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New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

The whole situation Is impossible Thcircs prlc
tCaly adI"1n: their offspring To- unite. And Vet
they fighting like tigers. and the peace of Europe
IS at stake. To-day the battle is at its height
everyone knows that.-and this Is the day they
choose 10 shake hands like cronies. Its sheer
brayado on some ones part, that 5 what II IS,
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders.
y buzz III the group from which they had scpa-
rated themselves caused them to turn. Lady Mary
had at last pulled the ncxpcabc handle IN front
of her. And lo the distant white itself
into fragments and iuttcrcd in every direction
like caprlcous flight of wild doves. And there
stood revealed heroic. gigantic statue. pui>s,nt.
formidable, and glorious, uaGnIfCcntlV shining
its Wilderness at the summit OF the avenue OF clus.
1t represented a woman, ctSSIc;llV rubcd and with
a pointed crown on her head. Her right arm carried
a sword; her left with finger outstretched held
the Iovian thundcrbolt 10 her tremendous bosom.
face, and the attitude one of pressing forward
pressing forward with rcsistesS and relentless force
And the statue topped the highest trees. Ii must
have been couple of hundred feet high II was
easily the largest piece of sculpture Europe that
Carl Courander had erected there.
And what does 1t mean, demanded the Mar
chloness, when the excitement had ahatcd = little
Ask the artist, SAID Carl COurlander, pointing
to Emile Berger.
Emile red as a red rose The statue is
meant to signify Energy he stammercd.
Why do SCulptors never carve the statue of In
dltterence-the greatest of all the virtues,' the
PRIME Minister demanded of one in particular,
ana as no one IN particular replied he turned
Mlllctnt and gaZed at her with his gcntle1nanlv
eyes He had been gazing at her III exactly the
same manner for seven years.
The statue completed the vista in the most I'M
posing manner Itself and its situation had been
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 4, 1907

Norh who had kissed IIl,sccnt and Old CourIandcr,
and whose hand Maurice had n'H taken with "a par
r;r,lIar,rv which could mean ur.v one thing
Il don't why YOU should te. Sir Lou.e, SAID
the lawyer
But - way tp The knife between Them and Yet
h,- here ON thtS day of al days
You really ought not 10 Use old fashioned terms
Ike that Sir Louis the l4wycr protested. There S
no such thlu. as To- the knife nowadays There S
nothing but healthy competition Why Sh"u-ein :
catn1ct!tor~ lie friends. And | suppose YOU know
that their children are engaged :" be married,
am acquainted with that fact. sand the surgeon
in a lower tone And reg 70 repeat that ! N
tlankcd Thcrchdryn had ne business 20 he engaged
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

