The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-21
SEARCHING FOR HER LOVER.
CAROLINE THORSEN TRAVELLING
AMERICA AFTER ERIC JOHNSON.

Parted by Misunderstanding FOur
Years Ago, She Has Searched For
Him Ever Since-She Finds His
Name ON the Tramp Register ne
AtInntn's Police Headquarters, Be-
ing Five Weeks Behind Him-A
Woman of Benuty, Wealth and Tu-
teIIigence with "a snd story OF
Love-DecInres Her Determination
to Find Her Lost Sweetheart.
Atlanta, Ga, oct. 2O.-For four years
Caroline Thorsen, wealthy Swede, has
Travelled America over searching for her
sweetheart, Eric Johnson. and to-day she
reached Atlanta just five weeks behind
the man she loves so madiy.
About o'clock this morning a woman.
tall ana handsome, entered the office OF
the station sergeant at police headquar-
ters. Her skin was fair. her hair light,
and her figure as perfect as an artists
model. She was dressed in fashionable
attire, and would attract attention where
ever seen. Magnificent diamonds shown
upon her fingers. and her appearance was
that of person Of high birth. Address
ing the sergeant, she told her remarkable
story as plainly as possible, while a tear
occasionally fell from her pretty blue
eyes.
-Four years ago Eric Johnson, young
Swede, had proposed and been accepted
by her, she said. and the marriage cere-
mony was soon to be solemnized. He was
a man of wealth, and she, too. had for
tune In her own right. Three weeks be-
fore the marriage was to have taken place
Johnson was forced by the death of his
father TO visit London, where he had largo
business interests. There was a sad good-
bye, and the lover left his bride that was
to be, with many assurances of a speedy
return. In London he was detained be-
yond the expected time, and wrote to his
sweetheart that, as his stay there would
be indefinitely prolonged, she must come
to him. She wrote telling him she would
come, and few days later left her home
for London. When she arrived there she
was almost paralyzed to learn from his
business associates that he had come to
America. Her letter had not reached
him, and he believing that she cared for
another, took with him
large sum of money, and
refused to tell any one of his inten-
a passenger to America, She found where
her sweetheart had stopped in New York
city and had then gone to Buffalo. She
followed and secured a clew that took
her TO Philadelphia Again she was too
late, and went to Baltimore Richmond
and Louisville johnson had been in all
of these cities. but had left before the
sorrowing woman reached them. She
heard he had gone to indianapolis, and
went TO that place, but he had, as In other
instances, left before she came. She next
Travelled over Michigan, and then went to
Madison, Wis, only to learn that he had
been there. but had gone. In Madison,
Miss Thorsen was told he had gone to
Des Moines Ia, whore she went, only to
ascertain that he had gone to Nebraska.
She searched that state without finding
any trace of him, and then went to Dem
yer. From there she went to Salt Lake,
then to San Francisco and later through
Arizona and New Mexico. The next state
visited was Texas and then, filled with
sorrow, she journeyed to New Orleans.
Weary with her travels, the modern
Eyangelne decided TO rest there, and re-
mained in that city until three days ag0s
when she started for Atlanta.
She had in all these places visited tha
police authorities, the hospitals and min-
isters in SEARCH of information. This
morning she went first to police headquar.
ters and told of her mission. There was
Braselton was about to refer her to the
chief when she suggested looking over
the dockets. The sergeant did this. but
the name of Eric Johnson did not appear
on any of them. Finally the book known
as the "sleepers book" where the names
of persons, generally tramps, are enter-
ed, who are given free lodgings, was
taken up, and there, ON Sept. 10, was the
name-Eric Johnson.
The woman gave a scream of delight
and, seizing the book, kissed the page
where the name was written again ana
again. She sobbed and laughed, and
pressed the book to her bosom in hysteri-
cal delight, but suddenly the JOY gave way
to sorrow.
"Where Is my Eric now?" she asked. The
sergeant could not tell her. The man.
weary and without means-a wanderers
had come and asked for a nights lodging.
1t had been given him, and the next day
he had left to begin again his journey. He
had been here though, and the fact that
he was alive five weeks ago gave the wo.
man new hope, and che left the station,
Vowing her determination to find her wan-
derng lover.