The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
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gfhenorthernS DIS Of Michigan.
sss1 les as realm Of forest ana O.
rugged; wild, allurlng-
fchSfnscoppe and iron as are
sssS few her regions OF the WoTiu.
ssKfngd oms: hich won wide 1nnuE-
saences have Owned 1ar5 meaner ~ aar
Observation-Disclosures empire mas war
sd@Wft CHI empire for stakes halt
n faet France and her Indian
D saIl org ago garrisoned forest
Egsssfnckade s in war with England
8$oyers this territory. England de-
Isfend ed the region against q
o1onists.s - FIJI
sSsButs later the strength OF the
SgIInited states confined the strug-
sgIas Tor poss session to personal ana
s@Si ndfyidualScombat OF m an aga1nst
NV m an BY right, by strength, by
Nv IT, by trick or by violence, open
s8and @secret---for the winning Oh
Il $piSaoWer and swealt tn
Here and there, where some
ppened----for good or
ssf al 1T evi wi ich man mlght
forget. the ghosts Grew rev.
living
sss Az least m en- thus explained
Lucas Cullen 10 ~,
Lucas, the younger o. y
eth a%twoS Cullen brothers. In ! s96
SFfsssn1,d dan IySappeared and. upon the
ESssf teSofst The cabin where he and ms
wife SlfYed when they founded 81.
sSFIorentinSand bossed the men
%i::b1i Il ding the first sawmlll: ne
sssac.a:uEsed anew, enormous dwelling
ssst obeserected..
S5ss Lucas called this a summer cot
ss:4 apa an d made it famous by bring
Yang there for the summer tne
s4sssFrench hoffman, the Marquis de
3Sa3aChsnaI ia friend OF my daughter
sSCsciI ia.p The Marquis SO well liked
ssSCecilia and liked the place---not 70
ss3rn ention Lucas Cullen's millions
Tsfhat he remained at st. Florentm
5san ssummer
III, III eS married Cecilia that Winte:
Ssand Il took her-to gether with mil
aaions Or Sof Michigan forest money
to his chateau in Touraine: ana
IN either OF them ever returned 10
ssthep emil sula-
u. sButsLucass and his wife and their
Ayounger daughter and their two
sssssons came the next year; then
married westerner ana
sssmoYed n to Wyoming. Junior II
seas and his brother John also mar
Snore% Questionable resorts Of the
sseas u 81 the next summers
assss "a. at the turn OF the century,
sSold szIsncas Sand his wife. were com
sEfi nj! nE Al one to- the enormous frame
Mouse on the edge Of the ruined
s5nl in town a boye the shores OF
sgsE.ake Huron. III
s.The sre cal reason for Lucas re-
treat from Chicago was his break
wit hisy brother John. They had
ALWAYS quarreled "; but now they
ssceased S to speak, and the same
s@streetsS could not hold both.
ss hea purpos OF the builder OF
sSthe Other great house near St. Flor
s8entfn was far more pulling. the
#s sSitesWas upon tiny island in Lake
Y HI,ro half mile from shore
oclys precfpito islet. locally
s.sknown as Resurrection Rock. #
IN sth Ell summer of 1912 barges
s5appeared. and anchored in the
9TH water between Resurrec-
and the shore: artisans
lot q "a oxen trades lived upon the
they erected 4 large
house, chimneyed, wide
3of roof graceful and pleasing
ssssBut o master Of the mansion
sappeared. Instead the newly com
Spleteds house was closed doors
Sklocked and barred. windows sound.
sEly shut erred: "a white farmer. who
&slived q mile or 50 away upon the
sSopposite mainland. was entrusted
swit be keys and was paid to in
a spectthes premises periodically.
Yes ut was an ordinary enough
9Th GUS reported.
s$Ss But after a few inspections alone
ashe@ always took some one with him.
Speculation and wonder in the
soon took weird and
forms. Poor. pious people
5S$ceased to approach.
"a IT, first. old Lucas Cullen laugh
Led tat the stories; put as time wen,
IN they began to affect him.
ssansold m an now, over seventy. but
hardy and. strong. clear of eye,
gssssasteady OF hand, Vindictive and mer-
ss:Ssciless yet to all who opposed him.
~ In all his long violent life. no one
d Sss--and oIhing-wa known to have
Sshaken him until some one. with
sontreason; raised that house on the
SssisIetsS locally known as Resurrec-
Ssttion Rock.
ssas CHAPTER II
Take tho express from Chicago
sSfor4 Luke Superior and Sau1t Sainte
ssss NIarIe-operated by the govern.
ment upon this January day. 1918
nearing Escanaba almost on
thine In spite of the difficulty OF
Issmaking steam against north vino
and In a night temperature of
below zero. On time
four-forty in the morning.
Ethel 8Carew was the whole name
ssof the girl hidden by the curtains
sofs lower four She was young
n lady OF twenty-five now: but the
had been on that run
81 for many years knew her when
sgshe was a. child-a fair. violet eyed
Selfght hatred little girl from the
West who travelled from Chicago
with her nnc1es 4 and aunts-Mr
stand Mrs: John Cullen or Mr.. and