davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-07-10

f1uence the fate Of the national tickets
of all parties.
The real fighting ground will be
the west. Gov. Bryan said today he
had not sought the vice presidential
nomination because he wanted to fin
ish his work as governor. He has
been fighting the oil monopolies and
has managed to force a reduction in
Evening star., 1924-07-10

The National Women's Trade Union
League recently went on record as
favoring out1aWry OF war, law en-
forcement and urging re-enactment
of the bill increasing the pay of
postal clerks. --.--- -.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Text Of Statement.

Mr. Davis statement follows:
The history of national conyen-
tions may be searched in vain for
one which has excelled this in free
dom or frankness OF discussion, or
whose actions have been more clearly
the result of the unfettered wishes
Of the assembled delegates. The res
olution and endurance they have
exhibited is but proof of their sense
of the solemn responsibilities to the
country under which they acted and
of the supreme vitality of democracy.
II cannot but feel deeply sensible
of the honor done me by the con-
Vention and am even more conscious
of the weighty obligations that have
fallen to me by it's deliberate and
unanimous choice. Not least OF these
is the duty to put before the country.
as clearly as my powers permit, the
Democratic creed and the Democratic
policy as the convention has declared
them.
Hopes to Rally Progressive Aid.
That this creed and this policy
will receive the militant support of
all those who call themselves by the
napoocrntic name do not doubt for
Evening star., 1924-07-10
DAVIS PROC[A|MS
WAR ON "REACT|0N"
Presidential Nominee De-.
cIares Liberal Principles
Must and viii Prevail"
By the Associate Press.

By the Associated Press. -..'
NEW YORK, July 1o.-John w.
Davis. the Democratic presidential
nominee, declared in a statement late
yesterday: There can be no COM
promise with reaction Liberal prtn-
ciples must and will prevail. This
is the mandate Of the hour and +
shall obey it"
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mo- haven't. Oh. don't be
Iieve what you're thinking at all.
There are to be three couples, and
do you suppose for a moment that
Jake would ask me to go IL 1t
wasn't perfectly ali right?"
Tn not saying anything.
There'lI be plenty of liquor along.
You know that. There'll be gay
time. all right. Sure I'd go If he
asked me! wouldn't miss it. But
YOU don't seem to want some
things. You wouldn't even stay
one night on that party. You ran
away.
q didn't know we were to stay.
had to get home then. This Is
different" IA
His eyes boring into hers told
/ . thousand things accused her.
pleaded with her. Finally he said:
Do you think some things are any
different because you know of
them beforehand?" .
She got up from the table
quickly, a wild singing in her
eyes. He followed. Not needing,
she dashed along California street
until they were both rushing
breathless up the hill. He took her
arm. Listen, Chiclxie, I wish I
didn't say anything. AS long as
you seem to know"
oh. don't know how you could
do it-you hurt me to death. How
could You say it?"
He shot q quick. puzzled glance
over her face. well, I'm beat!
1at's all. It's late: suppose you
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TIE STORY OF HCHICKIE" 4. e .ssfZ W Zsg. e. B.

