Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-12-05
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dear father she had come all the way
from England to kiss, had been
''shooted and killed." and how brave
Mr.. Peter had saved her from the bad
dark men and she has only him TO be
kind to her now
'But you have your uncle, Flossie,
to protect and love YOU, mutters
Arthur Willoughby, his dark eyes
turned on the child as ii he had a
great and potent use for her.
-"Bereft Of parents the orphan turns
to you, and may God do to you as you
do to herr whispers the lawyer, and
would put her in the young mans out
stretched arms but she Is sudden
ly plucked away from his grasp, and
an awful voice cries: MOT to HIM"
And they all see Pete the cowboy,
who, some one having opened his door,
the heat being so great, has staggered
in with trembling limbs, and stands
with bandaged head and arm, and
glaring, fevered eyes his one uniniured
hand pointing at Arthur WillOughby,
who seems to cover from him.
Then he breaks out again in words
that no u understands, for he NUT
tiers Not till he explains that lying
telegram that sent"
Then he suddenly pauses and reels,
for the lady from the Pullman a Is
crying at him in a voice OF love and
horror: My son. Philip, my som"
Looking at her the cowboy screams /:
"Mother. my mOtherl At last.' and
springs toward her. Then the blood
bursts from a reOpening wound. and
he falls senseless and helpless upon the
breast that nurtured him in child
hood.
For a moment all is commotion;
next Garyey's voice is heard "Pete's
mother, boys. Do what she wants.
And they carry him out to the state
room OF Mrs. Eyerett's Pullman car,
where the doctor again examines him.
and says that his life before hung on a
bread. and is afraid the last excite
Llent has snapped it.
A moment after they take.up the in
quest again and make short work OF it,,
fer the Eastern eXcursionists bring in
die strongest verdict ever brought
against Apache m|urderers in the
territory and call for the prosecution
OF various Indian renegades, naming
particularly Mana, their chief, to-
gether with other persons unknown to
them.
II reckoned that would be about
your figure says Garyey, shaking
hands with the foreman. mo man
ever seed Iniin doings and didn't want
'em killed quick! The East only needs
to know the West to cotton TO it, and
the North and South III agree better
when their hands grip tighter! Let's
liQuor-all hands!'
This they do: and two hours after
they all attend the burial OF the vic
Tins uhen, the road being in work
ing order to the west, the train bear.
away the Raymond eXcursionists
waving their handssand shouting fare
wells TO Hank Johnston and Mr. Gar
yey. who muttcrs. Them philanthrO
podists are all right when you put tht
philanthropodie IN the right place
While this has been going on, Arthu
t Willoughby has been engaged in prep
I aration for his return to England
/. This has chiefly consisted In a rattle
curious interview with the coroner.
This young official he finds in
4 neighbOring bar-rO1m, thr3Wtng poke
, dice for drinks. entering into con
. |verS8tiOn with MIN Arthur WillOugh
d by, who has the Italian faculty Of be
y ing very courteous when he wishes q
c be. soon becomes on friendly term
i with tie gentleman he is In pursui
Of. Together they take q drink o
two Of Aery Valley Tom, that make
the young |Engilshman cough ant
a SHUTTER. and discuss the affair Of tn
i morning, the New Mexican otilcia
- stating mat it is the ''he-est'' inqueS
that has ever taken place in the terri
tory.