as leaves the spectator indifferent The pirl who
was very beautiful, had the quvcring scnstlvcncss
and OVcrOWng activity of a horse There
vitality IN every part of her, and her dark
and chngcful eyes and the rich curves of her body
and the restless color III her checks, and the con
tnuOuS expressive gestures of her arms. all showed
in her the pure abundance of essential life She was
dressed IN black, and black feather from her hat
fell over her napc She took 1t were the terrace
by storm. She sprang swiftly upon Lady Mary and
passonatcly embraced her. One could see that Lady
Mary's Indolent, angelic goodness had utterly con
quered the innocent and eager heart.
Fathers fault, OF course, the girl whispered
Let me present YOU to the Prince dear Norah -
SAID Lady Mary. Prince, Miss Crampiron"
self contained and I,rim dignity which would have
been laughable if it had not been genuinely I'M
pressive. She gave the Prince curtsv that could
not have been equaled IN Berlin, though ii might
have found a match III Madrid. Then She drew
swiftly back
Prince, Mr. Crampiron"
But know Mr.. Crsnpiron,' cried the Prince
we have met at Charlottenberg; Hirh car"
1t not surprising that the Prince should have
been already acquainted with Abraham Crampiron
In the complex operations OF European finance
Crampron was prominent parsonage as Carl
Courlander himself and though more Intimately
connected with Paris, he extremely familiar
with the bourses of the various German capitals
Indeed, wherever millions manipulated that
rough cast figure, which had arisen strangely
out of South Africa many years ago, that figure
with the mighty head large nose and mouth
and huge hands, was known and was feared No
one IN Europe had known his wife, who had died
before the end of his African era; but some SAID
that She had had a little Portuguese blood III her
Well, | III BANKED repeated the surgeon, ewing
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aIvrd the hIl~C. and even the irlN"i,--- -. -
mystery of Carl Commanders reason -'- '-.
the statue became Tortcnt"uN ana ''~t''-.i- -
The. dinner alone would have made me 1. ..-.'
of any dIlriSt The invarllhie Pf,C -'le 81 ,'-- .
lander Va, T., permit .ti- late trSe ... -,- -
of to1,ie-, Of conversation Ir,eco- ". -
been difficult 70 uot SUBJECTS v- .....- .
which he or his gl,--- s,r" u.t Itir,.'.....
IEt. ONLY insisted taat ..E--,-.-rNl- ~- ~. 49,
terIzcd by an absence .l l.-''.'..' -.- -r,.
made this dinner HiL-.E aH'rl.-- '-' . II
arguments were Not c.l,.I.., tct..rI ~ ...' ,-
emotional heat PoLtcuc-~ covered t--, --..
with a very thin crust The DINNER .c'--i. - =
ol1S- Of those dinners IT WllN-- ~ -- ~,
,e,.d .-r, hrau 10 say 70 yourself t., - ---7 -
NAV happen. at which even the greene -
what thrv arc. eating. The situation ".~ >.',- !,
F(er,-hndZ- knew. every newspaper reile. - =
England knew that Germany WAS S'i"l M --,-r41
France. IN the matter of Large I!.'A y '- f-Ir
Of Morocco Everybody knew tAdJ F.t'o' -,
resented Germany S financial ntruNlN tn'77 -,-
L,,I,- knew that France allowing o-' -
..tititI business corluetltIpn To- proceed ''o 90
I,r,I,rnri, discretion and that II she Nt7 &
in the rivalry of negotiations with the N-...-' r
would ~ once. formally declare her sue L-l-t ia
~. S,,itaD Everybody knew that II ili-C' ff
this Germany would choose 10 C"nTiov- 'f,fz-
insu1trI and would 90 to war. And eNet IL
nv further that though England was not d-L1N-,.
concerned the English Government WtN III -. -
,, ri,ze.rv condition. and that only a 'i'I' IT,
,,,s F,trnrean war could save II, the EnGIi7-- -
t,,,-ino the excellent habit of never swapping --
while crossing stream. t. IN -r,.
What everybody did not know, but "lil ~ ~.
,-,,,s,s of Carl CourIdnder knew, was ti-'- - ~,
T,1tter of the connecting negotiations ioi Jl0 n
TWO English fnancIerS really STOOD IO1 '
Cogalas4 rlgs 10
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

lander ~of,lv l, could scarcely be improved on
:. Yrs. Whatever can II be-" echoed the Narchon-
c-s I'm sure YOU yc got the most delicious sur
Irs-c tor u.s.
n the summit of the far of avenue II cas an I'M
1a,r-,. mass If white cloud could he diSccrncd II
Wa much higher than The clms And II was cal
,':c 10 excite The curiosity Of the least nqu'~rIyc
rru,.. for i was not a building. and i could not
ic \ tent /, rc-e;nlcd more than anything - screen
for a giant magic lantern
Al" answered Carl Courlandcr, "we shall see
NatuAt" He hcc<,uci u his wife.
Lady Mary advanced I" IN apparatus with d"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

adapted 20 each ochcr with d----~- rustic
tact and skill II Was VISION o. .-,.... miracle.
But nevertheless It was prot.u-i. -~ Is
oddne~- Was dtsconce-t5ng Why .-- --e-a-ei
va-rnes,. Why indeed did It exist a- What
did = mean In ,.yrr-- breast was --l. thought
that Carl Cou-Iander had not erected - statue
there t.r nothing Yet whv>
YOU have no more surprises. by ami. -cce-
Lord Domestic inquired with fatigue -a----
ing smile
Yes said CourIander quietly. "or. + hope Il
VIII he agreeable Instead ot going h-.. wn a
once. vu Will all do me the honor Of l ..-l HE
N he Statue. quite informally apo. The
short notice but the scheme occurred -.- allr
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
CHAPTER IT,

