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Show A ROMANTIC MARRIACE. There are a good many people in Denver who know Edward Traflord. He ia an Englishman, and baa lived hero, ami hereabouts, for two or three years, more or less. A year or so ao ho bought a ranch up on the divide away up in a sequestered vale, with forceta ol pine on every aide and furnished fur-nished tiio house witli rich upholstery, expensive paintings, and au $&X piano. Trallord could rf t content nimself on tlio ranch, however, and all thee fixtures and finery are en-loyed en-loyed by his stock-tenders. After the novelty of ranching had worn oQ be played a port of managerial part in luc show business in tiie old Denver theatre. That is to say, he furnished Iho money to run a variety Bhow, which depleted his purse to the extent of several hundred dollars, it is eaid. TratTord is rich worth anywhere from 100,000 to $300,000; but his fortune is fixed eo that it comes to him in driblets so much monthly, quarterly, or yearly. A3 there is nothing mean or miserly about him, and as money goes freely so long as he baa it, it is not surprising that he 1 Sb 6ometimcs "strapped," waiting tor the next installment to become due. Well, Miss Emmio Dunning, you know, sister of Mrs. William Horace Liugard, played an engagement here, vou know, some weeks ago, on her "way, with Horaco and Alice, around the world, you know. Traflord fell heels over head in love with Miss Emmie, Em-mie, and she tumbled to him, it is said, very reciprocally, and they spent much ol their time together. On the night of their last performance here he gave tho troupe a farewell supper at Cnarpiot's. Well, the Lingards and Dun nines, and their agent Hay-garth, Hay-garth, went over tlio Kockies to l-Visco, played a brief engagement, and were about to act eail for the South seas, when Traflord, who had followed the party, appeared and asked Miss Emmie to become his wile, which she did. Liugard and wife sailed alone for Australia, and Mr, and Mrs. Traflord are expected in Denver Boon. ilocky Mountain Xetcs. |