The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-29

Water Street, Chicago. H.
There's one branch o. your busl-
ness that isn't mentioned on the card.
! says.
"'Whnt's thatr says he.
'Ilorse-thlef, says I. You sent
that Teller here TO steal n horse and
he got caught
Well told him IL he'd get me n
good horse I'd give him FIVE hundred
dollars and that ] didn't care how he
got him. The fact Is I'm desperate.
I'll give you thousand dollars for one
OF your horses
You couldn't buy one Of EN- at any
price, ] said. There's two reasons. |
wouldn't do business with horsethlef
and no money would tempt me to sell
an animal TO be ridden TO DEATH
THE two thieves had had enough
Of us and they got OUT
That night our party camped on the
shore Of the Kankakee and next day
they met the contractors. Lincoln
Joined the latter party and Harry and
Samson went on alone. Late that af-
ternoon they crossed the nlne-mile pral-
rie. beyond which they could see the
simmer OF the lake and the sunllt
structures OF the new city.
'''rhere II Is" said Samson "Four
thousand. one hundred and eighty
people live there. II looks like stur-
dy two-year-old."
The houses were small and cheaply
built and OF many colOrs. Some were
implanted. Near the prairie they
stood like people on the outer edge Of
crowd. looking over one another's
shoulders aud pushing In a disordered
mass toward the center of interest.
Some seemed to have struggled away
ms II they had given up trying to see
or hear. SO to one nearing II the town
had a helter-skelter look.
Our travellers passed rough boarded
houses with grand-looklng people I'm
their dooryards and on their small
porches--men In broadcloth and tall
hats and ladies' In silk dresses. II
was six o'clock and the men had come
home to supper. AS the horsemen
proceeded larger buildings surrounded
them. mostly two stories high. There
were some stores and houses built of
red brick. Beyond the scatter OF
chenp, wooden structures they came TO
streets well laid out and crowded and
busy and ''very soft" to quote phrase
from the diary: Teams were strug-
Cling in the mud. drivers shouting and
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ing houses began to solicit the two
horsemen from the plank sidewalks.
The latter were deeply impressed by
negro In scarlet clothes, riding
horse in scarlet housings. He carried
scarlet banner and was advertising
In loud voice the hour and place OF
a great land sale that evening.
A sound of many hammers beating
upon boards could be heard above the
noises Of the street and behind all was
the constant droning OF big steam
saw and the whIr OF the heavy stones
In the new grist mill. II was the be-
ginning OF that amazing dlapason OF
industry which accompanied the build
ing OF the cities OF the West.
They put out In the livery stable OF
the City hotel and at the desk OF the
latter asked about the price OF board.
II was three dollars a day and no
politeness In the offer.
"Its purity Steep" said Samson.
But I'm too hungry for argument or
delay and guess we can stand II to
be nabobs for a day or So"
The hotel clerk had a Register OF
the Residents Of the City OF Chicago
wherein they found the name and adj
dress OF John Kelso. They went out
TO find the house. Storekeepers tried
to stop them as they passed along the
street with offers OF land at bargains
which would make them mllllonaires
In week. In proceeding along the
plank sidewalks they were often as
cending or descending steps to another
level.
On La Sale street they found the
home OF Jack Kelso. II was a rough
boarded small house, a story aud
half high. II had little porch and
dOOryard enclosed by an implanted
picket fence. BIN. In handsome,
blue silk gown, came running out TO
meet them.
III you don't mind I'm going to kiss
you" she said TO Harry.
"Fd mind II you didn't" said the
young man as he embraced her.
ave must be careful not to get the
habit" she laughed.
"Pd enjoy peing careless for once"
said Harry.
"Women can he eNtravagant with
everything hut carelessness." she In
sisted. "Do YOU like this gownT'
at Is lovely--llke yourself"
"Then perhaps you win be willing
TO take me to the party tonight. My
mother will chaperon u.s."
"with these clothes that have lust
been hauled out OF a saddle bag?"
said Harry with a look OF alarm.
Even rags could not hide the beau.
~ OF him." said Kelso as he came
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