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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Welcomed to Glencoe

William Henry paid no further atteu- tion to his fellow passenger and re- mained silent for the rest of the trip ashamed at having lost his temper upon his first entrance into the world.
 He stopped at Oxford that night went on to London in the morning, and lost sight of the dark stranger of the stage coach. Yet every now and then he thought of him. haunted by a feeling that somewhere. some time in the past he had seen him before
 The sun was just setting when, after his journey through England and the Scottish Lowlands. St. Leger arrived at Glencoe Castle.
 As he emerged from the seclusion of the wood and came before the castle he saw gathered around the entrance a company of both. sexes on horseback, ap- parently just returned from an excursion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

M LILLIAN l1ENft1 Sl. AEdILIe,
 AA/ having arrived at the age of 16
 w left his fathers castle and set out to see the world.
 He began by making a short stop In London, and then proceeded to visit his mothers xinsman, the Earl of Vena. choir-family name Moncrieff-at his lordships Highland castle of Glencoe Though only IS, William Henry was large of his age"-in fact, if he were not a hero of romance one would say oVergrown--and in mind he was certainly a precocious youth.
 His father was a gentleman Of large fortune and ancient birth, whose an eestral home stood in Warwickshire on the banks of the Avon and was known as Bertold castle, from old Bertold St. Leger, q knight of renown in the days Of Rich ard Occur de Lion.
 This Squire St. Leger, having money built large modern addition to the old castle, which ancient edifice, to say the truth, was but poorly adapted for com fortable residence according to modern ideas, and all the old servants and hered- ftary tenants of the St. Leger family at orce launched an ancient prophecy at the head of the rash man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
To Avenge His Master

Before they left the island Hubert and William Henry attended a bird hunt os the islanders, a hunt in which men low cred by ropes from the great cliffs gather tnc young birds from their nests in the face of the rocky heights.
 To the island that day had come Vau- trey and. some distance away from Flu. bert and St. Leger was. like thetn, lean- ing over the cliff watching the hunters swinging below
 Suddenly, in the dusk of the gathering evening, Hubert and St. Ieger
 rush from the shelter Of a ro the count and hurl him over tl n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
A Forgotten Package

Summer waned. St. Leger prel to return to England As he was 2 packing his portmanteau he came ae a little package which his Aunt q had given him before he left homo which he had forgotten.
 This Aunt Alice was strangf lady. his great aunt, who lived in ae ments of the old section of Castle told alone with a single servant, seldom mingled with the family ana believed by the servants and the cen people to be possessed of magical pet
 Yet once she had been beautiful her beauty and wit, together vszs certain strain of eccentriclty, had N her famous in the highest society Q don and Paris.
 And perhaps she had loved. It said that it was through her that cousin, Wilfred St. Leger, had b brought to give up his absolute life repent-that same St. Leger who fallen before the sword of Count V trey's grandfather, Julian Moncrieff
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brother, and turning To the young High land laird Glenfingas, said: "Nautrey and 1 must not meet, Glen, will you call me a guest at your castle for a few days? 1 will return here when he has gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
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 aa Ha HHH hz rold him that the name was applied to a mysterious person who had come to the island several years before, none knew from where, and who had with occasional visits to the mainland, lived there ever since.
 He occupied a house in retired glen seemed to be possessed OF abundant means and lived the life of d recluse. only one servant attending him. and the ap- proach of any stranger to his abode he angrily resented, though he would, now and then, visit the islanders when they were in want or in sickness, and would allow them to come to him under those conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

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 rt HHfpsaHls zaHt f IfH HasEaHH1 aakl4 faa.s Ala M th < something ll-lls4. la ...-s. Han H at St Leger concealed him se' b9H q large stone, watched them lia He Dllowed them.
 A.kR He distance they came to a she- lert sig ave and half hut into which ans of ha men disappeared. The other ni94 had kept a little distance be- ela rst, also disappeared. but not 4sfe t
 t-i rightly supposed that he had self somewhere as a lookout.
 s thought William Henry .aA& Hassal up to the hut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
EaYesdrOnpinp

