Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
BOY, 1S, ELOPES
WITH GIRL, is;
WALK 1O4 MILES
LOVE DREAM OF YOUNG PAIR
ENDS IN ARREST
cUPID's PRANK Anglers PARENTS
OF MISS FRANCES
DimpIed Lass Held Prisoner at the
Police Station, While Youthful
Lover Is Charged with
Abduction

Dainty and dimpled little Frances
Richardson, 16 years of age, very much
in love with manly little Bobbie Sidley,
Is years of age, fOotSore and weary and
bedraggled after tramp of 104 miles
from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles,
despite the fact that Dan Cupid walked
every foot of the way with this pair Of
precious kids, was a brave little pris-
oner in the central station last night,
where she was placed in the charge of
Matron Gilbert by cruel Detective
George Home.
In another cell and far removed was
little Bobbie, and while dimpled little
Frances was held only in detinue as q.
witness little Bobbie was charged by
the cruel law with abduction, and this
is very serious offense.
Frances and BObbie are dreamland
people. They know only of love and
romance, of warm kisses and love pats
and ecstatic hugs and such things as
that. They lived in Laura Jean Libbey Y
atmosphere and they thought the rest
of the world was all awry. At least
they did when practical Father Rich
ardSon and practical Mother Richard
son interrupted their love dream some
weeks ago and put them and Dan Cupid
to the seVerest kind of test.
Bobbfe Sidley is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Sidley of S36 Crocker street
to Santa Barbara and secured a place
with lemon packing firm there. At
some one or the other of several social
entertainments he attended he met
Frances Richardson, the 16-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rich
ardson of 407 Bass street, Santa Bar
bara.
The pair was infatuated and desired
to wed. The girls parents and her
friends cried absurd, but to Bobbie and
FRANCES it was a serious matter, and
so after a year of opposition to their
courtship they agreed to elope.
On Monday, the 18th, the young peo-
Barbara to carry out their elopement.
Frances brought a loaf of homemade
bread and Bobbie had a pound box of
French candy and 81.
Agree to Walk
There was no money for trains or
other transportation and so they
agreed to walk. All day Monday they
travelled hard and gravelly roads and
Monday night Frances kid slippers
gave out and Tuesday morning Bobbie
spent 20 cents of his 81 for a pair of
canvas tennis shoes for her. Bread
and chocolates and kisses served for
sustenance' Monday and Tuesday until
they arrived at Ventura, when the 80
something more substantial.
Wednesday morning Ventura was left
behind with the bread all gone, the
c;-ndy thrown away, because even the
smell of it was sickening, but there
were the kisses left and they lasted to
way in the night, when the little ones
like babes in the wood slept all night
among the pinyon pines on the noun
tain side with but the drifting leaves
for their covering and the howl Of the
coyote for their lullaby.
Thursday they walked twenty-five
miles and that night reached the farm
house of kindly disposed rancher,
who gave them food and offered Iodg-
ing which they refused.
Friday they walked all day and that
night got to another farmhouse, where
the offer of food and lodging was gladly
accepted. This was in the upper San
Fernando valley, and Saturday morn
ing at daybreak they were on the road
again and at z o'clock that evening
they arrived in Los Angeles and at the
home of Bobbie's parents got food and
rest and comfort
Monday the parents of Frances put
the case in the hands of the police at
Santa Barbara and yesterday a war
rant was telegraphed here for the ar
rest of Bobbie and the detention of
Frances.
Detective George Home found the
young couple at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidley and arrested them. 1t was
the intention of Bobbie and Frances to
get marriage license today and be
married, but now they don't know and
only await results and the disposition
of cruel parents.