Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-26

so you know that to keep the machine go
ing Is by no means an easy task. have
kept 1t going, single-handed, for fifteen
years, and though it's the custom to call
me a mere adventurer, upon my word
think I've given them pretty decent gov
eminent. But I've had enough of it by
now. The fact Is, my dear Martin, I'm
not 50 young as l was. In years I'm not
much past middle age, but l shouldn't be
surprised if old Marcus Whittingham's
lease was pretty nearly up. At any rate,
my only chance, so Anderson tells me, is
to get rest, and I'm going to give my
self that chance. 1 hao thought at FIRST
of trying to find successor, and l
thought Of you. But. while was con-
sidering this, received confidential pro-
posal from the old government. They
we're very anxious to get back their prov
ince at the same time, they were not at
all anxious to try conclusions with me
again. In short, they offered, if Aureata-
land would come back, a guarantee of To-
cal autonomy and full freedom; they
would take on themselves the burden Of
the debt, and last, but not least, they
would offer the present President Of the
Republic a compensation of 100000.
Il have not yet finally accepted the
offer, but 1 am going to do so-obtain-
ing, as a matter of form, the sanction Of
the Assembly. have made them double
their offer to me, but in the public docu-
ments the money is to stand at the orig
inal figure. This recognition of my SER
vices, together with my little savings, will
make me pretty comfortable in my old
age, and leave a competence for my
widow. Aureataland has had a run
alone; If there had been any grit in the
people they would have made a nation of
themselves. There isn't any, and I'm not
going TO slave myself for them any longer. |
No doubt they'll be very well treated, and
to tell the truth, l don't much care If
they aren't. After all, they're a raongrel
lot.
II know you'll be pleased to hear of
this arrangement, as it gives your old
masters a better chance of getting their
money, for, between ourselves, they'd new
er have got 1t out of me. At the risk |
Of shocking your feelings, l must confess
that your revolution only postponed the
lay of reputation.
II hoped to have asked you some day |
% rejoin us here. AS matters stand, /
I'm more likely to come and find you for,
when released, Christina and l are going
o bend our steps to the States. And we
lope to come soon. There's little diff
'ulty outstanding about the terms on
which the Golden House and my other
property are to pass to the new govern
ont thfc hAr1o 70 - -
ng half my claim in private, and giving
{ all up in public. Also l have had to
'argain for the recognition of Johnny
Jarr's rights to the Colonel's goods When
ii this is settled there will be nothing to
eep me, and 1 shall leave here without
much reluctance. The first man l shall
ONE to see will be you. The truth is,
ny boy, I'm not the man I was. I've put
90 much steam on all my life, and must
'ull up now, or the boiler win burst.
christina sends her love. She is as
nxious to see you as l am. But you
aust wait till / am dead to make love to
er. Ever your sincere friend,
MARCUS w. WHITINGHAM."
As I write, l hear that the arrange
ient' is to be carried out. So ends Au-
eataland's brief history as a nation; so
nds the story of her national debt more
apply than l ever thought it would.
onfess to a tender recollection of the
unny, cheerful, lazy, dishonest little
lace, where l spent four such eventful
ears Perhaps I love it because my ro-
lance was played there, as I should love ,
ny place where l had seen the Signorina.
(THE END.)