davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1936-05-31

Habit does it," said Mr.. Storm.
'Ily's mother was a giggler. She
brought me up. you know; l was an
orphan nephew"
He rose with her, as Sam ap-
preached. THE next time we meet,
remember you're my partner" he
ordered.
I'm remember" she said. "Oh,
hello there, darling. We've just fin
ished. Hello, Lily. Your cousin and
have had a lovely time"
Lily looked her cousin over. "How
do you feel?" she demanded. II hope
he told you he has had double pneu-
monia," she said to Alice.
1--WE told her everything" said
the young man. What about taking
me home? Or do you want to 60 on to
some dog wagon3"
mo, sweet, the evenings over"
She looked at Sam, and laughed,
showing her straight white teeth.
1--WE practically killed Sam, Alice.
You'll be grateful to me. cured him
of his hippety-hoppety STEP" She
and Sam burst into wild laughter, and
Alice was furious at the insinuation
that she, Alice. had ever thought Sam
a good dancer. What made her wild
was the expression on Sans face
which conveyed the idea that Lily
was a wonder. Alice wanted to knock
him hard on the head.
In the Car, Sam began to talk like a
boy coming from football game.
Had she been stuck at that bridge
table all evening? Lily Lockwood
was crazy about her Cousin Storm,
although she said the divorce had
been as much his fault as hers. He
had caught pneumonia on top of
bankruptcy, and the trouble with him
was that he was moody.
"Oh, I don't know" Alice said.
HE grows on you"
Lilly is a great little sport. Say,
she went to Vassar."
$50 did l, Sam"
Sure. Say, if you ask me, l think
Ted Lockwood must be little hard
I to live with
"Everybody's hard to live with"
she said, except us. We're really
very uninteresting couple"
They had stopped at the door of
their house. Are we? Don't you like
us, the way we are?"
Pm satisfied. Sam, are you bored
with people your own age1"
Good heavens, no." he said. I'm
not bored except by the people who
always bored me-"
For a long time after Sam was
asleep, Alice lay awake. Her mind
played with the familiar tricks by
which, as the books said, women
won back husbands. Ridiculous.
Nothing could change Lily Lock-
wood, whom no man was to be
blamed for desiring. Alice herself
couldn't blame Sam. What thrill
for Woodworking man. aged forty
two, to find pal like Lily.
There was nothing to virtue, and
less to character. Look at Lily, who
had driven her family crazy. had
thrown away her first husband and
was now mistreating her second, and
didn't she have fun! Whereas she,
Alice, had always been a good girl,
had shone at college, had married
romantically, and with the highest
motives, took her children seriously,
and considered herself not only a wife
but a citizen. Which woman did
Sam Gerrish seem to prefer? She
foil asIeeD
Evening star., 1936-05-31

had too good view OF her
husband and Lily Lockwood.
Did it pay to go out to dinner, in
order to be tortured by ones hus-
band9 Mrs. Gerrish was thirty-six,
pretty, but unworldly. Her best
friends said she was dear, and so
capable and so public spirited! Until
a fortnight ago she had enjoyed her
life, happy blend of connubial bliss
and civic service, but now she wasn't
enjoying anything. What was the
good of being Alice Gerrish, when
Sam now gave every sign of pre-
ferring a maudlin lightweight like
Lily LOCKWOOD
Just look at the way he was sitting,
his whole body turned toward Lily, as
if to blot out any interruption from
his unfortunate dinner partner on the
other side. Now this COltishness did
not become Sam, who was serious,
earnest fellow, given to hard work,
legal battles, and faithful domes-
ITCHY.
All through the meal, Alice suffered
as only a wife can, and right after
dinner, Horace Watleigh and Joe
Withers marched her off to bridge
table. Men liked to play with her. So
now, while all the other girls sat
around the fireplace talking about
progressive education and hairwaves,
and Sam and Lily were giggling
= uproariously on the sofa, and all the
decent sensible men stood talking
politics, she was led off to the bridge
table.
who's the fourth?" she asked.
"Why don't you get Kathleen"
mo SIR" said Watleigh. We've
got this young man Storm. l met
him last year in Chicago. He's good"
Alice had not met this Mr.. Storm,
but she was prepared to dislike him.
He was Lily Lockwood's cousin. and
guest in her house, recuperating, so
people said, from a divorce, pneu-
monia and bankruptcy. Alice was
sure he was unpleasant. After dinner,
he had stood leaning against the
mantelpiece. looking as if he were
still waiting to be shown. He was
rather good looking, but certainly he
exuded disdain for what the room
offered.
He rose. rather gloOmily, and put
her in a chair from which she had
an excellent view of Sam and Lily
dancing up and down the hall, Lily
passionately plastered against Sans
shoulder. Alice braced herself, fiicked
the cards, got the deal, and on the
first hand made little slam, bril-
liantly abetted by Mr.. Storms
bidding. He actually smiled at her.
The game was good, that night.
They were four ruthless equals, and
Storm was a grand partner. When
they stopped playing at twelve
thirty, Alice and Storm were far
ahead. Alice. gathering her handbag
and cigarettes, felt Storm looking at
her. She met his eyes, and they
smiled at each other. He was less
intimidating when he smiled.
Don't you ever come over to
Lily's?" he asked her.
when she asks me-" she said.
"I'm years older"
$50 am l. You play good bridge"
so do you."
"Oh, fair. l used to be good at lot
of other things"
You've been i'll, haven't you?"
"Yes. I'm supposed to be resting.
In Lily's house." He grinned at her.
"Nice quiet place, Lily's house."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14

