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HE real name ot tho
first president of tho
United States was not
Washington. His bap
tismal naino was
George, and ho was
i boru February 22 In
the year 1732. Tho old
colony of Virginia was
his birthplace, but tho truo name
of his male uuccstors was not Wash
ington. This may seem a swooping
etntomont In tho light of generally ac
cepted hlBtory, but caroful research
has established beyond doubt that
tho anclont founder of tho family from
which came lh? Father of our Country
was namod William Do Hertburn. Tha
koy to this apparont paradox lies In
the fact that, In common with many
noblemen and monarchs of Europe,
tho first president possessed an estato
numo and a real, or family name, tho
latter being known as tho patronymic,
or paternal name
Tho first Washlngtons wero of
Fonch, and not English, origin, and
wero numbered among tho powerful
; lights of tho northern portion of
1 -ance. Whon tho Duko of Normandy
concolvod tho ambition of becoming
King of England ho called to his aid
tho Catholics of Franco, and among
U1030 who responded to his appeal was
an ancestor of Georgo Washington.
The duko gathered his soldiers about
him and announced that by right and
promise ho deserved and intended to
bo tho new King of England. His spir
ited address had tho desired effect
and tho knights and their vassals
thronged to tho standard until there
was soon gathered under tho leader
ship of William, Duko of Normandy,
tho greatest army Franco had ever
mustered, ready for tho field and
thirsting for tho glories of conquest.
Among the many banners thrown to
the breeze nppeared tho shield of tho
multi-groat-grandfathor of our own
Goorgo Washington. His namo was
William do Hertburn. Tho 60,000 fol
lowers of tho duko set sail in 3,000
vessels of war for tho English coast
and landed without oposltion, because
of the English King Harold's conflict
with the Norwegians in another part
of his invaded domains. On October
14, 10C0. tho rival armies met, and on
the field of Hastings took placo ono of
tho most terrific battles in tho history
Washington's Crested Carriage
of England. William of Normandy
was tho victor, and King Harold, with
tens of thousands of his English, was
among tho slain. Tho victorious
French marched to London, and on
Christmas day they proclaimed their
dashing leader "William I, Conqueror
and King of England."
King William, like all his French
knights, loved tho French Ideals of
government, church and home, and In
fused Into tho old English national
and domestic life all tho customs of
his native land. Even tho English
language, which William never could
learn, was gradually set aside, and
among tho loyal French knights who
xisslsted the Conqueror in enforcing
his reforms wa3 tho distant kin of
George Washington. This early an
cestor of our first president was num
bered among tho intimates of tho
King, and was ono of tho leaders of
tho French Conquest. In tho past,
American historians, possibly because
of tho strong Influenco upon Hteraturo
exercised by England, placed the
Washington ancestry as beginning In
that country; but careful investigation
bears out tho statement that tho
Washlngtons wero of definite and di
rect French origin. They woro French
both In sentiment and training, and
tho original namo was Do Hertburn.
Naturally tho question arises, why
wa3 tho namo changed, and what In
duced theso falthtul French subjects
-of Wlllinm of Normandy to assumo an
English cognomen? Tho explanation
Is slmplo enough. William tho Con
queror was a careful and far-seeing
man. lie realized that his usurpation
of tho English throno was a very rad
ical departure in a governmental ex
periment, to cay the least; and he was
anxious to mould tho pooplo, whom
ho had made his vassals by dint of
tho strong hand, Into as closo dupli
cates of tho French as possible. In
other words, ho strovo to Implant tho
French ideals into the English char
acter as deeply as circumstances per
mitted. Tho complicated heraldic rec
ords found In tho pages of tho famous
"Doomsday Book" Is undoubtedly tho
best ovldenco that tho King wished
to mako his radical campaign of perm
anent record, and hence a great num
ber of men of education and ability
wero occupied in diligently suiveylng
and noting all the land and water con
ditions of England. They nl30 In thet,a
visitations made lengthy ontries as to
tho original English estato owners as
Solely By
New York Police Hope to Convict
Gambler Who Always Kept His
Fac Hidden.
