The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-23
AWAY FROM HOME.
Gertrude Boyle, DR.. BOyIe's
16 Year Old Daughter,
ThOughtIessly Runs Away to
Kansas City,
Where She is Taken Care of BY
Friends.

On Thursday morning GertrudeBoyIe,
the 16-year-old daughter of Rev D. D.
Boyle awol1e, dressed herself, took
farewell look at her cozy room, went
down stairs and greeted the family
with the usual CHEEKY good morning
Her father was away but she chatted
with her stepmother and brother the
same as usual After breakfast she
put her school books in her satcheI. said
gOodby to her mother and started for
school. At dinner time she did not re
turn but it caused no comment as Mrs
Boyle supposed she had accompanied
some school friend home to dinner. She
did not return for supper After sup
per Mrs. Boyle kept the meal on the
table thinking that Gertrude would be
home soon. She waited and becoming
anxious she started in search of her
missing daughter. She found that she
had not been at school all day and
could find no trace of her. None of her
school friends had seen her. Mrs. Boyle
now deeply alarmed inquired of all the
neighbors in Lowman Hill if they had
seen her daughter but none had. Mrs.
Boyle still fOstered the hope that moth
ing had happened to the missing girl
but that she was with some friend and
would return at bed time. She return
ed home, lighted the lamp and sat and
watched for Gertrude, but in vain. The
next morning she notified several OF
the neighbors and every one who knew
the girl was on the lookout for her but
no trace of her could be found. Mrs.
Boyle was still certain that she would
return and did not wish to frighten her
husband who was out of town. She did
not telegraph him but kept on search
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Boyle returned this morn
ing. A Journal reporter went out to
his residence, corner of Eleventh and
Spruce streets, met him as he was en-
tering the house, and asked him if any
been heard h
ter He was very much surprised and
said he had just returned home and
knew nothing about it. Why I know
nothing about it. Wait until 1 see my
wife" he said. He went in and called
for AIRS. Boyle and asked her if it was
true that Gertrude had left home. She
said it was and handed him a telegram
from Charles Barkham of Kansas City
saying that Gertrude was with him and
that his wife would take care of her
until she could be brought home.
i am surprised to hear of this
said Rev. Mr.. Boyle I have but just
returned home and know nothing about
it. Gertrude has had some trouble
with her school teacher and has wanted
to leave the school I intended to take
her away from the school and send her
somewhere else. Last term she had
trouble with the teacher. She is but
16 years old and has false notion that
her stepmOther is against her and that
she is an oppressed young lady. She
has good comfortable home and I am
from Kansas City as she was to go.
She was acquainted with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Barkham; they used to live in
Iowman Hill and moved to Kansas
City the early part of this week. She
has been discontented for some time
but had no idea that she would be so
foolish as to run away shall go
down and bring her home as soon as I
can am going to look into the mat
ter of her trouble at school and try to
straighten the matter up"
Rev d d ROVIR is he ma sfO7- of tho
First Christian church but has resigned
and will go east about the first of No
Vember.
Rev. Mr.. Boyle was much agitated
when he was apprised of the fact that
his daughter had run away. He said
Mrs. Boyle was as kind to her step
daughter as any mother could be and
that it was simply a foolish notion. of
the young girl. Mrs Boyle has been
almost Frustrated with grief but was
much relieved when the telegram was
received. Rev. Mr.. Boyle will 90 to
Kansas City today or tomorrow and
bring the runaway girl home.
]. c. Berry, one of the best known
citizens of Spencer. Mo, testiffes that
he cured himself of the worst kind of