Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28

rer. she said at once that she was
glad of my arrival since Bernard had
been looking forward TO my coming
eagerly. and, l being there, she would
feel more free in her visits to him.
Carey was not we'll enough to leave
his room and, fearful that both and
his fancee would devote too much
time to him, urged us to take walks
and trips together. We would stroll
along the banks Of the lake some
times to Oberhofen, sometimes farther.
and when we went too far to care TO
walk back would return on one of the
pleasure boats constantly plying on
the lake. Then at Carey's suggestion
we took trips to Interlaken and thence
up into the mountains. These outings
were a great relief to me from attend
ance upon an invalid, and 1 noticed
that Miss Hubbell. who on my arrival
was pale and thin. began to take on a
roster hue
One afternoon on returning from
Iauterbrunnen Carey sent for me TO
come to him. found a great change
in him.
Dick" he said to me, I'm going to
die"
/ tried to reassure him.
NO he persisted, I'm going to die.
and I wish 10 speak TO you about
Edith. I must take steps to secure to
her my property, which IS about $780,
600. don't know anything of the laws
covering cases where the parties are
Americans in foreign land, do your"
mo"
How shall I manage it?"
1 thought few moments, then told
him that the safest way 1 could sug
gest was marriage.
He took to the idea so quickly 1t was
evident to me that marriage was what
he wished me to suggest. He asked
me to go at once to the girl, break the
news TO her that he had given up all
hope and suggest to her the plan by
which she should inherit his property.
I did not see how / could refuse any
thing to my dying friend and promised
him / would do so.
Miss Hubbell was much shocked at
hearing the news. Death coming be
tween two betrothed or married per
sons when young is best described as
a shock. 1t is not the prolonged suf-
fering Of later years. L delicately hint
ed that ii would be a comfort TO Der
nard il he could be united to her before
his death saying nothing about the in
heritance. She acquiesced at once, and
I had the satisfaction Of telling him
that she knew nothing Of the marriage
giving her a fortune
There was a marriage, and as soon as
- = ha l.
wished TO see me alone. His young
wife went sorrowfully away. and "a
soon as the door was closed behind
her he asked me to reach under his
pillow and take out what I would find
there. found a sealed letter address
ed TO his wife.
Keep it," he said. "for Fix months
without mentioning it to her, then give
II to her"
I made the promise and at his re
quest left him, since he said that after
the excitement he had passed through
he must rest.
Bernard died that night. ] suggested
TO his widow that she remain abroad,
where she might the sooner recover
from her sad experience. and I took
tUt bRIF u ~ AL4flltl ~ -tllEA4td- DE-
fore leaving told her THAI the mar
riaee was partly plan 70 insure her
Of Bernard's property. She
was overwhelmed with the kindly act
of the man who had loved her 50 wei.
Ny trip 70 join Bernard Carey was
my first visit TO Europe, ard, since it
had been very short and circumscribed,
after having remained at home a few
months I concluded 10 return there. I
had interested myself in the settlement
of his estate. and. since St was Eeces-
sary either that his widow should re-
turn to sign certain papers, that she
might be put IN possession OF her in
heritance. or that she should sign them
abroad. / arranged with the attorneys
In the case to take them to her. In
deed. If she signed them abroad IT was
necessary that some one should in
struct her in the matter
Ny stay at Tbua had been during
the autumn. and now February had
come. Mrs. Carey was at Naples.
where Americans gather IN great NUN I
bers during the early months Of the 4
year. So 81 < steamer FOR that .
mort via the Atlantic ocean and the .