if we said you wanted me to type
your stories. So TIL do research.
You can wink at uncle when you tell
him. He'll understand. and he'll be
tickled that you're fostering my am
billions in a decent way. Research
work will keep me out Of mischief,
he'll think. Tell him you're paying
me S1S a week. It's what I'm get
ting at GribbePs. Now that's the
scheme; how do you like it?
l didn't like it at all. and said so,
but it was useless to argue with
Joyce. I had given my promise.
I'll go home now and tell uncle
how thrilled I am with the job you're
giving me. It's a cinch. Even Miss
Randall will be pleased because she'll
think I'm at least in the library I'M
der the influence Of good books.
You've no idea how bright my
scheme is" Her blue eyes twinkled,
and she clapped her hands together
softly.
"And when I go?"
"Oh. I'll think Of something else
then. Don't worry about that"
Now it was my turn. Joyce, tell
me why you took Allan Foster up
the stairs with you last night?"
She gave me quick glance, and
drew in her breath. "You know?"
eyes,"
cts hard to explain now, but. Mr..
Vaughan, wanted to see the ruby.
I thought Allan could help persuade
Uncle to let me see it. He didn't
want to go. made him."
"Why were you so quiet coming
UP the stairs?"
1--WE just were. I wanted to sur
prise uncle. Then when I saw he
had guests. we didn't go in-there
wasn't any use then. We listened
a while. and went upstairs"
"Foster was still looking IN the
library?"
eyes. I left him to go down
alone"
"Joyce, did you leave the front
door unattached when you came up?"
II left it open so it wouldn't make
any noise. It doesn't make any noise
when it opens. but when it closes you
can hear it."
$50 it was wide open?"
mot wide. but OPEN"
"You didn't say anything to Cap
tain Reyes about Allan coming up
stairs?"
"No-it sounds silly now. doesn't
it? Crazy, but wanted to see the
ruby-and. oh. don't know. I didn't
say anything because Miss Randall
would have scolded me if she had
known Allan came up with me. That
was really the reason"
"Now about Miss Younger. tell me
what she had to say when you saw
her last night"
"It will seem queer to you. Now
that I think Of tit frightens me.
Terribly" Her eyes no longer
danced. They were somber, and her
lips dropped
ITO Re CONTINUED
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14

READ THIS FIRST.

Detective Keyes and Gary Mauo-
han are attempting to mnravel the
m y S t ca iouS murder of Mar0alo
Younger. an actress and old friend
Of Vaughan. She icdS killed tcith a
Meedle-like instrument as she and
Vaughan sat in the home of Doac
Van EUery. a collector of rare jeacels,
tChom she had met through his
friend. Mdu0haN. listening to his
0rMcSome history of the fame
Camden ru6y. At the time she sOas
ecedrin0 the ruby against the s0ishes
OF Van EUery a0lto described it as q
murder stone. Among those qucS-
toned by the detectire ,Uere Mdu0-
Nan. himself; Van Evcry; his yOung
niece. Joyce. aCIo Hoes ac;th kim: her
fGnce. Allan Foster, aU7to at one time
scds in love tCith the dead actress,
and Joyce'S companion, Laura Ran
dali. Another suspect Is Roy Barr
more. close friend of the actress. ao7o
shot himself shortly after her death.
Van EUery tells MaM0ham hoao he
bought the ruby from taco mans.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14

