The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-01

night and all Monday morning with
Waukegan as their objective. They
knew they couldn't marry in the state
of Wisconsin without waiting five days
and that was too long a wait. Besides
both were afraid that if their parents
got wind of the affair, they might not
get married at all.
Arrive in Waukegan.
After their all night and all day ride,
the Buick drove up in front of the
marriage license bureau Monday after
noon. Harrison and Miss Szelinski
made formal application for a mar
riage license, filling out the usual form.
The stickler came when the authori-
ties learned the age of the bride-to-be.
AS she was not accompanied by par
ent or an older relative, license was
refused Harrison found also that his
funds were sinking and that the neces-
sity of buying gas for the coupe and
a meal ticket for two had depleted his
purse.
Disappointed in Waukegan, the
young people turned back to Wiscon-
sin. Their one idea now was to get
home and try to persuade their parents
\ TO consent TO tJnelF union.
Get Stuck on Highway.
TN late when Il ~ left Wau gan
and white on the high road to Kenosha
along the Green Bay trail, the rain
began to Iall dismally, 1t was aftei
midnight and Harrison had taken a
road which he thought was a short cut
out of the cold and the rain when he
found himself stuck in the mud.
That meant another unexpected adj
venture, and they were forced to spend
the remainder Of the night in the car.
When dawn came and the sun rose,
they found themselves in the midst OF
virgin snow. The car was still stuck
in the mud
Then along came Good Samaritan
of motorist who helped pull the car
out of the rut and again Harrison set
out in an attempt to reach Kenosha.
They got here sometime Tuesday
morning and registered at local hotel
as man and wife.
Papa Tells Other Papa.
The swain now found to his chagrin
that he did not have enough money to
buy gasoline for the return trip and
looked ruefully into his pocketbook.
which had been squeezed beyond its
capacity. Then he thought of father
and telegraphed home for funds.
Father, however, did not come to the
assistance at once of his clipping son.
Instead, he at once informed Miss
Szelinski's father of the escapade. The
latter Indignantly sought out the dis
trict attorney Of Marquette county and
laid the facts before him, charging thai
Harrison had abducted his young
daughter.
District Attorney Conan of Mar
quette wired Chief Logan of the Ke-
nosha police department at 3 o'clock
Ia locate the couple and hold them in
custody.
Two hours later Harrison and his
bride-to be, as he had considered her,
were brought into the chiefs Office 10
explain themselves. The police felt
rather sorry for the young couple,
whose honeymoon had met so many
reverses, but business is business. At
The requset Of the district attorney
upstate it was necessary to hold them
and straighten out the affair.
So Harrison, casting one last look OF
appeal and affection towards his little
sweetheart, was led unrepentant down
to the lookup. SO did Orpheus go
down into Hades, casting a. last back
ward glance at Euridyce, although it
meant that he had to stay in Hades
much longer just for that.
The seventeen-year- school-ma'am
was turned over to Mrs. Mcneil and
spent the night carefully chaperoned
in the detention home, surrounded by
the offices of the service league, the
probation office and the policewoman.
There was hope today that the par
ents would send money and enable the
young people to get married, but the
police have no authority to release
the couple until word is received from
the Marquette district attorney. UP
until o'clock this afternoon the low
ers were still in custody and separated
from one another.