Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-24

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aboard the Barracuda, so that tn
boys might see their father again
and. OF course. their mother mus
needs go along TO take, care of them
Mr. Garland readily agreed. and on,
pleasant summers day the Barra
couta steamed into quiet Hyannispor
harbor and dropped anchor A launcl
put ashore. and when 1t came back
why. there were the boys, and blush
ing Mrs. Garland. and smiling Mrs
Higginson.
The boys clambered aboard and
were soon Inspecting the yacht-ii
was SO long since they had been
aboard of her that they had almost
forgotten her Luncheon was soon
served, and it looked like old times to
see Mrs. Garland at the foot of the
table. pouring the tea and doing the
honors while her ex-husband looked
on proudly from the other end
And there We're more picnics. too.
with Mrs, Garland along always with
Mrs. Higginson to chaperon Boston
began to hear about them. too. and
held up its hands with all Puritan
horror. A divorced wife being seen
with her former husband--the idea
of it And dining together in public
restaurants and going to the play, just
the two of them Wasn't 1t awful?
Stad Boston Mortified.
Things can't go on this way" was
the burden of the talk of the out
ragged Bostonians--such people as the
Won l.. Meyers, the Shaws, the Hig.
ginsons, the Hoopers, the Peabodys
and the Gardiners-all OF the Myopia
set In which Mrs. Garland had been
such a prominent member.
Well, they couldn't. So, one
bright day in late September, the Bar
racouta started up Naragansett bay
and put in at Bristol. There Rev.
w. l.. Hood was sent for. Two rela-
tives of the brides, Henry and Thorn
as Tudor OF Boston. happened along
and this made up the wedding party.
The knot was tied with so little cere-
mony that the clergyman didn't know
the Importance of the parties nor the
broken romance which was now in
the mending.
The Garlands tried to regain their
old position in Boston; they failed.
So they cut the conservative Hub Off
the map, and Hamilton, too. They
sold their Beacon street mansion and
their beautiful estate at Hamilton, !
and went straight to New York There
they took house at 81 East Fifty.
second street. in the most fashionable |
part of the city, while they could plan |
a proper mansion on upper Fifth ave-
nue.. near Eightysecond street. Next.
Young Mr.. Garland bought more than
700 acres of land on the north end of
Prudence island, near Newport in
Narragansett bay, where he laid out
| wonderful estate.
Second Marriage Happy.
Things went swimmingly. No one
would ever have dreamed that II had
,nly been two short years before
when the wife left her husbands
lone in the middle of the night. only
lalf dressed They were devoted as
wo sweethearts. In New York a lit
lie daughter was born OF the second
marriage; they named her Hope
New York society, not as prim as
'ostons. received the rich young pair
nth open arms. They were busy on
he plans OF the mansion they were to
uild at 1923 Fifth avenue when young
IT. Garland fell i'll in 1906. He was
urried to his country home on Pru-
ence island, but gradually grew I
'eaker. AS last resort he was re- ,
loved to Hanover. Mass. where he
ould be nearer the specialist who $
ad his case. but 1t was OF no avail. I
e died in his wife's arms in Septem- 7
err, 1906.
The will was read. There were gen
'ous requests to relatives and re- q
liners. and some art gifts, but the en- {
re residuary estate went to the /
idow. the income to be hers until v
er death and then to revert to the [
lree elder sons. However, there was q
string to the s10,000,0O0 Mrs. Car
nd was to lose the income In case
lie remarked. The only bequest to
or in fee simple was the Prudence
land estate. That was left to her 4
ltright
Growth of Mutual Love.
Mrs. Garland expressed herself as
srfectly satisfied and bought another
lmmer home at Bourne-on- the Cape
he will named three executors. and
} great were their responsibilities
at they We're required TO give bonds Il
S10O0,00O each. The estate, too, Il
eeded legal adviser and manager. +
Id what could be more natural than d
at the young widow should turn to Il
,r old friend and playmate. Mr.. p
reen? He took charge at once and u
lder his wise administration the F."
'operty increased very largely in q
ilue as the years rolled by. u
Business gradually threw the widow D
Id the bachelor lawyer together
ore and more. To cut IL short. as
ne passed the two began to realize
at their relations had become very al
ueh more than counsel and client ci
r. Green found out that he loved the b.
dow whose estate he had in his X