Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-15
The MARYLAND
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There Was q Problem to Be
Solved Ia Its Affairs
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THE ldarkIana Manufacturing com
pany, was running: down: 1T had for
years Re r' been the pride of ,Cepterville- and
sfGs. citizens; we're. 'fearing that the,
Wsotlld lose the factory which employ.
a.a!thoousannd men And was besides 6
GOOD advertisement! for their town.. .
HE:The, reason. why the Markland com;
paMs was going to ruin. was thar the
STOCK Vas idwled BIZ two; different fam
ilsesl each ofiwhich WAS trying to Sc
e1re! .tl}e. control: It had been organ
fzed and estartad;. ;bEl a :;Markland. AZ
his death tbis. partner ali Osgood, mad
taken the management Of II and built
1t up. At bis death q meeting Of stock
holders waslcalled, and:it was: discoy-
cred that, exactly half the; stock was
held by, Tie Maskiahd, and half by the
osgood INTEREST," Naturally deadlock
was THE result! Neither party would
give ,.w:ss;YYEsto the other. EACH .honing TO
secure 70 few shares: or even; one that
would. give. b majority and consequent
control :, !..:a;;!j,i;IE.;::i,i:; ~ S.r@ -" :.
%Hontis passed. l Sw1:itbioprt either. secu':
iag !an ,alTantage;; a;Hd,s there beihg no
head TO 1.-the 'coheefn.iit WAS ';esins
gohnd ;rapldlE.:..i When it seemed that
fheI Seudi b usfi.Be !settaed :5r; the; COM
pa1yyi I'D Glt Sf existence Edward Elem
lngs;EEths sattorneE for tAa 4:sIsEElandh.
Reserved to- unite the two factions b.
stratageni,5 There were two persons In
eachl I;Yihtonl3 .MafEfahai1and. Alice, ;os.
good, WHOSE; united stock would MAKE
q. ma jority of & the. whole; Beth Wers
Sbifng,f.well. educated ana! ATTRACTIVE
MMGIand was rich outside his intdres:
in the company that bore his name
Miss Osgo6d was: dependent siifitely
on the dividends declared on tile; Mark!
fand; compaTIiH''s Shares: she ,oW ned. FIT:
:tiiA:!'. iINleininS resolved Ito make 3a
match between the two: They: 'haf'
uprcr met. Marklnnd. Who, was an Or
phau. had gone TO u boarding school Al
eleven years Of age. from there to col
legr and from there abroad without
having once returned to his home. Miss
Osgood's life had been spent principal
" at CenterYille. Fleming called upon
her and after making it plain that i!
the affairs Of the MARYLAND company
should remain in their present condi-
ton much longer she would be without
an income secured her assent TO meet
ing with young MARYLAND with view
to marriage. He then wrote Alarkland.
who was in Europe, informing him Of
tho condition Of bis interests in the
MARYLAND company and advising his;
return at once to look after them.
Upon the young mans arrival tie law
yer unfolded his matrimonial scheme.
Markland had no desire to cucumber
himself with wife and fatty refused
saying that rather than make such 4
marriage he would prefer to lose all his
stock ir the MARYLAND company. Ner-
ertheless he had no objection TO meet
ing The lady provided he should not be
placed in position as refusing to make
her his wife.
Fleming. after an interview with Miss
Osgood, assured bin that no such con
structicn should be put on any act OF
his and that the young lady would re.
ceiye him simply as 3 visitor Elem
ing advised hin! tc so at time when
he would not be expected, that III
might find the lady her usual self
This put an idss into the young mans
head. The csgood grounds adjoined
his own. He would watch for an OPP
portunity to Join the young lady with
out making formal call or her know
Ing who he was.
One bright winter morning, when the
snow glistened in the cur, he passed
through an opeliog III the hedge sepa-
rating the two places and sauntered
toward the Osgood home. Coming
upon conservatory, he saw through
the glass q young woman cutting some
flowers. Thinking her to be the lady
of his qrect, he opened the door and
entered.
"Eeg pardon" be eeid ''Is this the
MARYLAND place."
"i7o; that Is the MARYLAND place mex:
On the west. This iG the ossood place.
"Ob, thank you! hsar Fint Mark
land has returned from Europe. He is
ar cid friend Of nine, and am look
ing him &c. Yen era Miss osgcod, /!
presume"
40; I am the goysrnsss Of Miss o.
goods little sister"
"Indeed. presumed Miss Osgcod was
an only, child. I am hoping to meet
Miss Osgood. I own 2 little stock in
mandatory in which she is inter
ested. I understand that something
must be done about its management
and that there is to be meeting Of
shareholders for the purpose c. con.
.,srt!ng plan."
evil You permit mel" eaid the
young woman, advancing to plscs Z
flower In his buttontole.
Thank you very much. Very kird
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