davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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here we must CONS 70 some ~.
rangement, Allan was saying.
1T is merely uuixotic FOR You to
spend your last penny. In fact,
some time ago ! was going to
suggest
He broke off as the housekeeper
entered the room.
Monsieur Maurois," she an
nouneed.
Alan rnuttered under his breath
and Shirley gave him q warning
glance Is the F'renchman came
In.
.'This ii dreadful hour to call
even in Macedonia, said MaurCis
a. he shook hands with both OF
them. My excuse must be that
have come to indulge in the
selfish pleasure 81 bringing good
news He turned to Shirley.
Dear lady, your inflexible will
has at last broken the heart Of
my good friend, Monsieur Stavros.
He has surrendered, and you must
permit me to be the first to
offer my congratulations. r
Shirley caught her breath. She
looked from Malrois to Alan, who
was staring 1t the Frenchman
oddly.
Really Monsieur Maurois, I
don't understand. What do you
mean by saying that he has sur.
rendered?"
There arrived for him this eve
ming authority from Athens to de-
tail regiment Of soldiers for the
protection OF workers employed
by your company. He was him
self painfully pleased but, as is
the manner with these fellows.
was seized with nervousness.
took the liberty OF volunteering
to bring you the news and the
official authorization, which
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Linda" he said at last. IT can't
stand this"
Linda tossed her head. stand
what?"
He came closer to her. II can't
stand the knowledge that you hate
me, Linda-that you believe /
knew what was doing when I
said those things about you at
the picnic. ] was drunk, Linda
stone cold. I tell you l didn't
even know that 1 had done It
until Jim Graves told me the next
day. My God I've been almost
crazy since then. I've called you
up a dozen times a day"
Linda was listening with weary
scorn. I'm going in now.
Doyle" she said.
He seized her hands. Don't
go. You've got to listen to me.
Linda" '
She sat down Imply on the
porch steps. Somehow 1t did mt
seem to matter. Now that there
was chance for all her fury to
unleash itself upon her enemy
she had no fury to unleash. The
burning anger, the humiliation
even the sorrow of the last few
days had ebbed away. She ua.
left like a listless ghost nm ths
field of her earthly battles and
she could not remember whv sha
had ever fought.
Doyle came and sat beside her
You see, Linda, whatever ~.
done--and it's been bad eno,,o.
know-has always been hacona
loVed you. I've wanted Won
since first saw you in Redhill.
Wnen you were little kid. and
j wasn't much more than a child
myself. e'i'u
i've always got what wantAd
from second serving Of ME ~
q motor car of my own. You know
how my family treated me Ara
so, when l couldn't get Won
wouldn't accept the fact srd
took low, childish means to ret
you. SCI
I'm sorry. Linda. Give me an.
other chance. "
Linda pulled herself awav +ro,.
The liked appeal Of his hollow evaS
and jumped to her feet 80
IhlS Is a useless conyArsa+;on
Doyle" she cried. I'm poyns =,
now. Don't worry about M, ~
ing you. I suppose / cant &C.
hate anybody any more. I'm too
But be still held her with hi.
Eyes Eyes We can be friends, some.
ook her head. 4 don't
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know" She was drawing away
from him, slowly climbing the
steps. Good night" she whispered
from the doorway. He did not an.
Ewer.
Undressing in her bedroom,
Linda heard his motor start. A
few minutes later she had sunk
into deep sleep in the shelteringt
walnut bedstead.
The windows of DR.. Primes
bungalow were dark every night
now. Dean Ella Steuer remarked
upon it to her husband, Dean
Jonas Steuer, at the breakfast
table.
II wonder what the man does
with his time" she fumed. "He is
never at home at night, and no
one comes to visit him. unless it's
that Hindu waiter from one of the
boarding houses. think the uni
yersity ought to look into his ac-
tiyities. You remember that out
raReous scene saw on his front
porch one night"
Dean Jonas Steuer, deep In his
grapefruit and his morning paper,
nodded dutifully.
"I'ye sent that Waldron girl a
notice to appear before the student
council and explain it this after
noon. One of my committee finally
identified her by my description
Of the clothes she wore. We don't
know who the man was"
Dean Jonas looked up. smiled
an through daze and nodded his
bald head. "The mems council
meets today, too" he said. Sew
eraI cases OF drunkenness to look
into. THAT new bootlegger in town
is making us a great deal Of
The word "bootlegger" striking
tbe tvpnpanum of Dean ELIAS
chaste ear. set up a little shiver in
her nowerful frame. II do wish
Iopas that you would temper
yomr converse ton to the amenities
~ qenteel family life"
THE man looked startled and
v,awed the maid. entering with a
Mate of toast, as II she had been
= rescuing sail on the horizon.
nam Ella, seeing the relief on his
face, pursed up her lips and
waited till the servants depar'
ture should again unleash her
witely eloquence. -,
T,ba maid saw his imploring
fare and fingered about the break
fast table. There was communion
hetween these two, the secret,
swift communion Of two soula II
bondage together.
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LINDA ) : By Virginia Swain