want to 60 back?" He took out .
cigarette. lit it. pulled at it long,
absently.
She didn't move. She stood on
the grass, staring at the church
across the street, the clock with its,
gold hands creeping up to i. She
was afraid to speak because OF the
utter misery in her heart. All the
beauty gone ncw--all the high,
(. careless joy.
An image of Jake's handsome
face with its black eyes and red,
flashing anile came before her
Jake standing in the hall, laugh
Ing. like a boy when he brought the
dog to her.
She said with sudden warmth:
II don't believe Jake Munson ever
dreamed such things as you hint!
He couldn't. He's too big-too
kind"
A faint scorn touched his lips.
You have it your own way.
Chickie. haven't said anything
about Jake, so far as ] know"
It's worse than II you did, and
not half az honest"
"Oh, so? Well, I'm sorry" He
didn't look at her. The young
mouth she liked so we'll because it
was full and sweet and very gay
shut fiercely. Perhaps you know
your own business, Chickie. but
I'm not sure whether you do az
not. II you want to 60 on a trip
like this and take all the gaiety
that comes, why. that's all right
That's fine. Only you've never
acted that way -
Hot tears shot into her eyes.
! She, said, bitterly: What's the
use OF living IL things are like
this ?"
He looked at her intently. See.
ing her all dropping and white
like a sad, beautiful flower, his
senses quickened. He took her
hands eagerly: Listen, Chickie--
why so miserable? Lots Of things
in the world besides trip ON a
yacht"
''Well, I wanted to 60. I just
wanted It like anything. Oh, I
think, it's too frightful to be al
ways looking for hideous things!'
He could scarcely keep the buoy
ant note from his voice, You
aren't going then"I
Her lids kept blinking. She said
bleakly: TITS / o'clock. I'll be
late. I wish / didn't have to 60
back to work"
When they reached her build
ing. he said insistently: please
tell me, Chickie. You aren't go
ing?"
"Oh, I don't know what to do!
No matter what you say-I don't
believe such things. i don'tw
AS she came into the office, ia
nina's eyes met hers with a soft,
knowing smile. Later she said,
"Well---rather gorgeous, isn't it?
Oh, don't look SO startled. Ida
was telling nae. Have you ar.
ranged to get the time Off"
II haven't arranged anythingr'
"Well, you better, my dear! Bet
ter have it all fixed UP. There
won't be any last boat home to
papa, this tripg'
Chickie answered, flushing, but
with sublime effort to be super.
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you've arrived!' The bright
pert girl climbed down from the
car. She was followed by another
who was her image except that
the other girl had a peeved. so.
phisticated attitude and smoked
q cigarette with look Of In
credible disgust.
"T'm Nance, good people! Allow
me to present my dear twin
Marge. She's melancholy today
but twill pass!"
Marge, each eyelash standing
forth, black and separate, her
small. pretty mouth q dark Grim
son, flung a flaming orange scarf.
She greeted Chickie and Barry
with an Indifferent nod.
Nance gave her q little shove.
put her arm in Chickie's, saying
with great clumsiness: well
Bess told us about you both.
Bess was 30 sorry she couldn't 7
meet you, but a whole raft OF
people she didn't expect blew In
on her. We're crowded to the
roof. Janka's here. She just
got in. Don't you love Janka?
She's so wicked! Marge Is imitat-
ing her today. Doesn't she DO
1t WelI?"
Marge cast her look Of vast.
scornful pity: "Janka is as fool
ish as the rest of the world. I'm
bored to extinction"
Barry Dunno pinched Chiche'g
arm. He said somberly: "Oh, I
say, Marge. how long have you
been a dweller on this tireeOme
little dot we call the earth?''
Miss Abbott, IL you please, Mr..
Dunnev'
Nance Uttered in delight.
''Isn't she immense! But I'll tell
you, Red-that's your name. isn't
it? She's been here two minutes
longer than Ito be exact, S1X-
teen years, one month and three
days"
Marge reared her chin. walked
off, too moody for anger. Nance
called after her: Honey. dear
now don't take the car" She
turned back to her guests: "Well,
what do you think Of our harem
site?"
els that what it is?'
"You wait and see! JanHa
christened It. She says we have
1t all over the Turks. Look
down there by the trees is the
pool. Marge and / go swimming
every morning." She added in
Chickie's ear: 1--WE swim q la
naturelle! Oh. wonderful! Want
to come with us tomorrow"
They passed up the terrace into
a cool, broad hall with rugs and
tall, high backed chairs. It opened
on a court Of flowers.
'Now, you go that way. Mr..
Dunno. We put the fellows over
there. Your door is second to the
right. We fair ones are here.
Well see you anon"
He wasn't out of earshot when
she said exuberantly to Chickie:
"I like your sweetie! Isn't he gay!
Marge is furious! Now, here"
A big room with French doors
opening on a porch covered with
vines. Red and white roses. the
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CHAPTER xxx.
THE HOUSE PARTY.


