Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

saw his money. which was all the life
he ever valued, fliping from him he
had pu. on the evil day 10 the last mo-
ment sunday afternoon. however. he
had received news that proved TO him
beyond a doubt the fact OF his utter
ruin The very house that he called his.
the chairs In which he sat. his carriage,
the dishes from which he ate had all
been bought by money for which he
himself had never really done an honest
stroke % pure labor.
II had all rested on tissue OF deceit
and speculation that had no foundation
In real values. lie know the fact better
than any ono else. but I've had hoped
with the hope that such men always
have that the same methods that
BROUGHT him tho money would also pre-
vent It's loss. lie Ind been deceived In
this ns many others have been. Aa
soon rs tho truth that he was PRACTICAL
~ "a hcEgnr had dawncd upon him he
saw no escape from suicide. II was the
Irresistible result % such NE ~ he
had lived. lie had made money his god.
As soon NJ that god had gone out " his
little world there was nothing more 10
worship. and when mans object OF
worship IL gone he has no more TO live
for. Thus died the great millionaire,
charles ". Sterling, and, verify, he died
aa the fool dlcih. Tor what " the gain
orr the loss ~ money compared with the
unsearchahlc riches ~ eternal lie,
witch are FAR beyond the reach ~
worldly speculation. loss or changer
Mir. ftcriings death was the result
M shock. She had not been taken into
her husbands confidence for years, but
she knew that the source of hla wealth
was rrccnrious Her life for several
years had been a death In life. Tho
ROLES always gave the impression that
they could endure more disaster un-
moved than any one else. Mrs. sterling
lllustratcd the old family tradition
when 'he was carried into the room
where her husband lay. but the feeble
tenement could not hold the spirit. and
Il gave up the ghost. torn AMI weakened
by long years of surering and dlsap-
pointment.
The effect Of this triple blow. the
death ~ father and mo,hcr AMI tho lora
OF property. waA Instantly apparent In
the sisters. The horror Of events stupe.
He'd Rose for weeks. She lay unmovcd
by sympathy or any EFFORT to rally She
did not seem TO realize yet that the
money which had been 30 large a part
Of her very existence was gone. Even
when she was told that she and Felicia
must leave the house and be dependent
upon relatives and friends she aid not
seem TO understand what II meant.
Felicia, however, was fully conscious
Of the facts. She knew Just what had
happened and why. She was talking
over her future plan. with her cousin
Rachel n few days after the funerals.
Mrs. wlnsiow and Rachel had loft Hay
mond and come 10 Chicago nt once aa
soon as the terrible news had reached
them, and with other friends OF the
family they were planning for the fu-
ture OF Rose ana teiicin.
Felicia. you ana Rose must come 60
Raymond with Us. That Il settled.
Mother viii not hear ~ any other plan
at present" Rachel had said. while her
beautiful face glowod with love FOR her
cousin a love that had deepencd day
hy day and was Intensified by the
knowledge that thoy both belonged To
the now diacipleship.
"unless could md something 10 do
here" answered Felicia, she looked
wistfully at Rachel, and Rachel said
gently.
What could you do. dear?"
Nothing. I was never taught TO do
anything except little music, and |
do not know enough about II TO teach
II or earn my living by i'll have learned
10 cook little" Felicia answered, with
"A slight smile.
Then you can cook for u.s. Mother
u always having trouble with her kitch-
en-" said Rachel. understanding well
enough that Felicia was thinking Of the
fact that she was now dependent for
her very food and shelter upon the
kindness of family friends.
II II true. the girls received little
something out OF the wreck of their Ia
Tiers fortune. but with a speculatorA