Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-05-15
WHEN VIRTUE LOST.
4 STORY TO PROVE THAT RIGHT DOES
NOT ALWAYS COME UPPERMOST.

A Remarkable Tale of Love and Tragedy
In II Southern Town--The Fatal Work
OF Two Bullets Fired by Enraged Rivals
The End of a Foolish Girl,
Star reporter was one of a group in
n hotel lobby tho other evening and a
New York drummer had just finished a
story on the old line Of virtue triumph
ing and the villain of the plot gotting
his just dues this side Of the hot place,
when a Kentucky congressman took the
floor
"That sort of thing" he said, sis
well enough in books and on the stage
and | am willing to agree that it hap
pens i'll actual life, but not always Let
me cite an instance to the contrary.
There being no objection to the cita-
tion the Kentuckian, after casting his
eye over the company, proceeded:
Years ago, III a southern town." he
said, there lived a pretty girl with a
lot OF money-a combination no man can
deny the power of--and she had sweet
hearts galore, but two of her devotces,
one quite a reputable man and the other
quite as disreputable, and after her more
for her money than herself, led all the
rest, and both Of them were nervy men
and quick on the trigger. Any sensible
person would have thought that the girl
would have decided very early as be-
tween the good and the bad, but every
ono knows that women don't do that
way i'll matters of the heart.
II will gay for her, though, that her
preferences Were for the decent man and
he stood the best chance of winning
among all of the contestants. His dis
reputable rival, however, received more
or less encouragement and he was max
ing hot tight--so hot, III fact, that on
one or two occasions the men had come
to blows and once, at least, pistols had
been drawn. The girl was foolish, as
other women have been under like cir
cumstances, and rather enjoyed tho po-
sitlOn she occupied, and felt hattored by
the dangerous rivalry for her hand and
heart. One day, though, it eliminated
tragcally, and the girl didn't regret it,
| that anybody ever heard her mention. It
was in the afternoon and pleasant day
and the two rivals met unexpectedly,
| just across tho street from her house,
and each On his way to call on her.
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