The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-13
YOUNG ELOPERS
JUST WANTED TO
SEE A BIG CITY
So They Fled From Pineville,
Pa, With Tax Money of
ElSic's Pa.
HAD GOOD TINE, TOO,
Found Asleep in Butchers
Wagon by Police and Held
for Parents.
HAD GOOD TINE, TOO.


things" but unlike those other little
wanderers they did not wake UP In
Heaven after the brides had covered
them up with leaves and NOES, No. In.
deed. the little people In this tale were
very much alive and full Of lemon balls
and soda water and Ice cream and good
ness knows what when Detective Fallon
woke them up In butchers wagon at
Yeager avenue and Prospect street.
Flushing, to-day.
They were both from Pineville, Bucks
County. Pa. The girl Is Elsie Tomin-
son, and her pa owns one Of the biggest
farms in the county. She Is thirteen.
The boy is a year older and his name Is
| Hle De Haven. His pa also owns a big
farm.
They are both over at the Children's
Society's rooms In Brooklyn now. walt
ing the arrival OF their respective pas.
And II the reader wants to see as hand
some a pair Of youngsters as ever came
out OF Bucks County or any other
county in the Keystone State he or she
need only cross over to the Brooklyn
quarters OF tho S. p. C. C. and take a
look at Elsie and Hie.
Had a Good Time.
Yes, and they are quite frank In ad-
hitting they had perfectly gorgeous
time on a Joint fund OF IS. They admit
the butchers wagon lacked the poetic
elements Of the climax TO the Babes
in the Woods wanderlngs, but then
they elsie and Heb woke up Very
much alive, which Is pleasanter than
being dead and covered up with leaves
and bark and spiders and worms and
things.
Elsie and Hel didn't really run away.
Their adventure was altogether an i'm
promptu AFFAIR. They weren't child
sweethearts or anything like that, just
couple OF chums ready at any old
time for romp.
On Thursday morning Elsie's pa gave
her u and told her to stop on her way
to school at the home OF Squire" Kirk
and give it to him. ElsIe's pa owed the
q as schoo tan
1t was dandy morning bright and
sunny and crisp and Elsie felt Just as
full OF life as a cricket. Then It was
something Of an event to have all OF
u in her possession at one time. At
turn Of the road about a quarter mile
from the school house Elsie met Iiel.
He was bound for school too.
Hello, Elsie" said Hiel.
Was a Lot Of Money.
Hello, yourself" said Elsie, and
then laughed Immoderatey. Then sud.
denly, from some mysterious depth be-
meath her chestnut curls there bobbed
up d Splendid idea.
Hell" she said. can you get to New
York for sT?"
You can go most anywheres for S."
said the boy wisely.
Then let's cried Elsie, i've got s."
and she exhibited the little bundle Of
crisp 81 bills
And I've got most a dollar" said
the boy exc!tedly whereat he dug out
Of divers and various pockets nlckels
dimes, pennies, one quarter and an old
three-cent piece and a jack-knlfe.
As they counted out this wealth they
thrilled with Joyous anticipation. They
could ride on steam cars and troleys
and feast deliriously on an endless va
riety OF sweets. So they forgot all
about school, hid their books In the
hollow of tree and cut across lots
10 the nearest trolley line. They rode
way up the country where-they
don't remember just where-and then
al some town or other they saw
train standing in the station and got
d GARD.
Paid Only Half Fare.
When the conductor came through the