Evening journal., 1906-11-09
BECAME GYrSIES
TO RECOVER CHILD

SALEM, Mass, Nov. e,--when a
blue-eyed naxen- haired girl was
brought into the police court as
gypsy and was led into the presence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jchn Adam. she ex-
claimed: MY papa and mammal"
The mother swooned and the father
sank to his knees sobhlng and praying.
The court officials slipped from the
room so that the piuful little family
reunion might not be marred by the
presence Of strangers.
The reunion made public a remark
able story.
For one year John Adam and his
wife had virtually obliterated them
selves, that they might fnd their
daughter Millie. Adam was sober
mechanic. living comfortably IN Chi
cago. His wife made the little home
comfortable and happy Millie, their
only child. attended school.
Then one day she dropped out OF
sight. Adam sought vainly for her for
week. and finally learned she had
been abducted by gypsies, who had
started FOR. the East. Adam, after long
searching, came to the conclusion that
| his only chance OF recovering the child
| lay I'm Initiating the Romany folk ana
turning gypsy himself
SO they sold their little home and
all that II contained, arraying them
selves IN gypsy sarh and were admitted
to membership inc one OF these rowing
bands.
Adam learned to trade In horsenesh
and Mrs. Adam learned to tell for
hoo TfkaN frlaNTl NlDtV- r.
ly from one town to another. IL was
a hard life. and nothing short OF pa
ternal life would have held them 70 Il
through tho cold winter and the scofch-
ing summer.
Adam was inclined TO turn back, hut
the wife and mother persuaded him 10
persevore. "In no other way can we
find our child" she whispered. she
has blue eyes and light hair. No gypsy
girl Is like that soon we will hear OF
her. and then we win find her"
Slowly their band drified toward
New England. It was decided that win
! ter quarters would be near this city
Adam learned that other groups Of the
gypsies would congregate there. Wher
! impaired this information TO hil
wife she exclaimed: "In one Of thes'
cainos we win and a little blue-eyel
gypsy girl. and that wan be our Mile
, I feel that wo are drawing very neal
Z TO her"
! They reached camp. on the outskirti
/ OF the city week aago. Adam di'
/ rot dare visit iya other gypsy camp
] at once. He tnoneht Il better 20 in
{ vent excuses. So he told his chief Ia
/ knew aH about monding wagons, AM
4. fthe chief eag a chance OF making fey
collars from the other bands. In tha
5 way he obtained permission to visit al
e OF the camps and ofer his services a
2 a mechanic.
3 Adam gathered together some tool
d and went from camp TO osnp' plyih
e his old trade. All the while he wa
;. peering about for glimpse OF a blue
= eyed rypsy girl
e lie saw her Tuesday. She was
= member Of a band that had just com
; In from the South. She was stirrin
something IN a kettle that hung over
FIRE. He decided 20 go straight TO d
" police and tell his story. This he u
Ie last night. and to-day the blue-oys
j. gypsy Girl was led into the police So.
p tion TO meet her parents.
r. "Now we viii 80 back TO Chicago
T. said Adam 10 reporter. I'VE hay
.s our child again ana we are happy. \
" more gypsy llfo for us. have m
v, trade. and we viii soon start again
a a fine little home"