The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-04
l6,YEAR-0LDGIRL
BARES WILD PLAN
Signed Up to Stay We'd
ded for 6 Months to See
if She Liked 1t
WAS JUST CARRIED OFF
Her Puppy Lover" Was so
Convincing; Back in Calico,
but She's Dreaming
copyright 1889. BY international News
Service.

copyright 1889. By international News
Service
Ia FAYETTE. Ind. Nov 3.-Mary
Alice Morehouse 15 and pretty, one
~ the principals In the la Fayette
. sJ2py love" trial marriage which
already fas involved six school chill
dren in elopements and which Is de-
clared to involve others, told her
own story OF the affair.
Mary Alice has returned home 20
the farm: her Ideal romance" Is
shattered "her man" has been sent
away
Among Those Involved.
Those already involved In the un-
usual burst Of romance include: Le-
van Cunningham. 10. and Alice
Morohouse, IS, arrested IN a hotel I'm
Bloomington, III.
Glenn Cunningham, II, brother OF
Levan. and May zuffall. Is, cousin
OF Alice Morehouse. arrested in st.
Louis and will be brought back to
Ia Fayett9
Leonard Johnston, 16. arrested In
Kansas city. Mo, and Mable Cart
wright, II, arrested In st. Louis with
Glenn Cunningham and May Zuffall.
other couples, believing La Fayette
too tame" were in tho agreement
10 elope.
Mary Alice Tells.
Back home, her hair down and
wearing n gingham apron. Mary
Alice told the story of the triple
romance in these words:
Mary Francis Zuffall. who IL my
? cousin, and I go TO the jefferson
school together. We chummed with
Glenn and Levau Cunningham: /
with Levan; Mary Francis with
Glenn. We had decided TO get mar
ried and so we started 10 Kansas
city. where the boys had Jobs watt
ing as clerks in a hotel. All four
Of us were 20 20 but Glenn and Mary
Francis backed out at tho last min
utc. And so on until Tuesday about
3 o'clock Levan and l left for
Bloomington. We thought we'd get
married there and then go on to
Kansas city.
AT first there was to be no one
In the plan but tho four OF us. I
don't know how Leonard Johnston
and Mabel Cartwright Joined in. We
girls didn't know either of them
very well. But l guess Glenn and
Leonard were friends.
Anyway. Mary Francis and Glenn
evidently decided to risk Il after all.
We didn't expect to meet them in
bloomington at all. But we did
rather think we'd see them In Kan
sas City"
just Carried Her Away.
Marys mother interrupts:
1T must have been that Cunning
ham boys impetuousity. II was,
wasn't it, Mary Alice?"
'iie just carried me away. have
only known him about a month";"
Mary replied.
Mre. Morehouse sobs Historically:
II can't bear Il; / can't beat IT,"
Alice comforts her. She looks like
grave-faced baby.
That's all there is to It," she
said, I'VE signed the marriage con-
tract that we'd live together for
we wanted to, and then registered |
az the hotel in Bloomington. And !
now I'm back. Levau went to Kan
sas city from Bloomington, And II
he makes good"
And Mary Allces eyes took n
dreamy lOok-and she seemed
strangely grown up.
Pac Made Weeks Ago.
The remarkable pact. in which
tho couples were pledged TO a trial
marriage" was made sometime ago.
according to the girls II this didn't
pan out-well they'd Just go back TO
school
When on Wednesday morning It
was found that six were missing,
mothers and fathers began fren-
zied search, and finally communi- |
Gated with the police. Word was
flashed to nearby towns to watch |
Tor the couples. The arrests re-
suited.
Several other couples. who agreed |
70 the pact, backed down at the |
last minute, II was said.
II was reported that James sting |
ley, another school boy, was origin |
ally Mabel Cartwright's partner. His |
father, according TO the story told |
here, went hurting for him Tuesday |
night, found him, and ordered him |
posthaste 10 bed.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. a
Leonard Johnston, TO- being held by |
police here as one OF the members |
OF the La Fayette, Ind, high school |
love cult contends today that he IL /
an innocent John Alden in the whole |
affair.
He also contends that his arrest
duu ueteutlOU mere nave plaste1 ms |
real romance and ruined his whole |
life"
Il am engaged 10 the daughter |
OF an eminent surgeon in La Fay |
cite" he declaimed sadly today. "I /
never dreamed OF marrying anyone |
but her. ! merely agreed to escort |
my best friends girl here and take
care OF her until he could come and /
STOMACH UPSET? |