davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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cigarette holder. "Funny thing about
that gun, too. Always kept II in my
desk drawer--though, as / told this
gentleman when he mentioned the
pointed his holder at Heath as IL the
other had been an inanimate object--'1
don't remember actually having seen
1t for years. But even so, where the
devil could 1t have gone? Damme, it's
mysterious Nobody round here would
touch 1t. The maids don't go In the
drawers when they're cleaning the room
I'm lucky If they make the bed and
dust the top of the furniture. Damned
funny what became OF It,"
Did you take good look for It today,
like you Said?" asked Heath thrusting
his head forward belligerently. Why,
since he held to the burglar theory. he
should assume q bulldozing manner. /
was troubled, he was aggressive; and
any loose end in an investigation
troubled him deeply.
Certainly. I looked for It," Chester
replied, haughtily and indignant. II
went through every room and closet
and drawer in the house. But it's COM
pletely disappeared Probably got
thrown out by mistake in one Of the an
nual house-cleanings."
That's possible" agreed Vance.
What sort Of revolver was it?"
"An old Smith a. Wesson .32." Ches-
ter appeared to be trying to refresh his
memory. "Mother-of-pearl handle:
some scroll-engraving on the barrel
I don't recall exactly. I bought 1t Is
years ago-1naybe longer-when went
camping one Summer in the Adiron-
dacks Used 1t for target practice Then
I got tired OF it. and stuck it away in
a drawer behind lot of old Cancelled
checks"
WAS 1t In good working order then7"
LAS far as know Fact is 1t worked
stiff when got it, and had the scar
filed down. so 1t was practically hair
trigger affair. The slightest touch sent
1t off. Better for shooting targets that
way"
do YOU recall If 1t was loaded when
you put it away?"
Couldn't say. Might have been. It's
been so long"
Were there any cartridges for 1t In
your deSk?"
Now. that I can answer you posi-
lively, There wasn't loose cartridge
in the place
Vance reseated himself
Continued In Tomorrow's Starr
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STEEL HELMET GROUP
RALLIES IN HAMBURG
125, 900 Men Of Confederated Or.
ganization Addressed by Protes.
tant and Catholic Clergy.
By the ssociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMBURG, Germany. June 4.--In a
display OF strength of the Nationalist
organization known rs "the Steel Hell
mits," $4,000 men were mustered here
yesterday as climax to the convention
of the organization The city park re-
sembled vast army camp.
A storm of 'hochs" greeted the ar
rival Of the commander -chief of the
confederated organizations and men,
bers Of his staff from all parts of Ger
many.
The muster started with addresses by
Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy.
After the COMMUNICATIVE chief had read
his annual message to his forces they
we're drawn up In military array and
reviewed by the staff
This evening. while enormous calcium
lights illuminated the scene. $4,000
Steel Helmeters marched into Hamburg
from the neighboring city OF Altoona.
They arrived with their bands playing
and the lights Illuminating their colors
and banners. A pyrotechnic display Of
war scenes, showing tanks and machine
guns in action and battles between air.
planes, brought the celebration to a
close. Pictures of Frederick the Great.
Bismarck and Won Hindenburg were
outlined in the fireworks.
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not apply to sponge cake nor to
angel food
am giving you one standard
cake recipe. You may change this
by adding spice or other flavorings.
STANDARD Layer Cake
x cup butter Or other shortening.
! cup sugar.
2 eggs.
z cups cake flour.
teaspoons baking powder.
X cup milk.
u teaspoon vanilla
Cream the butter well and beat IN
the sugar gradually. Beat the egg
yOlks and stir into the creamed butt
ter and sugar. Mix and sift the
flour and baking powder together
and add alternately with the milk.
beating well with each addition.
Beat the whites Of the eggs stiff and
fold into the batter. Flavor and
pour into layer cake pans. Bake IA
d moderate oven f375 degrees Ed rs
to 80 minutes. When cool put clioco-
late frosting between and on top of
the layers.
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Here are q few OF the how.
TYse nastry flour when possible.
IN case bread flour is used, the.
mixture may be slightly thinner and.
NAV need d little extra flour. Sift
flour before measuring.
Cream the butter and sugar thor
oughiy to make the texture Of the
cake fine.
Must Use Judgment
AZ eggs differ in size and as
-four differs In power to take up.
lial,id it IL not possible for 4
reeipe TO be absolutely accurate as
FAR as liauid Is concerned. IT may
he necessary to add more liquid 10
make 4 batter the proper thickness.
no test 4 cake batter for Thick
mass: If the batter breaks at the
edge OF the spoon when held above
the bowl, 1t IS too thick. ~
runs all the way down sithOdt
breaking. 1T Is too thin. lie 1t breaks
halfway between the spoon and the
howl. It Is just the right thickness.
If the yolks and whites Of eggs
ara beaten separately, the texture
of the cake will be light. Is they
are beaten together, the texture
viii be closer, but the cake will
keep moist longer. II only the
whites of the eggs are used, the
cake VIII be fluffy and delicate.
If only the yolks are used, the
cake will be rich and moist.
While the use of generous quanti-
ties OF butter and eggs produce q
rich cake with good keeping rliaIi.
ties, the amounts may be lesseEed
il the cake is to be eaten at once.
Three Phases 10 Baking
Divide the time for baking into
sthre parts. First part: The mix
tura should rise. Second part: The
mixture should finish rising and
begin to brown. Third part: The
mixture should finish browning and
shrink from the sides Or the pan.
To test for thorough cooking:
Touch the center light with he
finger. and If the crust does not
recede take from the oven and
listen When completely done
there will be no singing sound
which is characteristic OF a baking
mixture. If 1t il not done, II may
be returned to the oven At once
and left for a few minutes with
1 the fire turned out. This test does
u ~ Z X
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VIRGINIA BAKED HAM
amaII. ratler 80 haTn.

