White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27
Plans of Men
and Mice Gang
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WILLIAM BURKE PLANS TRIP TO
SAN FRANCISCO, But FRIENDS
KIDNAP LOyELORN YOUTH IN
AUTO.

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The course of true love has been
running Sweeney for William Burke
of Schellbourne. The we'll known
rancher was kidnapped week ago
last Thursday and taken to Hamil-
ton in Anthony Jurich's machine,
when he had only one mission in life,
a journey TO San Francisco to marry
Miss May Spivers. a young woman
whom he has never seen.
For Burke the trip had all the
drawbacks you could mention, and
some you would never dream of.
When Jurich's merry go round drift
ed into Ely last Monday, the hope
full swain sincerely believed that lots
of things are fair in love and war
that would not be considered strict
ly ethical In croauet game. The
members of the party included Fl. p.
Collins of McGill, Anthony Zurich.
Frank F. Norton and the groom to
be.
When the joy-riders tipped over to
Hamilton it was with the expectation
of returning to Burke's hcme at
Schellbourne. Burke got suspicious
when the party started in the direc-
ton of Robinson canyon. but was as
sured by the occupants of the ben
zine buggy that they were merely
taking short route to their desti-
nation.
no one desired to wish a calamity
upon him, Burke appeared as bland
and innocent as Mary's lamb. and for
time the journey proceeded with
out further interruption. When he
realized that he would be unable to
reach the city by the Golden Gate on
the date anticipated. he committed
himself to the venture as one might
sign up for parachute jump from
smoke balloon.
Jurich and Collins remained three
days In Hamilton inspecting their
mining holdings. while Burke was as
helpless as lone Frankfurter at a
Dutch picnic. Columbus stood an egg
on end. Milton invented Satan, Bud
Fisher created Mutt and jeff, while
gentle Willie realized during his brief
stay in the old silver camp that he
had grabbed the deal. Before their
departure the suspense to the man
who expected soon to be joined in
wedlock was as painful as a good
lively case of too much pie. That's
one way of having a good time. An
other is to sit on a tack or jump off
the Brooklyn bridge.
AS he left Tuesday morning for his
home, In Frenchie vautrin's car in
company with Frank Norton. Burke
looked about as cheerful as a grave
yard cough sounds. He realized that
he had disappointed his intended
wife. She had agreed to meet him
at the Ferry buildig in San Francis
co. and he was required to wear
clothes that would distinguish him
from the small army that is cohtinu-
ally coming to and going from that
mammoth structure. The bride was
supposed to carry bouquet of flow
ers so that she might be easily iden-
titled by the man she had selected
as a life mate. Burke was engaged
to marry sister of the Spivens girl
who was killed in a runaway acci-
dent near Schellbourne about two
years ago and afterwards got into
correspondence with the woman who
had been waiting for him to put in
an appearance in dear old Frisco
town.
No one. as the copy book justly
says. may be always wise. Having
things happen to you is the only way
to learn not to let them happen again
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