The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21

Bronze Helmet" at the Broad Street
theater N Philadelphia. It was no5
table event IN America. Gafhi came
directly from Berlin, and staged the
drama in its every detail, as ID had
dpna 81 for the emperor at the Ma
ttonal theater on Inter den Linden
Philadelphia society possessed the
Broad street theater that night. Al
prohlbitiYe tariff set by Gaflti barred
out many.
can recall but few details Of the
Bronze Helmet after the first act.
When the curtain came down went
over 70 the box Of the aged Mrs.. Van
Couver.Bengon to talk a little with
Margaret Garnett. She and her faith
e., the president Of the Consolidated
Fuel Railroads Of Pennsylvania, were
about to sail for winters visit with
our Ambassador at London, and this
Was my only opportunity to present
personal adteus. Mrs. Van Couver-i
Bensonji Is a mere wisp of q woman,
one at the roads end, painfully cling.
ing q moment longer to life. She sat
IN 9 corner Of the box, a bit Of breath
ing wax covered with costly laces, iso-
lated BY DEAFNESS. Margaret Garnett
was alone, but for this sehile aunt.
She welcomed graciously my arrival
IN THE boz,
How do you do, Courtlandt," she
satdg Then she waived a presentation
TO the ancient aunt with a screening
pleasantly. "Aunt Van is absorbed In
theperils OF Caesar; sit down by me-"
sat down, and touched at once on
the motive Of my visit. II cahe,T
said Ito wish you favorable winds"
She turned to me instantly. I'VE
aresnot going" she said.
Not sotngts Techoed. 'sWhy not?"
She laughed a little. There is q
man Al tho ways,' 81
hecked the chair arm lightly with
my finger. "How little thing" I
Eatd. 'to stay the sailt6g OF semifa-
tiis'.
Not 30 little a thing" she answered
to my. fippant sally. IF you will look
1pfe ssnttg ht the first chaff OF the fifth
row on right Of the center aisle,
yep.yill see him. Is be, then, 10 little.
althing?s = J .I F =
Z looked . mbmeIt later with a risH.
ing interest. The man who sat in that
asilrat chaif Of the, fiftlF row was never
g little factor In any human equation,
He was on this day q star detecting
the orbits Of political leaders, in his
statsS one playing al. the, Grachii-the
GommopeF, sustained by the toiiiug
hive, but he Was not Of It. He came,
OF d family older yet than Penn; one
powerful under the first congress, but
afterward contentedly fallow through
Idle generations. and now, by the me-,
dunn OF this man, returning actively
tbaiFe. ~ 49,. ~
me career OF this man was some
thing OF a wonderful us all. Com
rnanding by his birth station of the
highest order, he had Of his own yo-
lttiol become q leader Of the people;
and then, when he stood an authority
to be reckoned with In the placing Of
federal patronage, he chose strangely
and with small spirit, we. thought,
the position OF United States mar.
shat. The men who usually got this
once were aspiring sheriffs. Why,
then, did this man, reared in kings
houses, thus strangely wish It?
l forgot on the instant Gafkl and his
Bronze, Helmet" Here was indeed
news, The engagement OF. Margaret
garnettl The big RnElishmen would
not haunt now our Ambassadors
house In Park Lane. The tall girls
destiny had arrived. -
made the us1al Conventional
speeches, q bit highly colored, fear
-rathers euiogistic, overappreciatiye,
laden with tFopical 'platitudes.
She heard me, like sphinx calmly.
tosthe end. then she dropped q g,iil.
lotiHe knife on the dainty speeches.
TTory pretty, CouFtlandt," she said,
but you are giving tongue on the
wrong trail.T Mr. Wood is not at pres
emit. intending to marry me. He is alb
sorhtngiy engaged in an effort to adj
syance his own fortunes, somewhat at
the cost Of my fathers"
stammered my way back, and she
went on. covering thus unconscious.
, r
" my confusion.
II fear that, father Is not coming OF
~ he would wish In this contest with
Mr.. Wood. He laughed a little at the
opening skrmlsh, somewhat like CAT
RS Caesar, sitting in his tent; but
within the last month he has advanced
his standards. as Caesar always did
when he was being cut to pieces. You
see how much am Influenced by this
thing OF Gafkl. Father has abandoned
our winter In London. He must ba
here, happy If by being here he can
prevail against Mr.. Wood. It is in
this manner, Courtlandt, that the man
3 at the end of the fifth row is standing
in the way"
I was still deeply puzzled. How
could one of but moderate fortunes, .
mere United States marshal, interrupt