Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-06-21
A NUMBER ONE.

VII a MNAAlAA nNINSAA A0AAAs nAHtNAA ~
by a creaking iron rod. hung the sign.
''SOles Saved Herr. which Breckinridge
thought 80 exceedingly funny that il
never ceased TO attract custom and rom
ment. II had been there ten years. since
Jonathan hlender came into the little
town in the Rockies and bought out the
shoe repairing business of Caleb linn.
Member ON this June afternoon sat in
the door of his shop repairing u small
and extremely shabby shoe. lie was a
short, stubby man. with %twinkling eyes
behind s~Iectacles and u shock of gray
hair standing straight up from his fore
head
Down the trail FROM Fed Mountain. rs
the afternoon shadows grew long. and
night caale creeping under the over.
greens. gallupcd a Ian bronco IL Il had
long gait. Lis rider, Il III; bearded
miner. glanced around under his ltshy
%cyenrnvts and nuw and then gave u grant
OF s~ltilur;iun.
The odd place don't Ecc you no moro,
Eli. lac muttcrcd. as The bronco Iauted
up q short incline, fur yOu'vc struck il
rich. us a certified check fur way up IL
the t|huusanus Kin testify"
he Calioped into BrpC.icridgc. left his
bronco tt the hotel. and went along TO
the shoe shop.
lame I'D Ei~n. I'll Ee derncd." he
sHlilcd. LYNN. l!cnder."
"IIullo. Eli. tho. lit you vas dead.
Amt seen you these three years. Sa:ae
butes. too. | made. Wal. I allus done
good work"
"You cid; but jist clap q patch on this
one whilst | wait. fur I amt G-goin' to
torture myself ef | hcv struck it rich.
My fo.t / ll2l le TO swcll H. Che Eecrs,
Ill leave sc an order TOO, Member, fur
butcs 10 rood crnuf with me no lace
shoes, lie n jude"
'N,'ho yoN roped in on the r1inr. Billg'
"NO one; t,lcyI double what they Five
me-three hundECd ~thousand-Eut amt
no hoS: | know wien I've got cnulf."
"Icw docs" muttered Member. waxing
his thread.
The miner looked aroSlnd the shop;
then his eye fell on that shabby little
shoe.
Beats all what sawed of feet win.
ncn lies. though | Cin't u mentioning
Norvci iuna"
"Thc Lord madc 'cm So"
"Prol'ly An this noy." tturning the
shoe over in Lis biz hanG) is u gal s. not
a CrOwed wOEian'a;'
IAN Of t~Ucnty-cight; quite a yarn
about that. ton. Three years ago / was
a settiu' here. betwccrst day an dark.
when my door busts open an in runs
what | took 10 be Il gal. but aftcrward
see wa a little mite of Il CTOved woman.
with bright Lirdlike eycs and curly hair.
Them miners il a-follcrin' me-. Cllc
cries. drops inter thet cheer. an faiLts
dead away"
Gosh. this very cheer echoed Eli.
in az awe stricken tone.
''Sanc-sct right there. / opens the
door; 'B'ys. | says, I've got the drop ON
ye, an its a durn shame to act like thct,
an'-git, which they done. an went
back an rive her whisky, an she como
to an jest Eitched my han up en- kissed
it,"
Lord" cried the minor.
AN it wasn't ovcr clean. fur nondin
ailt over perti.;lcr vuri. Wal. Ehc
hadn't rO frena. an was com here to
Gettle, an bcin week an hystcricky.
took her hcIle to 81 ter Jane. Pear to
me, she ssys % Jane. all the troubles Of
my lie il Lin caused hy men"
They Le emery. said tho miner,
sympatheticany.
we Eep' her a week. an then she
went to wUrk SEWN. an insisted on
payin' her beard. an made jane the
trimmcGt gowns an caps. and me q
dressin' gown Ike | was a female. ]
wears il to please her. but | cllua feels !
looks like one of them old patriarts int.
We never GrGEcd hcr hiat r.. hut Jane
sed che was bruised frnil Lows. an / sec
she trained her pretty curi5 over u scarce
healed Gccr on her forehead. | calc'latcd
she was ono Of them thornughhrcds wl.S;
win stan emmy amount az drivin'. Tut
it's o smash an u runway II you hi,
EN-"
There's some non nsouSht to Ike eho;
On sight. Uuttcrcd the miner. An
thct Ehoc was hcrny'
yeah. pn' Iva rot to kccr fur her 60
much thct I've allus boan glad / was here
std or Caleb; he want never neigh
horly. When / ON here | says, IN
give Sc fifteen dollars fur the place.
Says Re. Take il for fourteen an a harf.
'NhyT sayGI Did you. says he. ever
know q man wot become Il Gpwcr fuI
GcbY Wal. lOol; NJ me. Iv'ry crank cs
has breath crnu,l Ter Git up Tier Lcnt
ccmcD IN IN talks "a rac: ey'ry bunnmcr
who LIN walk GtaGScra in and vents liii
rum fO2lcd rcrlar-a on iac. an Cv'rJ
sun Lrnrited OF rl.wl hCgGcl fCrlgl,
woman cones u tell rae hgr tTCu.lcs
With the old Ucn at the ~EciyAlorL
Wal, ! says. IT'S corapnyY Yah. !
hate 'cm. GTOwls he. Know where Tn
going. not You. You're The liad as [. lis
about a gal you loved. named Salry. wot
died fifty year ago. val, I'm gOin' TO
b. o sheep herdfr. where J wunt see one
of human kind fur months on a stretch.
m where ! Q 60 barcfooted the. scar
round. SO be goes an ! stays
"hyhen ! vas In Arizony.r said the
mlnoT. laying the shoe down. with q
Elgh. ~ bearded 10 tie heuse II q liiilc
woman as could q wore them Ehoes. The
rittle8 was awful Some If tile biscuits
would q took a blast 10 open en-, an the
pies might a soled them bute0, but she
want but q young thing, an bar hus-
bGud wa TIE uneriast