Hf De reached il he heard a wom- Haa rhlca and, looking in through sr4 o lde window he saw standing .Hsf rl of about his own age with
 sail and eyes and of the most lrH ias beauty.
 llf cfss and speech showed that she N8s one of the daughters of the lafa caught a glimpse of the face ef in an who was standoing betore afi Jas Count Vautrey William iftnH pod rooted to the spot with s.t -ls t.
 the last time 1 shall meet you
 girl was saying. Go, leave his i'd and cease prosecuting me. despise you
 replied the count, "beware. tAnt woman you may provoke my s"
 nan derdes your vengeance aH le addressed as Leila What ist her knew of these meetings2'
 if he did?" replied the count f1e Woedallah my keeper?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
PuZzling Questions

s oman turned to depart and St. af ,pped back hastily to avoid obser- atia when he encountered the gaze of tfsn ming eyes fixed upon him from f clump of bushes
 form appeared; it was the man ep followed the count from the 7qe fe mentioned William Henry ear He Q be gone. and, wondering at the etrl encounter, St. Leger wended aia I back to the fishing village and tuta pbert of all that had happened
 hfit had Count Vautrey come therey Ake was Leila and who the Woedal- isnf These were questions over which tho fWo young men puzzled in vain at
 rt
 ARt upon inquiries they found that a icy e1ious boat had been seen more hatH once recently about the north ff of the island. It had always been sefr departing in the direction of the smaf outer island of Loay.
 A4 investigation revealed the fact that Nautrey with some three conl- panikns was living in an abandoned houf on the island of Boreray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
The Stranger Again

All these St. Leger saw before the castle and with them some strangers.
 ''Who are the others?'' he asked of Hu- bert
 Hubert. lis the young laird of Glen rose; the lady on the gray horse is his sister; the youth behind whose face Iou cannot see, is a Forty-ffth cousin of yours and mine-at least my father says so. He is from foreign parts, I believe: he has spent nearly a week with us and will stay as much longer as he pleases."
 St. Leger approached the group; the members of the family welcomed him heartily; he was introduced in form to the laird of Glenross and his hister and then he heard his cousin say: Count Vautrey. this is my cousin. William Hen ry St. Leger-St. Leger, Count Vautrey."
 The stranger from foreign parts" turned-it was the young man of the stage coach,
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Vautiy pouy o,4as..a Jil d .,.s rock as he fell and he was say or tho bird hunters hanging nc rope. Donacha had disappeared Ii.a be found nowhere.
 Put Hubert said: "Vautry is a eios .a man. Donaeha will follow him to the ends of the earth to avenge the blow he gave the chiefn
 Hubert returned to Glencoe. and Will nam Henry, after q short visit home. went to the continent to pursue his studies and to see the world by travel.
 The years passed and one morning he woke up 10 find that he was no longer a Doy--he was man now in years. as he had long been in mental development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Aunt AIice's Messape

Upon your honor, young man." said the Woedallah-for it was indeed he have you lost your way, or is 1t an Idle curiosity that brings you here?"
 Neither" answered St Leger, and disregarding the Woedallah's command to pass on,' he presented him with the packet given him by his Aunt Alice.
 The Woedallah was greatly agitated when he saw the ring and read the words written by the old lady at Castle Ber- told.
 He invited William Henry to the house and there St. Leger met the beautiful girl whom he had seen talking with Vau- trey, the Woedallah's daughter, Leila.
 This strange man turned out to be the son of that Wilfred St Leger who had fallen beneath the sword of Julian Mon criaff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
BY RICHARD E. KIMBALL


Then he had sought refuge from ths world al St. Kilda and thther he had brought Leila as soon as she was old enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
To St. Kidda's He Would Go

