The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-24
POLICE VERSUS LOVE
GUARDIANS OF THE PEACE PLAY
HOB WITH CUPID.
LAW ENDS AN EL0PEMENT.
Young Man Taken Into Custody By
the Family Of the Girl, For
Whom Search Is Now
In Progress.

Love forbidden, amours interrupted
and the stern decree Of too harsh par
ents that youth and love in a cottage,
with but the warm zephyrs of Juvenile
passion for sustenance, must not be,
developed a Salmon City, Idaho. ro-
nance into an elopement and a Jail his
tory in Butte, which may be effaced
this afternoon or tomorrow by mar
riage certificate if Chief Reynolds has
his way as matchmaker.
The story involves Forest Wells,
aged 81 years, and Rose Goodwin, whose
age in the family Bible on the center
table of the Goodwin family in Salmon
City, is recorded as 16 years.
Goodwin, by the way, is not the real
name of the family, but it must do UNI
til the chief of police relents along
about the time the marriage ceremony
is performed and announces the correct
parental address.
Young Man Lonely.
For a year past young Forest Wells
has been following the lucrative but
somewhat tabooed occupation of bar
tender in Salmon City,.
The lonely life he led in that town
of salad indications was relieved by but
few diversions between the keg tap
pings until he met little Rose Good
win, alias something else.
Rose doesn't possess the full monop-
oily of good looks in the family or in
the city. In fact, her lover has made
a certified statement to the chief that
there are others just as good looking.
But she looked good to him and his
lonesomeness was disspated by the
bright SMILES and the gir!ish loving of
his juvenile acquaintance.
The true love borne by each for the
other was not over smooth. In fact,
there We're many hills and ranges to
climb, and the frostiness of the parental
greeting to the Salmon City Lothario
did more than ice chests toward cooling
the foaming nectar he passed to GUS
toners.
Objection by Parents.
The chief objection was registered
against the occupation of the youthful
lover, hut the age of the girl also cut
much figure. both then and later. The
amour of the young people was discov-
cred early and the parental decree went
forth in forcible trade against the
continuance of the meetings.
1t was with the usual result-Forest
wanted to meet Rose, and Rose cared
nothing for the mandates of father or
mother. They met and met again. Fin
ally the girl was taken in charge by
the family and restrained at home.
Then it was the knightly bartender
rose superior to his occupation and de-
termined that neither parents nor locks
could separate him from his inimorata.
AS in the days of knighthood, the
lovesick swain cast himself beneath the
barred window of the Goodwin castle
and planned mighty deeds of deliver
ance. All of which came about as
planned.
Came To Butte.
Forest and Rose eloped They came
direct from Salmon City, and took apart
ments in a secluded district to enjoy the
bliss forbidden in the home town.
Though the important ceremony of
marriage certificate was neglected, thew
We're just as hapny in their semi ig-
norance and love. and the rosy hue Of
banned c"nnubial bliss spread DER their
hearts and made for them the Eden Of
their future undoing. 8
When the flight of the lovers was dists
covered there was much excitement unS
der the family rooftree. AS in the days
of other kidnapped maidens. a family.
council was held
modern vote was taken. and in order
TO satisfy all Of the bereft members of