Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
TWO GIRLS Of IS
LINER STOWAWAYS
New York lassies on Much An
ticipated Trip to Europe on
the Majestic
THEY HID IN A LlFEB0AT

New York. July 3l.-"lt is after her
Uncle Mike she takes. Mickey was a
seafaring man. aud never content unless
{ he was afioat ~ one end OF the world
! or another.
| This is the way John Fleming
J worker ON the docks Of the White Star
Line until tbe strike over McSwiney.
and now in the building business. talks
Of his thirteen YEAR old daughter. kath-
arine.
."It's II millionaire she wants for a
father. moi the one she mas. said Mrs
John. explaining katherine wild
desire to spe the show places of the
M"rld. and 10 see them in style.
And IN those two remarks lies the
nuh Of III" story behind n radograin
which came from he Majestic 900 miles
out early Yesterday morning Hnnounc-
ing that Katherine Fleming. thirteen.
pretty and blonde of 423 West Seven
teenth street. and her chum. of the
same age. Anna Mullen. of +l9 West
Seventeenth street. Nv" doors away.
had been found hiding in on" of the
Iifeboats. aud that they had remained
, in "oncpalment So long thar It was not
'
are on their way to Europe on what
Katherine il convinced is 'the biggest
ship in tn. world" because she has
always vowed she would travsl on no
other.
Tried II Oure Before
The Two girls had slowed away on
the Ma jestic early Saturday morning.
getting an early morning pass TO sec
b, chin auI hiIinu in npa ~ ,he 70.
boats at the frs, chance. II vas not
u now experience for katherine. Three
months ago she did the same thing
on the same ship, playing lone hand
that time. But she was found before
the ship reached Sandy Hook and sent
back on the pilot boat. She was fright
fully seaSiuk on the pilot boat and the
sympathy OF her family vas mere
ramoutiage because IL was felt the aX-
perience would act az deterrent If
ever her spirit Of wanderlust got the
spper hand again.
The plan to sail away has been in
katherine head long time. She
"ontided II +" Anna Mullen and Anna
brother John. or sonny. because she
remembered i, was loucsomeu"ss that
brought her ont Of her hiding place
700 soon IN her first try. She told OF
he sIorIe> Of Europe. and she fired tn"
ambition OF the Mullen children until
they agreed to slip their cables and cut
away with her. Sonny told about it
estarday.
Boy Loses His Nerve
He i eleven and was to have been
The man of the party. II was 10 be
heroic adventure. but when the time
for action arrived Sonny. following n
S,.ti lie FOL,
courage oozing ont through his heels.
I But the two girls were game They
got a pass early Saturday morning and
went aboard.
All the crew was busy. and it was
no trick at all to lift the edge of the
tarpaulin on one of the lifeboats and
creep in. and so they sailed for Europe.
They Travelled light. for they had only
the slim summer clothes they had on
! their backs and didn't even carry box
Of crackers for provisioning the ven
| ture.
Both Mrs Fleming and Mrs. Mullen
were still weeping over the act Of the
girls when a reporter visited them yes
terday. but Kathorine's father. though
he spoke quite regretfully of the esca-
psde. seemed TO be hiding in the back
of his head feeling Of pride in the
spunk OF his offspring And he showed
it when he passed The blame TO his
brother---thc wandering spirit NJ ickey.
The fact that in his youth he didn't
settle down until he had ransacked the
four corners Of the earth did not seem
20 enter into the responsibility.