Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
THE OPINC nun
and HER RICH LOVER
ROMANCE OF THE CLosTER TIL AT ENDED IN RUNAWAY MAR
RAGE.


Friday night, and that she started for
her room at that time. Her tour Of duty
was to begin again at l o'clock in the
morning.
While the Sisters will not admit the
fact, taking refuge behind the excusa
that the Mother tSuperior's absence
Sealed their lips, it is whispered by the
neishbOrs that a ladder was found
standing against window on the lower
tier on Saturday morning.
How the dress was provided is a mys-
terry, but it is known that black tailor
made gown of perfect fit, a black hat
with gray plumes and black golf cape
with a gray plaid hood was waiting Tor
the lblack-robed sister. 1t is even re-
lated by a certain demure young lady
who assisted in dressing the sister IN
the conventional garb OF the world, that
Sister Mary Leonica admired herself in
the mirror, commended the fit Of her
gown and took a vivid interest in the
dressing of her hair.
At 1 o'clock Mr. Moore reappeared, ac-
companied by two friends and a coiored
boy, the latter staggering under the
weight of big basket, and jolly early
morning feast was enjoyed, and closed
cab ratified up to the door at 10 minutes,
after 2, which minute later ratified
away again with the runaways.
THE ELOPERs' FLIGHT.
They boarded the 2:20 train on the
Pennsylvania for Philadelphia, without
purchasing tickets, and arrived in Cam
den at O'Clock, appearing shortly there
after at the West Jersey hotel, where
they registered as ''R. d. Moore and
lady, Lancaster, Pa
IMnpra tho olo To u, y,o
( to prominent Elk, and was given the
name of John Erwin, a cigar dealer, vino
plotted the couple to Justice cf the Peace
Philip Schanitz, who pronounced the
words that made Roland d. Moore and
Ella Dugan man and wife.
Under the laws CT New Jersey resi-
dents of the state are not required to
procure licenses to marry. Neither
Moore nor his bride hesitated to make
oath that they We're residents OF the
state, when required to do so by the JUS
tice BY noon they We're on. their way
to Baltimore.
1.-The bride was handsome and fashion
ably gowned," remarked witness OF
| the ceremony. she was a bit nervous,
but her seven years life as nun hac
not made her forget how to hold her
skirts gracefully when she went out
upon the street.
| CONSIDERATION AT THE HOS
PITAL.
The discovery of the flight of Sister
| Mary Leonica created CONSERVATION In
! the hospital of st. Josepils. Sisters were
dispatched in several directions in an
effort to head her off. Sister Lucy,
Mother Superior of the hospital, accom-
panied by sister. appeared at the rail-
road station at noon and made hurried
I inquiries Learning the direction taken
by the fugitive, she boarded a train Tor
this city. and up to a late hour last
! night had not returned. II is believed
that the nuns are following the bride,
| intent upon inducing her to renounce
her mewly.found happiness.
Sister Mary Leonica had not taken
the perpetual VOW although she had
taken the black Veil. 1t was stated al
| st. Joseph's yesterday that she renewed
her VOW each II months. But two
months ago she had taken fresh vows.
. Catholics are incensed over the Sis
ter's action, declaring that she could
| have renowned the veil at the expira-
tiOn of her present period of celibacy,
and then have married II she chose.
They also say that she has placed her.
self without the pale of forgiveness, be-
cause she has married Protestant be-
| fore magistrate.
Friends of the couple declare that the
Church would never have consented to
the remuneration of the VOWS for the
purpose Of marriage, and that the only
! way was the one chosen.
Mr.. Moore is rated at about $1O0, 900.
He owns several of THE handsomes,t bust
ness properties in Lancaster. He is 80,
small, slender and active. The bride is
%, tall, slender. graceful. black -ha ired
and blue-eyed-a fair type of Irish
beauty-Philadelphi North American.