"a m. Sunday.
Clyde r. T4oey, of Shelby, will de-
liver the principal address of the con-
vention in Gordon Street church at
2:3O p. M, James A. Powers, of Kin
ston, sixth district solicitor, will in
troduce Hoey.
One or more of the sessions will be
in the First Baptist church. Pat AL
derman, widely known singer, will di-
rect part of the convention music
On the program are Mrs. Addie
Stroud, of High Point; Rev. George
LaPoint, Universalist minister of Kin.
ston; j. F. HARRISON, Salisbury; DR..
George E. Dennis, Raleigh; Rev. w.
o. Henderson, Elizabeth City; J. P.
Murray, Canton; Rev. Bruce Barrow,
Free Will Baptist minister of Kinston;
Rev. Leland Cook, pastor of Gordon
Street church; r. L. Pope, Thomas.
vile, and others.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
-PH|tA4HEA
meet AT K1NST0N
State Convention of Bible
Class Workers to Be
Held This Week

Kinston, April IA. - The annual
North Carolina Baraca-Philathea con-
vention will be held here April 1919.
Program details were announced to-
day. A. B. Saleeby, of Salisbury, will
preside. President of the Philathea
union is Mrs. K. Edwin Russell, OF
Winston-Salem. Several hundred dele
gates are expected.
The opening session will be in the
Disciples Gordon Street Church of
Christ at 2 p. m. Friday, April IL.
After the session the delegates will be
taken on a sightseeing trip.
Friday evening Mayor Dial F. Woot-
en- will welcome the delegates to Kin
ston. Rev. S. j. Tesh, Moravian min
lister of Winston-Salem, will speak.
. Saturday morning A l.. Smoot, of
Salisbury, will address the convention
on THE, Mountain-Top Convention
At 1 D. M the delegates will be guests
of DR.. F. M. Register, superintendent
of Caswen Training school, at lunch
con at that institution. A musical pro-
gram will feature an afternoon ses-
sion.
The convention banquet will be at
z D. m. Saturday in Queen Street
Methodist church. Judge G. V. Cow
per, of Kinz ton, will be POSTMASTER.
Henry Dwire, of Duke university, will
be principal speaker. Other speakers
will include Esev. J. w. Branham, of
Raleigh: Miss Henrietta Heron, gen
eral counselor Of the world Baraca-
Philathea organization, and others.
DR.. Gilbert T. Rowe, of Duke uni
versity, will deliver the convention
sermon~in Queen Street church at II
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
JUST A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR

The typographical error is slippery
thing and sly,
You can hunt till you are dizzy, but
it somehow will get by.
Till the forms are off the presses, it
is strange how still it keeps;
1t shrinks down into corner and it
never stirs or peeps,
That typographical error, too small
for human eyes,
Till the ink is on the paper, when it
grows to mountain size.
The boss he stares with horror, then
he grabs his hair and groans;
The copy reader drops his head upon
his hands and means
The remainder of the issue may be
Ca, &C q 2Gn CIl be,
But that typographical error is the
only thing you see.
Author Unknown.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14

membered what Miss Randall had
said. She nodded gravely.
"And I've found it! The job, I
mean. I'm in earnest. I've looked
and looked, but nobody seemed to like
my looks" I admitted to myself
that she did seem rather inefficient.
II dent care how much I get. as
long as get something-the salary
Of any girl who is just beginning"
"And where are you going to get
this job?"
SAT GribbePs."
She looked at me to get my ap-
prevail. nodded. Clerking probably
in Gribbers Department store, one of
after day. Although I had never
been in Gribbers. knew the place.
1t had been here when I lived in
New York years ago. It was still
here, more colossal, more frightening
than ever. A city in itself. I was
suddenly rather sorry for Joyce in
her quest for work. She didn't know
how hard it would be. =.
"You think I'm crazy"
4NOs L OOA I, JOyCO. IuI1h yOu I0
very brave. I wouldn't have the
nerve to do it."
well, I'm to go back in the morn
ing and start to work. Have to be
there by quarter to 8. at the en-
ployes' entrance. I've card!" She
proudly produced a small red card
from her purse. which I pretended
to examine.
They're taking me on trial for a
week, and if make good. I'll be put
on the regular payroll. I'm to re-
port to the manager Of the drug de-
partment. Cosmetics. you know.
And there's something I want you
to do for me. I can't work until I
get your promise. Promise, now!"
I promised, not knowing what the
promise would be.
"You see. uncle is terribly opposed
to my working. He laughs at me
when mention it. and he fatty re-
fused to let me go to business col
lege. He threatened to send me
back to school if went. He's been
awfully good to me, so have to
humor him. Now if he found out
that I had found a job at Gribbel's!
Don't you see. Mr.. Vaughan? I
can't tell him. So I've thought of
another plan. It means that you tell
a lie, but I'm sure it won't be the
first lie you've told?"
I assured her that it wouldn't be,
but I began to wonder whether I
should have promised so rashly.
"Allan, too. thinks it's goofy Of me
to work. He hasn't much patience
with my ambitions" I smiled at the
ambitions. Poor child!
$50, here's my plan which you've
already agreed to. Remember that.
You're to tell uncle that you need a
secretary here. You do. you know,
and because I want to work, you're
going to give me the job. What you
want is some research work done at
the library. And I'm to do the re-
search work. Uncle would suspect
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
CHAPTER 20

