Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-01-20
LURLINE.

mad Deen appointed TO une poslblon VI
manager of the Judin's Trust Mining COM
pany. Before going to the mines I was
called to San Francisco to confer with the
directorate. was comparatively young
at the time and inclined to the pleasures
of the world. For the purposes of my mar
rative / think may say, without being
accused of vanity, that was possessed OF
rather presentable person, and, moreover,
of the power of making myself agreeable.
The result was that at once became a
prime favorite with my employers, who
showed me many social attentions.
This was particularly the case with the
president of the company, stout, jovial,
high living person whose hospitalityto mo
extended even beyond his own establish
ment-in fact, so far on one occasion as an
invitation to a supper party at the house OF
q pretty grass widow, whose name was a
German one common onough-so common
indeed that at the time it made no impress
sion upon me, and soon quite overlooked
it, as my genial employers continually adj
dressing her as Lurline led in the freedom
,.. -, u,
ol ner ool'o'iii"nisi.,, W my "i'o o''il.ns
her py that name, WIN cne more cereiiiohi-
Gus prefix OF maualne auueu' hoWever.
40 not WISH TO De mnscohstrueu con
cerhing Mne. Aufilhe. NoVwiIhsV''nolns
what have chosen to call her bohemian
ISM" she was on visiting terms with the
wife and family Of the president, and, so
far as ! have ever known, she was wom-
an OF unquestlonaple moranty. LOO mucn
SO perhaps. ohe was orlghO ana eAoremcly
handsome, ana we We're soon Oh Terms ol
friendly lntimaoy. We sang oerilian songs
together anu We're even quite sehciiheh'tal
III very lnnocehU way.
noted from her estaDllshment oha1 she
was very well to do-there was no vulgar
ostentatlon' put the mouse was olegahtiy
appolntea' snere were Won tralneu se,vanls >
ana Gastelul equlpage, 70 say hothlng "
her TOILETS ana Jewels; Madame seenieu W
enjoy life to perfection-so peffectiy, m
fact, that she never py any chahce referred
to the past, anu OF course never aroahhea
OF doing So But, as pleasure was ho' my
only pursuit., was oplgeu' alCer ~"
days, TO go 10 other cocupaolohs anu 81
made my adleus anu look my departure
1or ~ She mountains anu ene MINES a,s. ,.oo.
Inc scene ol my uuVles Mas us.' ,oe.'
PIE one. IL was ~ ,aI.' aouuv ~. 90 a' d;a
Die a spot as co,lu pe nv upon" ..'., u.s,
maj, uncomlor0aple camp, ueponuomC MA ap1n -,
one company noo an s..aaol, .naas - 1o.u .,as -
winter, WiunouO noMers ts vi s'"sa ta, y, t,1s' /"
background OF rocA rlopeo ,nouns.',s' ,.'.' us. "
foreground u sanuy uesoia - 49,, 10y po.n -
" pelng IN Ine WIG pli'zo y. LIZ Uoiu.s - un0
suhsee SKY Ing sfc',' oalo nli', no"o.ol, W.,
containeo wonaeriul .le''suao, ~ ~ anu rgo
moneniy oivioenus ao'es'e'' W 'no pioSpof-
lty OF the place T.,
1t was IN tne ola hlgn pressure aays, a,
ana our salaries were coillinensur''.o W,c wlVl,
the pronts OF the company. We workeu
iike horses anu were pai" iiHo prlnoos.
Come easy, go easy -the oia anage was
here verined. EVefy one was Asisn. Nv
erything that money couio prooure was
there-everything Tor tho man, nnb noth-
Ing for the soul. we We're an pron1gate IN
our spending. AllT Weli' no; Inc olo
assayer, Herman Smitt, was inc sole ne, e1-
ception; ne was perfect mlser. Ihere