The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25
A Car.COndnctOr and his Bride.

The Chicago Ercning Nc,cS recently
contained IA romance from everyday life
founded on the issuance Of Il marriage
license Ia James III. D'liricn. aged %,
IF No. 5j9 Ogden Avenue, Ia wed Miss
Fannie NJ. Farlin. aged u, of Minncap-
oils. The essential points i'll this tale
are a follows:
James ii. O'Brien, the hero. was, I'M
Ill two Years ago, afarmer-boy AT Wood
stock. At that time he came Ia thica-
20 and became Il conductor on h bg-
den Avenue line IF strcct-CarS, 4 posi-
tiun in which he has remained ever
since, giving entire satisfaction To- his
employers, and. rs the sequel shows, in
I'm eminent degree to at least one of his
fair a Miss Fannie NJ. Far
lin, the adopted daughter of Leonard L.
Chase, an insurance solicitor, residing
ut No. 80 South Lcavitt Street. Miss
Farlin WAS then 10, and a pupil in the
high-School division Of the Scammon
school. An acquaintance Sprang up
between her and the conductor with
whom she rode. which ripencd into
friendship, and then into love. She rode
on O'Brien'> ear exclusively, and posi-
bly oftcncr than was necessary, and the
bows chaffcd him about IL. On one oc-
caSion one of them winkcd ut Il young
lady sitting next To Miss Chase, and
O'BrIcn, assuming him Ia be Il rival,
offered TO wipe the ground with him, or
words to that effect. On Sunday morn
ings they met ut st. Jarlath'S Church,
and Sunday evenings, when the old folks
We're at church, they did their best To
run up a heavy ga>-bill and economic
in the natural wear and tear of furni-
ture. All went merry Is 4 marriage
bell. But the stern male parent surprised
them one Sunday evening, and O'Brien
WAS forbidden the house. The young
lady'S determination to marry her on
ductor simply ncrved Mr.. Chase up to
IA state of greater determination that
she shouldn't, if he could help it-and
he thought he could. lie gave his Ill
timatum. O'Brien would make Il quit
claim deed IL Miss Fannie's hand, or he,
Mr.. Chase. would see Ia ii that O'Bricn
quit the railroad company's service.
Mr.. Chase evidently meant business.
\ few days passed, and then the crisis.
Mr.. Lake. Superintendent of the Com
pany, received an anonymous note stat
ING that OIBrien had for more than two
years passed Miss Chase and other
school girls over the Ogden Avenue
line on his car without demanding and
getting their fares, rs the rules of the
Company required. A suspension fol-
lowed. and OI'rien was called up be-
fore Mr.. Lake and requested to explain
matters. He gave up the whole story
said he had paid her fares, and those Of
some of her friends, ont of his own
pocket, and that he would marry her if
he had To 90 To- the poor-hou>e for it.
Mr.. Lake, very much relieved, told him
that if he married the girl he would
make il right for him and ~reinState him.
Last Monday the stern parent had TO 90
out of town To remain a week. The
lovers put their heads together.g got the Ii
cenSe above alluded 10. and : O'Clock that
evening saw them one. O'Brien "got
his car" again yesterday ~morning-No.
25S-and, Is he wields the punch and
destroys all that is good. true and beau
tiful in Il twclve-ridc ticket, may now
and then be heard To hum something
that sounds like 1.-The merry, merry
maiden and the tOr'-the conductor.