Dean Ella would not lower her
dignity to ask the maid to leave.
She cracked her boiled egg deli
cately, and by twisting 1t on the
tip Of a silver teaspoon, scraped
it's gold and white contents into
the Hayiland egg cup. She con.
soled herself by considering the
ominous terms of the notice she
had sent to Linda.
Dear Miss Waldron," II read,
Events have taken place which
make it necessary for me, rs
dean Of women and advisor to
the women's student government
council, to request you to appear
before the hitter Ut its executive
session in my office this after
noon at 5.
II need not say how regret
the necessity OF making such a
request, or how much / hope
that you may be able to offer a
satisfactory explanation OF the
circumstances which make this
necessary"
It was signed with a flourish,
ELLA Cymbeline Steuer."
After breakfast Dean Ella went
upstairs to make her severest
toilette for the occasion.
Linda made a special toilette,
too. She chose her shortest,
smartest frock, a brick red canton
crepe, with a cunning cut about
the hips that made it swirl around
her body as she moved. There
was a tiny crushed hat OF the
same canton silk that pulled down
over one ear and eye. and left a
lock OF golden hair to curl about
the other temple.
She was too sly to use much
makeup. but left her face rather
pale. with only a touch OF lip
stick that Dean Ella herself might
suspect but could never prove.
The brick color OF the dress made
a foil for the almost metallic bril-
lance of her hair. and contrasted
pleasantly with the creamy pallor
OF her skin.
She was in that costume-and
she knew it--a figure to appal
the student council. She was a
proud, compact, modish and al
together inaccessible person.
At Sis she entered the office OF
Dean Ella Steuer. ''HepqtI am"
she said.
fTO Be Continued TomOrrow1
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for your sake because I know.
you've been keeping pretty hard
at 1t. You've done your best,
Shirley"
But how can Won do anything
without Government protest ion ~
she asked. ] thought that was
the essence Of the whols thing. !"
$50 ii II to point. But I've
learned thing or two in that
office Of mine about comitadji
amongst other things. There are
little bands Of cut.throats, Of
three or four men. all over this
Wretched country as well as all
over this city. They don't exist
as q problem.
There are about three bands
thar matter, and the chief one,
which is about 100 fighting men
strong. il under fellow called
Stephanos. He doesn't seem to-
have a surname. The otihr two
are about half the size of his
band. Now. none of these fellows
want a pitched battle their idea
Ii to ewoop down upon an I'M
armed gang Of workmen and
collar their wages. Well. I'm go
ing to provide 'em with pitched
battle Ii they turn up"
But you can't fight q hundred
menp Shirley exclaimed.
Not by myself. But there are
D good many Serbians in this
city. They hate all these fellows,
and they're born fighters. I've
got the idea of enrolling them as
1ahorera and sIInDIying them with
rifles. Then I shall buy off a
few Of the members OF the gang
I can get in touch with them
quite easily-and IL there's any
trouble they'll fight to the death
as they won't want TO be taken
by the leaders they deserted.
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Through the weeks that fol-
lowed. 1engthening into months
the phase OF friendlinass lasted
nnbrokenly. Madame Stavros
called. and the wives Of other Of.
ficiaIs. He had grumbled q little
1t first ut having to accept their
invitations but soon became ami
able about it,.
Maurois they met eYerywhere.
He would go to their house and
they would go to his. More than
ever the impression grew from
these meetings with him that she
had attributed more to. his words
on the night when she was first
his guest than he had intended.
He was a pleasant companion
whose conversation had always q
spice OF danger. His attention WAS
flattering to her seIf.esteen, conf
dent Of her own powers. she soon
ceased to care whether he knew
the truth about her or not.
When he gave signs Of becoming
cver-gallant she knew how to re-
duce him to apology. Altogether,
she would have missed him if he
7 had not been there and did not
mind his knowing it.
n In February the winter began to
show signs Of passing and Shirley
grew desperate. Almost daily she
had seen some official and never
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places the local general IN effect
under the orders of your com
