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Show "KIDS" ELOPE IN" AN AUTO. Children of 12 and i Take Dig Tour- Ing Car as a First AlcTto Matrimony. r-1 r ! VMV Philadelphia Pa. Twelve-year-old ! Elsie French and her mother came from Now York to visit Mrs. French'N sister, Mrs Robert Harrington, who lives In Ovcrhronk. Hobort Hnrlngton, Jr. 14 years old, nnd his cousin pooh bQcanio Intimate. In-timate. "Lot's elope?" paid young Harrington. Miss Elsie readily assented,' Tho boy's fnthor, who Is a produco merchant, happened to bo out of town, "Let's go away In papa's auto." said Harrington, Jr., enthusiastically "Itja out In the carriage houso and'-'nobody will mlsa us." Together thoy atole out to, tho carriage car-riage house. Tho boy ran'out the big toilrlng car. and his cousin Jumpolt In Then Heihrew on the powqr nnd whizzed townward full tilt. They stopped In front ')f the Sixty-first and Thompcon streets stntlon house. "Let's go In and get married," eug-gested eug-gested the boy Tnklhg hIn-rotisln by tho hand thoy entered tho station house and Hldlcd up to tjia dosk wjierft Mngls. trate Boylo whs seated. , ,' l "We want to sot married,' Bald the boy. The magistrate looked at the boy and glil. The.n ho caught a glimpse of tho big autp'outsjdo.-sTho children wore taken home. ' - |