The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-10

happy girl sgain. " and she broke down
with . burst Of tears
eOmiorted her as best I could. and
asked her how long her mother had
been 50 ~ She said she had her first
sudusiOn Of blood in the early spring.
but since then they had been rather ire
quent and sometimes alarming. but
the medicine the doctor had prescribed
had always checked them
When / left her that night. told her:
81 always want 70 be your friend. and
II can be Of any service in any way.
and do not sec il myself, you win. l
know. point Il ont to me-" And then
we said our first good night"
Early next morning told my mother
the entire story II our acquaintance.
and begged her to call on Mrs Gray
and see If any thing could BE- done 10
relieve her in any WAY. which she
promised to do. Eunice had told me
when we parted at night that she might
be late in going over. but / could call
the next evening II I would to see how
her mother was. so did not wait at
the bridge. and took lonely ride.
When | reached home that night
found a note from mother asking me
to come at once to Mrs. Gray's. l ar
rived there only to find nv worst fears
realized. The poor woman had had
return Of the hemOrrhage shortly after
my mothers arrival, the physician had
been unable 10 stop il, and her life had
ebbed away.
There is no need to tell nf the quiet
funeral. or OF the drive back from the
family plot To our own home. where
mother insisted Eunice shou Il stay for
n few DAYS. until she had learned bet
ter to lear her grief The days grew
to weeks, and. every time mention
was made by the poor girl Of the nee
essity Of her going home and hack to
her work. mother said: mot yet"
What use is there 10 tell how they two
grew to love each o her. or of the state
Of my own heart for | was well aware
that Eunice knew. even il had not
spoken
One night as we sat by the fire in
our snug parlnr. it was shortly be-
fore Easter a year ago. mother said.
gently:
"Eunice. dear. you have NO mother.
have no daughter. | will gladly be
your mother If you will be my child "
1 knelt at her feet aud said: "FOr my
sake"
And so she staid The cottage where
her mother died was rented entire.
and brought her in enough means to
obyiate any daily toll. and when June
Of last year WIS brightest she really
became my mothers daughter and my
wife.
There is very little romance in all
this, yOu say, and that. no doubt. Is
the fact, and here is where il comes
in. About a month ago as was
looking over the exchanges in the Of
fee. picked up the Leadville ChrORi-
Gle and read the following short para
graph:
AS Mr. Robert Graydon. the owner OF the
famous Holy Cross mine, was descending the
shaft In the second level. the bucketrUpe part
ed when near the bottom, and he was thrown
violently TO the bottom OF the SHAFT. sustaining
/ injuries which it is feared are fatal DR.. Wis
ner. Who was called In. told the injured man n
he had any directions TO give as 70 the disposal
| Of his effects ne had better do 50 a. once. He
said has viii aud a letter OF instruction we're In
Counselor Peters hands, aud shortly after be-
came unconscious He Is not expected 70 live
through the night"
In the next issue was this:
"Mr. Graydon. OF the Holy Cross mine, died
shortly after midnight Counsellor Peters.
who held tie letter Of Instructions m his hands.
which was in an envelope indorsed: To b
opened only after my death says that he
opened Il In the presence Of Witnesses, and that
the only Instructions u contained were q ~
| quest 70 find n q Mrs. Elinor Gray and her
laughter Eunics were living 81 No. - ClermOnt
avenns, BROOKLYN. n. y, and IN that event. 70
not ~ them Of his death. Is they Uers his
widow and daughter, and that his real mans
was Robert Gray. Hs will leaves that after
the payment Of his just debts, the property TO
Verts 20 the mother for her natural life. and %
her death 10 so solely 10 the daughter. Mr..
Graydon or rather Gray, had just sid q half
interest In his mine 70 = ST. Lou . syndicate for
essl000, and the transfer OF the deeds was 70
have taken place nett Saturday"
gave myself mygown assignment
for that and many succeeding days.
Euniee and / made the trip to Gun
nisOn armed with the proper proof Of
her identity. and carried out the terms
OF her fathers contract The mine
pays her about four thousand dollars
monthly; the firm Of which Mr. Gray
was = member has been paid in full
with interest and / no longer fear the
frown Of the city editor, but rather
patronize him when drop in on him
and take him over to the Aston House
for luncheon. - Walter Cooper, IN
brakes Magazine.