St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-16
ANNIE AGAIN AT HOME
Pretty Miss Keogh, the Mysteriously
Missing Girl, Brought Back to
Anxious Friends.
The Globe as an Advertising Medium
Forc1b1y Illustrated In Her
Discovery.
How Young st. Paul Man Watched
the Postofh ce--Her Sudden
Surprise
The Lost is Found.

June I'd Miss Annie L. Keogh suddenly
disappeared from the residence of her uncle,
S. J. Mccarthy, at 416 University avenue
northeast, sending back note only to the
effect that she had discovered that she
could earn her living by writing for the
newspapers. The young lady was Of
retiring, thoughtful disposition. and
had always avoided society, having
few acquaintance outside of the family.
Her father, a railroad contractor, was alb
sent in the West, and she had been left
with her aunt to obtain her education.
Nearly six weeks passed and she was not
heard from. 1t was found that she had not
been attending the high school for the past
four months, as it was supposed, and had
passed most of her time at the public Ii
brary. Here all trace stopped. Her leila
tives were greatly alarmed and dis
tresSed and RETAINED from informing
her parents of her disappearance. Last
Sunday GLOBE reporter learned of the
case and wrote an account of it, which APP
peared in the following issue of the paper.
The next day the GLOBES correspondent
at Brainerd telegraphed that
MISS KEoGH HAD ARRIVED
at that place June 8, the day after she left
home, and had remained there three weeks,
as the guest of the family of John O'Toole,
but had left June IS for st. Paul, from
which place she had written that she was
employed as bookkeeper at the Adams eX-
prSes office. Inquiry at the office, however,
proved that this was not the case. Mrs.
Mccarthy. the aunt, visited Brainerd, but
learning that her niece was certainly not
there yesterday came on to ST Paul.
Mrs Mccarthy and another lady went
to Chief of Police Clark yesterday morn
ing, to have the st. Paul police assist in
searching for Miss Keogh. 1t was firmly
believed that Miss Keogh was in St Paul,
and it was known that she had, under dis
guise, applied for employment at various
newspaper offices, her chief desire being to
do literary work. Mrs. Mccarthy called at
the GLOBE in st. Paul. A GLOBE reporter
suggested that the best way to get clue
would be to watch
THE ST. PAUL POSTOFFICE.
This fortunate hint was at once acted upon
for Mrs. Mccarthy, presuning that a letter
from the Brainerd friend might be awaiting
Miss Keogh's call, went and stationed her.
self at the postoffice. 1t had been ascer-
| tanned by GLOBE reporter that letter
was at the poStoffice directed to Miss Keogh
who would call about 8 or $50 p. IN. After
Mrs. Mccarthy had waited patiently several
hours. she engaged John Herman,
| operator to take her place. He stood guard
until $40, when he observed yelled
young lady enter. He recognized the dress
from description given. Going up to her,
| he said, "Hello, Annier' She said, "Why,
you don't know me-" He assured her with
this: ''Oh, yes, I do; this is Miss Keogh."
81 don't know you," she retorted.
''Why, you certainly must know me"
| he gracefully and positively assured her.
Don't you recollect when l drove gro
| Gerry wagon on University avenue. She was
| nonplused.
''Come along with me-" he pleaded, ''for
I've something very important to tell you.
Don't you know that the papers have been
WRITING YOU UP.
Come up stree. and I'll show you the
papers in drug store" At McMasters
drug store he showed her a GLOBE with
her portrait published. She yielded at once,
and went with him without a murmer, not
without once attempting a pretty little
stratagem to escape. Passing by store
she told him that she had to GO In here
just for minute" but MI. Holman would
not listen. quietly taking her down Waba-
sha until he met her aunt. She and her
| aunt lett SG. raul Tor THIS city on the
o'clock Milwaukee train.
1t was an affecting meeting, and Miss
Keogh's reasons for leaving pleasant
home and kind friends were perhaps such
as might be expected in sensitive, high
| spirited young girl. She had been playing
| truant from school for months, and knew
her relatives would expect her to graduate.
When the time for commencement drew
near she lacked the courage to confess that
she had deceived the aunt who had
treated with such tenderness. In her di-
lemma she decided to go away and support
herself. She had failed to get any work at
Brainerd. but at st. Paul had obtained a
position in branch office of the express
company, although not at the main office as
was presumed from her letter. She was
heartily glad to return, and has probably
concluded that earning an independent
living is not exactly the pleasant task that
her inexperienced mind had imagined. 1t
is needless to say that her relatives are
equally as happy; and it would probably
be difficult matter to shake their faith in
the value of the GLOBE as all advertising
medium.
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