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Show IFLEEING COUPLE Naval Ensign Disappointed by Elopement With His Rival, Returns Home CLINTON, la., Jan 6. A telsfcrfcm MMlvad lu.ii night by Mis 10. A. Youug minounccd the murrlatfe In Uhl-&J.KO Uhl-&J.KO Wi'tii(f -lay at licr ilii-jgMi r. II 1H Celeste Iamb, to Robert S. Smith, Jr.. on of the superintendent of th Interstate Inter-state Iron iind Stool comj'uny plant at East Chicago. Indiana. Hrirold Holcomb. an ensign In tli-Cnited tli-Cnited Stated navy, had journeyed all tho way from l'asadena, Gal., to mnrrv Miss Lamb, and the wedding H bad lceii set for 8 o'clock Tucsd i) night after two previous potp BwntS. Karly Tuesday morning Miss Lt,mb disappeared anl thai nigh! B5n-jjifcrn B5n-jjifcrn Holcomb, thrice disappointed, departed de-parted for his home. Mlsa Lamb's mother was formerly thn wife of the lat- Junn-H Dwlffht Lamb. Miss Ivimb Is ill years old. Tho family is one of the beet known In low i Mr. Smith's parents expressed sur-prl.se sur-prl.se when told Miss Lamb had been seen boarding a train to Chicago with Ltobert. on tho even of rvr marrlaf m Ensign Holcomb. They said he li i I mentioned M.a Lamb as ah acquaint-1 :Uic while visiting at homo over th-holidays, th-holidays, but that was all. b irl smith, Jr., has. been employed with a manufacturing companj in Clinton lf since his return from' I'riim o early In j if 19 where he served with the losth Etiglnoers, signal corps The wedding plana fo Mlsa Lamb it, and Ensign Holcomb were originally laid for tho island of Ouam In mld-fuclflc. mld-fuclflc. but later were Bi t for a holi-duy holi-duy event In Clinton. Al that time It was said Miss Liimb wan suddenly t.ik-i-n 111 and the .date Was let for Janu-r Janu-r ry 4. The message received b) Mr. Smith's mother said only that ihr- wed-ding wed-ding had taken place In Chicago and that explanations wen- following In a! letter. 1 oo |