The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
Copyright. 1892. by Harper s Brothers

termined after day of rest to the stage for
the station nearest the mining camp and there
await his coming. The captain. who all her
engagements and put her in the stage, watched her
departure with clustering eyes. Lucy leaned out to
her hand him, with smile like angels"
the old afterwards declared
During the first part long journey by stage
Lucy knew not fatigue. astonished and excited
she by the New World glories. The early spring had
broken the gentle fluctuations of field and plain with
countless towering plants whose fragrant breath
TUNED the air. Far as the eye could reach in this
wonderfully clarified atmosphere vineyard-clad
slopes prosperous ranches meadows dotted with patr
archal ocks herds and wateed by crystal rivers
Above hung cliffs crowned with dark continuous
OF pines, cutting off the ower-enameed paradise be-
low from the snow-shrouded fcrests of
Toms mountains" the foolish child called those
grand untrodden SUBMITS Lucy's insular her
fears scruples, melted into the gladness of child
butterfly hunting under her "heart
clothed with love"
Something ner early exhilaraton. of
her patient courage, had away, when the UNI
wonted fatigue of days and night of stage rid
ing took possession of Lucy's exhausted frame. A
rough her comrade during the greater part of
the journey. had Lucy's unqualified despair, been
loft the station before the terminus She alone
with half dozen men, who surveyed her with
curious irreverent eyes.
Jerry, the soft-voiced stage driver, refined in his
six magnificent horses with the professional calm
exhibited frequently during the in driving them
at full gallop along the edge of a precipice.
The stage halted before the rude veranda of a
desoate two-story building. with little, colony of
out-houses to correspond which was proudly in
Hotel Lucy, unable to
walk, half carried the threshold The other
passengers, travel sOiled they rushed by her
like many balls into the open doorway of
supper room, before which stolid Chinaman pro-
menaded back and forth ring a resonant bell.
Making his obeisance to Lucy in the smoky oil
reekng atmosphere sittingroom, bar, Office
combined the proprietor, hOpelessly seedy Don
Quxote, with smack Of former gentlity in his draw
ing tones.
wife OF Boynton Humboldt
Mine Lucy managed to say with quiet dignity 81
that and will aept
very shortly and I must beg to give me
a where 1 until he comes"
Although profusc in cviltes upon the discovery
that his guest was the "coonels lady, as he chose
Lucys amusement style her, Don Quixote looked
a trihe blank the mention a Going off
for Il moment supper ROOM quickly reap
peared with the beaming announcement made in the
style of PROVINCIAL theatre that sin order
accomodatc Mrs. Colonel Boynton. Jedge Tompfns
had kindly consented double up with General Sny
der for the night"
Lucy's strength only suticed her to ascend to the
rude prOered by that distinguished citizen Jedge
TompkiDs, and there to request cup of tea This
awful beverage was served to presently by
sto!id Chniaman, who the opportunity to
box of paper collars and a package of toothpicks
belonging to the Judge, substituting for them Mrs
Boyntons rugs and dressing case Lucy waited to sec
him depart, Dolted her door spread one over the
bed and drew another herself as she drop
ped the deep sleep utter physical fatigue
Towards morning. she aroused by confused
the below. She sprang up in bed, try
ing realize position Through the thin boards
boxes. voices in dispute oaths, scuie, pistol shot,
then another-a riot making hideOus the night. Over
with she tOttered her feet The candle
she had left burning hickered in its socket and went
leaving her in the darkness. Lucy CROPPED her
the window with absurd impulse 90 aloud
help. very when. fancying that
could detect the noise hcrses hoofs, wild prayer
for Tom to to her to her lips, shots
heard below, ard something whzzed up past her
ear. leaving trail of fire upon her cheek.
Tom Boynton. riding through the night
rough mountain roads seek his wife reached the
just in time to find its inmates launched into
fierce bat not unusual ARRAY Of cards. The landlord,
at this stage of the to be by strong
libations, and the present occasion somewhat
ncrved by what he called the boys beiu rayther
pectediy lively. directed him to LuCys Toms
knock and call received response he burst the
door to find his wife lying senseless the floor.
of her trance of terror Lucy slowly She
felt the clasp of loving strong heart beat
ing close to hers. mans tears raincd her
and slight wound upon her cheek stanched
with tenderest kisses