Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-30

until 1t amply covered my face, con- n
cealing even the ears. Then I cut very t
small holes for my eyes, nose and G
mouth, so that l could barely breathe a
Then, sewing on strings I
to hold the contrivance in place, pro- '
ceeded to smear it literally with good,
strong Mexican leeks-and how they s
did smell to high heaven! t
When ready for bed l carefully ap- {
piled this odorous mask, and tied it on {
so that it could not by any possibility
come off. AS l put out the candles, l
caught a glimpse of myself and came
near shrieking at the sight, for look
ed more like a first-class ghost than
anything else. l had twisted my hair
back tight, and, to protect it from the (
leeks, covered it with an old white
bathing cap. The mask entirely hid
my face, and l looked like some I'M
earthly, tail, white thing, with a fiat |
nose and no eyes and mouth. l assure |
you that was as ghastly an object as
one could we'll imagine; so hideous, in
fact. that l precipitately shut out the
view, blew out the lights and hastily
sought my couch.
My "beautifier" murdered sleep; l
tossed about for hours, vainly endeav-
oring to doze off. Now and then a
Whit of the fragrance Of leeks would
steal up through even the small pin
holes had cut to breathe through, and
more often the tightly knotted strings
caused me great discomfort as l moved
my head, vainly seeking that rest in
, slumber which seemed denied me. At
, last, however, some time after the
t nearby bells had chimed midnight l
dozed off, despite leeks and strings.
The next thing knew I was sitting
t up in bed, my heart beating wildly,
:, while l listened breathessly for repe-
d tition of the sudden wild cry that had
e thrilled through the great, empty
d house. waking me from deep sleep. Mo.
n tionless, l waited there in the dark
y not daring to light the candles, and
1t wondering at the sang froid witt
II which had assured my husband thai
II mo burglars could worry me-" In
ii moment, there it was again-a cry TO
Dr. helm. not so loud as it had been at first
II and half strangled, choking, this time
'e Without stopping to put on NOR
clothes, my feet bare, and my hus
l bands loaded .3S Colt in my hand,
a. noiselessly opened my door. passe
to through it. and crept down the corr
,r- dor toward the back entrance OF til
is house. where Ching and Charley ha
a's their rooms. AS l went l conclude
es that burglars had got in and had klile
at the two Cinnamon; next, they woul
at dispose of me, and then rob the hous
ro- So furious did the thought make
sra that I lost all fear, and fairly acne
ne to get at the wretches-
d" Noiselessly stealing along, close
the wall, my pistol cooked and rea'
So for work, / caught a glimpse of VIII
TIL was happening before l myself w
ICE seen. The light of several lanterns
a about showed me poor, old Ching, e
es. IDENTIFY dead, lying almost across
oh back entrance door, which was WI
ION omen: Charley, bound and still movil
nd had been flung over him, while seve
nd men In peon blouses were busily ha
AN ing I'D mysterious boxes and ca
me through hole which gaped i'll the II
,bo die of the paved corral. Il CAPPED
mo self. in my establishment, for |
av never seen the hole before.i But
was all did see just then, for at
,eir very moment one of the men eau
nan sight of me, and glared, aghast,
nm. advanced upon them. Then he gay
loud yell that fairly terrified me
- standing still for moment, drol
80 his boxes and took to his heels, vel
that the devil was upon them.
"a AS he fled, the other men st
ony about. and seeing me, also EN-
,s,ts screams of terror, and made Wildly
orIv the back door, dropping their bur
o,,,d as they went | fired twice only
49, their terror had somewhat taken
ould aback' anu nau ~, cup. - e.
anca of seeing two of the miscreants
o,,+- their hands to their legs. and fall,
- 90 prieyols groans. Il had fired pur
800, ~ at their legs, for l didn't wa
kin them-Mexican jails aren't o
,,o,,+ comfortable.) Then, allowing the
lrned ~ Sio"n go -. -. - =
sug- they hau laiieh'
emon to the TWO pun
8 dis Neither of them was dead;
was badly cut and unconscious
the Charley wouii.ieu 10y nd $50 ~
was ting MS eyes usnt aAu -
ation gle away lroin lily 80 CA,.
with he moaneu' nie So ''lii''
old stealee, like Mexican boy-1go