The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
sLAy'NG OF Al in. TEXAS
BY MlLLIQ IlE JOHN B. SNEAD


: cation bad been in the seminary. His
had en on the plains.
I Buhespite the wide difference in
: year{and the vast discrepancy in
: ideal land training, the pair seemed
excel fntly mated. The tender, rose
pinkbride apparently had given her
whoI heart to the rugged, primitive
! cattm He in turn bestowed on
81 her} devotion that only the man who
has reached the prime of life gives
the maiden who has surrendered her
}, youth to become his life companion.
n The Snead fortune was at her COM
mand to grant her every whim.
\ Snead's presence was her guarantee
that her every wish would be graft
fled. Years of married happiness
seemed to stretch out before the pair
as unending as the acres of the hus-
| band.
| The Meeting of the Soul Mates.
| There was high rejoicing at the
Snead ranch. on the arrival OF mis-
tress for the domain. The youthful
bride was greeted in true Texas style.
Bonfires burned a royal welcome to
her. Holiday was declared for the
cowboys. They rode far to join the
revelry of the occasion. Neighbors
travelled from surrounding ranches to
extend their congratulations.
And on the eventful evening there
We're no congratulations more warm
nor more gratsfully accepted than the
felicitations soffered by, the members
the house Of ,Boyce. -
Il Albert Boyce, Sr.s was among the
first 70. shake the, hand of, his. life
ttf.hg friend and neighbor and was
'ea ho1lF the first to be proudly pre-
lilepSo =. the radiant young .bsst -
!, Dens zen iN III lYrj tby byidS.nqi & 6e ssetesa
of tbear aHd. sna %
t -. aaople byVscoe Il
&sgsS1 His Tsa.ans .)i,auspss1f ~ a1e1
different school than that in which
his father and Snead had been taught
their ideas of life.
Each Sees They are of Same World.
He had the breeding of the plains,
but the training of the city. In the
hearty but rude welcome of the
ranch he and the bride both were con-
spicuously out of the picture. To
them brides roses would have been
more fitting decoration than burning
mesquit brush. Evening clothes would
have been more fitting than rawhide
chaps.
When the youth grasped the hand
of the bride each knew that they
were looking in the eyes of one of
their own world, world from which
they were as far removed as if both
had been cast on coral island of the
South Seas. With this realization the
seed of tragedy was planted.
Snead and his bride soon settled
down to the humdrum of ranch life.
So overwhelming was the husbands
love that he could not see that which
was not supplied to make the life of
his mate complete. Her every wish
was command to him, but he could
not bring to the mesquite the pleas
ures that had been hers before she
had pledged herself + him for eter-
nifty. Albert Boyce, g., was the sole
link that connected her with that ex-
istence, which as the weeks and
months rolled on in unending same
ness, seemed farther and farther away
more and more to be desired.
Young BOyce Interested in Bride.
AT the Boyce ranch it was noticed
that for the first time young Albert
was evincing a deep interest in his
fathers cattle affairs. His trips to
Forth Worth, Amarillo and nearby
cities which had been constant be-
came less frequent. They finally prac-
tically stopped. When he left his
fathers estates, it was only to make
a neighborly ride to the Snead ranch.
Boyce, Sr., rejoiced in the interest his
son was taking in his affairs.
Snead saw nothing sinister in the
increasing frequency of young Boyce's
visits to his home. He had known the
boy from childhood. In his mind he
could never be anything but a child,
the son of his friend.
Business affairs constantly called
the cattleman to Fort Worth, where
he was largely interested in several
banking institutions. He was glad