pany.
As he spoke. MaurOiB took q
document from his pocket and
handed II to Shirley.
Shirley, apeechIess, took Il from
his hand.
The instructions are that the
troops are TO be ready to march
in 14 days, the localities where
protection u required being speci-
fled by yourselves details 81
q purely military nature being,
81 course, left to the officer in
command, n supplemented Mauroig.
MONSIEUR MauFois. IL hardly
know how to thank YOU faltered
Shirley.
For acting as messenger from
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them. For once, he had no
philosophy for the occasion.
Linda ate in silence, forcing
herself to swallow. The steam
ing chocolate was better, went
down more easily, warmed her
heart-how sillv-warmed her
stomach. rather.
At last the ordeal was over
and they rose to go. Let the
others stare now, she did not
care. That warm food had forth
fled her to begin this long battle
that lay before her. 1T was no
good weakening on the first
skirmish.
Leonard paid the bill as II in
a daze and let the cashier short
change him. Linda saw 1t but
felt too languid to interfere.
He opened the door for her.
But before she could step through
it a couple entered. Linda saw
Thomas Moonlight's curly, hat
less head bending sideWise to-
"nlu L/ulNS . JIIIiS iSu hof ohN
his hand smuggling in the crook
Of Dulcy's arm. They came in
as though they didn't see her.
When they had passed, Linda
hurried through the open door
with Leonard at her heels.
"Oh, l say, wait for me-" he
cried. as she ran down the path.
She waved hand at him and
ran the faster. Soon she heard
his footsteps cease behind her.
She ran until she was breathless
and had 10 stop. When had the
stars reeled like that before?
Not since the night of the Alpha
q rush party.
She reached Mulberry Place at
last. There was no further need
TO run. no strength to run with.
She came down the sidewalk
toward the dark front Of Mrs.
Morris house. A car was parked
at the steps. but she scarcely
looked at it.
But as she turned into the path
toward the house a man stepped
out OF it and came toward her
slowly, holding out his hand az
though in sign OF truce.
1t was Doyle, dropping, almost
kneeling before her
Even in the darkness, Doyle's
face showed CHASTITY white and
az he raised his head, Linda saw
the shadows circling his eyes.
She took several steps backward.
I've got to talk to you,
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stayros' house2 Dear lady, Il Al
not Nh excessive service"
You have doHa more than
that, said shirley quickly. He
always put me Or WITH platitudes
and promises. feel sure you
have he1ped 10 make him take
action.
Maurois shrugged his shoulders.
oh, ! viii not deny that have
told him he Is q lazy fellow and
threatened him that You would ~
auredly give the American people
8 had impression Of him, but
what would YOU"
~ feel sure you have helped
more than THAR protested Shirley.
t.
fTO ~ Continued TOnsorroW.l
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On trying until I'VE only got pas
sage money back---therl III 70. II
oh. we can talk about all that
later. = said Alan. We don't
know yet that the shares viii
ever be worth anything. But
while we are on the sIbject-I
only hold those shares as mort
gage. Roger intended to make
them over to me, but somehow
he didn't do it.
IL intend to write to him offer
Ing to take them as complete set.
Element OF his debt to me. He
will. Of course, be bound to 40.
cept. Then, IL anything comes Of
the venture. YOU and 1 viii settle
our affairs
So that was to be the end 81 1t,
thought Shirley. In bitterness of
soul she reminded herself Of that
morning on the noOrs when she
had spoken grandiIoquently OF
sharing with him the toll and the
despair. There had been despair
surely enough, but there had been
no toll. There had been 4 ridicu.
lOus little domestic life, frIsome
yet at times strangely pleasant, in
place OF the danger and disease
she had nerved herself to face.
1t seemed very far away--that.
singing determination to pay the
debt that Roger would not ut
tempt to pay. She had at least
attempted had he not told her
that she had done her best? And
her best had consisted of exchang.
ing optimistic platitudes with sta.
vros-and being flattered and
more or less entertained by Maui
rois,
IF you really intend to stay on
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Without plenty of rich, red
blood, there can be no
strong, sturdy, power.
full men, or beautiful
healthy women.

