Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-27
6be Oie-up Of TIE
Greofrix Estate
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When my mother died and left me
Alone in the world l resolved to rent
! my house, spend a few months abroad
and on my return move into bachelor
quarters. During the preliminary weed
ing out of useless accumula tons l took
from box of old papers bundle that
| astonished me. 1t contained docu-
ments relating to an estate of which l
had never heard. They consisted OF
| deeds to houses and lands, also stocks.
bonds and other property.
| l could not have been more surprised
/ If an angel had come down from
heaven and lit on my shoulder. How
had these papers come into my posses
sion? l had no remembrance of hav-
ing placed anything in the box for
! several years. On examining some OF
i them l found the estate. to be held In
trust for minor, John Carter Greatrfx.
| had never heard of such person.
On further examination came to the
conclusion that the estate In question
must have remained unavailable by
! any one from the time these papers
had been placed in my box. What
should do in the matter? III | adver-
tised them and could give mo salts
factory reason for possessing them I
might be accused OF having stolen
them. ! had engaged my passage on
an ocean liner and resolved to pro
coed on my journey, which would give
me plenty OF time to- think over the
10, n ~. A
day.
During my trip met i'm Berlin an
American, Miss Eleanor Thurlow. who
was there with her mother studying
music with a view to teaching II on
her return. She finished her course
about the time / met her, and as her
mother and she spent the summer in
Switzerland l was enabled to see a
great deal Of them, for stayed where
they stayed, and on our return en-.
gagged passage on the same steamer.
Before embarking we were engaged.
During the voyage thought at inter-
walls about the estate of young John
Carter Greatrfx, wondering II he had
come into possession Of 1t and trying
to decide what l should do about max
Ing known that had the papers. Now
that another was the partner Of my
joys and sorrows felt my response
bility more keenly. debated whether
! should ronflde In Eleanor Thurlow:
but having known me only a very
short time. she might grow suspicious
Of me. No, would wait till she knew
me better. told her that I had
little properly and was engaged In a
business In which I was doing well.
On the whole, we could live comforta-
ply. She maintained a reserve with
reference to her own affairs; but as
abe was expecting to teach music. 1
concluded she was possessed or little
or nothing. We parted as soon a. we
reached America to go to our respec-
tive homes. which were q days journey
apart.
Meanwhile had resolved to refer the
matter Of the papers to my lawyer and
Be guided BY bis advice. In relating
the circumstance to him had no soon.
er mentioned the name OF the minor
| for whom the estate was held than be
jumped to his feet excitedly and, run
ming to bis partners. exclaimed:
The papers In the Greatrix estate
are foundy'
Years before the firm had settled
case Tor me out Of court and handed
me the papers concerning It which
tossed unopened IN box at home.