Show WIFE E it was wag september arid and silo sile burton wits was in the hands of his friends for the fourth time after tho the ancient and honorable custom of candidates for political preferment odd is it not that men who are otherwise very bright will delude themselves with the idea that they are deludie deluding 41 other people with that venerable lie I 1 never knew a man to liso iise to any remarkable attitude altitude in the world political who left his candidacy to his friends once in awhile g a man of that sort comes to the surface and is pushed into the city council oro or on to the board of education by friends who are too lazy to want those thanks less bootless jobs them seli es cs this trustful individual always shines in the position thus thrust upon him habin gnot hing tn ta lear fear he inacia rolt rofo 01 ms ims says what his innocent guileless mind prompts him to say and does divers other impractical and iID impolitic POlitiC things thereby making himself a record but making it uncomfortable a ble for the boys wh who 0 kiemble all the time for fear lie ho will succeed by the help of the only too willing opposition in doing some supremely su ay idiotic thin thing t that will cost the party a lot of votes at the next nest election so liis his first term is generally generall his last twid luid the boys gently but firmly consign him to tile the oblivion of his own private affairs and a clear conscience which latter is considered by most people to lot bo a very comfortable comfor table thin thing to lios possess sess As I 1 said however silo durton burton auditor of apache county was in the hands of his friends tri ends that was literally true however on this particular occasion for silo sile was as a very sick fick man it was liis his w own fault that is lie had no business to go as lie did with sheriff toni tom owens to suppress that riot over in the bloomer distinct last in month orith it was not in the line of his duties but then the call had been a hasty and imperative one and tom was short on deputies as well na as being for time and site sile could hardly have refused to go even if hallad he had wanted to which ho he lid did not lie ho enjoyed a little row aswell as well as the cheriff himself liim self did and besides lie was uno one of tile most obliging men in the world so lie went and bot only got hit with at a club or something boni ething but received a 44 bullet it in his interior department while toni tom and the lest of the posse escaped without a asci scratch itch atch sile was better now aud could think considerable facility which was unfortunate peili nei haps aps because lis his thoughts were mostly of his expiring term of office and his helpless condition it etty tough every body agreed because lip cause it was going to bo a close year and sile was a great worker his friely lh ih too unfortunately were kept pretty busy looking out for their own scalps and could not I 1 give ive his affairs the attention they needed abere was the last payment detill due oil tile house there was paper in ili the bank to be takegi up site sile burton was in a financial way vay because in addition it tn bell being what is known as a pad good rellow fellow lie bad mido soule some lately lit cly and now to com ieta lin LI v alid overflow the cup drad lii ail district hat had romo out in ill his hid but effective way lir ariu 1 vi 0 ili 11 hurt for county auditor mil ad WH va woi liing night and day for his ll iiii wiio had been bilec op ponell ILI tile the lat idro convention oil oh it liili ind here bere was yio lying help bell lew avith tile llie convention I 1 lo 10 0 weeks away all wil anoro silo poured into ill alif ears or of ills his cletty ht ullie its wife as he lini him ing to his in ill ille way that nobody but 1 biml 41 IL 11 womanly woman ever will lea learn tilie ile ild lint tit say so go but ahe IMI had hisil i bilk enli 0 owens weris that lay day anil lr liall rt cil with her that tit cli ill oni linik was vas bine for brad girl and built ii i a of tile WP wn i it iii I 1 lles inea ein plover of BUU luen lie ml iiii r ly u a 1 lot nini if yv nau in tile the county ade and lio ho had u uli 11 0 cu nv lie il 1111 in r UA JA lt lir aclei intend ail tu lu delava doltl dl tl jill 31 all there is to it I 1 it t goes too what brad contwell boutwell says and ami you know it tom owens I 1 I 1 yes tom did know it and lie he knew that without wit holit boutwell his own name was dennis for lie he had riot not tile strength in ili the precincts near town that burton had so his hands were tied anil and lie he could to do nothing for site silo in ili the chloride district mrs dinton burton said nothing to silo sile of toms tomb visit to tho loss boss of Cli chloride loride sho she closed liis his complaining 0 lips with a kisa now and then and chir away as cheerfully f III ly as though mortgages and unpaid notes and ilia his sill sur econs bills and conventions vent ions had never a part in her cilc lil and all this thin time lime she kept up a bl pih sight 0 0 tb inkin as toni tom owens used 1 1 i fay eay to his nife ife who was also an tir arii 1 er of tho the little tenderfoot in bi i silo sile durton burton had brought front from tile the stat a tew few months before silo sile burton was sleeping soundly axi morning when his