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TAXI CHASE STOPS WEDDING
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License and the Flowers and tlae CAh.
hot ihs nrlGr-tO-Iler sister ana Cnele
Followed and thr wedding Wasn't.
love may laugh at locksmithS, but
Oh. you taHicabs,- sighed young William
FairleiRh a. he carefully folded up q
new marriage license. stuffed Il into his
pocket and waved his handkerchief az
figure In gray on the promenade deck
OF the KrOonland which was backing out
into the stream bound for Antwerp yes
terday morning
Il was taxicab that if Il did not spoil
al least delayed the contamination Of Mr..
Fairleigh's life romance this night bof0re
last Il would have been quite easy for
young couple who wanted to elOpe 10
get away from a hanson cab or four
wheeler, but when you start on for
a church IN one taxi and there 10 another
waiting to follow what chance has rO-
nance against gasolenog
Mr. Fairieigh came from St. Joe. No.
which is spelled on the maps st. Joseph
When seen yesterday morning he appeared
10 have only recently left his teens be-
hind him, But that ID the age when
romance hits hard. And it had struck
Mr.. Fairleigh
Miss Emily Keith Of Kansas City No,
daughter Of the late Richard Keith,
who was president OF the Central Coal
and Coke Company Of that town. reached
the Hotel WOlcott last Monday. accom-
panied by her elder sister. Mrs. Henry
Koehler and on Wednesday there ap-
peared IN town young Mr.. Fairleigh.
who called at the Wolcott aud sent his
card to diss Keith On Friday a reporter
saw MIR Fairleigh in the lobby Of the
Wolcott looking very nervous.
some time in the course Of his stay in
New York he and Miss Keith got a mar
rage license and Mr. Fairleigh arranged
that on Friday evening at 3 or thsreabout
the marriage ceremony should take place
al the Church Of the Holy Cross. in West
Forty second street. of which the pastor
is the Rev Father Charles McCready. this
Of course without extending an invitation
TO Mrs. koehler or TO Miss keith's uncle.
who also happened TO be in town. Now
in celebration Of the event that was 10
come Mr. Fairleigh sent the young woman
a magnificent bouquet Of lilies of the
valley. and whether from this or from
some other reason. when Mrs. Koehler.
Mr. Fairlsigh and one or two other friends
were talking in the lobby Of the wolcott
after dinner and Mr. Fairleigh announced
that he was going 10 take Miss Keith to
the theatre MS. Koehlers suspicious
were aroused so when the young people
went ont and got into a taxicab Mrs
Ko,hler said something 20 her uncle
and they got into another taxi. Some Of
the other patrons Of the hotel who were
sitting in the lobby became Interested
and made inquiries
Before the taxi containing Mr.. Fair
leigh and Miss Keith turned into Broadway
the second vehicle vas under way. and
soon caught up. When the first car turned
into Forty second street the second
turned also. The couple ahead alighted
before tho church and entered. hut
before they got far they were overtaken.
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the priest who was waiting 70 perform the
ceremony learned the circumstances he
declined 10 marry them. After many
arguments the young people decided 70
| follow the advice given them by their
elders. 70 wait until Miss Keith returns
| from years tour in Europe. when II
bnth are q the same mind all opposition
will b. Withdrawn.
I The discussion took upquite long time
and finally the four went hack 10 the
wolcott. where all had supper together
Mr. Fairleigh turned up yesterday
morning at the Wolcott and waited about
neryously until his hAncee and her sister
came down. when everybody shook
hands nervously. and finally the party
went down 10 the steamer. and there was
a fearful good-by. Anyhow. Mr.. Fairleigh
/ has the ma arriage license