Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-29
CIAPTER 1


A EOUT the clear. deep waters OF
Y Lake superior. and bounding
the northern sands ~ Michigan.
lies realm OF forest and % heights
rugged, wild. allurlns-rich IN copper
and iron as are fow other regions OF
tho world kingdoms. which won
wide influence. have owned Tar
meaner materials OF power, empire
has warred with empire for stakes
half a. great
In fnct. France and her Indian
allies long agp garrisoned forest
stookadcs IN war with England over
this territory. England defended
tho region against the colonists.
But later the strength OF the
United states confined the sirug
Gle for possession TO personal
and individual combat Of man against
manly right, by strength, by wit
bv trick or by violence. open AMI
s.cret-for The winning Of power AMI
wealth
Here and there. where some
,hns had happened Tor good or Tor
evil. VII, % man might never foe
r,l iu, ghosts drew bach the liy-
INK
A. 'eas' men thus explained the
return ~ Lucas cullen to So FIoren-
nm Lucas fhc Younger ~ the two
cullen brothers in 1890 suddenly ap-
p.arcd and upon tnr site OF the
ranin whcr, o., and his wife lived
when they founded - t1oren'in and
,pssed the men building the FRS
sawmul. he caused a new. enormous
dwelling 10 l. erected.
Lucas called this a summer oot-
tage and .nAds % famous by bring
ing ihcr. Cor the summer The French
uonlcusr :. the Marquis de Chonih "A
Gr.<sf ~ my daughter Cecilia The
a. iuis 80 well liked Cecilia and
liked the pIace-not 10 mention
Lucas Cullcus millions that he 70.
manned a. - Florentin all summer.
We married Cecilia that winter nd
took her-togcther with a million o.
80 ~ Michigan forest money--to his
chateau ~ Tou alne. ana neither o.
them ever returned 10 the peninsula
Eut Lucas AMI his wife and their
Younger daughter and their two SOM
came the next year. then Deborah
married a wcsierner and moved 10
wyoming JUNIOR Lucas and his
brother John also married. and theii
wives preferred the nor fashion
anle resorts OF the east FOR the next
summers
So. at the 'u 60 the century. o,t
Lucas and hts wife. were coming
alone 20 the enormous frame horse
on the edge OF the ruined Old mill
town above the shores Oi Lac
Huron.
The real reason fOr Lucas retrca'
from Chicago WAS his break with h's
brother John They had always
quarreled. bu, now they ceased 20
speak, and the same streets could
not hold both,
The purpose - the builder o, the
other great houss near 81. Florentir
vas Tar more pulling. The site was
upon tiny .sland In Lake Huron.
hair a mile from shore. a rocky
precipl'ous isle locally known a.
Resurrection Rock.
IN the summst Of 1919. barges az.
pcalsd and anchored IN the smooth
water between Resurrection Rock
and the shore. artisans % a dozen
trades used upon the barges while
thry erected large. handsome
house chimney ed. wide OF root.
ers-efu' and pleasing.
Bul no master ~ the mansion ap.
posred insteii the newly com
r.et,f houas was closed. dcors locked
srl ba.rsd windows sound'y shut.
tered \ white farmer. Who lived e
nrIs NJ so ava, uron th2 opposite
main and. was entrusted with M
kos ard Vas rad 70 ,nspcc, tho
premises period cally. Yes. % VS.
o. ordinary enough house. he re,
ported
snt. after few inspections alone.
he always took some one with MIN,