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

I saw his money. which was al the lie
/ he ever valued, slipping from him he
had put on the evil day TO the last mo-
/ ment sunday afternoon. however, he
! had received news that proved 70 him
I 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 Tor which he
himself had never really done an honest
stroke Of pure labor.
Il had all rested on tissue OF deceit
and speculation that had no foundation
IN real values. He knew the fact better
than any one else. but he had hoped
with the hope that such men always
have. that the same methods that
brought him the money would also pre-
vent its loss He had been deceived In
this as many others have been. As
soon as the truth that he was practical
~ q beggar had dawned upon him he
saw no escape from suicide. IL was the
irresistible result q such NE as he
had lived. lie had made money his god.
As soon as that god had gone out " his
little world there was nothing more to
worship and when a mans object Of
worship Is gone he has no more 10 live
for. Thus died the great millionaire.
Charles K Sterling. and, verify, he died
as the fool dieth. for what Is the gain
or the loss Of money compared with the
unsearchable riches Of eternal life,
which are far beyond the reach OF
worldly speculation. loss or change?
Mrs. Sterling's death was the result
OF shock She had not been taken into
her husbands confidence for years, but
she knew that the source of his wealth
was precarous. Her life for several
years had been a death In life, The
Roles always gave the impression that
they could endure more disaster un-
moved than any one else Mrs. sterling
illustrsJed 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
II gave up the ghost, torn ana Weakened
by long years Of suffering and dlsap-
pOlntment.
The effect Of this triple blow the
death Of father ana mother and the loss
OF property, was instantly apparent In
the sisters. The horror Of events stupe-
fed Rose for weeks. She lay unmOyed
by sympathy or any effort to rally. She
did not seem 10 realize yet that the
money which had been so 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 did not
seem 10 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 plans with her cousin
Rachel a few days after the funerals.
Mrs Winslow and Rachel had left Ray
mond and come TO Chicago at once IA
soon as the terrible news had reached
them, and with other friends OF the
family they We're planning for the flu
ture OF Rose and Felicia,
Felicia, you and Rose must come 10
Raymond with us. That Is settled.
Mother will not hear Of any other plan
at present" Rachel had said, while her
beautiful face glowed with love for her
cousin. a love that had deepened day
by day and was intensified by the
knowledge that they both belonged TO
the new discipeship
Unless | could find something 10 DO
here" answered Felicia. she looked
wistfully at Rachel, and Rachel said
gently:
What could you do, dear?"
Nothing. | was never taught to do
anything except a little music. and |
do not know enough about II to teach
II or earn my living by it'll have learned
to cook a little Felicia answered, with
a slight smile.
Then you can cook for us. Mother
is 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 Is true, the girls received a little
something out OF the wreck OF their IA
Tiers fortune, but with a SPECTATORS