San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-29
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Hope Ranger, daughter of wealthy
parents, disappears, after having
luncheon at the Plaza with her best
friend, Lucia Thorne. Hope prom
! ises her mother that she will phone
to her from her tailer's at 8 o'clock.
Evening comes with no word
from Hope. Mrs. Ranger feels
alarmed and calls Hopes father
from dinner engagement. At first
Mr.. Ranger has no misgivings but.
after it seems impossible to find
trace of his daughter through her
many friends. too feels alarmed.
Ranger calls Eustice Highly, his
attorney, who is n warm friend of
the family, and asks his assistance
in locating Hope. Highly goes TO the
Thorne residence to, question Lucia.
Now go on with the story.
1t seemed for time. though, that
his promised Interrogation of Lucia
would have to be deferred: for on
reaching the house, he rang repeat
edly without arousing any response,
and when sleepy servant finally APP
peared to answer the bell. it required
all his powers Of persuasion to gain
admittance.
When when Mrs. Thorne came down
and he had explained the nature of
his errand, she readily grasped the
and as soon as Lucia could
make hasty toilet, sent her into
the room alone.
The girl, he had to confess. seemed
appalled, at the news her mother had
brought her and genuinely alarmed
for Hopes safety.
Hope had been in fine spirits at
luncheon. she said, and they had
talked of dozen things-Lucia's
recent trip abroad, clothes, mutual
acquaintance, both men and girls.
their plans for the summer. She
had teased Hope about two or three
men, but Hope had merely shrugged
her shoulders and laughed. I'D be
lonesome, Lucia" she had said. IF |
some one wasn't anxious to pet me :
but marriage! l haven't seen the
man I'd marry yet, not for a farm"
When they parted. it was with an |
to sec each other the |
next afternoon. and Hope had given |
not the slightest suggestion of any
thing unusual on hand. She had said |
about going to the tailor's, |
and possibly doing bit of shopping |
before she went home; that was all. |
This left Highly no recourse to ap-
peal to the police: and here he
proved himself. one one score at least.
4 true prophet. The five thousand
lnllnre a,.I 10
all the incentive required to set the
department. going at full steam.
Within II hours the movements of |
Hope Ranger were known to a GER
Iainty from the time she left her
fathers doOor at % minutes after II
until a quarter past three that after
noon.
Leaving homo, she had walked
Town the east side OF the Avenue. At
ID minutes to one O'Clock. she had
stopped Mt florists and bought a
,ardenia. Then she had crssed at
fifty-ninth Street and met her friends |
1t the Plaza, had gone with Lucia |
rhorne into the dining-room. re-
NAMED there an hour, and left the |
Ihornes at 10 minutes past two. At |
lalf after two, she had bought veil |
n a millinery and dressmaking cstab- |
lshment on Fifty-seventh Street. and |
lad been recognized and called by
lame by the saleswoman. From
here she had gone to bookstore and
lsked for book which she had pre-
'iously ordered.
She was next seen Mt the soda
water counter of a fruit-and-sweets
hop, where she ordered a maple sun
lac. 1t was then exactly 10 minutes
fter three, the clerk being able to
tx the time so definitely from the
act that just after he had set Miss
hangers order before her. a disturb
nee had been created by a customer
t the cashiers desk over question
f correct change. The alteration
lad become so heated that the man
ger of the place had been summoned.
Miss Ranger, like every one else
\ the shop, had turned to watch
he incident, and then. when it had
cen settled, she finished her sundac
nd went out.