The morning call., 1894-10-03
AN HEIRESS NOW.
The ''Ariel Lady" Be-
comes Wealthy.
STORY OF AN ELOPEMENT.
A Departure for the Chicago
Worlds Fair
TORY OF AN ELOPEMENT.
THAT ENDED IN SAN FRANCISCO
Mabel Ryan, a Dive Waitress, Is
Now Worth 0,000-fier
Romantic History.

is!, in railroad accident near Yonkers,
n. Y. last Friday. has made Mabel Ryan,
alias Dolly Edwards. an heir to large for
tune. MabePs history is one that Is full of
romance as is the career Of the heroine of
society novel. Though but Is years of
age. passably good looking and fairly well
educated. Miss Ryan can boast of being
we'll versed in the ways of the wicked
| world, for she has served in the capacity
of the "Ariel Lady," an opera singer and
dive waitress.
Mabel got stage-struck about two years
ago. At that time she lived in Pittsburg,
Pa. with her riather. She was an only
child. trifle wild and not over-indulged
by her parent. who though a man of very
ordinary appearance and dress was in
reality a capitalist owing thousands of
dollars worth of properly in the State Of
New York
The girl whiled many OF her leisure
evenings away at balls and parties. At
one OF these little social gatherings she
met a young man named Clarence Ed
wards, who was mere boy to be sure, but
he sported enough capillary substance on
his upper lip to give him the appearance
of real man. He was ambitious, was
young Edwards, and Mabel was pretty.
He desired her as his wife, put the ques-
| ton to father Ryan, and was promptly
! told TO seek a climate both warm and DIS
| agreeable.
| Ryan was obdurate and Mabel was hard
| headed. Edwards was imbued with the
idea that he could make his way in any
part of creation without financial aid from
| his father-in-law, so he concocted a
scheme to skip with the fair damsel to the
Worlds Fair, which was then in iul blast
at Chicago.
A hasty marriage by q Justice of the
Peace In q small Pen nsylvania town,
couple of tickets for the Windy City and
the clippers were off.
Ryan did not pursue them further than
New York. There they assumed name
and bought tickets for the West. While IL
the White City Mabel performed nightly
as living picture and as an ILLUSION,
When Roltair came to this city to join il
the Midwinter hilarities Edwards and his
young wife came with him.
Uuder a number or aliases the couple
secured employment. Mabel fitted grace
fully through space as an "ariel lady,
and palmed off the tempting gum upot
numbers of smile-smitten dudes who ire
quented the Midway. Edwards did moth
ing in particular but smoke cigarettes anf
talk about the races.
When the fair closed the girl was out o.
| work for while. She tried several dance
halls and worked for some time at the
Midway Plasance on Market street
where she became friendly with a number
| of the performers. A woman named
Mamie Emmons was taken into her conf
dence, and through her the information
was conveyed to firm of private deter
iives that led to the Identification of the
| young woman, who now finds herself al
heiress.
Mabel has left the theater on Marke
street and has gone to Portland. Or, Of
some town in the Northwest. She will BIZ
| overtaken. if possible, by telegraph anC
| Informed that she is now wealthy.
The EmEons woman is the only person
who knows much about the fortunate dive
actress, and she says that Mabel was 6
very queer sort of girl.
"She told me at one time that her father
was rich man and that she was the 0nl,
daughter, but she added that she had beer
disinherited," said she.
Il cannot tell much about Edwards, Blu
believe he comes of very respectable
and well-known family Of Philadelphia.
"Mabel, or Dolly left here some week:
ago, aud the first thing knew about bel
fathers death was when a man showed
me dispatch stating that the parent hat
been killed near Yonkers, n. T.. in !;
railroad accident"
Dispatches will be sent to Mabel t,
hurry her back to this city for further in
formation from those intrusted with he
affairs.