The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-05-09
A LONE WAIf
ON LIES OCEAN
How an Orphan Gil Came at
Last to Her Own.

The story Of bow Jeannette Bourne
came to Der own 10 q series Of strange
Incidents Yet incidents comprise but
half the story. for without the work
ings Of natures inexosable laws they
would not have occurred
Jeanette was an orphan. Her n.
tber bad died In the war between the
states. and her mother had soon after
gone to her long hume. At the dine OF
her mothers death Jeanette was bot
q year old There was no near relative
to take Der. and before she was ove
years old she had bad sevesal bones.
When she was at an age to make IN
quiries NJ to Der past there was no
one who knew much about Il A nftIe
money had been left for her. which
WIS expended on IN educa don.
Jeanette felt the loneliness Of her 20
pition. When she was schoolgirl and
saw other girls going ut vacation tine
or the end Of term to their bones
she would he heartbrokcn. And when
she became teacher she would regret
that there were snch intervals Of work
IA vacations. When she was twenty.
two years old. having saved some
money. she resolved to pass the SUM-
iner vaeHfion In trip abroad
While .Iennnette was sightseeing In
London she went to loan collection Of
old portraits One portrait especially
attracf~d her attention. Il was that
of young British 0f3ccr In the mi.
form Of the latter part Of the eighteenth
century. Al she stO0d before this pie
tnre n very singular sensation took
possession Of her Il was something
wistful. akin to that love which exists
between parents and children. broth
ers and slxters. Several times she
went hack to iook at the face which
seemed to beam kindly upon her
through its blue English eyeA The
last time she returned to Il Z lady also
looking 1t Il said to her:
What . strong resemblance Jon
hear 70 the portraiti Had the o@cer
not lived hundred years ago I should
suppose him to be your brother"
u don't even know who he was" ~
piled Jeanette. secretly pleased that
4 resemblance should have beeu ~
marked. The lady had 4 catalogue In
her hand and turned to the number
fixed to the portrait
mo -" she read. captain Hugh
G. Bourne. Royal artillery: killed IN
America at the hattie OF Monmouth"
Jeannett~ looked 1t the lady with
many emotions.
why. my name b Bourns." she said.
Indeed"
"Yex. and am from America"
We'll. them" said the lady confident
~. y am sure you are one Of his
Era ndchildren.s
Jennnette was advised to apply for
Information concerning ehs portrait 70
the managers Of the exhibition. She
did NJ and learned that it had been
lent hy Alonxo Warick- Bourne, the
owner Of country estate not far from
I.ontlon. where no spent most Of his
time The next day she appeared ct
the manor house on the property and
inquired for the owner. She expected
I" Hnd middle aged or elderly man
md was surprised to 0ud one about
her own age She told him her story.
lie Sat listening to II with marked At
tention When she had finished hs
sat for some time mute. then said:
1--we always believed that waa
holding property that did not right
fully belong to me. and I am now Of
the opinion that your having seen Cap.
lain Rourne's portrait will open up .
I1se that will sooner OF later take e
awny from tne"
That = not my object" said the
Erl. IAN my life I have been lonely.
wish only to nnd some e my own
flesh and blood"
There are old papers," the young
man continued. (which HAT at q ~
ret marriage on the part Of Hugh
Bourne while in America with q lady
mined Hlldreth."
MY fathers name was Hugh
sourne," said Jeanette. surprised.
And that was bis fathers name too.
I'm that case" said the young man.
With a touch Of mournfulness In his
one. there was such q marriage. and
iugh Bourne's descendants are the
fghtful owners to this property. At
lie time of his death America was Z
ar country. and little was known here
4 his life there. Not supposing him
o have been married and he having
10 brothers or sisters. bis property
'assed to the nearest OF kin. q cousin,
ny great-gra ndm0thers Elizabeth War
lex. Her son. my grandfather, took
he name Of Bourne In addition to his
wn. That name has come down to
ne with the property. You have only
D bring proofs Of Hugh Bourue's mar.
lage and that you are his heir and !
I'LL turn over to you the property"
Il shall do nothing Of the kind"
Il think It probable" said the young
IAN. that shall 60 to America and
htisfy myself whether or not am
gliding some one else's property. II
D shall surrender It"
And such was his decision. The
IN "a, shin hnt