New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

r. she knows about her luck" said the editor
. me- IF YOU re the first to tell her about 1t, write
I,.,'a story about how she behaves.
Il. L woman who had died in Ohio had reached the
- - ninety formed an immediate picture in my
,f Of what the beneficiary OF her wealth must look
H.. I fancici that she must be dm-eyed little old
it. of type that abounds in the Treasury more than
~ or other Of the Washington departments, and |
:.r1,d her weeping silently on her crumpled black
.4 dress and perhaps breathing silent prayer when
iii Il fine fine bit Of fortune that had come her way.
found her sitting alongside the desk OF one OF the
,.., .rirfs She looked more ike Lillian Russell in
-,.. of that cvcr-vOung stage fgurantc than any
fi. had ever seen which is tantamount TO saving
H.. a. was "a perfectly ravshng young person with
Is, .rig in a white linen suit and with smile that
illuminated the dingy room like newly lit Welsbach
"--y.r are Miss Blank the niece Of Mrs Space Of
O...~ interrupted her at the dlCtaton-not quite
BELIEVING myself that She was the person had been
,..r hing for.
->r-'y. no." she exclaimed the smile lighting up the
,.... corner Of the shadowy room. 81 am her grand
. hope don't look quite a hundred.
~.. didn't | told her So OF a truth, she Couldn
.... t...l many minutes over twenty The old lady
..f away Yesterday, | said to the brightly smiling
..-.-, woman assuming wha, deemed to be fitting
-Yt fc. rcallv2~ asked the girl, adjusting her side
.....t- Perhaps realizing then that her words might
r, sounded "a trihc CdllouS, she beamcd upon me ana
f'ct at is very sad. OF course ana am sorry; Du'
mover saw the dear old lady in my life. She permitted
,'..i , ,o see her. She was-er-qucer, was always
--. I.f, Won her entire estate, amounting to some
.,, 3bov, hundred thousand dollars 1t states here,
,.tI I. and | showed her the despatch.
~-. read II with the quick eye OF a competent Young
oman stcnographcr She flushed a triilc, then laughed
...... r,errv 81 hadn't supposed the poor old soul
Knew was on earth, she observed in matter-ot-act
...lc 1T was perfectly dear OF her, WASH II!
The bureau chief and both concurred IN considering
IL o,e.. IN resign nv lob, said the young woman.
The bureau chief and l both taken aback at such
..ipitancv suggested that it would be much wiser tor
her 10 wait for vcrihcation OF the story OF her luck ana
.a.n consider the matter OF rcSlgnmg.
oh | guess the story is correct enough. was the
~ md reply Of this curlOuSy cool and SchConailcd
.ung woman. And I'm tired OF my job here any
.., I aDDlicd for my thirty days annual leave a lew
...s ago. and they wouldn't give II to me until two
bS from now and il hot and Stutiy and am Just
..-.i Of it here anyhow. guess Il quit my JOB now.
md She drew a sheet OF paper from her desk Sppel II
-. her tvpeWring machine ratified OIL her IcSignduon
sing to the Secretary Of the Treasury and then
rocd round still wearing her engaging smile and said
III the story is incorrect why can get another JOB
-yuewhcrc else.
parIso from the stand and trippcd out into the hot
Washington sunlight, shaking hands pleasantly with
her ex-chief before going, and noddng with
careless brightness at the writer hereof
That was all in all. about as unconcerned a
reception OF the news Of unexpected wealth as 4
/ had ever seen or heard about. The pretty Z
Young woman 5 precipitancy in abandoning hcr
POSITION worked out all right; for the informa-
ton had conveyed to her as to the windtaN
proved TO be exact. and she is living today ina
California city in the enjoyment OF her con
sanity simplifying income.
THE late Frederic Remington, the artist, N
visiting Texas II
inch in the latter COS, n
opened to be by one - u
T. F.. when one of the COW ~
,..s discovered himself ~I
..aca ~bel,cd Earl" Of -- " --
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