"Are we on the righ road. Bar
ry2 I'd hate to get lost-miss all
the fun"
Amy road is q right enough
read when me and me steady is
on it and going good together"
He jabbed' his elbow lightly. a
gainst her arm. Nice that the
fair one Is in such a sweet hu-
mor2"
81 always am"
Except Tuesday Of last week.
o'clock. precisely"
"I had enough cause for sor-
row! Now, after all my pangs,
Janina says I've but jumped from
the frying pan into the fire.
"Thank heaven I'm the fire in
this case. Let any one who will
be the frying pam"
"Oh, you! She meant we are to
have a most risque time. isn't
that Eiotous? Bess Abbot is
awfully fascinating. She has two
ounger sisters-twins. Janina
says they're just thrilling. Only
sixteen and one Of them's engaged
already. Bess doesn't seem to
take marriage very seriously.
She said the man she's to wed
is Just an awful pest. But
they'll take a flier at 1t kind
Of impudent like"
you got sore the other Sun
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She finished another cigarette,
took out lip stick and frightened
her lips to a vivid scarlet. It
made her look more hopelessly
young and tired than before.
"So-I'm on my sad way again.
Remember, Miss Bryce, I'll expect
YOU"
"Chlclrie's steady IL out Of town.
.Bess."
,-..a.ss,.t..c.H An; woe! Then bring your
Chickie was delighted with the
interview. So otherwise-that
bored, duchess manner.
That's Bess-you know her.
Only has about a million in her
own name. Her mother and mine
were chums in their days. The
old girl stepped high. mean the
original Bess. They've a gorgeous
place down in Santa Clara. VIII
you bring Red?"
''I don't know. She only asked
me out of politeness."
"Any time sweet Bess 10 politeI
Shed as lief have sat here and
blown smoke in your face IL she
took the notion. So get that out
Of your head. I'm glad. Now
/ don't feel so guilty about spoil.
inc, the catching trip for you"
Chiclxie felt a tinge OF giadness
darting all through her nerves.
She glanced over at Barry
Dunne's window. She thought
nervously: HE didn't ask me
out over Sunday. I wonder II he
Tnndn 0fhar nlanNO
He met her as he came from
work-a high, jaunty note In
his voice. "You didn't weaken?
Look out, now-don't give me the
disdainful sneer. prayed for
you,a you dear. sweet frai. I
worried for you. And you're
safeF,
II suppose. then, I'm to thank
YOU"
second time, girl, I've rescued
you from the jaws OF God knows
what!'
"Does that make you any re-
lation to me?"
cit sertainly does"
Chiclkie burst out laughing
all at once carried along In a
swinging lightness. Does 1t
make you my 'steady'?"
"Oh, I was that already. Steady
as old Gibraltar"
"Theh you're invited on q party
with me. ! was told to come and
bring my steady II that hap
pens to be you--why come-sirP
He said. boyishly: "Great" and
with a wink, I'm make you for
get what you nniSsed!'
'T'm not so sure about that.
Mr.. Red. wanted 1t an awful
lot"
"Chickie-please tell me this,
ibid you stay away because I
asked you to-? Because I wanted
you tor"
la. Ia for you. Redhead! You'd
like to knoww
She felt herself suddenly alight.
as though laughter broke in spark
ling waves through all her veins.
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ficial: 'sWhat trip is this you
speak Of, ole thing?''
THE trip that hasn't any come
back, iii violetl ! shan't be pity
Ing you much longer"
Ehiclkie managed q look Iof pity
Ing disdatn, walked off quickly.
sick with agitation. Once during
the afternoon, she looked across
the alley. Barry Dunno came
swiftly from the shadow. He leaned
with both hands on the window
Sill. His lips drew together. To
her astonishment, q thrill, like a
soft breeze, swept through her
thoughts.
But at s o'clock she went
through the building and out q
side door. She didn't want to
meet him. She didn't want to meet
Jake.
In the kitchen, Jennie was sew.
ing-pale pink crepe and lace She
was making can1iSole.
For me, sweet Jennie2"
"Who else? / might as well.
have the goods. You'lI need
plenty on such q grand trip Vas
this"
She said abruptly, startling her
self: "I'm not going! It's all off.
Well, you see--I can't get off!
We're terribly busy. Oh, don't
care! There's lots of time"
She took Off her hat, hurrying
from the room.
She spent the whole evening
writing a letter to Jake Munson.
When she finished it was but a
stiff. timid, pathetic thing-uuite
different from her hlithe chatter.
Dear Jake: You are so kind to
want to take me on this glorious
trip, and / really would Just love
to go. But Seein' as things is as
Is, can't. Mother isn't very
well. She Is terribly afraid of the
water and would be worried all
the time. Please don't think me
ungrateful, but it's just impossi-
ble for me to go. CHICKIE."
She didn't even notice the re.
sentful tear that blurred the last
line. She folded the sheet hastily,
thinking DULY: "WeIl, that's end
ed! I wonder what I've DONE"
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day when / said marriages today
didn't amount to much"
with me 1t would amount to
everything. I couldn't look at a
thing like love breezily as though
1t were just hat I was to wear
for half q season and then toss
aside"
How do you look at lover" He
glanced at her suddenly, his
cheeks flushing. DO you know?'.
After q moment she laughed
nervouBly: 'Yes-beautifu like q
sunset and lasting always. Oh,
sometimes / think of love az q
bright cloud sailing over noun.
tain tops and two people always
the same, always together, sit
ting on it--riding and riding
always"
''But nothing lasts. We grow
old. We change. 1t may be the
most beautiful thing In the world
today. 1t may be gone completely
tomorrow. We ought to live In
the present"
do, you really think that2
Who'd want your kind Of love,
then?"
''You spurn it, Chickie? Then I
guess I'll. have to climb up to
your eternal cloud. Move over q
bit, will yer" He bent his head
with q swift nod and before she
was aware, kissed her lightly.
"You shouldn't do that, Barry"
"Why, Chiclie? And you so
sweet? Who could help it--let me
SEQ Chiclkie, do you know how
pretty you are?"
She glanced uneasily down the
long. white road. Just then a big,
open car, alive and blooming with
color, with laughing faces, dashed
toward them, coming to an
abrupt halt across their path. The
girl at the wheel thrust out q
radiant brown head, bobbed,
curled and now tossing, in the
breeze:
beg pardon. Do you happen
to be Miss Bryce and Mr.. Dunno?
Well-then we're looking for you.
Bess sent US down to put you on
the right road. Follow US and
wear diamonds!"
She switched the car recklesSly.
The five other girls, none of them
past IL, laughed uproariously.
The sound rippled like a gay
banner flung open.
'They must be twinsl" Chiclie
whispered in excitement.
What! The whole wagon load
Of them!''
"Idiotl The two IN front. They
dash all over the country in that
big car. It's their very ownp'
"Ah-the curse of money de-.
scends upon US. Looks as though
we're to have a merry timer
The big car swerved down a
road planted with poplars. The
road continued for a quarter of
a mile, winding upward over a
great rolling slope cool and dark
with eucalyptus and oaks. 1t
opened suddenly into a vast green
bowl-an immense garden with
a magnificent stone house rising
from a huge bulwark.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Choice.