Aunt Alice, he thought. must have had some design in wanting him to go to these stormy isles-but perhaps it was, after all, only that he might see them.
 The Woedalah? What did that mean
 Anyway, to St Kilda's he would go and when he proposed the trip Hubert readily agreed to accompany him.
 So off the two youths set on an adven- turous voyage-for the season of the year was one of storms and heavy seas among the Hebrides-and after stopping with their Highland fishing boat at some of the larger fsiands, reached that lonely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Crazy Directions

The packet which she had given Wil- liam Henry contained an envelope, on which was written: My child, deliver these as directed"
 Inside was massive ring of gold, cu- riously wrought, and a paper bearing tie address ITO the Woedallah of St. Kilda, these," with the words This is a St. Leger; receive him, but poison not his soul, for it may not be-
 Aunt Alice is certainly crazed, D thought William Henry, and then St. Kilda; the Hebrides, I have it. Here I have been nearly three months in this very neighborhood and have not given them thought. England shall not see me until l have seen the Hebrides.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
A Refuge From the World

AIter hs fathers death he had re- mained in Paris and had started out in career of dissipation, when one evening at a great ball Alice St. Leger had ap- peared to him, led him aside, reproached him for his msdeeds and threatened to plunge dagger into his heart if he per- sisted in bringing further disgrace upon the name of St. Leger
 He had reformed and married. But consumed with an unreasonable jealousy and lied to by interested persons, he had conceived his wife to be guilty of an in- fidelity and used her cruelty, finally abandoning her and placing their child in a convent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Takino Ella to Task


 Il transpired also that when William Henry had been very small child Vautrey had accompanied his father on a visit to Castle Bertold and this ac- counted for the vague remembrance St. Leger had had of him when he met him on the stage coach.
 When William left Margaret, and as he was muslng upon this tale of old time sin and death and trying to straighten out in his mind his Scotch relationship to the count, he met Ella, and something prompted him to speak to her concerning the marked atten- ton which Vautrey seemed to be pay ing to her.
 She protested that if she showed any unusual courtesy to Vautrey 1t was only to make up for the coldness with which he was treated by the other members of the family. Hubert, she said, was always featuring her about it-in fact the visit of the count seemed to have spoiled his temper.
 Then she assumed a naughty man. ner and demanded 10 know by what right she was questioned.
 Only Boy
 St. Leger knew by her manner that she was not telling the whole truth. and finally the girl broke down and acknowledged that the count had been making love to her.
 But she said that she hated him and feared him and yet that he seemed to possess a strange influence over her. She wished that he had never come to Glencoe-she wished that he would go away
 That very day as a party of young men were amusing themselves with athletic sports on green near the castle, Vautrey emerged from the wood nearby. and Hubert called to him to come and join them.
 When I try my strength" replied the count with an insulting air, 'I pre- fer to select the place and opportunity and then my antagonists must be men,"
 What do you mean?" replied Hu- bert, angrily.
 Simply that in age, in temper and character you are only d boy, if you temptuously.
 Restraint Gone
 The earl had left the castle on visit to Edinburg and, thus released from the restraint of his presence, the feel ing between Hubert and the count had been getting more and more inimical
 Hubert now lost all self control and tcld the count that he would stand no more of his insolence; that he must give him satisfaction for repeated insults. Frank, the elder brother, now inter- fered and bade Hubert remember what was due to Vautrey as a guest-there must be no more quarreling.
 s'I do not neddle with the young man." said the count, but he must keep out of my path-that is all" and he strolled leisurcly toward the castle.
 Hubert, now thoroughly ashamed of his 0utburst of anger. apologized to his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Slumbering Trouble

q think we have met before," he said, and then, with something like good humor, while Q half malevolent smile struggled for expression in his features, he apologzed for the incident of the ap- propriated coach seat.
 But If St. Leger had had an aversion to him when he had met him on the jour ney out of Warwickshire he had deeper feeling of antipathy toward him now. though he could not have told the req son why.
 As William Henry stayed on at the cas- tie, enjoying himself in hunting. a sport to which his cousin Hubert was passion ately addicted, he found that Vautrey, while treated with every outward civility, was disliked by every one.
 Hubert confessed that in spite of him self he almost hated the cynical young foreigner and had hard work to keep from an outward quarrel with him.
 Much to the disquiet of Hubert and William Henry, the count seemed to have acquired an influence over Ella Mon crieff and was much in her company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Margaret's Story