The New York police force Is will
ing to admit that it can go M. Bertil
ton one better on his finger print
identification system, which, by the
way. was Invented by the Chlneso a
few thousand years before M. Bertil
Ion Ken me a terror to tho French
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woll ns an accurate record
of tho biographical and hor
aldio character of the new
or French proprietors. And
In this last seemingly un
necessary entry nppears tho
statement that tho brave,
over rellablo Knight, Sir
Wlllinm Do Hertburn, for
military service to Will
iam I, be granted with feu
dal rights and power tho ex
tenHlvo estate known ns
Wessynglon, nnd henceforth
said Sir Knight shall be
known as Sir William do
Wessyington: but hn shall
still be a vassal of tho bish
op and his heraldic denom
ination shall continue to be,
Arms: Argent, two bars
gules (rod); In chief, threo
mullets of the second. Crest:
A raven with wings endorsed
proper, Issuing out of a du
cal coronet or (gold)."
As a further demonstra
tion of the importanco of tho
Do Hortburns, or "Wossyng
tons," history furnishes tho
Information that tho estato
In question was under tho
command of tho Bishop of
Durham, and situated In a
locality exposed to tho at
tack of tho Scots of northorn
England. On this border
thoro was constant warfare,
and tho king naturally select
ed tho bravest and most
warlike of his adherents to
hold lands In tho disputed
district. For nlno years this
country between Durham
and York was laid waste,
and for ten years it was
practically a desert, no man
having tho courage to at
tempt cultivation of tho
blasted fields or Inhabit tho
ruined towns. One hundred thousand
people died in this debatablo strip of
land, and there, where active hostili
ties ever reigned, tho Do Hortburns, or
WcssyngtouH, wero stationed. This rec
ord of tho great family is absolutely
authentic in every detail, having been
proved by minute research and per
sonal visits to tho locality where Its
members wero lords of tho soil a
task which embraced fifteen years
of heraldic Investiga
tion. Later tho estato
known as Wessyngton
was spelled and en
tered officially as Wes
slngton, the proprietors
assuming tho same
name. Then It was re
corded as Washington,
and a natural change of
tho owner's namo in
nccordanco with that
of his land followed.
Tho proprietors becamo
known as William,
John, Lawrence, Rob
ert and Nicholas Do
Washington. Finally
tho heraldic shields
and French prefix of "Do" was drop
per, and tho modern spelling of
W-a-s-h-1-n-g-t-o-n prevailed.
Tho Washlngtons wero very prom
inent In tho military as woll as the
civic phases of English life. In the
days of Henry VIII, when that mon
arch was in conflict with tho popo
of Rome, Lawrenco Washington sided
with tho king, and the latter confiscat
ed tho monasteries, convents nnd
churches of tho Roman Catholic
church, giving to this Washington tho
Sulgravo estate, whero for over a cen
tury the Washington family ruled su
preme. A decline In their
fortunes then nppears to
have taken placo, for In
1C20, tho year tho Pil
grims set sail for Amcr
Icn, the Wnshlngtons
wero practically driven
from tho Sulgravo estato
to take up residence at
Brighton with minor ma
nors and holdings. The
loss of tho hundreds of
acres of rich meadows
nnd harvest fields was
In a measure counter
acted by the marriage of
a Sir William Washing
ton to a sister of Georgo
Vllllars, Duko of Buck
ingham. This union
brought about new al
llances and affiliations
which mndo Washlng
tons possiblo in Amer
ica, and ultimately led
to tho rearing of Georgo
Washington to bo tho
military louder of the
colonlos and eventually
our first chief executive
Tills marriage brought
tho Washington family
into direct domestic so
cial and court relation
ship with tho prominent
and powerful favorite of
tho then relgulng mon
arch, anu political clr
cumstanco destined tho
Washlngtons to cspouso
Graves of
tho causo of tho king, rather than tho
Idol of tho Commons Oliver Crom
woll. Tho Washlngtons performed
heroic services for tho king, but
when Cromwoll proved victorious
und seized tho reins of govern
ment, they found England to bo
no longer a safe dwelling place.
Prison sentences, exile and death was
Finger Prints
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rogues. On tho strength of the finger
print they havo arrested a man they
know was guilty ot a crime, but whoso
face no parson concerned had seen.
