Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-08


''Yes, tDds one OF SheTTdn's boys"
As the days of their stay in Chicago
slipped by, Aunt Marguerite and Rosa,
lie grew more interested in studying the
phases of life exhibited in that wonder
full metropolis of the west. Nothing
could be less like what either of them
had been accustomed to
AS for Rosalie, so long as she could
forget the old mill and its household
and environment, everything she saw or
heard or read charmed her She drank
this new, practical, aggressive stream of
knowledge with thirsty eagerness
Even the details of Mr. Roosevelt's rail
road schemes, as she heard them dis
cussed between him and certain short,
stout, ruddy man known as Mr. Largely
interested her deeply
This Mr.. Largely who was somewhat
past fifty, had big, squarish head and
stubby, grizzled beard. He dressed we'll
talked fuently but ungrammatically
and was worth ten million dollars. He
knew nothing but railway facts and for
mulas, bonds, stocks, receiverships, float
ing debts, earnings, franchises, landed
donations and voted aids, first mortgages
consultations, pools and all the rest
He seemed to be quite fascinated with
certain comprehensive propositions Mr.
Roosevelt had submitted. These prop
ositions seemed promising, they certainly
appeared quite safe, but Mr.. Largely
Rosalie noticed, always ended by say
ing, When Edgar Julian comes I'll
submit it to him. always consult him.
Never saw man of his age who had
such clear head He's always right.
expect him back from New York at any
moment now Had q letter from him
this morning, stating that he had about
closed things up there, Well wait till
he comes"
Mr.. Roosevelt, who very much desired
an early consummation of his schemes
did not especially relish this waiting for
the coming Of Edgar Julian railroad at.
torney, whose dallying in New York
was prolonging his absence from the
south, but there was no way except to
wait. Mr.. Largely would agree to moth.
ing else.
"Ican't trust myself" he would say,
Sin matter of such intricate legal
complications, without having Julian's
opinion. This railroad litigation has so
many dangers. 1t may be necessary to
send him to Europe before the question
we are investigating can be altogether
settled. He'll know when he comes.
Every conference had this kind of end
ing All the points would be carefully
discussed, the bearing of each detail
noted, and the inevitable conclusion
reached that the plan was feasible, but
Edgar Julian must decide the matter
before any of Mr.. Largely's money could
be counted on or his influence secured.
"This Mr. Edgar Julian must be a
wonderful man, Mr.. Roosevelt said one
day to Mrs. Roosevelt and Rosalie, after
Mr.. Largely had gone away Il shall
be glad when he condescends to return
from New York" His voice had touch
Of vexation in it. AS for himself. he had
never been in the habit of waiting for
another man to decide upon what he pro-
posed. 81 sappose that if he should
chance to take it into his legal head to
doubt the strength of any link in my
chain Of plans, my negotiations here
would have to cease, and those foreign
capitalists would at once scoop up those
lines of road" He added this half aside,
and more as if thinking aloud than with
any intention of making himself heard.
"And who is Edgar JulianH inquired
Rosalie.
"He is young lawyer who has turned
his attention specially to railroad litiga-
ton, and has been 80 successful that he
is looked upon as phenomenon here in
Chicago" replied Mr. Roosevelt mo
doubt, he continued, half apologetically
she is shrewd fellow, or, as they say
here, a long headed fellow, with genius
for enormous fees"
"Getting money" said Rosalie, her
pretty head turned rehectively to one
side, "seems to be the whole of life to
the people up here"
"You forget how eagerly they spend
1t, dear, said Aunt Marguerite. "Their
extravaganza is fully equal to their love
of gain"
"Oh, like it, like it" exclaimed
Rosalie. "There is something powerfully
fascinating in all this rush and clash.
feel as if had just emerged from the
chrysalis state. My eyes see the world
for the first time"
You are going to be an enormous
butterfly soon" said Mr. Roosevelt,
laughing quietly as he ran his eyes over
the girls graceful form, now attired in
pure white. with striking dashes of blue
here and there.
But | shall be very tame sort of
butterfly amid all these gay ones here
she said with radiant smile st would
be truer to call me bee | am going to
work, search for the honey of knowledge
am $3.50 crude and faulty, so incom-
plete.
Mrs. Roosevelt looked sharply at her
niece, as If surprised at something in her
tone, but said nothing
About this time Mrs. Largely, wife of
the millionaire railroad man, GALE - -