El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-21

talns, among which the citv-evr7f,o1-
ical OF its name-nestles in peace and
qulet throughout sos days Of sunshine
Hazel can tell stories i'm "a ,.e-,.
graphic way and il wasn't long unri1 7
was completely Oblivfous 10 nv sr1r-
IouholnSs and living the experiences Of
Ied Wright-itineraut writer and
newspaper man. and a seeker for
Ted was a chap everyone liked. He
mad such generous nature that he
was always making tremendous 'sacri-
100 Is 70 help the people he knew
eventually his health broke doun a ma
the physician said he would have ia
seek high and dry climate. and Thar
ne must rest when he got there You
AIio" the consequences OF indiscrini-
nate generosity He awakened ono
morning too i'll 10 20 TO work and with
out any money TO take rest with
VI course all the fair weather
friends who had so glibly accented his
and were not TO be found and those thar
We're had some kind Of an excuse to
offer for not helping him.
He dragged along in san Francisco
toihs little work now and then for
me SUNDAY papers just enough to keen
DOuy ana soul together. but not enough
20 ger out OF there with. I understand
he grew very depressed and pessir7isrff,
and talked Of suicide. Most Of am 7
think he was hurt because the people
ne had believed IN and made sacrifices
Tor had deserted him when he needed
not only financial aid. but The sffn-,Is-
uon of their friendship as we'll
one day-Just when he was about IN
give up. / guess-Rod Brown came
PACK TO san Francisco 20 visit Won
know he has made a great succees se q
playwright and incidentallv-a Io+ Of
money He had known Ted in the davs
heIore Fortune smiled uDon him and
tnanK goodness Rod didn't let his sue
told him Ted was in a very had w.
ana almost impossible to associate with
on account Of his irritabilitv and n.es-
siunsIn, Rod put on his hat and Started
out to look him up.
7 never knew until few DAYS after
! got your letter where Rod sent bfr,,
but saw Ted then for the first time
IN three years-met him on Market
street and he had just come hack from
silver City. y. ".
He weighed 100 pounds and was fba
healthiest happiest individual I've ever
met He had all kinds of flowerv
names for that section of the country
one OF the things he said III never for
get because It struck me as describing
his changed appearance It was. a
Whoie armful Of that glorious sunshine
and two lungsful of that wonderful air
invaded my being the minute / GOT
there and has stayed with NJ ever
slnce-and I'm not going to give IL a
cnance TO disappear in your san Fran
cisco fogs either, because I'm going
right back there to spend the rest Of
my days My health is perfect-Fm
cured, but I'd miss the mountains and
the golden days and the REAL. LIFE
that people live there
He's writing some fine stories now
nearly every time 1 pick IN a maya
zine / see his name on the cover. and
he's gotten all his inspiration there.
as you can see from this quotation /
remem bered from one OF his stories
Where yellow veil of sunlight clothes
the mountain peaks and valleys and
WoOes TO health and power again
those Sone-almOst beyond the grave
so YOU can see-Silver CITY is some
thing more TO me than mere dot on
the map-knOwing Ted's history. IL
spells life, happiness and achievement"
As Hazel finished ] came back from the
little city builded on the slopes of the
mountains, it's buildings snuggled in
among the pine trees and its entire
confines swathed in continuous sun
light from morning until night
Tn so tired and sleepy from all the
excitement that I'll have to stop now.
And il is about time for Hazel's train
10 leave. tool almost forgot that
got so interested in writing you all
about the fair