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Show H uii i SLY CUPID DEFIES I COM WALLS "1 MIDNIGHT SIGNAL, ROPE LAD- "Vfll DER, FAST AUTO AND PAR- jH SON YIELp VICTORY. C DETERMINED LOVER WINS GIRL ' S To Prevent Her Marriage Latter In, .f Placed In Custody of Mother Superior Young Man ai Outwits Relatives. iH '! Chicago. Defying tho seclusion ot convent walls, the constant guard, of tho watchful nuns nnd ot Influential 1 rclntlvcs, Gcorgo V. Mueller of Chlca-go Chlca-go hns succeeded In making MIph Km- Ily Leo, sister-in-law of Mayor Uuhbo, H his brldo. '-M Utilizing tho veil of darkness, a ropo Inddcr, a private code of lovers' nig-nals, nig-nals, and other necessities to n woll regulated elopement, but substituting M for tho blooded chnrgcr of the days of JH old, a modern automobile, the obneura ' iH but gallant tulephono company'tt am- JflH ployo spirited his lndyac fnlr to tho hospltnblo town ot Gary, Ind., whoro their lives wcro Joined forever nnd ijH aye, while tho lordly relatives raged wlthnl and truo to the novelist wired their forgiveness. 'H Mueller Is employed by the Chicago - Telephone Company and lives In a flat ''H on Sheffield avenue. Across the hall from his apartments abided ' Minn Emily Leo. Mueller did not know his 18-ycnr-old. neighbor and for mrfntnn nnd months tho spulmates existed 'H without knowledge that Cupid was 'il Bitting In tho hallway, shooting ar- ' rows both ways. A few months ago, Mueller on ro-turning ro-turning from his dally labors saw the' 'l future Mrs. M. gracefully gliding on , roller skates In front of the apartment -house. Just as he reached tho door step tho young woman, perhaps graco-fully, graco-fully, but entirely painfully, sat on the sldowalk. Mueller assisted tho young lady to ariso and carefully helped. her, to tho comfort of his ono hest chair in tho flat. When Miss Leo had quite recovered she explained that sbo lived Just across the hall ami would bo pleased .J She Descended Into the Arms of Hei at any time to renew hnr ncquAInt-nnco ncquAInt-nnco with her rescuer. ' Mueller became n constant nrul ag- H gresslvo Bultor. Tho maid smiled nnd favored his suit. All was roueata with him, Ho had practically decided on H tho minister and tho place where tbo ring vns to bo secured as soon as ho H could save tho money, when n cloud H camo over tho happy courtship. H Tho cloud was the mayor of Chicago, H who is the brother-in-law of his lv lovoik Fred A. Busso would not hear H of his relative's mnrrylng n telephone H clerk. Greater things were In store for her. Tho mayor consulted with H tho relatives. Ills power was greater .H that the boy's and the youth was for- H bidden to call on his lady. Dut do- H eplto theso obstacles tho pair met, H and ns n result tho wilful maid was H sent to tho seclusion of the convent At jH Rock Island. H Thero Instructions were given that H sho wns to receive no letters, whloh f 5 H 'had not been properly censored by H tho Mother Superior and' no visitor H who did not have tho official stamp of H approval ot Mayor Fred A. Uusue. For H weoks tho maiden pined for her lover H nnd went through tho dull routine of H convent life. A few days ago Mueller 'H who had planned well, took a day off H and visited Rock Island. From a point H ot vantago above tho convent wall he beheld his beloved and wig-wagged hor his plan. Sho retired to her room In excitement and blushes. At midnight, when the convent was s still ns a tomb, thrcp pebbles weru '.brown against tho window ot MIbk H Leo. With ber suit case In her trem- bllng hands, sho ralsod the window. A H opo ladder was thrown her and ou jH this sho descended to her Hwectheart. On thq rondsldu stood a big autoino- jH bllo doing ltd best in n clumsy way to mulllo Itn chug chug. In It tho couplo H leaped and tho chauffeur Wont accord H (ng Vi lnptructlona full speed for tinry M Tho mayor has not failed to pay his respects to thu brldo and bridegroom M and i". Is said that Mueller will not sorvo tho tolephono company mnn 'H nionhs longer. A poaljion In th city , H hulLta said to bo awultirig him. t H 'H l |