The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-29
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RUNAWAY BROOKLYN G1iSL>swhA6
IN HERALD SQUARE HOWL

were Bound for Boston. clad In TA
Mesters' LeaG skists, Under Assumes
Names-eabevs Nsas 70 . Girl FSaeoa.
Read BY Lstaer's Hsthes. undad Them
Gladys Burt and Mabel Foster, the young
Brooklyn schoolgirls who ran away from
their homes on Monday afternoon. were
found safe and sound In the Herald Square
Hotel. In this city. Yesterday morning
Their parents took them TO their homes.
the runaways promised to be good. and all
h supposed to be forgiven.
The girls really didn't have such an En-
citing time. and, according to their PARENTS
were glad to get home. But for Isttsr
which Gladys wrote to q girl friend In Brook
lyn, and which fell into hands other than
those for whom IL was Intended, the two
girls would probably be In Boston this
morning.
Boston was their destination when they
departed on Monday afternoon. Al was
told IN THE BUN yesterday. the trip was
carefully planned, and great many per-
sons knew about IL. Tbs rInaways had
not intended to leave until yesterday, but
q Brooklyn newspaper printed . story OF
their proposed escapade and that fastened
their departure. Mabel saw tho story
soon after IL came out and told Gladys.
They hustled into long skirts borrowed
from their mothers' wardrobes. hastily
packed valisss and embarked on tho Wall
street ferry. That wss . little aftse Z
O'Clock. Z
When they were comfortably settled In
the cabin they made an Investigation Of
their assets and found that Gladys had
Si7.ss. which she had drawn from her toy
bank while hcr companion produced 80.
When they reached the Manhattan side
they hustled TO the Joy Line pier to take .
boat for Boston. bat got there just too late.
80 they bought tickets for the boat that
sailed yesterday afternoon and then went
to the Herald Square Hotel.
critically, but they had hand baggage and
looked much older than they really were.
logged out In their mothers' long skirts.
They explained that they wanted room
only over night, a. they were going TO
Boston iG the morning: g c they G.s H sssr
combes and Ell abeth Dinamore' Of
Boston.
Then they went to their room and were
not seen again. The girls say they retired
early. but before they did % Mabsl wrote
this note to girl friend In Brooklyn:
. MYDEAR: Here We are at the Hessid SQUARE
Hotel. Aren't we, getting extrayasantI We
:d i'm, Sx n S .cS :.s S f. s..s si i
over S,pG nisSs. We leave to.morrow at s., DO
write and tell me al the news Lovingly
letter arrived In Brooklyn. and her father
noticed Il. He had just read In the morn:
ing papers the story Of the r'lnawsye and
Thought the writing hooked Ike Anbel'A
%. under the circ,imgta nces. he opened II.
Then he took II to William Foster, the
sI. tstheE by adoption who live o. y s
the handwriting and went around to the
Burt house at % PieTepout street. Then
he and Mr.. Burt started for the hotel In
hurry. They found Geraldtne Newcomhe
on tie register all right and told the clark
who the eirl really was. $1,000.
clAirneti the clerk.
Had on their mothep' dressss.' said
Mr.. Burt; and the parents were escorted
to the GIRLS room.
Mabel and Gladys were still in bed.
What was said TO them does. not appear.
had breakfast and then went home.
They both called us 'paPa' and seemed
Glad TO see W., said Mr.. Burt aftevward.
They did not make any objection to going
home home; They are al hshs' and that !. oil
sWhst made them run swayt' he was
what make. . Fr, q u do anythins''
he asked. Their heads are full Of non
sense. Perhaps they have been reading
novels or maybe only the newspaper
They're back safe. and that's al We caro-
Tbs sirls have put on their short dresses
again and are going TO be good and 20 to
school to-day q though nothing had hGp-
pened.