The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-01
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routes in the far west, and news came
from the east that the son Of the rail
road king who was chiefly interested
was coming to attend the opening fes-
tivities. 1t leaked out that the boy,
Morris Morse, was q high roller, spent
money like water and was especially
the victim of any adventures who
could get hold of him. But it did not
leak out that his father had directed
the man in charge ut the point where
the celebration was to be held to keep
watch of his son, threatening that IT
any one got the better of him some
ones head would come off.
Now, it happened that Kate Finch,
the belle Of all that region, heard the
first part OF the story and made up her
mind to snare the young heir to some
thing like a hundred millions of dol
lars. Kate had been q waitress at her
mothers boarding house for railroad
workmen, but her ambition had car
ried her far beyond so menial a pur-
suit. She had Joined a troupe of barn
stormers and distinguished herself for
her aptitude in playing the part OF q
highborn dame. Where she picked up
the manners she had never seen no one
knew, The fact was attributed to Il
marvellous histrionic genius. Her prof
its she turned into raiment, and, rely
ing on an exceptionally pretty face, u
fine figure, wits the sharpest. oil adorn'
ed by silks, satins and feathers, sho
resolved to conquer q fortune. Surely
the coming Of young Morse was her
opportunity.
When tho Morse private car reached
the eastern end Of the newly finished
link, Kate, arrayed in all her fnery,
%promenaded on the platform. 1t was
not long before she saw q young mar
at the window Who, the moment he
saw her, smiled at her and in a few
minutes appeared in the %vestibule,
smiled again md, receiving ample en-
couragement, went out and Joined the
fascinating Catherine. Women in the
far west, the best Of them, are by no
means SO conventional as in the east,
and the two soon became excellent
friends. Meanwhile an excursion train
was being made up, and before it start
ed the gentleman invited Miss Finch
to go with the excursionists and in his
own private car,
All of this was witnessed by q rail-
road official who seemed greatly per.
turbed. He took the young nan away
from the charmer and whispered some
thing in his car, but evidently to no
purpose. The young man ordered cham.
payne and drank so much of 1t that
his head soon fell over on Kate's shout
der. It was about this time that IN
other young man entered the a and
seeing the inebriate, thundered:
How did this fellow get into my
carr Take him out"
Gall right, Mr.. Morse; we'll get hin
out as soon as possible" And, picking
up the man Kate had supposed to bt
her game, he carried him away. The1
MI. Morse, noticing a pretty woman
left in IN embarrassing position, start
ed in to soothe her rufled feelings.
In the evening when the excursion
train was returning to its startin.
point MI. Morse, who had been de
voted to Kate Finch all the latter par
of the day, well loaded with the juic
of the grape, ordered q trainman t
findlout IL there was a parson on tn
train. One ina white cravat was 500
, Forthcoming, and the hilarious Nj
Morse ordered him to make himsel
and Kate Finch nan and wife. Th
ceremony was performed, more win
was opened, and conductor, trainmen-
indeed, every one in the private ca
was in a state of immoderate celebra
) ton. When the train rolled into th
home station it might have been take
for a load of bedlamites. There, 1t ha,
2 ing been made known that there ha
been a wedding on the train, ever
] man, woman aud child who coul
stand on his feet lined UP beside th
private car to see the bride and groor
nlight. AS they came out ever Kat
would have blushed had not her cheek
already been Of a rosy red from th
wine she had drunk. The train had n
sooner reached the platform than
man stepped up to the groom and thu
addressed him:
, stranger, whoever y be, y be luck!
for d man who has been sent off in tn
baggage car in irons to be hanged#f
the end of the route for boss stealth
!, and comes back In the presidents pr
vate coach loaded with champaign
and a. pretty woman for a wife
. lucky, sure enough. Y're got verse
off this time, but as chief of the Wig
lance committee o. this yere townshi
I want v to understand that the ne1
time y're caught at yer ole tricks y
swing sure"
i While the harangue was being deli
: cred even the wine the bride ha
drunk did not keep the color in he
face. When the speaker had fnishe
} she gasped:
who is he anyway"
: s.Jist what I said, a$hoss thief"
That evening q telegram was sent
the presidents confidential man init
main Office of the great railroad sy
TEN:
Young Morse safe 40 far. He took
9 woman aboard at the start, but fort
t nately got drunk before he could mari
II her. I found a horse thief IN the baggal
car going to execution. Got chief OF Wig
: lantesssto promise to let him Of IL u
would play the partsof Morse and mari
the girl. He accepted, and they we
y married OF the train. Morse still$druI
: ina stateroom In theSpriyate car.
Y The adventures appealed to Il
courts to- annul her marriage. and b.
/. appeal was granted. Butssinee the eI
sode of her unfortunate union she hs
y concluded MOTTO Nv so high.asandMr