The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1906, Page 16

He Wednesday Evening, April 11, 1906. | The L(e)ast Shall “Be e@rirst.. ‘Wy the United States Is What Tt 1s Co-Day. foxes Fea By J. Campbell Cory. iN A SERIES OF Publishes by the Press Publishing Company, No # to @ Park Tow New York Entered et the Post-Omce at New York as Ser The Evening World’s Home Magazine, FOOTSTEPS OF OUR ANCESTORS IN A SERIES OP THUMBNAIL SKETCHE3, What They Did: Why They Did It; ass { VOLUME 48 gee : perce cere | What Came Of It. eee car EN ae 5 e iG THREE || | EDUCATION IN FRANCHISE VALUES. HE 8B cE Hy Albert Payson Terhune 4 No. > Makers Pork: i + i \ bs aS (NoroRousiy Guilty GUT HERE {8 a yoge ome: ‘ iat His t ie Se nrade y. Perhaps none E TRANGELY EXEMPT) | of {ts tenants reallze that they occupy what {s probably the orginal : fi | site of the whole elty of New York. 3 ; 4 | THE FQU (TABLE LIFE When Adriia Blook, in 1613, formed the plan of starting a permanent settlement on Manhattan he erected a handfa) of rude huts just to the west of what was afterward (he Bowling Green. Those huts were the germ of Sqwe NewNORK Life |} sue MUTUAL LiFE ca ee nation’s present metropolis. A year Inter a charter was given to a comp: é America from Cape May toe Nova Scotia, Amsterdam mer | the fur trade in This was the first “Trust” in h jarters was Manhattan hole territory was known as anting them a three-year monopo! ot The First Trust and the New Netherland, and Peter Minult, a shrewd old Dutchman, was sent ncross as Governor. The colony's sole alm was Industrial, and {t prospered from the very first. In 1623 thirty farnilies of Walloons (French Huguenots who had fled to Hoilan¢ to escep? religious persecutfov) landed on Menhattan. Eight of these families safled on up the Hudson (or the Mauritius, as it was then called in honor of Price Maurice of Nassau) to Albany; the re- maining twenty-two families settled Brooklyn, building their firat homes on and around the site of the present Navy-Yard. New Jersey (then known as Nova Caeserea) was also included tn the New Netherland tract, Minutlt’s first act on landing was to buy the entire {sland of Manhattan from the Indians at the amazing price of $24—at a rate of about ten acres for one cent. This {s probatly the record bargain ‘in all the world’s history. Minult strengthened the {stand by planting a formidable battery or fortification at the extreme lower end; the spot having ever since been known as “The Battery.” He also established friendly relations with the savages, whose land he had so “beneyolently assimiinted.” The Dutch West India Com: to promote emfgration, offered a large bonus of land to any one who w ould bring over emigrants to cult!- yate {t. Directors of the company took quick advantage of the offer and, crossing the ocean with their tenants, founded the many manorial estates whose names ettill exist In New York and New Jersey, and whose early own- ers were known as patroons. An aristocracy of industry was thus early foru be formes. Van ‘Twiller, who had engineered the patroon scheme, was ro- warded with the Governorship, succeeding Minuit in 1633. He managed to plck quarrels with neighboring colonies and in other ways to behave in auch manner as to bring about his recall In 1638, Sir William Keift, who followed Van Twiller as Governor, accom- ished mone mischief In the four brief years of his rule than any three men could have undone, He all but awimped the colony. His first act was to offend the local Indians on whom the Dutch so largely relied for security, and for the promotion of their fur trade. Kelftt crossed the Hud- son by night, in winter, fell wpon a sleeping The Hoboken Massacre} native villnge on Hoboken Heights, and ; and Its Results. massacred one hundred men, women and chil- { dren, throwing many of his helpless victims ;. First Governor. NoT TO MENTION THE DOG. gro Gar fee