Arizona republican., 1920-12-23

international bridge, which is not gen. eraliy open to travellers going into Mexico. but is reserved for those com inS out, the party of officers and at torneys speeded into Mexico. while their journalistic pursuers were forced 10 turn back and enter JuareZ by the stanton street crossing.
 In spite of the delay, however, the newspaper men trailed the car to the Juarez passenger station, and learning that a train from Chihuahua was due shortly before o'clock, they waited.
 Before the arrival of the train, how ever, MT. Coakley approached the press men, bantered them about the chase, and admitted that the mystery of sev- eral weeks the whereabouts of Clara Barton Smith q" prob ably would be solved within a few minutes.
 As the train drew near, the Mexicans gathered at the station surged for ward expectantly for a first glimpse of friends or relatives from the interior but apparently paid no heed to the epi- sode that was being enacted in their midst as one of the acts in drama that has stirred the country from bor- der to border and from coast to coast.
 Miss Smith wore a fur cloak and a small close fitting travelling hat. As Ter foot touched the platform she ut tered half smothered little eXclama- ton of joy, rushed forward and kissed her uncle, Ben F. Harrison. on the cheek. then turned to Sheriff Garrett and gave him a cordial handshake. After moments conference between Garrett and the attorneys, Miss Smith was whisked away to the large service car that was waiting nearby and was driven off.
 The newspaper men rushed to their car after seeing that efforts to inter view the woman were met by pleas of n headache" and the second lap of the chase began.
 It ended in front of the home of Miss Smiths father on the El Paso side and was succeeded by a long wait for the conference behind closed doors to end.
 After the conference Garrett said he would telegraph to Kansas City to have Miss Smiths trunks, which were opened there some weeks ago, sent back to Ardmore.
 T have nothing to wear except this, pointing to her blue serge dress, the girl is reported to have told the sheriff after the two had entered her fathers home.
 Home Coming Dramatic
 According to a friend of the family who was present the greeting at the house was dramatic.
 Dad. good old Dad the returning daughter shouted as her father came out to meet her. They embraced.
 Mrs. Smith came from another room and Mrs. Hamon flung herself into her arms.
 "ciaral" was all the girls mother said.
 Miss Smith said nothing, but clung to her mother full minute.
 "WouId' you have run away
 from Ardmore if you had seen me
 at my window7" the sheriff is said
 to have asked the girl.
 Didn't Run Away
 "Run away?" repeated Miss
 Smith, as she shot sidelong
 oIance and smiled. "I didn't run
 away. drove up and down for
 a Ionq time after the shooting, as
 you know. # l had seen you,
 would have gone to you. You're
 the very one ] did want to sec"
 And, according to the same friend the Ardmore sheriff continued:
 If had been passing by your house in Chihuahua, would you have called to me2"
 You bet would,'' the woman is said to have replied.
 "But you could never have taken me from my home in Chihuahua, unless were willing to go. You could never get me out of here against my will. Bu' l if saw you in Ardmore I'd go to you even though people might say you were making love to me or 1 was making love to you," Miss Smith added laugh | inqy.