Evening journal., 1896-05-11

for Balestier came PIP. and Colonel Haskins
argued that BaIestlor ought to be put un-
der bonds to keep the peace and should
also furnish bonds for his appearance at
court.
No one oame forward as bondsman, and
BalestIar ask ID that he bo given an hour
in which to take his wife and child home
and to arrange business affairs before he
was givon into the custody Of the officer.
which would moan his confinement In the
village lookup
Klpling who was greatly aRitated by
this suggestion, whispered TO his lawyer
and said he would write his check and put
up the money, but It was explained TO
him that such procedure was not neces-
sary.
iBalestier refused the proffered assistance
and for time the outlook was dubious
for him, but Kipling's attorney at length
consented to the relenso OF Balestier on
his own reoognlzance.
Beatty s Balestier Is less than 30 years
old. Hif grandfather, J. n. Balestier,
who died In 1888, was prominent lawyer
in New York and Chicago. He left a
large fortune, estimated by some as high
aa 81, 600 600. Balestier's maternal grand
father was e. Peshine Smith Of Rochester,
noted author and jurist who was select
ed I'm 1871 10y Secretary OF State Hamilton
Fish to go 10 Japan as adviser to the
mikado IN international law.
Young Balestier's father died when 80
years old. leaving widow, two sons and
two daughters. One son, Wolcott, who
dad four years ago, was an author. While
connected with a London publishing
house he became acquainted with Rudyard,
Klphng. and the two wrote IN collabQra
I.I.I % fnr
Balestler's sisters was married TO Rud
yard Kipling In London. The other slster
is unmarried and lives with her mother
in New York
Kipling's Home In Brattleboro.
Soon after his marriage Kipling and his
wlfecame to Brattleboro. The young Eng
lishman was so favorably impressed with
the scenery here that he rented the cottage
on the Bliss farm IN which Steele Mackaye
wrote Hazel Kirke"
Klpllng bought tract OF land OF his
brother-in-la law the next spring AMI on this
began the erection OF his Vermont bunga-
low, structure Of unique style OF archi-
lecture, OIL which he probably expended
$50. OOO The house was named The Nan
lahka 1t Is about three rods from the
farmhouse occupied by Beatty Balestier.
The Naulahka is on a high side Hill and
oyerlooks the country for many miles. A
short distance TO the south Is the fine coun-
try place Beachmont the summer home OF
Mira J. N. Balestier. It Is about thTes
miles north OF Brattleboro.
During the absence OF Kipling his broth
er.fh law acted as his agent In superin-
tendl1N some OF the work about the estate.
KiplIna>h bad arranged to have a sewer run
from his house down the hill, the contents
tolbe discharged upon the meadow. Bales
tier as agent, had the sewer laid In an op-
posite direction. 40 that it would discharge
into a bog on his own land. The object Of
this was to procure fertilizer for Balestier's
land
Serious trouble arose between the author
aiid tho young American about year
ago. Just what this was nobody knows
except the persons Interested, but It was
OF a personal nature, and the two have not
been on speaking terms for months
Balestier began writing letters to Kip
ling in regard to the sewer early last win.
ter. saying that It must be moved from
his land and would be stopped up unless
itwas fnor4d. There was talk OF an iniunc-
tion topreVcnt Balestier from closing the
sewer but rothina came Of it.
Balestier continued TO send letters to
KlpliBg in regard TO the matter, and the
lawyers OF both persons were soon 70 look
over the grounds TO see what settlement
could be made.
says KipIing siandOred Him.
B6lestier says the sewer matter was not
this real cause of the present trouble. He