Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

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disssat cousin Of his l nnkt also re-
main . widow for the sane period Of
.iEae; fer. in the eveat Of my rsm.rry-
Ing within the i've years. wouia lose
ell Of the money. which was ia that
case - revert 70 the same relative.
was indignant al the latter clause;
for lad fully meant 20 rsmais faith
ful 70 nv husbands memory. snd re-
sented the impntstion that l might DOT
They wanted nae to break the viii;
but this l indignantly refused. al
though they said ! could easily 60 it
owed Mr. Laurence good deal more
than be owed me. and was better OF
than l had been year aga 10.
would take my choice OF money or IL
dependence. | did choose. after some
hesitation. and SO great was nay horror
ct the thought OF poverty that chose
the FIRST, and made rny preparations 10
go TO Greystone- Rachel offered 10 &c
company me 10 nay new residences ard
remain with me there was delighted
at the prospect Of her company. but
hesitated to accept what | could not
bat regard as a sacrifice on her part.
She smiled when put It in this way
10 her.
"All places are alike 70 me. nv dear
Helen: can be contented anywhere"
she answered. Il am twenty-eight
years old and have ceased to care for
grycties; it is different with you"
II was spring when we first went TO
Greystone, and the country was At its
loveliest. Solitude ia such beautiful
spot seemed very pleasant, and sum-
ner was upon us before we realised it.
had two or three intimate friends TO
visit me. and tho season passed quick
ly and agreeably enough. Then au-
tumn came with its own peculiar
charm. and we enjoyed exploring the
country under its new aspect. Even
the long, quiet winter did not prove
uncomfortable. though at least drew q
little breath of relief when it ended
Rachel did not mind the stiffness and
loneliness; in fact, think she rather
preferred them. She seemed to have
found peace which stood her in s.rai
of happiness and was not a con:cmi :
bic substitute for it. / sometimes CT
Wed her.
Our life went on SO quietly that any
unusual incident which served TO
break its monotony awokc our IN
tere.t to degree disproportion-
nte to the magnitude Of the even.
Perhaps that was why specu-
lated o great deal over az aivcn-
ture which betcll rae Ia January.
l was taking my daily walk alone,
Rachel, who always accompanied NE,
being detained indoors by bad attack
Of neuralgia. had done ell could to
make her comfortable and she had
dropped into dcze before started.
have said YVES alone; but should
not have usedthat expression, for had
a companion whose society was great
co-ufort to me. / forgot TO mention
one very agreeable adjunct of the cs-
tablishment at Greystonc which had
found there On my arrival; it was q
beautiful greyhound. Jupiter by name
He had been the pet dog Of Mr..
Laurenco's cousin, who had made his
home with my husbands mother until
her death. Eve years previously. This
! young man. Wayne Goodwin by name,
had been abroad ever since, SO had
never seen him. lie had sent rne a
letter Of coincidence when informed by
the lawyer of my husbands death and
the will making him possible legatee.
On this particular morning, warmly
wrapped up in furs, walked along,
Jupiter bounding at my side. until we
reached a wood, whose tall trees, their
topmost branches swaying in the wind,
looked like giant skeletons waving
aloit their skinny arms As We passed.
| noticed the animal gave start as Il
alarmed laid my hand tcnderly OF
his long nose, while l looked down q
him reassuringly. Then / glances
reason for his fright, and noticed ;
stranger coming toward u.s. de was ;
good-looking man, well dressed, anc
newcomers were not an everyday &C
currence in our Z nifty; but shouls
probably not have given him n secon,
thought. had it rot been for Jupiter
strange conduct. The animal gazcd .
the approaching figure n few moments
long and earnestly; then made two o
three leaps forward. and, boforc
could recover from my establishment
was licking his hand, barking. and il
canine fashion expressing unnistakn
BILE pleasure at the meeting
was completely puzzled; for tn
stranger. after returning Jupiter's al
fectionate greeting with interest, CAV
me a rapid glance, lifted his hat an
went on his way without a wore @. es
PLANTATION. With some difficulty, re
strained the dog from following him
and, burning with indignation at tn
mans behavior, which seemed to me a
peculiar as the four-footed creatures,
continued my walk. cut my prone
made short, however, a. soon as
thought IL was compatible with N
dignity to do SO. and fastened 70 sc
Rachel found her nauch improved
so poured ont nv curious nsrrativ
without pause When had flushed
she merely smiled aad made no coz
ment. Almost the only irritating
thing about Rachel was her lack c
curiosity.
Curiosity. like all emotions Of tn
human mind, dies from lack of fooC
SO. hearing nothing more of the objec
of Jupi,er's interest. I sooa ceased I
think about him.
Two or three weeks after my encour
ter. Rachel and took walk togethel
We went in the direction Of the villa-'
"a my cousin had an errand there, an
on our way. we passed the Rraveyar
on hill back OF the church, where a
Mr.. Laurence's family were buries
Before we rua.aed our destination.