Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-12

II athletic high school girl stepped
around The corner from her home TO
get her skates sharpened-siX months later
her twisted body was found buried In the
little machine shop of an Italian named
Cocchi. where she had gone with her
skates
Dorothy Arnold, well.formed, vigorous
young social favorite OF twenty-five, left
her fashionable home on East Seventy
ninth street. bought box of bonbons Mt a
nearby shop, went on downtown to Bren-
tano's and bought n novel-and no trace OF
her has ever been found from that moment
That was ten years ago.
On Saturday evening. November 20,
pretty little Dorothy keahon Vackers put
or her gold turban hat and sealskin coat
and started along the street to the Church
of the Sacred Heart. only three blocks
away in the suburbs of New York, to go
10 Confession--and disappeared
The circumstances surrounding the dis.
appearance of Dorothy Vackers are Iute
unusual. and yet they seem to hare no
bearing on the disappearance.
Dorothy Nackers was n bride-and yet
she really wasn't n bride. Four days be-
fore that eful Saturday evening she had
been married. Dorothy Keahon had be-
come Mrs. George +. Nackers by civil
ceremony. But she and her family are
devout Catholics, while young Vackers is
not, and it was agreed that the young bride
and bridegroom should not take up the
full duties of man and wife until church
ceremony had taken place
Co a.
ding was performed. until that Saturday
evening, when the young husband saw his
bride for the last time. she was a bride in
name only. Vackers lived at the Kcahon
home and everything went happily. The
young man had agreed not to really claim
Dorothy as his very own. When young
Vackers came back from the ceremony
that Tuesday he was welcomed as a SON.
in-law and he was given Dorothy's own
room-but Dorothy moved out and shared
her grandmother's bedroom on the floor
above.
II was an odd situation in the Keahon
hous ehold, but worked out very we'll be-
cause young Vackers was desperately i'm
love with Dorothy and was entirely willing
to respect their wishes in regard to a
church wedding. OF course he longed TO
possess his pretty bride. But he was com
forted b. the thought that the civil cere-
Inony had been accomplished, and il was
only matter of few days and little
patience wnen the restraining barrier be.
tween them would be removed
so they spent their time together about
the house or at the theatres or in strolls
about the ncghborhood. Young Vackers
was favorite with all in the household.
Mr.. keahon contractor and drayman.
liked the boy very much. and Mrs. Kcahon
was delighted to feel that her daughter
mad found very promising husband of
correct habits and OF such amiablc. kindly
disposition.
ne young bride was happy. She fitted
about the house humming songs and PLAYED
the plano TO entertain her admirinp hus.
band They were all pleased because
Nackcrs seemed really glad TO Join their
church, and thus, without any disagreeable
lil1non, the one doubt that threatened 10
CLOUD the young peoples romance was en-
iiFely removed Yes, dear George was to
3oin their faith. and i, was one step In the
necessary arrangements that the Young
hFice was taking when she started for
rather leonard's church at haltpast seven
ina Saturday evening
i'ut Dorothy never reached the church
the priest says ''
Nhat happened somewhere along those
,h!'e DOCKS between the door OF the Kea.
,,ai' m"ite ana the church steps? dark.
"sSerted street IL is-did tho Same rny.'
itilons fate overtakc her maj ha,nu ~.
othy Arnold? 'en i'oi
va long and anxious night. tba,