Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
DAILY STORY.
SHE FLEW TOO HIGH.
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road king who was chiefly interested
was coming to attend the opening fes-
tivities. 1t leaked out that the boy,
Morris Morse, was a 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 at the point where
the celebration was to be held to keep
watch of his son, threa tening that if
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 Il hundred millions of dol
lars. Kate had been a waitress at her
mothers boarding house for railroad
wOrkmen. but her ambition had car
ried her far beyond 50 mental 4 pur-
suit. She had joined troupe Of barn
stOrmerS and distinguished herself Tor
her aptitude in playing the part of Il
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, Il
fine figure, wits the SharpCSt. all adOrn-
ed by silks. satins and feathers. she
resolved to conquer 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. arrayed in all her finery,
promenadcd on the platform. 1t was
not long before she saw n young man
at the window who. the moment he
saw her smiled at her and in Il few
minutes appeared in the vcstibule.
smiled again and, receiving ample en-
| fragment, 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 rail
road official who seemed greatly per
| turbed. lie took tie young man away
| from the charmer and whispered some
| thing in his ear, but evidently to no
purpose. The young man ordered cham
| payne and drank so much of It that
| l., ,t.,'a.
der. 1t was about this time that an
other young man entered the car and.
seeing the inebriate thundcred:
How did this fellow get into my
car? Take him out"
"All right. Mr. Morse: we'll get him
out as soon as possible" And, picking
up the man Kate had supposed to he
her game. he carried him away. Then
Mr.. Morse, noticing n pretty woman
left in an embarrassing position, start
ed in to soothc her RULED feelings.
In the evening when the excursion
train was returning to its starting
| point Mr.. Morse. who had been de
voted to Kate Finch all the latter part
of the day. we'll loaded with the juice
of the grape, ordered Il trainman to
find out if there was Il parson on the
train. One 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 win.
was opened. and conductor, trainmen-
indeed. every one in the private car
was in state of immoderate cclebra
ton. When the train rolled into the
home station it might have been taken
for load of bedlamites There, it hav
ing been made known that there had
been wedding on the train, every
man. woman and child who could
stand on his feet lined up beside the
private car to see the bride and groom
alight. AS they came out even kat'
would have bluShed had not her cheek:
already been of n rosy red from The
wine she had drunk The train had NJ
sooner reached ting platform than ;
man stepped up to the groom and thus
addressed him:
. stranger. whoever v be. Y be lucky
: for man who has been sent off in thu
baggage car in irons to be hanged a
the end of the route for boss stealth
> and comes back in the presidents pr
yate coach loaded with champaign
i.nd n pretty woman for a wife i
lucky. sure enough. Y're got yersel
, off this time, but as chief of the vigi
! lance committee o. this yere township
{ | want y to understand that the mex
5 time y're caught at yer ole tricks u
( swing sure"
s While the harangue was being deliy
& cred even the wine the bride hat
5 drunk did not keep the color in he
& face. When the speaker had flnishe
5 she gasped:
& "Who is he anyway
) "Jist what l said. boss thief"
& That evening a telegram was sent
s the presidents confidential man in tn
& main office of the great railroad sys
IS TEN:
= Young Morse safe so far. lie took
81 woman aboard at the start, but fortl
6; nately got drunk before he could MARI
81 her. l found horse thief in the baggage
q car going to execution. Got chief of Wig