The Washington times., 1902-07-26
The S.lf-PoSSeSsed Miss
Thought Shee Was in
New Yo k City.
TOLD Error, she WANTED TO WALK
Waited at Pennsylvania Station for
Hours for Her Sister-Traveled Many
Miles Alone-Stella Motherall, Eight
Years Old, Never Afraid.

Pretty. petite. and smiling was
miss alighting from a Pennsylvania rail-
read train yesterday forenoon. She
walked the platform with an air of con-
fdence that would have done justice to
the most experienced traveller, though
her years were not more than eight.
Several hours passed. and still she
paced the platform. The old-fashioned
carpet portmanteau proclaiming its
6oosier vintage was after time care
friIy placed within the recess OF the
iutting walls .; the building. abandoned
as too heavy burden.
Not a word was spoken to the ever
changing crowd. The look of expectancy
gave way to one OF doubt, but still pa
tience was written there. She showed
Prrtanical fortitude. and it is evident
that her bringing up was of the kind
which ma.tes women.
Detective to Her Aid.
One person who watched the child
was detective Hewlett. lie saw she
was alone. and Has soon by ner side.
He inquired into the cause af her Lone
scnscacss.
90! am waiting for ny si.;c-, sir
= r!r,.uc yuire lispch Clear blue eyeg
loo.r;! n.. into ;hc dete, ;ivc's face.
ijcr head hardly reached his VAS. lie
stcCird =. alro., The aubu:;l curls
VIII : H.. hcro'ro .orewlat tlnsisd
~ c"at.c; With c.r .ea.s. but shone
as golL IL The sunshine. \ little hand
cl5s2cl ane Inscr Of :i;nt of the d"
tcctiyr ana gitl: Juvenile readiness
showed tcr confidence IN 3 newly found
friend
Detective fiowieit soon CLEANED from
the litil- girl hat her name was Stella
GClhrral!, and that she had been pun
on this rain at "crre iIauic. Ind. 'ho
day before. ticNete6. "a she believed 10
New York. She though, herself Mt the
dcrui in ihIt city. ana could hardly
understand when tho officer told her
shn was il Washington.
The deieet!.r had expected ears to
greet his announcement. iuJ JlIo little
girl only wondered how she was going
70 get {" New York. She has; nc money
and with tailsat realization 9f tho EN-
baRa5s:ncns Of hcr prcdicaI:cnf she
asked Hhaf si'c No rc Do
Wanted &c Walk &c New York.
Geography ia "a 5,gdy tho little girl
had not entered In her kindergarten at
home. ANA she hcileYe,i hcr4el. compe-
tent TO walk tc New Yorl.
III you would he SO kind 20 tell me
tho way. SIR" she explained
The little lady completely captivated
detective uowiett. aoI he assured her
in HIS most faiherly manner. Never
fear. will take care OF you ard find
your sister.
he took hcr 10 the House OF Deten-
tiou. 10 enain urtil he c,uld commuri- ,
cate with New York.
Miss Nellie Motherali. 270 West !
Broadway. New York, was the name and /!
OF the sister o: the child. as /
she gave IT, Major Sylvester telcgraphed 4
New York. and received the response I
that the house 1T the address given WAS |
vacant but in the meantime word was
rccciYed IT the Pennsylvania depot stat
iry that Miss Nellie Motherall was
waiting there for the arrival OF the .
child. Il was also learned that the sis
Ter has good position In a publishing
house and expected the child to come
for a visit.
Traced to Washington.
when the little traveller failed 10 mr.
rive the railroad officials at Jersey City
we're appealed to. IT was. an easy mat
ter for the railroad officials TO learn !,
that the child had been n passenger as
iar as Washington. but had left the train
there.
II is evident there were mistakes made