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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
Central Christian Church.

Second and Walnut avenue--3 80
"A. Mr. Sunday School. Rev. Henry A.
Proctor, Of Bethany, W.. Va, 3s Will
preach at O:30 "A. N. oni"The Power;
of the Word; /, ~ 80 r Subject
The Worst hing in IsTair:1nont anu l1s7s
the Remed VIZ Every body invite d:sssSs$
sresby terian cllurei
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19

Why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that claim for you? <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19

One half price on ladies, coats and
jackets. Save money and go to ].
S. Pop1e's.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
SUNDAY
ORDER EXERCISES AT THE
VARIOUS PLACES OF WoR
SHIP TOMORROW.
Methodist Protestant TempIe.


Monroe street, Rev. J. H Lucas, D
the pastor will preach on Constrainr-
ing Love-" In the evening at 1850
his subject will be s.Wells Of Saliva
ton" Other services Of the day
will be Sunday school at $3.50 and
Junior Society of Christian Endeay-
or at $50.
A Christian Endeavor conference
for the young people of the congrega-
ton has been called for Monday even
ing. On Tuesday evening the Visi-
liant Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet Wednesday evening conSre-
gational Thanksgiving service will be
held. Next Thursday at 1920 this
congregation will unite with the 9TH
ers of the city in the: union Thanks
giving service to be held in the Cen
tra1 Christian Church.
Williams Memorial M. Church,
South.
Corner of F'airmont avenue and
Second street, Rev. B. Martin Keith,
astor-Sunday school, $50 a. NJ;
prea ching, 1920 a. NJ, and 1880 P.
M; Junior League, $3.50 P. NJ; Senior
League, 6:30P. NJ.
Women's foreign Missionary Socie-
ty will observe Week of Prayer at the
home of Mrs. D. N Snyder, Tuesday
evening; at the church Wednesday
evening, and at the home OF Mrs. L.
r. Hall Friday evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
Labor Leadcr Dying.

WALLACE, Idaho, Nov. 1e- James
r.. Sovereign, former Master Work
man Of the knights Of Labor when the
organization was power in labor
circles, is dying at his home here of
hemorrhage of the brain His con-
dition is considered hopeless.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
Boy of Twelve Kills Himself.

Boy Of Twelve Kills Hinself..-3935|@
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Nov-15
fear of arrest caused Leroy Mess
ner, aged -, to take carbolic acid and
he died Friday Several Boys had
stolen some chocolate from a freight
car but 1t is not believed that Messner
was implicated His playmaIes to
frighten him, said that the police
would come after him today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-19
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stoetzer, past ot7753Is il,l q
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-04-08
Isl vous lie voulez bien, je vous
onerai dit la cOmta.

81 vous lie vOuleZ blen, Je vOus
accompagnerai, dit lie comte.
-Oui, nous ferons CO p6lerina.
&c.
-Savez-vous ce quest devenu
Get homme que vous avez fait gra.
cier?
Ill a quite la co]onie p6nlten-
tiaire pour revenir en- France.
Eft vous n'avez plus entendu
parler de lui?
Non, mails jai tout lieu de
supposer quill est revenu dams son
pays Oh il esp6rait retrouver sa
femme. Celle-ci n'6tait plus, mails
sa file, 6lev6e par jacques Mel
lier, a dn le consider de la perte de
So com payne.
Nous verrons Jean Renaud,
monsieur lie comte, il nous parlera
de lu1. MATS la personne que je
voudrais voir, surtout, c'est la file
de Mellier, cette m~alheureuse Lu-
Gle qu1, scion toutes les apparen-
ces, aimait Edmond ct en- etait al
NEE.
IA conetnmaf.3
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-04-08
XVI-LA COMTEssE A PARIS

