Evening journal., 1905-04-15
Obe Oie-up Of the
Greofriac ES1afe
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ana on my return move into DacnelOr
quarters. During the preliminary weed
ing out OF useless accumulations 1 took
from box Of old papers a bundle that
astonished me- It contained dOcu-
ments relating to an estate Of which 1
had never heard. They consisted Of
deeds to houses and lands, also stocks,
bonds and other property.
/ could not brve been more surprised
II an angel had come down from
heaven and lit on my shoulder How
had these papers come into my posses
sion? i had no remembrance Of hav-
ing placed anything in the box for
several years. On examining some of
them l found the estate to be held in
trust for minor, John Carter Greatrix. /
I had never heard of such a person. |
On further examination 1 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? If adver-
ti7ed them and could give no salts
factory reason for possessing them l
might be accused OF having stolen
them. / had engaged my passage on
an ocean liner and resolved to pro-
ceed on my journey, which would give
me plenty of time to think over the
best course to pursue. l sailed the next
day.
During my trip l met in Berlin an
American. Miss Eleanor Thurlow. who
was there with her mother studying
IN fannhfprr a ON
her return She finished her course
about the time l met her, and as her
mother and she spent the summer I'm
Switzerland l was enabled to see a
great deal of them, for l stayed where
they stayed, and on our return l 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 Greatrix, wondering If he had
come into possession Of it 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 l felt my RESPONSE
bility more keenly I debated whether
] should confide 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. I told her that / had a
little property and was engaged in a
\ business in which I was doing well.
On the whole, we could live comforta-
bly,. she maintained a reserve with
sssference to her own AFFAIRS but, as
Ryhe was expecting to teach music I
4 concluded she was possessed Of little
Eor nothing. We parted as soon as we
M reached America 10 go to our respec-
n tive homes, which were n days journey
y apart
Meanwhile had resolved to refer the
matter Of the papers to my lawyer and
be guided by his advice In relating
the circumstance to him had no soon
er mentioned the name of the minor
for whom the estate was held than he
Jumped TO his feet excitedly and. run
hing to his partners. exclaimed:
"The papers in the Greatrix estate
are fOundw
Years before the firm had settled a
case for me out Of court and handed
me the papers concerning it. which
tossed unopened in a box at home
Later I was given another bundle con
tanning the papers in this same case
and, supposing them to be additional
documents, tossed them into the same
box. One of these bundles contained
the Greatrix papers, given me by mis-
take.
Immediately on my return to my
rooms wrote my fiancee, unburden
ing myself to her Of the annoyance
had suffered. She replied, congratu
lating me warmly upon so quick ant
satisfactory solution.
A few days later l was told by my
attorney that during the period the pa
pers were missing the estate had suf
fered greatly. John Carter Greatrix dieC
before coming Of age, and the property
had passed 10 three persons who wer,
next Of kin. zone Of these persons" h'
said, desires to thank you for your re
turn Of the papers that have enabled u
TO divide the property, and will NEE
you here tomorrow for that purpose"
promised to be there.
The next morning on my arrival a
the Office was shown into a private
room, where I found the attorney a
his desk.
Il understand" he said, "that yoV
are about to be married to a client o
mine"
"Of yoursr' 1 exclaimed, surprised.
''Yes. Miss Thurlow is a client o
mine"
''But how did she come to tell you 0
her engagement
''In professional way"
I grew more surprised every moment
"And now" be said, Il will introduc
you to the person who wishes to than
you for ending the tie-up Of the Greatri
estate. Come in here. He flung open
door leading into another room. A lad
stood with her back to us, and whe
she turned there was-Eleanor Thu
low.
/ stood stupe1ed.
Miss Thurlow." said the lawyer, "iI
Il herits one-third of the Greatrix estat
and will now, through your finding tn
papers. come into a property wort
81 S150,000. She desires to thank you"
He retired, closing the door benin
81 him.
Can l ever forget the happy smil
with which she came forward. drol
"a ping her outstretched arms sbSut n.
III. =.