The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-13
TO MARRIAGE or DOROTHY 70
GEORGE s, GRtscoM, JR.,
or PlTTsBuRc.
SHE ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Tells Reporters she iias No knoWi-
edge Whether Daughter 10
Alive or Not--criscom
Remains Silent.

New York, Feb. 12.-The end OF
the mysterious story of Dorothy Al
mold by no means has been reached &
The romantic turn given it yestar-
terday by George .. Griscom. .i,.., In
the expression of his confidence that
the young woman Is alive and in
his quoted intention of marrying her
| IL possible was given contrary
twist today by the arrival home from
abroad OF the missing girls mother,
Mrs. Francis r.. Arnold.
In reply to the only two dire,st
questions her son, John w. Arnold.
permitted the reporters to ask her,
Mrs. Arnold even denied circumstan-
tial knowledge whether her daughter
is dead CIR alive, and emphatically de-
clared that she had not given con-
sent to a marriage between the girl
and Griscom. Mrs. Arnold came
home on the steamer Pannonia after
having spent three weeks In Florence,
Italy.
Her eldest son, John, went down the
bay this morning to meet her and 1t
was agreed among the reporters that
none should ask to interview Mrs.
Arnold before her son had talked to
her.
Arnold was in conference with his
mother more than twenty minutes.
and when he emerged from the state
room he said:
There Is nothing to say. Ny
mother has nothing to tell you. She
is urset by the circumstances, and
wish You would not ask to see her.''
The son, however, hesitatingly con-
sented to the submission or two gdis
rect questions to his mother. She
was found seated in her cabin with
the Misses NJ. l.. and A. G. Shackle-
ford, elderly women friends, anu
with a bow acknowledged the re-
quest that some statement was de-
sired from her.
Have you," was asked most forhl-
ally, Eat any time since your daugh-
ter's disappearance received any def
mite information which would lead
you to believe she is dead or alive..'
In a very low voice the mother re-
piled ''No, none. have received
no word which would tell me whether
she is dead or alive"
Have you," was asked, "given
your consent to the marriage OF your
daughter, to Mr.. Geo. s. GGiscom
Jr?"
NO, decidedly not" The reply
came quickly and in frmer voice.
Young Arnold shielded the women
of the party from further question
ing
Discovering one of the Misses
Shackleford replying to reporter he
cautioned: you must not talk" AMI
ushered her into the stateroom.
Francis r. Arnold, the millionaire
head of the family, and his younger
son, Hickey, boarded the vessel as tt
tied up at its pier, and shortly after
wards all drove to the Arnold home
in taxicab.
The Pannonia's purser said thst
notwithstanding her grief Mrs. Ar
mold had proved god sailor through
out the trip.
Because of the strain she was ul-
der however, she was under the care
Of the ships physician.
None of the passengers knew of
Dorothy Arnolds disappearance. anI
the mystery was not openly discussed
In the mothers presence. AS pre-
caution the ships officers were asked
If any one resembling Dorothy Arnold
was aboard. They said there WERE.
neither in the first nor second cabin.
any young English speaking girls.
and no one resembling Miss Arnold
was seen to dlsembark.