There was a swell gambling houso up
town in wlilch tho proprietor was
more effectually hidden than "tho man
in the iron mask." Te remained In a
little room, which ho entered from an
other house, No ono over saw him;
not even his employes. All business
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PROP. DEK
Washington's True Coat-of-Arms.
tho unhappy lot of tho royalists, or
King's Cavaliers; and ratlior than
bow to ono whom they looked upon as
a usurper, many of tho Washlngtons
fled to foreign lnnds. John and Law
rence, brothers, camo to Virginia, tho
former being the grandfather of
George Washington, tho first presi
dent of tho United States.
Among tho distinguished Washlng
tons who escaped persecution by flight
from England was one whoso Identity
genealogists long sought vainly to
verify tho brother of Genernl Georgo
Washington's great grandfather. This
Washington's name was James, and
he fled to Rotterdnm, Holland, whero
In 1C50 ho wedded Clara Vander Lan
en, daughter of tho mayor of tho port.
From this union was derived the pres
ent Dutch and German Washlngtons
a sturdy folk who adapted themselves
to theso governments under which
they have hold and are at present
holding official positions of high sta
tion. One of these Gorman Washlng
tons olfered his services In a military
capacity to tho United States consul
at Frankfort-on-Maln In 18G2. He ex
pressed himself as anxious to enlist
In the Union army, and presented tho
consul with a verified genealogical
chart prepared from tho records of
tho Dutch government. This gentle
mnn was Baron de Washington. Tho
statement has beon certified by Will
iam W. Murphy, consul at that point,
and attested by tho Honorablo Fred
erick Kapp, of New York City, who
was visiting in Germany and wrote a
letter in which tho circumstances
wero fully described.
Tho original correspondence and
data In my possession relating to tho
Dutch nnd German Washlngtons provo
tho baron to have been n direct lineal
Washington's Ancestors at Lulgrave,
descendant of the James Washington
who landed In Holland In 1G30. Ho
married a Bavarian lady and held a
certificate of honorablo discharge
Bhowli'g that ho had beon a lioutenant
In tho Bavarian army. To obtain a
commission as officer in tho Federal
aii.iy was his wish, hut because of tho
Inability of our consul to assure him
wns transacted through a little wickot,
through which his volco might bo
hoard, but his fnco could novor bo
seen. When a player wanted to buy
cards or chips ho passed his monoy
through the wicket and got Ills cards
and chips but novor saw tho proprie
tor. When ho wanted to "cash in" ho
passed his chips through the wickot
and got his monoy but never saw tho
proprietor.
Tho nlmblo wlt3 of tho police do
partmont wanted to "pinch" that man,
but they couldn't "get tho goods on
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of this honor, a 1 roFslbly
because he doomed that suf
ficient respect hull not licuii
shown to one of such noted
ancestry, ho did not emi
grate to tho United SUtcs.
Ilowovor, bofore tho Irter
view was closed, hu deposit
ed with tho American consul
a certified genealogical chnrt
on which tho following ap
pears: "Baron do Washington la
a direct descendant of the
ancient und honorable Wash
ington family of England, tho
earliest emigrant to Holland
being James Washington,
ono of tho four brothers of
Stuart sympathizers
(Chnrlcs I). James came to
Holland In 1C50. his two
brothers emigrated to Vir
ginia, nnd tho third brother
remained In England, whero
ho was serving as a divine."
This remarkable bit of
genealogical history gives tho
earliest nnd most nuthontlc
record of tho Dutch nml Ger
man Washlngtons, of which
there tiro many and of whom
tho church records abound In
ontries of marriages, births
nnd deaths. Further Investi
gation brings to light the
fact that tills earliest Dutch
emigrant, James, was mar
ried In tho English church
of Rotterdam, all of which
tends to corroborate that ho
was of English training.
Baron do Washington was
born In 1833, and his brother
Mux married the Duchess of
Oldenburg nnd In this way
becamo connected with one
of tho oldest sovereign fam
ilies of Europe. Tho IIouso
of Oldenburg Is the prime
branch of tho Holstcln-Gottorp stock,
which has given emperors to Russia
and Kings to Denmark, and Is prom
inently related to tho present King
of England, Georgo V. And Jacob
Washington was first lieutenant of
tho Dutch navy in 1815, this branch
being related to tho wealthy banking
firm, Cornelius L. Keurenaur of Tho
Hague. Upwards of sovcnty-flvo
Va8hlngtons nro numbered
among the Inhabitants of Hol
land and Bavaria. Hence the
Washlngtons, in the furthest
genealogical tracings, hall
from France. Wo noxt find
them In England and then in
Holland and Bavaria.
