St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-08
The Annoyance to Which He
Subjects a. Bridal
Pair.
Mistakes Them for q Promi-
nent Pair Of Elopers %
From Chicago.
whatever You Do, Don't Lose
Sight of That Hanson "a
Cab"
Apologies ALI Round, and an
Abashed Detective With
draws.

Among the arrivals on the Milwaukee
train from Chicago, which reached here
at 2:90 p. N. yesterday, were a young
couple who gave the impression at first
sight that they were newly married. Not
that either betrayed any of the gau-
cherie of the provincial wedding tourist,
but because there is an indefnable
tender something about the manner of
the newly-made husbands attentions to
his bride, which stamps the article.
The young people referred to. took a
hack trem the depot, and, as the vehicle
drew away, an individual wearing a
SLOUGH hat and general hang
dog air crawled into hanson
near by, and babe the driver, "Follow
that hack, adding, "Don't lose sight of
it, whatever you do" Several people
witnessed the occurrence, and among
them a GLOBE representative, who,
without loss of time, got himself into a
third vehicle and ordered the driver to
"folloW that hanSom." Away went the
Swallowed and the shadowers, up Third
street to Wabasha, and by circuitous
route to University avenue, where the
hack which led the procession pulled
up outside an unpretentiOuS frame
house, where the young couple
were welcomed at the door by a
MISUNDERSTANDING old lady who
called the bride May" and shook hands
with the young man saying why,
Phil, how you have grown" at least the
occupant of the first hanson claims to
have heard substantially such language
used:z and having paid his fare, and
waited sufficient length of time to
allow the travellers to remove their
wraps, he assembled the steps. closely
followed by a GLOBE man. Both visit
ors were ushered into the parlOr, where
sat the recent arrivals. They expressed
by their faces the surprise they
felt at the intrusion, and the young
man wanted to know TO what he was III
debted for the honor, etc. The posseSsor
of the slotteh hat smiled an Pm onto
YOU" sort of smile, and announced that
denial of identity would be useless; he
knew who the couple were, and they
must consider themselves under arrest.
what do you mean," asked the now
irate young husband. My name is
Philip Ancken. of Milwaukee,, and this
lady is my wife. If you don't explain
matters satisfactorily I'll throw you into
the street, get down to business"
dtfu dS IS 5DidGSQ uiIIioClI u II iIO iOOhSo
fully capable of carrying out his threat.
$"WelI,zif you don't. know who YOU
are. Eli tell you," replied the first
speaker as he flashed private detect
ives star. "YouS are young Philip
Armour WHO eloped from Chicago yes
terday with Miss Mae Lester, aud that's
the lady over there. l am under in
structions from Chicago to hold you,
and must obey orders: See.H
1t was not until indisputable evidence
as to the identity of the young folks
with the persons they claimed
to be, and considerable tele-
graphing to Milwaukee had been done,
that the secret service man would ac-
knowledge himself in the wrong. He
had to do it at last. however, and as he
left the house afterapologiZing properly
to the victims of the mistake, he looked,
and, probably, felt small enough to
crawl through knot hole.