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Fifteen Years ago there appeared Ii.
New York d 5woniaha about thirty Years
old who gave the'name 6f!theo Baroness
Stein andftwho claimed to be the wtdys
0W of aaq German, baron who had been
deceased q couple of years & She spoke,
German, English, French and Spanish.
She. had three or. four servants, lots Of,
baggage and seemingly no end, IF mon
ey.aaon the contrary she p,eerrssiistently1
refused Invitations and explained to-
all5ithatt she was on, admission: r Ina
steadL1uef seeking, society. she sought
capitalists and spectators, During
the three months she remained in the
metropolis, with frequent visits to-
| washington, she had interviews with
half aSdozen leading capitalists and
as many members lofjcongress. &acfhai1'
Whatsts not generally known to this
daysis}that the Baroness }Steinswas ian
out and out adventures, from Brazil.
She had even been the, tconsorts Of
headsyof South American states, While,
Fin this position she had learned of a
EnewM' diamond field. The PROPERTY was
owned by private individuals She de-
Esired4to possess itrbut SO did the presia
.Ident The result Of individual greed
quarrel and, a, separation, fandI
1.-THE president was probably crpejoiced
she pocketed a certain sum Of
3Imoney and sailed away for the United
Estates leaving him to work, his own
iEprivatee schemes to enrich himself: He
Thought he knew the baroness pretty
iEweil, but: the results tastonished him
ITO capitalists, senators and others she
Iproposed a combine Or trust to. get;
{Ipossession of those mines. It, could
4Enot$$ be done without a revolution, and
iEshe proposed one She might have at
Exempted one alone had she had suf-
aaIeient funds. She would throw In her
TALL and go back and be the head and
front Of the; affair. y ,..5 ctsf ."a -.
. One, day the Baroness Stein sailed
Iaway. bag and baggage. and she did
Enot leave a debt unpaid. She landed
Eata certain port IN South America and
sEbegan' her work: She had interviews
IEwith adEenturers. She. had talks? with
solid men. She sent for the owners of
the mines and told them Sof. the plot Of
Ethe president and brought, them into
the combine. She used money, and she
fused, her personal influence, and the
adayt came when she had the backing
SIgto!return to the president ana say '1E
.j STE you want to come inawith itls9all
fright; IL YOU don't, I4ewilll sweep you
Tiii$$outI ofspewer. within three months""tj Il
IL The president laughed fgrimly He
Twas solidly seated and had been for
1lasight years. He was al, pence with the
Ineishboring states.!& His people were
FneVert y seontented! The tdea! that he
aScouldG be- bouneed oout,o and athat Ibyaa
;1Wounan.*was soia bsurd that heIaughed
lin her face. She reiterated and he
Trent her to prison to teach, her his
power and dignity: In three days she
lYon over her tailers and disappeared.
1.-TWO. weeks Latter the, president made
81 his move against the owners of the
minseas. They we're not residents If bis
state 4 and his, pleaswas that theyowere
sfdluontsts who were fomenting srebel'
alion. They were summarily arrested
And tfrownJLi1tos prison., ard ii due
IHme, badt,thtngs gonessthe even TENOR OF
aKthueir way, evidences would have aps been q
manpfactpred to hang or outlay them them.
sBut something happened At sunrise
one morning revolution broke out ID
d town l1aistaht from the capital The
president ofsitGsareasticaIly.:G An.
osheF and 5aRother3town folloyTeh and
Fsahe 3anallyagave the order, foEE athrooopas1b 10
march against the rebels. The troops ~
Fefused 70 sHr d foot, On the CON:
arary, the general ID command inform.
id the president that he was under III.
rest and Eaafchsd1hinaG away + prison.
Al nswadietator appeared.1He twassa
man chosen bytthef baronsssa1Heshad
aims snd ambitions. and be had agreed
ID become heEs tool. The revoluttonistz
were armed and equipped iron, the
81 gnfted statsss,,Saaa 4 inside oo1 Ten 1days
HE baroness vas Tia power behind tho
throne that Nae Directing everything
I Kt#swaaf aa alr1osDihlocdaeS tFeFoiutaon-
bad guided and eaectedsit
gha;hadsavsn marched ii The head5o
thhe. sThe esa. president was
glad enough % be shipped out Of the
] country and the new oas, formally
] elected bSYys thsssf peoples befns placed
tsaahs head ofs AFFAIRS etSout5tos obey
eanaandatea othssyurnanaWaao had
Dnt him thsre. qtfT
Then follosvedt the greed e capital
} sstn the Iackssaf honesty oe b Is npoluIs
3tciana and The inngTautudao Of man
The c~onspirators had the diamond
mines d i good thing; iii around. bua'
the were . sattshsa with that
They dsmandsdE5 Observation-Disclosures
, Observation-Disclosures Htats
began to wonder that Mealtds IN fsfHt n
them, Their tnyestnanss proafed fhenp
THOUSAND = CEN. but ,lt xi ETH thsyy
i must have more. b baroness and
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