The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10
KISSING FROM HOME
si1snge Disappearance Of q.
Pretty School Girl.
ovEp BY 4 TACOMA YOUTHS,
- Reluctantly Returned From the
Home 1t Tacoma-soms suspa- /
cious circumstances.

- Xat3s HackwoTln, the pretty A-year-oId
Il e.s~t,ter OF Mrs. a c. Arper. Of 12f2 Sec
ssSl street, has been missing since last
S1kdnegday afternoon and. despite the
s.,sSrprucus efforts OF her mother and step-
Ss.ster. r. -. Arper. q commission mer-
S{ant doing business at 56 West street.
- has not been found Developments
z51teafe. however. that she left voiun-
4sSSSfay and In company with some person
szzSrm she met at the James street power
- IN accordance with the dictates Of
5zSe-rst letter delivered TO her at the Pa
3 school by Mrs. Ryther Of ei3 Alder
E<t.
ne disappearance. taken IN connection
IL the long series OF apparently reia-
- incidents which has taken place.
q only In this city. but Tacoma, renders
- case mos, interesting. The girl may
- care 70 return home. but one thing 10
ss1rtafn her distracted mother Will never
ri usrii siie learns positively where her
add Is and how she Is situated.
Post-inteliigencer reporter called at
n Second street yesterday afternoon
"a learned the following story from Mr..
nd Mrs. Arper. which is told ms the
mords of Mrs. Asper.
eAbcut two years ago, while was liY-
~ at Auburn, / placed my daughter
sYafis, then aged IL. and my son Clyde.
aeed g. In the children's Home at Oak
s end Twelfth streets. Tacoma. I under
nood the children would receive good
1nrs and be kept under strict discipline.
. Barring their stay there / paid for their
1e4rd books and clothes. I managed TO
ssfsif them about once each month and for
fhA FIRST eighteen months Katie was al
1xys glad TO see me and would be much
svseyed when / went away. Finally, how
ev4r, / noticed that q great change had
anne over her. She did not care 10 see
n and could say good bye with a very
seaserful voice. thought II very strange
Ard felt grieved. Mrs. l.. l.. Barrie. the
srafron told me not TO feel hurt, the child
hAf simply become deeply attached to
hsr.
Last August I was married to Mr.
xrper and after we were comfortably
ioeated In Seattle I decided TO take the
children home. Imagine my surprise
when Katie refused to come with me.
and declared she loved Mrs. Barrie alone
and didn't want anything To do with me.
Clyde came home. but i left Katie at
re home for a time at least. When
Katie refused to have anything 10 do
With me. she did not know that ] hal
married Mr.. Arper. but some time later.
M / remember correctly. she was informed
by letter.
Ell so happened that Mrs. c. n. Har-
der. Katie's married sister. came from
california TO visit Us. and so Mr. Arper
went over to Tacoma after Katie. The
matron brought her down stairs. ard
with them came saang man named
w. II. Hopkins. who Ii a young brother
~ the matron. Before Katie came into
me room she and the young man held
conversation behind the screen. When
naliy Katie entered the room. she dis
Mayed extreme reluctance to come home.
md was very anxious TO arrange that she
\ spuid return. Mr.. Arper said he did not
1 Ndnk there would be any objection. and
Il = she accompanied him to the Fleet
~ vi AT ha xzsha EtsHA
L Il sAs asked 10 be excused for moment,
IA ran ashore, where she met young
Hsvkins. who had followed her to the
,assax They held conversation last
n isw rnoents, after which she re-
pznsasoher stap-father and came on 20
ssssiie. On the way over she said young
Hapkiss had tried TO keep her ashore
sEs au admitted that she had been
%. sas riding several times with Hop
HAS accompanied him TO the theater
sd also been to church with him.
AFTER Katie had been at home two
o. three days. she was taken I'll, and
COLD no, return to Tacoma. This seemed
70 fret her greatly, and she was iiI-teni-
sefsG about the juatter. At this time
ss we're living on Tenth street, and
imagine my surprise enc day when young
Hopkins appeared at the door and asked
ie see Katie. / consented to this. but
sejsried to Katie accompanying him to
MADISON street when he took the ear
ack down town. He had given her a
Evef dollar secretly. or at least at
snpted 10 do so, and this caused some
ss=siytng in my mind. After Katie had
ssas to the car with Hopkins I sent Clyde
nsef her. and he reported on returning
; iaat Hopkins kissed Katie goodbye. and
/ nla:
Remember and do as told YOU
aeli. came To the conclusion that the
; as..t 81 .t.. 4A. go T.
aai decided TO keep her Mt home. Her
satsr went over after her clothes and.
Nhie the matron did not exactly refuse
| g gise them mp. she talked around until
sse persuaded the sister that there was
70 love affair between Hopkins and Katie,
sna that * she was allowed to come back
'aF The time being her tasks would be IN
creased so that she would gladly return
heme
The next day. which was the lastoMon-
eay In September / think. Katie returned
. Faeosla against my wishes Between
.aai tine and Christmas she wrote 10 her
hllle brother Clyde and her sister. but
NIt me entirely out of the question.
Finally wrote 10 the rlatron 10 send
Asue home Immediately and inclosed
s.eaey for her fare. She did not come. so
~ Afaev and myself went 20 Tacoma
s1ler her. After considerable talking, IL
ee2nS evident that Katie wanted 90 stay
~ Tacoma. she accompanied us TO Seat
ue In few days Matron Barrie came
e tee house and told how much she
ao0sht of Katie and wanted her 10 re-
lash would not consent 20 this. but
ssfeed that Mrs. Barrie could write TO
We child provided saw the letters. When
ATS barrie went away she said that she
oAa persuaded Katie 10 be II good girl
aaa stay at horne aud so to school.
nhen the letters cams from Tacoma
t9ay scented TO have the effect OF making
ser desirous OF returning and she would
elscon'ented far a day or two. Nothing
s.selai happened. however. UNTIL last
asaaSSday morning. when. Just before
s's started for the Pacific school where
tae Is member OF the Seventh grade.
a'e PASSED out her report card for me 10
sSh saw that the report was not
WAT expected. and said.
Why. Katie. what does this mean
she replied that il was her fault and
saAt SIZE didn't want 20 so TO school. She
ShlAt Gaze whether she learned or net.
GsSatiy against her will, she went 10
NaeoA In tire afternoon after the Sec
s.a session she walked as far as the
Nsss street power house with Daisy
soSsr. where she stopped. remarking
NAs she was going with lady from Ia
"a who VAS stopping on Eleventh
mat is the last trace that has been
ssaed OF her. despite the continued
e4sea q Mr.. Arper. both in this city
saa Tacoma
asst Thursday morning Mr.. Arpcr went
We school and learned from the pro-
49, That Mrs. Ry,her had visited katis
s,sssa@y morning. nnd had talk with