Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-16
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drank aad smoked until tae air 81 Che car
was sunocauue The conductor regretted
the state Of AFFAIRS. but declared himself
powerloss. You can perhaps imagine the
relief 1 felt when by tne dawn Of daylight
saw Long Pine. the railroad terminua.
WIS forced 90 pass the greater part u
the nirht In the ono hotel. whore drunk
en- contractor was making merry Coz q
largo assembly u delighted auditon. /
was but too Glad 20 eschaugr the hotel
parlor Zoe the csf, whore I did uot hope
for anything bat repetition Of my former
ride
was rratldod to md the car almost
smpty. Some half a dozen men were doz-
dnF In various parts. and near the front I
sspied a litsle fguro curlcd up ON n scat
that looked rusploiously feminine, despite
che jaunty masculine hcadgtnr that
adorned the closely clipped brown locks.
wondered why Que 10 young was trsy-
cling alone and unprotected. aud ponder
ing upon tho subject I sank into much
needed slumbcr. When ! awoke, u was
broad daylight. All were astir, aud I ssw
IA the subject of my 'pcculation "a charm.
ing little girl. possibly 10. She had a very
pretty face Snd dainty air.
Before could put Into execution plan
Of forming her acquaintance man up
preached her. He was Cine looking spec
imun Of the genuine COW boy, though ihnd
not then learned Co recognize so untnia
takabiy the members NJ that fraternity na
l have "a later years Hi, broad somhrero
shaded pair ~ deep blue eyes. aud
heavy reddish brown mustacho but partly
hid mouth that hctokcncd steady deter
minatlon and an uny.glding viii. He adj
dressed NY pretty girl ns nn old acquaint'
Ance. N earnest convefantiun passed bo-
tween tlsm f0r few momunin, and 10
Withdrew. sho seemed much better pleased
than he, md Tow moments laterfho camo
10 mo aud LcaAn TO ohnt In the most
friendly manner. Ny curiosity regard.
ing The oaiid, ~ mentally termed her,
sceemcd 81 fsif way 70 Do satisfied, for
she was eager 10 talk ~ 1 90 listen, but BE-
fore the forenoon passed ceased 10 regard
her a. n child or Inexperienced
"1aht fellows name. " che said 90 mo,
ais Brown. Did you notice that gold ring
on bis little fngeri That l. my engage
mcnl ring nont IL back 20 him. They
aaid he took on awful when he heard that
was married.
married." exclaimed In a.tonish.
msnt.
"Yos. was married last Sunday. Ny
husband IL a soldier NJ tho fort
"But you look so ynungin ! said.
"oh, I'm ~, replied the girl. ~
worked In Sioux City until six week. ago
heard they paid 30 much better wages NJ
tho fort that went up there. l got nc
quainted with Brown and promised 10
marry him. but no had 10 go out ON tho
ranoh-ho'a u cowboy, you know-and I
got acquainted with saddlrr. ITO wanted
me, too-and--I don't know ns hos bic
better than Brown; but, you sec, ho was
right there and Brown wasn't. 10 l mar
ried him. lie don't make o. much money
A. Brown. lle only gets Si3 a month from
the army aud what he can make running
a faro bank. That's good bit. but made
him promise To leave the army " married
him"
"But no can't lsave." said l.
"ohi he'll desert " said my childish In
poccnt uublushingly
"l3ut II they catch him, said l.
He'd have 20 hnish hls term IN Gcavcn-
worth, that's all. hut then they won't
md him. A soon rs get back we've
going Go 81, Joe 10 start a saloon. There's
money In that, I tell you. and IN risk
their catching him."
70 inquire.
I'm going after my little girl, /" she
answered promptly. "lyo been married
before and havsa little girl years old"
did not express my surprise this time.
but i doubt II any statement she could
have mndAthtreaitgrw would have surprised
me IN the least.
~ had n stcpmoihcr,n khe said. "and
n A "a "a
Of our boardcrs, man rs old NJ dad, said 3
Come, 10 with me, Lily, aud the old
woman Hhan't whip you any more So 1
went We were married nml began keep
ing house for ourselves he WIS pretty
good 10 ma until the baby came. Then ha
got mad because / didnt know how to
take caro- Of II, and when itswna months
Old ho took u away from ms and took II
70 hia folks Ia Sioux City. When found
out where II was, ! ran away from him
ana went there 60 work. 1 finally found
where my baby was, and saw her three
timea, but never could got my hands on
her' she's such a proyty little thing.
guess she's got good homo, aud they're
good 10 her, but she's my baby. saddler
gave me tho money 90 nee tho thing
through, and I'm going 10 have her by
fair means or foul
did not and could not wish the young
mother success In her undertaking.
Several times during tho day brown
stopped 60 chat moment with MA "a.
nnnoee and once succeeded IA drawing
her away for little private convorsntion
He asked me, she said on rsuming
her seat by me, ~ I WINS leaving saddlrr
Hen DO glad 10 get mo yet. I'm sorry
for him, but TN not 60 blame. snddler
was there and he wasn't / couldn't mar.
~ them both"
Later brown left the train, aud at Free
mont l saw the last OF my pretty httls
Lily.
In after years my mind often reverted TO
my trip 10 the frunticr, and in connection
with II thought u the child TINT met
on the train and wondered what hor after
life had been.
AZ last accident brought mo hiiorma.
ton OF hor further career.
saddler and his pretty wife ala indeed
80 20 st. Joe aud keep saloon. They
bad no child with them, and sns Glad 10
believe that her efraud 20 Sioux city wa,
Unsuccessful In lcsz than q y,nr "A BIG.
handsome man named Brown appeared
upon the scene. A month later. IN acci.
dent OF course, Uncle ssui's oGlo,lH were
upon the dosertCr's track.
when the prison doors closed behlnd the
de!uded man, onr Lily, fair hut fuI-c,
was tree, aud she and brown were we'd
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