The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-09-02
As he stood by che door, considering

| what to do next. the dance began.
To settle the matter Farmer Roberts
concluded he would wait until the
dance was over and then take Elizabeth
home. He could afterwArd make up
his mind how to break up the match.
and with that he secured a room and
went to bed, leaving word to be called
at five o'clock. sharp The dancing in
these days usually ended at six o'clock
in the morning.
After the old man had turned in, the
hotel proprietor slipped around to
where Johnnie was seated and ex-
planned the lay of the land Something
had to be done to save the girl from
trouble. but what to do was the ques-
ton It took several hours to reach
decision. but at half past four o'clock
the next morning the young couple left
the hotel in the rig they had come in
and drove on jog trot out Of town
and over the river near the big tan
neries and up the hill on their way to
Prospect They were going to see the
Methodist preacher there and get mar
ried.
AS luck would have it, Farmer Rob
erts woke up just as the couple started.
Hearing the noise of their departure,
he jumped to the window just in time
to recognize the gray horse (the farm
er's own, by the way that Johnnie was
driving, and he concluded that they
were bound for Remsen. Down the
stairs he tumbled. calling to the hostler
to get out the blackboard las quick as
the Lord'N let ye." and ran to the barn.
And so in the course of half an hour he
was on the trail, hot to Overtake the
lovers. As he mounted the hill beyond
the tannery the first rosy streak of
| light appeared in the east. and, elated
at the thought of having the quarry
soon in view, he whipped up the nag
and was off at pace that should have
accomplished his desire very quickly.
Here. however, he made a mistake.
One may go to Kemsen by either Of
two roads. Farmer Roberts had the
better road for that place, and away he
| went and drove nearly one-third of the
way to his destination without seeing
anything of the gray horse. Then he
found farmer out after the cows who
said no such rig had passed that way.
Look at that dust, Mr.. Roberts," he
| said. Why, there amt no tracks in
it
Sure enough, Farmer Roberts had
never thought CT that, and back he
went. He had lost good hour by his
mistake. but he had got an idea that he
thought would help him. Instead Of
| INN ,sa1i faIr 70 -inn fha nfhor road
he reached the tannery he paid five dol
lars for the use of a fresh team. the
tannery bays. famous pair of horses,
and then drove over to the telegraph
office at FOrestport, routed out the
operator who lived near by, and left
this message to be sent to Remsen:
Constable John Davis: A reward of
twenty-five dollars will be paid for the
arrest Of John Duquesne, charged with
stealing gray horse of James John
Roberts"
| This done he started on the true trail
of the runaway lovers at gaitto make
the slow-going farmers along the route
gasp as they saw him.
Meantime Johnnie and Elizabeth
were jogging on with considerable COM
| fort. Reaching the corner where the
Remsen road turns off, they suddenly
decided to 60 there instead of to Pros
pect, especially as that village was two
miles nearer. 1t was about seven
o'clock when they reached the long row
| of wooden houses along the railroad
| track at Remsen station. The main
road passed about one hundred yards
from the depot, and as he drove along
he saw the agent coming out of the
station carrying an envelope in his
hand. The agent. good friend of
Johnnie's. held up his hand
Drive to Prospect like the devil and
John Davis was after you," he yelled.
and Johnnies without a question, shook
the reins and said: Get up
Johnnie knew very we'll it was
question of speed now. for he under
stood the reference to Constable John
| Davis. and that the old man would
stop at nothing to intercept or overtake
| him.
The farm folks stared in amazement
as they flew along the road. Some
men ran out. thinking it runaway.
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/ one side lest collision upset them.
Some recognized them and the circum-
stance and yelled and cheered hilar-
| iously. while Johnnie gritted his teeth
| and held tight rein, and the girl at
his side. with flushed cheeks and her
hair streaming out. looked straight
ahead and never said a word.
The preachers wife stood smiling in
the garden.
Tell Mr.. Jordan to come right here,
| quick" said Johnnie.
Il can't said the woman. Hes
gone to Wilmurt."
Great Lord, Get up. Bess. We can
reach Trenton ahead yet. said Johnnie,
| and the horse dashed off toward Tren-
| ton, but was turne at the next corner
around the block, and away they went
up the road toward Northwood. where