Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-18
Lost Husband and Money.
How A WEALTHY CAMBRIDGE LADY WAS DE-
CEIvED.

peared in the columns OF he Boston her
aid:
That imam is a CAV deceiver" has proved
true in many affairs of the human heart. and
TO the sorrow of some fair contidant who has
pinned her maiden love to the hckle afec-
tons or the designing hypocrisy OF the oppo-
site sex. That impressionable and Inexpe-
rienced Young girls should sometimes fall
victims to romantic wooing is not strange,
but when a woman who has seen half cen
tury of wears is taken in by rsilroad-like
love-mak ing al a mountain summer resort. II
is something to be wondered and smiled at
Such has proved TO be the sad experience of
Miss Lucy Torrey. or, more properly speak
ing. Mrs. DIR. Andrew Jackson Grant OF Cam
bridge, who is the latest TO realize mans IL
sincerity 10 affairs Of love and matrimony.
Miss Torrey, as it ia perhaps best to call her,
is quiet. modest appearing woman o. years
Of age who had lived nearly all her life in
Cambridge but who was born in England
She was the daughter of Robert and Harriet
F. Torrey. and i. very well known in Cam
bridge. She resides in a little house near
Harvard square, and ;s reputed to be worth
something like $50 600, represented mostly
by shares in the Cambridge horse railroad,
stock in various other railroads and fat
bank account. This latter, however is not
so fat as it was Miss Torrey is what people
call an sold maid" and her friends and sc-
quaintances always thought she would re-
msin so. But the female heart is susceptible
to Cupd's darts even when the shades of
evening have fallen upon life. There had
always been a place in Miss Torreys heart
for the right man, if he should ever happen
along. The right man was long time COM
ing, but he came At last, and. it might be re-
marked. that he went also, taking with him
some $4,000 and a large quantity of valuable
clothing. 1t came about in this way: About
Aug. |, Miss To,rey packed up her things
and went to the White Mountains for
months vacation. stopping at Littl ton n. II.
There she spent two weeks, enjoying the
beautiful scenery, breathing the pure noun
tain air and reading poetry with nothing to
disturb the sweet spirit of her maiden
dreams. At the end of that time portly.
good looking and well-dressed gentle
man, accompanied by motherly-
appearing. white haired woman, whom
he called his sister, registered at the hotel
where she was stopping Miss Tory parrlc-
ularly remarked for him, for he was the beau
ideal of her loves dream.
She felt that here was the man che could
love with all the passion which had been pent
up so MANY, many wears. In a remarkably
short time Miss Torrey had made the acquain
lance of the white-haired sister. A feeling
of mutual admiration sprung up between
them, and soon they talked as if they had
known each other for years. Then 1t was
learned that the brother was DR.. Andrew
Jackson Grant of Australia, an extremely
wealthy Engllshman born at Brighton, Eng.
1t was a remarkable coincidence that the
doctor and Miss Torrey were each "a years
of age, fact which rather pleased the Cam
bridge lady. The doctor was introduced, and
after a few careful inquiries he began Wig
orous courtship His story was that he was
immensely rich, owning valuable gold mines
and other property in Australia SO rich
was he that he found it absolutely impossible
to even spend his income. He had studied
medicine. but practictd little on account of
nis vast wealth. The sister had married a
wealthy Australian, the owner of MANY mines
and land property. The husband had died
some three years before, his death being fol-
lowed quickly by that Of his two children,
leaving his widow millions of money. but al
most alone in the world The bereavement
incident to their deaths had completely crush
ed the widow, whose hair turned perfec ly
white under her load of sorrow. Her health
was ruined, and it was decided that foreign
travel was the only thing which would
save her life. The brother proposed that
they Should go abroad, which they did at
once Before going, the wealthy widow made
a present of her elegant mansion, and extern
t lands adjoining, to her faithful servants
As reward Tor their fidelity. For three
vars they had been travelling all over the
world AT the present time they were doing"
America, and had Just come from the South,
through which they had travelled extensive
ly. They had also been in Canada,
and were going next to Califor
MIA, and from there back to Australia. DR..
Grant was well educated and well informed
man. and was fluent conversationalst. He
was rather distingue in appearance and wore
his full head of hair quite long and brushed
smoothly back His gray mustache was
gracefully trimmed. and he wore sparkling
diamond in his white shirt front. He laid
siege to Miss Torrey's heart with youthful
ardor. and was most assiduous in his atten-
tons. They walked and drove out together,
and wise ones wipked knowingly, as if to say
There's love match there =" The doctors
conquest was completed. The great ques-
ton was popped under the bright stars, and
Miss Torrev sweetly said yes The love
battle had beeu waged and won in week.
The doctor with the enthusiasm of first and
only love, wanted the marriage ceremony to
occur at once. GLOW nice and romantic it
would be to be married in the mountains"
was suggested, but Miss Torrey did not APP
prove of so great haste. She stopped to
think for momeOt how little she knew of
the man she had promistd to make her hus
band, and suggested that they wait year.
But year was long time at their meridian
of life, the doctor prote ted. but in vain, Miss
Torrey was decided, and would not change
her mind About Sept. l, Miss Torrey left
for Cambridge, DR.. Grant and his sister
were cordially invited to go with her and
make her house their headquarters. The
doctor jumped at the Invitation, for, he said
he could not bear to be away from his darling.
Residence was taken up at No. 10 Plympton
street, and the doctor never let up in his at
tentions upon his promised wife. They
were out riding constantly, and the quiet
neighborhood of Plympton street and vicinity
was fairly alive with gossip about the couple.
1t was noticed that Miss Tore and the doctor
called together several times at the bank where
the former had her money on deposit
BY various excuses the doctor succeeded in
getting her to draw out fully $4,000, it is said.
He managed also to get hold of part of it, but
Miss Torrey refused to let it all go out of her
hands just then. The doctor begged continu-
ally to have the marriage occur as soon as
possible, but Miss Torrev would not give in.
At last the sister played her little part. She
was not feeling well and she feared the rigors
of the stern New England winter which was
approaching. She must 20 to California for
her health, and not only that, but she blush
inuiv added thar abe honed r. And anotber