The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-09
SUICIDE FOR LOVE.

against making such long and costly
journey. she feigned sickness In order
to remain longer In the Crescent City.
The old banker in Texas honored his
sons drafts until he got tired, and then
he went over to New Orleans to see
what kept the bridal pair SO long
His head was as white as snow. He
was deacon in the church and had a
wife and several children, but he had
not been in New Orleans long before
he was completely in the power Of the
marvelously beautiful young girl who
had married his son. infatuated he
yond all control and doubtless to some
extent insane, he looted his own bank.
and after making some excuse to send
his son home in great haste, promising
to follow by easy stages with the sick
girl, he fed to Europe. After his mon
ey was gone she deserted him in Paris.
lie was forced to work his way home
as a coal passer on a tramp steamer.
Forty thousand dollars, the money he
took from the bank had vanished.
Her next exploit is without parallel
In the history of crime. A notorious
young spendthrift of New Orleans. by
name Cage Horn. who had for several
years divided his time between the pi-
dollhouse and the gambling saloon of a
magnificent steamboat. became infatu.
ated with the western beauty. This
young reprobates father was a multi.
millionaire. He owned several fine
SHIPS and dozen or more steamboats,
that were running on various rivers
and bayous in southern waters. One of
the fastest and prettiest of these float
Ing palaces was called the Creole. Dur
Ing short era Of good feeling that pre-.
vailed between Cage Horn and his fa-
Their the young man was permitted to
take the creole into Atchafalia BAYOU
and see If he could not behave himself
and better his fortunes. He might
nave done so. but he was now COM
pletely in her power. He could not
leave her for weeks or a day, for the
restless beauty was not to be trusted.
A dozen young bloods were ready to
fall at her feet.
She soon got tired of riding up and
down the bayou. and. being always en-.
ger Tor adventure she persuaded her
lover to steal the steamboat. Favored
by fine weather, the craft, which q mod.
crate norther might have capsized. ac.
tually sped along inside of the chain of
Islands and finally entered the Rio
Grande. She had been reprinted as she
sailed and her name changed to Elaine.
While the Elaine was lying at the
wharf at Camargo, Cage Horn learned
that serious trouble awaited him at
brownsville, and he began to make fire.
quent visits to the gilded bar. There
were music and dancing in the cabin.
and Elaine appeared to be as gay and
happy as one Of the birds of paradise
that sing in her native mountains. In
the picturesque language of Texas,
Cage Horn went all the gaits," and
while the siren danced he drank cham
payne and played poker.
He might have played better. for he |
was no ordinary gambler, but clear
through the best cards that he picked |
up he frequently saw Jail doors and a
prison cell. He lost heavily.
There were now but two men at the |
table. One was a notorious Mexican
monte dealer by name Alva Lugo, and
the other was Cage Horn. Though they
anected carelessness. the two accom-
pnshed gamblers watched each other
Win the eyes Of eagles. When Horn
!ound himself with good cards. he
thought that the opportune moment