TIL =s rena.~-
T-,--,r--- ----. ----.-.. 20
an end W--- -- -
wandered uc .- ----
of the canal. me
boat house. .-.. -..
goriHla~. a-- -J-
ucrw.--ci 20 -r--. -.c-
they were -.~- n
pressed than ever. -r --e
statue 1rru - .-.--.- --
tteual. co ~---.- .-. see
up at the ~..-..- TIC
giant figure. H.- ...
Even Lord U.-..--. ....~-F
passing his hand -.- --l
sandy gray l---, ---..- III
ChaiduCc.
And then Ca-. --i
OPENED a Gu.- .--. ne
KEY pattern u- -.. TIC
statue = robe, .-- '
had entered the
ally III utc-.ur.- . -r.
masterpiece. a-t .-
four thry had l,,- Z. u
an elevator tu -1c ~
and had found c..- .-- n III
immense white e.. r.
ticIaIIv lighted. b-- -- .-' =
one opIlc~Ccn- W-E. --- 81
which came the r..- .- r .1
sccnding sun I.-. s--.A. -
Carl informed -.ea- "-~- d 'o"':
IN a rIrg on t-c ---. -.--
the statue 5 lc-- -
overlooked "a hundred ,.---o
miles of the home counties.
conception WAS stule'- -
New-York tribune., 1907-08-04

But nv dear -- ~--l
can { stay. SAID L.-- -.a~-l
putting his ann ---.. -.-vr
and drawing him -s
1 reg. C.U~-.-. -.--r
with the -urc- of his ----l
and added N 4 r--- ---
shall have news ---
Here
Here
Lord d.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-10
Strange Will of Major Fairfax Is Uneathed by His Ssernaw
Leaves All Her and She Says She Had Long Thought De
soyed Declares the Dead Man Once Hoped to Make Her His

