The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23
Bot Foot, AR
AN
ARIZONA
ROMANCE.


camp OF this kind is too much for me-
and II. from what I now know OF him. and
were he alive today. I would consider II
my duty for the welfare OF the comfnu-
nifty 10 let out his light again then
told her the kind Of a town she was In
that there wasn't any opera house,
schools and churches, and I told her the
kind OF placs ! kept. and didn't lie
about II. She said she had 4 good voice
and could sing. and wanted To know II
she could NOT sing few songs each even
ing and not have 10 mix with the men
and women of the place. So | said yes
and l would give her SO a night 20 come
at O'Clock aud sing in my place. Three
songs would be all she would have to
sing. she could then 20 home. She said
she would write to her brother, and she
thought he would come after her in few
weeks, as he was living In the state OF
Washington CONFERENCE.-The she would
write 10 him and tell him everything. and
was sure he would forgive her and would
make home Tor her with him. Wen,
Doc, THIS is the third night she has sung,
/ have. after she has finished her SONGS at
night. seen that she got home safe. Old
Mrs. Branignn, whose boys were murder
ed by the Yanuis last winter. is living
in the house with her. so you see she
would have been All right until her folks.
come. but since she has been singing
change has come over a lot OF us guys.
Those songs-'Just to Re Child at Moth
er's Knee Again and Don't Forget the
Old Folks, Willie Darling'-has made a
mighty big change in lot OF my Gus
toners. Why. Red Mulkey and Fred Ed
wards intended to hold up the Tucson
stage last night. but after hearing her
sing The Sweet BY and BY It was too
much for those blokes, and they said they
didn't have the heart 10 do IL. YOU see.
I hAa Y hnxsa
TO bed sober for two nights hand running.
and | told Espersnza 10 wash her mock
and TO be cleaner and to stop smoking Gig
nrcttes. Well. that made Esperanza jeai-
Gus. and you see what she. came near do
ing tonight. / wish YOU and your friend
would call and see that young lady to-
morrow. You are a gentleman, and can
find out more about her than could, for
II has been so many years since I have
talked 10 a good woman I feel out OF
place In their company. II money In need
ed. Doc, and I amt around jes' 10 10
one Of the faro games IN my house and
help yourself and tell the dealer l said
so. Buy her ticket 10 her brother, Doc,
or DO whatever you and this gent think
IS the square thing to do. and I'll stand
for IT,"
Well we got her n ticket and received
letter from her brother saying he would
meet her upon her arrival In Washington.
Seattle believe. was the name OF the
town. She went by stage 20 Tucson. as
she would have to catch the railrosd train
there. and some four weeks after she had
left Hot Foot my friend. the doctor, re-
ceived a letter from her brother. William
Claybourne. saying that she had not ar
rived. and making Inquiries about her We
traced her TO Tombstone. Aris. and there
all trace of her was lost. She had stop
ped there and had her beautiful golden
hair dyed black and had disappeared the
following day, This was Eve years ago,
ana had forgotten all about the affair
until II was brought TO my notice by the
following article In the Tucson Daily Star
The article read like this.
FOUND DEAD ON MABEL MONTA-
CUES GRAVE.
"A young man was found dead at the
grave OF Mabel Montague. n woman who
committed suicide here last week She was
employed at I.euin's concert hall as q sing
err The young man was neatly dressed
and had a Iocket clasped in his hand,
and In IL was the picture OF beautiful
young girl with blue eyes and golden hair.
II could not have been Montngue's pho-
tosraph. as her hair was black and she
had two terrible scars across her fore-
head. An envelope was found In the
young mans pocket addressed TO William
claybourne. Seattle. wash.--lieorge ID.
Barrett in Kansas City Times.