The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-04-20


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miles fro. HE abroad and uirpd all
manner o vehicles for the purpose
The pop lion met IFS a mile from
the town and tscu"fpd us ni:irrhiny
beside the WAGONS. to the recently
erected cabins The men behaved
themselves much better than cnnld
have been expected Indeed, their
condition Of barharism was but n lapse
from responsibility
DO you know that some matches
were made on the road before reach
ing the town! But ! had cautioned
the girls TO go slow and not marry
cOurtship. They all agreed to this
and there was not Il wedding until
fOrty-eight hours after our arrival
That time WAS scarcely up when there.
were dozen. The truth is there were
no villains in my town. because as
soon as ] had discovered that a man
was inherently bad | had fired him. l
S,lr.1Yirnl Tn, hat
the women arrived the men began to
slick up. RaZors made their appear
ance. and the long. scraggly locks were
cut down. The second day after the
women's coming ! noticed several men
in boiled shirts
On the night Of the feminine entry
not a gambling shanty was doing any
business. and. although their earnings
| picked up later on. they received their
| deathblow On the evening Of the
| women's arrival the men were all Wis
| fling and mating and from that time
| forward continued their visits till all
| the women had left the cabins and
they were. as deserted IA the gambling
holes.
| The Swedish woman. Lena Erickson
either was not chosen or had declined
any offer she might have received. She
was but twenty-cig and good look
ing, and l don't doubt it was her own
fault that she did not become wife
She busted herself in helping the
young wives make their homes, many
Of whom were very young and had
little idea Of fixing up house. Lena
would take hold of n brides residence
and in half Il day transform it from
bare walls and floors into a human
habitation. The floor would he at least
in part covered and the windows
would be draped. Some Of these things
Lena did herself. others she showed
the young wives how to do. Then she
would have the husband digging in the
yard and flowers would be set out.
We were all so busy that l took no
thought for my intention of bringing
my man Hendrickson and Lena Eric
son together. Indeed. she was serving
so valuable purpose as single wonl-
an that l abandoned my plan. AS soon
as the women arrived ! sent Hendrick-
articles that their presence rendered
requisite. 1t was my intention to set
him up as proprietor of dry goods
store. Then it struck me that as such
he would need n wOman's assistance
badly, II indeed she would not be the
real manager. So as soon as he re-
turned l told him l had wife for
| nd c;, tn hod tho crirl no
had loved he would better marry the
one had selected. He sighed and said
that If l thought best he would con-
sent, though 1t was evident he did so
reluctantly. l left him to propose my
plan to Lena. She positively declined
argued with her for awhile, but
finding | could not move her told
of the managers Of the dry goods store
and to this she gladly consented.
Tho next morning | summoned Hen
erickson and Lena to meet me at nj!
house that we might together lay
plans for the establishment of thu
store. Hendrickson arrived first, an(
l was discussing the business matter
WIFI dill WIleu tuc uOVT o'cuSu dh'
Lena Ericsson came in.
The two stood looking at each othe
as If wonder stricken for moment
then rushed into each others arms.
"Lena"'
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AS soon as they were quieted dow
they explained to me that Lena wa
the girl Hendrickson had left in Swe
den She had saved some money. jus
enough to take her to New York. and
: knowing that her lover was some
where In the west. had availed hersel
of my transportation to get farther Il
her quest.
That's the end of my story. gentle
men, except to add that the rascal
J civil engineers Of the two railroad
, had staked them out where they wer
not intended to cross for the purpos
! of secretly buying up the propert
: where they were intended to cross.