twenty-flye yenrs, to have been too firmed the wisdom of the May: “two by the Rap! 1A be adhered ‘The Mayor, »mendubie ro; Transit Commission indeed, thr: has exhibited a co: terms or co, appraised 2 The Ev poor is pra: bil embodyiz brings the m Spend $2,506 for free aoa baths for the c he he Sexe Se: 8 paper's suggestions for a seas! convalescents fo the Mayor for approval. The city is authorized to ast end erecting recreation buildings, b: dons, hospitele and playgrounde, The bil] hes beer @enera!ly indorsed and has had the werm eupport of the Brooklyn FP. Commissioner. The park should servo the purpose of a seaside san’ from which !nc javie benefit will be derived, CHINATOWN AND VICE. ° 4s an argument against making n park of ‘Chinatown it {e alleged that “there is not the slightest promise that the eviction of the present denizens of that quarter will prevent the creation of a now Chinatown In another Part of the city just as bad. So long as auch a colony ts to exist ct all @s sell be where tt is as anywhere el, A queer plen for established vic Is Chinatown, then, en ineradicable moral blotch on the community? Is it assumed that where {mmoral Groups itself {t must be left untouched lest {t taint come other 4 clty? - False reasoning of this kind would have left Five Polnts undieturbed { where is its present location? It would have preserved Greene and Wo 7 : sheBesed from trade invasion for the benefit of vested interests in vice: ij twould have kept the old Bowery {ntact. It would have spared Mulberry Bend. It would preserve the “Jung block.” The argument fe wan Jogical conclusion would tolerate recognized areas of {mmorallty —}-the city with whieh there should be mo interference on the po ium might Quarter of the over the cliffs Into the This idioticaily c Governor's ears. revenge by Indians, Ketft, having won the war, shat-left the New Netherland col a veritable honnet’'s nest about the and trappers were murdered Inj { declared against tho whites, a cost {n money, Ives and confidence ; y weak and on the verge of ruin, wea ap i Hi) 4 BA) | policy. apa Teposed and ordered back to Holland. His stip waa wrecked in midocean } oo nee ey cern Olipatown ehoeld ae oo Fae eae tuner eaane Man tan had eprung from wilderness into j Rina eonicrioe Sooke tala v Se ee ta crear ne cain ac ony apcee “million New Yorkers live orlits abeof eamanceeeaiae : nate man could save tho situation and the future of New York, ; \ PORORAennanacnnenpapeasnansensconnconcasaananangage oon: eee Pesrpicaenaaacsececctesocesansers eabenssestecsenes SAeenaeemeenecese | Author eftance A smile crossed 1H ABOU’ nt at this time he was in the habit, he rest of the world, of fencing with his tight ; his dexterity with the other he rated only to surprise the crowd, left hand scarcely as well as Lucas et. the thrust sinister being tn Itself h, they were not badly matched. 1 stoct figure nis face “THE TRU’ ceux SENOQPSIS OF PRECEDING ‘ r rus, ie Du «Paris to Join tier Hale tositeaise Mares hae Paris is in the Vigo was after Duke of Mayeun ¢ Fees throne of Fran i 2 he gates w ," he answered evenly, ts Lucas.” M. le Comte appenred to be tn a state of stupor. P He could not fo: ce find his tongue to de- | He used hi $ . the righ yen, came you here?” a streng fow, in the name of hea might To fight G nont,” Lucas answered at once. watching with al! my eyes, when of a sudden I felt A ite!" I shouted. Grammont’s friend. ankle and the next instant was You came here to warn him off. It's your plot!” | Felix! The plot?” Yeux-gris cried. Martin let {t | part in tho fra you and Grammont But) 1 fell close to hi it's Lucas and Grammont leg and wound hie a Lucas hesitated. Even now he debated whether | and could e could not Ie out of !t, Then be burst into | wine und blood laughter, heard the sword blades clashin “It seama the cat's out of the bag, Aye, M. je | be thanked! mte de Mar, 1 came