The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-07-01


In him.
"Dick." h. SAID to me. "I'm going to
de-"
tried to reassurs him.
"No,". be persisted. I'm going to die.
and I wish 70 speak to you about
Edith. must take steps to secure to
her my property, which u about $780,
600. l don't know anything Of the laws
covering cases where tho parties are
America M In foreign land. do your
ANo."
"How shall manage itr
I thought q few moments. then told
him that tho safest way could sus
COST was marriage.
He took to the idea 70 quickly It was
evident to me that marriage was what
be wished me to suggest He asked
me to 60 at once to the girl. break the
news to her that he had given up all
hope and suggest to her tho plan BY
which she should inherit his property.
did not see how could refuse any
thing to my dying friend and promised
him would do 10.
Miss Hubbell was much shocked at
hearing the news. Death coming b.
tween two betrothed or married per
sons when young II best described -
shock. It is not the prolonged SUI
fering Of later years. delicately hint
ed that 1t would be comfort to Bef-
nard II he could be united to her before
his death. saying nothing about the in
heritance. She acquiesced at once. and
| l had the satisfaction Of telling him
| that she knew nothing Of the marriage
giving her fortune.
There was a marriage. and n soon ~
1t was over Bernard signi6ed that he
wished to see me alone. His young
wife went sorrowfully away. and AZ
soon as the door was closed behind
her he asked me to reach under bis
pillow and take ont what would ind
there. found sealed letter address
ed to his wife.
Keep It," be said. "for six months
without mentioning It to her. then give
It to her"
l made the promise and at his re-
! quest left him. since he said that after
the excitement he had passed through
he must rest.
|
to his widow that she remain abroad.
where she might the sooner recover
from her sad experience, and took
the body of my friend to America. Be-
fore leaving told her that the mar
rage was partly plan to insure her
Inheritance Of Demands property. She
was overwhelmed with the kindly act
Of the man who had loved her 20 well.
Ny trip to Join Bernard Carey was
my drst visit to Europe, and. since It
had been very short and circumscribed,
after having remained at home q few
months I concluded to return there.
had interested myself in the settlement
Of his estate, and. since 1t was neces-
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. II she signed them abroad 1t was
necessary that some one should IN
struct her in the matter.
MY stay at Thun had been during
the autumn. and now February had
come. Mrs. Carey was at Naples
where Americans gather in great num-
bers during the early months Of the
year. So I took steamer for that
port via the Atlantic ocean and the
Mediterranean. On reaching Naples I
learned that my quest was at Sorrento,
on the southern part Of the bay. and In
n couple of hours was at her hotel
1t was built on the edge of the Cliff
overhanging the beautiful waters and
in the center Of an orange grove.
There are stories the principal part
Of which il left out. 80 1t Is with this
one. But 1t Is time for me to admit
that my return abroad was rather to
sec Mrs. Carey than to see Europe.
The bay Of Naples Is beautiful, but
my eyes did not view 1t with the same
upon the face and figure of Edith
Carey. There was SO much about us
that was beautiful that we enjoyed 1t,
she acting az my pilot. before settling
down to dry legal documents She
knew that had the papers pertaining
to her inheritance with me. but she
did not speak Of them. and when did
she asked II tomorrow would not do
as well. l assured her that It would,
and she informed me that. not being
with party. she had no one to 90
about with her and longed to see some
Of the attractive sights near at hand.
So we went to Paestum and Amnlh
and Capn-indeed. any place that we
could reach and return the same day.
We were both young and had largely
recovered from our melancholy expert
ence at Thun.
why" remarked to her one day
while sitting on the steps Of the ruin
ed temple OF Jupiter in the forum at
Pompeii, should we be long moved by
the death Of single person when the
many who were formerly hurrying
about In the open space before ~ all
passed away eighteen centuries agof"