SWISS ROMANCE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 90, 15 April 1908, Page 3

SWISS ROMANCE.

I ATHER'S NARROW ESCAPE

GENEVA; Feb. 26,

A curious and romantic story is reported from the town -of Appenzell. In 1887 a Swiss, named Joseph Muller, deserted his wife and child, a little girl named Anna, about six months old, at Lucerne, and fled to Mexico.

Mine. Muller died soon after Amia was adopted by a prosperous butcher of Lucerne, who gave the girl a good education. months ago the butcher sold out his business, and bought a-large hotel at Appenzell, Anna, now a handsomtj, intelligent girl, managingthe establishment. Last May, Joseph Muller, Anna's father, who had made a large fortune in America, arrived at the hotel, but as Anna had taken the name of her foster parents,, he was not aware of their relationship. A young local doctor of gpou, family and the elderly Muller became suitors for Anna's hand, and in July last the girl chose the latter. The marriage was fixed for the end of December, and in the meantime Joseph Muller courted his daughter. The day before the wedding Muller, seeing his fiancee wearing some jewellery which seemed familiar to him, questioned jier about it, and discovered the truth. ,'Next day he left' for Berlini^ and sent his daughter a letter explaining his conduct, and advising her tomarry the young doctor;. he enclosed a cheque for £8000 in the letter. The other day Anna 'Muller was married, to tfie doctor, but she has not heard of her father since his flight.