Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

quoted the old adage NV only argument in reply to
their entreates that had to have quiet, inspra
tional place in which to work, and besides quite
sure could beat the impoverished owner down
sderably in the price whatever it might turn out to be-
While the ancient carctaker admitted that it for
sale he couldn give the talnes notion what 1t was
expected to bring except that 1t ought to bring more
from an American than from anyone else and that he
would be proud and happy to remain in service, he
and his wife and his prodgiousy capable sons-ether
of whom if put to the test could break all the bones IN
bullock without half trying.
had no difficulty whatever in striking bargain with
the abandoned wretch who owned the Schloss. He
seemed very eager to submit to my demand that he
knock off thousand pounds sterling, and we hunted
notary and all the other officials necessary to the
transfer of the property At the end of three days
the sole and proprietor of eudal stronghold
the Danube, together with all its contents, which
included antique furniture and tapestry than
ever saw Fourth-ave
Our second and critical survey of the lower floors
of the castle revealed rather urgent necessity for
tensive repairs and refurblsh1ng but | was not dis
mayed With blthesome disregard for expenses, |
despatched Rudolph the elder of the two to Linz
with instructions to procure artisans who could be de
pended upon to undo the ravageS of time to certain
extent.
My friends, abhorring rheumatism and like COM
plants refused to sleep overnight in the drafty, almost
paneleSS structure They over to me on the
ensuing day and begged me to return to Vienna with
them. But, full of the project in hand would not be
moved With the house full of carpenters, backsnths,
masons ocksmiths, tnsniths, plumbers, plasterers,
glaziers joiners scrubwomen, and chlmneysweeps, |
felt that couldn't go and leave it without con-
trolling influence. hey promised come
me nice short visit however, after I'd got the castle
prirnped up bt,the mold off the walls OF the bed
rooms and the great irepaces thoroughly cleared of
obstructive swallows nests the beds aired, and the
larder stocked
A DAY or two later the castle swarrning with
= workmen. The banging of hammers, the rasp of
the scattering OF mortar, the crashing OF stone,
and the fumes of charcoal crucbles extended to the
remotest The Tower of Babel was being
constructed in the language of six eight nations, and
ever yhO6y |
many tinsnths in the world. Every artisan in the
across the river to have felt it his duty to
come and help the men from Linz in the enter
prise. There were SO many of them that they were
constantly getting anothers way and quarrel1ng
matters of jurisdiction with spirit than
we might expect to encounter among the labor unions
at home.
Poopendyke my secretary in great distress of mind
notified the fourth day of rehabilitation that the
cost of labor well living had gone up apprecaby
since our installation; in fact, it had doubled.
"You will be surprised to know, Mr.. Smart he said
consulting his Sheets that scrubwomen are getting
more here than they do in New York City, and am
convinced that there more scrubwomen. Today
had thirty new scrubbng the loggia the gun
floor and they all seem to have apprentices work
ing under them The carpenters and plasterers were
not today. paid them off last night you
1t may interest you to hear that their wages for
three days amounted to nearly hundred dollars in
money, to say nothing of materals-and breakage.
"Breakagei' | exclaimed in surprise.
EYES, Sir breakage. They break nearly as much
they mend. Well-we'll go bankrupt, Sir, if we're not
careful"
Never mind said @we' be rid of them"
"Theyve got it in their heads Sir that it will take
at least year to finish the
"You tell the foreman that if the job isn't finished to
satisfaction by the end of the month III fire all of
them said wrathfullv.
That's less than three weeks off, Mr.. Smart They
don't to be making much Roadway
well you tell EN-, just the same.
"Bv the way. old man Schmick and his family haven't
been paid for nearly two years. They have put in
claim The late owner assured them they'd get their
money from the next
discharge them at once" said l.
1--WE can't get without them, protested he. "Thev