nedLCny WOmGnG
UNFORTUNATELY, 1 found
! myself in time. I was GO
Ing down! DOWN. DOWN. ! didn't
want to eat; there was no desire
for it My muscles were getting
habby-I tired easily. Many a
morning I would get up after a
sleepless night feeling that I
could hardly pull through the
day. / was also troubled with
those annoying so-called skin
troubles. Then, one day a friend
urged me to give S.S.S. a trial.
Before finishing the first bottle,
I could see I was improving.
That was only few weeks ago.
Today / feel more like myself
than I have in years"
Loss Of appetite is Only a
synspt0ns
It is a known fact that when
ones system gets rundown"
they haven't the resistance to
ward off disease. Loss Of appe-
lite is only a symptom. General
weakness pervades the entire
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"A Thrilling Romance Of High Courage
and Of Two Who Gambled for
Lies Highest Stake
Read This First !:

Alan Rrennaway after
beautiful
society in Roger Keton stock
a5#
million
development KeOn
Macedonia what he do with the concession
y fails to do so and
Alans cottage
Shirley
that
her husband.
hasnO her mind Macedonia In
Aans stock and thus off the debt
Alan decides with her. &
Bren
acquaintance Frenchnan, named
MaurOs. He takes her for ride into the country.
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rtng Sleeveless Emiysl
radu silk and blue pattern white Collar and Other
declaring Of suit ct cotton print pajaas Really
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''Now! | am right .

body. There is no desire to work.
or play.
Rich, red, blood builds and
sMstGtns
Your physician will tell you
that lowered vitality is the re-
suit of an insufficient supply Of
red blood cells-those vitalizing
elements in the blood that nour-
ish and sustain the body.
When you get your red blood
cells back up to normal, that
sluggish, let-down feeling, loss
Of appetite, rheumatism, boils,
pimples, and skin troubles dis
appear. You get hungry again;
sleep soundly; solid flesh takes
the place Of that which was once
fiabby. You feel strong; and
your nerves become steady.
S.S.S. proven record oUeF
100 years
For moresthan 100 years S.S.S.
has been helping people regain
their strength and charm. Thou
sands of users have testified to
its benefit in unsolicited letters
of gratitude.
Made only from the fresh veg
etabIe drugs gathered at the
proper season of the year, S.S.S.
gives to Nature what she needs
in making you yourself again.
All drug stores sell S.S.S. Get
the larger size. It is more eco
nomicaI.
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Tea for instance Chsie and Dina serving tea quite crowd Of young
little oyerouse and vide Ds pamas
funh
the called
hosesses?
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TIsis D0v "a our HtstOrv

81. e IL most outstanding heash weather
occurred IN July 24 Boston Mass The dropped
very suddenly 80 dsgees punsng the city
into winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
ANT|-FREEzE FRAUD
CHARGED BY DORAN
Prohibition Commissioner
Warns Against DiIution of
Auto Radiator Mixture.

With the Weather Bureau forecastinc
colder weather tonight, prohibition ad-
ministrators, automobile owners and
garage dealers were warned today by
Prohibition Commissioner Doran that
dilution of anti-frceZe mixtures for au-
tomobile radiators was being resorteo
to by some garages and filling stations
as fraud upon the public and Vio-
lation Of the law
Reports reaching the Prohibition Bu
reau. DR.. Doran said, showed that GER
tain INSCRIPTIONS dealers in anti-freeze
mixtures were diluting these mixtures
with water. Such dilution DR.. Doran
branded as "a fraud upon the public"
as well as violation of the Govern
ment regulations governing the dena-
turing of alcohol.
In making public his warning, sent
to all prohibition administrators
throughout the country, DR.. Doran ex-
planned that under the law and regula-
tons the completely denatured alcohol
which is the base of anti-freeZe mix
lures Is prepared under Government
formulas, and labeled to reach the con-
sumner in proper condition. Dilution of
this formula can be used as basis for
prosecution, DR.. Doran said, warning
all dealers to sell the anti-freeze ma
terial as it is received from the
manufacturer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26

