The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-08

nuId not find Anna I engaged in
luaris mining. aud had great succe-e.
ear. passed nv. aud drif,ed up and
lown the Rcky mountains. making
Money cut ut every mine ] bnught. ]
inally drinea into the Ssn Jasn
country. While there ! sss in the
pap-rs that the Molly Mseu,res had
lalleu into the hands of the laW, aud
Ihs, the region Vi terror wss over.
started On NV return ut once. Ar
rlvinx at the villsve, / found Only q
tew ci,arred and blsck-ned ruins ii
the house where my happi-s, days hsd
been passed. The n,Iners ] knsw
~ hen I orce worked in the mine had
left the ~ork.. The keeper u the
eaI.r,n where first met Dnnovsn Va.
in jail. under sentence at death. /
han Nh imteuview Wi,h him. IN the
presence IF death he hal softened .
little, and pr,bab'y uttered the truth.
Tie i"!d me that daily for two wears =
Young girl had asked tor Anna Car
ter. M ill. Tne sci-tv got the letter
| wrote from LesvenwWth. After
waiting tw" years and mt hssriny
further from me. aud believing tba,
Aana heard from, me. they, III r.
vpny~. burned her h"me Her muther
aud Willie were burned to death
Anne left the town after the funeral.
aud the Molly Msguir@s. not d"unt
ing that che was goi"y io in ms.
had one Of their men fellow her ."
New York. There he loet sight ut
her. Ivave mp ell hopes at finding
her, and returned io the San Juan ]
do not sup.rs- I .hsll ever s~e her
agsic. T.s ,hought hat she may br
in want. thu, che msy he sick. that
she il slowly wearing her life cut
waiting ior me. aud the k""wit dye
that she il alnne in the world. hnu"'s
me constantly. Watson Eat silent in
his chair. There wss not .hs'iow
1T d,mht "f the gi'rs cous,ancy j"
nv 'ri-nd's mind.
H..kell came intN the room, and
fearing 10 he n c',sck O0 their Tree
v-r-a,inn. I excused myself. after
promising to breakfast win Watson
the next dav. At the hotel the next
morning I found him il high state
1t excitement. that he vainlv strive ."
cnrceal He VAS exces dinghy restless
daring the meal Noticing NV in.
9uiring kmks be hn.hed. aud. Nth =
ire,iui cath. ~xclaiaed: Mo;
have not hen drinking. Meeting YOU
aud Haskell h.s hr'ught back 'ha
pss. ." vivi.ilv that I Gull NOT sleep
last night. I am nervous AMI irri
table. Lee, u. walk.
TI,ere hnd heen q sharp change ~
"a. ,~rn,.ra,urn. Ire siresis 81
L.e,,ivi;e we're white With nsw-ial'er
snow and the air vas thick witt
SNOW fakes On coming to the msir
street. W saw m smh",tnce ss,vly
moviug mp the hill. Watson SPIKE
Ia the driver. savisss. I'll we vnu any
p,,i-nts for the b, sriial?" "Ye-," -
answered. .'.ome II TIE sm.liers ar'
Loaded. and there ~,- som. cs.ss Il
, pneum"nis." Turning sSou', Wa'sos
/ said: lie, us yn =" the a",..i'aI.
have been h-re ak weeks. aid to 10y
ehame. he i, .aii, l have not he. I
near tle hospital nor given ], dollar
! I will vo up now and max. sms nd
or nv neglect. We toii"~td the am
bulauc- up the bill sad emit red ,h'
! nnii.,iry There were sine 4. al men
there. There were manv wi" wo''''
never leave the house alive. In ont
+ ws,i there were many plants and
vine. growing in PIT. aud tin cans
Iii. wari was scrnpu'"us'y neat All
wet. Thers were ten or t~eiv" sics
men living I'm NJ many cris. They
acre aueerlv irritable AMI unrras-
! .ral,lr. We dill NJ, receive civil
ms er from anv # them. All l""ks'
% il thew thouyh, the mere presenc'
nf 4. healthy man wa sn insu't q
them-s c,'wariIy insult. inflicted
xh-n they w.re unable to resent !,
At the further end Ut the r'nm 4
q man s,~.d, her hack toward us
:sae bent .ver sick man: then. ees'
ing h-r.~lf on thu Q &c "f HE c's, ..
listened To her taking cheeri'y ." III
sick m,r. aud g,sni-humaredlv laugh
ing when ne d-nou cd the fellow - h
inv nte cruel and denim o. ff''d
ovs'sr.. I ~ss startled nv a clutch OF
nv shollirr. turne.i quickly to M!
c ,n,Inl-, and wss -hocS'd 1t th'
change in him. His eyes fsir!..
blsz Il; his face Ma white. his IP
firmly compressed. ard his n.s,rii
were exp .n.l-d and quiv-ri"g lii
chest h~aved painfully. ] c'uld tee
! his rul.e thr", - his wri.t prrss~'
agsins, nv neck. The sick man turn
ii IN his bel. I say the petuian
I".k q frum his 'sce. and one 1t ."
Wv fear take its place Then ~
DIN -v~e of the tick man famed VI
the dsunsle-s c,urs.~ Of the Americ"'
miner 10 he elsr.d ut the sp~c'I
standing m",i"nleas ut the '"'t III 'h
I'D. The w"man. seeing the lo"k ~
'he face Of her patient. sPrsns up s"'
wheeled snxri:v around She hr'kr'
at Watson The bl.~h lett her face
her eve. oprn.d widely; her liz
-Iigh,.s. nsrted. She st"'d firmly IN
i an instant, then wavs5Sa ait abou
To fall. Wsts"n spsanx ." her siis
and sncifc:iny her 9th his arms
drew her ~ his breast. She reeve
er-di AMI struggled weakly Z" free hr'
elf. Cl"ser aud closer che Was draw
IN nv iri-n.i'- heart. Bending ov~
her. he ki-ssd her lip. Pssei"nate'y
Her arms c,iled sr"unl his neck. and
I heard the murmurs "Anoa