The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
MAYBE THEY ARE MARRIED
Although Otto Hines and Lillian
Cole Deny the Story.
THE TRIP TO BALTIMORE
"A Dispatch From the MonumentaICity
Said They Had Been United Y ester.
day In Matrimony, But Both Re.
fused 10 Admit 1t TOday-Each ut
Work as Though Not Ono.

That romance and true love go hand-in-
hand through the comedy drama upon the
stage OF life is never to be denied.
| 1t was when in the flowery garden
Father Adam cOurted the fair Eve un Ter the
forbidden apple tree, an / it is so in Washing.
ton today.
The latest actors in this everlasting
drama are Otto W. Hines and Lillian Nav
Cole, the former rising young man and the
latter a weli-known maiden, both of this
! city.
dispatch today from ANNAPOLIS. Nd.
stated that these young people We're yes
terday united in the bonds of holy wedlocE
by the KEY. j. w. Mcllvain OF the Presby-
terrain church of that city. The happy
event took place at 10 O'Clock. and the
newly-wedded pair concluded to spend
| their honeymoon in the city Of their
home and Immediately after the ceremony
returned 10 town.
THEY DENY IT.
There might te nothing singular OF un.
Common In couple OF young lovers decid-
ing to cast their fateS together Tor the
proverbial better or worse condition, but
! the strange fact of this case is that none
OF the friends or relatives OF tie contract
ing parties Were aware today OF the al
legged marriag &c, ami the principals both
deny 1t.
MIR. +. e. Hines. OF No. 6o4 Ninth street
! father Of the groom. when shown the dis
patch and informed that he had a new
daughter, expressed not Il little surprise
He did not seem particularly displcascd with
the event, and thought there was 10 use
locking the door after the horse was stolen.
Otto's brother, Willie" too had no knowI-
edge that his brother had been married, a nd
when otto did not come TO take lunch with
him, as usual, yesterday. he did not think
it strange, supposine he was too busiIy
engaged at his work.
Young Hines is employed as watch re-
pairer by Everett, the + street icweIer
aud Times reporter called upon the young
man this morning Ia extend congratulate
tions. He was found industrioUsly ai work
as though nothing had occurred When
the hand was preferred and good wishes
expressed. onto looked up with an express
sion OF surprise.
His face flushed, his lips cuivcred and
his voice irembled. He denied any knowl-
edge Of the alleged marriage, though he
couldn't help but admit that the AIRY
fairy Lillian" was his hest girl"
HIS HAND TREMBLED.
He was out of town yesterday, but where
he could not readily tell. He couldn't i'm
agine how it got into the papers. or rather
how such a thing should b. said. No, it
wasn't 80; not at all: and his hand tremblcI
nervously as he attempted to adjust the
handspring in the watch he was repairing.
He is fine-!oOking young man. with an
intelligent face. His straight, jet-black
hair, even though lie is not yet 20, is sprin-
kled quite pTofuscly with gray. As the re-
porter left the store, the pretty young lady
clerks smiled and winked significantly. as
if to say they knew otto was coGccalins
Mrs. Hines. nee Lillian MAJ Cole. was
found behind Il counter at kann's dry goods
store. She is fair. with auburn hair and
light eyes and a slender form. Nineteen
winters she has seen. She said she took
lunch with Otto yesterday. but did r"s go
out of town. She was not at her post yes
tcrday because she was sick.
The accounts the young people give of
their actions yesterday vary at many points.
Miss Rosa. sister OF Lillian. said it wasn't
So. ana conducted most of the conversation
for her sister. A half-heartcd denial was
made.
Miss Rosa was inclined to be indignant.
because il was nobody's business. The
young people are well connected about
town and each has a host CT friends who
wish them much happiness.
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