Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-11
onsayly. He only needed fifteen

o6g1yly. He only needed fifteen
more and II was still early.
y At Twenty-third street and the
avenue . young man with Q bag IN
his hand waived to him and he
drew up to the curbing. Then .
young girl stepped out from the
shadow OF the steps and spraDg into
the cab, and the young man fol.
lowed her. He gave Travers an ad-
Dies up town, TO which he took
them quickly. "Strangers In the
city," said Travers. 81 l had any
way Of knowing who they were, 50
that / could ga their money back
I'D pluck 'em."
The yosng man and the girl en-.
tered the house and remained there
. few minutes. They came out
looking greatly troubled, and the
girl was crying. The young man
gave him another address and
Traver. made of for it. IL was a
house attached TO a church. ''They
are runaway couple" said Ira.
vers, land they're trying tn get
married" They Were apparently
unsuccessful this time. for they
came out again Immediately, and
the girl was sobbing bitterly.
Can you tell me-" said the
young man with her, .'do you hap
pen To know Of any clergyman who
lives near here or a Justice or some
one who can perfJrm the marriage
ceremony:',i -L 81
Travers whistled softly and gszed
at the stsrs. 81 know of one,'' he
said finslly. ''Get in.-
They got in and Travers drove
them to the house of a young rector
who was friend OF his and who
had just been married.
"reil this gentleman, - said Trav-
ems, ''that Mr.. Corliss Travers sent
you to him. This Mr.. Travers is
great swell and n friend Of this
clergyman's, and his name goes,
see?r
The young man seemed somewhat
surprised, but said nothing, and en-
tered the touse. When he came
out he was smiling. and the girl was
smiling, too.
II did as you said" he exclaimed,
''and i'll had not he wouldn't have
married us. There was no reason
why he should not, for we are both
Of age and all that sort Of thing.
Pm very much obliged 10 you for
the suggestion. suppose this Mr..
Tavers is one Of your regular
fares"
81 used to drive his fcsr-in-hand,o
said Travers smiling.
ave WON'T need you any more"
said the young man, .'and thank
you again. Here's SIS; that will
cover 1t, and you can keep the
change"
Ar. TIavers raced lack TO the
club with his $50 and told his story,
which was fortunately believed.
Then he enclosed the different sums
he had taken TO the address from
which his first fare had descended
to the addresses on the police blot
ter and to the home Of Mr.. Forbes.
The last Sl5 he kept. II earned
that" he said.
he won $500 On the bet, and thu.
next day tbs cabman whose hansom
he had borrowed sent him a p.tifui
note from the Tombs, where ne hau
cen taken. charged With extortion
aud Dlackmsii.
"Sure enough" said Travers,
gioomiIy. Il forgot the can had
number."
The drivers bail bond amounted
to Just $500 and Trsvers paid il,
and, then, ia fear lest his protege
sh"nt' skip his bond, hi promissi
ban a regular engagement for each
DAY OF the three months probation.
As he does not need the hanson
more than three or four times
week, he Ends il bit expensive.
bat tea other men are using !,
freely. 1t promises 20 ccst 1raverS
about 500 before the three months
are up.