herself with an effort and a tinge o.
color stained 1er cheeks.
4 can trust you" she said with a
little emphasis that made the detec-
tive's heart ache You evaded my
question, Mr.. Annerly. and must
have an answer Is il the truth sac
Iold me? She has long had the incl p
nation-has she the power TO turn M
adrift?"
Il am afraid-I speak frankly-ths,
she has"
Thank you" Her voice was a little
lower-a little more strained. "One
more favor" she said gently. VIII
you tel me on what she bases her
clamp
lie studied her face a little before
answering On a viii, Mrs. Ed
munds-Written long time ago"
VIII you give me the date?' he
had thought at first il was her voice
later that it was scne enc else speak
ing.
August 81. 1889
She faced him for barely a moment.
and then started tC say something.
The words died in a straugIed cry.
and she fell at his feet.
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thing in her eyes the meaning of which
ne could not read. ignoring Reynolds
completely
IF it is not asking too much" she
said quietly. may L ask, Mrs. Fair
fax, what right YOU have to give or
ders here?''
wave Of color swept over Helen
Fairfax's face from neck to brow.
One hand went to the laces at her
throat.
II am mistress of the Orchards"
she said a little triumphantly. "A
will
The woman turned and faced An
nerly.
VIII YOU tell me sir she began
and wavered a little. but the weak
ness was but mornentarily. IL am
entirely without friends, / think. Is
that which she is saying true?"
Annerly's own face had flushed a
little.
You have the paper signed oy Ma
jor Fairfax saying that you are to
&c retained in your place as house
Keeper
"A forgery sir" said Mrs. Fairfax
harshly. a stupid forgery
Annerly did not glance in her direc-
tioE-even cnce.
You have the paper signed by Ma
jor Fairfax saying that You are tc
be retained in your place as house
keeper as long as yea choose to keep
the place - he said in exactly the same
tone as before If Mr.. Reynolds has
any regard for the welfare Of his eli
ent, heswill tell her here and now i'm
what estimation the people who are
familiar with the facts viii regard
her. holding her position as she does
by sn unfortunate accident, if she
rides thus fooIishly roughshod over
the expressed wishes of the late own
er of the Orchards. he will tell
her
There was neither resentment nor
reproach in the voice that answered
him. Mrs. Fairfax raised her slender
land.
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only survived her a month. And
George Fairfax, the father Of Laura
and Jean. died at Jeans birth. So the
young people came to the Orchards.
Major Fairfax was not very kind to
them, but 1 think that he always felt
their claim upon him. II he forgot at
all, it was later. when he began TO
show such a pronounced preference
for Laura
Reynolds interrupted her
Il think that you have volunteered
quite Information enough" he de
clared In a few words. Mr. Annerly.
the situation is just this: a will has
been found. regularly draYn up in
every way, in which the bulk of the
late Major Fairfax's estate is left to
my client. 1t does not matter in the
least. so far as | can see. what the
testator's reasons were for drawing 1t
up, nor what impulse prompted him.
THE viii is here it will be put upon
record today, and Mr.. Myers can have
recourse to the courts If he wishes to
fight us. Personally. l think that he
is far too wise to attempt anything Of
the kind The lawyer who drew the in
can easily be communicated with. The
witnesses are reputable people. still
living IN Rosston. We have nothing TO
conceal
He paused a moment
Acting under my advice, Mrs. Fair
fax viii at once take the place she has
long virtually held-that of mistress of
the establishment" He hesitated
ALLOW me to be the first one to con-
graduate you upon your change of for
tunes. madam" he said THE estate
could not have, I am quite certain, a
more charming mistress. -
She ignored his words-just as she
ignored his outstretched hand.
The first act of my authority
should like you both to witness" she
said. coldly. Il regret to say that it is
something that should have been. done
long ago.
ASK Mrs. Edmunds to come to the
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CHAPTER XII Continued.

