The Meeker herald., 1913-08-16
A Valentine
That Va. . Long Time
Coming
BY EDNA WINTHROP
By EDNA WINTHROP

In 1910 Edward Poindexter left his
home In the east and his ladylove. Ell
len CRIME, to join the gold hunters in
California. She received several letters
from him, the Inst ut the beginning OF
the new year. the midyear Of the niiie-
tenth century. In this letter Poindex-
ter said: II shall send you valentine,
calculating to mail 1t go that II shall
reach you on the 14th Of February.
The mails are the surest means OF
transportation from here to the east.
but even they are not very regular. II
you don't receive my valentine, say.
within ten days after st. Valentines
day, go to the postof1ce and inquire for
1t, writing me at the same time"
The 14th Of February came, but no
valentine. Instead, a letter came from
friend of Polndexter stating that
Poindexter had been taken Ill fort
night before and had died. He had
struck vein of ore, which he had In
structed the writer to sell and send
her the proceeds.
The mine was afterward sold for
$4,000 and the money sent to Miss
Crane. She never married. but n brother
having died. leaving little girl named
for her, Aunt Ellen brought her up. The
aunt died when little Ellen was twenty
years old. Ellen Crane. Jr.. inherited
the $4,000 her aunt had received from
her lover in California. The niece was
engaged to be married to Walter
positIou of teller In bank, and expect
ed soon to be a bride.
One evening shortly before st. valen.
tines day Walter Browning, who was
expected by his f,aucee. came to see her
with every evidence Of distress. A
Thousand dollar banknote had slipped
tbroupb his fingers and disappeared.
He had handled n packare of notes of
the denomination Of 81 600 each and
was satisfied that there were ten of
them Tbev had been deposited as such
an amou.t dur,nu the day but when he
On mo IN count them later there were
on,v n,na ~ them
Tho n,,ssortrno weiohaa heavily unon
IN. lover, who were nj the fine ex-
,,x,o+,ng ~ ho ,,arrio., In a few davs
fnsaas prown,n. a.s,onod tho error
hs Nod m.ds ~ th,s vary can.e One
.ho,,t - ~. m,r-,o,, 1. mt I,ka,v IN
h.ve All ri. viii .bout him. and he
..sn,ed .hot ,,s ne. not An hi. con.
nst,cr ate, n. the verv imnortant
-nrr no NO. doing E,len asked him
- h. could REMEMBER anv ,nterrnntion
.h.t h.d @,cc,,rr.a ,vhi,o racoiv,no Inc
monav No ,honcht hard Tor a faw
,,t,,,t.. .ho, .,,S .hot of+or r,ot,ro
49,. ontrr In Tho Sono.,tor,s ma ..hoot
while the hills were ON the counter.
,ha cosh,sr Ind on lad IN him To osk him
!. cnsst,on Rrown,nc Ind turned hi.
h.ck IN IN. ,nonev while ba hold n
h,,., o,nrors,,ion nth tbo cosb,or
h,, nod MOI loft h,s coga
nrnu,,rn hoa m .ro,h,o 4, con-
v,ro,na hts sw.sthoor. Tint ha wos NOT
Mn VIM a .oma 70 cover nm = daro,ca.
.,on nut ~. hork monaos. was NJ
. s,,.n,o,o,s S,sno.,.,or srS s,rca h.
con,d sea No WV for n Thousand dollar
hi, IN d,sapnaor within n caoa With
~. ,,.r T., !. o,,o,,. h., r,ao,. ~ tho.
rn.r.. annars ho .,,s,ac.oa Nod A
.oon a. the teller had ian the hank nm
investicotion was made. The ienostor
~. teionbonad 70 know what ,mount
hs had intanded to danos,t He re-
r,,o5 th,t ho nod bordod In ton e. oOo
h,ils Tbt, eliminated that Ioonhole
tor Rrowninp and Il was the on,v nos.
.ih,. a.c,ne Tor him Tho officers NJ
the hont mot later in the evening and
decided what to io in the matter 40
far :. prnwnjny was concerned Thev
knew that he was to i've married in a
sew davs Rrown,np.s fellow clerks
hsd bought n wadding present for fhe
hride and n had been the intention of
the president ia send n check for sion
Owing to these conditlora thew decid.
Cd NOT to arrest Rrown,ne.
when browning went to the hank
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