. The romance and tragedy of a widely known business man of New York. ns and eggs. This choice propertyis only 14 miles from Baltimore, near the Washington Boule-vard, and overlooks the surrounding country for miles; mag-nificient scenery and a healthy, lovely home worthy the atten-tion of connoisseur. The very place we want, said my wife, and Iagreed with her. I carried the clipping in my pocket, and a day ortwo later, when calling on my friend I showed it tohim. He, like myself, is an enthusiastic lover of thecountry. We talked it all over, and as I was leavinghim, he said: I dont know but I
. The romance and tragedy of a widely known business man of New York. ns and eggs. This choice propertyis only 14 miles from Baltimore, near the Washington Boule-vard, and overlooks the surrounding country for miles; mag-nificient scenery and a healthy, lovely home worthy the atten-tion of connoisseur. The very place we want, said my wife, and Iagreed with her. I carried the clipping in my pocket, and a day ortwo later, when calling on my friend I showed it tohim. He, like myself, is an enthusiastic lover of thecountry. We talked it all over, and as I was leavinghim, he said: I dont know but I might help youin the matter of that farm. I do not think I grasped all that remark I had no idea then, that within a fewmonths I should be writing this chapter in my Den at Chestnut Ridge. I went to Washington, looked at the property,and after looking at sixty-two other farms in Mary-land and Virginia, returned to New York and wasauthorized by my friend to make an offer for theplace. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY A8TO«, Lfc*OX FOUNDATION!.. >-ce< DC m UJ O Q DZ co UJ Io From God and the King 267 Before making the offer I wanted my wife to seethe farm. When she did so, she was delighted. The day we spent in roaming over the broad acres,with the happy thought in our hearts that this wasto be our home, will ever be a red-letter day in ourcalendar of life. After a few days negotiations the purchase wasclosed, and when the necessary repairs to buildingshad been completed and the farm equipped we tookpossession.* * To the author, it seems unnatural to close this chapterwithout any expression of the one all-absorbing feeling thatalmost overpowered us as we realized we again had a homeand yet he cannot ignore the wishes of his friend. CHAPTER LII A FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE It is well to profit by the folly of others. One morning in my mail I found a letter fromwhich I quote: I have read your book with much interest. If it is to havea large sale and you wish
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