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Show If BQLER WINS P. CJiX, JR. Secretly Wedded Bride Claims Son of Secretary of State as Husband. DOES NOT KNOW NAME . OF OFFICIATING MINISTER Happy Couple Start for Washington Wash-ington to Receive Paternal Pater-nal Blessing. PROVIDENCE, R. i March 7. "Wearing a. broad wedding baud of gold and with a large diamond engagement ring sparkling on her left hand, Miss Ma Holer, 21 years old, until recently employed in a department store of this city, tonight coyly claimed Philander O. Knox, Jr., the 20-year-old sod of the secretary 0f state, as her husband. e were married in BurlingtoD. "vt.. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock by a minister," she confessed tonight. The first revejatiou of the romance proved rather disconcerting to young Knox. News of his efforts to obtain a marriage license preceded his return early today after a three days' absence. ab-sence. .Refusing to tell Principal J' rench of tbc Morris Heights school, where he was a pupil, whether he had boeu married, he was at first confined to his room and latqr was expelled from the institution. At noon he had luncheon lunch-eon at one of tbc hotels here, but later disappeared. With James E. Gillcu, a youthful friend of Knox, tho youug womau who says she is Mrs. Knox, Jr., returned to Providence today in company with young Knox. Remained in Hiding. I Gillcn and, the youug woman went, immediately to the apartments of Miss Bolcr's mother, where they remained until discovered in the middlo of the afternoon. When Miss Bolnr or Mrs. Knox finally admitted having boeu married to young Knox, she said she did not know the name of the clergyman who officiated, or even that of tho street on which the parsonage was situated. She refused to recount any details of her romance or of the weddiug trip. Young Knox did not appear at the house of his bride today. When the young woman made her statement tonight to-night the only person visible besides her mother was Gilleu, who has been learuing the woolen manufacturing business at Olucvville. He also refused re-fused to tell of the trip. Off For Washington. Thr' Federal express for Washington tonight carried Principal French and the brldo and groom. Mr. French, who hnd a long-distance telephone talk with Secreturv Knox, thought that the young man had gone to Washington on an earlier train and was Indignant when he heard that the "woman iu the case" was aboard. He said ho would have the police at Westerly, Wester-ly, the next stop, put her off. At Westerly Chief Cornelius Bransfleld wanted to know the trouble, but waa met by a smiling conductor, who told the ortjeer that young Knox had boarded the train In Boston and had assured him the secretary of state had expressed approval ap-proval of tlie marriage. The young people were specdlnc to Washington to receive the parental blessing, bless-ing, ho said, so the police chief swung off the train, expressing the hope that the couple would "live happily ever after." |