Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-22
SHE ONLY WISHED
To PICTURE SELF
AN OKLAHOMA CITY MISS Runs
HIM 10 EARTH.
But He WOULD NOT SIT"
Indian Who Recently Figured In Al
legged kidnapping Case IN More
Romantic Role.

Special TO the World
/ Sapulpa, OKLA. Sept 2i.-F'rom
Mounds, the highly moral village at
| that place where three counties meet
comes yet another chapter In the ro-
manly career Of Buck Solf young IN
dian half-breed about coming inio
his majority fact which was em-
phaslz d by an incident Of the recent
days in which he was taken In hand
by II congenial party Of young friends
and whisked away in what has since
been believed to be an attempt to
kdnap him, which was to be done
hy taking him into the fastnesses or
Arkansas and there keeping him un'
III the arrival of the day Of his ma
jorty, which is to be In the latter part
Of October, but which alleg2d attempt
was frustrated by the prompt action
OF selfs guardian, Harry Walker, who
overlook the party at Little Rock Just
as they had equipped for the noun
tains, and brought his ward back to
civilization, and the watchful care Of
his protectors.
right on the ground at Mounds, ana
was so extraordinary that 1t set tho
entire village by the ears 1t may
have been an incident growing out of
the publicity given the escapade Of
the young man to Arkansas, and his
recovery, which the faithful recorder
Of events duly chronicled and sent
broadcast to the waiting, also read
ing public at the time.
one day since his arrival home
Buck received a letter, a perfun:ed
note borne to him by the medium Of
Uncle Sans devising. from a young
lady OF Oklahoma City, begging the
favor Of nesting at Sapulpa, a very
natural meeting place The missive.
imploring as it was. did not bring the
answer readily enough, and 1t was fol-
lowed by thrill over the telephone
wires urging again the meeting. This
had the effect Of bringing an answer
at least, but the much-sought young
man told the maiden that If she wish
ed to see him his permanent address
was Mounds, not Sapulpa. The young
lady agreed to that and named We'd
nesday Of last week as the day of
her coming.
Wednesday came, but the young
lady came not. The days wore on and
II was not until Monday of this week
that dream, one of those produced
on the sun-kissed praries of Okla
homa, the fairest, dismounted from
a Frisco train at Mounds She wore
an expectant air and the fastest crea
tions In femlnary She also carried
picture frame surrounding creation
Of her lovely hands, that is. she would
have carried 1t had 1t not been for
the tender solicitude of a young man
who assisted her and bore her bur-
dens In the heat of the day. The solic-
itude was beautiful to see. She ask ed
II anyone had seen Buck Self Some-
one gave Buck a hunch and he hiked
The hiking was kept up by the hiker
and the hikee for sevral laps up and
down the main street, and finally. af-
ter a trip to the store kept by the
boys stepfather, and visit to his
home where the boys mother put the
dream off as gently as possible, the
pursuit was successful and she had
captured him. The roping and tieing
vas not successful for Buck still
bucked and refused to be assured
when assured by the young .ady that
she had met him In Oklahoma City,
and that she had come all the way for
the purpose of painting his picture.
He was unable to understand how
that could be when he had never been
in Oklahoma City. lie was further
unable to coincide with her views for
the reason that he didn't want any
pictures painted
Sadly the young lady turned away
and took first fast train out of town
the frame bearer, who claimed to the
landlord at the stopping place that he
had never cen the young lady until
he volunteered to assist her in alight-
ing from the train. departed with her.
ana now everyone is wondering who
the mysterious couple were, ard
whether or not the picture pr"tense
was only another ruse on the part Of
designing oil men to get young Self
away on another mysterious voyage to
entertain him until such time as he
could deed his OIL lands which are
said to be worth at least 100000 per
year In royalties.