ELOPED BY AEROPLANE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15175, 14 December 1912, Page 2 (Supplement)

ELOPED BY AEROPLANE.

; OUTWITTED PARENTS FOKG!%|/1, ROMANTIC LOVERS. ' Nitf' "Forgiven, but come homo by train," ran,?.: a telegram despatched by the parents of '$>>/' girl who, having eloped with her lover \&sy: aeroplane, became a bride. The young .' lady,. Miss Amy Cours, of Fort Wayne;,, Indiana, had fallen in love with Mr. Arthur Smith, a young aviator, who had beptt'A - exhibiting in the town. He reciprocated-;;; ithe girl's affection, and the two to bo married. Amy's parents, howcv&f*.'^.. refused sanction for the wedding, owing : - to tho perils of the aviator's profession., The young couple thereupon overcame all opposition by a romantic elopement, At midnight Misft Corns made her escape fro® her parents' house through a winnow-and j; down a ladder which her lover had pljiciiJ,;' for her. The two then hurried tO tbp .q. fair ground, where young Smith's aeroplare * was in readiness, and flew off together. Tiley travelled over 100 miles in their flight, , *.• and arrived at Hillsdale, Michigan, boioire breakfast-time The couple, alter biing :<•' married, sent a telegram to Mr. and Mrs.; ' Cours announcing the fact. The parent# reply is given above. : 'r 1 ;