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"Miss Lizzy" Hello, I'm Elizabeth Best. The women here in Cyanide Springs call me "Miss Lizzy". Being the adventurous type, I answered an ad to come to the Arizona Territory to teach. (I do have the qualifications. I'm not married and I can read some). I also took part in Fred Harvey's Charm School at the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately the Territory only pays a teacher if there are eight students or more. In these parts with no men around, that's hard to come by, so, a gals got to do what a gals got to do to make a living. Sometimes on the wrong side of the law. Miss Lizzy