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A HISTORIC HOTEL
The Faverite Hostelry In Ante-Bellum Days—Often Patronized by
Abraham Lincoln—From Its Veranda Stephen A. Douglas Delhr
arod a Groat Speech—Again the Scene of an Important Event.
PYom the Tri-Couniy Scribe, Plymouth, 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Thompson run the
historic Cujrler House at Plymouth, 111.,a hos
telry where Abraham Lincoln often slept,
Where Lyman Trumbell and
Itiehani Oglesby bought refreshments for the
inner man in ante-bellum days, and from the
veranda of which Stephen A. Douglas de
livered one of his great speeches.
This article has not so much to do, how
lever, with this historic hotel, as it has with
the landlord’s thirtecn-ycar-old laughing,
bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked daughter Ollie.
As on** gers her to-day, the picture of per
fect health, it it hard to believe that nearly
nine of tho thirteen years of her life were spent
on tho bc'l of invalidism , that for months she
never walked, and for years suffered the pain,
tniscry and distress of iuHtunmatory rheuma
tism in its worst form.
Able physic: ms were employed but no
Ipcrman mt benefit resulted.
Mra. Iho npson hear I of a wonderful cure
which had been effected by Hr. Williams’
Pink Pills f>r Palo People, and was intbi
■enccd by it to purchase soma nf the pills tor
her daughter.
Before she had taken half a box. there was
- marked improvement in her condition ; when
had taken two boxes she was completely
to health. To-day, there is not a
healthier child than Ollie Thompson.
J?™ to th ® attention of the editor
11,.. , unty , nnd a reporter was
■detailed to learn the story of this remarkable
eaid°: j m r, ‘ ’Thompson’s own lips. She
“Olin was a hearty, well-developed child
from tire tnno she was born until she was I
three years old. In 1887 she was taken down
with inflammatory rheumatism. For nine
years she was never entirely free from the dis
ease, and much of the t<me was in an alarm- I
At times, she could not walk, I
•nd her spine was drawn out of shr ( e so that I
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“ Dr. Grigran, of Augusta, was the first
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through two serious times of the disease, and
finally told us he could not cure her. We
| doctored her moat al) the time, but when she
was ten y< ars old she had an unusually severe
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„ric t ity, where we were then living. He
tried bard to cure her but finally gave it up.
He said, ‘ I can do nothing further, the case is
the worst I have witnessed.’
“ We nearly gave up hope then, hut called
Dr. McDaniel w ho doctored her after we came
to Plymouth, but no benefit was derived.
“Then I heard bow Lnde Wesley Walton
had been cured by Dr. Williams’Pink Pills
for Pale People. Knowing the condition he
b:i<l been in, I thought if the pills cured him,
they might help Ollie. Consequently I bought
a box for her, and before she had finished it
she was much better. She continued taking
them, and v hen the second box had been used
she was well, and has had rheumatism
since.
“ I cannot ray too much for the Dr. Wil
liams’ Pink Pills for I believe Ollie would
’..ave been dead long ago,if she had not taken
I them.” Victoria Thompson.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th
! day of S< pt ember, 1897.
W. S. Romick, Notary Public.
I hereby state that I have examined Miss
I Ollie Thompson, and find uo outward ap
pearance of rheumatism.
W. D. Wade, M. D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
17th day of September, 1897.
W. S. Romick. Notary Public.
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CHAPTER XV i.
A GLOOMY GOODBY.
At that point my importance ceased.
Apparently seeing that the game was
up. Mr. Camp later in the morning ask
ed Mr. Cullen to give him an interview,
and when ho was allowed to pass the
sentry he came to the steps and suggest
ed:
“Perhaps we can arrange a compro
mise between the Missouri Western and
the Great Southern?"
“We can try. “ Mr. Cullen assented.
“Come into my car. "’ He made way
for Mr. Camp and was about to follow
him when Madge took hold of her fa
ther's arm, and. making him stoop,
whispered something tn him.
“What kind of a place? - ’ asked Mr.
Cullen, laughing.
“A good one. " his daughter replied..