One small. rather lean ham.
Six cloves.
ore-han teaspoonful celery seed.
TWO tablespoonfuIs sugar.
Boiling water
One egg. beaten.
Ten pepperc0rns.
One-falf teaspoonfuI ground cinnamon,
One quart sweet cider.
Two tablespoonfuIs bread-crun1bs.
Celery leaves and ctlris for garnish
Currant sauce.
Select ham weighing about
seven pounds. Wash the ham
thoroughly, sprinkle with soda, rub
Oing IT ali over the surface, rinse
fiji cold water. and place IN deep
kettle, with the cloves celery seed,
cinnamon, peppercorns and cider
Cover with boiling water and sim
rler until perfectly tender, four 81
five hours. Take from the kettle
remove the skin, and sprinkle the
ham with sugar. Brush over With
beaten egg, cover with ground
bread crumbs, stick cloves al even
intervals, and brown lii II 300 de.
gree fahrenheit oven. Trim the
meat from the bone end, and dec
crate the latter with celery leaves
and curla. Serve with ctlrrant
sauce. The fireless cooker may
Be used for this recipe. This recipe,
Or course. furnishes the meat foI
several meals.
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It is surprising how many oeA-
cious and wholesome sweets can oS
made with honey at home
"a box of dainty homemade money
candies is q gift that Will give en-
loyment to any one
The flavor or honey IN cahay
nlavs a very important part IN ~.
tensifying that candy taste we al
Try some Of these recipes;
Honey Squares
Cook / cupful each Of honey ana
cane sugar to 254 degrees r., or I'M
IN II forms hard ball when tested
in cold water. Remove from the
fire and pour slowly over the stiffly
beaten whites of two eggs. beating
constantly. Add III teaspoonfuI
lavoring-either orange or vanhia
and Is cupful chopped nuts. Beat
lntiI thick and creamy. Pour into
! h,1tfered pan and cut In squares
when cooled enough.
Honey Stuffed PruI1es
wash some prunes thoroughly,
cover with cold water ana sodk
over night OF LII ~ SGA - - - - -
T3rinp to the boiling point. be
move from fire and drain. nenoVe
the nits and allow the prlInes ~
stand until quite dry. Fill each
nr,,ne with honey cherry paste or
honey orange paste Roll In gra1l-
lated sugar or dip in chocolate.
Honey Cherry Paste
cup chopped cherries tMaraschino,
drainAd1.
cup honey.
i tablespoonful melted butter
Pinch OF salt.
) cupfuis powdered sugar
) fabIegpoonfuls whipped cream.
Mix cherries, honey, butter, whip
ned cream together. Add powdered
sugar and salt.
Honey Orange Paste
same as for honey cherry paste,
using u cup OF chopped i1oneyed
orange strips instead of cherries,
and adding u cup chopped walnut
meats.
Honey Pecan Pralines
Y cup condensed milk.
u cup honey.
IL cupfuls sailed peCans.
/ cup brown sugar.
Pinch salt
cup maple sugar.
tablespoonful butter.
Mix sugar, condensed milk and
salt together. Cook slowly FOL
about five minutes. Then ado
honey and pinch of soda. CooE
until firm ball il formed when
dropped in cold water. Remove
from fire. add butter and beat Wig
orousIy until the candy is soft
enough to form flat cakes when
dropped from a spoon. Arrange
nut meats in groups on oiled paper
and drop candy from spoon over
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nuts. Let the pralines set, then
wrap individually.
Honey Stuffed Dates
Remove stones without marring
the shape of dates. Fill the cav
ity with tiny piece OF comb
honey and then dip dates as ordi
narily when coating candy. After.
a week or two the dates seem to
absorb most or the honey and when
one bites into the candy most
delicious flavor date center is
found. This candy should be aged
at least two weeks before packing.
Honey Bittersweets
Let section comb honey remain
IN refrigerator about "a hours be
fore using for coating. Then dip
the knife to be used for cutting iii
boiling water. Cut comb honey
into pieces about " of an inch long
and " inch wide. Place pieces on
trays covered with waxed papes'
and chill for thirty rninues before
coating. Be sure dipping chocolate
is of proper temperature and then
coat candy pieces just as in coating
cream centers. Drop q walnut.
pecan or almond on each piece. e
requires practice to be able to turn
out honeyed bittersweets that do
not develop honey leaks.
Honey Cream Caramels
MIX together In a saucepan 2
cupfuls sugar, cupfuls light
honey. II cupfuI butter, IA tea.
spoonful salt. Place over fire and
bring slowly to boiling point, stir.
ring frequently. Add cupfuls
evaporated milk very slowly. SO
that the mixture win not stop
boiling. Cook To 245 deg. Fl, or the
firm. ball stage, stirring constantly
| The candy becomes very thick and
will burn easily unless well stirred
Add one teaspoonful vanilla and
pour into buttcred pans. When
/ the mixture becomes slightly cool
| mark III squares. When Ii Is cold
cut and wrap In waxed paper
Honey Date Fudge
put cupfuls Of sugar. n tea
spoonful cream Of tartar. 10 cupfu
/ honey. and 1.3 cupfuI water into .
saucepan. Bring slowly to the boil
| ing point and cook to $50 degrees
II or until it forms a hard bal
/ when tested In cold water Beai
/ two egg-Whites until stiff and poul
the boiling syrup into them very
slowly. beating constantly. Their
add teaspoonfuI Vanilla and y:
cupful chopped dates. Beat unit
] thick and creamy. pour into but
1 tered pan, and cut into squares.
Honey Date SnowbaIls
Stone VI pounds OF dates and put
them through the food chopper alter
/ nateIy with " cupful Of shellet
/ walnuts. Add 2 tablespoonful
/ honey and X teaspoonful salt. Shape
into small balls about the size o.
/ butter balls.
Honey Pecan Cakes
| Beat the shortening. honey, and
sugar to cream, then add the
| water and flour, and stir until
| smooth; add half the well.beater
whites, then the nuts, the remainder
OF the whites, and the baking pow
der. Pour into square flat pan lined
with creased paper TO the depth oil
three inches and bake in a moderate
oven for As minutes. Ice with
honey pecan icing. The above cake
mixture may be cut into cubes, iced
and decorated.
Honey Pecan Icing
Mix honey, butter, whipped cream
together. Add powdered sugar
pecan meat !. and salt.
" cup honey.
tablespoonfuls melted butter.
Pinch OF salt,
cups powdered sugar.
] cup sailed pecans.
tablespoonfuis whipped cream.
Mix honey. butter, whipped cream
together Add powdered sugar, pecan
meats, and salt.
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TIN CANS SAVE
MANY BRIDES

