Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-18
GOES TO new YORK TO WED
BELIEF THAT MARJORIE BUIE
JOINED LOVER THERE.
Mrs. Manning, Young Woman's
Aunt, Appeals to Police for
Aid in Locating Her.

| Marjorie Buie seventeen years of age
left the home of her aunt. Mrs. James r
| Manning. No. 10 d street southeast yes
terday morning about GAS O'Clock. as was
supposed. for the purpose # going to St
! Peters Church to attend early mass. Mrs
Manning now believes. however. that Mar
| iorie went to New York to become the
wife of Paul Duncan. an ironworker Mrs
| Manning appealed to the pc ice for as
sistance in locating her niece yesterda.
afternoon. Marjorie is an orphan. but sh,
has lived at the home of her aunt for 81
long a time that the latter looked upon hel
as her own daughter.
Paul Duncan, whose address is ven a!
1913 Sd avenue, New York city. was EN-
ployed on the Union station. and lived al
the house of Mrs Manning. He was a
| favorite boarder there.
| Marjorie was only seventeen year:
| O d. said Mrs. Manning this morning
but she weighed Ito pounds and looked
as If she were twenty-tbree."
| When Paul Duncan got ready to leav,
Mrs. ManningS boarding house a few
days ago he told her he would return as
soon the new Masonic Temple build
| ing work progressed far enough for tn,
| ironworkerS to beg n. He said he haC
been given work in New York a brew
| cry.
Two Messages Received.
One day last week. Mrs. Manning stated
she got a letter from the young man tel
! ing her about his prospective return. anC
Marjorie received a post card from hin
on which he had written:
Yours on the way. You know"
Even them Mrs. Manning said today,
Il did not suspect anything. but L can
now see what he nay have meant"
No. fsllln d tn II ~
Yesterday morning after the service at
the church, Mrs. Manning supposed she
had stopped to eat breakfast at the house
of her sister. She soon found Marjorie
had not been there. however, and be
caTne alarmed Later she called upon a
friend of the girl and learned that Mar
jorie had made a confdant of her about
her prospective trip to New York
~ can now see" Mrs. Manning stated
today, that there was something in the
different moves that were made about
here. If Marjorie has gone away and got
married L am satisfied Mr.. Duncan
seems to be very nice gentleman, and
he is Industrious.
Mrs. Manning learned last night that
Marjorie had been visiting the post Of
at the general delivery window During
the time Mr.. Manning lived at her house
she says. Marjorie frequently wanted to
go out at night. but the aunt usually OBJ
Alleged Visits to Brother.
During the last few weeks Duncan was
there, she states. Marjorie went out more
often than usual, her excuse usually
being that she was going to see her
brother and explaining that her sister
in-law would accompany her home.
Il noticed. however. that her brother 8
wife did not usually come with her, -
says Mrs Manning.
Mrs. Manning discovered Sunday morn
ing that Marjorie had taken away most
of her clothing and a number of orna-
ments she had in her room. After she
had dressed and. as her aunt thought
was ready to go to church, she appeared
in the kitchen where her aunt was pre-
pairing the morning meal. Marjorie was
then wearing several thicknesses of outer
and under garments. and her aunt no.
ticed 1t, but said nothing about it. When
Marjorie failed to return she searched
her trunk.
A description Of the missing girl was
furnished the police.