The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
ADA JANE WORE 4 DISGUISE
Her Father Didn't Know Her when He
Overlook Her % She WAs Eloplnk.

Her Father Didn't Know Her when He
Overlook Her - She Was Eiopinx.
SCRANTON. Nov. 17.-Miss Ada Jane Saxtor
ran away from her fathers house In Silvel
Lake township last Friday night in the dis
guise Of an old woman. She was the only un.
married daughter OF Farmer Merritt A. Saxton
and she had tried to run away twice before
Miss ,Saxton retired to her bedroom or
the first floor little after 8 o'clock. Half an
hour later Mrs. Saxton had occasion to 60 te
her bedroom for something. and to her sur,
prise she found the door fastened on the in.
side. This was An unusual thing for Miss Sax.
ton to do. and afterher mother had ratified on
the door and called to her number OF times
without getting any response. she ran around
to the window and found it open. She called
to Ada Jane again. and. receiving no answer
climbed in the window. Miss Saxton wasn't
there. but the dress she had worn during the
afternoon was. and the bed hadn't been dis.
turbed.
Mrs. Saxton Immediately took in the situa.
ton. Her daughter. she imagined. had eloped
with young John II Gresham. the SON OF Bill.
Yer Lake farmer. and such proved to be the
case. Mr. Saxton was asleep on q lounge In
the sitting room when his wife made the dis
oovery. She reused him up at once and told
him about Ada James disappearance. and he
ran out in his shirt sleeves and listened. II
was q still moonlight night, and Mr.. Saxton
heard the wheels OF q wagon rafting over the
road nearly mile to the north Without
stopping to put on his coat he hastily hitched
white horse to q blackboard wagon and wen,
flying away in the direction OF the sounds.
He was on the right track. and the runaway
lovers had less than ten minutes the start Of
him. Miss Saxton had met young Gresham
dourn tha road m favv rodo MI hot hod ~ rfod
to drive to New Milford. twelve miles away.
She carried bandbox. and she wore an old
woman's ruffied cap. an old quilted silk hood.
silver-bowed spectacles. and a long cloak. Her
lover was disguised Us an old man In bat
tered plug hat and ragged overcoat. He had
single covered buggy, and his good clothes
eS Sa os of wa Is
New Milford before the train for the West ar
rived. and 30 they logged along ut moderate
Three miles from homo Mr.. Saxton caught
stseS q Xiii Sa .g gbead vas bf1ng ~
meant to overtaEe It after It reached the sum
NIT. Part way UP the .hill Mr.. Gresham gnvs
his horse y rest. and. glnncing, back. he saw n
Srsh Ms Sashe
sf s S S ntS saa sS Ss
fathers voice. and sr. Gresham whipped Up
bis horse. and was soon at the tor, q the hill
them. Mr.. Gresham hitched his horse in. u
piece OF woods few yards from the roadside.
and then he and Miss SaSton went to trudging
along the road like u couple OF rheumatic old
persons.
They hadn't walked far when Mr.. saxton
sent his horse past them on u canter. He had
asked Mr.. Gresham II he had seen. q buggy
drive past n title while before. MI. GreshEin
curve In the road. and III. saxton toni put whip to
his horse and was cut OF sight in hurry
Then tho runaway lovers turned back, got In
tho carriage. drove down tho hill. and took an
other route to New Milford. where they boarded
Delaware. Laekawanna and Western train for
Blnghamton. They We're married late that
night. ,.nI! on Saturday night they returned to
Silver Lake township and told about how
nicely they had got away In their DISCUSSES.