Regarding tho Washington
inn coat-of-arni3 some odd dis
coveries liavo also coino to
light. Quito contrary to our
American belief tho Washing
ton shield docs not contain
"stars and stripes," notwith
standing that moro than a
thousund books und lis ninny
more published articles so pro
claim It The facts are that
tho Washington shield con
tains "bars and mullets (spurs
of the Knight's boots". The
earliest refcrenco which 1 have
been ablo to find which announces tho
Washington shield blazonod with
stars aud stripes, relates to a public
banquet nt Baltimore, Maryland, In
1851. whero tho Ideas of nn English
poet Martin Tupper by nntiit. wero
voiced, proclaiming that tho Amer
ican flag, 'with its heraldic notions,
was borrowed from tho Washington
ehlold, which possessed stars and
stripes. Ever sineo this banquet
American authors nnd orators have,
without further Investigation, accept
ed the statement as cor
rect. Tho English poet
was misled by his forvld
fancy, for tho Heralds'
Collcgo at London, tho
highest authority on
British heraldry, writes
as follows: "A Washing
ton shield with stars anil
Btripes (pales) has never
been of record." It
Is altogether probable
that Tupper, as well
as others, was deceived
by tho shape of tho
"mullets " Those spurs,
as worn by tho knights
of old, woro round In
form, resembling mod
ern cog wheels somo
whn. nml (hull bristling
points possibly suggest
ed tho "stars" of which
Tupper spoko.
Hundreds of writers
hao also announced
that tho crest on Gen
eral Goorgo Washing
ton'a coast of arms la an
englo, nnd thnt this fam
ily embloni was the foun
dation of tho suggestion
that foe englo bu tho em
blem of the American re
public While tho crest
may npptnr Uko nn
englo, tho facts nre that
the heraldic grant of
arms to this Washing
ton branch present n ra
England
ven Issuing from a golden ducal
crown, tho crest of the family. Furth
ermore, Washington hlmsolf clearly
shows by correspondence with tho
Herald's ofilco nt London that It was
not nn eaglo, and the letter is dated
ten years after tho eaglo had become
tli emblem of the republic (Juno 20,
11 J). Hhi letter was sent from Phil-
him." Finally, however, Detective
Charles Stelnort gained entrance- to
tho placo, pushed his money through
tho wicket nnd socured a lot of chips
and cards. Ho put them in his pocket
and took them to nolle6 headquarters.
From them ho took Innumerable "fin
ger prints." loft by tho unsuspecting
gambling house keeper. These ho
compared with the linger prints in
the rogue's gallery.
Thnt evening he arrested a man on
tho stroots and chargod him with con
ducting a gambling houso. And tho
a mrai
jiii itf mi n-n iju v
CIC33EiJBC
ndclpMa May 2, 1702. tho third yar
of his presidency, and the pnekago
tiiH sohhul v.ilh tho Washington fam
lly arms as Is Indicated In n letter
which roads:
"Tho arms enclosed In your luttcr
nro tho same that aro hold by tho
family here; though I havo also seen,
and havo used, as you mny perceive
by tho seal to this packet, a Hying
grlflln for tho crest."
Tho Washington crest, "a raven Is
suing from a ducal coronet, gold," was
evidently given because of tho sports
manship of the early English Wash
lngtons. In fact tho crow, falcon and
hrtwk ltovi been for morn than four
hundred years tho emblem of sport
Tho pastime of hawking was engaged
In only by tho wealthy nnd the Wnsh
lngtons weio noted for their love of
hunting and sporting. Benson J
Lousing lent some color to tho fore
going conclusion when ho wrote of
tho English Washlngtons:
"For more than two bundled years
tho Do Wossyngtons, or Washlugtons,
were conspiring after their kind (rob
ber knights) fighting, hawking, ca
rousing and gaming"
This grant of tho raven was In 1G00,
nt about the sumo tlmo that hawking
was at Its height as a sport, for at
about tho same period wo find thnt
In Spain tho son of Columbus utoinpt
ed to provo that his father was of
aristocratic aud also of heraldic fam
ily In that "ho was of a pcoplo who
kept their own hawks." This alone,
In those days, stamped the man as n
falconer, as only pcoplo of high social
standing wero permitted by llccnso to
engage In that enjoyment; hence a
raven, a falcon, a crow or a hawk on
the shield or crest indicated .immi
nence. This sporty and hunting dis
position of the Washlngtons was dis
tinctly manifested In tho Washlngtons
ot Virginia, of which our firm presi
dent also gavo liberal expression.
