Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-09-06

did herself. And II was only half an
hour later when DIR. Tom, for the sixth
time that morning, came TO see II Eliza
AIMS medicine was working right,
that Rose Mary made dreadful dis-
covery.
Eliza Ann was missingl Nobody be-
heved at first that she was really lost.
She must be about the bed, but no,
grandma, mamma, Aunt Myra and
Tom looked into every likely, as well
as unlikely, place where Eliza Ann
could be, and she was not to be found.
Her beloved Eliza Ann lost, and
when she was 50 i'll, tool Rose Mary
cried until her throat was worse, while
mamma tried to cheer with hopeful
words, and Aunt Myra looked sadly
at the little red coat. Then Tom put
his medicine box away.
Its clear case of Kidnapping. like
that little girl in New Jersey" he said,
"and I'm going TO be detective and
find heri"
"But you can't go out with your sore
toe" Rose Mary sobbed. Tom looked
wise.
"You don't know how detectives
work." he told her. Tom thought it
was rather jolly thing having Eliza
Ann lost, but he did not tell Rose
Mary so.
IF Eliza Ann Is TO be found, I'm the
one TO do il. The first thing is TO offer
a reward"
Il offer five cents" Aunt Myra said,
and II five more" said grandma.
I'D rather be a detective, anyway,
than n doctor. Detectives have TO be
awful smart, and they get killed some
times, too" Tom said, as he set about
making his reward bill. He used red
ink on white paper, and when he
tackled It up on the door Rose Mary
thought II was a very nice notice. 1t
read:
KIDNAPPED!
Ten Cents Reward
Stolen from her home Thursday
forenoon, a little china doll. Four
inches tail. Black hair. Blue ewes,
one most washed off. Piece broken
off left hand. Had sore throat with
flannel round il. Name, Eliza Ann
Allen. All informat ion TO be sent TO
Detective Thomas B. Allen, Esq"
Then Tom went about noddinC his
head mysteriously when asked cues
lions. Rose Mary dried her tears, and
things looked more cheerful. as how
could IL be otherwise with so smart
person as Detective Thomas b. Allen,
Esq, working on the case? But noon
came, and two o'clock came. and vet
there was no news of Eliza Ann. Rose
Mary's face grew longer and longer,
while Tommy, the less ne knew, the
wiser he looked. II only his toe was
well, he and Charlie Gay would find
the kidnapersl And the thought of
the dire fate that would be theirs
made Rose Mary shudder. However.
the toe wasn't we'll, and Charlie Cav
was away, and Eliza Ann was not
found. So matters stood at three
o'clock, and Tommy was limiting TO
Aunt Myra that larger reward might
be necessary, when mamma cried:
"Whyl Here comes DR.. Mason againi -
He came into the house, past mamma.
and Aunt Myra and grandma, straight
up TO Rose Mary's bed, and opened his
medicine case, and there was Eliza
Ami
Why Wherever did you find Eliza
Ann9" Rose Mary cried.
I'm my medicine case" said the doc
tor, "the very next house I visited
after leaving here, and brought her
back the first chance had. How she
got there is a mystery 10 me"
"The case must have been open when
tried Eliza AIMS coat on" Aunt
Myra said. You know, ! cannot see
very we'll, and I must have dropped her
in the case instead Of on the bed and
nobody noticedl"
Then Rose Mary told the doctor how
badly she had felt, how Tommy had
become detective and how very, very
glad she was TO have her darling Eliza
Ann back again.
"And DR.. Mason won the rewardl"
Tommy cried.
The doctor read the notice and
shook his head. SCI will divide the re-
ward between you and Rose Mary."
he said, because it is a very peculiar
case. You see the kdnaper discoy-
cred himselfi"-Boston Globe.
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