"Chickie, are y on going to
throw me down like this?''
IT never took you up, so I
don't see how I'm throwing you
down."
You let me think you were
coming"
"No-I didn't. You wanted to
think that. I'm sorry. I don't
see what / can do. It's just as
wrote YOU" She kept her face
averted, her cheeks burning. Jake
looked at her a long while in
silence.
He said quietly, you've let
me in for q CHASTITY two weeks of
1t, Chickie. can't call it off
now. I've asked everybody-ar-
ranged It all. I've got to 60"
He slumped down in the automo-
bile. letting his arm rest behind
her.
They were parked among the
trees at Snow Lake. The water
was a black. cleaning mirror-a
sttll, mysterious chalice that
caught the gay little stars, the
leaves and the yellow moon. sway.
ing them in deep. rhythmic
+ hush.
I'VE would have had nights
like this, Chiclie-nights SO beau
tiful you'd begin to hear that
grand old wind you're waiting
for. Are you going to let it pass?
Going to send me off alone,
CHECKER"
Perhaps you think it's easy for
me to refuse pleasures like this,
Mr.. Munson?"
"Jake-if you please-I thank
you for putting It in the note.
Do you mean you want to go?
You'd really like the fun Of it?"
''Well-you ask yourself that
Jake, then. I've never had q
chance like this before. OF course,
I wanted to CO."
Then why, Chiclrie? Why2
You want these things. I want
to give them to YOU"
''No-I can't. / explained"
"Yes-you explained. Jennie,
indeed! Do you think I'm boy,
ChickieS dear, to swallow your
pretty Jennie stuff? I'd like to
know what happened to set you
thinking.' And you come back
and throw me down.
She gave no answer. His hand
covered hers. ''Will you say, yes
now and come, Chickie?"
She shook her head, watched
the still trees nnirrored in the
lake. His eyes, speculative. in
tent, dwelt on the chaste sweet.
ness Of her profile.
''Chiclde, I won't see you for
two weeks, maybe much longer.
You're sending me away. Kiss
me before I go?"
She drew a long, hard breath,
trembling.
Twin that hurt you? Oh, It
won't. Please" His arm drew tight
about her shoulder. ''Chickie,
dear-give me just one. I've
waited for this--months--a year.
Give me something for company
two lonely weeks--you can DO
that little thing"
She raised her face He caught
her in his arm, quick. exultant--
pressed his lips with O long, slow
tenderness on hers.
He let her go; sat with his
hands on the wheel, his face
white and quiet as a piece or
chalk. She felt spent as though
his lips closed on her heart, drain
ing It Of life.
Presently the red came back to
his mouth. He pressed his palm
against both her hands. Il don't
know what It is you're doing to
me, Helena Bryce. But 1t was
never done before"
She felt shaken in every nerve;
she felt white and still.
The day the yacht sailed she
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second bloom Of the year. climbed
in fragrant ladders to the roof.
Nance. the irrepressible, squeezed
Chickie's arm. ''This IL the no
meo and Juliet balcony" She
glanced downward with q wink
Of inpudent delight. ''Easy
enough crawling up or down. isn't
it!"
TO Be Continued TomOrrow)
copyright. 1924. Published BY aTranRo-
mont with King Features Syndicaee. Ino.l
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The Washington times., 1924-03-07
New Code Messages
Battle Army Expert;
Falls Wires Banned

