The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-08
HIS GOLDEN EGGS.

precisely, In the ordinary accepta.
ton Of tho phrase, but a sight never.
theless, TO restore ones faith in hui
man nature and the endurance Of
marital affection. We were rather q
selfish lot, We "lungers" up
with our " pulmonary symptoms
and having little sympathetic inter
est for anything else; but we could
not help being touched by the devo-
ton young Mr.. Gerrison showed to
Mrs. Gerrison.
II seemed rather hard on a good
looking young fellow Of a fine and
sociable disposition to be compelled
to bury himself in this out-of-the-
way corner Of New Mexico with an
invalid wife, but he never com
planned. IWfact. we learned that it
was only at his earnest solicita-
ton that Mrs. Gerrison consented
to come to San Mateo.
'Her doctor said that il was plain
suicide for her to stay in New York"
explained Mr.. Gerrison to a little
circle Of the women on the veranda
Of the sanitarium. Here. he said,
her life might be prolonged indef~
nitely, and he thought it even DOS
sible that she might be cured. !
really do think she is impro7ing a
great deal. Don't you think that she
is looking betterP"
He asked the question eagerly,
with genuine anxiety, and we all said
We thought that Mrs. Gerrison was
looking better - decidedly better.
That is, all of us but Mrs. Rankin.
Mrs. Rankin only shifted.
Mr.. Gerrison seemed relieved.
Pm glad 10 hear you say So" he
said, gratefully, and l'm sure in all
sincerity.
II was then that Mrs. Rankin
spoke--a most cantankerous person,
Mrs. Rankin, and cynical to a fault.
"You speak Of prolonging her life
indefinitely, Mr.. Gerrison," she said.
'She is Of a rather advanced age
now, lie she not ?"
Mr.. Gerrison colored a little. "Sht
is sixty-two," he answered, with
simple dignity. Then he rose and
went into the hotel, and about hall
an Eour later he came out with his
wife on his arm and the two entered
a buggy and drove away. They al.
ways took an early morning ride to
gether.
81 don't care" said Mrs. Rankin
when somebody demonstrated witt
her. 81 don't approve of marriages
between elderly ladies' and younl
gentlemen like our friend. What doe.
he make eyes at hal bold-faced TIE
resita forF'
We all denied that he did. Mis-
Montfort said that it was Teresit,
who made eyes at Mr.. Gerrison.
"And marriages of that sort an
often very happy" she added. "'Ther'
was the Baroness Burdett-C outts
YOU know, and DIR. Johnson"
"Yes, Tye heard of EN-" said Mrs
Rankin. "Do You know any more? ?
Well, we didn't happen to, 70 sh.
seemed to have the best of the ar
gument, on the whole. Still, nobod.
who noticed how carefully Mr.. Ger
risen drew the fur-lined wrap owe
his wife's angular shoulders when
little breeze sprang up in the after
noon, or with what solicitude h
watched her eat at dinner, coul,
have doubted the strength Of his NJ
lection for her,
As for Teresita, she was simpl
a coarse, uneducated Mexican girl.
suppose some men would have calleI
her good-looking, and she c%ertainl
had a good figure and a rich CON
plexion-a brunette, Of course, bu
the idea that Mr.. Gerrison woul
make eyes at a creature Of that sor
was absolutely p%reposterous. | douh
il she could 80 much as write he
own name, Some people are heye
happy unless they are indulging i
ill-natured gossip.
Every night, after Mrs. Gerriso
had retired, Mr.. Gerrison sought gu
DR.. Mcdonald and remained in con
sultation with him, sometimes for a
much as an hour al a time. One ia
met him-Mr. Gerrison- comm