Evening star., 1902-01-20
ADDED TO cUPiD'S VICTIMS
YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED SATURDAY
AT TowsON, MD.
FondIy Hoped to Keep the Event a
Secret. but Newspapers Gave
1t Away.

The corridors of the sixth floor of the
post office building rang with laughter this
morning at the expense of Mr.. Loren M.
Fryor. one of the younger clerks in the
sixth auditors office From time to time
his associates would line; up outside the
door to his room look In nat him with their
faces radiant with smiles nd then go about
their work. The explanation was not far
to seek. and it embodies a romance worth
the telling.
Several years ago Mr.. Fryor came to
Washington to fill position in the audi
tors office and became acquainted with the
daughter of Mrs. Anna 0. Hansbrough.
The young lady is a niece of Senator Hans
brough and the daughter of the late James
T. Hansbrough, who died in Wash
ington about ten years ago. Ihe
three or four years of the acQuaint-
ance of the young couple developed into a
courtship. Last week they agreed to go to
Baltimore and be married, to return to
their separate homes in Washington and to
keep their marriage secret for six
months. This last feature of their plan
was due to the young couples desire to
propitiate Mrs. Hansbrough and the
groom's parents.
Mr. F'ryor obtained half days leave of
absence last Saturday afternoon and met
Miss Hansbrough in front of the post office
been down town shopping with her mother,
and had easily explained her purpose to be
away during the afternoon by announcing
that she intended to visit one of her
friends The two then set off for Balti-
more At the city hall there Mr.. Fryor ap-
piled for license as quietly as he could,
but his manifest youth-he Is only twenty
one years old-and the brides seventeen
years made them noticeable among all the
other applicants and set at naught their
nj fn hn ma "a
license were obtained in that city. A news
paper man then oblgingly suggested that
they go to Towson, "a much smaller place."
and get a license where there would be
much less of a crowd. The two thought
well of the new plan and set off for Tow
son on the trolley line while the news
paper man telegraphed the representative
of his paper to keep an eye out for Sen
ator Hansbroughs daughter who was
eloping with "a young fellow named
Fryor."
Even the trolley management interfered
with the plans of the young people. While
they were flying over the country the troll
ley wire broke and tied up the line But a
or so, and the two proceeded to be married
in Towson, supported by another group Of
newspaper men.
Obliged to Tell Her Mamma.
In Washington Mr. and Mrs. Fryor went
to their boarding house, No. 1915 Massachu
setts avenue, and said nothing of their
marriage. When the Sunday morning pa
pers appeared, however, they saw that fur
ther silence would be worse than useless.
Accordingly they waited for Mrs. Hans
brough to return from church and told her
the whole story. The mother-in-law took a
most comfortable view of the situation.
She was glad the matter had become pub
lie, she said-especially that they had failed
in keeping it secret for tsix months, as
they had planned. She had no objection to
make at all, except that the two were
rather young. Then she called in the other
boarders. with whom the bride and groom
are pronounced favorites, and presented the
young people at an impromptu reception
held In the boarding house parlor.
This mornings mail took to Heightstown,
~ j., letter from Mr.. Fryor to his par
ents. written in the earnest hope that the
Heightstown verdict may be not less pleas
ant than that of Washington. Meanwhile
Mr. and Mrs. Fryor areereceiving happily
the congratulations andvremembrances Of
almost unnumbered friends.