The evening times., 1898-06-18
HELEN GOULD'0
THREE TASKS
First, Studied Practically How
to Handle Her Money.
Cleared Her Fathers Memory From,
stain, and Is Making u Business
Man of Her Brother.

Two totally dissimilar actions, both
showing true vigor and independence.
have brought Miss Helen Gould again
conspicucously before the American pub
lie. one is the presentation TO the United
States of Sl00.010 in cash TO be used in
prosecuting the war with Spain, the other
is her announced determination to punish
the woman who sought to cast :. cloud
over the matrimonial history OF Jay
Gould
on the 20th of next month Miss Gould
VIII have rounded out thirty years. The
record in the old family Bible Of the
Goulds proves this. But the casual OBJ
server would not believe she had reach
cd her 18th year. There is not the shadow
of line upon her bright. dark face. 1t
has the serenity of a child's. The brown
eyes brighten at some intellect-piquing
thought. or soften under a tender emo
;!On but they are always the mirror of a
calm, reflective soul Her forehead is
full and broad. her nose of delicate yet
pronounced outline. her lips full and firm.
Her eyebrows are heavy and give dis
tinc;!ve character TO her face.
Her complexion is a clear. dark olive.
Her teeth are small. regular and Of ivory
whteness, unmarked by any gleam Of
gold. Al the rare moments when she
smiles in a pretty, spontaneous fashion
of her own Helen GOuld's face is beauti-
full. Her friends wish she smiled oftener.
for hers is i gravity beyond her years.
She is slightly below the medium stature
and has wel-rounded figure. Her car
riage is marked by dignity. tempered by
gentleness.
She was the devoted nurse and insep-
| .rdoie companion of her .pl tlt,s motav-.
and it a heavy blow when the sad
4
ther and herself was a minsling of tilial
affection and comradeship. She was his
amanuensis. his pupil in the science of
business. the chosen companion OF MS
leisure hours. his fayOrite child. He was
her ideal and idol.
IL was noticed that when she attended
The recent Moody meetings. which she did
every evening. she wore The same hat she
had worn a year before. This. it was ar
gued. was It remarkable, Indifference to
sxternals in a young woman worth 500
600 600
Frank Gould is the person in whom
Miss Gould's wealth of affection centers.
| He is the being whom she loves best on
earth. II is whispered among those who
know her best that her devotion 10 her
youngest brother and her deep interest
in his education and the development of
his business tastes have precluded any
t'ivte,'A. VI Aidi 4dSG. lpul tTDulu :
education is completed. He has develop
ed business tastes entirely to his sister 5
satisfaction.
\ teamster stood idly at the curb OF
the Gould mansion on Fiftht Avenue one
morning. The reins We're thrown loosely
over his arm and he was staring at the
famous house in frank curiosity. He was
a brawny honest-faced lad. The young
mistress of the mansion watched him
with amusement from the other side OF
the mesh of lace yelling the windows
Plainly he would like to see the much.
talked-of mistress of the house. The
horses gave restive movement that
| Jerked the teamster to the pavement. His
head struck the curb with cruel force
| The mistress of s2o.G0o.oo0 did not wait
| to summon 4 servant. She ran to a clos
| the great doors of the mansion. and was
| the first to reach the man. She drew
| his wounded head upon ner lap and tbs
| man. whose skull had been cracked by
the force of the fall died looking in I'll.
| face of the mistress of the Gould man
| sion.
1t is well known that Count Bonifac,
| de Castellane paid court to Helen Goult
| until she ignored his attentions. wher
| he bestowed them upon her younger
| palmer and more appreciative sister, who
| became his wife. SocieSy. to whom Hell
| en- Gould will always be impenetrable
| and the deeds of Helen Gould inscruta
| Bile. marveled at this rich nobody's' re-
| fusal of an alliance with the descendant
| of a crusader. 1t would have been sur
| rrisinS had Miss Gould taken the trouble
| to prove, as she says she can-and tht
! person is yet to be found who ever i'm
pugned her word-that the Goulds sprans
| from a family as well known and almost
as old as the Castellanes.
Il set for myself three tasks in life'
| she said to n friend. II determined tC
| MT myself for the proper care of my for
| tune. / hope ! have succeeded in that
! ! resolved to clear my fathers memor,
| of the stain blackmailers tried to put
| upon 1t. That has been done. One re-
! mains. That is to make a good bushes.
man of my brother. Frank. When thi:
is done I shall feel that 7 am a woman
| without an occupation. almost without q
| purpose. Chicago Inter-Ocean.