The Washington herald., 1911-10-12
ELOP|NG COUPLE
JOIN THE GOOD
ROADS BOOSTERS
Fate Cruel to Caryll Odell
and Pretty Miss Hall.
BRIDE WADES TO WE'D

The course of true love never ran
rougher than when Caryll Neil Odell, a
Washington newspaper man, now EN-
ployed in Richmond, and pretty Miss
Bessie Hall of 3II2 Thirteenth street
northwest. essayed an automobile elope-
ment to Annapolis yesterday afternoon.
Thrice the big machine stuck in the
roads. that were rain sodden and mani
festly opposed to sudden marriages
Once the bride and bridegroom were
compelled to climb from the car and
ford a mud puddle, and the bride added
ominousness to the occasion by tum-
bling, wedding gown and all, into the
murky water
BEST BET AEROPLANE.
When the brave young elopers had
been married and were safely ensConced
at Carvel Hall, they vowed that if any
friend ever sought advice as to inn
promptu weddings they would earnestly
| advise aeroplanes.
Mr.. Odell and his bride are both well
known in Washington. The former is
| the son of Milton A Odell, a merchant,
living at 96O6 University place north
west, and the young woman is the
daughter of Edward Hall a government
employe. Both come from old Virginia
families.
AS If an elopement wasn't difficult
enough in itself, Mr.. Odell started out
with fine young cold he had contract
ed several days before Yesterday morn
ing at the appointed hour he arOse-and
nothing but an elopement could have
dragged him from the house.
BY prior arrangement. the young
couple met at a downtown restaurant,
where they were Joined by Homer J.
Dodge, slated for best man. and Edward
Grinder The quartet then climbed into
a big machine that had been chartered
and started on their wild. never-to-be-
forgotten ride
The first stop occurred about FIVE miles
beyond the District line. The auto slid
Greasily into an abyssmal rut. chugEed
in feeble, coughing fashion, and became
QuiesCent.
Hurry" Mr.. Odell appealed to the
chauffeur Get a move on. must get
married
DOdGe'S Awful Suggestion.
The chauffeur looked up sorrowfuly
from the expiring engine that was just
then receiving his attention.
Dye think this here is a hydroplane?"
he asked.
Let's go back" suggested Mr.. Dodge,
who as a reporter, has had experience
in similar emergencies.
The party looked along the long. moist.
yellow stretch of swampy road-looked
both ways-and sighed. The machine
started spasmodically. ran a short dis
tance, and stopped again. The chauf-
feur excused himself and gave some
unexpurgated comment on the condition
and ancestry of the engine. The wedding
party started again. They ran almost a
mile this time before the automobile
sank deeply into fine layer Of rich old
Maryland mire and stayed there.
a huge pool faced the adventurers
I'm going to wade" determinedly said
the pluCky little bride-tO-be.
And wade she did. She started with
Mr.. OdeIl. and the two got midway
across the vale of tears before Miss
Halls piercing screams came to the two
careful gentlemen who had stayed on
shore.
"Oh, CaryI!" she cried; "oh, CarylI, I'm
falling-Tm"-
1t was the cry of despair But the
Journey had not ended.
Surprises the Clerk.
At o'clock William n Woodward. /
deputy clerk OF the Annapolis court, was
surprised when a big automobile arrived
at his home, and a hoarse, tired voice
the voice of the cold-ridden Mr.. Odell-
asked for a marriage license
Mr.. Woodward went to the courthouse
and issued license and soon thereafter
the little bride, mud-bespattered, and Mr.. !
Odell, coughing but cheerful as could be
expected, stood before Rev. Alexander
Bielaski, of the Maryland Avenue NJ. E
ceremony was ovec Mr.. Dodge turned
confidentially to the minister.
This makes young Lochinvar look like |
fourth-rater,' he said.
Parents Of the young couple, when in |
formed of the marriage. agreed that it |
was eminently satisfactory to them.
My son told me nothing of his inten- |
tions," said Mr.. Odell. father Of the !
young bridegroom, "and have received /!
no word from him of his marriage. am
satisfied, however, that he married ac- |
cording to MS own best Judgment, and |
/ am sure he could have picked no more |
charming wife than Miss Hall"
Mr.. Hall, father Of the bride, said:
My daughter has not telegraphed me, |
but I am not displeased with the mar
riage. She has known Mr.. Odell for |
some time
Friends of the young elopers said last |
night that after a brief wedding tour
on which automobiles will be eschewed |
Mr. AIrs AdaIl 5,.iII M LhnIr hnr--o |