The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-27
CUPID IS BEATEN
IN WEDDING RACE
SISTER OF MRS. HARTJE ELOPES
BUT THE NuPTiALs ARE
POSTPONED.
BELLE AT HORSE SHOW
Was the Pretty Miss Who Also Fig
ured Prominently in Famous
Divorce Suit--Fcllowed Her
Sisters Example.

! Pittsburg, Jan. 2G.--For the second
time within four years John F. Scott
father of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartie
brought an eloping daughter from
Youngstown before the bonds of ma,
trimony could be tied and sent Cupid
hurry off in defeat
Through the intervention of the po-
lice of Youngstown, at the urgent re-
quest of her father, Miss, sister of
Mrs. Hartje, was prevented from
marrying Howard Lappe. aged twenty.
three years of 32s stratford avenue.
with whom she had elopsd to the
Ohio GIena Green Some suggestions
on the disappointments of matri.
mony were given over the telephone
by Mrs Hartje to her younges sister,
and had much weight in inducing
Mis- Ida, who is not quite sixteen, to
return homo.
A little re than four years ago
Miss Edith Scott, another slstjr, a,s1
eloped o Youngstowl and on that
occasion Mr. Scott likewise demon
strated his ability to vanquish intyud
ing Cupid. Miss Edith was bro ght
back, as was her lister Ida Later she
married Louis Montilonico, aud is now
a happy wife In Memphis Tenn, Mon.
tilonico. however, was not her CO
eloper TO Youngstown.
Very Pretty Girl.
Mis- Ida Scott. who s a striEing.y
handsome girl. was a material wit
ness during the Hartje div rec Trial, ,
and identified the only envelope IN the
forty Nadine letters as being written !
by herself instead OF Mrs. Hartje She
duplicated the han1writng on ervel- !
mes IN the witncss stand During
the rec MT horse show she drove sav
nc a.l tha shoV
v ing and was one of the helles of that
fashionable event
H ward Lappe who is an electrical
engineer son Of Charles G Lappe,
a prominent real er- ate dealer and re-
Gently candidate for the leg stature,
and brother of De Forest LapDe
who was killed by policeman more
than year ago. has been visitor a.
the Scott hons for about twelve
months Members of he family did
not suspect him # having any serious
intentions, and were shocked to learn,
through a coufidante of Mss Ida
Scott, that the coupls had eloped
Started For School.
Miss Scott had started for school
with her books under her arm. An
hour later her father, John +. Scott
was notified by telephone that she
had eloped TO Youngstown. The faith.
er Immediately communicated with
the Youngstown police and urged that
every effort be made TO stop the mar !
riage. The young couple were met
at the depot by ths police authorities
who prevented them carrying out
their program, even in so far as Sc
turing marriage license.
Mr. Scott and Mrs. Scott imm diate. {
y left for youngstown and brought
heir daughter home Meanwhil Mrs. /
Hartje reached her sister by long
distance telephone and had most
earnest talk with her based on her -
lwn particular experiences in the ma.
rimonial line. According to reports, T
Miss Ida seemed 10 treat the matter r
lightly but quickly agreed to return :
md forget matrimonial intentions for I
several wears.
Family Would Not Talk. =,
At the Scott home all the members
# the family refused TO discuss the
matter any fuTther than to admit
hat the young co1ple had attempted
marriage Mis- Scott is said TO have
ully and completely repented and
.iven positive assurance that she has
Ibsndoned all wedding plans. Mrs
Scott Is completely prostrated and is
uite IN as a result. II has been dc \
,ided that Miss Scott continue al
cbool but in the immediate future
he vill probably be accompanied To
nd from the house By some one.
They are only Kids that's all said
1irs. Lappe. when asked regarding
er sons escapade. Mrs. Lsppe b
reated the matter from a humor- us y
tandpoint They are both entirely a
% young to think of matrimony." 4
he sedded ID
Young Lappe is employed by the v
allegheny County Light Company Il
lis parents believed him to have \
cen at work. but II developed upon
1quiry at the cOmpany's office that
n Saturday be asked and gecured Il
cave Of absence for several DAYS Il
Ie did not state any reason for max a