The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-25
TRIES GUNPLAY
TO WIN GIRL;
NOW IN JAIL
Cowboy Not Picturesque When.
Dressed in Store Clothes,
Says Fair Maid.

TOPEKA. Kan. June 24.-High-
hGeled boots, n broad-brimmed hat.
corduroy trousers. flannel shirt, q
blue handkerchief for n collar aud
n six-fOot-four man inside them, are
all right in their proper setting. AS
ISOLATED with lRriRt, COW pony and
pralrles that fade away into the dis
lance they form a combination that
might appeal 10 any city girl and jus
tify summer Irritation.
But somehow the romance that
surrounds such a combination on ia
native heath has habit Of fading
away when the man toys up in store
clothes and makes a visit to the girls
home town.
That's the reason L. r. Fountain
Ia in the Shawnee county Jail and
Marie Palmer has gone away on a
visit. That's the main reason, ale
though the interval between the al
legged Irritation and Fountains arrest
Is filled with reasons. Miss Palmer
says II was q Irritation. Fountain
says II was the most serious thing
that ever happened to him.
He Couldn't Forget.
Fountain lives in what Is left OF
the COW country down in Pratt coun-
~. He Ia typical OF that country
twenty years ago. Marie Palmer Wis
tied in this nelghborhood with tho
latest creations from Topeka MILF
nary and dressmaking establish
ments. Fountain fell and fell hard.
He decided there was Just one wom-
an in the world for him. and she tas
not one Of the Pratt county girls. Ha
didn't tell Miss Palmer all this at the
time. He telling about II now.
To Just what extent Miss Palmer
encouraged the lengthy cowboy was
not made clear, but when she came
away she thought the affair was all
over. She closed the cover on
brief leatiet Of romance and forgot Il.
But not so with Fountain. He saw
her face In the first purple OF tho
prairie sunrise, he saw II In the mir
age at MONDAY and he saw II In the
sunset. II was constantly Defofu
him.
Buys Ticket for Topeka.
One day he turned his pony out to
grass, threw his saddle and bride
in corner OF the ranch house.
dressed up In his store clothes and
bought q ticket for his girls homo
town. The only familiar thing he
wore when he stepped from his train
In Topeka was his artillery. He car
rled six shooter in u holster and an
idea in his brain. His idea was to
take Marie Palmer back with him.
peaceably II possible, but take her
back.
The next chapter OF the story was
told by Miss Palmer TO county officials
more than week ago. Fountain
called at Miss Palmer's home and
calmly announced that he had Jour
neyed to Topeka to wed her. He
didn't look like the same fellow she
had known out West. The store
clothes spoiled the effect. Out ON the
prairie he had been picturesque
figure. Out on1West Seventh street
In Topeka, he was Just a tall, gang
ling man with clothes that wouldn't
pass inspection az a fashion show.
Bad Checks Show Up.
When Miss Palmer demurred
Fountain pulled his six shooter-sht /
says-and threatened to make a sievt .
OF the whole neirhborhood. including
herself. He must have created some +
thing OF q scene Ia that quiet local. .
ity. He left but promised Il wouldn't .
be for keeps; that she might Just Al +
well pack up her clothing. FOR he In
tended 10 take her back to Pratt. f
with him.
Miss Palmer made complaint and
Fountain was arrested. but released
on promise 10 leave town. Suisse
quently he was taken Ia charge arair +
on charges nom Larned that he hal
passed worthless checks there.