The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-20

| 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 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 a woman
and little girl between three and
four years of age gazing at him.
Are you Helen in the flesh or Helen
In spiritT he asked.
Whether flesh or spirit, the woman
covered her face with her hands.
Speak"
Mamma" cried the little girl,
whats the matterT
Gregory advanced and, taking the
woman's wrists in his hands, exposed
her face.
Yes, you are Helen he said. "and
living"
Mamma. come away"
Mammal exclaimed Gregory. "Is
this your mammaY'
Eyes. Come, mamma; let US go
away from here"
II see 1t 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-
ed. Lookr' 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
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
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 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 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 to
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 to
her. and 1t became necessary for her
to come to life in order TO transmit to
Them their Inheritance. She had lived
in countries where she was not liable
to be heard of till it became neces-
sary for her to return to America to
prevent her property being given to
clamorous relatives. She had return
ed incognito. and. having heard that
her Immortal lover had erected
shaft over her remains. she had been
seized with morbid curiosity to dis
cover the truth. She had found him
at her grave and decided to take her
punishment then and there.
Gregory remained welded to an i'm
mortal love- There was nothing
worldly in it, The woman he bad
loved died before him and left him
share of her property. But he declin-
ed to accept i. turning it over to her
children. He had been disappointed
in his worldly love, and with his spir-
itual love those things which pertain
to earth could have nothing in COM
mon. He died as be had lived-in a
MedlOck of the Soul