to warn Grammont off The) Fighting Ger will be here straightway. How will you like | Slowly but steadi ‘The plot's to murder out. I thous! it was. , and {natantly he let go my iS Hround me. I tried to rise r. fearful of gett up an envoy to then. Thad ut- bravado and was nd broken glass. All the while I Yeux-gris, God i to he holding his own, was like fighting two men, he pressed me down and held tered my doubtful a: dence. But I : PENSE PHIL EIA Shs 8K OF a r to swing for parricide?” me, I strug for dear lfo—and could not push pirate, we Yeux-gris stared ut him, neither in fear nor {n | him back an inch. (Copy WO WL by The Centiry Co AL 1 has tury, but in utter stupefaction I still held my knife. but my arms were pinned SHAP . » Coupes But Gervals? He plotted with you? But he down. Gervals raised himself a littie to get a CHAPTER IX. Sie hates you!” better clate hig fingers closed on my t The Honor of St. Quentin. 66 A H monsfear! Ter A deed with hi He turned abruptly 7 The cog, which neas like yokels at a conjurer, He | One seemed flowing from me wer, but looked from one to the jarm w now if T could but lift {t. If T could the alertness of an angry viper, | not, nevermore could T lift it on this sunny éarth, We were two, but without swords, ! knew he|T! did lift it and drove the dagge eep into him. was thinking bow easlest to end us both I coult not take almz 1 could not tell where the Mle Comte cried: “You! You come from Na-| knife struck. A gasp showed he then he gaped at L us no an stayed silll, looking frum h var amp, from M, de Rosny! clinched my throat ent fro troubled eves. He 3 I have outwitted more than one man.” | me and heuring. ght, and wrong and vented h Mordieu! 1 was right to hate you!” | then thought went too. whine. 2} 2 up to him and Qnd down tog “At least,” Tc Lions laughed, Youx-gris blazed out: | But once neain the saints were kind to me, The “Traitor and thief! You stole the money. a ndered what had hap: sald that from the firat. You drove us from the pened that I w hen | saw Grammont house. How you and Grammont"— \olutching with both hands at the da It, After “Came together? Very simple,” Lucas answered | all the blow had gone home, I had struck him in the spy.” i He iaughed Only Aes with easy ingolence. “Grammont did not joyo | the left side imder the arm. Three good inches of 5 have laughed then us monsieur, your honored father, It was child's | steel were in him. 5 Even the spy to play to make an assignation with him and to| He had turned over on hi fot me 1 you somewhat, ix Jament the part forced on me by monsieur. Grom- ) Scrambled out from under h my ).surpris® fair that a tool should be € mont was ready enough to scent a scheme o%M. | Yeux-gris and Lucas were still enga had ¥ ers Ko free? le Due's to rin him, He had sald as much to | thought |: hours since mmont pulled m ws F vo," sald J monsieur, #8 you may delgn to remember.” As I rose Yeux-gris turned his head toward me, That is “Ayo,” sald M. le Comte, still ike a puzzjed | Only for a second, but in that second Lucas pinked egaln. child, “he was angry with my father. But after- | his shoulder. I dashed between them; they low- 2 waited ti) ward he changed his mind. He knew !t was you | ered thelr points, ‘Monsieur + ‘ ¢ ee and only you,” ) ‘First blood for me!” erled Lucas. “No, Felix 5 ey the 6 came 4 2 t i Lucas broke again into derisive laughter. for to-day, M. lo Comte. I regret ths Dgaln.” t th t — —_— *M. de Grammont js as dull a dolt as ever I met, ait to kill you, but that will come. It fs necessary He passed me tn hi nd hurled it at Gervals, © yet clever enough to gull you. He thought you; that 1 go before M. le Due arrives. Clear tho “Ware, Grammont!” shouted Lacas, springing must suspect. I dreaded {t—needlessly, You wise way. rward. But the missile flew y. It struck §t, Quentins! You cannot see what goes onunder| M. le Comte stood his