The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-18
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NNNNN NNNNNHA NNAA AUN"NnM
tho week he had men, In m, mail
village no had happeped N come FOR
hls msn 3, : regular time eocb day.
and each time no had heard The uom.
m ash n there was mail for ber 4,
vas her manner as she asked tba,
aroused MsrshnTs interest.
MarHhai stepped 10 the window A.
the clerk ran through The mail Mar.
shat said In . casual way. 81 bsye seen
disappointed pSople. hu, that nan. lady
Who lust o here acts as N she bnd
been sentenced when Won toll her she
has NO mail. ANYTHING neculIar ahout
herf'
Tho clerk nodded his head -ycs sbe
has hc,n coming 10 this w,ndov for
twrnty.nve wears. She expec,s a letter
frnm q chan WIN laft herr. "A ,h.v toll
mo. 10 make his fortune in tho wc,,
Hs vanished and no letter has come
from him. \. = it,ie ON 7 vu...
hut she's harmless"
Gathering nm his mail Ntarshsl Won,
10 tho country hotel Tho white
headed nronr,e,or was p,rs.,,iv Mn.
ing ~ talk tho matter over. "surc"
snid nc. n know Tho vhoie ,h,py shc
was ~ pre,,v n iI,,is ,h,ng a. Won over
500. and she was desd IN love win
Clarke sherman and no with he's
fnr as We could toll Then n. 90, an.
idea hat he plsce was 40, mali ~,
hlm-you know how the ,onns ,ciio,..
often feel-end susv no ven, I guess
she heard from him Tor ,hr.c ,c.,.
no was doing ane-so n. .sid Th.,
came silence. An sorts NJ yarns won,
around vou knov h,, an. MIA no,
beod rich, nm I ,oti 90, rh.n sho
got a llnninr from SOM. rh..n n.v.
manor ON, W,s, ,cu,,g ,ho,, =, .,el
dent he had h.cn in and win ,hs c,,n.
ring was . letter from : friend ~ Ms
saving that n. had di.d sine, IN. a.
cideut. II threw her on nor h.sd 7
guess for since ,hsn sho,, hoon ro,,,
10 tho nos, omce ms, m. ssu.
I, uns me- s..,ch,,. o. n..a,. 10
a hsvs,srt Marshal k,c,, % - ,,,,
. man nv Inc nam. =, c1.,so shnr.
msn. for there v.er. nany in ,ho ro,td
I'm, Marshal m.do ~ NJ nina a. Ia,
m ,he man ~ HE hn.in... h,o,.., h,n,
near The town m. onn..,,n,,r 80.
, ,e,v mo,,hs t.,ort Itar.haI ni.a.aa
10 mska spra ,h., n, ci.,ro s..,m..
ve-. lIvlng h. vo,,d tnow NJ, a,a
man though, ~ him
HIs nrs, ouss,Ior altar .,r,r,r, In
n Nevada town vas sskad a, IN. ho,ot
clerk. bu, tho latter ,hoos NJ. h..d
Never heard ~ sn,hody rornd r..
nv ,het nnms-ho,d IN n.,han. .nn,o
~ The ala ,.no,. Lnovr
An cold fellow rsll.a ,,or ,hc
front Of tho hotel. smoked .l,v,,
"whv-.r-ves ,here VA. .cch . .h.,
lived ou, pu,,c vny h,, ! ,,os. 49,
been dcnd an rone Tor ,ys,,y ,c.,,
Marshal was IN desn,,r .,d ,..
abou, 70 gtye nm n. ,ooi,.h go,
when the mar who had nee, s,.,r,ns
polnted 10 a thlp Individual 1890 en-
stree, arhcro ,oo. . en-, -,
Seeker from on, th., %, ,,h.,.
knows something shon, him"
cros.tnr &c W.--
and made known his desire The man,
YES r'oro 49, "a -
Marshal ana NO, ike them nor d,d no
like the mans answer
"No. sir. there's M, nm. o,, ,h.,.
now nv thai name C1.,Lc sh.rm.,
was killed In an ncc,den, "
Afterwnrd as no Though, On. malta,
over. the n-ntagopIsm N the man. 800.
tude made Marshal susplc,o,s OF hc.
Iieye. ina, for tho de,co -, 1, IN 80.
u that vav."
Farlv IN the s,,.,noo, q, ,ho ,.,,
day he enchc a run.doy,, r.n.
shsekle nlsce which his g,Ido ,o,d h,n,
was Seekers homo. Marshal ranned
on tho door There was No sonnd us
stepped ln-and s,opned.
on q shabby couch Isv . ma, IN
smecls,sd no secu.d IN ~. H., -.
NJ existence. His ives wore cIoscd
Dives Clarke sherman i've bcrey-
Marshal asked.
He bent 10 cntch the fn,n, wbi.ner