The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

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feel hgrf al me. ! knew. II wasn't :
pleasant road ! had marked out to
tTaFel. but then The choice wasn't be-
tween . good and Z bad road but b.
tween bad and a wOr8e one. Then.
too. I'd write 70 her from London. and
maybe JeEsie'k death would pull Ames
Up and make z decent man Of him.
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daybrsak I was riding down the
Boulder canyon
Il reached Denver al right; saw the
broker. but found out that could not
get the papers fixed until night This
left me with 10; Of time On my hands.
and, not caring 20 loaf about and
think, I ran over TO Boulder City to
look up an old ellum. But first / made
that broker promise me faithfully 70
send all the papers to my hotel, 50 that
could start east by the Atlantic ex-
press. ] didn't have any luck at
BOulder-chun had been dead six
months-and got back 10 Denver two
hours before / calculated. As I passed
into the hotel the clerk called out:
'snowdon. No. rs? There's some
one waiting for you in your room
Simpsons man with the papers
said 10 myself az hurried up the steps.
~When I opened my door was face
10 face with Clara Ames.
God. Clara, what brings you here 2
That's what said. and I was irem-
bling all over. Clara let her brown
eyes into mine for a moment: then
I she crossed the room, closed and locked
the door, and facing me, said:
"I'm going away from Colorado;
going away tonight, and with you
$50, no, Clara cried. You don't
know what you are saying
81 do, exactly. Ames hasn't drawn
sober breath since Jessie died You
are all have left. Fm-I'm a woman.
not an angel It's 20 with you. or
this.' And drawing a revolver from
her dress she tapped nervousiy On the
barrel tried to speak, but she pulled
me up.
I've done with Ames; done with
some other things. Don't drive me
TO this and once more her white
fingers toyed with the shooter.
BE at the railroad station tonight
at eight o'clock; we must not be seen
together In Denver That was my
answer, Howard. when the woman
YOU love gives you such a choice, by
Jupiter. she doesn't give you any
choice. Isn't that soY''
He did not give us tfmr IN answer