OA IA0UAAS So>Ao $500
provlste dams la cambre do son ma1tre
s'arreta tout interdit a la vue du comte
agenouille, faisant entendre de sourd.
gemissements.
M, de Bussi6res await les coudes ap.
puyes sur une chaise ct tenait So t6tt
se,ree dams ses mains f~remissantes. Tout
enter a ses regrets, a ses douleurs, a SOL
d6sespoir, il n'avait pas entendu entrel
le vieux serviteur.
German hocha tristement la tete.
Mon auvre mafrre! pensait-il, COM
me il SQUIRE. Pleurer, gemir, il ne fat
que celia depuis quill est revenu.
LIE comte parla II disalt:
-Je vais a la mort; chaque jour me
rapproche de la to be: dols-je done mou-
rir sans la revolr? LIE courage me man
que, je nose ALL a ellie. Non, Valentl-
ne ne peut avoir piti6 pour moi! Ellie
est bonnie ct compatissante pour tous,
pour moi seuls ellie reste im%pitoyable, ct
ellie ne SAT- pas tout, mon Dieu, ellie ne
salt pas tout! Oh! MOURN, MOURN sans
lui avoir conf-ss6 mon crime, sans lui
avoir demand6 pardon. ..Dieu, qui
punissez 81 justement les c%oupables,
condamnez-moi a des tortures plus for
ties encore, n4ais faites que j. la revoie
ct qu'une parole tombee de ses levres
disc au d%esesper6 de la terre quill y a
pour lie repentir Pes DIR ct peternite.
German ne voulant pas deranger son
ma1tre, sortit doucement, de la cham
bre.
Dams la journ6e SO t%rouvant seul avec
lui, il lui dit:
Monsieur lie comte, j~'aurais besoin
dun congo de deux on trois jours; je
prize monsieur lie comte de me ~l'accor-
der.
-Je mai pas lie droit de vous refaser
celia, German; mails trois urs seule-
ment, nest CO pas? Je mai que vous lei;
les autres je ne les COMMAS pas.
-Vos serv,teurs vous sont tous de-
voues, monsieur le comte, croyez le.
-Oui, Germain, car c'est vous qui les
avez chois r; mais quani ma douleur
fat explosion, c'est d-vant vous seule-
ment que je veux rleurer.
-Je partirat cette mutt ct js promets
a monsieur lie comte d'etre de retour
apres demain soir
-On done allez-vous, German.
Dams mon DAYS, monsieur le comte,
lie besoin de passe. quelques heures pres
de mes neveux, de mes nieces.
-Je comprends celia, fit le COM
to en- soupirant, Allez, German,
allez embrasser les v0tres; vous
etes bien heureux, vous, vous
avez une famille.
LIE lendemain, German 6ta1t q
Arfeuilles en- presence de la cha
telaine.
Madame la comtesse, dit-il en-
sc jetant q ses genoux, je viens
vous demander une grande grace.
-Parlez, German, je vous
6coute.
-Depuis que M. le comte est
de retour q Paris, il est en- probe .
une douleur que rien ne peut
adoucir; son d6sespoir m'6pou-
vante.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-04-08

Je soussign6, Julien Grand Jean,
domicilie a Abercorn, Comt6 de
Bronze, province de Quebec, de-
clare solennellement:
Que depuis un an je soufffrais de
troubles de c@ur, de mauvaise d.
gestion, de grande faiblesse ct de
rhumatisme
Que t%outefois, sans &tre malade
au lit, j'etais depourvu de toute
6nergie ct pressure incapable de
TRAVELLER, ct qu'au moindre ou-
vrage que je faisais j'6prouvais de
grands malaises;
Que je me suis fait trailer PEN
dant I'm an par deux medecins de
notre localite qui ne mont apport6
aucun soulagement;
Qu'un de ces medecins ma dit
que je souffrais dune maladie de
occur ct quill desesperait de mon
cas-;
Que dGcourag6, %n'obtenant pas
de soulagement MULE part ct voy-
ant sur les %journaux lie rapport des
guerisons merveilleuses operees
par les Pilules Moro, je commercial
a les prendre ct en- obtins un bien
imm6diat;
Qu'aujourd'hui je suis parfaite-
ment gu@ri ct que je dois e%ntiere-
ment cette gu6rison aux Pilules
Moro ct aux conseils des M6decins
de la Compagnie M6dicale Moro;
Que je rends ce temoignage libre-
ment, sans y avoir etc engage par
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-04-08
(Suite)

