The Detroit times., 1912-04-26
GIRL, u, AND BOY,l6,ARt
welded; NO ELOPtMEAT
Parents Yield at Last After
Changing Their Minds a
Year Before

DENVER, April 26.--Annie Dietrich,
aged Twelve. with skirts ending mid
way between knee and shoetop, and
Inward Walker. aged sixteen, jour
neyed TO Httleton and were married.
a was. not an elopement, for they
were accompanied by Mrs. Joseph
Rugs. mother OF the bride to be. and
they all came into town on the Fair
mount car as happy and harmonious
party as need be.
The bride, who until last week was
an eighth grade pupil in the Montclair
school, has resided with her mother
and fourteen-year-old brother. while
the bridegroom has made his home
With his father, Hun Walker, farm
er. The acquaintance between the
hoy and girl extends over a year,
while the courtship dates back 10 a
time closely following their introduc-
ton.
Last June the child couple decided
10 marry, but both parents forbade II;
they were too young.
In August the miss who longed TO
be a matron celebrated her twelfth
Birthday.
II am dozen years old" she de-
ciared with an independent toss OF
the ribbon bows that crowned her
braided head, "and that, IL seems 10
me. is old enough for anybody 10 be
when they marry. | am sure any
Elrl ought 10 know her own mind
when she is twelve years old. And
III not wait any longer to marry Ed.
So there"
Edward had had a sixteenth birth
day several months before He de-
cided that he needed no more advice
from older heads, but when he had
about decided that he would rather
have the ceremony performed at Gold
en- than at Littleton and that ring
with red stone would look prettier
on her" left third finger than one
with blue stone Papa Walker put
his foot down. Marrying was all right,
he said. but not for babies, and he
meant to see that there shouldn't be
any Abe weddings In his family.
They'd wait while, that was all.
So Annie went to school in Septem-
Der. Edward stayed at work on his
fathers place. Afternoons and even.
fngs they strolled over the hills in the
Paramount neighborhood, hand in
hand. and promised each other that
as long as the world should last they
would be ever true. Christmas passed,
the New Year came and went They
decided that, consent or no consent,
they would be married.
So determined was the attitude of
the youngsters that the parents de-
cided further opposition would only
result in an elopement. So they
smiled and said: God bless you, my
children"
I'VE will live with mother" said the
new Mrs. Walker, smoothing her short
skirts, Just as ! have been doing be-
fore. You see. I'm mothers baby and
l couldnt stand TO 90 OF and leave
her any more than she could stand TO
have me do It. Then don't know so
pwfully much about housekeeping.
you know; always went to school till
! stopped to do this. | can cook some
and sew little. and Edward thinks
I'll learn all right"
sure she will, rejoined the slen-
Ger bridegroom. Anyhow, I'm Will
ing to take chance. I'm going to
work hard TO take care Of her, cause
! think she's worth working for, and
know she'll help me to get through.
Pm not very old. OF course, hut that
cont make any difference. Some men
aren't men when they're forty and
others start lot younger. This is
no joke with me or with her, and
some OF those that are laughing now
wont have q chance to smile very
long