Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
FIESTA GIRL
LOSES HERSELF
LOOKED AT DECORATIONS AND
WANDERED AWAY
Guests at Hotel Alexandria Help
Child Find Her Papa and Then a
joyful Reunion-story of
Little Woman

There was much excitement mingled
with curiosity among the guests at the
Hotel Alexandria last night when a
tear-stained little girl, five years of
age, who gave her name as Marguerite
Desmond, came tripping into the
gorgeously lighted lobby and inquired
for the whereabouts Of her papa"
Following the little Marguerites en-
trance into the corridor fifteen minutes
later, A. G. Desmond, her father, ap-
peared in the lobby and gathered his
daughter into his arms, while anxious
and sympa thetic guests crowded about
the happy pair seeking particulars.
II only forgot myself and stood too
long on the street corner looking at thu
Fiesta decorations" replied five-year-
old Marguerite. II did not mean to
drop my hold on papa's hand, but some
how l did and the next minute looked
up to find he was gone.
Il looked up and down the street and
commenced crying, but no one paid
any attention to me and so L Just
walked down the street, hoping that 1
would find him soon. When I came
into the hotel 1 thought l saw him
standing talking to a man, but when 1
came closer 1 saw it was not my papa.
so 1 commenced asking for him from all
the ladies and gentlemen that were
standing around and sitting in the big
chairs.
The Guests Helped
That's all I know about it, except
that papa found me before l found him
and it was just little game of hide
and-seek.'
I'VE had just left our apartments for
a stroll down Broadway to show Mar
gle the decorations exclaimed Mr.
Desmond. ''She seemed specially delight
ed with them and we allowed her to
go out rather close to the curb.
while we were at the vicinity of
Fifth and Broadway she slipped from
me and L did not pay any attention to
it for the moment thinking that she had
only stepped to the curb to look at the
decorations more closely, so that she
could admire the Chinese lanterns. 1t
was rather early, but she had an idea
that they would be lighted just for her,
so she was very enthusiastic about it.
For moment my wife and 1 stopped
and looked in another direction, expect
ing Margie to come back to us in an
instant.
when she did not. started back TO
the curb and was more frightened than
I can describe when failed to find her
l Immediately stepped out into the
street and looked in every direction at
once but saw nothing of her. I was so
certain of seeing her Immediately.
Little Girfin Red
II at once made inquiries of several
of the men who were standing on the
corner and learned that little girl in
red dress had gone down Fifth street
When l came to the entrance of the
Alexandria naturally entered or looked
inside. l had only one thing in view,
little girl with a red dress, and of course
saw her the minute / entered"
Regardless of the fact that the little
girl was the center of attraction, she
began making inquiries about the dec
orations in the hotel lobby, whereupon
she was told 10 ask her father to go into
the new grill room in the basement
where she would see more decorations.
A table for three was arranged for
them and in few minutes the incident
of the afternoon was forgotten.
A. G. Desmond is merchant of Port
land, Ore, who is at present visiting
this city. He is accompanied by his wife
and five-year-old daughter.