The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-08-21
A Message Telephone.
[Original.l

,.c when there was q ring AT my tele-
phone .,
cbild's voice
"Yes."
.m"- ! couldn't make out the
name.
"Who"
Again the name was tumble.
speak louder" ! said.
81 don't dare. They'll hear me-"
"Wpll. what IL 1t? Why do you tele.
phone meT
"you're our family doctor. I've called
vou M for mother often. This after.
moon was passing Il carriage stand
ING Nv the sidewalk. Two men pushed
me in il and carried me of. Come here
and get me out"
"WhereT'
81 don't know"
"Con't you tell me something about
Il IT,
81 saw Washington street on lamp.
N ,ost The next street sign saw was
n Burnrt"-
u "KcIrat that"
ii "Bururt"
"All right Go on"
n eve didn't turn out Of Burnet !
a kept looklng at the street names. and
NJ of'nr We crossed Chestnut
II hat was the last word got. I
q called again and again without any
N reply. only the buzzlng common In telc.
N phones. II occurred TO me at once that
q child couldn't tell from the voice
whpther It was n 10y or girl-had been
II kidnalrd and had GOT hold 81 telc
4 phone only to I've stopped in time to
Il prevent my getting definite informa.
II tiun called up police headquarters,
4aud told ms story. and after n few miu.
utes' consultation among them they
requested me 10 go with them for Il
n search A carriage containing three
81 ueu In plain clothes soon drove up Ia
N the house. and we started for Wash.
#ingtun street. turning thence into Bur
net and. crossing Chestnut. stopped I"
survey the locality.
Meanwhile we had come 10 the con
cu>iou that the kidnapcrs must have
n taken the child 90 house ~ goo!
N class since II contained telephone
The houses near where we STOPPED
we're fine residences II was the month
q ~ August. and. while there wert
lights In most Of them, one had evi-
dci,ty hecn closed 4 policeman
Wa}k4l around Il and reported that =
ray of light came through n crack In
Ga upper story. was requested e.
ring the hell and ask II a doctor had
lee,l called for. rang. but received
10 reply Again and again ] pushed
tie hutton, and OF last the door was
II Opened. and a woman stood IN n,
opening asked her II n doctor haI
Ieen called for. and she said no.
The policeman in charge 81 the squat
vas with the. carrying my bag ~
medicines He pushed into the veStI
a buIe
shall | strike n light. doctorf' h,
asked And without waiting for {
reply he 1T the hall gas jet. We saw
that the woman was old aud OF forbid
ding appearance.
Say" said the policeman. "we'v,
teen telephoned that there's n child
sick In this house. and the dOcto
must see him"
AZ the mention Of the child and th'
Telephone the woman drew a Ions
breath This was enough for the po
!'"man lie ordered the house sur
r0undNl aud. directing the woman &
follow. vent upstairs TO a bedroom
where he found a telephone. wen
with them
Il thought 80" he said at seeing tn
phone
Taking W. the receiver. he callel ul
tie nearest police station and In I
'"U minutes couple more mensrc
n Is'r'rd Then commenced se1rChlli
- 'l" premises. We soon came upo:
Il,1tl in led. who was routed out. an
IEfl Ia" aud the woman were take
a'"'jg with us We went from garrr
I" '"iar without finding anything
"" ""r" looking about IN the lauudr
"""a Il occurred To one az the men Il
n f1i~'' The lii of stationary was
IT," II was fastened. The man Gale
1j"'n the old woman for something 4
Il l'T' Il open with. She turned pale
I"" men grnsped the cover and no.
"tl II
N Ih"ro lying In the tub. was n 10
4 a'~'n' six years old. lie was luscnsI
'a" having becn given nn nnacsthcil
:" prevent his crying out recognize
Y L''''h' Thornton. the child ~ one a.
ny clients.
took measures 90 revive the boy
AMI he soon came to his senses. TIL
man aud woman. Oh helng questioned
vail they had never suspected that
"'y ~ six would know how 10 use
telephone. though they had furgottr
u" phone when they put him wlcr
u was The woman heard him. as sh
SUPPOSED. talking 10 himself. but sont
sd'n"ctIng that he might bc up I
E"tn" mischief. rushed into the roo
1nd tnok away the receiver.
went upstairs. tclcphoucd the hoy
PARENTS. who were ~ q frightfui COM
Hon II mind. md told them the new
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