The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-04
The Elton Case.
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The orphan Earl Of Elton, four years
old. was playing Ia his nursery one
morning when Mrs. Rawson. who was
La full charge of him. brought in lit
tie girl of about the same years, say
ing to him:
Here's a little sister for you, Ralph.
Her name is Gladys. Now, don't let
me hear any more grumbling about not
having playmates like other children"
rs she my sister," said Ralph, look
ing at the girl admiringly. why
haven't seen her beforeg'
Don't ask questions Or I'll send her
away
So Ralph and Gladys proceeded to
enjoy each others company Ia the
amusements Of childhood. AS they
grew older they wondered why they
had been separated till their iirst meet
ing and had been kept together ever
since. Since no one seemed disposed
to inform them they spent much time
building up hypothesis, Gladys prefer
ring those which accounted for her abb
senee from her brother. she having
been stolen by fairy when she was
baby. But she had very little re-
membrance Of her early life.
They had no playmates except each
other. No one interfered with their
growing up together In any way their
fancies led them. BY and by Ralph
began to talk about Gladys being his
wife. to which she responded thai she
didn't believe brothers and sisters ever
married. And so bis they passed
through different stages Of develop
ment there came different kinds OF
feeling TIL at last they were nearly
grown.
One day when they were fifteen
years old they discovered Mrs Raw
son packing Gladys belongings. When
asked what she was going to do. she
told them thar Gladys was TO be taken
away. The color vanished from the
face Of each. Nature had met for them
its irst conflict with civilization, and
nature always makes desperate fight.
especially lii the case of the young
These two had been left to mate like
the birds. Al separation now could
not be endured. Something must be
done. Several days elapsed before
there were any signs OF Gladys i'm
mediate removal. which time they
spent I'll talking the matter over. Whit
was there FOR two children brought up
as they had been I'd do except to
fieeg
One morning they got together all the
money they had money was never de.
MED them--and counted ES, some shli-
lings and d lot Of pennies, Taking this,
they went of on such rambIe aa
they had often taken together before.
They had been kept ID aloof from
The world that there ii d possibility
they did not know what marriage
meant. especially between brother and
sister BE that as 1t may. they deter
mined to be married After much diff
ficulty they found d clergyman, who
consented to marry them for all the
money they had. and the knot was tied
After the ceremony they stroIIed aim
iessly about It'll they came to little
park. into which they entered and for
got everything else In the enjoyment of
a stream, On the bank AZ which they
sat throwing stones into the water.
They were thus amusing themselves
when & policeman went to them and
arrested them. Their fight had been
discovered and the police notified
The next morning Sir Michael Frame,
d retired barrister, read lii d rnorning
paper Of the flight Of the young Earl
of Elton and his sister and their mar
riage. ut which all England was
shocked. Sir Michael had been q close
friend of the last Earl or Elton. He
knew that q minor was heir to the
title, but for his life couldn't remem
Der that there was girl. He finally
recalled the fact that sister Of the
last earl, the Hon. Mrs. brewer, had
left a little girl and that Mrs. Dwyer
and the earls brother, Tweed Spencer.