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THE YOUTHFUL RUNAWAYS.
now DODGE AND ms COUSIN WERE
FOUND IN WISHING TON
The hoy Ready with n Marriaae Iicrp.s.
but Laughing as he Found the Giri as
the Hotel In Charge OF Detective

The Hoy Ready with Marriage I.Icrnss.
but Laughing as he Found the Gi-i ne
the Hotel In Charge OF n Detective.
WASHINGTON Sept. 9.-The following en-
try appears on tho register OF tho Ebbitt House:
NJ. G. Young. Mary A. Young New York:
room 2ls. room 49," II was made yesterday
morning at about 8 o'clock by bright and
cnsy-tongued youth. who whirled tho book
around after he had made the entry and asked
for room for himself. and without completing
the sentence he laid his finger on tho name
lust under the one he had written az hs own.
The clerk looked up and saw young. girlish
figure by the young man. richly dressed. but
looking little worn and nervous. The young
man was Arson \. Dodge. tho young lady his
cousin. Ida :. Dodge The two looked much
nlike. ana while nothing was said tho clork con-
Guided they were brother and sister and Qnvs
them rooms opening into common parlor
They wore shown up stairs. and somo time later
young Dodge came down again. strollcd around
the hotel Office and as the forenoon wore away
and ii became timo for public Offices to be
opened. started for the Court House asking his
way to that building.
He was scarcely out OF the hotel when man
living here in town walked up TO the counter
asked for the chief clerk. and showed him
long tclegraphc despatch he had Just received.
l. was dntcd Philadelphia. signed by the Rev.
- - i)pisr, ana tOld very brlcNy tho story OF
the clop"mcnt and nsked the man addressed
To- find Ida Dodge take her to his home. aud
i.legraph j. ;; Dodgs at once. Tho man, had
some difficulty in making up his mind what he
should do lie was q last sent W to 2ls with
cal boy to get glimpse, of the young Indy.
lie Knocked and Miss Dodge came to the door.
Hetooka look ut hernnd then instead Of claiming
an acquaintance. stamrcrcd out nm apology for
disturbing her. and Withdrew. He came back
in great puzzle, and asked to have detective
sent for. despatch was sent to headquarters,
and q detective who had boon detailed to work
nhia, answered the call for help. All three, thu
family friend tho clerk and the detective.
started for the room. The girl. waiting her
il. She was sadly nervous and worried.
tecye "'n nroduce dr h as 'p sat thS do S9
70 draw out her story. and the other two went
down stairs to await young Dodge,'s return. Ho
came with marriage license In his pocket is
sued 10 him under his real name. HIS face was
lighted up and he sprang ny the stairs without
waiting for. the elevator three steps at n time.
rs soon az lie was in the room. aud saw de-
tcctivc talking TO his cousin. the situation broke
over, him, and he burst into n good-natured
lnugh. ~ II clipping was nothing like so good
iun ~ cling captured.
Therc was no further trouble. Dispatches
wcrr sent To- Now York and Philadelphia and
H. - Dodge and his wife came on ut once with
a man servant, rcaching tho Ebbitt House
shortly after midnight There was no scene.
and tho young cir WAS plainly well satisfied to
bc with hor friends again. Arson Dodge. the
young man. was with detective MI day yoster-
day. anil proved hims II an extremely agrce-
able fellow. Tho young lady was under Il gentle
surveillance till her friends arrived
A. matter Of course. tho license wns put to
no practical use. II appears from the talk Of
the couple that their original plan was to go 10
Canada. hut q tn depot the young lady insisted
on going TO ,Wgshineton instead, Dodge went
back ut o'clock this morning. He Is to enter
Harvard College this fall. and II likely to be
very popular fellow in the freshman class. Miss
Dodge returned with her aunt and uncle at / ;.
O'Clock this afternoon.