The Gold Miner's Wife: A Young Woman's Story Of Romance, Passion And Murder - Plot & Excerpts
Cookson’s office. It offered a fine view of the distant mountains. Cookson sat at a large mahogany desk, and behind it, on the wall, was displayed his Civil War saber as well as a framed photograph of him in his Union Army uniform. He was part of the 130th Illinois Infantry and had attained the rank of captain. The American Flag hung from a stand near the window. The room also contained bookcases with many leather-bound volumes and a row of filing cabinets which took up one wall. Papers were scattered across the desk along with one of the books, “Official Record of Livestock Brands in Colorado Territory, 1875”. Some of the loose papers were anchored in place by an old deck prism – an unusual antique probably salvaged from a vessel that sailed long ago. A Colt revolver with holster was hanging casually from a wooden peg and the room itself smelled heavily of tobacco smoke. From the looks of the place, Cookson had more business than a cranberry merchant. Mr.
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