New Britain herald., 1917-11-28
PEGGY AND CAROL
 ARE HEROINE BRIDES
They Follow Their Soldier Mates
 From the Coast

New York, Nov. 28.-If anyone were to tell Mrs. Peggy Tait---who is 19 years old and pretty--that a girl can't hido in a government troop train from Seattle to New York, the point of view would be entirely mu- tual. She said yesterday that no girl can do it, its impossible, and she ought to know, because she has just dono it.
 Mrs. Tait is at Camp Mills, or to be exact-Hempstead, l.. I.-and every now and thon she has nn opportunity to see Corp Frederick Robert Tait of a certain western unit They are agreed that their honeymoon is one of the most confusing experiences they have ever had.
 It seems that in Seattle two months ago, Carol Walker and Peggy Cress were walking, ever so demurely, west in Bellevue Avenue, which is a thor oughfare in Seattle. They had just returned from trip and hike on Cas- cade Mountain, which they had made without paternal permission, and, be- ing too old for spanking, they had been scolded long and well and told never to do anything unconventional again. They promised, and g. few min- utes later walked demurelt west in Bellevue Avenue.
 Suddenly Carol Walker grasped Peggy Cress by the arm and pointed to two of the huskiest soldiers 1t had ever been Miss Cress' fortune to see.
 '"There is Walter Root" said Miss Walker: Ines 8 captain in the Na- tional Guard. Is he not grand?"
 The soldiers approached and Capt Root introduced his orderly. Miss ;1,%o %11n nf 1on orderly. Frederick Robert Tait and the following Wednesday became Mrs. Tait. Miss Walker talked with Capt. Root about their childhood and life generally in Seattle and the following Sunday became Mrs. Root.
 At that time the soldier husbands were encamped at IIaston, Wash, and their brides went to live nearbya The troops then went to Gle FIlum Wash, and the contented brides followed, but when the forces were transferred to Murray, Wash, it was made clear that they were to entrain for the East. Then did the brides weep.
 The parents of the girls, reconciled to their sudden weddings, hesitated about letting them come East. The girls at first agreed. Then Mrs. Ta1t announced to Mrs. Root that she was going to Camp Mills, even though the von Hindenburg line intervened.
 She considered ways and means and found that they were scant. She de- cided to dress quite like soldler- not near enough liko one to be shot and to catch tho troop train. She did so.
 Clad in a large military greatcoat a very frightened young imitation sol dicr skunk back in q. seat of the train from seattle to Madden. Wash. There Sho Sneczcd and a Eruh sergeant looked right at her. Gnspcd and halted the train while she got off.
 Mrs Tuit still in her near soldiers uniform, ran to the train dispatcher and asked him if the next section of the troop train stopped at Maiden. It did not, but it stopped at a switch eight miles away and would be due in 40 minutes Mrs. Tait hired the fast est fivver in the West and went over land to the switch. She got there just as the train was pulling out and scrambled on board with many other khaki clad soldiers. She squeezed down into a seat and rode 400 miles without a soul noticing her. Then private asked her for some tobacco and told how blankety blankety bland tired he was. She gave q slight Whoop and was discovered.
 Mrs. Tait begged and begged and begged not to be put off, explaining that she was penniless and that she was a bride and that she'd hide any where, and the upshot was that she rode right into Long Is land City hid den away behind some kindling in cook car. She washed for two days before she could brave New York to Dt Sha h oH made tho trin. Rllt out at Camp Mills Corp Tait is, so is Mrs Tait-and what need they care
 Mrs. Root told her parents that Peggy was on the way 1Iast, after which sho wept and wcpt and wept So her parents paid her fare and she arrived yestc1 day.