-J'ai ref6chi, dit Edmond 4 Grelu
che; j'avais CONSENT a t'accompagner au
chateau d'ArfeuilIe: mails je n'irai point
svec tot 4 rhotel de Bussteres; il est
plus %convenable, connaissant la comics
Sc, que tn to pr6sente seul; d'allleurs, 81
ellie a desire me voir, c'est a son cha
teau qu'elle voulait que je lui fusse
pr6sente ct non a l'hotel de Bussi6res.
Eft puts, qu'ai.jea lui dire, moi? Rien'
Son fills est mon pore diras-tu; quot
done le prouve? I'm souvenir sur une
tombe. Vas, vas, je ne suis toujours pour
ellie qu'un Granger. Dtcidement non, IL
vaut mieux que je ne la vole point. II
nv a que ces papiers d lui remettre, IN
souvenir pour ellie: tn rempliras
mieux que moi cette mission.
Eft meme, vols tn mon pere, tn feras
bien de ne pas parler de moi. Autre-
ment nous aurions Pair, tous les deux,
de reclamer q~uelque chose. Je nal au-
Gun droit, lie ne demande rien. LIE hasard
ma fait naitre, lie hasard fera de moi ce
Quill voudra; Je ne peux rien contre ma
destinee. I'll fault %lutter, lutter sans ces-
Sc, dit Mardoche." Et apres? Ia mort, le
n6ant! Je ne items pas q vivre longtemps'
Plus tot on meurt, plus tot on oublie, ct
plus tot on cesse de soufrir!
J'ai cru au bonheur, I'm instant, il
semblait me %sourire. M%ensonge! C'6tait
une raillerie jetee a mon besoin d'esp6.
rer. Eft c'est ainsi que tout s'6croule, que
tout s'engloutit. Nine la comtesse de
Bussieres pourrait me faire richie? De la
fortune a MOI pourquoi faire? TRAVELLER
aim d'etre quelque chose, pourqnoi fai-
re encore? Je nal plus a lie meriter, je
mai plus d penser a ellie, a ellie 81 gra-
cieuse, 81 bonnie, 81 belle, 81 parfaite, a
ellie. la file de Jean Renaud, Passassln
de mon pere!
Je ne veux rien; Greluche, mon pere,
je ne veux rien......C rois-moi, ne nous
motions pas dams la situation d'etre obli-
ges de refuser une aumone.
Mon fills, r6pondit Greluche, je ne
veux rien que tn ne veuilles; j'irai seul-
q rhotel de Bussieres Dependant, 81 Ia
comtesse me parle de tot, je SERIAL blen
force de lui %repondre.
Soft, mails dis-lui bien, surtout. que
je ne demande rien.
Apres quelques heures de repos, Jero-
me Greluche nit son costume le rlus
%convenable ct sortit pour SO rendre a
rhotel de Bussieres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-04-08

