The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-04

form ne:vously a. though uncertain
what to do. She made several starts
in the direction Of her home. six
blocks away. but each time she turned
back and resumed her tramp up and
down the platform. At last two men
appeared. one short and thickset nd
arrayed In n brown suit and derby
and the other taller and better
dressed in black.
GIRL PUSHED MEN ASIDE AND
BOARDED TRAIN.
Thcy greeted the girl. who seemed
to have been expecting them. and I'M
mediately entered into animated con-
versation. At times their voices rose
though they were quarrslling.
though the railroad men did not catch
their words and the men did lot OF
gesticulating a. though they were
tr, ing to persuade the girl to some
course from which she was holding
back. The conversation continued
for three quarters OF an hour until.
at II O'Clock. = train started toward
Pork Row. Just % n began TO gain
momentum tho girl pushed the mon
aside and jumped on board. They
y ere left standing on the platform
and presently walked off together.
Towerman and transfer agent we're
busy for some time thereafter. and II
was only last night that they got
together to discuss what they had
seen. They determined then to notify
Mr.. Lawlor.
Aside from this clue. II clue II be.
for the Lawlors decline to believe
that the girl was their daughter. the
only trace Of the young girl was sup
piled by the delivery OF a pair Of
white evening gloves at the I.awfor
homo late Monday. 1t developed that
these had been purchased in tho store
Of Frederick LOeser In Fulton street
shortly before o'clock Monday
morning by a girl answering the des-
cription Of the missing girl. charged
to Mrs. Lawlor's account and ordered
sent to the Lawlor home.
sALEeoiRL WAS STRUCK ~
schooLoIR:.'s sEAury.
Miss Ida white. the salessiri who
waited on Mias Lawlor, recalled her.
40 she was the second customer of
the morning. It was . little before Q
o'clock when the girl ordered the
gloves. which she did not stop to try
on. She impressed on Mis- white the
need OF getting the gloves to hsr
homo In the afternoon. saying that
she was going to . party. The sales--
girl noticed her particularly because
she was struck by her beauty and u
sure that Miss Lawlor was unaccom.
panied whom she entered and left the
store.
Miss LAwlor wanted these new
gloves TO wear at . theatre party
given Monday night by w. J. Wasor
jr.. Of No. l47l Fffty-sixth street. In
honor Of his daughters. Elizabeth and
Catherine. both friends Of Florence and
Of Thelma Moody. VINO lives next door
to the LawIors. Miss Moody rode part
way With the missing girl on theil
way to school Monday morning. leav.
lag her In Sixteenth avenue car q,
Ninth avenue and Fourth street
where Miss Moody alighted to 90 Il
the Manual Training High School.
On the trip the girls talked Of tn,
theatre party to which Thslma VA
Invited also, and Florence spoke thei
OF her need OF gloves and Of her In
tsntion tospurchase some before goinl
TO school. She spoke too Of the hast
she would have TO make after schoc
TO get homo In time for an elocutiol
lesson and dress for the party In tn
evening. II was clear that at he
parting with Miss Moody the missin
Etri fully intended to return hom
and bscauss OF this her parents ar
, convinced that she has been forcibl
detained somewhere.
Jerome SchaafRsr. VINO lives at III
Hotel Albert. was Miss LAwlor's O.,
outiou teacher. and he wan. TO hs
> home Monday afternoon sxpsetins I
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