The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-08
She Flew Too High.

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A link of q hundred miles had been
completed in one of the great railroad
routes in the far west, and news ca1ne
from the east that the son of the rail-
road king who was chiefly interested
was coming to attend the opening fes-
t~ivities. 1t leaked out that the boy,
Morris Morse, was n high roller, spent
money like water and vas especially
the victim Of any adventures who
could get hold Of him. But 1t 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 If
any II 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 a waitress at her
mothers boarding house for railroad
workmcn, but her ambition had car
rlcd her far beyond so mental a pur-
suit. She had joined n troupe of barn
stormcrs. and distinguished herself for
her aptitude in playing the part Of n
highborn dame. Where she picked up
the manne she had seen no one
knew. The fact was attributed to Il
marvellous histrioric genius, Her prof
It's she turned into raiment, and, rely
ing on an exceptionally pretty face, a
fine figure, wits the shnrpest, all adorn-
ed by silks, satins and feathers, she
resolved to conquer a fortune. Surely
the coming Of young Morse was her
opportunity.
When the Morse private car reached
the eastern end OF the newly finished
link, Kate, nrrayed in all her finery,
promenaded on the platform. 1t was
not long before she saw Il young man
at the window Sho, the moment he
saw her, smiled ut her and In q few
minutes appeared in the vestibule,
smiled again and, receiving ample en-
enlargement, went out and Joined tho
fascinating Catherine. Women in the
fur 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 1t start
ed the gentleman invited Miss Finch
to go with the eXcursionists and in his
own private car.
All Of this was witnessed by a rail
road official who seemed greatly per-
turbed. He took the young man away
from the charmer and whispered some.
thing in his ear, but evidently to no
purpose. The young man ordered cham
pagne and drank SO much Of it that
his head soon fell yer on Kate's Shout
der. 1t was about this time that an
other young man entered the car and,
seeing the inebriate, Numbered:
"How did this fellow get into my
cur? Take him out"
"All right, MI. Morse; we'll get him
out rs 20 MS possible" And, picking
up the man Kate had supposed to be
her game, he carried him away. Their
Mr.. Morse, noticing a pretty woman
left in an embarrassing position, start.
ed in to soothe her ruffled feelings.
In the evening when the excursion
train was returning to its starting
point Mr.. Morse, who had been de-
voted to Kate Finch oil the latter part
of the day, we'll loaded with the juice
of the grape, ordered a trainman to
find out If there was a parson Oh the
train. Ono in a white cravat was soon
forthcoming, and the hilarious Mr.
Morse ordered him to make himself
and Kate Finch man and wife. The
ceremony was performed, more wine
was opened, and conductor, trainmen-
indeed, every n in the private cal
was in a state of immoderatc celebrn
ton. When the train rolled into thu
home station it might have been takeI
for a load of bedlamites. There, 1t bav
ing been made known that there hat
been a wedding on the train, ever,
man, woman and child who couli
stand on his feet lined up beside til,
private q to see the bride, and groom
alight. As they came. out even Kat
would have blushed had mother cheek
already been Of a rosy red from TIL
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 lucky
for q man who has been sent OF in tn
baggage a in irons to be hanged a
the end Of the route for boss stealth
and comes back in the presidents prl
vate coach loaded with champaign
and a pretty woman for a wife !
lucky, sure, enough. Y're got yersel
OF this time, but as chief Of the vigi
lance committee O. this yere township
i want y to understand that the mex
time y're caught at yer ole tricks VI
swing sure"
While the harangue q being deliv
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 anywayY
"Jist what ! said. q boss thief"
That evening a telegram was sent t
the presidents confidential man in til
main Office Of the great railroad sys
TEN:
Young Morse safe 20 far. He took
woman aboard at the start. but fortu
nRtely got drunk before he could MARI
her. I found q horse thief In the baggag
car going to execution. Got chief Of vigi
lantes to promise to let him or II h
would play the part Of Morse and MARI
the girl. He accepted, and they wer
married on the train. Morse still drum
In q stateroom In the private a