Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-22
Miller Disappearance
DiSclOses Love
Story
Is Engaged to a Young
Woman of Rare
Accomplishment
Mother Declares Son Led Exemplary
Life, but Later Grows Mute
When Questioned-PoIIce
Are Baffed

A romance as strange and stirring as
any written by Hall Caine, of heroine
beautiful left by lovers devoted, of mys-
terious disappearances and fearful
brides-to-be, seems to lurk behind the
sudden dropping from view Of Clarence
Miller.
Pretty Mona Quayle sits by vine
grown window in her beautiful home in
South Pasadena, wide eyed, fearless,
looking out on world where the sun
light has lost its golden glow, the bird
songs their melody.
Twice in her brief and until recently
happy life Mona Quayle has l-nown the
pangs that come to the maiden when
her knight sans peur ct sans reproche
rides out into the world and never re-
turns.
To love-and love only as those girls
whose hardy sires have lived the lives
of the men of the Isle of Map-and have
the ring twice dashed from her almost
at the altar has been the fate of this
fair daughter of the home of romance.
First Try Secrecy
Clarence Miller, who resided with his
mother at 122 Olive street, disappeared
May 9. No trace of the young man has
been found. The police were notified of
the disappearance, but were requested
to keep the affair from the papers.
Monday night, in despair of finding
the young man by secret methods, it
was decided to try publicity. The news
ma notified of the and in
quiries referred to the police for fur
ther information.
The detectives knew little of the case
MiIlers mother was found after some
difficulty. She declared she was nearly
hearthroken over her sons disappear
ance. Mrs. Miller was not over COM
municative, however, and gave the i'm
preston there was still story back Of
the apparent facts.
Miller's friends at the Los Angeles
Pacific freight station believe the young
check clerk went away voluntarily. but
decline to offer any theories as to the
cause.
Clarence went away of his own VIII.
Match Met Approval
Has Miller met with foul play, his
friends ask, or was 1t of his own voli-
ION that he left home and friends and
effaCeQ nluselL SoliPiSI0iJ AAOiii AIS
daily haunts?
To he himself is alone responsible
for his absence, why did he not confide
in some one and state his reasons for
going?
Miss Mona Quayle, who resides with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul c. Thorne Of 106 Short way,
South Pasadena. is beautiful and ed
ucated. Not alone was Miss Quayle
hearty in her approval Of Miller, but
II is said her brother-in-law and sister
also approved the match and were en-
tirely pleased with tine life partner
the beautiful girl had picked out for
herself.
cards, which were to have been issued
about the time of Miller's disappear
ance, will not be sent out-at least
until Miller makes a temperance and
explains the cause Of his absence.
Clareyce Miller is not the first men,
ber of ais family who has been en-
gagged Q Miss Quayle. Some time ago
his b other, Ernest, was the favored
suite for the hand of the beautiful
MAY en-, but change in heart occurred
anS the brother who last week disap-
pc red on the eve of his wedding sup
planted his brother in the affections
of Miss Quayle.
Ernest, who is younger than Clar-
eIlCe, was IllS lllSL Oli tlS SSChS' anu
he wooed and apparently won Miss
Quayle. The engagement was an
nounced and a date set whereon the
two would be made one and everything
seemed to be approaching happy con-
clusion.
Goes tc Seek Fortune
Just a few months previous to the
day set for his wedding, Ernest Miller,
who is about Miss Quayles age, 20
years, went to Chicago, saying he was
going to the Illinois metropolis to enter
a business which would net him quick
returns, and allow him to come back
to his sweetheart and dwell in Cali
fornia in comfort.
Ernest Miller did not return, and
after he had been absent a few months
his brother Clarence began to pay at
tention to Miss Quayle finally winning
her consent to a marriage, and leaving
brother Ernest out in the cold.
And now Clarence, the successful one.
has himself gone. Where he is, what
he is doing and the cause for his go
ing are all questions which remain un-
decided, and no one connected with the
mysterious affair seems able or will
ing to produce an answer.
Miss Mona Quayle, who was to have
been married to Miller Jnue 10, is a
beautiful girl of unusual accomplish
ments. AS her name would denote, she
is of Manx extraction, and combines
all the graces and virtues of the upper
class of people on the island which
Hall Caine has assisted to fame.
When seen at her home on Olive
street yesterday afternoon Mrs. M.
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