Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-03
With His Old Love Again.
CHARLIE WENT WEST, MADE FORTUNE AND r
TURNED

TURNED.
From the New York Press Oct2
Here Is story like those rOmanceS you read Of
In which the maiden waited and the lover returned
with fortune: Charles j. Travis and Lizzie Sher.
WOOD worked together In downtown paper-house
nine years ago. They fell In love- but their sala-
ries were not sufficient to support them They had
abandoned all hope Of going together to the altar
when Charles cousin from the far West arrived
AMI painted glowing pictures OF the golden Ian Is
beyond the Mississippi. The lovers parted Let
tiers from the West became fewer and fewer until
Lizzie believing that her lover had forgotten her.
pllghted ner troth TO sailor, first mate please
and promised to marry him when he returned from
Trip East; The reader may now see that there
Was small chance OF the lovers running
together. The sailor never returned That
ends him, and the reader need not expect to
see him bob up again IN this tale OF love and
travel LIZZIE found employment some
we Ks ago at Lelani'S Ocean Hotel Long Rranch
She was cham0ermaid and pretty maiden Two
days before the MOTEL closed for the season tanned
aud bearded stranger, evidently a Western man
arrived at the hotel and registered as Charles j.
Travis, Deer Lodge, Mon. lie was shown to a
rOom which happened to be in Lizzie's main. After
going to his apartment he discovered that he had
no towe.s, and rang for them. Lizzie handed them
TO the stranger, who astonShed her by suddenly
catching her by the shoulders and exclalming:
"Lizzie Sherwood! I've been hunting all over this
"who are your" cried Lizzie, trying to draw
away from the man.
"Why, don't you remember me? Don't you re-
member when you used TO fOld papers down at
Daily cos that big fellow used TO see YOU
home on dark nignts?"
Lizzie looked up into the bearded face, and
though there Was very little trace OF her old
lover she ventured TO ask. 'Are you Charlie
Travis?"
''rhats who am, and you are Lizzie Sherwood
and you promised to marry Inc. think IL IS about
time you were keeping your promise, don't your"
This extremely direct question staggered LIZZIE
Had Lizzie been Ia the habit or reading the THRILL
Ing tales about the eminent Mr. Kilrain ana the
highly respected Mr.. Sullivan She would have ad-
mlLted that she was "Hn0cked out" As IL was she
merely said she would like an explanation. He
spun a very fine tale about delayed mails, and she
owned up about the sailor boy who went sailing
away iRto the stormy seas OF Boston and New Haven
looking for menhaden. So he asked her TO marry
him. "But III have to get some new clOthes,H
said Lizzie.
mo, you won't; you can't get those after
ward, said her lover. "YOu can get lots OF thein
too, Tor I've got the money; I've got over 1000
steers In one herd besides lots OF sheep and
horses, and money In the bank. IdOnt fold papers
for $3.50 week any more; not much"
show did you happen to come here?n asked
Lizzie.
swell, /" he said, ~ was in New York, and heard
SO much about the gambling houses down here
thought I'd come and see what they were Ike I
didn't expect 10 make such q big stake myself
though" lie added.
Rev. Mr.. Meniss OF Brooklyn, married them
yesterday, and they went West.