[Non-Sequitur]

She was pregnant when she left. Her parents knew it. Things like that were not that uncommon to send a girl to relatives until after the baby was born.

Generally the girl didn't disappear and then bring the baby back with her. Kind of defeats the purpose, wouldn't you say?

[NathanR]

She then took her baby to visit her old friends in Washington, and then set up house with her husband in Hawaii.