The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-15

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me law gaga tfsas a w0maa " ID a.
n age n FsaEzylgaais Z fztheg Is
a chfles gsar1szn a1fl as Il u, za1
Until taeA me II a. infaaf
bat baek N ~ fhts IA eonethlnx
gncfs Aias Msfcsr had n make
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lars n the eoysreszz state n Penn
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shs b0rows6. xa1e The asst trais
~ AeN York. aa1 here ere - non.
1eG4st, BIT k2DDg.
cf prsmlssas glsssbera family
Tbs AsTcsYs are zm0nz ne beat
knCvn DeoyIs II PIttsb8fx. The ~
her II CAPT 0eogxe 4. Mercer guJer.
fnten1ent a balldlnzs III AIIerhery
county How. Nise Mercer ha1 ~.
ishe4 school, ana vag about 70 take
hsF Diaee IN soeisty. when ahe met
rOHnx Can Borntfaeger b ward III
Henry Il FFick. HI was young ROOD,
looking. and Ne Stands " Inherit fof,
tune. iie DfoDozed shs acceDted.
bst M Yriek couldn't ses II IN he
light tflat ne yoang DeoDie di1, and
for that matter. neither did CaDt.
Mercer There vas stormy scene,
eche rot words, and Mss Mercer
staikcd Out of me house.
~All right" We eaia, you don't
hare u support me. I can get q Do.
fition on ne stage II have To-"
Her father laughed At this, but ne
gi1 made good her threat ghe did
got q place ~ THE Earl ana the Girl"
company, ap1 she eame % View York
~ rsbeafse fof her part. II looked AZ
n me wonld sacceed ghe wan dainty,
winsome, extremely pretty and chic.
But along came Papa Mercer.
Your faoiher IS ycry IT." he said
"and yoa must come home 10 sss herr
Of eOnrge the giH rave IN. Tear.
fsliy she ttsok the train for Pittsburg.
- she suDDosed, hoping 70 zee her
dear mother before she died ana TO
bes iofglgeneeg iof running away from
home. There vas stop III Pbiladel.
Dbia.
I'VE get out hefes1 said the father,
eierhlg, and suddenly detective ap.
Deafe1 he had been coached for his
part
You've eot 70 come along,e said
the man, "and ilIi be better II you
don't mako d scene
Then Mies Mercer realized that IL
had ali been trap Her mother was
not ~ and she wasn't going 10 pitts.
burg ~ aIL Instead she found herself
On tbe way " The Country Home, an
institution conducted by the Protest
ant Episcopal church at Germantown.
suburb of Philadelphia.
Before tho gifi could recover from
her surprise and indignation she vas
in uniform and under restraint That
was on March rs last. Right then aud
thefc she made 40 her mind 10 escape.
And escape she did. Now she can
snap her fingero at tho laws Of ponn-
eylyania and her father. too. She IL
Cf ago Ii New York and an infant no
icageF
Here she's a woman. there she's a
child
n here she proposes to remain.
Planning Her Escape.
Al this took wits and pluck. Miss
Mefcef realized that she was being
watched every minute she was made
10 scrub floors and wash diahos walt
a. the table and mako beds things
hhe had neyer done before ii her llfe.
Bio scrubbed ana washed and lroned
nnia her wbitc little hands wore alI
fed and sore llut all the time she
was waiting her chance.
And tho young Ward of Mr.. Frick
waa outside. waiting To help hor aG
1uHt The proper moment This was be.
oAuee Miss Mercer was abo to SNUG.
aio letief out to him making an I'D.
pNlulment for him and his bis automo.
bllD "a iuRt the right time
Nor wHa lhIa tho first time she had
made 81 appointment with young Mr..
pofnlfaeger Last December they ran
Away tpaeihot lhla lS.year.old glrI
and THE io.gearoia boy intending q