The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-10-13

But here he was sent for in great haste
by an anxious constituent and hurried
away. When ten minutes later he looked
up at the gallery Mrs. Burton was miss.
ing.
The six men composing the Chloride
delegation were in hurry, and in Bout
wells three seated spring wagon behind
his grays were making good time for
Apache.
There is deep ravine, nearly always
dry, on the trail between Apache and
Chloride that has to be crossed care
fully. 1t is an abrupt descent and yet
more abrupt ascent, and the trail on the
Apache side of the gully is fanked by
big rocks, which sheltered many high
wayman in the old days. The delega-
tion from Chloride had just reached this
spot and Boutwell, was urging the horses
up the steep incline, when short and
sharp and firm in a woman's voice came
the command:
'sHalt!"
The six men in the wagon could hard
ly believe their senses. Sitting beside
the big rock ON the left, very pale, but
with compressed lips and eyes that
flashed fire and determination, sat a
small woman with big Winchester,
and the weapon was cooked and aimed
at Brad Boutwell,.
The six men in the wagon raved and
stormed; they pleaded, begged and
threatened, but the little woman on the
rock spoke only once, and then said:
Bradford Boutwell,, you gave me
! your sacred word that you would not
oppose my husbands denomination. II
he is defeated today it will probably kill
him, and that is what you intended-to
defeat him, after your promise to me.
Now, sir, if you so much as attempt to
move from here, you or any Of the
others, will kill your
That was all; but Brad Boutwell,,
looking at the set face, knew that she
would keep her word, and his seat
mates suggestion that such was the
case was met by an emphatic "You bet
she wouldp
The committees reported; the tempo
rary organization was made permanent,
and the Apache county convention was
in full swing
Nominations for county auditor are
now in order," announced the chair.
man, and moment later, "Mr. Randall
has the floor"
Hollis Randall, the brilliant young
district attorney, rose and made one of
the best speeches of his life, setting
forth clearly, convincingly the merits.
the claims, the worth of the present in
cumbent, and when he told of the un.
fortunate man lying so ill as the result
of wound incurred in the discharge OF
unrewarded duties not his own-fght
ing in defense of the law-there was {
rousing, prolonged cheer.
Randall finished amid uproarious ap
plause and sat down, mopping his fore
head with his handkerchief. There was
moments "vociferous silence" during
which there were some rapid changes OF
sentiment on the part Of Hobart dele
gates. Then "Pop" Gordon rose.
"Mr. Chairman, move that the nomi
nation of Mr.. Burton be made by ac
clamation, thar seemin T. be no more
nominations.
"Second the motion! Second the mo
ton" came from dozen throats.
"Mr. Chairman" screamed Hobart
faithful" 81 call the gentleman
to-
Here Bill Dover, chairman of the dis
senter's delegation, grabbed him by the
coat tails and pulled him down. Bill
was a astute politician, and he knew tn,
day was lost. But the enthusiast woult
not down When the yeas and nay,
were called for, he and half score O
others came out strongly in the mega
tive, and when further nomination
were declared in order, he rose and nom
mated Jere Hobart.
The ballot stood sixty-three to thirty.
seven in Burton's favor, and Ton
Owens, forgetting that in. few min
utes the nominations for sheriff woult
be made, dashed over to Sile's hous
with tho news, and was surprised t.
learn that anxious little Mrs. Burtol
was not there.
But the Chloride visitors who left t
convey thenews of Hobart's defeat hom
! were more surprised than Owens whel
T they suddenly found on the way hom
{ where the missing delegation was, an
why it was missing, and it almost tool
I their breath and the delegations ava
r to see that fire eating amazon on tn
= rock collapse into very weak tears whe
q she heard the glad news.
! Hobart and his friends were mad, O
course, but one cannot make war on
woman, you know, and besides most @
n them came to lool; on the matter afte
Q awhile as huge joke.
Q Boutwell,? am inclined think afte
4 it was over that he was rather glad tha
Q otherwise-R. l.. Ketchum in San Fran
cisco Argonaut.