The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-11-23

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lonSed to her.
In reporting the case the American
consul at Tangier said that Miss Stan
ley mad doubtless been murdered by
her own attendants: that it was a com.
mon occurrence for a traveller to be
thus dispatched. his belongings ap-
propriated. and in order to escape pun
jshment the men he had hired would
lay the blame on the robbers that in
fest the desert.
When Ernest Gregory heard of his
6ancee's death his friends feared for
time that he would lose his reason.
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 If 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
80 and get it for a consideration.
Gregory hired them and went with
them. They dug up a corpse. but de-
composition forbade opening the cas-.
ket which contained 1t. However, they
gave Gregory enough proof that these
were the remains of the American
lady traveller to convince any one not
conversant with the Bedouin con-
science. Gregory took the precious
relic to America and deposited It in
. cemetery where he could visit 1t fire.
quently. Within few months beau
tifui white marble shaft arose over
the grave with an appropriate inscrip-
tion. On the reverse were the words.
Immortal Love-"
Miss Stanley had tied up her prop
erty for i've 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
q division Of her estate. One morn
ing Gregory. who was living life such
~ 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 a woman
and a little girl between three and
four years Of age gazing at him.
"Are you Helen in the flesh or Helen
In spirit I" he asked.
Whether flesh or spirit. the woman
covered her face with her hands.
"Speak."
Mamma" cried the little girl,
whats the mattery"
Gregory advanced and, taking the
womans wrists in his hands, exposed
her face.
Eyes, you are Helen" he said. land
living"
Mamma. come away"
Mammal" exclaimed Gregory. Els
this your mammay'
YES Come. mamma; let us 60
away from here"
Il see it ALL" walled Gregory. "You
left me to submit me to a test: You
wished to know If my love for you
was Of that immortal kind you covet-
Cd. Look" pointing to the shaft and
the flowers on the grave. Are you con-
vincedr'
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. It Is all over. Come.
let us 60 away from here; the spot
Is hateful"
Leading the child. he started down
q path that led to an exit from the
cemetery. the woman walking beside
him. Before entering the crowded
street be stopped and said:
"One word. As have lived 30 live
l always. What with you has been
mortal with me is everlasting"
Then they passed from the Enclosure
lie never entered again.
Helen Stanley during her trip to the
desert crossed the path of young
American traveller. She confided to
him her intention to disappear from
the world. and he helped her to carry
it 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 test.
Indeed. she dared not do so. fearing to
lose the man whose being was as nec-
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 to
cherish the rotting corpse of daugh-
ter OF the desert.
The wife would probably have re-
NAMED buried for the rest of her life
had it not been that children came to
her. and It became necessary for her
to come to life in order to transmit to
them their inheritance. She had lived
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