wife the usual billil gone from lier her face stole up to Ws As bid bed bi d sida kissed him softly two flu tilleo times and ran rail over to the ow it was not until 10 that he a woke and noticed that the woman by the window was not mary but mrs ow owens and lie ho did not know that this kindly big hearted woman lied when she told him that mary had just gone down to the springs to get a 1 prescription field that they put up tip here and would be back on it the lie train tom owens with the buckboard and fidgeting fid e tid day bay nell was waiting just off OF the trail a short distance frow from chloride camp A pretty little woman stared at i respectfully lilly bythe by the numerous men loaf loafing illg about for women were fearce in chloride especially pretty and respectable ones tripped down tile lie street trying to look unconscious conscious nn end F 11 entsiel ent eiel the door of brad boutwelle Bou office it was the noon hour and lieras he was alone eai engaged aged in ill the pleasurable occupation of disposing of an excellent lunch and a bottle of beer ile he heard the hesitating step in the outer office and stepped to tho the door of his hia sanctum where lie stood somewhat taken aback at tho sight fight of his visitor it was several seconds after her sweet voice had asked Is this mr boutwell that lie ho recovered his equanimity and gracefully tiia tha toot 1 I am mrs durton burton mrs silas burton I 1 I 1 came to see you to to I 1 but here her courage gave out for the I 1 moment and slie she did the very best thin tiling she could have dorie done just wept a few relieving tears while the sympathetic boutwell who had been a bachelor ever since lie ha could remember as he himself said my dear madam ed lier her I 1 stammered gi gica ew red in the iho face vaguely felt himself a triumphant ass and and finally led her gently to a chair where FLO finished her ter weep then site she pulled herself together tog rether and I 1 told him bill the pitiful title tale it was indeed thought boutwell who had tit ill ways hail had more inore money than ho be lid known what to do 10 with a harro harrow whig iii state of affairs and so BO his bachelor beatt overflowing with sympathy fu the poor frightened little einis emissary sary who sat lefure him birti and au 1 being beill it must be said rather unsettled settled lin by this visit lie he agreed almost before he knew it to let the t he affair alone and switch the ambitious hobart off tile tr track lei then with her a world of thankfulness shining in ili her big brown eyes and fervent words of gratitude on oil her ter sweet lips tile the little litle I 1 mici conary was gone and boutwell ili hia it i brain in a whirl sat down clown to think well by jove now tie lie had done it why great sacrificed cesar the tiling lie ile rustled rushed to lu the dour its latu tie aitor was not iu sight iu ile sat down to think were more calmly ly chii tune time in ill politics there tire are complications no mail jall can call civet oveil luok or e tile theio 0 at aai e multifarious and obligations that must be attended to ani am eliose existence is duo cuore of often tell ihian not to circumstances whose discovery disco verv by lite ilia unsympathetic world would bo be a i calamity to the individual or individuals interested this caso case was such buch a one olle hubart t had a 1 cinch on tho the bov of chloride und was master of the situation aind no one ona knew it so well as aa did jere jarc hi who was nev novel er slow about gill opportunities thus boutwell Bon twell communed with ciul leir and aad the remile was witch much perspiration dud aud an ail uncomfortable e well no use she abing ading jiny any tears ha be slid alanl but I 1 wish I 1 could kv my w boil 0 with tile little woman wo it 11 little duck I 1 she is a and nd how bur toi bulit to congratulate elul pow poor th lagl low rucky ahr ll 11 feel wi viivi t tell ui 1113 alis cads I 1 played ayea s sn aut ii a dirty trick on oil her ye es ea and what I 1 say 10 lo illy myself myie b lf teddy ohara whose family had been aielt alrin starving during the strike a drw ft W before by tho charity charily of tile the little luck duck alid her hubband anil and wili who bad A d froin hil hii noonday liaci ill thi window about ui lea inin litell avs chuckled softly ZO 0 o fill bilm arif I 1 if aud bi leaked away le marking LES as lie reached ta the 0 o treet street oll oh ho aliotti Tl iotti it k till aha A ht ha teddy mo byu bye oi fink 3 ces had beather r tek lek a tinia tinip over t apache the day Yeas yei s dOll t banow and airl it larf hid his linnier lin rier pail and started dow it I 1 it trail lor tile county seat g tf n fulla ft yr of mrs Bur bartons burtons tons second antl with abt tl sil tooti mr Bol boutwell twell 11 necessary tu to anik ill it loll it ile fur for kilell bol liu kfir wits about mm aim and did not lower his flag and mrs burton went away with a white drawn face and with the ac set t lips of ofa a brave little woman who liag has made up her mind to something IF the day clay for tile alio convention dawned the visitors fors from tile outside precincts including those from chloride were all ou on hand to see the fun it was almost time to call tho the convention to order but two or three delegations had not arrived the chloride delegation was