The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-22
Way TO Keep Appointment
Arrested by Policeman.
RlED TO KEEP Her TRYST
% Admitted Riding Her PoaJ Rather Fast,
but Judge Accepted Her Explanation
and Set Her Free.

New York, May 22.--clad in a riding
bit and nervously fiicking her Ions
irt with a whip. Miss Ruth Walker.
ughter OF the late Aldace II. Walker.
e jurist, interstate commerce com
issloner and receiver Of the Santa Fe
ilroad. stood impatintely in line In the
brkville Police court yesterday morning
arsed with riding her pony at reckless
eed through Central park.
on one side was Mounted Policeman
erguson. or the park squad. and on the
\ her well-groomed young man, who
as decidedly the most nervous OF the
io. The room was warm, and Miss
alker, cdging TO an open window, al
rnately looked wistfully at the street
hd at the motley assemblage which
DIVIDED the inner railing
Policeman Ferguson told Magistrate
ram that Miss Walker had ridden past
m at Sixty-second street and the bride
tn, and was going at such a rate that
felt called upon TO stop her. He did,
hd subsequently, placed her under arrest.
Miss Walker replied to the charge, say
g that she was not aware that
be- was violating a city ordinance.
hd was discharged She imme-
lately hastened from the court room,
Fcompanied by the young man, and dis
Ppeared.
ROMANCE RECALLED.
Miss Walkers escapade brought 10 light
Rosalind and Orlando romance that has
een going on for some time. The youns
oman who is just % and decideoiy
+etty, lives at No. 50 West Seventy
urth street, with her mother and tNo
tothers, Robert and Harold. The fam
is OF colonial origin and wealthy.
hey number among their friends many
embers OF the fashionable circle OF the
pper west side. and are related 10 Dr.
enry Walker a wealthy Fifth avenue
hysician, and George Boardmsm of
ittsford. VT, formerly a professor at
be Chicago Theological seminary and
one time president of the Middlebury
Ht) college. Miss Mary Walker, an aunt
the young woman, is connected with
be Burnham School for Girls at North
3npton, Mass.
Just when the romance with the young
Ian began Is not told, but II is certain
hat for some time meetings at the Sew
bty-fourth street house have been alto
{ether too unromantic and as there was
10 real forest at hand such as would
lave fitted the needs of Rosallnd and
|rlando the bride path was pressed inio
frvice.
The place OF rendezvous was near the
buthern entrance TO the path, and here
he couple were wont 20 meet on fair
krnings before Miss Walker reported at
he Valentine school at Seventy-fourth
treet and Amsterdam avenue.
MODERN RoSALIND.
Miss Walker mounted her pony at $50
yesterday morning and started for the
ark. She found she was late, and hur-
He'd. once inside the park gate sne
truck the bride path and galloped to-
yard the meeting place. She had pro-
|eeded several blocks. when there was a
latter of hoofs. and Policeman Fergu-
|on's hand was on her pony's bride.
Miss Walker explained and begged but
% no purpose The policeman was obdu-
|ate, and off TO the Central Park station
Pie two cantered. The officer was en-
|laining to the sergeant, when the young
ban entered breathlessly. Explanations
but all 10 no purpose. and Miss
Walker and her companion. accompanied
BY Policeman Ferguson, rode sorrowfuhy
oward the Yorkville court.
Promise never TO do il again." ad-
honished Magistrate Brann In discharg-
ng the young woman.
''I'n promise never 10 be late again."
responded Miss Walker with new-found
'ignity.