The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06
WHERE CUPID
MADE A SLIP
Matrimonial Bureau Romance
That Ended Badly.
GIRLS L0RGTRlPFOR HAUeHr
FOUND PROSPECTIVE GROOM
WAS OLD MAN And Baked.

CUPID WAS ROUTED yesterday. 1t
was all due to a bunco trick
played on both the prospective
bride arc groom.
On Thursday Charles z. Price, a
well-to-dc rancher, arrived in this city
from Paonia, Colo, to meet and marry
the girl who had been selected for
him. Price extracted attention at the
Windsor MOTEL, where he stopped. and
on the streets, by wearing a sweater
Of Immaculate white, a white hat, loud
check trousers and a small walking
stick He locked as though he might
be older than 90. but he confessed to
Just over 40" Almost everyone who
talked watd him learned that he is a
widoTer and has two chu1ren, and
that he came to Salt Lake TO marry.
Arriving by another train on Thurs
day were Harry T.. Derby and his
cousin, Miss Emma. Derby. from De
tr0it, Mich. Harry escorted Emma
here TO meet her hance and to give the
bride away to Ar. Price. They regis
tered at the Kenyon. Harry lefs the
city yesterday for parts unknown, but
the WinsOme girl whom he lured away
from home is stranded here.
II win tell you al about it If the
news won't get TO my parents" said
Miss Derby, between heart-Iending
sobs, last mig g at the Wey hotel,
where Mrs Wey has generously taken
her in. Some time ago my aunt in
Detroit who is a widow, put matri-
mouial advertisement IN a paper. Mr..
Price answered It and they exchanged
letters on the subject of matrimOny.
Finally ar Price wrote that my aunt
was too old for him. he war ed a
younger wife.
Somehow my cousin got hold of the
letters and TIUte to Mr.. Price that he
knew Of a young woman who would
just suit him, and sent him my photo
granh. I ueUar wrote to Mr.. Price and
never received a letter from him, and
T hat have told you and some other
matters I viii tell you about were un-
known by me until 4 came 10 Salt
Lake
Il learned that Mr.. Price exchanged
letters with Harry, my cousin, and that
he got 500 from the old rancher to
come to salt Lake with, and that he
had been promised $500 more on my
arrival 10 fit me cut for the wedding
Harry misrepresenCed things to me or
/ would not have come. He said Mr.
Price was rich and generous and a
little over so and a nice man.
Well when Fge arrived here We met
Mr.. Price. bU+ / wouldn't marry him
If he were the last man on earth. I
guess ne could easily tell that I could
not love such a man as he is. He
seemed so peculiar in his ways. The
old man promised 10 pay my way back
home, but at tine last minute he said
he didn't see how he could, for he had
only So left.
To-day az noon Harry said he was
soiuE TO leave salt Lake. but he
wouldn't tell me where he was going
I don't think he got the other $500
from the old man. Mr. Price said he
let him have only $50 afcer we came
here Z guess he thOugE- Harry was
working him and that's why he would
not help me TO get back home,
This IS awful Ny parents don't
know where I am. Thew live on the
farm at Utica, Mich. but / have been
living with nay sisters in Detroit the
past few months. never saw Mr..
Price until I met him in Salt Lake,
and I don't know why I did such a
foolish thing, but Harry made me be
hece that the old man was such a nice
man and one Of his best friends"
Miss Derby Is not yet q years old
and she has not seen much of the ways
of ~ world. Mr.. Price took the early
train last night back to his Colorado
ranch. He confdeG to some of his new
found friends before leaving that the
ne7lt time he sought a wife through q
matrimonial bureau he would first have
10 be shown.