The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-22

| Ills WEDDING JOURNEY


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Mr. Quivey was about to be mar
eied. His fiancee living in city 900
miles away, be had arranged to start
the day before the wedding, to be met
by the bridal party at the station and
go from there to the church. This was
an unusual proceeding, but 1t was the
best Mr.. Quivey could do under the
circumstances. His business engage
ments and the departure and arrival
Of trains rendered any other arrange
ment impracticable.
Mr.. Qulvey took a train at IL D. m.
due to arrive at his destination at IL
a. m. Dreading the hours between
daylight and his expected arrival,
alone on train and about to make the
most important step In his life, he told
the porter Of the sleeper to let him
sleep as long as he possibly could. He
would even then have plenty Of time
to get into his wedding clothes, which
he carried in a suit case, and be ready
to meet the party at the station.
The porter let him sleep. Indeed, Mr..
Quivey, mistaking the hour, lay in his
berth, trying to get another nap, till 10
o'clock. Then the porter stuck his head
between the curtains and In an agi-
tated voice said:
ITS time to raise, sab"
what o'clock Ia itT
"Ten, sab"
"Good graciousr And Mr.. Quivey
sprang out
'somepen's happened, sah," said the
porter.
"WhatT Mr. Quivey looked up in
terror. He was In a state of mind to
consider even the loss of his gloves a
calamity.
"The young man opposite TUX yo'
shoes, sab"
Heavens! It's the only pair have
with me"
"IIe got out an hou' ago and lef' not
ten but a par o won out shoes too
little TO anybody but boy"
Porter you must get me a pair
from some OF the passengers"
"All de passengers lef' de sleeper,
sab, 'cept few"
Quivey turned pale. "How about the
other cars?" he asked.
"Way passengers don't have extry
par shoes"
Mr.. Quivey looked at his watch. 1t
was 1918. "Are we on timer he
asked, hoping they were not.
Eyes, sah."
We are accustomed to consider high
way robbery a very wicked thing. But
there are temptations that are irresist-
lble, and even a gentleman of respect
ability under distressing circum-
stances may be tempted beyond his
sense Of honesty or fear of the law,
One passenger still lay in his berth, a
pair of we'll shined shoes waiting for
him beside 1t, about the size Mr.. Out
vey required. They were such respect
able looking shoes that he despaired of
getting them honestly for money. The
| only way was to steal them, and once
on his feet Mr.. Quivey felt capable,
under the circumstances, Of tying them
on by strings of lies. If lies would moi
avail, was not possession nine-tenths
of the law?
Mr. Quivey stealthily approached the
shoes, which every moment looked
more precious, and was about to grasp
them when the car lurched and his
hand went under the pillow of the
sleeping owner. Suddenly he thought
there must have been u collision, fol
he saw innumerable stars. There hat
been a collision. The fist of the pas
senger had come In contact with his
left eye. and rainbow eye, not 81
brilliant. II Is true. as his stockings
was sure to be the result. The passen
ger at the same time cried Justify;
Thief! Heyi Porterl Conductorw
The shouting awakened the remain
ing passengers, who stuck their heads
out between the curtains while tn
man who owned the shoes called oil
the porter to go for the conductor OF tn
train and request him to telegraph tn
police to be ready to arrest Mr. Quive.
on arrival, ayerrlng that the robber'
hand was under his pillow and abou
to grasp his watch when he saved
by well directed blow. The conduct
or came and. seeing that Mr.. Quive,
was n gentleman and In a mlserabl
, plight. declined to interfere. But un
/ fortunately the train was obliged I
stop at n way station for water, and tn