The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-19
AN EDITORS ROMANCE.
Tho Resemblance "a = Mans Dead GOn
Made His Fortune.

Tho Resemblance "a = Mani Dead Son
Made His Fortune.
BosroN. July 18.-A daily newspaper in
graduate Of Harvard University, whose
parents reside In Waltham. Mass. The
yonng editor wrote we'll, and his review Mt
tractcd the attention of the older literary
men Of Boston and the noiRhborhood. An
occasion arose for sending tho young gen.
tloman TO Montreal for u piece Of news
paper work. Hs went these and registered
At the st. Ilawlence hotel. He had been
there but a few hours whom hs noticed that
he was closely watched by a gentleman,
older than himself. who seemed TO be stay
ing In the hotel. Before his iirst evening
was passed he was surprised to receive a
card bearing. his own name from n gentle
man who waited an interview below. The
gentleman was asked to come to his room
and proved to be tho same n who had
watched the young man in she Office Of the
hotel. He at once explained his reason for
calling: lie said he was a membe OF the
- Ensl Gan,a.l p'rli H. h,a on ,o.. v .on
Sy death Sssa'1 to whom ho n me ' soune man ,on
from Boston bore n striking resem-
blance. and his interest in him had been in
craQsed by finding their names to be iden-
tical. He inquired concerning the young
mans family end all about him. The re-
salt was that he gave the Boston boy an ur-
gent invitation to come to England as hia
guest. at ths same time expressing . desire
70 make the acquaintance Of his parents.
lie at once accepted an invitation to visit
Waltham and moet them.
SO pressing was his request that tho
young mar should return with HIM to Lon
don that it was complied with at tho ear
lest possible moment. Taking with him
InkfAFa nf nfrnHnNtion IN n n haH ri IYf-
erary. men in England, the young editor
sailed tor that country. and in the space of
a few weeks found himself possessed Of a
valuable acquaintance among some of the
most important people of the old country.
Among others whom he met we're tho Walter
family, tho proprietors of the London
Times. One of the ladies of the family
took u special interest in him. and this ia
not st ange, for he was a man of attractive
person mi manners. Through her active
fundamentally an offer was soon
mado to him OF employment in
the Times Office. This came to him unex.
pected and undesired, and he was dis
posed to refase it. He was urged to accept,
however, aud was told that it would be easy
for him after spending 4 few months in the
homo office in London to 20 abroad on
some desirable duty for tho paper. He
accepted the offer, and after . few months
wal sent to Paris with independent author
IVY ouu unuor clIcuWstauCos every way
most agreeable. He 10 not a subordinate
of the noted De Blewitz. but acts a. q spe-
cial commissioner from the editor of the
Times in Paris. This brings him into rela-
tions with the highest functionaries. and ii
is doubtful il any one connected with the
paper has ever held = more important and
responsible place on its stat.
From the time he left Boston for Mon
trsal this young mans destiny seemed ia
have been shaped for him by Influences
over which he had no control whatever.
His nam is w. NJ. Fullerton, and every
word of what has been written about him
il stated by one of his personal
friends, to whom he told the story in Paris
last year.