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Elopement and Ladder Escape Drama in Chicago Romance
A dramatic tale follows a Chicago couple inspired by a elopement scheme. Dorothy Klewer defies her parents, packs suitcases and climbs from a window with a ladder to join R Mayne Luther. They marry in Crown Point Indiana and live boldly westward while her mother and society react with mixed shock and eventual reconciliation.
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Dorothy Henri Kliewer
Mayne
Pape Kliewer
Klewer
Dorothy
Luther
Secon
Softis
Mae
VE. Kliewer
R. Mayne Luther
Crown Point
Ind
Gretna Green
Middle West
Klewers
Dorothy=mas
Dorothy Hedrt
Blewers
Fama Blewer Hell
Debonair
Andy
Businness
Papa Klewer
Luthers
Mansis
Elopers
Denver
Balttmore Hotel
Kansas City
Brewer
West
Mra ‘Blewer
Chicago