The Delawarean., 1900-05-16
REPORTED INTERRUPTION OF
A HAPPY HONEYMOON.
Bride-elect's Sister Appeared at
Smyrna, it is Alleged, and Dis
suaded the Second Party
to the Match

Suaueu tAe SecOnu K Eafty
to the Match.
Smyrna, May 12.-That the course oi
true love never does run smooth was
again illustrated in Smyrna when a
stern and unyielding sister forced Miss
Laural A. Macklin to give up her lover
here and return to her home, in Mil
ford, without even waiting to bid him
goodbye.
For some time past a number oi
telephone linemen, with George Meyers
of Columbus, Ohio, as their foreman
have been engaged in repairing the line
operated through the State by the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company
While at work in Milford, Mr.. Meyers
who is a perfect specimen of vigorous
young manhood, tall and straight as
an Indian, with pleasing personality
and handsome face, met Miss Mack
lin and their acquaintance soon ripened
into love. While his work detained
her lover in Milford Miss Maicklin was
happy and the time spent with the
young electrician was one sweet song.
PARTING SUCH SWEET SORROW.
In the course of events Mr.. Meyers
left Milford and was employed in Do
yer. Every night after his days work
he would write to the young girl and
the morning mail never failed to bring
him a well-flled square envelope.
Last week Mr.. Meyers and his men
came to Smyrna Sunday he left for
Milford to spend the day. Upon his
return ON Monday his fellow employees
noticed he was particularly quiet, and
was not in his accustomed good spirits.
Alas, on Sunday night the lovers quar-
relied and when the time came for good
night, bitter words were spoken and
the young man left Milford in the
morning without seeing his sweet
heart.
When the afternoon train arrived in
Smyrna on Monday there alighted a
young woman whose actions later
caused considerable comment.She had a
brighter look, and she walked rapidly,
this time toward the Delaware House.
The figure that caused her eyes to
brighten and her cheeks to glow was
that of Mr.. Meyers, who was standing
ON the hotel steps. Reaching the hotel
Miss Macklin spoke to Mr. Meyers. He
hesitated only for moment, and then
Joined her, the couple walked down Mt.
Ct, H.
dred pair of eyes. They reached the
Catholic Church and there in the
shadow of that edifice held consul
tation. Evidently all past differences
were swept away, the lovers returned
to the business centre of Smyrna, Wis
tied an ice cream saloon and seemed
to be in the best of spirits. Mr.. Meyers
escorted Miss Macklin TO her hotel and
left her with tender good night,
speaking loud enough for bystanders
to hear him when he said he would
call again the next evening.
On Tuesday morning Miss Macklin
visited millinery store here and made
some purchases. She said she was
stopping at the hotel, but had not
brought any clothing with her. She
further remarked that she expected to
go to Wilmington the next day and re-
turn on Tuesday to remain here six
weeks, giving the impression that she
was to be married and contemplated
spending the honeymoon in Smyrna.
A STERN SISTER APPEARS.
Later that morning a woman several
years older than Miss Macklin, and
evidently her sister called at the hotel
and asked if she was stopping there.
Just before her sister arrived Miss
Macklin sent for the porter and asked
him to see the proprietor and tell him
Ito erase her name from the register.
This the host refused to do, and in
formed his second visitor, who arrived
while the porter was relating the re-
quest, that Miss Macklin was in her
room. Miss Macklin at once went up
stairs, but Miss Laura was not Ito be
found. Search revealed her hiding in
another room, and then the older wom-
an pleaded with the young girl to re-
turn home with her, finally demanding
she would do so. The result was that
Miss Laura was taken to her home in
Milford by her sister without getting
to see her lover before she left the
town, so closely was she guarded.