The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-19

duSt-coVered room. We walked out into
the hall again and into the other room
and it was there we got our surprise.
''In the center of the floor lay long
tresses of brown hair, surely woman's.
Two strands of the hair were thick and
pressed together. They looked as if they
had been a double handful squeezed up
and thrown there, and the ends were cut
in a jagged manner by dull knife. Well,
we had come there for mineral, not muir
der, and the
WHOLE SCENE WAS APPALLING.
"We didn't stop to investigate further,
but concluded that the open country
several miles beyond that would suit us
better for bunking out that night. 1t
was getting dark outside, but we had
good opportunity for seeing kitchen
utensils scattered all over the ground.
Expensive things they had been, but
were now covered with rust. We took
peep into the barn. 1t was as deserted
and ghostly looking as the house. In
walking back for our horses we discov-
cred to the right of the house, on little
knoll, bubbling soda spring, but nobody
cared TO drink
THAT house and its contents were the
subject of long and earnest talk that
night in camp. We had pushed on for
about three miles beyond, at a point
called The Forks, where our trail turned
up the Black mountains to the newly
discovered gold camp, Stanley. 1t was
after we had eaten our supper and sat
down in our blankets before the fire,
about o'clock, imagine, that the break
ing of twig close by brough US all to our
feet. 1t was a prospector like ourselves,
with his burro loaded up with his outfit
and his only burden a Winchester.
" Hello, partners; what luekl" This
was the medium for drink all around
and reloading OF pipes and a new log on
the fire When asked how the new camp
looked he became communicative, if not
encouraging, and questions and answers
brought US up to the interesting one 10
us-that deserted house.
g We'll, boys, said our visitor, i don't
know much about that ratty old house.
and care d less. You see, l watched
it four years ago over by Sherman's-
that's about two miles over the noun
tains. l saw it go up, and the owner was
always around. He was one of them dude
arrangements, wore an overgrown cap
and yellow boots, a kind of sport. Never
took no notice of nobody. Had one of them
God Almighty airs with him. Sherman
and me were on the range that year,
that is
THE YEAR SHE ARRIVED.
She was a "bute," sure. He had lived
out here and got the house up, and spent
money on it, for they hauled the stuff
from Balfour and Alma Then he left for
three months and came back and she was
with him. I've seen them many a time
riding together, and, d. me, l never
saw such hair as that gal had. 1t was
just about two years ago this spring, they
both skipped God knows where. Some
say they didn't skip. That's not my
business AT any rate, another Englisher,
an old fellow, put in an appearance, and
that's the last of the young fellow and
that girl with the fine looks. Now some
say the old maR was her husband, and
she had skipped with that English-leg-
ging dude, and the old man followed
them; but that's nobody's business.
Enough for me. L wouldn't put up in
that shantY over night for all the gold in
Colorado, for the d place is haunted.
But l must pull out. I'm off for the
creek. If you boys are going to Stanley
YOU run chance of seeing the old man;
he located the camp He leaves the camp
weeks at time; some of the boys say he
puts up when away at that house you
saw
80 our friend, with a parting drink
all around, again left us, said Penrose.
1.-The next morning we struck the trail
for Stanley, and when within two miles
Of the camp we passed on horseback a
hne-looking, gray-haired Engiishman,
possibly go, who scrutinized us like hawk
as ne nodded in passing, and then stopped
us and asked if we came into the district
via the Bloody canyon. Instantly the
idea struck me ne was the man whose
wife had been stolen from him or
left him, so ] simply put him of and told
him we had come in over the Front range
trail for we had heard enough and seen
enough, and a mans business and per
sopal Affairs in Colorado are his own as
long as he don't NEEDLE with yours"
Great Actor-Youll have 10 get someone
else tn take my part in this new play. WHY
Sir. IN the ilrst act have TO kiss the leading
lady three times.
Managcr-What OF that
Great Actor-You forget that she Is my
wife New York Herald.