New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20
I ID HfEF, 9I BROKEN OF HOME.
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I'm San Francisco, on tue north side of Folsom
ST. overlooking Mission Bay stands platial residence
TIE interior OF this house Is more beautiful than
its exterior, every apartment being In It's way gem Of
magm6ceDee and refinement i1 e9r.r-..... mi nsfl
The library especially realizes the most perfect ideal Of
elegant and cultured home. BIZ lGo a., T ll Bog
Aud yet, Mt the moment look in upon hm-One An.
gust afternoon as he occupied his hrarythe proprietor
OF all this wealth appeared Of all nsorabe
He was Mr.. Morton Prebe, for many years leading
banker Of San Francisco. % ao. lf.Iu. al.f asU ~
was in vain that the broad bay.window
end OF the had been opened giving ngress to the
sunshine and the fragrance OF rare howers-in VAN that
the walls lined with richly carved bookcases and
pantDgin that soft couehes and luxurious chairs
| had been gathered around him.
lie wretched. aA.."1 @ '-+.l
He lay on soa the deptbsof the great bay window.
the wreck OF powerful man. His fgure was thin
and gaun his face white marble; his eyes having an
expression of woul apprehension, Of narrowing anxiety,
| OF dreadful expectancy, 81. r silr.
1t evident at glance that merely physical all
ment had made him what he was. r.-... p f-..lrr.t
BY what whitening secret by what destroying afhc-
ton had he been thus agOnzedi titus haunted' thus
hunted be so noble and good! he so wealthy and dis
| tngushed! '"
As lie moved restlessy upon his luxurious cushions tho
pretty clock the maneLpece struck five, every stroke
seeming to fall like hammer upon tile heart OF the
nervous invalid aroused himself, struggling feebly
| TO sitting posture. IH ~
"ob, will this fatal day never, pass' be mur.
mured NOR bring us rellefp
Noticing with nervous start that lie was alone, DO
touched bell upon table before hin, and called;
| "HeleD, Helen! where are your lfa'f
Before the echoes ct voice had died out step was
| heard, and his wife entered his presence
az left you only for a moment Morton" she said. ad-
| vancing 10 the bankers side. "YOu were doing,
| think wished to send for the doctOrr' ,,...
she was SeaT %9 6 EL s and az o Sfa
In which the brightness aud sweetness OF suirhlny
no less poignant than that eynced by her husband
"The doctorr he echoed, half reproacI fully; -.
she drew chair to the side Of the .o and sat down
nnneTc ' touch He viii be here Immediately Your
last nervous crisis alarmed me. You may become se-
MI Preble bestowed aectOnate look upon bis wife.
O T doctgUD he cannot minister to mind diseased
Oh IL these long would only pass! II only knew
what the day has yet in store Tor Us proo ,,n
erenily trstful glance upward through the open widow
at tho blue sky ana as bne I0f from Ss " f and
| wickedness OF earth to the goodness and mercy 90
The banker gave low. soblLng sigh. $50
81 cannot look up Helen" he 2n'Xered' %itn a a
grave that is opening before met IT., ..o,,.s .o,,,v
Mrs Preblc continued to stroke BIS i8eneaa sc ,
while lifted her pale face 10 the sunlight streaming
Look up, Mortcn--aiways look up" she again en-.
TONED upon the invalid During all these years
If agony have not doubted ehr the goodness or
o ne SsV sbS be comiored believe that we stall YET
kee5y than we have S9rnsd ana s" lone
The face Of the invalid lighted up with answering
SSGIorious faithi nv WIFE you are indeed blessed
Knock resoanded on sidedoo thls 1ancurc, and
the next moment DR. Hutton the family physician" TOT
lie an old man PSry 10 hSSTs w T an mar mar
OF sbrewd eyes. and with exuberant 6oyshues
OF that sat well upon him. lie had kina hsss
the husband and Wife and lifted the thu restless hand ef
the Invalid, feeling his pulse. &, 49, ,,o, mans.
worrying again. Ell. Mr. Predict You Src T iea
SPiS.e1a : :, = 49, -, .,o.nno,
must not-sleep to-day need TO be broad awake
now for cannot tell at any moment what the next may
bring FORTH am looking for the elimination OF all MY
years OF angsh-for the crownlug agony oil Tue WHOLE
even d a. and TI aSeH was m sound that had
disturbed him not repeated he sank back again 90
| his cushions, palId and painting.
The doctor looked at Mrs. Preble with an anxious.
IS tho anniversary" she replied to his unspoken In
qury" the anniversary OF onr loss" .....t
Yes It's another Of those terrible days" cried tho
banker, in hollow whisper SIT dow, dogn, doctor ana
to day aud almost Wild with apprehension and aHxi'
eT Dr.. Hutton drew MP chair and seated himself hs
face expressing the double solie!tade OF friend aud
you knew us fourteen years ago. DOCTOR said Mr.
Prebe. 1--WE lived then where we do now, In cottage
on the OF this great mansion There but three
of u.s. Helen and three-year ell Jessie. Aud it
fourteen years ago to-day that our little jesse was
81 remember It," said the doctor softly. "Yct might
she been osr Mr. Predict She went out TO play
ee ahs 81 sy yCu again She might a S yed
$50 we thought for whole year, DOCTOR interrupted
stolen We searched everywhere for her, aud Offered n-
rewards for her recovery emi4yed detectives,
the steps nto that owergarden AMI he pointed TO TIE
front OF the house. az II the earth had opened and swa
! lowed her up, we never saw her again. u.s..
"she must have found tue gate open, ana wandered
| down 10 the waters and been drowned"
The banker fixed his burning eyes upon the ply sciabs
said we never saw the poor child again. did nos
| August 1884 For year thought her dead. Bat
the anniversary Of loss We received written mes
| IA message p cried Dr. Hutton starting
A mere serawla single line IN hand evidently dis
g1ised," said the banker I" Her u Is" ,. ,..r.
the table, and held up TO the view OF the PHYSICIAN
| who read as follows: CID ..IE4
| August 9. 1855 JESSIE Ia. Aai Jessie" ......
DIR Hutton looked witha pnEzled air, from the scrap
paper which he turned over und over to the coune-
can make nothing Of his he dec ared. merely
date with the name OF your lost daughter IL tells me
"Nor did It us, at first" said Mr.. Prebe. Then tina,
name and that date, with the demon laugh connecting
them set us to thinking. whole year aconiEed
dreadful problem and then We received another mes
sage, which you shall see"
He thrust second slip Of paper identical In shape and
appearance with tho rst before the gaze OF Dr. Hutton,
who read IL aloud: a.. .. I'D
| "August o. 1856 Your J,sst stu Lies" '
! The physician started. Us II electrified. .
"Ahl this something Notwithstanding decisive"
he mutered. 1T convinced you that your daughter
YES. doctorD said Mr. Preble, "and every annivers
sary OF that day has brought us some message
appearance OF the child mysterious II Is, does nos
seem 10 me half so strange as that tho villain took
her away could contrive to communicate With every
year since and always particular day-he anniyer
OF that on which she was our oein4
who still greater wOnief