The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-23


n before the wary
We arranged our tour so that we
should see one another continually,
stopping at the same hotel, and visit
ing sometimes with the same people.
He was in love, that Sir Percy
Plummer; and L did not tell him that
| knew he had a stout wife and two
old girl daughters in England. A cat
woman on the boat told me that, and
| showed me newspapers which proved
it.
only said to her; ayes Lady Plum
mer is a dear friend of mine"
| 1t was very wonderful, when we got
to Australia, to see how our people
were at work, quietly stealing from
the stupid English the riches and
the trade of this fine colony; only if
it had been a German colony we
should have taken 10 times as much
from it as these English knew how
to do.
| There were German clubs every
where's and our consuls held high po-
sitions in every city. When those
Australians wanted a little music they
Joined together for concert, and the
men sang our German songs in Choir
US, and called themselves a Lieder-
tafel, just the same as in Germany,
though they were Australia men.
The German Agents
| There were some of the leading
men who wished to tax foreign goods,
just as we do in Germany, because
| they wanted to build up manufactures
of their own.
Against them other parties strove,
who got rich by importing and selling
cur German things. On their side
{ ur speakers, whom the Kaiser paid,
lifted up their voices night and day,
and earned much respect among re-
spectacle people.
L. w. W.?
Others of our people worked among
the common people, joining them UP
in societies to resist authority, and
teaching them that they could do as
they liked. They called their societies
the Industrial Workers of the World
and when the war came they did good
work, burning down property and
causing the men to stand out against
fighting for England against Ger
many.
Everywhere I say that our people
were making ready for the day; but
my first business was with the meta
deal which was the cause of my be.
ing sent to Australia. From our con.
suls in Sydney and Melbourne
found that the matter stood like this
Fight For Millions
; All the mines which had vast store.
tOf fol +, Il
,, in the hope of arranging to sell then
on good terms.
: Our own government had men OF
the spot, who made offer, thereby tn,
:. rough ore should go to Germany to b,
refined. The price they offered wa
! good enough, but they would only Civ
it if they got a long contract, extend
ing over 81 years.
Against them the English inventor
of whom Sir Percy had told me, wa
:, bidding, and he declared that by hi
= invention they would get more money
T and also the work would be done il
Australia.
;. This would make more work an,
= prosperity there, besides keeping tn
metals in English hands, and the min
ing people wished to give their or
to him.
He could do nothing, however, j
my Sir Percy did not agree to spen
the money and make a contract wit
these many mines. Then I knew wha
- I had to do; 1 must prevent Sir Perc
from agreeing by any means in m
v power. 1t might not be so easy.
n Sir Percy and I were reunited q
q the big hotel in Sydney-the Hote
is Australia, they called it. I was yer
If pleased to see him again, and told hi1
# how lonely I felt in that strange Ian
D with no kind friend to advise me an
q look after me. The good red-face
i man was much confused.
81 wish l. could stay and look afte
70 you, dear countess" he said, But
~ have to go about and inspect thes
ar COMPOUNDED mines. 1t is a BEAST
bore, every way
IS Tour of the Mines
n you called me Hilda once upon tt
er boat, Sir Percy 1 said in a voice il
r. to which I got a suggestion of comir
tears. And I am so lonely her
ut Couldn't 1 come and see the mines
in well?"
Id my dear child" he said, holdir
1 r1bly rough places; and you would
1g bored stiff anyways"
In five minutes we were makir
en- arrangements whereby I should go
d, the mines when he went, and see the
I as he did.
But 1 suffered. 1 went to Broke
to Hill, to Mount Lyeh in Tasmania, al
ee to other places rougher still. 1 ira
h. elled in terrible coaches. over roa,
ng that had never been made! 1 ate mu
lis ton chops, fried after the Engli
fashion. till my soul was sore at Il
bad food.
~ But 1 saw all, and learned mut
~, that even our experts, who were the
-, to treat for the metals, had nev
~ known. All 1 told them made the
no only more anxious to get control
this wonderful store of metals tn
- Germany needed so much
,at Inventors Test
lie Unfortunately Sir Percy saw e
erything, too; and he knew mu
ed, about making money that red-fac
I'D Englishman. If he was a fool whe
IN a pretty woman was concerned, he W
IRE lno- fool in solid business.
list When we had finished our trave
he spoke to me, very pompously, a.