vas one of these alie visitors from that camp le ie ported that tile delegation had biad only stopped to hold a brief powwow in boutwelle Don Bou office and would bo be alon along soon jere hobart as luck would have it bail bad got a glorious jag 0 on oil the night before and was in bed at liis his quai lere at chloride as the result of ft a fall into the cellar of tile nugget saloon ile he might inight have pulled himself together and gone over to apache but everything 0 was fixed and there ther ewas waa no need lie he concluded solle so he gri grunted tinted and turned slowly over toward tile the cocat cocktail ail on oil the table with that action consigning a liis his fato to drad brad bout well and a a supposedly dup packed convention the chai chairman chairet rut in of tile the county F central committee called llie be convention 0 to o order and remd tho call the convention effected effect etl b temporary organization and the usual committees were appointed cludus whose pose deliberations a recess was taken I 1 s tom ovens cime to mrs bill to ton 3 who with a number of other women ni wilds hus husbands aads or brothers were interested directly or otherwise in the proceed V ings was sitting in tile gallery owen spoke epoco quickly and earnestly 4 I tho the chloride Chloi ide croad here yet Ho hobarta hobarts barts too hick bick to come if boutwell Bout weli could only bo be kept away be 0 K for site bile iles hes the only man that can put hobirt hobart in ili nomination and theres a whole wess mess of liis his f fellows ea lows ready to backslide if only they come I 1 but here he was sent for in great haste by an anxious constituent and hurried away when ten tell min ittes later lie looked up at the gallery mrs burton was musing the six irien the Chlo chloride Kide delegation were ilia in a hurry and in boit wells three seated boated spring wason wagon behind his bis grays were making 0 good time tima for apache there is a deep ravine ri vinc nearly always dry 0 on the trail between apache ail and chloride that has to be crossett crossed caie tully fully it is ia an abrupt descent arill and 1 yet more abrupt ascent and the ti trail ail on the apache sido side of tile gully is flanked inked ri by bv big rocks which sheltered many a ili highwayman il in ili the old d days ays the de delaga I 1 eg a tion from chloride had just reached till spot and boutwell wits was urging tho the horbes up the stee steep P incline when short and sharp and firm in a womans comans voice voice came the command 1111 halt ald tile the six bix men illen in the wagon could hardly believe their senses sitting beside the alie big rock on the left very pale but with compressed lips and eyes that flashed fire and determination sat eat a 1 beall woman with a big winchester and the weapon was cocked and aimed at brad boutwell TI alie 1 0 six well men in ill tile wagon raved and Elor medi ned they pleaded begged and but the little woman on the lock spoke only once and then said jid s I bradford boutwell Bout you gave ic e your sacred word that you would not oppose my illy bus bandh if hr he is defected today it will probably kill liin him and that is aliat you intended to defeat Iii libin iiii after your pion pi comiso liso it u ine n e now sir if j on au much as attempt to move frow from here you or any of the others I 1 will kill you that was all but brall brad boutwell bonawell Bon twell looking at thu sult but face knew t that h at sit she would keep her aul wul word cl and iiii his seat mates bug t that such was tin case was met inet by an ail emphatic yuu you be she woul ill the tha committees reported arted the tempo organization was m da permanent and the coli county litY convention wa iva in full swing nominations for county auditor art now ilow in order announced tilt the chair ulan man and a a moment later sir randal dal hils tile floar hollia randall the brilliant your youn district at attorney turnY rose and mada one i the liest best speeches s u aches of his life settin foith cle illy cot the inherit tile tho leims the borth of tho pres present elit ill cmil bent and when he be told of the I 1 rn 11 fortunate mau man 1 ing bu 0 o ill as tile the 1 n n 10 of it mounil in the discharge i tanti sf 4 not lot liis his ow own fi lia 1 I ins ing in d all of the luw law there was wah lou loucill sill prolonged cheer randall lundli I 1 vil cil I uproarious a i p tt sat down mopping liis his foro fore ile leil ad with iiii thera v i a s t Bi leuce liiri ii were lapid clinso s u cn the puit palt of holt cl ilela ek gates gi tes alin pop gordon rose mr cnair cai trian I 1 move that clio nond nf f vr r dirton brt ba anade by ac auar t lie be no yo nl aliu motion becony the mi ill tion cuir allu i 11 iian ll th khrt q mr chiaini Ci aini i 1 I it faithfull A 1 call i iff rill pill r cli 03 inny nl ill bell lar ILP ill i tl il 6 I 1 colt tuil binl 11 1 abd 10 v L was a tic I 1 t u hilea il alii liy was logt hut but I 1 iho in blast 11 riot not down when the yeas and nays naya were called for he and a half score of others cabrae caino out strongly in ia the negative and when fart further her nominations were declared in order lie ho rose and nominated jere ll hobart obart the ballot stood sixty three to thirty seven in ili 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