CHICAGO, Jan 2s.-More than
million new brides set up house
keeping in this country every year.
OF this number. less than hall.
states Marie K. johnson. director OF
the Better Health Bureau. have
learned how to cook. The new hus-
bands, according to Miss Johnson
would be in bad way were it not
for the newer culinary advantages
open to the embryo cooks.
although every girl should pc
taught to cook. it is really not so
necessary nowadays, as It was g
generation or so ago. The art o.
commercial canning has reached
such A state of perfection that one
can obtain almost any kind OF 1000
nowadays put up in cans.
"Ail the old jokes aOout the
young wife's cooking are now passe
In any event. she can span the in
terval between the time of taking
the fatal step and until she has
learned the culinary art, by the
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simple expedient or resorting to
the canned goods on the grocer's
shelves.
There are few things that are
eaten nowadays that cannot be
found in cans and require little prep
aration for the table. So the new
housewife has wide variety from
which TO choose. She viii do well to
keep q small stock Of the more COM
mon canned goods on her pantry
shelf. There should be a few cans
Of meat, salmon. corn, peas. torna-
toes, etc.
"A supply Of evaporated milk will
take care OF her milk and cream
needs, both for the table and for
making cream graviea. sauces and
soups Il
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MAPL & APPL Z SAUCE

quarts apples
u cupfuIs maple strip
lemon, sliced and cut into quarters
Prepare the apples by pairing.
coring. and cutting into eighths.
Mix all the ingredients together and
bake in 4 covered earthenware dish
IN 4 $50 degree r. oven for several
hours until the apples are tender
and of 3. rich dark red color. Use
As 4 meat accompaniment,
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HoNEYED PRUNE SAUCE

