The Meeker herald., 1914-02-07
A Valentine
That Was . Lsos Time
Coming
BY EDNA WINTHROP

In 1870 Edward Poindexter left his
home In the east and his ladyiove. FL
len Crane. to Join the gold hunters In
California She received several letters
from him. the last at the beginning Of
the new year. the midyear Of the nine
tseuth century. In this letter Poindex-
ter said: ~ shall send you valentine.
calculating to mail 1t 20 that II shall
reach you ON the 18th 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, 20 to the postoflcs and inquire for
It, writing me at the same time"
The l4th Of February came. but NO
valentine. Instead. letter came from
4 friend Of Poindexter stating that
Poindexter had been taken Ill q fort
night before and had died. He had
struck q 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 brother
having died. leaving little girl named
for her, Aunt Ellen brought her up. The
aunt died when little Ellen was twenty
ysars old. Ellen Crane, Jr.. inherited
tho $4,000 her aunt had received from
her. lover in California. The niece was
engaged to be married to Walter
Browning. 4 Young man occupying the
nonit,on n teller In \ hank. and expect
I'd soon 10 h a bride.
One evening shortly before Ct, valen.
fines dav waiter Browning. who was
.xn.c+ea nv Mia nancee. CANA ia see her
Win every evidence of distress. A
thousand dollar banknots had slipped
thruuh his nnrsr, and disappeared.
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nv dav. Rrowninp'. fellow CLERKS
mad bonuht a wedding nreeant for the
bride. and II had been the intention Of
the prasident To aend = CHECK for s10l
Owing to these conditions they decid.
ed NOT to arrest Browning.
when Browning went to the bank