The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
CUPID CHECKS TOUR
Globe : trOtting Newspaper
Girl Finds Romance.
BECOMES A BRIDE IN PEKIN
Miss Pinch Is Married To Lieut..
DworaI, 4. :. A, After Thrilling
Adventures In Strange Lands with
Girl COmpanIOn-NOw Living in
the Philippine Islands.

Word has been received from Manila
p. l., Of the marriage of Anna Pinch
one of the two plucky American news
paper girls who started from New York
two years ago 10 write their way around
the world. Although her object was not
matrimony. but 10 see the wonders OF
creation, she gave up her long globe
trot just as soon as Cupid chlrped- She
is now the wife of Lieut. Edward
Dworak. of the United States army, and
their home for the present is at the bat
TALON post Of Cotobato in the Philip
pines.
Mrs Dworak is the daughter Of a Con-
gregatonal minister who has a church
in a suburb Of Chicago. After working
on newspapers in Chicago and New
York the wish she had entertained for a
long time TO make a tour Of the world
grew, although her accumulating wealth
did not keep pace with that desire One
day she said TO her friend and fellow
newspaper writer. Miss Conley, Let's
so anyhow, and work our way
I'm with you, said Miss Conley,
eagerly. and before a month had passed
the two were on board a vessel leaving
the Golden Gate for Shanghai.
shipped as Servants.
They were not passengers. Oh. no! Il
was not part Of their plan TO pay their
way One shipped as cook. the other
as stewardess. and the persons they had
to serve were a white captain and TWEEN
ty-s,x Cinnamon. who composed the crew.
They had arranged with several Amer
lean newspapers TO send syndicated arti-
cles about the countries they meant to
visit
They were heard Of next IN Shanghai
and other parts Of China. where they
taught English in missionary schools.
They were sending letters 20 the news
papers, but no checks drawn TO the
Pinch-Conley syndicate had been re-
ceived. With the missionary teachers
the girls travelled far into the interior.
Once for two weeks they lived on
ragouts made Of the bark Of a tree.
In time they made their way to Peklu,
and from that period they were on easy
street" The checks from America be-
gan 20 arrive, and the French confec-
tionery shops gained two good Gus
toners They had gone through some
thrilling adventures. bat everywhere pe0-
pie, natives and foreigners alike, were
very cousiderate
Clothing Was stolen.
One exception was encountered in
train they took from Pekin 20 go up
country where some military maneuvers
were TO take place. Al a certain station
they got Up to lean out Of the window.
When they turned around again their
bis valise was gone. The train was un-
der way aad they could see from the
hack of the car a pigtailed fellow walk
ng down the track with nearly all they
had in the world on his shoulder
The valise contained a lot of material
for articles, and, more valuable stilI.
their letters OF introduction Arrived AT
the military camp. they reported their
loss 10 Gen. Ma, the commanding officer.
He sent out g detachment az once. and
before another day had passed they re-
turned 20 camp with the thief and the
girls valise.
in Pekin the pluCky undertaking OF
he girls and the success which had thus
FAR attended it, combined with their
,leverness. won them many friends in
The society Of the legations. II was at
IN evening party that Miss Pinch met
Lieut.. Dworak and-the tramp around
he world came To a sudden end. Miss
'0nley is still in Pekin, but fortune has
il in her path in the way of a rich mar (
led sister who decided To settle in
china and chaperon the youthful adven- /
urer