There aro five distinct Washington
shlcldB, but In tho heraldic records
they aro pronounced of tho satno
origin, as follows:
A silver (argent) shield upon which
nre two red (gules) bars; In tho top
(chief) three red mullets (spurs of
knights' boots)
A red (gules) shield with a slnglo
Ancient Washington Shield.
wuito (silver) bar charged with throi
mullctB.
A red shlold with a white bar upon
which nro threo cliigucfollles, also red.
A red shlold with two bars white.
In chlof three martlets.
A bhlcld of four bars, white and red,
threo mullets.
A shield In groen, a Hon rnmpnnt In
white, within a border gobonated
white and blue.
Theso constituted tho heraldic arms
of nil Washington iieoplo as recorded
In tho English College of Heralds.
Washington was fond of gcnealogi
cal investigations, and In tho Collcgo
of Heralds can bo seen a score or
moro of pages ho wrote nt various
tlmos In IiIb eager search after family
arms nnd crests. Ho wiih proud of his
heraldic ancestors, and tills family
estimate Is well expressed In the fre
quency with which ho blazoned the
Washington shields upon his choice
tokMio and vnlunblcs,
Many audi Instances may bo noted
in his heraldic watch charms, his sev
eral personal seals; tho doors of his
carriages; tho porcelain of his dinner
sot; tlio sllVcr ware of his liquor aorv
Ice; tho flrcplaco and tho mirrors; the
picture ft anies and his library wulls;
his bookplate und his saddle, and
practlrallv oven thing upon which n
family signature or shield might bo
engraved, painted or printed.
The Ulnoss of Sir Isaac Heard, tho
head of tho English department of
heraldry, closed tho correspondence
relating to Washington's eager at
tempt to proparo a Washington gen
ealogy ami origin nnd ovolution of tho
family cont-of-nrms. This Interesting
correspondence has never yet been
(.crlpturnlly reproduced, and It Is to bo
regretted that a contlnuanco of tho
Investigation wns disturbed by Illness,
slnco many disputed biographical
problems would doubtless havo been
solved
Tho mnn who 1h doing good work is
writing his name on tho memory of
the world. Stone monuments are only
coon by a very fow, no odds how high
they may ho built.
Where all men aro not allowed a
hand In making the Iuuh that govern
them, they nro slaves They must bow
to the dictates of other men and havo
no redress.
queor part of It nil Is that tho pollco
aro sure tlioy will convict him, though
no person can be found who over actu
ally "saw" tho mon In tho gambling
houso. Ills flngor prints, however, aro
deadly evidence against him.
Misconstrued.
Shopman Tho fresh herrings are
very nlco this morning, in'in.
Lady Er imve thoy roes?
Shopman Well, m'm, all flab t
doaror at this season! Punch.
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New Home Secretly
ND1ANAPOLIS, To be taken Into
n strnngo homo by his wlfo nnd to
ho told, whllo ho admired tho elegant
furnishings, thnt ho was tho owner of
tlie property, was tho unusual oxpe
rltio tt tt!'T afternoon of John E.
Keller, manager of a department In a J
local store. Until then Mr. nnd Mrs.
Keller resided In tho Merldlnn lints.
They now rcsldo at 2335 Talbott avc
nuo In :i homo that was chosen by
Mrs. Keller and completely furnished
by hor without her husband's knowl
edge. Tho clever deception used by Mrs.
Kellor to keep hor huBbnnd Ignornnt
of hor plans to surprise him would
havo bafllcd a detective oven If ho
had been suspicious of her Intentions.
