Arizona state miner., 1922-10-14
w AS 1T A TRAGEDY?
Strange Episode Startles Quie-
tude of Wickenburg.
A strane, strange dream
And how sad it all did seem.


And how sad it all did seem.
Three blind individuals alighted
from the up-train by aid of as
sistants, for they were all blind;
not totally blind. but nearly so.
One was blind as a stone, He paid
all the bills, allowing his blonde
lady secretary, one of the trio,
who had one orb missing and a
cataract in the other, to 90 into
his pocket and make change for
all purchases. The third was a
pleasant faced young man about
80 who could see about as much
as a professor Of music in a barn
on dark night after the door
was shut. All three. the blind
leading the blind and holding OF
hands, ambled across the street,
happy as three Eskimos ata blub-
Der feast in the Arctic. They
had no trouble finding the spa
cious Wickenburg pool halls and
bought Sandwiches. cigars and
candy, but lighthearted seeking
conviviality. The lady of the
trio called one of her companions
Dear" and the other "Dearie, !"
being especially ELUSIVE when
making change for the one who
was unable to gaze down into her
single soulful optic with the cat
aract that leaked with fearful
tenderness. After seeing" the
town or doing it rather, they went
to hit the hay. concluding the
town was too quiet for even three
blind birds in quest of rejuvena-
ton. When retiring an occupant
of the adjoining room, himself shy
of leg and his wooden one lay
ing on the bureau, heard high
and unpleasant words between
the blind trio. which subsided on
retirement OF the lady and the
youngest two of the blind trio to
the hallway. Now, surely there
will be slumber, thought the dot
and carry one" next door. He
heard the click Of the key in the
door of the blind mans room and
went into dreamland as if it was
the reassuring tweet- tweet of a
real feathered nesting.
Suddenly a shot rang out and
reverbrated thru the house; then
another with sound Of bullets RI
cochetting from wall to wall. A
yell followed like that Of howl
ing coyote, and the legless man
flew out of his room sansculotte
and his cork attachment.
He'll and panemonium followed.
People rushed after the police.
Then means and calls for help
from the blind man who SAID he
was dying, but not dead enough
to prvent his finding and unlock
ing the door-then he collapsed,
calling for doctor and a drink.
The Druggist and the doctor, and
town officials, made a hasty in
spection of a bullet hole over the
left kidney supposed to have
been caused by a rusty 80 der
ringer. When it was decided to
take the three principals down
to Phoenix under arrest, the in
jured man was placed on a mat
tras and carried down stairs. On
the sidewalk he inquired Of his
female companion if she was 60
ing to let him lie there and die
and what was it they gave me;
to drink?"
He was bundled into the rear
seat between his two mates, the
general sentiment being that he
would be a corpse long before
reaching the destination-but he
rode that 65 miles like q major
and report says he's doing fine. "
A lot Of Wickenburgers have
been watching Phoenix papers to
know what became Of the man
and if he was really shot or if
the whole town wasn't dreaming,
and there WASH t no such a nerve
racking tragedy.
Maybe it was only a ruse to see
if there was any hootch in town?
Quen sabe?