Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-23

from AK, when the weather grew colder,
they went on to Montreux, and from
Montreux to Bellagio, and thence to Flor
ence.
And in one Of the noblest palaces Of
that favored city Lady Carminow set up
her court, and surrounded herself with
wOrshipers and sycophants of the highest
quality, spending Job DnnebroOk's hard
won wealth with royal lavishness which
enchanted everybody.
From her Italian retreat the sultana Of
the Danebrook iron works held occasional
communication with her vnssals through
her grand vizier. the manager Of the
works, whom she regarded as particu.
larry troublesome, ofllcious and pig-headcd
person, with n passion for giving unnec-
cssury and even impertinent advice.
II make II n rule never to take any
notice Of anything he says" she observed
to one of her friends, civil engineer,
with whom, as practical man, she some
times discussed the prospects Of the iron
trade.
But may not his advice be worth tax.
ing once In way" suggested this gentle
man, "were II only as the exception which
proves the ruleY"
"Oh, n I were once to give way to his
idcas should never again be mistress Of
my own property. believe he Is very
worthy person and that he understands
the iron trade; but he r. horrid radical.
The very air of Brumm Is infected with
revolution"
In the face of this calm and swcet-tem.
pcred Obstinncy the manager could do
nothing. Vainly did he write his views
rather than In the rcnr Of Progress. Win
~ did he inform her ladyship Of increasing
signs Of disaffection and ill.will among
her army Of workers.; vainly warn her Of
the peril to her fortune involved In this
| question. Lady Carminow was ms obsti.
nate rs George iii. In his treatment Of
| America, and the result was somewhat
| similar.
One winter midnigh, the city Of Brumm
was scared BY such coniiagration as Ind
not been seen under that murky sky for
more than half a century. Men and won.
en- thrODged the streets, strangers drove
Into the city from outlying towns and VII.
lnges, little children were taken out Of
their beds and lifted up Mt the windows
TO see the red havoc haring against the
dark night. The great DancbrOOk Iron
/
dwelling houses, clerks Offices, store.
power Of fire engines which Brumm OF
the ncighborhood could muster could In
anywisc avail against the might Of that
gigantic cCnflagrntiOn.
The fire hnd broken out In dozen dr.
fercnt places almost simultaneously. Nc
one could doubt that there had been de-
liberate and claboratcly plotted arson
and the traces Of that crime were found
aftcrward In several directions. while II
was also discovered that one Of the con
spiratOrs, just n little less ruthless than
his fellows, had sent an anOnymOu,
scrawl to the head stable keeper. warning
him TO get his horses out Of the way soor
after dark that evening. This message
the stable keeper had brooded over fol
hours. md had obcyed only just In time Il
save his stud Of magnificent cart horse,
from perishing In the flames.
The loss OF Lady Cnrminow was com
puted at nearly a million. Mr.. Dane
brook had been his own insurer. Tn,
only policies upon the whole establish
mcnt were those small policies which In
surcd the furniture Of the operatives. ant
which Job Dancbrook hnd always insist
ed upon-paying the premiums himself
and deducting the amount from wages.
Happily there were no lives lost. I
was supposed aftcrward that a signal O
some kind had been sent round from hous
to house Mt 1880 o'clock. and that al
were on the alert, ready to make thei
escape before the moment Of danger. De
libcrately, audaciously as the work O
destruction had been Carried out, the con
spiratOrs were never brought to book
There was prolonged inquiry and tn
police did their best: but among ncarl
fifteen hundred dish ffectcd wOrkmen
was not an easy matter to bring the Grim
home TO individuals.
Seven men were arrested on suspicion
and mass OF evidence was brought Il
gethcr. conversations held In publ
houses aud club rooms were repeated 4
detnil-circumstantia evidence M to IN
purchase Of pnra fine and other cOmbust
blcs wns slftcd ind resiftcd-n hun,lrc
and fifteen witnesses were examined nm
crOss.cxnmincd-thc men were remandc
and again remnnded. till newspaper reai
ers began to tire Of the great DnncbroO
arson case, and the result was nil.
30 the great DanebroOk iron worl,
came 10 IN end like n tale that II toll,
Lady CarminOw dcclsively refused to r,
build or to hear anything more abor
iron.
III ! could be grateful to those wrctche
for anything It would be for this lire.
she said. with her grand air. IT'S such
comfort to think ] am no longer In trad
and that ] shall never again have m
carriage blocked by hideous prOcessio
Of grimy wagons with my name painte
. upon them"