Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-22 | Page 1 | Elopers Delayed; Blind Baggage is Aid to Marriage

I ELOPERS ELOPERS- DELA BLIND BAGGAGE IS AID TO MARRIAGE Lose Money Put Off Train Ride Blinds Arrested b but t Get Parents Parents' Blessin Blessing OAKLAND Cal CaI Nov 22 Pickpockets ets hard hearted cond conductors and an all night ride In the rain on a a. blind baggage baggage baggage bag bag- gage meant nothing to Bert Lewis of Oakland and Miss Gurtha Gurth Masteson of Westwood Cal Cat I They are going to be married this afternoon What Is more mor they are goIng going going go- go Ing to be married with their parents' parents blessing once withheld They had decided to elope from Westwood Westwood Westwood West- West wood because of objections to their Lewis had 60 60 when they started Saturday night But a slicker on the train got away with that So when the conductor came to tocol collect col- col lect the fare he got no money and at atthe the Paxton station on the Western Vestern Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- they were put off the train What will we do sobbed Miss Masteson Well Vell ride the the blind blind baggage an announced announced an- an Lewis They did So wh when n the Western Vestern Pacific rolled in into o Oakland yesterday 1 Lewis coatless and dripping from the rain slipped off the blind baggage and assisted Miss Masteson Mastes n. n not a a. bit less wet than he to the station I Hey Heyjl What do you think youre you're do doIng doIng doing do- do ing shouted a policeman Ii H He took them to the policy police station n. n v But But ot of the elopement melted the hearts of the police Well Vel fix it it volunteered the desk sergeant as he phoned to Lewis' Lewis pa pa- rents And he did The wedding will be this afternoon