Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-01
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" MK nOORE OF ALnJQIE RQt o."
4 rnir OF the Soireie-- West and the
thiNairS OF Jne OF It- Sons.
Written Ter the GALVESTON Ncws 10y Miss bessie |
A. Dryer
at was very sudden, ~ the paper said. |
Heart disease or something VI the sort.
| met Moore ot Albuquerque about six
months ago. Went down there on a
horse board"
ceased to rock lazily and vat upright
with n start
Captain, wonder II that IN man l. "
met also. Could you describe HIM TO
meT"
The cavalry man smiled. lie rested his
pipe across his knee and gazed with a
retrospective eye at the view. That
horse board had its memories evidently
"Icrtainly, Miss ---.-, but | doubt
recognition, \ six.footer, with a clean
shayen face and an eye like light on
steel. Quito character IN thcss parts
Got history identified with the terri
tory. remember hearing" and he
lapsed into arecdote.
/ looked across the parade in sllence.
Some one else broke into the converse.
ton, and by and by the little party upon
the porch separated with light adIeux
and went their several ways Then |
dropped iuto the hammock and |
thought. Let me begin at the beginning.
IL was many years ago. An army ais
ter and myself were in III Psso, Texas,
on our way wsst. All arrangements for
departure had been contaminated. THIS
agreeable condition of affairs, however,
failed t. include in naturalization the
hack, which ut the eleventh hour was
conspicuous Tor non appearance. Hope
| had He'd, and We were telephoning for
another when It suddenly appeared and
We scurried IN. \ race against time was
begun. Down ri Paso street, faster and
faster-to stop abruptly IN front VI u
| bank, out of which tall, grey figure
hurriedly Hung open the door aud sprung
in. He deposited n light valise upon the
front seat, aud calmly appropriated the
remaining space himself Had the skies
fallen or the earth yawned, We could not
have been smitten with more concen.
trated astonishment.
did you not" | said, touching my
sister supercilliously, "dld you not en-.
gage this carriage exclusiveIy:"
She bowed. ] looked across at the in
trudsr. Our ~ met, and my own Tell.
His face was dull red, and he was biting
h,s lip savagely. ! sank back into Il
corner and wac glad Of II. lie was not
exactly enjoying his ride.
Surely | told myself one meets with
strange adventure, stranger PERSONAL
ties when travelling. What did tho man
mean by sitting up there like u craven
imaRey Was IL possible he had no OK.
plantations, no apologies to ohery Yet,
further, what did he mean by spriDging
out at the depot to cavalierly assist us
descend!
| honorsd him with u stare that should
have rooted him To the spot, disda,ned
his hand and literally fell upon the stepe
leading to the platform. There was no
time to question the Jehu, none for
words Of any kind, We found ourselves
seated and the train moving before We
had caught our breath.
Perhaps you think We disdained fruit.
leas comment. Well, women are pretty
much OF a muchness. They do their
talking at the wrong times. Ii does not
matter Whist was said. There was q
touching uniformity OF opinion between
US, and we mutually agreed that should
the objsc, Of our wrath appear again up
} on the scene, We would cover him with
merited confusion. And having arrived
/. | III
got ell about il. Al least did In book
When | looked up and down the cut
there sat Mrs.-and "that creature,
gnily converting. Had been man
should have sworn. As il happened
otherwise l fell into u still rage. ! In
! came blind to "becks and mods anC
= wreathed smiles" from the conversation
, alists, suspic,ously interested 10 IN!
literature. AT the supper station ! VA
D duly informed that he was "a Mr.. Moore
. been introduced, explained, apologized
proffered his services, etc, etc." all %
!, which l mentally sat IN judgment upon
Later, when IN introduction was insu
gurated, | was monumeutally silent an,
thoroughly unintsresi cd.
must have awkwsrdly convulsed him
To my consummate disgust found h,
had appropriated US, bag and baggage
!, aud my foot had not left the car at Al
' buquerque when the extent OF Thu
= dawned upon me. Halt n dozen mel
Q nailed him rapturously, and l found my
4 eslf rushed through tho rudimeuts q
y presentation and beheld my sister pla
cidly departing on the arm VI our friend
The youngest aud jauntieet OF the GROVE
, who stood about stepped forward.
"MAy ! have the pleasure Of seeipI
q yOu W JOhE boAV'1 h' e"'t' iO'Hpd ~
him pitsously. lie vas q Handsome
fellow, with a telegraph,c eye, "But
1 don't know the hotels" l explained
A "thst lady over there she
!. ''Shs's oil right" Re affirmed; "
heard Moore say the house. That
where no 10 taking her. Suppose VI
j. follow"
4 Verify, ] concluded, Gs | meckly sur
rendered 10 circumstances, and fullowe,
in the wake OF the all coDquering Moor
D that this was q strange land and We Ia,
= fallen In with some new species OF poo
a sessiye man.
Five minutes later We we're IN on
room at the best hotel, and was volley
ing some pertinent questions.
u "Don't tell me-" | blazed, that hi
4 name 10 Moore but who he 10 aud wha
a he isy"
stuff said Mrs, ----, po!utedly, "Rs
: member you are in the west. II 10 God
0 and mans own country. aud they run /
!, on original principles, No Que asks wha
= his brother 10 out here aud no on
carea"
u THE shadows murmur, but the depth