Has Myers gone" said he indifreT-
emily. ''Of course. though. he has. 1
need not ask. He viii come down
again next week: L heard him tell Mrs.
Fairfax. am disappointed in Laura.
Mr.. Annerly. I had no idea that she
was so mercenary. She is fretting her
self i'll over the disappearance of the
will which she fancies left the entire
estate to her to the exclusion of The
others"
1t is an open question in my mind
whether such a will was ever made or
not" said the detective dryly. There
is no living witness to ii, and the ducu-
ment itself seems to have vanished
into Thin air"
Laura claims now that she nad
positive reasons for knowing that il
was made. however" said Laura
troubled lover. Frankly. however.
Mr.. Annerly, I like things much better
as they are. I am no: a beggar and
1 am young and strong. I am able TO
make a living for my future wife if
she would only believe it,"
There was a faint knock
Mrs. Fairfax says that she would
like TO see you before Mr.. Reynolds
goes back to town. sir, and that he Is
in a hurry. said the lad at the door.
You may tell her that ! am coming
at once In the parlor-very we'll. l
viii see you again later"
he found the two waiting for him N
the parlor. Mrs. Fairfax, in spite Of
her seIf-contTol. looked up nervouslv
as he entered. There were traces OF
q ola m
had risen to go, and looked at the
detective as he entered with something
that was half-trlumph, half-obseuut-
BUSINESS, in his face. re lssked at The
lady, then at the detective. then at the
LADY again. She nodded imperiously.
A Will Five Years Old.
He took a folded paper from an in
ner pocket.
Mrs. Fairfax wishes me to allow
you to see this paper which she has
just turned ever to me, Mr. AnnerIy.'
he said with a studied attempt at
carelessness. st Is the last will and
testament Of the late Major Fairfax
In spite of the fact that ne had come
into the room, he fancied, prepared
for whatever turn affairs might take.
and thoroughly on his guard, Annerly
was slightly taken abac,I.
Il can see no reason why the paper.
81 It is what you say It is, should be
submitted to me-" he said, looking at
Reynolds attentively. Mr.. Myers was
legal counsel for the late Major Fair
fax, and I nave understood that his
brother has been retained IN that ca
pacity by the heir-at-law of the de-
ceased / would suggest
Reynolds mad the advantage of the
detective-and appreciated il.
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He will tell me if I ask MIN, dare
say. THAI I am acting quite within my
rights in the premises she said cool
"
Quite within your rights. my dear
madam, I assure you. As q matter of
fact
She turned to the housekeeper again.
Your presence under this roof has
been a constant source of annoyance
to me for years, she said with a kind
Of quiet fury which, familiar as An
neTly was with the sex, appalled, him.
You have not been ignorant of this.
nor-of the fact that I regarded your
presence under this roof as an insult
10 myself and contamination TO the
young girls 10 whom bv brother-in-
law was guardian. Had / been able I
would have driven you away long
ago" She paused a moment. I
Rave the power now. and I assure YOU
that ] will exert il You viii leave
the Orchards. and within the hour"
The woman's pale face had Redeemed
little at the beginning on her TRADE.
The flush faded slowly She turned 20
Annerly and spoke with a c curious sort
of gentIeness-
Il am very dull, I suppose she
said in low, strained voice. Il have
been told so more than once. You
have been kind enough. sir. to inter-
code for me. IL would like 10 thank
ven for that-some time
Again she swayed a littIe AnnerIy
thought that she was about to fall.
and took a step forward. He had ris-
en- upon her entrance into the room.
ana was still standing. She waved
him back
August 81, 1882"
Thank you" she sai1. but I am
not faint I am only old and a little
tired, 1 think My life here, as you
may judge. Mr.. Annerly. has nol been
an easy one"
She checked herself suddenly and
compressed her lips. a spasm of pain
crossed her carewcrn face. She braced
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parlor at once she said, to the serv-
ant who answered H.
The boy was gone a long time. but
the lady did not sit down again, and
the two men waited. one of them at
least. with growing Impotence. a
slight cloud had risen. and the spring
sunlight was blotted out once a sud
den gust of wind sent the painted
petals from the orchard trees whirling
like fragile butterflies Some Of them.
little soiled and faded. drifted inside
The room. The droning Of the bees
sWelled ominously, then died away.
Annerly at last heard a faint football
and the rustic of skirts upon the stair
The noise sounded strangely ominous
liz that silent house
The door swung open. and the house
keeper entered. She looked a little
older a little Trailer than she had
looked the day previous, but quite as
much the lady as the worSan before
her. She wore a black gown. and ii
made a queer little rustling SOUND on
the thick carpet that set Annerly's
teeth on edge.
Within the House.
She looked at the little group before
her attentively, but her face did not
change in the least. If she felt either
wonder or surprise at being summoned.
she did not show it.
You sent for me?" she said to mrs
Fairfax interrogatively.
Yes. I sent for you"
into the clear voice there crept
little sonnet hing that was more thar,
triumph touch Of malice, and of
something even more than that
4 want TO say to you here. Mrs
Edmunds, that your presence at the
Orchards is no longer welcome. Mr.
Reynolds, as my representative. will
pay you months wages instead of
giving you a months notice, and
want you to leave today"
If Mrs. Edmunds felt either dismav
or surprise, her face did not indicate
the presence Of either emotion. She
looked across at AnnerIy with some
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'CuHlIhued Next Sunday.l
November 10. 1907
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-02
WAS 4 CURIOUS WRECK
George Curtlnn Of Winan, s. D., Tells
of Wreck on Montana Central on
Monday Morning.

