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Show 00 INTENDED TO MARRY AT ONCE Leonard Holmes and Myrtlo Morgan, Mor-gan, the boy and girl who broke their paroles at the Industrial school a few days ago and eloped to parts unknown, un-known, have been returned to the institution. in-stitution. Thev were located in Salt Lake yesterday by Parole Officer E, M. Rowe, who returned with them to the institution yesterday evening. The young couple had met at Lagoon La-goon and, taking a lato train to Salt Lake, had gone immediately to the home of a mutual friend near the Salt' Palace, who provided them with accommodations until the anticipated pursuit should have failed and the search by the officers abandoned. Neither of the youngsters appeared elated over their discovery nor tho prospect of being returned to the school to servo out tho full time of their commltmcnL it was a similar elojiement which first Involved them In difficulties and resulted to their being Bent to the Industrial school by tho juvenile courts of Salt Lake The girl who is but 10 years of age remained at the Institution for about one year and bv good behavior earned her parole not long ago. The boy. who is 17 years of age, was also placed on the parolo list last weok arid had but thirty days probation pro-bation to serve before he, too, would hae been released. Holmes was engaged en-gaged in learing printing in an Ogden Og-den office and, as his behavior was above reproach, It was believed by tne officers of the school that he would remain at the work permanently. perma-nently. It is believed that the two mot by appointment at Lagoon and that the temptation to "take a chance" on an elopement and trust that tho officers of the school would release them entirely en-tirely lu the event of their being married, mar-ried, was too strong to withstand. It is snld t:hat they Intended to bo married at once, but that they had not yet figured out a way In which it could bo accomplished owing to their vouth and the fact that the parents of Holmes strongly opposed the proposition. |