He was not absolutely rude to the others. but he treated them with a ha:f yelled contempt and gave evidence of possessing a treacherous and underhand- ed character.
 How is the fellow related to me?'' asked William Henry.
 You just ask Margaret" replied Hu- bert. "she is the genealogist of the family"
 Margaret's story was this: A cousin of her grandfather-who was also Wil- Hams grandfather on his mothers side one Julian Moncrieff, had been a great friend of Wilfred St. Leger. brother to Williams grandfather on his fathers side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
On the Banks of the Avon

yNTILLIAM HENRY ST. LEGER. NA/ having arrived at the age of 16
 W left his fathers castle and set
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Mrs. Edward B. McLean's $4,000 Fete

A FUSILLADE of rapidly exploding
- dynamite mines and the sudden
Transformation of a miniature battle
deld set with platoons of manikin SOL
diers into "a field Of carnage" with
fully equipped corps of Red Cross
nurses rushing to do service among the
wounded" was the crowning feature
In series of surprises which made
the $4,000 fete Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean gave the other night
one of the most astonishing and spec.
tacular affairs ever given in Washing
ton. Small fortresses dotted the gar
dens, and cavalry and cannon added
to the realism of the martial picture.
Red Cross a1nbulances and Red
Cross nurses arranged on wires
charged with electricity whirled rap
idly to the scenes Of the several ex-
plosions, and within twenty minutes
after the firing of the first mine the
Italian gardens set with fifty bat
talions of soldiers In battle array look
ed like Red Cross hospital camp In
the full tide OF bloody fray.
The occasion marked the climax OF
weeks entertaining planned In hon.
or of the delegates to the interna-
tional Red Cross conference.
Eight hundred guests, including not
ables from every country in the civil
lized world, attended the reception,
which was marked by the elegance of
a court function.
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean, wear
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Midnight Suppers at 'tManor House,

accompanied by dancing" as the dash
ing viscountess worded her invita-
tons.
At midnight supper was served-a
Maryland supper of the sort partaken
in the days when dancers wore knee
breaches, with a plentitude Of powder
and beauty patches.
1t is chagrin at being left out Of
such delightful parties as this, per-
chance, that has occasioned the preva-
lent custom in certain circles Of Wash
ington society OF boldly requesting a
bid of the hostess, when it becomes
noised abroad that festivity of some
sort is pending. In tho very begin
ming, perhaps. 1t originated with the
cheerful acquiescence Of the mistress Of
the White House to the numerous re-
quests for an extra card for house
guests to the state functions at the
executive mansion. OF late, however.
it has spread beyond official circles to
deplorable degree, until nowadays
the hostess who is planning any. priv
ate entertainment Of any sort must
exercise the utmost tact and dipli-
macy to keep her invitation list within
the bounds of her limitations, much
less her inclinations. More than one
gracious matron now In Washington
has suffered horrible embarrassment
when first confronted with the con-
tingency.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Sells Flies, Dodges Boxcar for a Bed

Carmine. I'll be back tomorrow
with cigar box FULL"
Il got in here from Chicago Wed.
nesday night in box car. It was
mighty cold, too.
Il came down town early and start
ed out in hunt of work. There was
nothing doing, and at noon sat down
to rest in one of the shelter houses
on the square. l picked up a pape,
and read where they was paying II
cents hundred for dead flies.
Il said to myself. Here is where
Harry sleeps between the sheets this
evening"
Il went to a saloon and asked Il
they would allow me to catch flies IL
the front window. They told me t.
get out, and tried a butcher shop
| with the same result.
Il then went to two or three of the
market houses. Luck was better, and
had whole handful of flies when
l hunted up the city hall. 1t was
hard work, though.
Il still thought it might be joke,
or that perhaps the offer was good
only for children, 80 decided to ask
few questions before I made a com.
plete fool of myself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

