The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-22
70 Na.s..N-. .NH. ~. .-lMS,
She Flew Too High
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 X link of a hundred miles had been completed in one of the great railroad routes in the tar west and news came from the east that the son of the rail- road king who was chiefly interested vas comiug to attend the opening fcs- tlyi.es. It leaked out that the boy, Morris Morse, was a high roler spent money like wafer aul wos especially the victim of any adventures who could get hold of him. But il did not lrnk out that hts father had directed tne man in charge at the point where tne celebration was to ue held to keoD watch of his son. threatening that if any one got the better of him some ones head would come off.
 Now. lt happened that Kate Finch. the belle of all tnag region. heard th' first part of tho story and made up her mind to snare tnr young heir to some thing like u hundred millions of d". lars. Kate had aoau a waitress at le' mothers boarding house 0ur railroad wor,mcu. but her ambition had car ricd her far beyond @a monia. a uur- suit. She had joined troupe O. ara. s,ormers and d.stu-u.surI H"+o.. Tor her aptitude n playing .nc par. uG a hfghuuru dame. Where she U.,nt un the manners su. laI mEer snnm wa one knew. The fact was g.r0hnul .o go marvellous h.su.oulc -,u.us Her prof ls she turned mgH u.mcut auG rely ing ou am exceptionally pretty face. 8 fine figure. wits tua sharucs.. aIu uunu- ed by silks. sltus and feathers. aar rr~oReG lo conquer @ c0uuun Surely tlc coming of young Morse was h"r opportunity.
 When the Morse private ear reached the eastern cuI of ,ln newly finished link. Kate. urraycd in all her Amely Dromcnadcd ul the platform ]. was not long before she saw young man ar the window who. the moment Inc saw her. smiled at her and In a few minutes appeared In tHe vcstt1u.e smiled again and. receiving ample en. commencement. went out and Joined tA" fascinating Catherine. Women m la" far west the best Of them, are by n" means SO conventional a- .l tho eos. and the two souu 0n.awr excellent friends. Meanwhile an excursion train was being made mp. w1 h.trra u start ed the gentleman invited Miss Fine" to go with lln rzeu~.h.u.'s and in h. own private ear.
 All of tufs was witnessed hy a rail road official wlo scamad greatly D.. turbed He took tho young w.u away from the charmor and whispered some thing In his car. hut evidently |" a" purpose. The young mGu ordered ra@" uagur and drank SD much O. i- tlH. his head soon fell over un Rates shou. der. It was about this time t@. aa other young man entered the oar ana. srcing the mebriara thunjorad:
 How dil this fellow got Into my ear? Take him nuu
 "Au right. Mr. Morse. we'll get h.w out as soon as gu+=.u.a." And. p,ck.. up tue man Ear had supposed to U' her game. he carried him away TaeG Mr. Morse. noticing a pretty wouau left in an embarrassing position, star. ed in to soOthe her ruJlgJ feelings.
 In the evening when tho excursion train was returning to its s.arrn- point Mir Morse. who had been de. voted to Kate Finch all the latter part. of the day. well loaded with the Juice Of the grape, ordered 8 ro.uman to find out If there was Ulrs1D ou tau train. One in white nragag was so"u forthcoming, and the hilarious Mr Morse ordered him go make hlm-el. and Kate Finch man and wife. Iuu ceremony was performed. W0rc w.n0 was opened and conductor ,rN.nmeu. iuGeed every uue in gho private car WAS m state of twmolrrnto cc.eha tiua. When the train rolled into tho home station 1t might have been taken for a load Of bed.gut-rs. There, i- hay Ing been made known that there had been a wedding on the wu.u every man. woman and child wuo "uu.d stand uu his roa, 'in.L up beside tia. private rur Jo Scs JHr ar.In and guunm au-ht. As they came .. erou NH.. would have lIgshcd had @n. her cheek. already been of a rnsy na from tar wine she naj drunk. Iln train had m sooner reached ,he platform than a rm stepped un ga ta' groom and thus addressed him.
 ">.gmgrr whoever v' la. y. bn Iu.Ey. aura man wHn has hn.u s.al of in tG" .a--u-e car iu lous a .' hanged a.. Ma end of tnr yuur t.r boss stealth uul ruurs bgoE in tha presidents Url ,aJt coach loaded with uhuwpasn" and pretty woman for a wife .s lucky. sure enough. Ire got yarsnf Un this time, but as chief of the yi-t lance committee % this we're township l want y to understand that the nnE. time y're caught at yer ole tricks yH swing sure"
 While the hmaugUe was being 3cI.T- cred even the wine the bride hgJ drunk did not keep the color ln her face. When the speaker had finished sbc gasped:
 "Wlo Is he anyway
 "Jist what I said, a hoss thief"