Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-10-28

this was her room, n room where any,
one lacking her specific invitation TO
enter would be an intruder-a condi-
ton which had not obtained either in
her mothers house or in Rodney's.
She smiled widely over the absurdity
of INDUCING In q pleasurable feeling OF
possession in squalld little cubbyhole
like this. The wall paper was stained
and faded; there was an iron bed-the
mattress on the bed was lumpy. There
was a dingy- looking oak bureau with a
small mirror: handicapped black
walnut washstand and pitcher stand
ing In bowl on top of it.
As for the hurrying life she looked
out upon from her grimy window. the
difference between II and that which
she had been wont TO contemplate
through Florence McCrea's exQuisitely
loaded easements was simply planet
airy.
And yet, queerly enough, in terms OF
literal lineai measurement, the dis
lance between the windows themselves
was less than a thousand yards. And,
such is the enormous social and spir-
itual distance between North Clark
street and The Drive. she was as safely
hidden mere as coilpie'eIy OUT VI III,
orbit of any of her friends, or even of
her friends servants. as she could
have been in New York or San Fran
cisco.
or course, wherever she went. what
ever she did. there'd always be the risk
that someone who could carry back
rors IN Podnav's friends would rec
osniHe hef. ~ "aS i''A ma ii"u "
be taken. At the same time she'd
nrotect the secret as well as she could.
RI, -. -. o,,,o ,ho,rh q,
ihcle were wv P'oIe' "
couldn't De Kept lron-fortia anu her
mother The story given out to Rod
rov,s friends be;pp that Rose was in
ri.
California Win ner lnotheF anu Forua'
left the chance always open for some
con,re,emns which would lead TO her
1890. s;.o.,.o-;, ,bo ,-,,h +, a cur
pIIsihs anu
but the truth i.seAi' couhueh'is s.ar
co, nor as tragic ehuins' pu' Us '4e
spiehdid' hopelui pesiiniIs vi me Va
truer happiness ior rose anu her nus,
BAND heedh De shoch. 90 'ilis ""s
what hose had porhe GOWN upon me-
IN her letter 10 foraa-
~ have found the big thing couldn't
De mad w4tiout a hsht, she wrote oa
,r-TbaIII,, .oJ',s ~ for yo,,Tse1r tia, not,,-
lag worth having comes very easily. b.;
you're not to Worry about me. nor te
- -. .oi ne ~ o.. .o-,eSo-y ~, W.,
as wei as Tor .nyself. wan, you 10
Aaow that ! think that realizing was
wing your ne as WI! as mine, - "ha'
Re 20, some pians. BUT I'm no, going
to tell you what they are. But III write
TO you every week and ie. you what I've
! v,an. 70 be $40 tha, Won un5eestand
this: Rodney isn't TO blame FOR what's
happened We haven't qaafreiei, AID l
80 ~ -: -. ,-'e 80 hsse 800 80
know l am with him. Break this
thing 10 mother as gently as you Ike. but
'e-I Lex every s'''is os1oFe 'ou stop =.
ms letter written anu oispatched'
she had worked out the ueuaiis Oh her
departure win sooo oeaI oi cure.
IN her own mousse before the servants,
she had tried 10 act just as she wouiu
nave zone hao her PRETENDED Telegram
iea!i! eoihe iioii VI 'ia' NC, gag ""N
PACKED hef trunA was gone her inotoI
Waiting at me oooF ~ 'aAe hef u liie
station "heh lie iaaio DoIis orousn'
'he twins nome iFoih their 1ifihs' nas
WASH ciiihce' out preaii eHien.
owe theH 10 me- nose saiu' aho
then you "ay go up anu zen mis-
huston she may nave tiein Ia ie"
minutes
she ''oK tlem INTO her oeorooln 'iha
Iaiu iiiein sue os siue oh nei oeu'
lhey had thriVeh nhe'' -Jus'ineu' 81
iar as 'hat went hairiS ueeis'ou
N .a'of VI oo''ie ieeuih u sne
died pace tnere an mat ped VI pam
never come OUT oi tne e,ner q. all
they SUI De just me ms pump
plae'd, hie'iiouica,' NOSE hau 'nous..
Oh titit hunoreo eines' ou' ~ was"
what she WIS .hinhns VI now
Inc uiihs taat caush. nef Us sne
was iookihg down On men, was