Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-05-03

Then a further sum was required. and
rather than take his little remaining
hoard, ho indorscd his friends notes
with his firms name, which was vio-
lation Of his co-partnership agreement.
Tho project failed. and Mr. Gray.
after writing heart-broken letter to
his wife explaining all the circum-
stances, and another TO his firm. in
which he stated that he would in time
make COED tho loss he had caused
them. had left the city, and from that
day no word had been heard from him.
His firm refused to take from Mrs
Gray the little money that she had, or
even accept from her the deeds Of her
homestead. which stood in her name
and said they were willing to wait Mr.
Gray's own time for settlement.
In all these years no word had come
from her father. They had lived rs
economically as they could. had let
the upper floor of the cottage TO a ten
ant, and still they had to encroach on
their small boarding. The mothers
health was broken and she became a
confirmed invalid which added another
drain. Eunice. who was but sixteen
at the time of her fathers flight, saw
but one way out Of the difficulty. She
must go to work Through her own
exertions she secured work in the
book-bindery where she now was, and
was earning fair wages. and there her
story ended.
''Oh! MIR Grayson." she added, ''ii
only mother could get strong. and
father would return. / would be a
happy girl again." aud she broke down
with burst Of tears.
comforted her as best l could, and
asked her how long her mother had
been so III. She said she | ad her first
suffusion Of blood in the early spring.
but since then they had been rather fire.
quent, and sometimes alarming. but
the medicine the doctor had prescribed
had always checked them.
When left her that night. l told her:
81 always want to be your friend, and
IL | can be Of any service in any way.
and do not sec it myself, you will,
Know, point It out to me-" And then
we said our first "good night"
Early next morning told my mother
the entire story Of our acquaintance,
and begged her to call on plrs. Graz
aud see II any thing could be done to
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 l could cali
the next evening II would to see how
her mother was. so did not wait at
the bridge, and took lonely ride.
When l reached home that night /
found note from mother asking me
TO come at once to Mrs. Gray's. | ar
rived there only to find my worst fears
realized. The poor woman had had
return of the hemorrhage shortly after
my mothers arrival. the physician had
been unable to stop it, and her life had
ebbed away.
There is no need to tell Of the quiet
funeral, or of the drive back from the
family plot 10 our own home. where
mother insisted Eunice should stay for
few days, until she had learned bet
ter to bear her grief The days grew
20 weeks, and. every time mention
was made by the poor girl Of the nee
essity Of her going home and back to
her work. mother said: mot yet"
What use is there to tell how they two
grew TO love each other, 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 parlor, it was shortly be-
fore Easter a year ago, mother said.
gently:
"Eunice. dear. you have no mother,
l have no daughter. l will gladly be
your mother if you will be my child"
i knelt at her feet and saidi For my
sake"
And so she staid. The cottage whore
her mother died was rented entire,
and brought her in enough means to
obviate any daily toll. and when June
Of last year was 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 tact, and here is where it comes
in. About month ago. as was
looking over the exchanges in the Of
flee, picked up the Leadyille Chroni.
Gle and read the following short para
graph:
"As Mr. Robert Graydon, the owner Of the
famous Holy Cross nine, WIS descending the
shaft in the second level, the buckot-rope part.
ed when near the bottom, and he was thrown
violently 20 the bottom Of the shaft. sustaining
injuries which IL Is feared are fatal Dr. Wis
ner, who was called In, told the injured man n
be had anY directions 10 give as 10 the disposal
OF his effects he had better do 80 at once lie
said hrs will and letter Of instruction we're In
Counselor Peters hands, and shortly after be-
came unconscious lie is not expected to 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 the letter OF Instructions IN his hands.
which was in an envelope indorsed: To be
opened only after my death" says that he
opened II In the presence OF witnesses and that
the only instructions II contained were a re-
quest 10 mud II Mrs. Elinor Gray and her
daughter Eunlce were living at No. - Clermont
avenue, Brooklyn. ". Y, and IN that event 20
not ~ them Of his death, as they were his
widow and daughter and that his real name
was Robert Gray. II = will leaves that after
the payment Of his Just debts, the property re-
yerts 20 the mother for her natural life, and al
her death 10 go solely 70 the daughter. Nr
Graydon or rather Gray, had Just sold q half
interest In his mine 70 a ST. Louis syndicate for
szs90Oo, and the transfer Of the deeds was 10
have taken place next Saturday"
] gave myself my own assignment
for that and maay succeeding days.
Eunice 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 hor about four thousand dollars