Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-07-08

Two months afterWard they were
mar1eu. ana me society journals gave
column to the affair. The honeymoon
was spent on the continent and Christ
mas and New Years on the Nile. Then
they Travelled lcisurcly TO the far east.
At HOnSkong Grey received notice that
he had been assigned to Chinkiang. on
the Iangtse river. and thithcr the cOu-
pie repaired. \ year after their arrival
Mrs. Grey became the mother of what
the port doctor was pleased to call "thc
best British babe ever born on the
great river" Chinkiang is full of fever
and malaria. These had no influence
on the babe, which thrivcd from the
first, but they played havoc with the
mother and the English nurscmaid
The latter fell so sick that she had to
be sent home. She was replaced by
poor native woman. All Tai. who was
employed by missionary not far from
the consulate
The new nurse was not very attrac
tive. Her face was prcmaturcly old
and marred by recent attack OF small
poX. Her eyebrows and lashcs and
much of her front hair were gone, and
the malady had affected her voice,
which was harsh and deep. But be-
meath her unprcpossessing exterior the
woman displayed intelligence. fidelity
and skill. The baby took to her, and as
the mother grew weak the nurse and
child became inseparablc. Grey paid
little attention to either. What thought
lie did rot give to his Office was be-
slowed On his wife, who was slowly
becoming helpless invalid. He ap-
pcalcd to the ambassador and after
much red tape obtained transfer from
Chiniiang to his old post Che Foo.
Mrs. Grey heard the news with a Ian
guild smile. SO low was her vitality
that the prospect of exchanging dreary
and masmatic Chinkiang for sunny
and picturesque Che Foo hardly stir
red her heart. Grey noticed her apa-
thy, but said nothing. She had played
her part in his lifes drama and now
was Of but secondary Importance.
w
through the stalwart baby growing in
the garden with the nurse. Within Il
year or two, according to reports from
homc the present baronet would be no
more, and then Il new career would be-
gin for both the baby and his father.
Preparations for the voyage to the
north We're soon made They sailed
down the mighty river to Shanghai and
waited in that metropolis for coast
steamer to Che Foo. One arrived, and
by some coincidence it proved 10 be the
same which had carried both Miss IRE
vclyan and thereafter Grey from Che
Foo to Shanghai. The master. Captain
Daniels, gave them Il hearty welcome
and set aside for them the best cabin in
his stanch little boat
The northeast monsoon had just set
in, and the voyage up to.tllc ShangtunG
prOmontOry was rough and depressing.
Mrs. Grey kept to her bed, while Grey
passed his time with the officers and
engineers. The baby and nurse had the
saloon to themselves, where the former
made merry from dawn until dark. AS
they passed the pronontory and en-
tered the Yellow sea the weather be-
gan to change, and the day on which
they reached Che Foo saw Il clear.
warm sky and smooth sea.
Mrs. Grey was carried out upon the
deck and laid, carefully wrapped, in Il
long chair Near her in another chair
was the nurse with the child The ap-
prpaching end of the journey was af
fecting all of the party. The sick wo-
man had n hectic flush on her cheeks
which made her look quite beautiful.
Tho nurse was attired in rich blue silk,