Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-14
AN UNwIsE DOVE.
Il Sad Story With g Moral Witch TiI Soon
BE Forgotten.
dallas (Texas) Commercial. |

Dallas Texas) Commercial.
On Monday last LIZZIE Hefferman was
passenger on the east bound Pacific train
which reaches this place from Fort Worth
about half-past seven o'clock in the evening.
She is young, seventeen, good looking and
decidedly impressible. Since last March she
has been at service in the family of a wealthy
gentleman in the fort. She had saved from
her wages enough money to fit out for her
self modest wardrobe and leave to her
train was young man whose name, parted
in the middle, is recorded as j. Mason Lane.
The young man had afo1etimes seen the girl,
and now presuming upon the fact went up
and spoke to her, introducing and making
himself agreeable generally. The remainder
of the story We give as received from her
lips. He inquired where she was going.
She answered to her home and relatives in
Leavenworth, Kansas. All, indeed! He was
himself travelling in that direction. Fortu-
nate circumstance! Could he be a fellow
traveller and offer his protection? Pleasant
company in a railway carriage is always
agreeable, and his courteous offer was &C
copied with thanks Had the matter stopped
here all would have been right, but Lane
must go further and, with oily tongue, make
ardent love to his companion. She listened,
then hesitated and was lost. Reaching this
city, they went to the Lamar House, where
he registered as &C. M. Lane and lady, Fort
WORTH They remained here until the fol-
lowing night, when they went to Denison,
and again registered as man and wife. While
here however, Lane took possession of the
poor girls hard earned S25 and also the
check to her trunk. A day spent in Denison,
and the parties went on to Caddo, [. T.,
where according to his promise, the marriage
was to be celebrated. Here they remained
weeh-at least, she did-for upon one pre-
text or another he managed to spend most
of his time in Denison, having first obtained
her necklace, ring and breastpin, and
pawned her trunk for their board bill,
amounting to $50, at the st. James hotel
On Tuesday last he made one of those trips
to the Gate City, and as he did not return on
Wednesday the deluded girl began to make
inquiries about him. She was then informed
by the gentleman that if she wished to see
him again she must follow him to Fort
Worth, whittier he had gone. Without a
cent in the world and without even change
of clothes, she boarded the train and started
on his trail. Her story, as told the con-
ductor, secured her passage. Repeated to
the Dallas quarantine officers, it excited their
sympathies and promises of assistance.
When short distance above the city, who
should come into the train but the abscond.
ing young fellow. His victim hailed him at
once and charged him with his perfdy. He
told her if she would make no stir on the
train he would fulfill his promise as soon as
they came into the city. When the quaran-
tine physician came around he was informed
that the missing man had been found. In
surprise he answered, s'Why, this man gave
me his name as j. G. Brown; how is this?''
Some kind of explanation was given and the
two at last reached the city. With no In
tentlon of keeping his promise, the young
ster took the girl to the American House,
where he left her with the very short in
formation that he was without money, I'M
able to pay either her board or his, and that
he would stay at his relations house that
night, but would come back next day. In
stead of doing SO he attempted to leave town
on the south bound train the next morning,
but was prevented by an officer, who took
him to the hotel. Again he gave the unfor-
tunate girl the slip, and night before last
stole off to Fort Worth, boarding the train
after it had started.