recess, Jones was still on the stand.
Cross examination of the witness will
continue this afternoon.
Jones First Defense Witness.
Robertson started his defense at the
night session yesterday after the State
had rested its case. Mr.. Jones was the
first witness called. He said that he
had been successful in finding bullets
of the same make that killed Mills in a
New York store. Experts for the State
had testified they conducted a search
through several countries in an effort
to find similar bullets but had been
unsuccessful.
The bullets, Jones said, were manu-
featured In Germany, shortly after the
World War, and are now almost extinct.
The last witness called by the State
yesterday was Charles o. Gunther, an
other firearms expert. His testimony
was designed to substantiate that pre-
viously given by Col. Calvin w. Goddard.
also a firearms expert.
Asked for Demonstration.
After Gunther had stated that the
barrels of the two revolvers figuring
in the case were easily interchangeable
Defense Attorney Stedman Prescott
asked him to demonstrate to the court
Just how this is done. Mr.. Gunther
struggled with the revolver handed him
for nearly five minutes, finally announc-
ing that he was unable to remove the
barrel. The State then recalled Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26

make after the crime had been COM
mitted. The State contends that the
revolver designated as No. 2, the one
said to have been found in Robertsons
home after his arrest. makes barrel
markings identical with those on the
fatal bullet, indicating that the barrel
of the fatal weapon was removed and
attached to the second revolver.
In making his Identification OF the
shells found beside Mills body, Goddard
said he followed a similar process. The
breaches of the two weapons, however,
had not been changed. the State charges,
and the markings on the shells fired in
tests from revolver No. ! are identical
with those found on the shells found
lying beside the body.
In other words, what happened, ac-
cordlng to the State, was that after
Mills had been killed the murderer re-
moved the barrel from his weapon.
Then later he procured another revolver
and transposed the barrels, The mys-
terry surrounding the shooting was fur
ther intensified yesterday when Col.
Goddard declared that the bullet re-
moved from the body was make un-
known to him. He said he commune
Gated with cartridge makers of this
country and in foreign countries, but
that none had ever seen such a bullet
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26

at which resolution against Smith
was adopted. Methodist, Baptist, Pres
byterian and Episcopal ministers were
present. Since then two or three OF
these ministers have come over to
Smith, but the rest are standing firm
for Hoover. The Ku Klux Khan is ac-
tive, and is especially strong around
Purcellville, which is the center of the
Hoover movement.
st feel certain that we will carry the
county," said one of the pro-Smith
Democrats" by a majority between $50
and 1000. The trend in recent weeks
has been toward Smith, and I believe
it will keep up that way"
j. H. Monroe of Purcellville. secre-
tary of the Anti-Smith Democratic
Club, said: I'VE have about 200 en-
rolled members, and we expect 600 to
vote with us for Hoover. We expect
that Hoover will carry Purcellville, Lin
coin, Lovettsville, Waterford and Ham
ilton. We might even carry the coun-
ty, although we are not claiming we
will We are working toward that end"
In Purcellviile, on the front Of a
building on one of the two main streets
of the town, is sign, 5 by is feet,
bearing the inscription in bold letters.
Va Vic AAAbA~OAAAAO4 ~SAAA~
ocratic Club"
A prominent Republican Of the coun-
ty, who holds a Federal Government
position, and who asked not to be
quoted by name, admitted that in his
opinion the county would probably
60 Democratic and he estimated the
Smith majority at about 300.
Everywhere this esponde n t
Travelled through the county he was
met by the same question: What have
YOU found out? How is the county
going? How the State? It is an
unprecedented situation that exists to-
day in the Old Dominion.
One method that Is employed by the
regular Democratic organization to keep
the members Of the party In line for
Smith is revealed in political adver-
tisement in the Loudoun Times-Mirror
of Leesburg, which contains letter
and QUESTIONABLE sent to all Democratic
officeholders in the county. The of1ce-
holders are asked to answer publicly
the following questions:
1-Were you appointed to ONCE as
q Democrat?
2-Ts 1t your purpose to vote for all
the nominees of the Democratic party
in the general election Of November,
1928?
S-Do you propose to lend the above
named nominees your active support
in the present presidential, senatorial
and congressional campaign?
please answer all the above ques-
tions yes or mo- and mail to E. O.
Russell, secretary, Leesburg, Va" the
letter concludes. The letter and ques-
tionnaire are being sent out officially by
the Democratic committee Of Loudoun.
Printed in the newspaper, following
the QUESTIONABLE, is list Of officials
who have answered the questions af-
firmatively, and another list Of those
who have failed to answer. One man,
]. r. Latimer. county agricultural agent,
replied as follows:
with regard to attached question:
naire, we county agricultural agents are
strictly required not to take any active
part In political campaigns. The writer
tries to comply with the Federal and
State rules and would consider the
signing of the QUESTIONABLE or pledge
would constitute an infraction OF these
rules"