Show I MURRAYS loVE l1RN MAIDJN RESTRAINED THE POlIC1 Tekla Josephine Swenson a demure and tiny maiden from the wilds of smoky Murray has lost the chance of her existence Not that Teka is to enlist in the Angelus singing society or anything like that but the last dim spark ot loves conflagration has flickered flick-ered in young cupids coal oil stove and died for want or Venus gasoline I Is a romance ting only In sweet Tekas tender ear She is but 1 and her older sister Hulda take an Interest in her love affairs that Tekla fails at times to appreciate So doe the mother And when three weeks ago Splgolett Costello a handsome type ot manhood from Sicily swooped down upon the tender hearts of Mur rays belles the harmony that long had been was destroyed A reign of terror set in Ever village favorite set her cap for the count of Vermicellis isle Spig worked in the smelters Day after day ire trod the extensive dump towing forevermore his gondolan wheelbarrow Hence a sight of him was rare and many of his conquered hearts neer ventured to the smelter But his name was cast abroad ant read by scoreS Tekla was one of these Captivated vated by the melfuous morsels as she rolled them neath her tongueSpigo lett Costello Tekla Swensonagaln and again she breathed the words and cherished hope that some day they might be compressed Finally the meeting I meet-ing came and all went well until Splg one evening called at the Swen son homestead evenn The mother observed him carefully but decided he did not possess the classIc features that must be those of her happy Teklas wooer Suddenly Spig was called away Rumor had it that 100000 had been bequeathed to him by a second cousin afflicted with appendicitis and that he was going home to Inherit the fortune Teklas rivals were maddened but Tekla stood aloof and bid them strike set It The date for his departure was was to be net Tuesday and the village store keepers swift submitted bids for Teklas traveling garb Meanwhile the mother had resolved that her daughters place was at home and to further Impress It upon Splgs mind planted a IObore shot gun just within the upstairs window fastening a string to the trigger and making close connections with a 12pound fat iron in the pantry Ten Hulda sought the Salt Lake chief of police and Tekla was hastily summoned to the station With dire warnings of railroad accidents dents and other fearful casualties invited in-vited by such a journey she was Induced In-duced to stay at home and nurse her feelings until her beloved Splg shouTd return with his wealth Hq goes Tuesday Tues-day |