Mohave County miner., 1888-09-22
NGMAr1 ARIZONA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1888

mgy 0A81y TheN. one a&teg anOGhOYs
ytsltsd 81 The plsees ! knsw she would 10
hkaiy 70 aYn "a; but at svsgy ons ! n2t
The ssnae Ikepiy; .tGhs hes not besu hsrs, =
BY this tins the rest of ths farnily
wsee - hhgk&ensd - !. and suuamoninr
,AssistAncp. ws began 10 scour the countsy
en tho 0utekirts Of The town Being near
lssxs city. the roads were fregucnted
b. hasd charactesp, and we feared
NJ fesvpl we did MOI dare 70 speak aloud.
4 We ssAschsd for hours but without
any tsaes or cisw, and most OF ths party
had dpdAAd TO wait until daylight before
continnixlg the search. I, too, had turned
bAck, whsn 0ns OF those ''yoioss, now 70
faxnflsr, spoke my name. waited
Turn te tho Left By the Mg oak you
win AsA NslliA." You may not believe IL
No mattaN. had no thoughs Of hssitst-
Sng-my faitA wws sure--and turning my
horse. ] fairly nsw over ths aAOw. Il
was oulys short WY, md IwAs a* the
oak ] sprsug out u ths slstgh and
lashsd III light here and thsrs, than ave
sns srH '.sllss'. snA iasv e nss.
whsu came cut Of my fatbsws houss
aGain ~ snow had disappeared, ths tcsss
were puttiug forth their tiny leaves and
the brave little crocus was In full bloom
Winter had retired In favor Of spring
Most Of the time Was . blank to me.
From the monsiat lsAw Nsllie's upturned
face undsr the old oak knew nothing
until. weeks after, found myself In ny
room, with mother bending over ma.
When was abls to bear it, they told
ns all there waat 10 tell. Nellie had besa
found lying Ia the snow, dSad Thsrs
were TRICKS Of Q sleigh. but % faF - thsy
were abls TO Judge. thers was - styusgis
Of any kind Where hsT heAd lsy, there
Was largo st<ns, and . MARI On her
forehead made them theerizs that Per.
hsps she fell fn,na the sleigh md cams
to her death through It's meana Bat
why was she there, and who was with
her, and why did be leave herf Dstec-
tiyes had failed 10 Hnd any clew. The
sountry was In such state OF excitement
all the time. that the occurrence was for
gotten sooner than IL might hsve been,
except by the hcartbroken family and
immediate frierds.
Yes--one other did not forget II. He
who had caused her death could not for
get Ii. All the theories in the world
could not shake my belief that she had
been nurdered--but by whomi Ny life
should be given TO 6nd out. grew
better, but the great shock had taken all
the ambition md aim Of my nfe opt Of
me. Work could not. Even II did
busy my hand With this thing or that,
my mind was fsot With II; II simply used
up t4rnA.
PsAhR and msxhes, thcugh they had
thsixs0En heavy grisf 70 bSas, sor1vwsd
stu &t3o TO - usN n such Sts&A And
I--ny 6od, how I sufIsrsdI
~ 1sngth I ,suM stsnd n 10 lcugsr.
The pcsadea4 wHs calling Sos more troops
--heSe wAs Q chance for relief. Iwsnt 10
my father and told km II vs. my ouly
hope must gSt swsy from mySslf d
die. can sss him now. . hs seA In his
study, his face bux3eA n his hands. strus-
Cling against 1ove and dsears. ~ length,
ciasvtnS my hspds, ke piassd ~ S{hw
on ny ksal, assA sAlAs .!Wu1fam, u 4 ~
N ysgt-So. IND nay Odd protest yeai"
Wi ps5s Qv9 thS intex$eeAng 4ayy,
for thqdgh ! had ny dssars. md "a
thought Il vss for the bsst, fhs paxtine
was no lees hard I slkAansd an o0es0S
commimion, and went out WITH homo
rsgimsnt IA the hardships and thS a.
eitsment " army LIE grew sway fron
my Cd ssif end s.'sf. a.d ssesns : raa'
II had bssa . Day Il hss,y agkHae. snl
many Of otf brIve Um lay deA4 ana
dyfng en- tks RsaA NJ ss1tmsa& haA
tssu IA tbs thi6kset Of it, and 2{ter Il was
all ove / wumt forth 10 lock sfSR my
laeu stnd 10 rsnAss sush sssdstGucs - ]
could or thst might be needed. Twas
wand@rinS about in the vicinity whsrp We
had been fahtinR, when one Of these
.''voloss' that sti1l haunted me, bot no
lonees gave me any unsasipsss, said:
tWauisp Iwaitsd- Turn TO yon1 left.
nszhenbsr Nellief' Perhaps yvu can
imagine how this startled ne; nSt ths
sound Of the "voics'--that was IN old
stofy - hut those words, 'Remsmbsr
Nelllai" Remember hsrl mover forgot
her Of her ssi fate. Sleeping n wskfng
\ seemed TO zee hss upfurned facs ~ r
lay lthAre on the snow: but the "yoice"
Haad, "RsmsuibR Nallisi" turned anA
wslka4 on mechanically. knew I was
being led for some purpose. and soon thu
"veies" saad, ''Hs h hers." Who waS
I looked down. snd thsss lay yeuns
nan Ia an ofacex's uniform; hs bad . fe-
,miliGt look. but my memofy refused 70
placs him Suddenly, q BY great e6ort.
e la,ihed ACROSS ny brain hs vas one oi
The students at collage, and Grss& 81
mirea' Of NsllisiA. 30 Was Of 6pauish
birth, apd Nsllis sftsa saiA shs vai faisly
afraid Of him. 21s n.
!. And there he lay, cold and hfslsss. But
why had bssp LED harsi Istoopsd down,
and saw that ons hand had drawn small
leather case hall out of his psckst. !
losseped II and o1sQsd the ease. Inside I
found his name and few papers, than 3
picture. ] Easpsd, end almost fsll. Z
wAS Nelliss, and fastened to Il was lock
Of hairi Thsn Il Asshsd aeross my mind,
as thoughts Win, without any appassni
reaseo, that hsEs lay Nsllis's murdsrss. !
sa1sS sssus sas my sss spssa x.ssa a 10: :as q
answef. Il wss only o fsw ssoouds- II
seemed IN atye; then . ''voicss sless n ny.
ssr whispsrsd "Yes." ft,.. 81. "a
( They tell inc Iwas picked up inssnstble,
and many wsrs the questions poured In
upon me by my comrades. Whist excuse
gave or what story I told them I hsve
forgotten. Had I told the truth they
would have thought an you do now. that
my brain wss disordered; and 80 have
kept the story to myself. telling only my
: How he came to do Il never knew. but
Ia my own raind there was never . doubt
thst 10 did commit the deed. You Will
say a court ef law would nsvsr taxa such
evidence. They wfu never have tho
chance. 10 me ths syidAncs Il conelu.
stve- ! found that hs) )lsft college the day
utter Nellie, was found and enlisted. HIS
comrades say he WAS sober and moross,
but brave and daring - : vsry dsvfl, and
that he met his deafA o. ths result. TI
To ma thass was . reason for ell this
ba vsas n hAnntAd mar. \ Arm s<,-,r., e,