The Republican journal., 1900-09-27
rus wooING OF THE wlDow.

lIDN ever. GO NV ~ SAis
sonsideration of the male
nj the settlement, although |
,,.r,. were few among the men |
INF susceptible to her ripe |
harms. She also played a
tnr commercial activity of |
MAS. in fact. the head and
III God aud clothing industry |
Uulow. "The Bonanza Dry |
.rnr-rv and Hardware Estab-
S4- hers.
.lrshment was an institution |
.- III many ways. In the first, |
strong drink, which was GER
n4rkable in such a commu-
NJ. second. unlimited gambling |
intr,i which was even more
+. and in the third, which was |
5.ya remarkable concomltant
a -,4p. the establishment posi-
.l 'ed a beneiicient odor of re-
most remarkable of all |
.fgh -and-ready character of
1g-ut is considered.
III strong drink, of gambling, |
llvsence of respectablllty
.r4il1 be considered serious
4 -o The popularity of Mrs.
-rart but the actual state of
rot bear ont this presump- |
otyre. a counter balancing
ue cooked for, and it will be |
r-diatrlv in the attractive
Mrs. higgins herself. Segna |
..ll ip to her as a lover and |
u pon Segna Hollow as
was Il wise attitude on her |
4ated jealousies. and made !
.-al The competitors for her
.. Ill round.
uVer. was a woman courted
~ higgins. and rarely. if |
Apnlau so carefully adjust |
U.- With those of her adorers. i
Was regulated so that each
Noujd-be lover remained |
nith the rest from the OBJ
ship.
-re was one exception.
&c Henry Simpson, a tall, |
neg cray at the temples |
.l atop, who bought
mount of supplies at the
and with unbecoming
-Nen his position as super
tie &c Consolidated Gold
r ~egna Hollow did not !
'y the amount of his out
divided manner of it. An
1} and awkward man was !
would never think of as
Wtrol the miners of the !
r. Wr tn contend with the
oauers of claims outside |
grounds. ! TT he did his |
M Nut with that we have
..'Icr are we interested i'll
T tie bonanza establish
t arrived from the East !
-N visit to Mrs. Higgins
..H-e tor his supplies. That !
Nur. for he was il bachelor |
';~tr,. but the very next
t' ul it necessary to pay
ment another visit to rem
-4 At had forgotten.
-gus was the mother of |
tbe gaunt Mr., Simpson
stered and hurried away
Ouick. bluShing sentences.
r.~ van cut with amazing
~ fine third evening it was
'N replenish them, and yet
fourth he had to return
H That Slipped his memory.
~ rp OF these qulck-iire visits
ulge on the comedy widows
size wondered, simple Wom-
SIMPSONS uneasiness, while
.a and sought hard for an
nrol She found it to her
0ct'on or, perhaps dissatis-
tee group of miners who
..el store after the sun had
.,s' Mn. simpson naturally
ia associate with the men
9-s she reasoned. But Mr..
good customer and de
attention: if like the
Int not claim it, then it
offered him.
j. Mr. simpson was invited
o m the comfortable back
Me- establishment. The re-
H Mrs. Higgins following
.. +" be Jealous. bat, after
-.' the attention was to be
r.l'reiy to the superlnten-
4.
worked a Wonderous change
son. lie lost much OF his
Ugh 1t was always easy to
Ito a blush, and made more
MS NlSltS 10 lne eSldDllSll-
-enerally sat a little apart
Aind the rest of the visitors
and only at rare intervals
disc spoke into the conversa-
--L No one there was obser-
EI to see that Mr.. Simpson
steil only when Mrs. Higgins
Fart in the conversation.
rressary to further conceal
I has been at all concealed,
-npson was very much i'll
'ne attractive little widow,
N' love making would have
1resSed beyond that stage
e perintendent sat in the
watched her about her bust
"- or squaring her plump