The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30
BUCK AND JENNIE.
ELI PERKINS TELLS ABOUT THE FA-
NOUS LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN
You've GRANT AND TEE DAUeH-
TER OF BONANZA FLOOD

Long Branch OF OalllOrnla. On the
train was Miss Flood with dozen
frolicksome California girls. Some OF
them got of st Menlo Park and
some went on to Monterey. Menlo
park is the Audubon park OF San
Francisco. More than twenty mil
lion&i.es have their residences there,
including Ex-Governor Stanford and
Mr.. Flood. It is here that Governor
Stanford has his 900 blooded horses,
aud it is here that he had those in
Simultaneous photographs taken,
showing the exact attitude OF the
walking, racing and running horse.
These photographs Governor Stanford
showed to MISSIONER, the great mod
eIn master 10 Paris, and they go az
cited him that he painted the COVER.
nor's picture exactly the size that be
painted Mr.. Vanderbilt's. These are
the only two Americans ever painted
by the great Frenchman. But about
Miss Flood. The young lady is large
and handsome. She looks like, and
and is like, thoroughly sensible
American girl.
I'VE all like Miss Flood" said a
San Francisco lady; "she is so sensi
BILE, so demool attic and so frank and
womanly. tell you We we're all glad
when she mitteDed Buck Grant,"
"But We in New Yord thought it
was the ether way, 1 said. "We
thought Buck Grant hirted with Miss
Fload."
mo" said my friend. 81 know
all about it / vent to the Yosemite
with the party when Buck Grant and
Miss Flood we're first thrown to-
gether."
''How was it?" I asked.
"Well, when General Grant arrived
in San Francisco from his trip around
the world, be was entertained by Gov
ernor Stanford, Charles Croker and
Mr.. Flood. Grant took great fancy
to Flood. They are a good deal
alke-both grim, sturdy, selfmsde
men. The General and Mrs. Grant
took 9 fancy also to Miss Flood. A
fine looking girl, with q prospect OF
four or Eve millions, is an interesting
object to any parent who has poor
boy to fit out. We've had cadsver.
Gus, fat, chestsd, specialized, blue
stocking girls here "a San Francisco
with rich fathers, whom prominent
eastern men have jumped 81 for the
money behind them, but Miss Flood
isn't that kind of a girl. She is a
splendid girl without any money.
But as was saying. the General and
Mrs. Grant liked Miss Flood. They
urged Buck to try and get her"
did Buck trYW
'Tryi Why. he just laid himself.
BE was the most devoted lover I ever
saw. He Was constantly getting Miss
Flood of one side that be might pour
the SIRENS tale OF love and hope. Into |
her ear. When We went up TO Mirror |
Lake Buck got Miss Flood to stay !
with him in the psrlor of the hotel.
When ne went to the Big Trees Buck |
led Miss Flood home. Well, be finally |
proposed and Miss Flood, without any |
thought, said"
"WhAt?"
"shs said yes, if father agrees to
it,"
"What did Buck do2"
"Why, he hurried back to Frisco |
and went to the rich banker at his |
Office in the Nevada Bank. Mr. Flood |
listened to the young man respect
fully, yet with pleasure. But still be
turned to Buck and said:
''Its all very veil 10 talk about get
ting married, but you have no moneg
to support a wife with. What are
your chances in the future??"
Young Grant said be had no basi-
ness, but WAS willing to do anything.
Very veil, " said toe millionaire.
"You 90 back to New York, buy the
stocks Tell you 60, and deal for SIX
months as l suggest. and, I think, We
can fix you OUT
'sDid Grant follow Flocd's adVioe2"
Precisely. He bought stocks Just
a. Food told him to. Everything
Buck Grant bought made money.
Every point Flood gave him, the
great millionaire was sure to make
come out right. It was not long be-
fore young Grant had 500, COO
aht ad. Flood tod him to 60 in again
and double it. Grant kept right on;
Flood arranging it so that be should
make. Soon Grant had $500 600
Il began to iurn his mead. Everybody
was taking about Bucx Grants
success He didn't think that il was
Flood behind him who Wss making
money for him. But it was Flood.
and be vas doing it 90 the world
wouldn't say, me married my
daughter for money Well, success
began to make the young man TOP
heavy. He could not stand 1t. He
saw in himself 8 great speculation,
when in fact it was Floods manipuls-
ton behind the scenes that made tins
dollars come in.
"Whst was the resultS" l asked.
"After young Grant made $500. 900
and the world was talking about il.
the Floods began to think it was time
to bring him back to California To |
oomp iete his nuptial ARRANGEMENTS
1t was then that Buck Grant began |
to geG dizzy-headed. He was courted |
and fsttered by other girls then for
the money which Flood had made for