The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-01
FREQ MYTON CAPTURES
AN EASTERN BRIDE
Romantic Story in Connection
With Marriage of Former
Utah Boy.

The Los Angeles Times Of Saturday,
May IL, contains a romantic story in
connection with the recent marriage of
Fred X. Myton, a former resident Of
Utah and the son of Major and Mrs.
Howell P, Myton of Salt Lake City.
The Times says:
tale of romance in Pennsylvania,
the departure of tho Intended groom for
tho Golden West to sock his fortune In
the new mining region. an appointment
with the bride to-bc. in which she was
to come West and meet him and hitch
in tho connections, caused by delayed
mails and kilograms. a worried search by
the groom for mis- missing lancee and
happy termination I'm q wedding In this
city lust Thursday are the chief features
OF n story OF interest TO all who are or
have been lovers-and that includes ev-
erybody.
The principals are Fred X. Myton. su-
perintcndent of the Beau Brummel mines
at Crack erjacS and Miss Emma Abrams.
Of Chester, Pa. Swcethearts in their
eastern homes, they agreed TO marry as
soon as the young man could get settled
in n good position. So when he found
himself properly located at Crackerjack.
he wrote for his bctrothed TO come out
and meet him at San Bernardino. whore
they would Dc married.
So far, so good. But the young man
exercised the pTcrogativc that is some
times supposed 10 be The exclusive right
of the fair sex; and changed his mind
mot as TO the weddins-perish the
thougnt-but as to the datc) and ne wired
his sweetheart to postpone the trip. The
message. however. arrived too late. as the
lazy was punctual and started right on
time She wrote telling OF her departure.
but, thanks 10 the rapid. up-to date mall
service At Crackeriack the letter only
arrived three days after the bride
due at San Bemardiuo.
Imagine II you can, the position of
the young man. His sweetheart had evil
IDENTIFY arrived and found no one 90 meet
her. What must she have thought OF
him? An automobile stage was just
starting from Crackerjack. Without
waiting TO change his clothes. although
clad IN his working suit OF khaki. he
jumped aboard and was whlrling across
the desert sands before he realized that
in his haste he had started without any
funds Fortunately, he met a friend in
j. p. Sparks OF this city. who had been
visiting. some mines In which he was in
terestcd and he loaned the young man
enough u cover expenses.
on arrival he learned what ne feared
might he the worst. His sweetheart had
arrived on schedule time and not finding
him. had gone on 10 Los Angeles without
leaving any address. He hurried on by
the first train and took up the task that
might be like Cooking for needle in
NO sir, there's no lady of that name
mere was the discouraging reply which
he received from one hotel clerk after
visit To the baggage rooms of the rail-
roads and at the salt Lake depot Mics
Abrams's trunk was found where she had
left il until she was settled.
Now. young fellow YOU just sit on
that trunk until ii Is called for and then
follow II 10 its destination and you'll and
Your girl" !aid Mr Sparks.
The young man followed the advice and
In short time his patience was reward
ed. An order came Tor the trunk to be
sent 10 The Angelus hotel. He ioyfully
VIC hn1 IN fDf fGlr md
withstanding his failure 10 find her name
on the register. was his sweetheart.
Just what she said al his belated ar
rival and What explanations he made the
public may guess at. hut everything was
soon adjusted. Mr.. Sparks procured The
services OF Rev 4. s. Phelps Of the Cen
trail Baptist church and, after ne mad
supplied the groom with some more ap-
propriate clothes than his working suit
OF khaki. the wedding took place al the
Sparks home. I'LL Harvard boulevard
All Is well that ends we'll. and the happy
couple have gone TO Crackerjack TO re
side.