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$$&#%9 DECLARED evat moi dams la cS de Montreal &c Wngt@ptAme
WWWIWKEYS iw de mr mil nmf cent mMs PA. BEAUDoNJ mp.
Nous nm uuns crtinemehm mas mmmener &C doumntd dome sous lie ang ts u Pun Mme
etnousn nous &nsu n suupue DIV hr lie mGnde mot Jul en- dnnuemHT exattuded en-
amomhat la force Ce sm Ia ds fs ue aHbhon nMa nya nn a ayMep &ufc e re-
marques aux ommes fmks soufEnsq d aumnte encore un d%e sur f6eH%aa G @ fnhs Moro
Vd un homme NJ Julien Grand Jen cuhvahma Abncn, Q&, parde@us 0tr sec
table ct hpnnea qm afme sous snment ct declare quapHs a@r audHt pendant hnghmps &she
ft hater sans &at par mx mGdunsl ohnt IN hn nmmMnt en- pmnant les FIes Moro
Feutond enamderq udquec chose de ps?
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Hmnmsf Ms nrwux vhMH.a tI Ae qi smfnz st du 9uG d@r ems ct la veIe de
PeMmaco GU de &lMMe gnals nh&stez plus un insant rendezvous Pvdnce vms pouWz
encore eer menSa la @& etd rfms; voe see nance des ate stde pmndeh les Ihes Moro.
Ism &dHin deh Gle Ahae Moro onem ds omsels tus les jog lei Nnnne HMp@ lie
dmanhad de nfl NMs du mGn hut euws du sG a es bWeanx, au NJ lN4 rue SeNMhe-
na Montreal ct ls~ consultations t pd&tnmt gatuts LsP aues, Moro Sc. 1ouvnt chez
hB les merchandise de Nmeda ct at ai evUes par la MALE rrcphon du Is5 Och b%e
GU six bdMs pour $780,
Adressez: COMP GNIE MEDICALE MORO,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
High School Notes
The teachers are busy handing out
tho monthly ,annrte

The teachers are busy handing out
the monthly reports.
We are sorry to report the Illness
OF Barbara Williams, which has caused
her absence for a few days.
For the last time before Christmas
the notes appear and with them come
the wishes of merry Xmas to all the
students and readers.
A literary entertainment will be
given Friday afternoon by the End
division OF the literary societies. A
good program will be given and the
public Is invited to attend.
The orchestra practiced Monday
after school. This musical organi.
cation is progressing nicely and Prof.
Powers announces they will be ready
to furnish music at different occasions
after Christmas.
School closes Friday for the holi.
days and the teachers intend to leave
for their homes. Prof. and Mrs Ton.
ming will leave for their old home a,
DEBORAH, Iowa. Misses Tobin and
Miller leave Friday noon respectively
for Ooerlin, Ohio, and TULANE, illinois,
and Miss Little will leave for her
home Al Mortified, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
BRITISH BRIEFS.

All British public men have popular
nicknames The recent arrival Of DR.
Jameson at Cape Town was announced
az the return Of Sunny JIM
Living plctures-clever and finished
representations Of groups taken from
Dresden and Sevres china-are very
popular at one Of the London music
halls.
There is q boat in a canal north of
London which is entirely manned by
women. The last English census re-
ported several hundred women doing
the work Of seamen.
The bank clerks Of England are plan
ming the formation of a union in order
to secure an increase Of wages, which
virtually condemn the clerks to 'celib-
acy, lodgings and sixpenny lunches
for life.
A short time ago the steamship Isle
of Caldy arrived In No. 8 dock. Sal
ford, England, with a cargo OF 1000
tons of currants from the land of Pal
las-Athene, and every packet on board
was for the cooperative wholesale So
deties Of England.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
Bargains in Fountain
Pens at Elmquist's.
Installed Officers.

The Masonic and Eastern Star
Chapters held . joint installation OF
officers last Friday evening at their
lodge rooms in the Odd Fellows Hall.
The evenings program included an
excellent supper, served by the ladies
OF the Eastern Star. Following Is the
list Of officers installed:
MASONIC.
j. c. Freese, worshipful master;
Chas. Dram, senior warden; N. P
Larson, Anior warden; Fl. J.. Ram.
set, treasurer; Sigurd Berkuess, sec.
rotary; M. w. spicer, S. D.; F. L.
Smith, J. D A, Adams, S. S.; VIM.
O. johnson, J. S.; Chas. Newcomb,
tyler.
EASTERN STAR.
Mrs. Ella Ramsett, worthy matron:
Axel Elfstrum, worthy patron; Mrs.
Minnie Larson, associate matron; J.
c Freese, secretary; Mrs. Henrietta
Larson, treasure. Mrs. A. Acker.
man, conductress; Mrs. Madeline Min
ton, associate conductress; Mrs. Inga
Sanderson, Ada; Mrs. F. L. Davids,
Ruth; Anne B. Sanderson, Esther;
Mrs. Gertrude Freese. Martha; Mrs.
Jennie sperry, Electa; Mrs. Mary
Costello, Warder; H.. J. Ramsett,
sentinel; Mrs. A. N. Lewis, organist.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
NOTICES
HOUSES foR RENT, ARTICLES FOR
SALE, EMPLOYMENT OFFERED, Sc.

