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 DAUGE-
TER OF BONANZA FLOOD

The story Of how Buck Grant
courtej Miss Flood il in everybody's
mouth in San francisco. This morn
ing I went down to Mont Grey, the
Long Branch OF California. On the
train was Miss Flood with dozen
frolicksome California girls. Some Of
them got of at Menlo Park and
some went on to Monterey. MEMO
park ia the Audubon park OF San
Francisco. More than twenty mil
lionai.es have their residences there,
including Ex-Governor Stanford and
Mr.. Flood. II is here that Governor
Stanford has his 600 blooded horses,
and it is here that he bad those in |
stsntaneous photographs taken,
showing the exact attitude OF the
walking, racing and running horse.
These photographs Governor Stanford
showed to MISSIONER, the great mod
ern master in Paris, and they 80 ex-
cited him tnat be 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 FrenchmaH. But about
Miss Flood. The young lady is large
and handsome. She looks ike, snc
and is like, q thoroughly sensible
American girl.
.We eli like Miss Flood" said
San Francisco lady; ''she is 30 sensl
BILE. 90 democI ATTIC and so frank and
womanly. I tell you we we're all GLAD
when she mitteDed Buck Grant"
"But We in New Yord thought 1t
was the ether way, said. I'VE
thought Buck Grant hirted with Miss
FlOad."
"No." said my friend. II know
all about it vent to the Yosemite
with the party when Buck Graot and
Miss Flood we're 6rat thrown TO-
gether."
slow was III" asked.
"Well. when General Grant arrived
in San Francisco from his trip around
the world, he was entertained by Gov
ernor Stanford, Charles Crocker ano
Mr.. Flood. Grant took great fancy
to Flood. They are q good dea
ahke-both grim. sturdy, self nso'
men. The General and Mrs. Gran
II took fancy also to Miss Flood. 4
" fine looking girl, with q prospect o
four or Eve millions, is Rn interesting
object to any parent who has a poo
boy to fit out. We've had cadaver
GUS, fat chestsd, spectAcled, blue
stocking girls here IN San Frauclsc'
With rich fathers, whom prominer
eastern men have jumped 81 Tor to
money behind them, but Miss Floo
isn't that kind of q girl. She is
splendid glrl without any money
j But as / was saying. tue General an
Mrs. Grant liked Miss Flood. The
~ urged Buck to try and get her-"
Did Buck tryT
"Tryf Why, he just laid himsel
BE was the most devoted lover ev'
saw. He Was constantly getting Mi
Flood of one side that be might POI
the SIRENS tale OF love and hope. In
her ear. When We went up TO Airr'
Lake Buck got Miss Flood to sti
with him in the paEl0r of the hott
When We went to the Big Trees Boz
led Miss Flood home. Well, be hnaI
proposed and Miss FLOOD, without 81
thought, said"
"What?"
''Shs said yes, if father agrees
it,"
"Nhat did Buck do3"
"Why, be hurried back to FRS
and went to the rich banker at
Office in the Nevada Bank. Mr.. Flo
listened to the youog man respe
fully. yet with pleasure. But ssll!
turned to Buck and said:
sIts all very we'll 10 talk about
ting married, but you have no moE
A@ to support a wife with. What
YOUR chances in the future:!"
Young Grant, said he had no D
ness, bat was willing to do anythl
sVers we'll" said tos ,nillions
'sYou 20 back to New York, buy
stocks | Tell you 20, and deal for
months as suggest. and. | think
can fix you OUT.
.sDld Grant follow Flood's advlt
PHV precisely. He bought stocks
III "a Flood told him to. E7erytt
Buck Grant bought made mo
Every point Flood gave him,
great millionaire was sure 20 q
come out right. II was not Ions
fore young Grant had 500
ahead. Flood tod him to go in a
and double it. Grant kept right
Flood arranging it so that be sn
make. Soon Grant had $500
Il began to turn Ills head. Every
was taking about Buck CIR
success He didn't think that j
Flood behind him who ives ms
money for him. But it was F
and be was doing it 90 the 7
wouldn't say, me married
Rr daughter for money. Well. su
6Gs began to make the young mar
heavy. He could not stand 1t.
saw in himself great specul
when in fact 1t was Floods mani
tion behind the scenes that MAJ
dollars come in"
"What was the resulIs" / ask