Evening star., 1923-01-01
Mrs. CaIuin VIII De.
scribes Slide Into
Rosebush.
Trip around World
Refused to Join
Young Husband.

A story of the victory of love over
wealth was told today by Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin VIII, ninetedn and seven
teen years of age respectively, who are
in Washington after more than a
months struggle against obstacles
alleged by them to havel been thrown
up by T. II. Lilly. wealthy father of
the bride, of Hinton. w. Iva
The young couple ate living at
62412 4th street northeakt, the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick III. VIII. par
ents of the bridegroom, who have
stood Loyalty by the couple during
their struggles for reunion.
The return was accomplished after
Mr.. viii had gone 10 Hihton, W. Va.
and arranged for his IONS release
from Jail, on bond, TO a Tait hearing
on a case brought against him by a
hotel on charges OF casHing a check
when he did not have sufficient funds
in bank Mr.. VIII obiained 81 900
bond Friday night. and Iearly Satur-
day morning, the couple left with Mr.,
VIII for Washington.
spend New Year Here.
They arrived here early yesterday
morning, and are spending New Year
day with the parents of the bride
groom.
Here's the story the 3oung couple
tell:
1t was on November ~ the elope-
ment was planned. TheI young man
was employed in the q. d o. rail-
road office at Hinton, and the girl
is the daughter Of t. II. Lilly, who IS
reputed to he wealthy.
That night they elOped. Calvin
met his prospective brideI beneath her
window. In her words the elopement
worked out as follows:
Il first stuffed two pillows into my
bed as a dummy. Then tiled couple
of sheets together and let down my
grip to Calvin, who was below. Then
got up and climbed ouI on the roof
of the sun parlor and oHer the porte
cochere. The only way l could get
down was by sliding down a water
pipe. And 1 landed in = rosebush.
Entrain for Cincinnati.
We got on the train that was
scheduled to leave at 14:O1. 1t was
five minutes late. and thought dad
might find us at any mi snute. Well,
the train pulled out at 1905 and we
got into Cincinnati early lin the morn-
ing 1t must have been about $3.50.
Then We tried to get married in
Cincinnati. The license bureau clerk
told US that 1t was impossible to OBJ
tain a license unless one OF US had
lived there for thirty days. The taxi
man then told us that hd knew where
we could be married, and We went to
Newport, Ky, across thf bridge, and
Squire Bertelsman married us.
Then we came back. Dad had de-
tectiyes shadowing US, but we didn't
know that until the NEXT morning,
when 1 saw one of them. He came
down later and / had toigo back with
him."
bridegroom Arr rhsted.
After the return to Hinton. step3
were taken to separate the couple, ac-
cording to their story. Charges were
brought against young win. and final
ly he was arrested on the insufficient
fund check" charge.
1t was at this juncture THAT the boys
father got busy. Employed in the gov
ernment printing office, he obtained
leave and went to West Virginia on De-
cember 2. From that tirAe until short
ly before Christmas he worked against
forces which sought to separate the
young couple, he said, when he had to
return to Washington to protect his po-
sition. He went back shprtly after the
Christmas holidays, and latter his sec
ond arrival begins n4w chapter in
the romance.
The girl, taking up tho story at this
juncture, says:
Last Friday night shortly after 8
o'clock Calvin was released from Jail.
He came to my house.
"At that time my father was in my
room giving me the razzI about cutting
me off and everything.i 1t is true l
was promised a trip arohnd the world
and everything. But when I found
that It would mean would lose
Calvin said. Nothing doing
Tells Calvin to Run.
well, my father was giving me a
talking to, when the pebble Calvin
tossed from below hiti the window.
Involumtarily 1 said: There's Calvin
now My father took al gun from his
pocket and ran down STAIRS.
at yelled out the winhow and told
Calvin to run.
"tBut I came here to! get you,' he
yelled back.
""rhat's all right called to him,
Dad is coming downstairs after you
with the revolver TheS he ran. Myi
But he did go fast.
"While dad was out looking for Call
win with the gun, I packed up and left
the house. I went to thA office of At
torney Dunlap. Then ] heard Calvin's
voice talking to his lawyer, and ! al
most could have broken down the
door"
The couple got aboard a train not
long after this and camd to Washing
ton with Frederick Will, who had
pledged his word to his lwife at their