 During this time, the books cover his experiences in the desert southwest and mid western US including stints as a bust sculptor, a horse rider doing "horse falls" for motion pictures, and a farm hand - turned owner – as he worked his way back toward Colorado while continuing to support his family financially.After four years of the roving life, he continued to remain in good health and decided the prognosis for his illness was wrong.According to the Littleton Colorado Chamber of Commerce, 'He married Edna Hudgins of Boston in 1922.