The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
FORSAKES HOME
FOR THE STAGE
Pretty Clio Allen of Seattle,
Whose Disappearance Started
a Scandal. Is at the Grand
HAS BEEN HERE A WEEK
COnfesses Her Love for a Mar
ried Man, Who, She Says, Will
Aid Her in Her Only Ambition

Aid Her in Her Only Ambition
Miss Clio Allen, an attractive miss,
just entering on her eighteenth year
and belle of the fashionable society
OF Seattle, where she was reared in the
midst of all the luxury that a family
of means could afford her, is quietly
LOGGED at the Grand Hotel, in this city
awaiting the subsistence of a storm of
scandal that recently broke around her
as result of her sudden disappearance
from that city
She forsook the sheltering roof of her
mothers home in Seattle on Friday
last, went to the leading hotel of the
town, where she remained for a night
and then fastened to this city. The
day after her disappearance the re-
markable story of her youthful and
probably foolish ambitions and love
for a married man, who has since
openly confessed that this love is
mutual, and that he purposes to fnan-
cially aid her, set Seattle society agog
and has since been the main topic of
discussion there
Miss Clio Allen is a pretty type of
woman. shapely and fair and strongly
imbued with the thought of future
histrionic success. 1t was her ambition
10 SHINE DeIOT6 the D1ellOW
that incurred for her the displeasure of
her mother, and it was the sympathy
extended TO her by Frank H. Kilbourne.
a prominent business man of Seattle.
in the midst of her trouble at home,
that were, according to her own admis-
sions made last evening, responsible
for her sudden flight from the north
to this city.
Her name has been associated in a
Il; ~ hot n
bourne who has a wife and several
children and is Miss Aliens senior by
nearly forty years. Kilbourne's daugh-
ter and Miss Allen were chums and this
girlish association led to acquaintance
with the father. Just how long ago
Kilbourne became deeply interested IN
Miss Aliens welfare is not known, but
it developed that when the girl left
her home, last Friday evening, she was
assisted in getting apartments for the
night at the Northern. Hotel by Kill
bourne and he aided her in getting out
Of town on the following day He has
since admitted that he not only loves
Miss Allen, but is contemplating the
future when he will secure a divorce
from his present wife and marry the
girl who is now in this city. Miss
Allen Coolly discussed her case last
evening.
my father has been dead for some
years" said she, in rather Indifferent
way. He left a good fortune, share
of which is now due me. have always
been anxious to make my own way in
the world, and l first conceived the
idea of becoming a professional nurse.
Later, when l realized that l had
fairly good face, an attractive form
and a voice that would improve with
culture, l determined to go on the
stage. | have intelligence, courage and
patience and have long been confident
that if ] could receive the necessary
instruction / would achieve success as
an actress If not as a songstress.. My
ambitions have not met with the favor
of nv mother and finally / decided to
leave home I went to Mr.. Kilbourne
and asked him to assist me and he
agreed to. Friday afternoon / quietly
departed from our home and over night
was secreted in the Northern Hotel.
Kilbourne only acted as any man would
toward girl with whom he is in love.
He has been separated from his family
for some time We love each other,
and / do not fear to confess it. l have
always been a good girl and will strive
to be so in the future. Many of the
malicious lies that have been circu-
lated about Kilbourne and myself ema
mated from young fellow in Seattle
who is also in love with me. / have
come to San Francisco TO remain and
within a few days l hope to enter
dramatic school for my preparatory ed
ucation for the stage. To-day, when
learned Of the anxiety in Seattle over
my wherea bouts, L promptly tele-
graphed to my sister and l have re-
ceived reply from her this evening"
For several days the detectives of
this city have been on the lookout for
Miss Allen, but they seemingly did not
suspect that she was at the Grand Ho-
tel, where her signature was boldly in
scribed on the register and where she
has remained the greater part of the
time she has been in the city.
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