Wash 3 cups Of dried prunes and
soak over night. In the morning
cook lin enough water to coverl until
tender. Remove from fire and add
cup Of honey into which has been
mixed three tablespoonfuls OF lemon
juice. Allow to stand at least IL
hours before serving.
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30NFY ADDS DEL IQ0US FLAVOR IN MAKING OF HOLIDAY CAND
SPlCED CUP
ts serxIngsl

3 EerYInKRI
Grape carbonated beverage four u
o. bottles,
water tboiIing1. * cup.
whole cloves tablespoon
Cinnamon bark, tablespoon
RASPBERRY carh0nated beverages may
BE- substituted Tor grapel.
Pour boiling water over cloves
s,Ad cinnamon Let stand, covered.
q hours. strain. Combine 1 Oil 2
tablespoons of mixture with cor
donated beverage.
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HIRE ARE SOME fine RECIPES
WELL WORTH GIVING A TRIAL

Makng candy lends itself uniquely to the creative instinct
in children. 80.
Il gives them Of responsibility and makes them feel
t bo are of service time when this work may easily
bacome burden the busy housekeeper Let them make
- eandu during the Easter holiday
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FOOD FACTS
BY ANN PAGE
director Of A P Bureau Of Home Economics

Have YOU ever heard sigh oh dear have had
had luck with my cake oday2 always feel sorry for
who makes that kind Of remark because know what
rood materials have probably into the cake
much time she has spent for nothing also know that she
need not have had bad luck because there is really 10
how.
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HALIbJT SCHOONER
 ALASKA WRECKED
 IN KODIAK ISLAND

JUNEAU, Feb. 25. P)-WitR part of it's crew maroned at Port Hebron without food and the remainder safe at Kaguyuk Bay, vessel is being. rushed to rescue the fishermen from the halibut schooner Alaska which was wrecked on Kodiak Thursday. The Alaska is a 75 foot boat from Ket- chikan explained by c. Patterson, part owner. Men will be sent from Ketchi- kan on the steamer Admiral Watson
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25
ASH WEDNESDAY

The season of Lent began on We'd .nesday, called Ash Wednesday from the custom of the Church, in blessing and distributing the ashes as a sign of penance. This season of Lent is one of the great periods of prayer and penance in the Catholic church, and all of her children are urged to begin it we'll and prepare for the great sea- son of Easter, coming 40 days after Ash Wednesday.
 Father A. J. MARKHAM.
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Get your fresh killed chickens at Brown & HaW- kins Corporation.
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J. 5. MARSHAL EDDY
 DIES IN DOUGLAS
 VAS WELL KNOWN

JUNEAU, Feb 25. P)-Deputy United States Marshal w M. Eddy an old timer well known in many sec tions of Alaska, and prominent in Re- publican politics and mining, died sud- denly in his home in Douglas last night of heart disease. MT. Eddy who was G1 years old, came to Alaska in '87 was stationed in Skagway with the United States Customs and went to Dawson in '9S then to Nome where he lived until 1917
 He was clerk in the Upper House of the Territoriaal Senate in 1917 and Is survived by his wife, brother Louis in Oakland. and a brother Hugh in Denver
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HAD LOTS OF FUN

The second Mission basketball team should have won from the End string Seward school five last night but the fact remains they lost, 13-11. The passing of the Missions was good outshinning the locals. As the final whistle blew the Missions SCOT el their last basket which would lave tied the score. Benny Benson seemed to be the star for his team and Edwin Sandbeck for the locals.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25
CAPT. BERGER RETURNS

Captain H Berger, of the M. s. Discoverer, returned last night from long visit to Anchorage where he was detained for days by snow slides on the southern division. Captain Der ger states he will depart for Iliamna and way ports one week from MoE- day.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25
LOOKING THE COUNTRY OVER

To spend sometime in Southeast ern Alaska looking over the field and getting acquainted with conditions, James H. Cameron, of San Francisco, brother of George T. Cameron, tue pulp wood man, recently arrived at Juneau.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25

