Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-19
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In Which a Young Man TrospaS'o'.


In Which a Young Man Trsspasses.
"~@1ES just an internal dude, your
A lordship, and I'll throw him
H in the river If he says a word
- too much"
''He has already said too much,
Tompkins, confound him, don't you
know"
"Then I'm to throw him in whether
he says anything or not, sirf"
"Have you seen hlm?"
"No, your lordshlp, but James has.
James says he wears red coat and"--
Never mind, Tompklns, He has no
right to fish on this side Of that log.
The lnsufferable ass may own the land
on the opposite side, but, confound his
lmpertinence, own It on this side"
This concluding assertion of the usu-
ally placid but now irate Lord Bazel-
hurst was not quite as momentous as
1t sounded. AS matter Of fact, the
title to the land was vested entirely
in his young American wife, his sole
possession, according to report, being
title much less substantial but a
great deal more picturesque than the
large much handled piece Of paper
down in the safety deposit vault-lying
close and crumpled among a million
sordid, homely little slips called cou-
pons.
1t requires no great stretch Of imagi-
nation to understand that Lord Bazel-
hurst had an undesirable neighbor.
That neighbor was young Mr.. Shaw
Randolph Shaw, heir to the Randolph
fortune. 1t may be fair to state that
Mr.. Shaw also considered himself to
be possessed OF an odlous neighbor.
In other words, although neither had
seen the other. there was a feud be-
tween the owners of the two estates
that had all the earmarks Of an ancient
romance
Lady Bazelhurst was the daughter
of a New York millionaire. She was
young, beautiful and arrogant. Nature
gave her youth and beauty. Marriage
gave her the remaining quality. Was
she not Lady Bazelhurst? What odds
II Lord Bazelhurst happened to be a
middle aged, Anticipated ass? So much
the better. Bazelhurst castle and the
Bazelhurst estates theavily cucumber
ed before her father came to the res
cuel were among the oldest and most
coveted in the English market Her
mother noted, with unctuous joy, that
the present Lady Bazelhurst in baby
hood had extreme difficulty in master
ing the eighth letter of the alphabet,
certainly most 6atterlng sign Of
natal superiority Notwithstanding the
fact that her father was plain old John
Banks (deceasedl. formerly Of Jersey
City. more latterly Of Wall street and
St Thomas.
Bazelhurst was a great catch, but
Banks was n good name to conjure
with, so he capitulated with willing
ness that savored somewhat of sus-
pended animation. so fearful was he
that he might do something TO dis
turb the dream before it came true.
That was two years ago. With ex-
qulslte irony Lady Bazelhurst decided
to have a country place in America.
Her agents discovered glorious sec
tlon Of woodland In the Adirondacks
teeming with trout streams, game
haunts. unparalleled scenery. Her
ladyship instructed them to buy with
out delay. It was just here that young
Mr. Shaw came into prominence.
His grandfather had left him a for
tune. and he was looking about for
ways in which to spend a portion OF
1t. College, travel and society having
palled on him. he hled himself into
the big bills west Of Lake Champain
searching for beauty, solitude and life
as he imagined It should be lived. He
found and bought 500 acres Of the
most beautiful bit of wilderness in the
mountains
The same streams coursed through
his hills and dales that ran through
those OF Lady Bazelhurst. the only dis
tlncton being that his portion was the
more desirable When her ladyship'i
agents came leisurely up to close theil
deal they discovered that Mr.. SHAW
had snatched up this choice 800 acres
Of the original tract intended for theil
: client. At least a thousand acres were
left for the young lady. but she wai
petulant enough to coyet all Of It.
Overtures were made to Mr.. Shaw
but he would not sell. He was pre-
pairing to erect handsome country
place. and he did not want TO alter hli
: plans. Courteously at first theI
somewhat scathingly. he declined b
r discuss the proposition with her
n agents. After two months Of pres
: sure Of the most tiresome persistency
he lost his temper and sent message
to his inqusltors that suddenly termi-
: mated all negotiations Afterward
when he learned that their client was
lady he wrote a conditional note Of
apology, but II he expected a response
be was disapnointed. A1year-went-b By.