The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-05
Wichita Girl Found Long Lost
Sister Behind Counter.
Instantly Felt the Attraction
Then Proved Relationship.
ONE RICH; ONE POOR
Both Adopted as Babies Live in
Ignorance Of Tie.
Now the Girls Want to Spend
Their Lives Together.

wichita. Kan, Aug. 5-One of the
strangest and most romantic expert
ences has befallen Miss Marguerite
Veai of this city, adopted daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vean Of 1884
North Topeka avenue.
The girl is 16 years old, formerly lived
with her foster parents at oxford, ana
this June was graduated from the
eighth grade at the Irving school
While shopping in a department store
at INDIANAPOLIS several days ago, Miss
Veail. who had gone there on visit
saw behind one of the counters a young
woman. exactly her counterpart. The
two girls stood staring at one another
so exactly alike in features, that TO
each it seems that she looked at her
own image in a mirror.
This strange experience was so i'm
Dressed upon the girl from Wichita
that she could think Of nothing else
For a day or so she pondered over
this peculiar coincidence and went back
Then the two girls learned that they
are twin sisters, and that they had
been separated from one another since
infancy
other Girl, miss Freeman
The girl in Indianapolis was known
80 Miss Marie Freeman. The Wichita
girl had gone to Illinois and then to
Indianapolis to visit a foster aunt, our
since her strange experience she mas
been Joined by her foster mother, Mrs.
Weau of this city.
M. VeaU has confirmed the in
tinctIve feeling Of the girls that they
are sisters. This confirmation OF their
suspicious was made to them yester-
day by Mrs Veail
The name Of the girls before they
were adopted has not been disclosed.
They were separated when very small
and each has lived in an entirely DIFF
ferent world.
One Wealthy; other Worked.
The foster parents Of the Wichita
girl are wealthy. whereas the girl IN
Indiana found it necessary to work in
a department store.
Mr. Veail has been a resident of
Wichita for nine years, before which
he lived on farm near oxford for 70
He is now retired and devotes his
time to looking after large farm inter-
ests near oxford and Udall
Miss Freeman, according to Word re
ceived from Indianapolis, said of the
meeting: i loved her right away and
felt that she belonged to me- she
did not know, however, that she had
a sister until the Wichita girl quite
by accident stroued INTO the Depart
ment store.
Learned from Letters.
The Wichita girl, however, cid learn
some time ago that she had sister
and that The sister was her twin. MISS
Vean some time ago in looking over
sister and that tie two had been sepa-
rated when they were babies.
As soon as she saw the Indianapolis
girl who looked so much like her, she
believed that the lost sister had been
found. The adventure was so dream
like. however, that at the first meet
ing she did not mention this to the
girl behind the counter.
A Mutual Feeling.
Persons who believe that some
nxf1fE hefVVnen
twins will find an illustration in the
statement of the two girls that they
felt a strange attachment one for the
other even before they knew that they
Ever since their meeting the first
time they have been together most of
the time, not being satisfied when they
are separated.
they do not want to be lost to one
another again
The indianapolis girl wants the Wich-
TIA girl to stay with her, and the Wich-
tia girl wants the Indianapolis girl to
come to Wichita.
Want to Remain Together.
So far, no arrangements for the fu-
t11re have been made. Miss Freeman
has home lies in Indiana which will be
hard to break, and likewise with Miss
Veail.
Most remarkable Of the entire ro-
nance to Mr.. Neail he says is that
even after all these years, and al
though the girls have been separated
they look as much alike as two peas.
MIR. Veail has received word from
his wife that the girls are very happy,
but that they have not yet made any
plans for their future.