Gunnison news-champion., 1912-05-24
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early. ssos psoDsatttsa q evil -
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Dsnsats - was prspass1 - receive
her visitor. A sveseSsaiaG Olaace iD1o
his face wss sufleieat 10 assure her =
unpleasant news. but, With 90 qutco
breath. she Orasps1 his srn - thouoo
his very Drsssnos aosrGed -
otrehgth
How tirsl yss bssh! ssaethiao
he's occurred 10 hseO yes cut oil nis11
-snd-ahl I know yeu have brouG1o
me bal news. D1ot - ofrail TO -
ne; I cen bsaP aaythinG better ID
suspense. Is h oAsut fathsr?'
Ne. Hope" cd - tesh Der han4
and LED Asr 10 . chair. Bonding abeso
her he save hss tAe vAels story of -
night, aaA 80 searusly iatsrruptso
With qssstisa. s1ttinG thsrs Ary-eys4
With only - ssoastsaal go shaktao
her slenAss fern. As - eaaed. -
looked up snte - foos, 80 now -
could see Q mist q unohel tears =
her eyes.
What shall Z -. Captais Keith. .
am all alons vftA tAis. sncept -
yeu."
Il have osasiAsrsl tAoA. Hspe." -
aaswereA. gravely. ''snA II seems -
~ your prsseat 1uty h more to ~
living tAan tAs AeoA. Yea should -
main here uafil - lsarn somethino
1eAnite regarding ysur father ase
a1scover the truth e this conspiracy
formed against HIN. N FreA coub1
know the trouble h1s chance wor1o
have caused. he would wish you to -
this. With him gone. we are going -
hnd the unravelling harder than evee.
II n my judgment. Hope. your brctk
- should be buried here"
She shuddered. her hands pressed
10 her eyes
''Oh. on that horrible Boots Hill~s
"only temporarily. little eirl." his
voice fun of deepest sympathy. ID
. few weeks. perhaps. 1t could be -
moved East"
She was silent for what seemed -
him a long while; then she looked W
into his face. clinging to his arm.
Yes" she said. that will be best
That same afternoon. the sun loo
in the west they placed the dead bog
In his shallow grave on Boots Hins
II was . strange funeral. In q strange
environms nt-all about the barren de.
serted plains: far away to the ease
and west. the darker line marking the
railroad grade. and just below, nestled
close in against the foot of the hil,
the squalid town Of tents and shackA
There were not many to stand beside
the open grave. for few in Sheridan
knew the lad. and funerals we're noe
unconmon-some cronies. haf-drunh
and maudlin. awed somewh hat by he
presence Of the marshal. Doctor Fair
balm, Keith and Hope. That was al
excepting the post chaplain from Fors
Hays. who. inspiried by a glimpse q
the girls unvei ed face. spoke simple
words Of comfort II was all over
with quietly and with the red sun
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