The Meeker herald., 1898-12-31

the pos,ofIice. From the delivery win
dow Evans handed her u letter from
himself SAYING not II word. His greet
ing had been that Of a stranger toward
her. With this letter the heart rt-bfuken
girl hastened to the little store of her
confident. Mrs. Lunas'rom, and there
read her dismissal. In cold. unfceiing
words. the wretch who had taken her
good name in the community, told the
confiding girl that lie would have moth
ling more to do with her. that lie could
not have anything To do with Il jealous
woman. This from the mau who had
made her jealous. had probably given
| her cause for Jealousy, was more than
| the heartbroken girl could stand In a
rear room OF the little store she wept
for hours. AT the end of her weeping.
telling her friend that she was going to
kill herself. she went out. The friend
pooh hooed the notion, telling her that
/ in such cases it was far more sensible
TO give the man i'll the case good scare.
From the store of Mrs. Lundstrom
the girl went to the depot and there
while the operator, Harry Meyer, was
busy sending a telegram. she extracted
from drawer Of the desk his revolver
"a hammerless.
with this at . o'clock that evening,
Miss Williams went to the postotlice.
1t was deserted of all but two BOYS and
Evans. Walking to the delivery win
dow the girl accused her betrayer of his
Inconsistency. ending with the words:'
""Harry, am going to kill myself."'
lie was busy at some papers and
without turning around. cried back to
her:
"All right-go ahead."
without another word, placing the
revolver to her breast the girl fired.
AT the report Evans came from be-
hind to find her lying ON the floor evil
IDENTIFY in the throes of death. The
alarm spread throughout the town.
The first who came, knowing the situa-
ton thought Evans had done the shoot
ing. They were loath to believe ether
wise. The girl fingered. She was re-
moved TO the home of her sister. She
was induced to make statement exon
Grating Evans of all blame and denying
the report that he had borrowed money
of her. This was when it WIS thought
she would recover aud Evans had pro-
missed that lie would marry her as soon
as she was able.
After nearly two weeks of pain the
girl complained that the treatment was
not beneftting her. She asked to be
taken to Denver. Her brother-!n-law
and sister had done all they could; Dr..
Condor had been in almost constant at
tendance trained nurse from Denver
had been called in. When the time Il
move her came her condition grew
worse. They feared she would succomi
before the change could be made. That
morning Evans, who until then had
playing a solicitude the people give him
small credit for. left suddenly. He
went to livery stable aud nired cut
ter, telling the liveryman that Mrs,
Thomson had suggested that the bells
be left off for fear they would make toe
much noise as he passed by the house
This is denied by Mrs. Thomson. Be
fore day break Evans left the town, not
knowing but that the girl who was dy-
ing for his love would pass from life be-
fore his team would put him beyond
the reach of recall.
The girl rallied and was brought to
Leadville en- route to Denver. Here or
Monday she was taken to st. Vincent's
hospital and there later in the day, the
slender thread of life was broken.
This is the story as it is known il
Dillon, and knowing or believing so, !,
is that the people of that placs have
threatened to invoke the mosaic law
against the man whom they deem guilty
of having sent Carrie Williams to an
unt:mely grave.'
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