Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-09
sPoILeDA GOOD STORY

paper man. who was attached until few
months ago to the Sunday staff OF one of
the New York papers ut gives you prac-
tice in making up composites. About six
months ago my Sunday editor In New
York tossed me an envelope full Of clip
pings saying:
Run up and have talk with this wo-
man. and get a half dozen or snap shots
of her and her surroundings. The story
ought to be good for page. with pictures,
for week from next Sunday
Il looked the clippings over. They were
all clipped from that days issue of the New
York morning papers. Here's the way the
first one l picked up read:
Mary Won kortZ who lives at No. 6219
Sd avenue. was notified yesterday by firm
of well-known lawyers, with offices in the
Stewart building, that she had fallen heiress
to an estate of 100000 marks. left her by an
uncle who recently died in Germany. Miss
Won Kortz. who is beautiful young wo-
man OF twenty-five. of the blond German
type. will depart on the North German
Lloyd steamer on Saturday next for Ger
many. where she will claim her fortune.
She has already been put into possession of
a portion of the legacy, said to be in the
netghborhood Of 100000 marks
The next clipping that 1 picked out Of
the envelope read this way:
Mrs Maggie Won Kortz. an elderly
Swedish woman. residing with her hus-
band at No. 6219 Sd avenue, has been in
Aol Heu tHdl she IS sole nelreSS to the estate
of her grandfather. a wealthy instructor in
the University of UpSalla, Sweden who
died about four months ago. The estate is
SAD 10 comprise property worth in the ag-
sregate nearly a million dollars. Mrs. Won
kortz. whose husband has been an invalid
Tor some years. Is observation-disclosures,
quite plain woman of sixty. For number
OF years she has been supporting herself
and her helpless husband by taking in
washing. draft to the amount of $50 900
was deposited to her credit in the Mer-
chants. and Traders Bank yesterday, and
she will shortly depart for Sweden to take
possession of her Inheritance
Another of the clippings put the matter
this way:
Marcia Won kortis. fourteen-year old
girl. living with her parents at 62l9 Sd ave
itue. was yesterday notified that henceforth
she Is TO be very rich little woman IN
Coed Marcia's maternal uncle. an Aus
trian, who left his native country a great
many years ago and settled in Australia
where he went into the sheep business,
died a couple of weeks ago. and Marcia
was made sole heireSs of his vast estate,
said to comprise ranch property in Aus
tralfa to the value of at least $3.OOOOO0. IN
addition to personal property and securities
that will bring the total value of the estate
up to something like S5.OOO.0OO. Little Mar
cha. who IS a slight. girish-lookinR child.
wearing dresses to her shoe tops has been
selling afternoon newspapers at the foot of
one of the uptown Sd avenue l. stations for
some months past Ample funds have
been placed to her credit. and. accompanied
by her father. a 'longshoreman. she will
shortly leave for Melbourne. Australia,
there to take possession of her splendid
fortune
This began to look like pretty hot stuff
picked up clipping No. 4. Here is how
that one read:
Miss Marguerite Koorts, a shapely. pre-
possessing young woman, who has been
conducting small notions establishment
at No. 6219 Sd avenue for the past few
m har In Wi tod
States from Copenhagen. Denmark. mas
been Informed by cable that her paternal
grandfather. a wealthy dealer in wines and
spirits in Copenhagen, has died and left
her his entire estate, said to amount, in
round figures. to something like $20o.ND.
There IL a romantic story in connection
with this bequest Miss Koorts was until
about a year ago. the favorite granddaugh
ter Of the man who has bequeathed her
this large estate. About a year ago q
handsome. dashing young officer in the cav
airy arm of the Danish army conceived a
violent passion for the young woman. His
SUR was frowned upon by the young wo-
mans grandfather. with whom she lived
doth of her parents being dead, and when
she ran away with the young officer and
married him the old gentleman forbade her
his house, and announced to her that re
had entirely cut her name out of his will.
When, few months later. her young has
hand was thrown from his horse while at
drill and killed. the young woman paWned
she established a small shop at the ad-
dress given above. When seen yesterday
she seemed to be greatly surprised at her
late grandfathers act In restoring her
anne to his will. She Is a beautiful young
woman, with hair and eyes Of midnight
blackness. She will sail Immediately for
Liverpool. and thence to Copenhagen.
where she will at once assume control or
her estate.
These were only few. There were
about nine more. and they were equally va
rious. They located the heiress place OF
nativity in every country in Europe. they
set forth the amount of her inheritance at
figures varying from $50OOO to $SU0.OOO,
and they described the fortunate female
person as being all kinds of people. from
fourteen-year-old child with flaxen tresses
to a stopped old woman with gray hair or
no hair.
so. with this data in hand. got on an
II. train and went up to see the heiress. for
the purpose of making page story. with
pictures out of her for my paper.
No. 6219 Sd avenue | found. was just a
plain, everyday. unfragrant tenement house.
walked into the hall and asked a be-
draggled woman who had a young baby
on each arm If she could direct me to the
apartment of Nine. Mercedes Won koortz-
Koortz, who had recently come into an
estate of a million dollars or so.
"'Come again wit dat name said the
woman with the infants. Won Koortzey
koortZey-say. young man. don't youse
string me- Dere amt no one wit a name
like dat aroun here.
II courteOusly dsclamed any intention
Of 'stringng' her, and went over all the
different names they were given in the
clippings. When finally struck the clipping
that gave the heiress' name Maggie Won
koortz her eyes lighted up. and she laugh
ed in a real pleasant manner at me. Then
she went to the bottom of the stairs lead
ing up to the dark second floor and yelled
up:
Hey Mag. Oh. Mag
II heard the shutting of feet up above,
and a middle-aged woman with a genial
face stuck her head out of a door at the
top of the stairs.
What dyeez WANT? inquired the wo-
man with the genial face.
Young Teller down here from de pape
wants t chin wit youse, Mag.
Mag came down the stairs with a look
OF wonderment on her face. couldn't help
but grin. but l asked her If her name was
Maggie Won Koortz'
Sure it is-thot's me Dootch name save
tn mar-rk!' said she in one of the richest
old sod brogues l ever bent an ear to. Me
mans a Dootchman. but Dim not, sure
Dim not
Then l asked her about all that money
'She wrapped her hands in her blue ging-
ham apron. threw her head back and laugh
ed one of the merriest laughs I'd heard for
a long while.
"'G'wan wit yeez" she said to me when