1T. Otos writes fire and tornado
insurance. 31tf
School supplies for young and old
scholars at Elfstrum & Co.'S. 27tf
WANTED-A good secondhand
cutter. Inquire OF J. H. Styles, WILL
mar, MINI. 43,f
:. FOR SALE-Summer cottage and
grounds At Eagle Lake. Call on
ANDERSON LAND Co. Att
FOR RENT-Furnished room with
hot water heat. Only gentlemen need
apply. Inquire Of ERIC oHsRERa
4l.tf
FOR RENT-Furn1shed rooms with
heat and bath. Corner Fourth street
and Becker avenue.
ATT MRS ELLA MANTOR.
WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Good wages paid. Apply
at once to MRS. G. E GERRETsoN.
ATT
FOR SALE-My residence property
In the First ward, consisting OF neat
house and two lots. Apply to O. A.
Kiland. 33tf
WANTED-Competent girl for gen.
eral house work. Good wages. In.
Quire at J. P. Madison residence, 40
Lftch6eld avenue. 32-tf
FOR RENT-Mrs. Swan Berglund's
residence on Fifth street. Two rooms
upstairs and four down stairs. Ap-
ply to Kandiyohi Co. Bank. 43-tf
FOR RENT-Three nicely connected
rooms upstairs in my residence on
Becker avenue; furnished or unfurnish-
ed. Very convenient for small family
or roomers. Call at residence.
4ltf JOHN BERGQu1sr.
FOR SALE-Cheap, If taken At
once, two secondhand gasoline en-
gines, one l2-horse power and ore s.
horse power. Both rebuilt and in
first class condition. Willmar Case.
line Engine Works. soft
FOR SALE AT ONCE-Large con-
venient hen house for small part of
cost; also prize winning White P y
mouth Rock and White Rose Comb
Leghorn fowls, incubator, etc.
ID ! HARRISON SHERWOOD,
30 Seventh St. S.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
BRITISH BRIEFS.

The number Of the insane in England
and Wales has increased until it is one
In every 228 persons.
In the British military prisons the
prisoners practice rife shooting, gym
nastics and signaling, and those who
are to be discharged from the army
at the end Of their terms learn a trade
II they have none.
Some Of the old guns purchased by
the town Of Crewe from the British
government and placed in the local
park as war trophies" had never been
used on foreign service at all, it has
been discovered.
The latest fad in London is to hold
paper chases in motor cars. One car
II given load Of paper cut into little
pieces and leaves trail Of paper 40 it
whirls through the country. The other
cars follow the trail and try to catch
the first car.
A London crossing sweeper who was
supposed to be penniless was found
when he died to have been the pos
SCISSOR Of $500. He had made it by
picking up the ends of cigarettes and
cigars, doing up the tobacco in one
cent packages and selling them to the
inmates Of cheap lodging houses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
RirQvi1le

Dec. 10.
The 6rst snow storm of the year
visited US Sunday.
Sam Shipstead came home from
West Superior last Saturday.
Steve Imsland came home from New
York last Saturday, where he has been
Visiting.
A party was held at CLAUS Steiner.
sons Saturday night. A good time
Is reported.
A Christmas tree and entert ainmen,
will be held at the GeorQeville school.
house Friday eveni' g.
The board of directors of the
Georgeville Creamery Association me,
At Georgeville Friday.
wye scribe wishes the TRIBUNE
and it's many readers a merry Christ.
mas and happy New Year.
Our mail driver is sporting new
wagon which is certainly an improve.
ment to the route. 1t is also rumored
that he will soon take unto himself q
helpma:e Of the fair sex. We wish
you merry Christmas and good luck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
FRENCH FACTS.

