New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-31

Viola Stevens, a Brooklyn girl OF
fifteen, proficient IN the study Of bot
any, and Max Goodman, sixteen. also OF
Brooklyn, and equally proficient in
chemistry, decided on Thursday, after
planning for two weeks. to raise the
flag Of adventure over joint enterprise
a walk through the states, with Ari-
IONA as their final destination. To-day
the police of many cities are on the
lookout for them.
Whose was the mind behind the final
arrangements? That is the question to
which the parents Of both youngsters
cannot find the answer. Certain il is,
however. that Viola is wearing a dark
cloth bloomer suit which Max bought
for her, and that the gray cap which
covers her head does not conceal the
long. brown, silken curls Of which her
mother was once so proud. Those
curls, according 10 Andrew Bostwick,
friend Of both children. were sacrificed
90 that the god Of adventure might be
served without the interference Of in
duisitive persons. BOstwick also says
that he turned three OF the curls over
20 Detective McKeon, who is working
on the case with Detective LRnning.
The transformation in Viola, dress
was staged IN a room az kOuwenhoven
station, Brooklyn. OF the Long Island
Railroad. When Max left home tina;
morning he was armed with Two vii
dcrness Voyagcrs." tale OF American
Indians. and volume Of poems by
Keats IL WAS his intention 20 Ike the
books with him, but the weight OF the
knapsack and the suitcase, which An
drew Bostwick says they had made
Max decide 20 leave the books behind
lie gave them 90 their mutua' friend
Andrew, and from him 1t was learned
also that tho pair had capital OF
about SO. They carried Tor supplies a
compass. an acetylene lamp and the
usual things people take with them
when they travel" said Andrew.
Last Thursday morning. when the
Young boy aud girl disappeared, Viola
AZ her home. on Hancock Street, wa
busy helping her mother. From moth
ing that her mother observed did u
.eem that Viola had any secre'
thoughts or plans M mind The only
change in the girls conduct IN th'
last week was that she failed 20 ash
hor father. J T.. Stevens. for spending
money when 'Ioots' wanted money
she always used 90 run and throw hel
arms around her father and kiss him,
Mrs stevens said "But all that mat
tors now ia for my little girl 20 com,
home want my Viola; that's alt
care about and Mrs. Stevens walkce
the floor. clasping and unclasping hc'
hands too agitBted 60 say anything
further
When Andrew Bostwick was seen az
his home, near Park Place and Utica
Avenue, last night, be toiu-the fol-
lowing story a. his version OF what
had happened preceding the trip taken
by his two pals"
I'VE were all interested n chemistry
and several times Niois and Max came
20 my house. where ] have laboratory
rugged up boo the cellar We tried some
experiments. and Max was perfect
dandy at auaiyf.ng things I'm fact, hC
was mighty clever and seemed 90 know
lots about chemistry The first time
mot him Was az lecture, a. the
High School of Commerce. ! had known
hum for several months when ! intro.
duced him 90 Viola. when she hap
pcncd 90 be 90 one Of the meetings
A. we were all Interested In the same
things. although ! am branching out
in electrical lines. We sort OF dubbed
together as pals She was just a good
fellow with as. and there never was
any foohshnoss about her
Everybody seems 90 want me n
cay that they were IN iove with each
other. but Z tell YOU that there was
no such thing about &c. They were
students and never even once saw
them act silly together
A week go last saturday they told
mo that they had decided 20 take a
trip tried 90 dissunde them. saying
chat ! thought 70 foo sh. but never
for one moment thought Of the unhap
piacss 10 might cause Viola's mother
] just didn't see any sense 20 %. They