"YOU HAVE given the banks the
numbers OF the notes you gave the
two nuns for the Camden ruby" 1
asked Van Every.
"They have all the information"
Van Every replied. ''They had it
Immediately after the sale. Out Of
bills Of such large denomination I
can easily trace some, even if they
are cashed far away"
'FIave you found out whether any
of them have been cashed as yet?"
mo, and I'm surprised because
thought that a few Of them at least
would be changed in New York City.
Eight days ago I turned over the
money to Sister Therese and Sister
Magdalene."
when you ask the banks to check
UP on notes. do you always get good
resultS?"
always. Never trace them all, Of
course, but the banks are asked to
merely get a description Of the per-
sons presenting the notes. and their
names and addresses if possible.
you're sure. then, that you can
trace the two sisters?"
I'm sure. For my own protec-
ton"
There may be a possibility that
they are mixed up in this crime, Van
Every"
1--WE thought Of that. but Keyes
would not believe me if I told him.
Undoubtedly he would start an in
80 4,
last thing in the world I want. Now.
If you, if we both, could work to-
gether on this. without him knowing
1t. would be grateful. I can trust
you. Vaughan. know"
agreed with him. Perhaps it
wasn't best for Keyes to know yet,
until we got something definite on
the vendors of the ruby.
"Keyes is a decent fellow" I in
sisted.
II know. but I'd rather not have
him know everything Of my collec-
tion-yet. He rather annoyed me
last night searching you. I didn't
mind for myself. but you were my
guest"
Routine with him. I know him
well enough already to know his
slavery to routine. And I didn't
mind, Van Every. Did the detec-
tives go through the house with a
fine-toothed comb?"
"Oh, yes" he laughed. "and they're
watching Soon like a hawk. Ser
geant McManus has not let him out
of his sight. Poor Soon! Suspicious
~ fhA ot1nr cayx,orfS Ton rroox,sx,o
all come to me and asked to quit, but
sicked Soon on them and he
strengthened them out"
glanced at my watch. Tive.
Late for my appointment with
Royce. Making my excuses to Van
Every left, sorry to refuse his in
vitation for dinner, but feeling that
had much work ahead Of me.
I reached the Ritz at 5:30-the
traffic was bad. and swore at the
driver all the way. I was relieved
when arrived and found Joyce
waiting for me. I had thought she
might leave. It happened that she
had just arrived. too. so we laughed
together over our hardness.
She insisted it was too late for
tea anyway. that she wasn't hungry
because she had some sort Of ice
cream connection late in the after
noon, so we settled down in a shell
tered corner Of the lobby. and started
to talk. What she had to say.
wanted her to tell me herself.
didn't want to force her.
'Mr. Vaughan. I've been looking
for q job!"
pretended great surprise. but re-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
SIGNS OVER 40 BILLS

Washington, April IA (AP) =
Working swiftly to dispose of state
business accumulated on his desk dur
ing his Florida fishing vacation, Pres
ident Roosevelt signed more than 40
bills Saturday, including one to in
crease the capital of the commodity
credit corporation to $10O,OOO,00O.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
OIL MEN ORGANIZED
IN SAMPSON COTTNrx,

Clinton, Apri! 1.-two samnson
County Oil Dealers association was
organized here Friday night. It is af
filiated with the North Carolina Do
troleun Industries committee. Reliof
from excessive taxation imposed M
motorists is one Of the detectives tho
group is seeking.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-14
HOME RECEIVES GIFT

