The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
IN THE BREATH
| OF A CIGARETTE.
A Mining Prospeetor Does Some
Love Making BY the Way and
Makes a Discovery.
CopYriqM. 1908. BY L. N. Bstns.

The mule Shultz rode pricked up its ears
Down the trail there doomed an spparition.
At first IL looked like q bundle OF dirty.
gay-colored rags. Then he saw II vas
squaw.
.who-o-o you-u2- she challenged him
In high, singsong treble.
| who your returned Shultz good =
turedly. 1t was his disposition to learn
more than he told.
| Me, big chief squaw. Him heap dead
Long time woman mel
| IL sounded like dirge. Shuts did not
doubt that she was hundred. She was
| ugly and squat. Her head was thatohed
with ash-colored hair, and her cheeks ware
scanned with n thousand wrinkles.
shultz had never seen a creature 20
uncouth and pitiabe. He thrust his hand
into his pocket
Want a qusrter2'
She clutched 1t in her claw-like hand.
Her bright eyes glittsred-it might have
| be,n with gratitude. She laid hold OF his
bride. Her quavering falsetto was low
cred to an eager whisper.
.You know " nn'e RI You know him.
Shultz was starl d. The Mamie X was
the mine he had come TO inspect-per-
haps to buy. And it was not his custom
to advertise his mission.
.You know Mamie RI You know himF
Mamie r heap sell you
With a warning shake Of her gray head
she loosened the rein and trotted on
She trotted faster than the mule could
walk. When Shultz reached the town SHE
was alrea " gloriously drunk. so apparently
was the rest Of the camp, for II was Sunday.
and the day Of rest
Shultz put Up his mule and engaged
room in the Forked Tail Hotel. He strolled
about little and philosophical. Then he
returned to his room. Lit his pipe and pre-
pared to write to the Denver schoo!ma'am
Shultz was mining man, who travelled
about with money in his bootleg, de-
cent share OF il his own. For the rest,
ne was sober, methodical German sort Of
fellow, whose Sunday habit was to write to
the Denver schoolIna am to whom he meant
10 propose marriage some day.
The intention was not q new one. nor
disquieting II any one was anxious, 1t was
not Shultz
The letter, headed al Forked Tail. which
Shultz wro. e to the Denver schoolma am.
began with the elevation and mean annual
| rainfall. Then he told about the shrewd
----.. -.....Iu- :. -.
oiu oaua" ~ 49,, - 80. 90
penetration. me in,uen' s W
ms ie''e'' anu 'a' ''>' "'''' ""'
ts'os' ,..
We gov 'n'o an ou' 'ron - ,hs
cnnPo' ~ ~ -. L., 90 .,rdv
real thing Inns Is GOOD "ay 10 ''uu'
socal customs ,,,
Religion here consis's OF taxing oa.n
| nd thara ha thoSxa that hQck-
on sunday ana 'he'e oe 'hoSe "' 20.
si'ue' No "on'e' - -,
woman on the river ihe ipe'' seei'' 'o'''e''
enough, though'
| NOW there fsoh'ero' my iAh'io'u me
Ism spanish 'nous" nv ""e
nateiy lot ms ua's'e' M -. -. =,
10 schooi' ana Is ~ P'o''A 10 ''N "
her. ,h a;.u;u
iney say cue ."o - 80. a.er,'sd
ana us Wv 80 On hsr accoun, and
ms n'' =" 81, -. .;d,', ,.s,i,y sunnose
'ne "a .iao. ,.rod tbick .hodied beauty
she 'v"'e ~. -, .Ia h. :, ohi.,,s
'''a' WI. - e.. -. v.ars hut meanwhile
,ho mon will fipht over her till she marries
VIC -.
one VI 49, - ~, for ,o-nioh, and
,.o,,la an. The haau,v and
To-, a,,ious IN secure nv
s.mnles and got awav.
IT, r,,na no Tho war. il report ed prom
- I'D I'm looking il nm for myself
Is,, .ho,Id really no "a good as they saw.
.nd 7 should buy il YOU know. and come
-. o., deyalon II
S,,I,z nausad and pufTed gently at his
,,no There was romance in him, but IL
P'f"' i,ho-i,nJ from ~ener.-
was the w "e"' IA 80, $3.50.
tons OF pipe smokers anu ''' nv '"'''
with his heart beats
The Denver schoolma'am would make
| him an admirable wife Through the soft
| u.,,.,h.. bo o,,ld 80. her. sensible and
,, 80 ,nx.l,n.d in r,,f,.d
kissabie ana KIM e"Ne"p' !" 'u1 -
Bingham and up Co her DUMPED elbows IN
| dough, A memory ~ the breakfast he
h.d eaton eripped him, and lie laid down
.,,I, = ~ ,h,, mich, hsye rou.ed
his pipe WIN a io"H n"a' ms" ,,,oss
the interest OF w" Denver ron"o'''," ~"
What be'meant to write, history doe~ not
rocord He laid his pipe on the window
an IT. ,i,dov was rickety. and the
..,,i.,a and .hooL with the
porch "n>'h' 'n''' ""' w"
highest step.
Some one came tripping up, the window