The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-15
a sTRANy,1I CASE or
RAISING vnE DEAD.
tcopyrisht. isas. By American Pres Asss-
ciStionl

BY 200 feet deep In the upper part Of
New York about which nearly a cen
tury ago residences were springing up.
One day In 49, 1t was announced that
this lot bad been bought by a man
who intended to use It for q livery
stable. The proximity Of such proper
~ being undesirable, residents Of the
neighborhood dubbed together and
bought the property. Two gentlemen
invested $1,000 each, forming a trust,
every investor having the right to NOM
mate . pefson to inherit his interest.
The property was to be kept intact till
but one Of these nominees remained
alive. This person was to then be-
come its owner. The nominees were
all under one year Of age and selected
from families remarkable for longev-
ity.
When ninety years had passed but
two nominees were living. Gustavus
Cloush Wyatt and Lydia Ward Selby.
Mr.. Wyatt was ninety-one years Of
age, Mrs. selby ninety-two and . half.
Both were in fairly good health con-
sidering their advanced age. Mr.
Wyatt had wiiled the property In case
be should live to secure 1t to his son.
Walter Lambert, aged sixty-h Miss
Eelby's intenest was to 20 to her great.
granduiece. Florence Dudley, aged
fourteen.
Six years later both Mr.. Wyatt and
Mrs. selby had experienced great
change. In each there remained but
the flicker of the last drops Of life's
burning oil. The property which one
or the other would own was worth
100000. Lambert. who would In.
herit II his father should be the sur
vivor, was an old curmudgeon whom
everybody hated. Florence Dudley was
q lovely girl with NO means whatever
and engaged to Travers Trask, q
young medical man who proposed to
make surgery his specially.
Since the Inheritance Of a million
was dependent upon the lives Of these
two aged people they were kept like
plants In . conservatory. The slight
est draft Of air coming near either
one Of them was considered Of more
Importance than 4 cyclone elsewhere.
Both lived on toast water, and neither
was permitted to 60 out Of doors. Mr..
Wyatt was under the constant care Of
DR.. Myrtlewood. q young man whose
whole time was engaged for the pur.
nose BY Lambert, Mrs. selby was un-
der the care Of DR.. Trask, who visited
her every day.
The autumn of 10 was balmy up to
the 18th Of November. when blizzard
came down that carried OF most Of
those whose lives hung In the balance
Old Mr.. Wyatt and old Mrs. Selb3
both lay dying. M. Lambert had splss
In the SeIby home, and Dr. Trask. WIN
had his nancse's interests In charge.
| managed to keep himself fairly poste
as to the condition of old Wyatt. Ear
principal was approaching the end Of
the race, and It seemed probable that
the winner might survive BY only
few hours. DR.. Myrtlewood was keep
ing old Wyatt up by stimulants. and
Dr.. Trask was doing the same BY Mrs..
seiby. Sympathy was entirely with
Miss Dudley. every one hoping that
she would inherit.
At Q O'Clock ON the morning Of Nov.
Il while the storm was still raging.
Or. Trask saw that his patient was
sinking. Word came that MI. Wyatt
could live bat q few hours. An hour
after this Mrs. selby, despite the ef-
feet Of the most powerful stimulants,
passed away. Lambert was still alive.
Within ten minutes after Mrs.. Selby's
death the fact was reported to DR..
NyrtIewood. who gave over attempting
to longer keep his patient alive. and
be died half an hour later.
DR.. Trask may be said to be on the
scouting line Of his profession. While
q student he had witnessed an expert
ment which has startled the world.
He resolved to repeat 1t. Turning sv-
cry one out Of the room where Mrs.
selby had died except bis intimate
friend, DR.. Semester. 4 graduate Of