ground, barring the alley. square on the foreblad and he went your very nose.” They glared at each other motiontcss. times he passed by me striving to collect h' once more. But the blow. A husband imay f dled honest prentice Slaw! M. le Comte sprang forward, scarlet. Lucas| Grammont had yalsed himself to his knees and ~ ery and a mother will f a sust att Yes, I am f We looked, not at him aut at f\icxs Lucas, (he | pourished the sword, was trying patnfully to get on his feet. father can neither forget nor forg h f niy cause H rriciie!” ke's deferential servant, the coyard and skulker, “The boy there caught at a glance what youhad| “A hand, Lucas," he gasped. the son who bears his name ntere s ta Hehad.a | ammont'a hatred, standing here hy Grammont's) not ¢ound out ina fortnight. He gets to the duke| Lucas gave him a startled glance, but neithor “Ah, moneleur, you are noble mnt f i tened as on ipon ht He side, glaring at us over his naked sword and blocks my game—for to-day. But if thoy sent | went nor spoke to him, Terled from the depths of eart nelt to free Dt r maHe RG; MeMon tose : | saw In one glance that Yeux-sris was no less him ahead to hold us till thelr men came up they | "I_am not much hurt," sald Grammont husklly. iktes his hand. ayhar -» re aware of pot: h é stounded than I, and from that instant. thougi | vere fools too. I'll have the duke yet and I'll have | Holding by the wall he clambered up on his feet. Monsieur Jald that ictnd hand houlder, | My conilng ' f Ho 8p Aagty ‘ ; vardness of the matter was still a riddle tO) yoy now," He swayed, reeled forward and clutched Lucas's r ! ees Ur el ‘ my QuIStas AE dishonesty, Of ” “He rushed at the unarmed Yeux-gris, The latter | arm. “You shall serve me, Qo r here, I wust be looking to face of a parti: His was not \ darted at Grammont's fallen sword, selztd it, was| “Lucas, Lucas, help me! Draw out the knife. [ on guard all in the second before Lucas reached | cannot. I shall be myself when the knife ts out. him, He might have been In a fortnight's trance, | Lucas, for God's sake!” but he was awake nt Inst “You will die when the knife fe out," sald Lucas, I trembled for him, then took heart again, as he | wrenching himself free. He turned again to M. (pargled thrust after thrust and pressed Lucas hard, |e Comte, and his eyes gleamed as he caw the blood 1 had never seen a man fight with his left arm iiealine Aone his sleeve and the sword trembla y he was anothe: an. | pefore; I had not realized it could be done, being |in his hand, ; Dean ROO LAGE Fa: aati helpless with that hand. But asTwatched | “Come on, then,” he erled to Yeux-grls. { glass. ‘They look dull enough all-day, this combat I speedily perceived how dangerous {s| But | sprang forward and seized the sword from. the taper within Is Mghted shine like a left-handed adversary. In later years I was to| M. le Comte’s hand, r less quick fingers. | jewels Lucas now, His face, 80 keen and hand- | understand better, when M. le Comte had become ‘On guard!” I shouted, and we went to work, _ ae plug the basket he snatched a bottle from It kyome of feature, was brillant, his eyes eparkling, | known the Jengthyof the land “by the title "Le a ¢ To Be Continued.) a [acas!” he erled in a dearth of words staging at Lucas in thick bewlldern | was transformed from the one 1 knew. Yue’s he had been pale, nervous and olessly and contemptibly scared, as I § warned of the danger and CHAPTER X. Yeux t 4 Lucas and ‘‘le Gaucher.” en The , y CURSED myself for a foo! th t t t it the tale to monsteur, It shi ; my business to keep a still tongu f Youx- UN Youx-gris myself. For this last it was not ¢ : t nl m7 yet too late. g the F : = 3 -Marce) was hanging about {n the corridor and ‘ t to tim I gave the word for Vigo. I tore aw you & _ytrom his eager ‘indi ia and hurried to the+ At the ! pe , f 1 owe my dl wheeled \round. In the court | 1 5} eee 3 is \ ‘ i