Columbia, S. c., April IA (AP)-
Rev. Wynne c. Boliek, of Columbia,
president of the Lowman Home for
the Aged and Helpless at White Rock,
S. c., announced today that J. A. Cline
of Hickory, N. c., had made gift of
$500 to the home.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
TOMORROW
TRanaatlantic

ALAUNIA (Cunard White starr, Plym-
outh February and London 10 via Hall
fax; Pier IS, n. r. West l4th ST.
No mails carried on this voyage; sails
p. m.
EXECUTIVE CAmerican Export), &C.
noa February ls, Marseilles 20, Leghorn
% and Naples "a; Pier F, Jersey City
Mails close 1880 p. m.-Parcel Post for
Yugoslavia
LIE DE FRANCE (French). Plymouth
and Havre February 5; Pier 81, n. R.
west 18th St.)-tMails close a. m.
Csupp. mails a. M; sails II a. NJ
Mails for Europe, Africa, West Africa /;
except Canary Islands. French Guinea,
Gold Coast Ivory Coast, Madeira, Sierra
Leone, Senegal. South Africa and St
'Ceylon, cyprus, EGYPT, 'Irak and
Palestine
West Indies and Latin America
CoAMo puerto Rico), San Juan
February 3 and Trujillo City (SeaporD,
Pier Is. e. r. maiden Lane)-+Mails
close noon (Supp. mails / p. n.y.; sails 3
p. m.-Mails for Curacao Dominican Re-
public. Puerto Rico, Saba. st. Croix, st.
Eustatius, St Martin, St, Thomas and
Venezuela; parcel post
COLOMBIA (Colombian). Port au
Prince February 8, Kingston 4, Puerto
Colombia 6; Cartagena and Cristobal
8; Pier s. Brooklyn thurman St)-Mails
close $50 a. M; sails noon-Mails for
Haiti and Jamaica. "Canal Zone, "Colum-
bia and Panama; parcel post for Co.
lombia Except Cauca, Magdalena and
Narino DeptS. and Bogota), Haiti and
Jamaica.
QUIRIGUA UNITED FruiD, Havana
February 8, Kingston S. Cristobal and
Port Limon s; Pier 9, N. r. (Rector ST.
-+Mails close 10 a. m; sails l p. M
Mails for Cuba Ordinary printed mat
teri Costa Rica and Jamaica, fCanal
Zone Panama and "other mails for
Cuba; parcel post for Costa Rica, Cuba
and Jamaica.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
CURB NARROW
AND DULL

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 U.N.SO.
Curb stocks, although fairly &C.
tive, continued dull and feature
less on the whole with prices hold.
ing in an unusually narrow range
as bulliSh feeling on earnings re-
ports was about counterbalanced
by persistent profittaking. Quota.
tons were irregular.
The rubbers provided the only
splash of color in the market.
Fisk Rubber issues continued in a
moderated degree, their SenSa-
tional climb of yesterday. General
Tire and Rubber common, however
broke badly, selling off almost 5
points, in declines of a point and
more between sales.
Realization restrained the power
shares, which in the last few days
have been the only definitely
strong feature of the curb market.
The list was irregular with such
gains as were established con.
fined to fractions. Arkansas Nat
ural Gas issues met with profit
taking. Puget Sound So preferred
recovered some slight part of the
ground lost in yesterdays decline.
worth Manufacturing
Melted more than a point in the
speciality list. U. S. Radiator and
Bower Roller Bearing also i'm.
proved. Bliss and American Cyan.
amid D were soft.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
B. 80. T0BEG|N
DOOR SERVICE

Free door-to-door pickup and de-
livery Of less than carload freight
at all principal agency points on
it's lines will be established by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on
April /. There will be no distance
limitation and the service will be
furnished at these stations on
shipments to or from any point in
the United States.
Where shippers and receivers
furnish their own drayage to and
from the stations at which the
pickup and delivery becomes eff
fective, an allowance Of five cents
on each 100 pounds will be made.
Under this new plan, shippers
in cities and towns served by the
B. and o. may notify the rail
roads agent that they have goods
to forward. The agent will then
arrange to have the shipment
hauled to the station without ad-
ditional charge to the shipper, for
rail movement to destination.
On incoming less than carload
freight the shipment is automati-
cally moved by the railroad from
the station to the consignee's
place of business.