The Washington times., 1921-02-09
DC. IS TOOSLOW,
SAyRUNAWAy GIRLS
Went South for Excitement,
They DecIare-Captured in
Jacksonville, Fla.
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while Margaret was spending the
might with Elizabeth. Lying in bed.
and exchanging girl-confdences, they
agreed that their boy suitors were
terribly tiresome," and that Wash
ington was zone slow old town" They
decided to go where real red blood
could course more freely.
So Elizabeth. student at Tech High
School, and idolized only child Of we'll
to-do parents, began making heavy and
frequent requests for money-requests
which were always granted, without
question. She saved II all
Margaret drew a months salary fror,
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
a position she had held only four weeks
and promptly resigned
After that Margaret, driving in from
her Virginia bungalow-home with her
father. would pretend to go to work,
and Elisabeth. leaving every morning
with books under her arms, would pre-
tend to go to school.
Instead, they would meet downtown,
and 20 shopping for their great ad-
venture. Their purchases were left with
friends, and, to balk suspicion. the girls
would invariably return to their homes
at their accustomed times
Last Friday they were ready. With
several hundred dollars between them,
with Jewels, and with a gold wrist
watch which Elizabeth Is said to have
borrowed from a girl friend. and
diamond-studded watch which Mar
garet is alleged to have removed from
her mothers dresser that morning.
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their new dresses and furbelows, and
went to Baltimore. They spent Fri
day night there, and Saturday morn
ing, to make sure of having plenty of
money, Margaret paWned the dia-
mond-studded watch and one of her
rings.
They sailed Saturday evening on
the Juanita, bound for Jacksonville,
whence they planned to 60 overland
to New Orleans. After that point
their plans were indefinite. Maybe
they would go back to New York and
go in the movies. Boy friends had as
sured them that, for girls as pretty
as they. that would be as easy as duck
soup. 80 E~f,
BOY FRIEND WEAKENED.
But the boy friend to whom they
confided their plans. weakened under
the tears and pleadings OF their par
cnts, and told And so. now, they are
in the woman's detention quarters,
awaiting the parents who will bring
them back home.
Just one plea the. girls made after
they were, locked up. Elizabeth de-
mandcd that they be given their box
of candy. which, excited, she had left
in the chiefs office. This was done,
and the two munched away content
edly as they chatted.
"This is the greatest thrill OF my
life," Margaret. declared. T was
thriIled~-if you want to call IL that
when / got seasick, off Cape Hat
teras. Geel when i saw the flashes
Of that lighthouse It made me long
for the good old shore. Right then L
made up my mind that II l ever put
my feet on land again, I'd stay there.
Some thrill
'But this thrill of being arrested
and just for nothing. tools still
greater.
"By the way-won't you have somo
eandyf It's awfuliy good. really!"
The parents OF the two girls, fran
tic with four days of ceaseless. and
almost sIeepless worry. did not know
their daughters had been found, until
told by representative of The Times.
II was late In the evening before
they could be told, for they had
gone to Baltimore. to search there.
Mr. Watts. father OF Margaret
called mp police headquarters for ad-
ditionai Information. They didn't
know anything about IL at all
didn't even know the girls had been
located.
Then the telegraph wires began TO
hum.
Mrs, watts wept, as she thanked
Tho Times.
'Tf II hadn't been for you, we
might never have gotten Margaret
back" she sobbed. THANK God she
In safe-and thank God for The
Times"