, 1904-05-14
LARAMIE
GIRL IN DENVER TO MEET LOVER.
BUT HE SENT HER A LET
TER INSTEAD.
Miss Emily Richards Of This City
Journeys to Colorado Capital to
Become Wife Of Man She Met in
Cheyenne Last Summer and With
Whom She Was Wildly in Love.

The Denver Times of yesterday aft
ernoon had a story about a young wo-
man of this city, named Miss Emily
Richards, who had gone to that city
to meet and wed her lover. and who
had been me at the p%ostofice by a
letter from him, saying that for bust
ness reasons he would have to post
pone the marriage. Dilieent search
! was made today by reporters for this
paper, who failed to find anyone who
knew Miss Emily Richards. Mr.. AL
bert Richards could not fix her identity
and numerous other people were ask
ed about her. Following is the Times
story:
Trembling with expressed emotion,
her hands holding tightly a small tele-
scope grip. Miss Emily Richards, a
lfrail young girl of perhaps 10 years,
yesterday nerved herself to ask for as
sistance in reaching her home in Lar
annie, Wyo., whence she had come here
expecting to meet her atfianced hus-
band. The girl told a simple, straight
forward story, but when she plaintive-
lily pointed to her little grip and said:
I"I brought my trousseau with me-.
it was too much. She was promised
that today she should start for her Old
home, and although she goes back with
a heavy heart, c%herishing her blight
ed affections, SIZE is happy in the
thought that not unsympathic ears
will listen to her story of disappoint-
ment and the loving hands that but a
few days ago put the finishing touches
to the garments making up the "trous-
seau' will enfold her in a warm en-
brace and the heart of her mother will
melt in pity for the girl and have a
store of comforting thoughts to give
expression to.
That is why Emily Richards is max
ing a brave fight to forget her disap-
pa'ptmeut and is what gave her cour-
age to at last appeal to charity to Sc
cure her transportation back to her
wyoming home. And today she will
go, her experience dearly bought, but
Cor that fact the more precious to her.
Miss Richards is a pretty girl with
large. dark eyes and hair of chestnut
shade. Her every word betrays the
unsophisticated and trustful nature of
the girl brought up in a country town,
and the bitter disappointment through
which she is passing will, because of
this, doubtless leave a lasting impress.
sion. Four days ago she arrived in
Denver happy in the thought that she
would meet the man of her choice and
go with him as his bride to their new
home at Pueblo. She engaged an in
expensive but respectable lodging
and there awaited some message from
him, at first but slightly disconnected
because of his failure to meet her in
person. The second day came a let
ter.
Miss Richards will not tell all it
said. but its meaning. she explained.
was to the effect that the little home
was not yet ready and the position
which the young mar had hoped to
secure before his wedding day had
been a disappointment, and therefore
she had better go back home and
await his coming. He said he would
leave Pueblo that night and had made
no definite plans. and until she should
hear from him again he would be a
%wanderer. He concluded by saying
that perhaps before winter came he
would find his way to Laramie and
then claim her. She showed the sig
nature, which in a rather uniformed
hand read. "Artie," but she refused to
divulge his surname.
Miss Richards told of having met
"Artie" at Cheyenne on Frontier day,
when she was working there tempo
rarily. and that after that day he made
frequent trips to her home at Lar
annie, finally asking her to become his
wife. The girl had fallen completely
in love with him and proposed that
the day be not so very far of. Then
he heard of an offer of a position In
Pueblo, and went there and found
work for a little while. Not knowing
that his employment was Of an un-
steady nature she made her prepare
tions for the wedding and came here
to meet her lover. who explained the
trip to Laramie would be an expensive
one and it would reduce the cost il
she would meet him half a Against
the wishes of her mother, she agreed
to this plan. and on Monday started
for Denver. She goes back penniless,
having exhausted her small savings
during the four days she has lived
here. and while her love for the man
who disappointed her seems as great
as ever, she cherishes no hope that
he will come back for her. The local
charity officials furnished the girl with