The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
STAGE BEAUTY WEEDS
A CHEROKEE INDIAN
Fascinating Protegs Of Senator
CIark's Becomes infatuated
With a Rough Rider.
FROM Foo7LlGATs TO A TEPEE
She Went Right from the Stage to Life
In Tent and Long Days In the
Saddle With Her Cow
punching Lover.

New York special: Strange is the
power of love over womans heart.
Strange is the sentiment which
prompted Catherine Anne Larson to
abandon civilization. to count the
world well lost for the love of a savage
hero.
Fiction has no more remarkable tale
than this story from real life of
young and beautiful society girl in
Washington, transported by love to
strenuous existence in wigwam from
the surroundings which young women
consider SO necessary to their happi-
ness, to become the white squaw of
cherokee Indian, and share his wild
life on the plans.
1t Is doubtful if Miss Larson could
nave brought herself to wed Cherokee
.B1ll the straight haired swarthy,
'cow-punching semi-savage, if he had
not been the hero Of the Spanish war,
and II she herself had not been edu-
Gated in the school of bitter existence
to know the difference between the
love of a highly civilized white man
VINO could only be cruel to her, and
that of an untutored red man whose
heart had not been spoiled.
into the drama, also, came two DIS
t1nguished actors. the one senator OF
the United States. the other govern
or of New York, both of whom played
part in the TRANSFORMED alton and the
establishment.
Miss Larson is the daughter of the
late Major ]. w. Larson, a noted
soldier with General Grant At the
close of the civil war Major Larson
settled in Lincoln, ILL.,. where he mar
ried and became wealthy. His family
became social leaders in the town.
Catherine, the youngest, was an espe-
cial favorite because of her yivacity.
her accomplishments and beauty. The
latter was Of type combining the per-
the grace Of a Gibson girl It was not
long after her sixteenth year when her
admirers began to multiply.
ir.-. Thirty Offers of Marriage.
In Washington, whittier the Larisons
went a few years ago to reside, Cath
crime extended the social triumphs Of
her native city. In one season she re-
,ceived, it is said, thirty offers of mar
riage. These came from all sorts of
men, varying from lads fresh from col
.ege to gentlemen in the senate. Mr..
Larison's handsome residence was Of
ten the scene Of entertainment at
which official Washington was repre-
sented, and where the "baby" Of the
family was the star attraction.
One man who came accounting was
handsome young millionaire from the
west--William Beach Of Helena, Mont.
He was eight years her senior, elegant
in dress and department, and able to
convince the girl that his life would be
blighted if she refused to marry him.
When Mr.. Beach asked the fathers
consent Major Larson became furious.
Little birds had whispered that Mr..
Beach was better fitted for the life of
a club man than for domestic ways; so
the major ordered him out of the house,
after accusing him Of having abused
his hospitality by stealing the affec-
tons of mere child, etc.
The young people eloped, married,
and settled in the husbands home in
Helena.
Three years later, in the panic of 1898,
the Beach fortune was swept away.
Along with the wreck of the business
niture, the diamonds and laces that all
pretty wonderland some homelN ones
1-revelin, and from her dainty boudoir
was driven this youthful matron.
1t takes misfortune to try some NOR
tails Mr.. Beach appears not to have
stood the test in his wife's estimat ton.
& for he grew intensely jealous Of his
beautiful spouse at this time. Having
lost every penny, the young wife was
accustomed to sally forth after dark to
pick up wood with which to do her
scanty cooking. BY daylight she would
seek work among the dressmakers and
thers-avoiding the rich families with
whom she was acquainted. Mr.. Beach
became more unreas soma BILE in his up-
braidings until life became torture to
both.
Given the beauty of the young wono-
an, her high spirit and her love Of
ll,xury, it is not difficult to anticipate
the next chapter in this career, The
couple became divorced in due legal
form. Mr.. Beach drifted west; his wife
remained in Helena. &.
A Pfotege of Senator Clark's.
It was at this juncture that Senator
w. A. Clark became a factor In the
girls life. The fame Of her beauty
reached him. He remained Indifferent
until one day when he met her. She
WAS in the company Of another Young
woman who had been the prsstege Of
the multi millionaire. Mrs. Beach was
sent to Chicago to become a pupil 81
the Heart Conway School of Acting.
where she was soon busy with dane
ing, fencing and singing masters. She
indicated the belief in her drama m.
i ability by making hit in the leadinr
part of one Of the productions Of the
i Conway school,
Ter patron is said. to have deter