The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-07

A daughter OF old Geronimo, the
most bloodthlrsty and relentless foe
that has been raised up in the path of
tho all-conquering white man in the
settlement OF the West. Is to marry one
OF the palefaces against whom her IA
Their battled so long She won the love
and lifelong devotion OF her future
husband by the manner In which she
fearlossly offered her own life In order
TO save him. Lola. the RED Rose of
the Forest" as her people call her will
marry Houston A. Ward, one OF the
wealthlest and most accomplished
young men in southern Texas And
this happy elimination grows out OF
singularly beautiful romance. one
scene Of which Ia blood-curdling and
exciting enough to form the nucleus
OF highly successful molodrama. It
was while dying for life from a prairie
fire and herd OF stampoded steers
that the love OF the young couple was
frt revealed, and In such dangerous
surroundings was their troth plightod.
Houston A. Ward. who Is certainly
eager to become the son-ln-law OF one
OF the most notorious Indian chiefs
that ever shed blood on the borders OF
| Arizona. Is the son OF old Shanghai
Ward. a famous mustang king Of the
Rio Grande country. The old man died
few years ago. leaving his only son
a splendid fortune In lands. mustangs
and cattle Young Wards boyhood was
divided between Texas and Illinois. He
/ ann
TIERS ranch and the winters In the
north. whero he attended school. As
result OF this simple career he pos-
sessos a fine education and he IL rather
proud OF certain trophies won on the
Fairgrounds and n diploma won in the
elaEsrooms OF the college at Cham
paign. ILL.,
Last summer the grass was scarce In
the Rio Grande Galley and Houston
Ward shipped some 400 or 500 head of
cattle to the Indian territory. Find
ing abundant pasture lands. the young
man remained for some time In the
vicinity OF Fort Sill. where he made
tine acquaintance Of the pretty Indian
girl who will coon become his wife.
The gallant Texan frequently sought
tho company OF the dusky belle OF the
border often dancing and riding with
her but he now says that he did not
know that he loved her until one even
ing no found her fingers In his hair,
and upon opening his eyes. In flame
and smoke. he felt the earth trembling
beneath his feet. while his ears were
filled with the noise OF a cyclone.
Houston Ward had been riding about
over the prairie looking at his cattle
and becoming tired. he dlsmounted and
lay down on the grass In the shade OF
n tree, leaving his pony to grazo al
will. lie soon fell asleep and his pony
wandered of 10 mingle with a larg,
herd OF cattle and a big drove OF horse
4 that were not far away.
: The grnaE was very tall and most O
II was dead ana dry. Either some cars
less cowboy had dropped match or
spark from a hunters gun set the prai
rlo on FIRE. A strong breeze was blow
ing from the north and as usual II
such cases, II looked as II the hamel
Increased tho commotion In the air un
al wlndstorm was driving the rapid
ly spreading IRE before H. The great
herd OF Texas steers stampeded the in.
slant they scented danger and started
south. believing with terror. The
horses caught the contagion and min
gled with the flying steers, snorting az
IL pack OF panthers were at their
heels. There were about 500 full-grown
Texas steers in the herd and seventy
or eighty head OF horses. This moving
mass OF frightened animals started
straight toward the tree under which
the sleeping Texan was lying, uneon-
scious Of danger
Old Geronimo's daughter. mounted
on a magnificent horse, was riding
across the prairie when the fre broke
out, and she saw the animals stampede
No one knew why she happened TO b
there or how she knew that the hand
some young Texan was lying under the
lone tree asleep.
She saw the maddened herd, driven