Many Of the messages were in
the code Of the Department OF Jus.
tice, while others made mysterious
references to Mr.. x" and 1.-The
Count" and similar psuedonyms.
The messages follow:
Washington, D. c., Feb. II. 1924.
Edward Mclean,
palm Beach, Fla.
Said tell you not to worry.
Count"
Washington, d. c., 6 p. m.
FEB. IA.
Edward B. Mclean.
Palm Beach, Fla.
STANDING at Guns"
saw * for nearly an hour. His
direct message to you is: I am
at " elbow, and standing at the
guns. All that is possible to do
will be done by US so you should
worry delay selection (oO prose.
cutor. Give Y my love. I don't
want Y to be disturbed so long
as am on the job. You know
what to depend upon. The fight
is on me and am ready for them
and feeling fine. Count"
Unsigned.)
Washington, D. c., 1928 p. m.
February 8, 1924.
Edward b. Mclean.
palm Beach, Fla.
Personally delivered apples mes.
sage. Faith friendship SINCERE
thanks and same message returned
to you. With best regards.
IT. e. B."
Washington, D. c., 1927 p. m.
January 25, 1924.
Edward B. Mclean,
palm Beach, Fla.
"Wyzza with Yaanf. Distinctly
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atty of a subpoena, he showed he
was not avoiding testimony.
THAT was between January II
and the middle Of February" he
added.
"Now then why should he be
anxious about this one thing?"
Are you tryin gto get me to
say what I personally think?" Ben.
nett asked.
When told that was WalSh's pur.
pose, Bennett said:
my impression was, Judging
from the kilograms, that he INC.
! Lean regarded this as a political
question in which he was more or
less involved. He was not an eX
pert statesman, so he had private
wire installed to send messages
back and forth to see what it all
meant"
but on January 20, you saw
Mr.. Daugherty. If we eliminate the
anxiety over. the possibility that he
(McLeari) was to be called, what
! justification was there to go tt
Daugherty?" asked Walsh.
He wanted to reassure Daugh
erty, and convey good will. I DOM
recall anything important in the
conference"
"It couldn't have any Relationship
to his (McLean's) coming to ties
tify?"
"Daugherty just said: Tell Ned
he's off on a side issue. That the
fight is on me-"
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HOWARD j. GETS
ADDITIONAL
S202,500
Conference Restores Two
Items Stricken Out
in House.

Appropriations for Howard Uni
versity and Freedmen's Hospital.
which We're stricken from the In
terror Department appropriation bill
by the House and restored by the
Senate, have been agreed to in con-
ference and probably will be accept
ed by the House.
BY agreement between the con-
ferees, two items totaling $202,50
for Howard University were inserted
in the bill after they had been
stricken out in the House on a
point of order. Congressman Louis
G. Cramton Of Michigan, who was
in charge Of the Interior Depart
ment bill, is epected to move that
the House concur in the action of
the conferees when the measure is
brought back for final vote.
The Senate agreed to the action
Of the House in striking out an
item Of 100000 for the erection of
a new medical school and pro-
vision Of equipment for Howard
University. The appropriation for
Freedman's Hospital was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000, the $1,000
increase to be used for added per-
sonnet
There are only three items now
actually in disagreement In con-
ference. These are in the irriga-
ton section of the bill
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YIELDS 70
GALLONS Of
ALCOHOL
William Ruskin, Alleged Own
or, Faces Charges of Pos
session.

If William Ruskin, twenty.seven,
had avoided using his new high
powered machine in making a visit
to a friend" on Six-and-a-H Half
street northwest yesterday, he would
have been much to the good today.
AS 1t is, he il facing charges Of
illegal transportation and possession
Of whiskey, and has lost his car and
seventy gallons of alleged grain
alcohol.
Policemen Salkeld and Gilman,
Of the Second precinct sighted the
car parked on Sixand-aHalf street.
They knew most of the residents,
and began wondering who it was
that was getting 30 classy"
Waiting short distance away,
they saw Ruskin come out Of one
Of the houses and begin to drive off.
He was ordered to stop. Investi-
CATION Of the machine brought to
light the alchol, it was stated.
Ruskin, who said he lived in
Baltimore. has been releas ed on
bond.