The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-18
TIED UP THE SHOW
THRILLING RACE OF DEPUTY sHER-
IFF HAYS WITH TIME
He Won by a Minute, and Caused
Agitation mong Coach Ct Paint
ed Beauties-Fannie Hill's Limb
Exposition Attached by
the Deputy Sheriff.

Exposition Attached by
the Deputy Sheriff.
There was CONSERVATION and alarm
among the painted beauties OF the Fannie
Hill Burlesque company last night.
If fifty rats and forty mice got among
them they could not be half so agitated
The scene opened in the special car oi
the company at the Rock Island depot and
the time WAS the dead hour OF midnight,
when graves spout up stream Of wild
eyed, gaunt and CHASTITY spirits.
| They had washed the magic bloom OF
youth from their ancient faces, had slowed
away their little four dollars week next
to their hearts and were about TO retire
when three knocks were heard at the
door.
| Nothing agitates gaiety girl like a
knock at the door at an unreasonable and
unreasonable hour, and their little hearts
began to fiutter with fear.
! Sixteen windows of the car went up and
sixteen curly heads stuck out into the
| night air.
This is the sheriff." said Deputy Sheriff
| Bill Hays in deep steutorian voice.
Sixteen heads were withdrawn from the
| cold air, and sixteen windows fell down
with SIAM
''This is the sheriff" repeated Mr. Hays
land want in.
You cawn't do it," said feminine
voice from inside. "You weally cawn't
| do it me man. We receive no official calls
this late." etc.
Then with Jog horn voice Captain
Hays read stirring order of at
tachment. He had to read it. aud had to
read it loud enough to be heard by the
manager inside. 1t was voice
OF thunder and nearly all the
denizens of the Sixth ward tumbled
out of their beds and peered through
windows, for they were dead sure that the
long expected ange! Gabriel had come to
summon them to make their everlasting
peace and go with him to join the heaYen-
ly band.
Captain Hays attached the car and the
girls their powder boxes, aud in fact
everything aud everybody that was in the
Car.
He then proceeded to hunt up the agent
duu SWOgc Oh OOuuSOU pocket
Bible that he would not under any cir
cumstance allow the Car to leave the track
until the order of attachment was duly
and fully satisfied.
All this being done Captain Hays went
to work to catch his breath, for he made
terrible run. People who saw him going
to the depot swear by all that is good aud
holy that he would beat the celebrated
lack team Of the fire department, run
ming.
1t WAS 11:45 when the papers were put in
his hands at the court house. to serve. At
first he walked leisurely down town but
when he got to the Occidental
hotel he remembered that in a few min
couldn't serve the papers. He looked over
his shoulder at the court house clock and
only ten minutes separated Saturday from
the Sabbath. With bound he crossed
Second street like a greyhound and was
making a good "Maud S" gait when be
encountered barber pole in the middle
OF the block. He never stopped to see
what became of the pole, but man near
by picked it up and set it in its proper
place again. His coat-tail struck IA fruit
stand near the corner of Main and Doug
lass and famed away all the oranges and
bananas.
'Hot tomalas, red hot" said the man at
the corner, but Captain Hays wouldn't
stop for fire and the tomala man faintlyt
hallowed stop thief, stop thief"
Bittings clock registered minutes till
Sunday aud with fresh impetus Captain
Hays ran against the pile of brick on
Sheets corner and down went the brick
whilst the indomitable deputy went on
destroying space between that place and
the depot. AS he arrived at How
ards livery barn team was com
ing out and with wonderful agility
and speed Capt. Hays ducked under the
girts of the team and dashed away down
under the Mephisto glare Of Pat Herron's
red lamp. Four minctes only remained
and disregarding the caution, "look out
for the cars" Capt. Hays crossed the
Santa Fe tracks in just four strides. after
running over an Italian fruit display
Fifteen more bounds brought him to the
Rock Island depot when he waved the at
tachment papers in triumph and knocked
at the car door as stated.
IL "aS q tCfliDlc rate duu Wucu IL WAS
ended the pulse of Mr.. Hays beat on aver
age of 600 beats a minute.
When a reporter knocked later on the
door of the car it was locked and barred |
He knocked aud knocked, but the door
was not opened till he assured the porter |
through the key hole that he was not |
sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police |
man.
The door was finally opened and six |
teen heads wreathed in curl papers |
peered through distant door. bat none
Of them belonged to Fanny Hill. She |
wouldn't be seen fer love or money |
and even the reporters" comp" did |
not have that magic influence which it is
to possess in getting to see theat-
rical stars. The porter and the girls aud
The poodle dogs and everything but Fan
nie could De seen. She was wrapped up in
'eclusion-that is il burlesque stars ever
10 wrap up which is a matter OF some
1oubt.
The cause OF all the excitement was the
olutocratic nature of Alya Sheldon of Fl
Dorado. Alva is the manager of tie
opera house at that place and Fannie
Hill was 10 show there, but
me didn't. She couldn't very well show
here for the simple reason she was stuck
n snow drift east OF there till the date
lad passed. Alya thought that I'll Dorado
vas damaged 80 because OF her falling TO
iify the smoo,hepatei old gentlemen OF
dat place, but he can never prove his
lain as many witnesses can Be found
.ere who viii be willing 10 testify that no
tick is coming 10 Il Dorado because Fan.
lie didn't show thcre