, 1891-02-28
Mrs. Adair of Cheyenne Has a
Chase for Her Daughter.
A Maynard Young Wife Scarcely
Sixteen Years Old.
Three Months Search Ends Only in
Sorrow.
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residents near Cheyenne. TWenty-one
years ago, when hat city was but a town
ahead Of the track, Mr.. Adair first met
bis wife, and made her his bride. Al
though they have resided for short
periods in other places, their home has
always been in that city.
Dora was born in Bellevue, Colo a
short distance from Fort Collins, but she
learned to lisp her first words in the
Wyoming city. { She was educated IN
tie public schools there enjoyed the best
associations in society. aod up TO the
tune Of her sudden flight from home last
November vas a most attractive girl Mr..
Adair was until recently well-to do. HIS
large ranch was well stocked, and he
accorded his daughter all the advantages
OF pleasure and culture that prosperity
could afford.
Reverses came upon the father. He
had another daughter. Lo.a. elder than
Dora. and a little son. The vounger girl
went into the employ of a Mrs Brown of
that city, who was engaged in dressmak-
Jog. The latter formerly resided in Dem
yer and was known as Mrs. Terry.
The griei-stricken mother avows that
tie dressmaker induced her daughter to
leave home and friends.
One day suddenly without the slightest
Intimation of such intention, Miss Adair's
parents missed her. Where had she gone?
Nobody seemed to know.
The parents were heartbrokeu, and
they Immediately took all steps possible
and within their means to find the truant
girl. They did DOT dream of her being
enticed away at first, thinking that her
departure was only a foolish escapade
with some other young girl. But when
she did not return and they did not hear
from her after two or three days the
search began. 1t was, however, without
result. Now it would appear. Mrs. Adair
says, that her daughter kept up a regular
correspondence with the dressmaker. The
latter refused, though repeatedly solicited,
to reveal the girls address. Mrs. Adair
resolved to go herself aud search for her
daughter.
Yesterday morning when the fast Chey-
emu mail arrived 10 Denver it bore Mrs.
Adair of Cheyenne, mother of the way
ward Dora, and Miss Lora Adair, the sis
ter of the runaway. They came deter
mined to find the girl and to place her in
restraint. In the meantime, T. JEFF Carr.
the exhibited States marshal at Chey-
enne. had become interested in the case
and gave Mrs. Adair letters OF Introduc
ton to the United States marshal here,
to Gen. Dave Cook of the Rocky Noun
tain Detective agency, and others. She
had accidentally discovered some photo
graphs her daughter had had taken before
her flight. Large numbers Of these were
also brought along for purposes of identif
cation.
Mrs. Adair, in pursuit, seemed to be
directed by a providentlal guidance. She
went to the Unien hotel, the very place
where her daughter had spent her first
days when she came to Denver. She
made the object OF her visit known. She
received information that shed a ray oF
hope through the clouded sky of gloom
Through information given by an attache
of the house, the truant girl was for the
flint time located at room G, 23O9 Larimer
street.
There the mother went post-haste in
the hopes OF seeing her daughter. She
was not there, but later appeared at the
Union hotel and accorded her parent an
interview. The scene vas a stormy one.
Dora was told how her little brother had
died calling to her, and also about the
grief of her mother.
You must come home with me and be
a good girl, - said Mrs. Adair.
Il will, mamma" replied Dora, with
apparent feeling. but | must run over to
my room first and tell nv roommate. 1t
would be cruel not to let her know.
The mother consented, somewhat
pleased with the show Of philanthropy in
her daughter. The latter disappeared
and has not been seen since.
No. 2309 Larimer street is n story
brick blosk, of which the rooms on the
second floor are rented to roomers and
light housekeepers. II is a respectable
place, conducted by respectable people.
Here was the home of Miss AdaIr. She
was not known by hat name, however.
Mrs. Morris" was what the people
called her and she frequently referred to
my husband" Frank Morris. They
lived together in room No. 6, to the left
of the entrance to the hall by the stair
way. She had. too, discarded the name
OF Dora for. the more sounding title of
Belle"
When the girl did not return to her
mother, the latter fastened to the address
again. She discovered all the above
facts. Mrs. Morris had evidently been
there and left in a hurry. She had for
gotten to lock the door, as was her Gus
tom. Mrs. Adair and Miss Lora entered
the room. There was a package of letters
purporting to have been written TO Miss
Adair BY the Cheyenne dressmaker.
Their purport was to the effect that the
girls mother was tine old ID" and to
be sure and avoid her. as she was coming
to Denver to find her. Mrs. Brown, pre-
viously Terry, promised to come to Den