The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-26

mans throat.
their lacerated comrade, first searching
the house for Luke HE is the tough
est customer in the state ma am, re-
marked the chief of police. He has
been in more jails than l have ever
seen. He's hard to handle too. have
seen him knock out three police. Was
in your employ, do l understand you to
say? Well, foundrymen are a hard
crowd It has been terrible nights
work. The city is wild with fear. +"
About o'clock in the evening, after
the fires, Bride Hamilton, stylishly if
not tastefully dressed, was standing on
narrow platform in the rear of River
bank railway station. Suddenly a man
emerged from under a freight car that
was standing detached from the other
cars.
ooh, Luke, {" exclaimed Bride. II
got word where We were from Dick
Flanaghan's brother that works here
Are ye goin away again? Don't go
I Stay here " Tears rolled down her face,
and Luke awkwardly tried to comfort
her.
"I'll come back, Bride, darlint, sure,
soon as darst to, and don't We be cry
ill., The cops will get me if | stay here.
Say" he continued as her distress in
creased, "I'll send ye money to come to
y, Fairlee, and We'll get married.
Let me go with ye now, Luke, p"
begged the girl piteously. Father Go,
garty will marry us tonight. We've
been called, and my clothes are all
ready.
mine amt" said Luke ruefully.
J 1--WE got nothin on but me old jumper
and me old pants, and it amt safe fol
me to ride in car with ye. No, dar
) lint, ye must wait >
, "Oh, " moaned the girl, I'm afrait
t III never see We again, Luke, me love
' " darlin. Do take me to Father Gogar
' ty. I've got $50 in my pocket that
: earned dressmakin. I'll go i'll tn
n car, and ye can ride under it if ye
9 afraid to sit with me- We can start a
: II tonight Ye will have time to G
9 and put on yer good clothes. The cop
: won know We if We go in hack. d
let me go with We, Luke, there's dear
I've got nice coat and vest in tn
: trunk in me room. If had some dacin
pants, I'd go now, said Luke, hal
! yielding "But, Bridget, me dear,
: wanted to give We handsome sendof
:. wanted jest for once to ride in I'll
u parlor car by yer side. Ye have no ide
le how like a gintleman look when II
II clane. took Turkish bath once when
O. went TO the ball Of the United Brothe
IS hood, and | came out white. Old Nov
nv with his club foot niver looked ha
so fine as mesilf then, and we've got
purity face, and we would be a stylis
as looking couple Yer as handsome as
= ,icter, and yer the object of me aff'
~ ions, Bridget, me girl"
"a Call me Bride, Luke, dear. Bridg
" is so common.
~ 1T was me ould mothers name,
eu said Luke apologetically
Send that little Teller there for
hack, Luke, pleaded Bride.
is Finally after more entreaties Lu
nd Welded, and the two went i'll a carrla
through the dark streets to Father q
rarty's house. At half past 10 they
ne appeared in the station. Luke kept
of the dark corners, and Bride, carryi
her satchel, entered the cars At ii
train pulled out, with Mrs. Bride
ting in the parlor car and Luke hanSi
- to its under side
:" It was summer time again in Rly
hank. and the windows and doors
ian sterns' foundry were all wide OPT
q, Mrs. Storms went in at the main
trance, nodded good morning to
men and went into the Office. where