Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

away on their wedding tour, en- route to
Europe.
They stopped in New York long enough
for the adoring husband to buy expensive
6nery sufficient 70 last the average woman
for years The girl who had gone bare
/ foot in Colorado lived like a Princess in
New York. Nothing that her husband
could ind there was quite good enough for
her He gave her 100 diamonds Of large
size and exceeding brilliancy. The finest
footwear was made to order for her little
sunburued feet that now were covered with
the softest of silken hose.
They took steamer for Paris. There
Strong spent money lavishly upon his
petite possession, delighting in loading her
with the richest Of silks, the haudsomest
Of jewels He told her that she should
have a palatial house built for her when
they got back to Denver, and he was as
good as his word,
They returned, and the gossips say to this
day that a more affectionate pair never
made their abode in Denver. They were
never separated for so much as a day. The
time went happily by.
Early in the fall of this year Strongs
mining business called him to Cripple
Creek He intended being absent several
days. His wife, not feeling we'll enough to
accompany him, begged him not to go
Strange, gloomy forebodings seized her
fancy.
Strong, laughed lightly at her fears and
said goodbye, promising to telephone to
her every day. But she sobbed and clung
to him in frightened way and finally he
had to put her gently away from him and
close the door
He never recrossed the threshold of his
home.
Arriving at Cripple Creek Stronge met his
father-in-law, John Neville AS is the GUS
tom in mining camps, the two men at once
stepped into a saloon to take a drink to-
gether
What happened afterward was told to the
jury which sat upon the case of the People
VS.. Grant Crumley
While in the saloon which was also a
gambling house, Strong became fascinated
with the game, though Neville and other
friends eudeayored to get him away. This
action on their part greatly incensed Crum.
ley, proprietor Of the place When Strong
finally quit $3.50 ahead and "cashed in, !"
Crumley charged Neville and the others
with trying to pull man away from the
game when he wanted to play. In future
want no huoNhcls dlOuuQ my place ne
said. Strong was angry at the imputation
cast upon his father-in-law, and quickly
pulled a gun.
No man can talk like that to my
daddy he said
Crumley instantly fred, and Strong fell
without a groan.
The grief of his beautiful young widow
has been intense and sincere.
In the management of the estate she has
shown good sense and excellent judgment,
She set about at once to pay off all claims.
She hunted up Strong's relatives and pro-
vided literally for them, thus preventing
contests in the courts. Then she rented
the splendid home which had become un-
bearably reminiscent of past happiness,
and withdrew with her parents to a com
Portable cottage, where she is living in COM
plete retirement.
Sam Strong was not the best of men, but
his wife thought him perfection. Marriage
did not mar her romance. To her he seemed
as great as did King Cophetua to the beg.
gar maid. She worships the memory Of
the man who crossed her path when she
was barefooted school girl on the mining
camp trail