The culmination of hor phuiB so star
tled Mr. Keller that ho declared that
ho folt his "brain wns fuzzy."
"A short time ago," said Mr. Keller,
"wo decided to give up our apartment
at the Meridian flats and to placo our
furnishings In storngo that wo might
engage a Btnallor apartment. I camo
homo ono night from tho store nnd a
port of the furniture wns gone. My
wlfo Informed mo that she had stored
tho furniture In 'tho nicest little placo
Imaginable.'
"Tho next evening when I return
ed moro of tho furniture had been
taken away and I thought nothing of
It, ns my wlfo seined to havo taken
tho moving of our property In charge.
The following afternoon sho suggest
ed that I walk with her to Talbott
avenue to Inspect a homo that was
for rent.
"She told mo to wait nnd that Bho
would call at a neighbor's house for
the key. When sho got tho key tho
whole family camo to tha porch nnd
Jilts Philosopher for
PHILADELPHIA, Guy Carlton Lee,
widely known throughout tho
country art a lecturer and a philoso
pher, snt In tho St. James hotel the
other day contemplating a mnrrlngo
llccnso which ho had procured, think
ing ho wns to marry Dr. Hlldcgardo
11. Langsdorf of Carlisle, Pa.
Ho was taking ono InBt look at tho
mnrrlpi;0 )lrnHt prior to returning It
to tho bureau with tho notation: "Not
used. Sho married another."
Dr. IjuigBdorf beenmo tho brldo of
John L. Ayor of Chester, Pa., a
wealthy young man who doesn't havo
to do anything but spend his money.
They were mnrrled tho day before at
Media after a race between tho two
mon for tho hnnd of tho brldo.
In his downcast way Leo told all
about It. Ho said ho had lost and ho
felt grieved.
"I lovo Dr. IjMigBdorf, dearly," ho
said, "and I thought sho was going to
marry me. Sho seemed to doubt It,
but I wouldn't take no for an nnswer.
"I camo to Philadelphia with tho
understanding that Dr. Langsdorf
would follow me. Sho did. I wont to
the marriage llccnso ofilco and obtain-
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MAAlAMMAAnMMAlMW
Man Gives Pointers on Skatinsr
ruETROIT. For tho first tlmo In
U -10 years, Charles Thompson, a
California fruit grower ,nged 72 years,
put on a pair of skates, a fow days
ago, nnd cnuscd tho crowd of young
sters at tho Hamtrnnick skating rink
to gnsp In wonder and astonishment
at his performance.
Thompson, who lived In Dotroit bo
fore tho Civil war, 1b visiting relatives
In Hnmtrnmck, near the Holbrook
school. In search of diversion, and
in an attempt to discover n few of
tho old landmnrks of their boyhood,
ho and ills host started for a wulk.
About the first thing thoy encoun
tered wns tho municipal skating rink,
crowded with small boys.
"1 bollovo that I am not too old
yet to go In for that," said Thompson,
stroking his flowing beard.
"Shouldn't wonder if you weren't,
Charlie. Like to sec you try It," Bald
his companion.
With 1,283 Letters
MINNEAPOLIS. To meet his broth
er, whom ho had novor seen, in
order to find whom ho had written
1,283 letters, nddrcsslng every man
named Lundy thnt ho learned of any
where In tho world, C. A. Lundy, 1311
Twelfth avonuo S., left tho other dny
for Ferryville, Wis., whero ho will
upend BOino time.
Twenty-llvo years ago John Lundy
md wife nnd tho llttlo boy, who la
now C. A. Lundy, 31 years old, came
from near Bergon, Norway, and set
tled near Lanosboro, Fllmoro county.
Mlnnosota. Thoro Mrs. Lundy died
shortly after.
John Lundy marrlod again, after n
tlmo. C. A. Lundy went to live with
nuathor family who brought him up.
Martin Lundy camo Into tho world.
John Lundy dlod and his widow mar
lied again and becamo Mrs. E. Ander
son. C. A. Lundy knew there had
been a llttlo child born to Ills' fathoi
and stepmother, but his stepmother
had left Minnesota aud had marrlod
somewhere out of tho state and ho
neither know whero, or what hor
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Furnished by Wife
smiled nt mo. Not understanding tho
sltnntlon at tho tlmo I thought they
acted strangely, but said nothing
about it.