George C. Curtinn, farmer residing
several miles from Winan, S. D., is in
the city today visiting relatives, after
a trip to the Pacific coast. Mr.. Cur
tim figured in a curious wreck of
Montana Central passenger train on
Monday morning midway between Fort
Benton and Big Sandy. A landslide
had occurred at a point where there
had been a deep cut made along the
river and the slide had precipitated
earth and rock upon the track, burying
it for a distance of about $50 feet to
depth of. nearly twenty feet.
Engine No. 236 on the train was run
ming slowly at the time of the wreck.
The fall of earth at the end of the
slide was slight, so that when the train
rounded a curve and ran into the OBJ
struction, though the engine was over
turned and cast to one side, the coaches
kept right on up the incline and
stopped with such ease that not more
than half the passengers were aware
that an accident had occurred.
Nobody was hurt, and, after a trans
fer of passengers and equipment over
the slide, the passengers continued on
their way.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-02
THE TRAVELLERS
LIGHTNING ROD BUSINESS
Old Traveller Says the Business Is
Picking Up, Despite Sucker Sto.
rles Going the Rounds.

1.-THE last time was in Grand Forks
was fourteen years ago." said T. A.
Griffin of Scranton, Pa, this morning
in the Hotel Dacotah to an Evening
Times representative. what do you
suppose l was doing? was a light
ming rod agent. There was a time
when there was good money in it for
the man in this business, but in re-
cent years the jokesmiths have derived
about all the profits there were in
sight by making up funny stories about
the suckers who buy the rods.
II saw one of my old associates at
Fergus Falls, MIMI, few days ago,
and he said in all earnestness that the
sale Of lightning rods is on the in
crease again, and that it will reach
even greater proportions than It had
in the past. I thought he was joking,
but he was positive in his statements,
and mentioned Michigan as a state
where the sale Of lightning rods has
increased beyond all the expectations
Of hardware dealers and manufactur-
ers, and that numerous new industries
for the manufacture of these appli-
ances had been started.
People seem to think that light
ming rod agent makes it a business to
iloodoo the public by forcing some
thing on It that will be of no earthly
value. I never looked upon myself as
fakir when was in the business,
and considered all my deals as being
honest ones. believed then, as l be-
heve now, that lightning rods really
do afford some protection, and that the
man who sells them lie no more of a
fakir than the insurance agent"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-02
Kistler at Williston.

Williston State: v. Kistler, travel
ing freight agent of the Great North
ern, was in the city on business for
the company. He says that the move
ment of freights is going on better and
better all the time now, and that the
receipt of supplies will hardly be in
terrupted again. Every community is
we'll Stocked with coal, in fact some
dealers are refusing their belated sup
plies. Mr.. Kistler is an energetic and
popular representative of his road.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-02
LATEST SONG hits OUT
Several Enterprising knights Of the
Grip Responsible for Two Un.
patterned Par0dies.

The following parodies on two pop
ular songs, dedicated to the 500 line
and Great Northern, were composed
by s. X. Strong of The Plumbing &
Steamfitting Supplies company, o. Lee,
Swift & company, s. NJ. Shaffer, The
Quick Meal stove man of st. Louis,
and F. G. Berg, the "Allover" Oliver
representative.
The songs are said to have created
hit along the roads above mentioned
and there has been some talk of hav-
ing them published in sheet form. It
is also rumored that the composers
will retire from the arduous labors
on the road and live on the revenues
from the sales.
Wait Till The 500 Lines Open.
(Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie.)
Wait till the 500 Lines open,
And the trains go rushing by,
We will be happy, chappy you and l,
Up and down the line we'll wander,
Peddlers you and l.
Wait till the 500 Lines open,
BY and bye.
Cheer Up Peddler.
(Cheer Up Mary.) >.
Cheer up Peddler don't be signing,
signing,
There's a train coming by and bye,
Cheer up peddler. I'm not lying,
lying,
See the smoke there in the sky.
Tho the snow has been a-irifting,
drifting,
Now your troubles are most DER;
Grab your grip; make your trip,
AS you did in days of yore.