Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-12 | Page 8 | First Visible Proof

First Visible Proof. On his return to England from. the Russo-Turklsh war David Christie Murray, the novelist, went at once to Hawarden to report on the situation .In the-Balkans to Mr. Gladstone. He wore his campaigning overcoat, a wonderful won-derful creation of camel's hair lined with bearskin.. As he was leaving Hawarden Mr. Gladstone, helping him cn with his overcoat, asked: . "Where did you. obtain possession of this extraordinary ex-traordinary garment, Mr. Murray?" "I bought it, sir, in Bulgaria." answered Mr. Murray. "Ah," said Gladstone, with-a perfectly grave face, and falling fall-ing back a step to look at it, "I have had much to say of the Bulgarian atrocities atro-cities of late years, but this is the only one of which I have bad ocular demon- r-4j'; stratlon.".. ' V