IF the Manor House" at Randle
/ Highlands retains it's new and sud.
den popularity Randle Highlands will
come to mean to Washington What
Versailles and St. Cloud were to Paris
in it's palmiest days. Some of the gay
est festivities of the season have
taken place there, and quite the most
novel and brilliant SO far was that at
which the naval attache Of the French
embassy and Viscountess day were
hosts the other night. The entertain
ment was a dinner dance to about 300
Of the most exclusive circles Of the
capital, and the quaint, old-fashioned
manor was transformed for the night
into a veritable Petite Trianon. We
netian, Japanese and Chinese lanterns
formed the illumination throughout
the house and on the lawns and piaz-
zas. Cabinet officers laid aside their
graver mein, diplomats exchanged the
wiles of state for those Of politest
gallantry, and statesmen forgot their
weighty burdens in order that they
might enjoy to the full "some music
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

PROSTATE animal and imprompta der
ricks were tried. It was of no use
Every time the horse was raised q
few inches 1t fell back harder and was
imbedded deeper in the straw.
Il couldn't bulge him." Baker told
the court. 1.-THE horse lay there sort
Of helpless. Finally we had to knock
out part of the barn and drag him
out"
Baker said he then returned the
horse to Goldstein and demanded his
money back. Goldstein testified that
he bought back the horse from Baker
for $40. This was denied by the
complainant, who alleged that Gold.
stein sold the horse to another pur.
chaser for $55. Goldstein said that
when the horse was returned it
showed signs Of Ill treatment, and he
offered to prove to Judge Dolan that
it could both lie down and get up "as
advertised" The court declined to
witness the exhibition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

ing robe Of cloth Of gold, embroid-
cred in pearls and having among her
jewels the famous Hope diamond, re-
ceived with Nine: Baekmeteff, wife Of
the Russian ambassador and an aunt
Of the host. The gorgeousness of the
floral decorations surpassed anything
Washington has witnessed in decade,
while in the gold banquet hall stood a.
board set with the magnificent gold
service presented to the late Thomas
Walsh by the late Leopold. kirg Of
Belgium.
New York caterers served the
guests, and several bands of musicians
distributed throughout the house add
ed to the brilliancy of a splendid fete
Throughout the entire day electri-
clans from New York were at work in
the gardens placing the half hundred
bombs embedded in soft clay, which
"timed" for the demonstration Of the
first aid work of the Red Cross hos
pital service, made possible one of the
most thrilling and realistic features
ever devised for the advertisement Of
guests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
David Harum Out Harmed" in Chicago

n HICAGO-When Samuel Baker,
- HOG South Wood street. had to
knock down part OF his barn and re-
build 1t to get back on it's feet a
horse which he had recently pur-
chased he decided that he had been
swindled by one Harry Goldstein, 1924
South Robey street, and brought suit
against him.
How David Harum was out-Ha-
ruined was shown at the hearing be-
for Municipal Judge Dolan. The horse
had been guaranteed to be able ITO
lie down and get up" According to
Baker, the animal could lie down, all
right, but getting it back on it's feet
again was like moving the Alps.
Baker testified that he had tried
the horse for one day, but had neg
lected to test it on the Lying down"
proposition. He said he returned the
horse to Goldstein and, after some
dickering, in which the purchase price
was reduced from 1925 to $50. the deal
was closed.
When he placed the animal in his
stable for the night, the horse lay
down. 1t still was lying down when
Baker went to the stable the next
morning. Baker pulled and tugged
and tugged and pulled ct the halter,
but In vain. Assistance was sum-
moned, props were placed under the