The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
GRACE ELLIOTT Child When Wealth. for Her, Was Only
Dream and One That Seemed Not Likely to Ee Realized.

main in futter while the riches of
Monte Cristo lay Just ahead of her in
faith as well as in fancy, but Miss Elliott's
lie seems to have capacity for more ro-
nance than ever did maiden's life before.
Born few hours before her mothers
death in San Francisco. twenty-one years
ago; abandoned at once to an orphans
home by rich father who sailed to Aus
tralia with ner mothers remains; cared
for by strangers for year; adopted by
couple who knew and wanted to know
nothing of her parents; raised in the be-
lief that she was Mr.. and Mrs Elliott's
own child; discovering the story of her
life in an old mattress when grown to
maidenhood, and living on to young
womanhood with her own family story
com plete mystery, her life was, so fer,
strange enough.
Then two weeks ago the stray news
paper paragraph came into the modest
homo to tell of a vast estate for which
heirs were being sought, of two grand
nieces who expected to inherit 1t all, to
announce the vaguely remem bered name
of lmblay Clarke and to food the modest
and peaceful little home at 628 O'Farrell
street with the hope and belief that an
avalanche of wealth was suddenly coming.
This second romance in Grace Eiliott's
life Is either just beginning or is at its
highest development. The identity of the
ImDlay Clarke who sailed from Califor-
MIA to Australia, leaving a babe behind,
and of the one who died there so rich,
will soon be absolutely esta hlished, and
if there we're two Imblay CIarkes the new
romance will end with a pitiful crasn. If
there were not two in Australia those
millions are coming to Grace Elliott. No
absolute proof has yet been obtained, but
everything so far learned points to the
conclusion that the rich I'm blay Clarke
was Grace Eliiott's father. They will
know more when they hear from Cover
nor Griggs of New Jersey, wno with
Vice President Hobart, is attending to the
interests of the granunieces there. For
that word the Elliotts are chiefly waiting.
But meantime there is not shadow of
doubt in the minds OF Grace or her foster
parents that II is all coming out just right
This and the fact that great many other
people have the same faith are making
life hum brightly for the Elliotts. They
never realized how popular they were or
the many dear friends they had, though
tHey knew they had plenty of both popu-
Iarity and friends.
lob, we have just been crowded with
company for a week." said Miss Elliott
yesterday. "All my friends and mammals
and papa's friends have b en- trooping
here with congratulations, and 1t is very
nice to know you have good friends. Then
our family is large one here--the Elliott
family, but of course it seems really
mine-and night before last there were
sixteen of them here together. Only one
night we've got to bed before midnight"
Mrs. Elliott and Miss Grace have long
been members of Sim pson Memorial M. E.
Church, active in goou works and well
known in church circles, and many of
their friends, knowing of their benevolent
dispositions, have made advance appeals
for endowments, ETC., from those millions.
Only one promise has yet been made,
however. and that serves as hint of how
much good will be done in this world if
Grace Elliott gets Imblay Clark's mill
lions. She has given q written pledge to