The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-16
CUP|D'S HIGH SPEED
BEATS ALL COMERS
Local Romance eliminates in
Wedding and Relatives
Will Rejoice.
PHILLIP AND LUCILLE
HAVE EXCITING EPISODE
Girl of the Varsity WcdS Her
Lover just Where She
PIeaSeS.

Dan Cupid. with the assistance OF n
high power touring ear, outstrippcd n
railroad train. foilcd the police of two
cities, hearkcncd not to the words OF
protesting relatives and emerged tri-
umphant after mad race from Salt
Lake City TO Pennington Wednesday
morning when Phillip j. Macintosh, a
mining engineer, with offices in the
Ncwhousc building. and Miss Lucille Col
lier, Il University Of Utah belle. clopcd
to Utah 5 Grctna Green and were mar.
ricd.
1t Was Il real elopcment with plenty
of romance and had tho motor car
balllcd Cupid might have been classod
with the ''also-raus, for racing along
side the siX-cylindcr machine on an
Oregon Short Line train was an uncle OF
The bride. Harry Ragcr, determined 10
prevent the marriage, if possible But
gasoline triumphcd over steam, and
Cupid scored another victory.
In the meantime. whilc the Accing
couple was shattcrug all records be
tween this city and Pennington. Rev.
T.. |. Goshen was waiting patiently
not at the church, but mt Mr.. Mac kin
toSh 5 Office, to perform the wedding
ceremony. But the principals came not.
There was no particular parental op-
position 10 the marriage. except that
tho bride was only Z years old while
the groom was past 30. Mr. Mackin-
tOsh. who is well known IN mining cir
cles in Salt Lake. had been a frequent
visitor at the Collier home. JIG South
Tenth East street, aud was we'll liked
by the girl parents, but he had been
advised 10 wait.
Mr. Macintosh. according TO the
bride : mother, appeared perfectly will
ing 10 bc patient, until n few weeks
ago, when Miss Collier became the OBJ
icct Of marked attention from several
young men ut the university. among
them a member of this year 5 victorious
football team. Miss Collier, who is
pretty and vivacious, couldn I check the
rdcnt cridiron hero. although she was
still loyal TO Macintosh. but the lat
ter. believing that delay might he dan
gcrous, took matters into his own hands
and arranged to be married in his of
fee in the Newhousc building Wednes.
day ut noon.
Leaves Note for Friend.
Before leaving the university Wedncs-
day morning. Miss Collier left u note
for a girl friend, in which she said she
would be married M noon and leave at
once for san Francisco on n honeymoon
trip. This started trouble. The chum
t2iephoncd to Mrs. Collier and cmisSaries
were at once dispatched TO head off the
couple and arrange for \ postpouemcnt.
Harry Rager, an uncle OF the girl, To-
Gated Miss Collier at Mackintosh's : of
fee shortly before noon, but he stepped
outside for moment TO get cigar and
when he returned the girl WAS gone.
The npIIgp NVprp faIlpI nlnn 10 i,ir
in the chase and all trains leaving the
city were carefully watched. The au-
thorties IN Ogden were notified TO bc
on the lookout and arrange truce if
possible
Here 5 where Cupid showed his class.
Taking in the situation at glance and
the moves of their pursucrs.
MIcllinio osh and Miss Collier chartered
Il high power machine and hurried TO
Pennington. Ragcr was also cnroutc
TO Pennington on "A fast .. s. l.. train
At times he could see the fleeing couple
in the machine. rs they burned up gas
ollnc in their effort to outstrip tho train.
But the automobile won. and When the
relative arrived al Pennington he was
met by Mr.. and Mrs. Macintosh
The trio then iournevcd 10 Ogden.
where they tclcphoned to Mrs Collier
and informed the mother as 10 what
had transpIrcd.
Are YOU marricd?i quericd Mrs,
Collier.
''Surcst thing YOU know came back
the happy answer over the wire,
''Thcn all the happiness in the world
TO YOU. Then she added; ''But |
think YOU were mean not 10 let me in
on it.
The young couple left on the Over.
IaTd Limited for California 10 spend
their honeymoon.
Rev. T., l. Goshen seemed perfectly
satisfied when Informed last night that
tho marriage bad been properly solcm-
nized. despite the fact that he paced
The halls Of The Newhousc building for
something like an hour waiting for The
principals to put III an appearance
K. u. l.. Collier. father Of the bride.
is a mining engineer, and is at present
in southern Utah.