The commission Of the national old
age insurance bureau Of France re-
ports its receipts for last year to have
been So. 259,564
Paris Is to have Coney Island. A
site Of about nineteen acres has been
purchased, and capital of $1,000 600,
all Of it American money, has been
subscribed.
There Is no punishment in France II
the murderer is not discovered and
brought to trial within fifteen years.
Arnold Weber, who committed a MUIR
der In Paris twenty-d five years ago, has
just written defiantly to the police con-
Tossing the crime and saying be IL
about to return to Paris.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
Kandtyohi
Mrs. Charley Jacobson is sick.

Mrs. Charley jacobson is sick.
Merry Christmas to all TRIBUNE
readers.
James Sanderson spent Sunday with
his family ut Wil]mar.
Fred Forsberg has bought half in.
terest in X Backlund's meat market.
A dance was given by q number Of
the young people In the hall last Fri.
day evening.
Peter Peterson, Of the State OF
Washington, 10 spending . few weeks
visiting with his brothers, john and
Charley.
Harry and Charley Anderson spent
few days OF last week visiting with
relatives at Howard Lake, returning
last Thursday.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Kandiyohi Farmers Union Elevator
Co. was held In the hall last Tuesday.
Among other things 1t was decided to
put In feed mill in the near future.
ssrgslns In Real Estate to b Closed
Out ut oaco.
Two hundred acres In town of Irv-
ing for Oil 90 per acre; S02 acres, all
fenced, half hay meadow, in town OF
Colfa1 for SO 90 per acre; Is acres in
Green Lake timber for $3.50.
WILLIAM OLSON,
Spicer, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
An Unfortunate Comnari.ou

'How did lose her? My dear boy, as
easily as tumbling off il log. by send.
ing her box Of rare flowers. You are
astonished that this could lead to an
estrangement? Wait till you hear what
happened. l was in Florida, and she
was in Chicago, and l thought I'd
clnch the thing by sending a box OF
orchids for her birthday celebration
This is what wrote on the card &C.
companying the flowers:
"'Sweets to the sweet. TO one as
fresh and sweet and blooming as these
flowers, which are only the type Of her
own beauty Poetical, wasn't it? Tn.
fortunately, though, the box miscar.
r1ed and didn't reach her in three
weeks. BY that time the orchids were
as dry and shriveled up as last year
leaves.
"And I had written, TO one as fresh
and sweet and blooming as these flow.
ers!' don't know what she said
about me when she opened the box
but do know that that was the last
Of me as far as she was concerned"-
Chicago Record Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-21
CAPTURING A HUSBAND,
A Bold and DashinG Lady Was tn
Mother Of Robert Bruce.

Bold and Dashing Lady Was tho
Mother of Robert Bruce.
Many a marriage suggests to an IT.
reverent curiosity the question, Did
the woman propose it," But one sell
dom finds actual historic proof that she
did. A recent delightful book on Scot
land has an interesting and apparently
authentic story OF case where the wo-
man not only took the initiative. but
took it in high handed fashion.
The young Countess OF Carrick was
left widow by the death Of her hus-
band while on one Of the crusades.
The king became her guardian, and she
had good reason to fear that he would
force upon her marriage OF policy.
She was a famous horsewoman and
often rode for day through her own
forest, attended only by small mount
ed guard. One day she encountered q
young man to whom she was at once
much attracted. She asked him to re-
turn with her to her castle. but he had
some gallant adventure already in
hand and ungraciously declined the in.
v1tatlOn.
At word from her her men-at-arms
made him a prisoner and bore him of
to Turnberry castle
Two weeks imprisonment brought
him to proper sense OF the charms of
his fair hostess, and knight and lady
were welded with the reluctant con.
sent Of the king. ~
The son OF this romantic marriage
was Robert Bruce, whose splendid
patriotism and brave deeds are well
fitted to Justify his mothers coura-
geous audacity.