( I { ' !
 THE CURTIS PUB
 INDEPENDENCE SQUARE Fl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27

Its distribution in every local ity is large enough to create for merchants sin6le-handed selling pressure which moves goods in volume.
 Only the largest circulation can give complete national covera9e without duplication.
 Only the largest circulation can exert local influence with the greatest economy.
 Only the largest circulation, builtbyThe Ladies' HomeJournal methods, can parallel local sales opportunity and keep pace with changing markets. k D 1 E S.  LsH1NG COMPANY .ADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19
POW WOW SALES
To BE PUSHED
Class Annual Progresses;
Campaign Opens
Tuesday.

With an extra page OF snapshots
offered TO the winning class, the 1925
Pow Wow subscription campaign
opened with a rush Tuesday morning
Class leaders, to have charge OF the
selling campaign in their respective
classes. were appointed, and each is
working hard to bring their class the
reward The Senior Class is exclud-
ed from participating in the contest.
but expects to be one hundred per
cent in subscr 'ptions. The campaign
is in charge of Noel NJ. Rice, Bust
ness Manager of the Pow Wow, with
all selling agents working under him.
The books are to sell at $500, Sl.0O
down and Sl.00 on delivery of the
annual. If the Pow Vows are +
subscribed for during this campaisa.
which ends December %, the student,
will have to pay $3.50.
Those who comprise the selling
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19

the claim of party control might
stand up, but the anti-administration
and so-called independents will hold
the balance of power, and they will
use that power whenever they can.
Stormy Times Ahead
The guage OF battle was thrown
down by the entry of La Toilette and
Wheeler into the presidential race. Il
has been taken up in the senate and
the administration leaders have made
it clear that they do not propose TO
temporize with the independents
whether the latter wish to remain in
the Republican party, or out of it.
Stormy times are ahead and the pol
liticians are going to get a lot OF
satisfaction ont of the situation.
With the senate divided into three
groups, made up OF Republicans.
Democrats. and Independents drawn
from the Republican. Democratic and
Farmer-Labor members. the present
senate and the next one starts out
in deadlock There have been num-
Der of instances in the past two years
where the Republicans have succeed
ed in compromising with the indie
pendents. and in that way they have
registered progress. There are no
party doves of peace in the senate
tight now, and unless some are
brought in tho effect upon legislation
S apt to be rather disappointing to
hat large group of the public that
hopes for business stability through
congress.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19

committee are: Seniors, 'Aabfc linus
Juniors, Bob Murphy; Sophomore
George Scatterday; and Freshmen,
Luther Carl.
Prizes are offered to the students
who submit the best cover design and
also 10 those who submit the bes,
snapshots. "A prize of $l.00 is Offered
TO the winner of each contest, Offer
ing an incentive for the students 70
get busy with their camera, and a..
with their pen.
A short assembly was held Tuesday
morning to advertise the Pow Wo v
=. which time talks were made by the
Editor, Manager. Art and Snapshot
Editors.
The annual that is different, is to
be the motif in this years Pow
Wow. Whenever it is possible a
new idea, not thought of before is
to be used. In conjunction with this
idea the finance part of the book will
necessarily have to be changed. More
money this year is to be spent in
various ways to make the annual
more artistic and leave out some
parts which might lead to boredom
on the part of the reader.
With the help of Miss Caskey. our
advisor, the staff has been selected
A departure from the regular custom
was initiated in the selection of the
class representatives In former years
these have been elected by the class
as a whole, but this year the class
advisor has done the selecting with
the aid of the Pow Wow editor. In
this way staff will be formed which
will be better fitted to carry on the
work of building an annual.
The staff which has been selected
S as follows: Earle L. Jester, Editor
-in-chief; Noel NJ. Rice, Business
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19
Rub Rheumatic Pain
From Aching Joints
Rub Palm right out with small
trial bottle Of old
"et. Jacobs OIL"
Stop dosing" Rheumatism.

Stop dosing" Rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case IN fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil"
right on the tender spot" and by the
time you say Jack Robinson-out
comes the rheumatic pain and distress.
"St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheu-
matism liniment which never disap-
points and doesn't burn the skin. II
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones;
stops sciatica, lunbago. backache and
neuralgia.
Timber upl Get = small trial bottle
Of old-time, honest "St Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store. and in . mo-
ment. you'll be free from pains. aches
and stiffness. Don't sufferl Rub
rheumatism away.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19
The Philadelphia Cleanup

General Smedlcy Butler of the
devil dogs of the United States
Marines, has completed his first year
OF service as Director OF Public Safety
in Philadelphia. In that year he has
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-19

The publicity feature of the income
tax has been approved by the courts
and the learned gentlemen have agreed
with the horse-scnse of the situation
that it is legal to publish information
contained in the records that are open
to the public.