Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-06-09


longed to her.
In reporting the case the American
consul at Tangier said that Miss Stan
ley had doubtless been murdered by
her own attendants; that it was com
mon occurrence for traveller to be
thus dispatched. his belongings APP
rropriated and in order to escape pun
ishment the men he had hired would
lay the blame on the robbers that in
fest the desert.
When Ernest Gregory heard of his
fiancee's death his friends feared for Il
He sailed at once for Gibraltar, cross
ed to Tangier and interviewed some of
those who had been with Miss Stan
ley at the time Of the tragedy. with
view to discovering IL he could secure
the body. The rascals at once caught
on to plan for making money. They
said that they had buried Miss Stan
ley's body in certain oasis and would
go and get it for a consideration.
Gregory hired them and went with
them. They dug up corpse, but de-
composition forbade opening the cas-
ket which contained it. However. they
gave Gregory enough proof that these
were the remains of the American
lady traveller to convince any one not
conversant with the RedOuin con-
science. Gregory took the precious
relic to America and deposited it in
a cemetery where he could visit it fire.
uuently. Within a few months beau
tiful white marble shaft arose over
the grave with an appropriate inScrip-
ton. On the reverse We're the words.
Immortal Love"
Miss Stanley had tied up her prop
erty for five years. and they passed
without word having been heard
from her. When the time approached
for an administration of her property
attorneys employed by her different
relations began to take measures for
division of her estate. One morn
ing Gregory. who was living Il life such
as she had indicated she would have
him live, was treasuring her resting
place on earth and looking forward to
his reunion with her in heaven. One
day he was laying flowers on her grave,
and, looking up. he saw woman
and q little girl between three and
four years of age gazing at him.
Are you Helen in the flesh or Helen
in spirit z" he asked.
Whether flesh or spirit. the woman
covered her face with her hands.
Speak"
Mamma" cried the little girl,
whats the matter?"
Gregory advanced and, taking the
wOman'S wrists in his hands. exposed
her face.
Yes. you are Helen" he said, land
living"
Mamma. come away"
Mamma" exclaimed Gregory. us
this your mammal
Yes. Come, mamma; let Us go
away from here"
Il see it all" walled Gregory. You
left me to submit me to Il test. You
wished to know if my love for you
was of that immortal kind you covet
ed. Look" pointing to the shaft and
the flowers ON the grave. Are you con
vinced?"
When he ceased to speak there was
only Silence. Then, with an effort, his
tone changed. Taking the child in his
arms. he kissed her and said:
Pardon me. little one. for troubling
your mamma. 1t is all over Come
let us go away from here; the spot
is hateful"
Leading the child. he started down
a path that led to an exit from the
cemetery, the woman walking beside
him Before entering the crowded
street he stopped and said
Zone word. As have lived so live
l always. What with you has been
mortal with me is everlasting"
Then they passed from the Enclosure
he never entered again.
Helen Stanley during her trip to the
desert crossed the path of a young
American traveller. She cOntided to
him her intention to disappear from
the world, and he helped her to carry
1t out. His own men by his order at
tackled her party and drove them
away. Then the white man and the
white woman journeyed together to
Tripoli. Before reaching that city
Miss Stanley found that she had met
her true mate. Deeply in love, she
had no thought of applying a test
Indeed. she dared not do so, fearing to
lose the man whose being was as nee
essary to her as the air she breathed
The period of her effort to remain
faithful to her immortal love in Amer
lea was of brief duration. They were
married before leaving northern Afri
ca, and Ernest Gregory was left tC
cherish the rotting corpse of daugh
ter of the desert.
The wife would probably have re
manned buried for the rest of her life
had it not been that children came tc
her. and it became necessary for hel
to come to life in order to transmit tC
them their inheritance. She had LIVED
in countries where she was not liable
to be heard of till ii became neces
sary for her to return to America t.
prevent her property being given tC
clamorous relatives. She had return
ed incognito, and. having heard thai
her immortal lover had erected 9