"I put tho key In tho lock, opened
the door and was surprised to boo
that tho houso was furnished.
"'Look hero,' I Bald, 'you'vo got ide
in bad. This house Is furnlshod and
occupied. Somo ono will bo coming
after mo In a moment,
"My wlfo replied that there surety
could not bo a mistake, nnd continued
talking to me, at tho samo tlmo push
Ins o through the door. I flt
If I woro breaking Into some ono'8
houso, but what could 1 do?
"I glanced about tho hall and saw
ono of tho young: women who Is cm
ployed In my department at tho store
standing in ono corner, amlllng nt me.
"Wo sat down, but I was Just nat
urally bo embnrrasscd. that I could
not find a placo to put. my foot and
hands.
"1 snt there, my wlfo and tho young
woman stnrlng nt mo. I a few mo
menta I noticed thnt seven or elgh?
of tho young women who work in mj'
department were in an adjoining
room.
"All of them looked at mo and be
gan to look about the room. I saw
picture hanging on the wall that for
merly was in my Meridian street
homo. I was so dazed by tho scries
of Incidents thnt I could hardly think,
but they took a lot of pressure off
my mind when I wns told that I
owned tho place. Of course, I could
not bollovo thorn nt first, but after
arguing for a fow moments they con
vinced me. I wns about tho happiest
man In Indianapolis. Th homo could
not havo pleased mo moro If I had
planned It nil myself, and Just think!
Moving day occurred In tho experi
ence of at least ono married man
without his knowing anything about
it."
Tho chango of resldonco made by
Mr. and Mrs. Keller was on thel
ninth wedding anniversary.
Man With Money
cd tho llcenao. Then I mot her at tho
train ami showed it to her. Sho
didn't say much, but I didn't see her
ngnln."
After loavlng Leo, Dr. Langsdorf
wont directly to Chester, whore she
met John L. Ayor. They wont to Me
dia nnd got the marrlaca license and
later marrlod. They did jiot take
their frlonds Into their confidence nnd
no person seems to know where they
havo gone.
Tho happy bridegroom, who at
manouvered Leo, has had previous
experience In the matrlraonlnl game.
Acordlng to thn license, ho was di
vorced for desertion seventeen days
ago In Prlnco Georgo county, Md. Ho
Is 18 years old,
Tho brldo In 41 years old and Is
woll known as a contributor to medi
cal Journals.
A pair of skates wero produced and
Thompson put them on. Ho roso
shakily to his foot, his knees trem
bling. A small boy skated up, and
proffered assistance.
"Como on, Mister, I'll holp you
start. There! Steady now! Stroke,
hilstor; right-loft now you'ro going.
Geo, stroko slower; don't go so fast,
you'll fall. Hey! Where are you go
Ing, nnywny. I can't keop up to you.
Lcggo! Leggo, I Bay." And tho
small boy was left behind, gazing In
astonishment nt tho figure olghts and
tho "Dutch rolls" which tho old man
with tho flowing board cut.
After nearly an hour Thompson re
turned to his admiring friend.
"I can't go liko I used to," he said.
"My knees are a triilo wobbly and my
ankles aro getin' weak for this kind
of HlOll."
Thompson owns a large farm at
Fnnuersvillo, Cal., whoro ho raises
prunes. He lived In Detroit before
tho Civil war and saw sorvlco on tho
Cumberland river during thnt strug
gle. Ho declared that ho might givo
a little exhibition of fancy sknting as
It existed in tho old days at ono of
tho popular rinks before ho ro'urnod
to the west.
He Finds Brother
nnmo had becomo after her second
mnrrlago. Martin Lundy Is now 20
yoirs of ago.
Week after week Mr. Lundy took
his letters to tho postolllce, and week
after week ho oponod replies, but from,
nowhere did ho learn of a Lundy that
was ills brothor uutil after a nurabor
of years. Thon he hoard of the Ferry
ville man, wrote and found his broth
er. Ho coasod writing letters there
after and has beon waiting several
years for an opportunity to go to
Ferryville and greet his brother la
person, which opportunity camo to
day. Mr. Lundy may spend somo tlmo In!
Ferryville before roturnlngVto Mlrine-i
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