. Duncan Little, weM known resident of Coopers Landing, lower Kenai lake, arrived in Seward last evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25
SCRAP BOOk ExERPs

(By Babe Hayes, Cordova)
 M L. Clancy, Plano, Ill.,-"I often think of Alaska and of the pleasant time had up there. It certainly is fine that people make a place"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25

Cleanliness and the best of meats our motto. Frye.Bruhn.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-25

A swell movie IS on tonight.
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ADvERrlsEMEMT
Meet Lady Esther
Look Younger

Windy weather leaves every
woman's complexion in q terrible
state. Her skin is coarse, the
pores are clogged--she looks ten
years older.
Lady Esther Four-Purpose Face
Cream shows you how to bring
back your natural loneliness IN
less than three ninutes-and Tor
Buy q soc jar of Lady Esther
Cream at any good drug store Or
toilet goods counter. Rub it gen
erouslv into the skin for q few
minutes, then wipe of.
Your skin has been cleansed and
fed-the flabbiness has disap-
peared, you have an excellent base
for your powder. In one operation
Lady Esther does the work of four
individual creams.
If you use Lady Esther Four.
Purpose Cream, yor have the sat
isfaction that you are taking the
best care of your skin-that You
are obtaining the most marvellous
results-and one Soc jar will prove
it. SOC, 75c jars. Economy size, SIPS.
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his own relationship with Shirley.
Shirley came to meet him, wav-
ing ais he came up the drive.
For the moment his irritation with
Kelton was forgotten. He stood
still and watched her as she sped
toward him. through the massive
stone archway, down the long
flight of steps, grey with the grey
ness of old stone.
Shirley, too, was in grey, but
It was the grey of her eyes.
young, clear, strong grey. She
Ind already become part Of the
place, Alan thought. she had al
ready grasped the best of 1t and
made it her own. There were
dogs at her heels as she ran down
to him, horse whinnied In the
stables and servants moved briskly
across the courtyard behind the
vast arch.
you're late, Alan, you're late.
But Roger has been shooting all
day and he is even later. so Wen
say no more. Why didn't you
come earlier and talk to ms?"
She had slipped an arm through
his and was strolling back with
him.
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As Linda watched the man at
the desk, he pulled something out
of drawer, and raising both
hands drew 1t over the unruly
hair.
In the bright light, Linda could
see the object plainly. It was a
coarse hair net, and it bound his
hair into a shapeless wad, like the
top-knot of a village slattern on
her way to market.
The man stood up, raised hand
. and turned out the light. 1t left
the great gallery in utter dark
ness.
She heard him make two steps
in her direction. Then she turned
and ran, through the aisle of
dancing Bacchantes, past the
frieZe Of the Parthenon, around the
writhing LAGOON, straight into
the arms of s. man who stepped
from behind the sarcophagus OF
Alexander.
CHAPTER IL
Linda heard him gulp and
catch his breath as he met the
shock of her flying body Then
HIS diIIIS dulOILldllCdlIy dSulcHSu
around her.
She lay quiet in his grasp. faint
with the pounding OF her heart.
The man was shifting the air
audibly. by Godfrey. it's her.
self" he cried. The same Black
Tulip scent she wore when last
she knocked me galley-wesr. Ex-
cuse me, miss. but you're cutting
off my air.
He lifted her limp body off the
ground, set her down on the lid
OF AleXander's tomb and stood be-
side her taking great, exa ggerated
breaths. Linda began to laugh
Historically.
He topped his wheeling.
thumped his chest and rubbed his
stomach tentatively Had we
ne'er met and never parted, / had
ne'er been broken-ribbed," he re-
cited gravely. I'VE let the first
time pass. That was an accident.
But. as a habit, don't YOU think
it's a bit thick? Any one can see
! am such stuff as dreams are
made of-not built to withstand
battering rams or overenthusiastic
maidens. You needn't have come
so fast, you know. I'd have
waited"
Linda was speechless.
Tom flung from flippancy to
earnestness. II followed you up
stairs to tell you that, whatever
you heard Dulcy saying to me,
didn't believe it. When l got to
the top. floor you We're nowhere
to be seen, but a janitor said he
remembered seeing you come in
here. Spooky enough hole, at this
time of night, isn't it,"
His words recalled to Linda her
terror of few minutes before.
She looked nervously over her
shoulder into the deep gloom at
the other end NJ the gallery,
Thomas was rambling on. "Nvin
you tell me-" he was saying,
''why you were tearing down the
hall at that perilous rate of