The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-15

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and saloons and rough-looking men
and haif.dead looking women.
AT the end OF the trip Mrs. Travis
was pretty near spent. She oughtnt
to have been travelling al such a time.
But she Just would insist on coming
along. remember Mr.. Travis and me
had 10 pretty near carry her into the
place where we were going TO stay
while we we're there. II wasn't q rcgu.
lar hotel-the sien said Gem saloon.
Also Rooms Jake was the name OF
the man who kept Il.
Jake led the way up the stairs and
Mr.. Travis and me put our arms round
poor Mrs. Travis and Just lifted her
I'D that ricke,y staircase into the bed
room on the second floor"
And then We put her TO bed" be.
tween us. Mr.. Travis and me. He had
to 20 down and speak 10 some men. ON
business. lie had gone out West ON
some business about n cold mine no
was Interested I'm. q know And
the reason Mrs. Travis wen, along
was because she was 30 sick and nery.
ous h said n would m killed nor
10 stay behind. And then. that after.
noon. MIR. Travis and most nil the
men I'm the town went into the noun.
tains 10 see a new gold claim.
They were the roughest iookjpy In,
an there was one n big. poworful yel.
low. n rambler-'Jim Harden tbev
called him"
Jim BORDEN" cried June. "Why-,"
"And he was rougher even than tho
rest of EN-; but they all minded what
he said. They went of riding on
horses and mules with packs and guns
slung on their backs and | remember
| lifted Mrs. Travis out OF bed and
into a rickcty. Old rocking chair NEAR
the window SOS she could wave her
hand good by and throw q kiss TO
Mr.. Travis.
born. | was all alone there and Il
went awful with her-I thought she
was dying. After a little while I called
Jake and | told him about the baby.
He said II was fine and he'd send one
OF the boys out to the mine To Mr.
Travis with a note and tell him about
the good news.
Then. just as he was going down
the stairs again he turned around and
said he'd have to make II n double
note; because Jim Borden's wife had
just had a baby an hour before and
Jim would want to know. too.
Jake sent he note. Oh. the night
was long, Mrs. Travis was uncon.
scious. And every minute OF the
time when | wasn't trying TO bring her
TO. | walked the floor with this mite
Of ]. baby OF her. trying to save them
both.
"The next morning early. II seems
outlaws outside the town heard that a
big shipment Of gold was in the road
house waiting to co out They knew
most OF the men was away at the
mines. so they attacked tho place.
I'll never forget the minute ] heard
the first firing. Short and sharp
mostly revolver shots.
Il could hear the women and chill
dren herding in. In the barroom down.
stairs. could hear 'em calling. fright.
ened. for their husband that wasn't
there. Then ! heard the doors slam.
ming and the bolts shot into place.
And In the midst OF II oil the door
OF the bedroom flung open and Joe and
Jake came In dragging q sick WON
an between EN-.
This is Jim Borden's wife says
Jake TO mo and here's Mrs. Toole
carrying inns babylon an herll
take caro- OF the two sick women and
the babies. won't you? And we said
yes
Mrs Toole put Jtm's baby down
on the bed next to Mrs. Travis-it was
n OF them narrow, no count beds
and vent to mssing over Mrs. Borden.
And | just walked the floor with I =
other baby and prayed. The tight has
awful Every now and again some
woman downstairs would scream and q
child would cry for its father.
The shooting lasted all morning
our men were getting near the end OF
their bullets and their strength. and
slim Bob the head OF the outlaws,