Os the interview which took place in
side 218 J can speak only at second
hand, and the world knows about as
well as T how the contest was compro- I
misvd by the K. and A. being turned
over to the Missouri Western, the tern- ■
tory in southern California being di- I
vided between the California Central
and the Great Southern, and a traffic
arrangement agreed upon that satisfied
the G. S. The next day a Missouri West
ern board for the K. and A. was elected
without opposition, and they in turn
elected Mr. Cullen president of the K.
and A., so when my report of the hold
ing up went in he had the pleasure of
reading it. I closed it with a request
for instructions, but I never received
«iy, and that ended the matter, I torn
-d over the letters to the special agent
at Flagstaff, and I suppose his report is
slumbering in come pigeonhole in Wash
mgton, for I should have known of any
atte .pt to bring the culprits to punish
ment. Mr Cullen had’taken a big risk,
but came cut of it with a great lot of
money, for the Missouri Western bought
all his holdings in the K. and A. and
0. C. But the scare must have taught
him a lesson, for ever since then he's
been conservative and talks about the
foolishness of investors who try to get
more than 5 per cent or who think of
anything but good railroad bonds.
As for myself, a month after these
occurrences I was appointed superintend
ent of the Missouri Western, which by
this deal had become one of the largest
railroad systems in the world. It was a
big step up for so young a man and was
of course pure favoritism, due to Mr.
Cullen’s influence. I didn’t stay in the
position long, for within two years I
was offered?* the presidency of the Chi
cago and St. Paul, and I think that was
won on meri t. Whether or not, I hold
the position still and have made my
•oad earn and pay dividends right
through the panic.
Al] this is getting away ahead of
events, however. The election delayed us
so that we couldn't couple on to No. 4
that afternoon, ami consequently we
had to lie that night at Ash Forks, I
made the officers my excuse for keeping
away from the Cullens, as T wished to
avoid Madge. I did my best to bo good
company to the bluecoats and had a
first class dinner for them on my car,
but T was in a pretty glum mood, which
even champagne couldn't modify.
Though all necessity of a guard ceased
with the compromise, the cavalry re
mained till the next morning, and, aft
er giving the n a good breakfast, about
fi o’clock wo shook hands, the bugle
sounded, and off they rode. For the first
time I understood how a follow disap
pointed in love comes to enlist.
When I turned about to go into my
car, I found Madge standing on the
platform of 218 waving a handkerchief.
I paid no attention to her and started
up my steps.
“Mr. Gordon,’’ she said—and when
I looked at her I saw that she was flush
ing—“what is the matter?’’
I suppose most fellows would have
found some excuse, but for the life of
me I couldn't. All I. was able to say
was:
“I would rather not say, Misa Cul
len. * ’
“How unfair you are’’’ she cried.
“You—without the slightest reason
yen suddenly go out of your way to ill
treat, insult me, and yet will not tell me
the cause. ”
That made me angry. “Cause?"’ I
cried. “As if you didn't know of a
cause. What you don't know is that I
overheard your conversation with Lord
Ralles night before last. ’’
“My conversation with Lord Bailes?"’
exclaimed Madge in a bewildered way.
“Yes, - ’ I said bitterly, “keep up the
acting. The practice is good, even if it
deceives no one, ’’
“I don't understand a word you are
saying, “ said she, getting angry in turn.
“You speak as if I had done wrong, as
if—l don’t know what—and I have a
right to know to what you allude. ’’
“I don’t see how I can be any clear
er," I said. '‘ I was under the station
platform, hiding from the cowboys
7<ju ana jjora Ralles were walk
ing. I didn't want to be a listener, but
I heard a good deal of what you said. ’ ’
“But I didn’t walk with Lord Ralles, ’’
she cried. “The only person I walked
with was Captain Ackland. ”
That took me very much aback, for I
had never questioned in my mind that
it was Lord Ralles. Yet the moment she
spoke I realized how much alike the two
brothers’ voices were and how easily the
blurring of distance and planking might
have misled me. For a moment I was
speechless. I said;
“It makes no difference with whom
you were What you said was the essen
tial part. ’’
“But how could you for au instant
suppose that I could say what I did to
I/ud Ralles?" she exclaimed.
“I naturally thought he would be the
one to whom you would appeal concern
ing my 'insulting' conduct.'’
Madge looked at me for a moment as
if transfixed. Then she laughed and
cried:
“Oh. you idiot!"
hile I still looked at her in equal
amazement she went on: “I beg your
pardon, but you are so ridiculous that I
had to say it. Why. I wasn't talking
about you. but about Lord Ralles.’’
“Lord Ralles!" I cried.
“Yes.’’
“I don't understand," I exclaimed.
“XShy, Lord Ralles has been—has
been—oh, lie’s threatened that if I
wouldn't -that''—
‘ You mean he" - I began and then
stopped, for I couldn't believe my ears.
“ Oh, ” she burst out. “you probably
despise me already, but if you knew how
I scorn myself. Mr. Gordon, and what
I have endured from that man you
would only pity me.'’
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