The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-12-04
WHOLE NO. S5e
LIKE A ROMANCE.
THE STORY OF A BROOKLYN BOY
WHO RAN AWAY.
How II Happens That He viii FnIHII the
Wishes of His Dead Mother and
Share . Fortune with
His Wife.

TOT feFeTAl years prior 10 1911, Mr..
Joseph W. Walter, n member Of the pro.
duce exchange residing on Greene avenue.
near st. James place. made money rapidly
and lived with his wife and son In good
style. In that year he died. leaving his
fortune Of nearly tiOO. 600 to his widow un-
conditionaliy. Mn Walters was at that
time about 4s years OF age. and her son.
Lester. nearly IL He was high spirited
and educated beyond bis years. His mother
intended him for one Of the professions, the
law being her first choice. But young Les
ter demurred and pleaded for a more active
life. To this Mr. Walters could not bt
brought to agree and he secretly saved ur
small sums Of money until he had accumu.
lated a certain sum. He finally disappeared
without any explanation. After mourning
him as dead for two year,, having in the
meantime spent much money in q vair.
search for him. Mrs Waters advertised in
The Eagle and Herald Tor young lady
companion.
HANDSOME HEROINE.
Among the ladies who responds was Miss
Marie de Lasalle Tor DeLacy. as she was
calledD a French girl. whose parents were
dead. She was very handsome we'll edu-
Gated and had been brought up in
good society in Paris and New York.
Mrs Walters engaged her. For sew
eral years Mrs. Walters and her
young companion continued to reside in
Greene avenue. and then they started for
Europe. where they passed several years.
travelling from CITY to city and country to
country. In 1881 they returned to the
United States and took up their re .!dence
near Fifty-seventh street, In New York
ale Tha hul -,
years spent in travel 80 endeared herself to
Mrs Walters that she was treated as a
daughter
After her interment in Green wood cemetery
her will was op,nad and then 1t was found
she had disposed of her fortune in singular
manner. The estate was valued at q little
over $50, 900. and this was devised to Marie
DeLacy entirely, with several conditions.
She was enjoined to continue the search Of
Lester Walters, and on proof Of his death
the fortune was to become Marie's abSo-
lutely. II she found him to be alive the
fortune was to be divided equally among
them, and IL either Of them refused to
marry the other he or she was to forfeit the
entire half Of the fortune to the other. II
Lester was married when he should be
found then Marie, who was appointed sole
executrix OF the will, was to receive the
$50, 600 Miss DeLacy was introduced to
Lawyer John s. Grifiiths, of the Garfsid
building, and he took the necessary steps to
prove the will in the office of the surrogate
of New York county. Miss DeLacy also
commissioned Mr.. Grffiths to advertise for
Lester Walters
ONE OF THE SILVER KINGS,
T.. H.
hint from former school fellow OF LISTERS
that he had, when a boy, often expressed
his Intention Of running away to Mexico
Advertisements were inserted In Mexican
and South American pa pers for some time.
but at last, about a year ago. all hope OF
finding young Walters was abandoned.
Some months ago a sunburned gentleman,
we'll known in New York city as one Of the
silver kings OF Mexico. callsi on Mr. Grit
fths In his office. Mr.. Griffiths asksi him
II he had ever heard Of Lester w. Walters.
II should say had" was the reply. "Hs
owns q considerable share in silver mine
at Niavis and Is quite a wealthy man."
Then Mr. Griffiths learned that young
Wal ers had lived In Mexico since he rar
away from his home in Gresne avenue. He
had been engaged in the cattle business, the
lumber business, had worked In silver
mine as a sort Of denuty superintendent
and finally acquired a large share in the
property. But the most interesting news to
Mr.. Griffiths was that he remained un-
married. Not many weeks later Lester W.
Walters returned tn Brooklyn and called
upon Mr.. Griffiths He inquired about his
mother and the property, and was told that
the necessary legal steps were being taken
to settle the estate. Walters has grown
into q handsome man, half Mexican half
American. u could see that he was not the
sort of fellow to have q woman thrown at
him." said Mr.. Griffiths to friend.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
The lawyer invited Mr.. Walters. who Is
staying at the New York hotel, to 20 to the
Park theatre with him, and secured two
orchestra seats the same day. The
seats were close to q handsome young
woman sitting in the stage box. She was
in full dress, and, being pronounced bru-
nette, not unlike Mexican, attracted gem
aral attention and admiration
At the end matters had been so excel
lsntly managed that Mr.. Walters found
himself sscorting the lady out OF the the
atre to q carriage. Messrs. Griffiths and
his Mexican friend walking along behind
that he made love with such tropical
ardor. and proposed, and was accepted.
They are to be married In few days,
and will pass their honeymoon in Mexico
and afterward return to Brooklyn to live.
slow did no take III" said Mr.. Griffiths,
a. he concluded relating the above facts,
@Why. we did not tell him anything about
Miss DeLacy being his mothers companion
s,nku oHk kha, nd han
when he learned all the facts he thanked us
for the trickery we had resorted to make
him obey his dead mothers wishes"