The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-25

The words were never spoken. Grasp
ing Willie in his arms. the happy faith
er lifted the boy into his arms and
planted a score of kisses on his lips
It's my boy. my darling Willie" he
cried.
Tears gushed from his eyes. He
pressed the child to his breast and
Rugged him tightly.
Willie smiled little. He was glad
to see his papa. out he did not realize
what all the fuss was about.
Willie Tells His Story.
whitla received the newspaper men
later. Willie told his story as best he
could. II was not a lucid story in
every way. but il was romantic from
his childish lips. He could not remem-
her every place he had been. but he
gave an idea of his travels so that IL
will be possible for the police to cover
a part OF the trail made by the Kid.
pappers.
Papa" said the boy. Il have been
buggy riding. been on cars and in q
nice big white house that looked like n
hospital. ] have been treated nice and
had lots OF good things to eat.
One man. tall and with a black
moustache. came to the school house
and told my teacher that you wanted
me at your Office. | went to the buggy
with him. | got in and then he got In.
Then we rode away. On the way down
town he asked me to address q letter
to YOU. l did this and then dropped II
into mail box He was awfully kind
Ahduetor Was Good to Him.
We went from Sharon to Warren
We had the incest trip. The man. who
was the same one who brought me to
the car line. was nice to me. He tucked
the robe about my legs and made me
comfortable. 1t was a nice ride and
enjoyed it. Gee. he was good.
when We got to a place the man
said was Warren, the man left the
buggy in the road. Then we got or
what | think was an electric car
don't just remember what II was, bu,
it was something like a street car.
don't know what became OF the horse
and buggy. | was sleepy when we got
ou lhS Ndl anu ciSpl va Nue
way to the place where we were go
ing.
When we got to town that the
man called New Castle they took me
to big building and turned me over
to a woman. She was good to me. The
hospital, or whatever the building
was, was a clean place There was a
yhN ;rG
He looked like a doctor. because he
had whiskers. short gray whiskers.
ION Saturday night l was taker
away from the hospital and think We
went to a town called Ashtabula. We
travelled in buggy and on foot. Early
in the morning We went back to the
hospital. | heard one Of the men sa,
There will be nothing doing tonight.
guess
Told Willie He Was on a Vacation.
They told me all along that l wa!
just on little vacation. | wasn't go
ing to be hurt. they told me. So JUS
acted nice and had a good time play
ing around the hospital. l knew
would get back home all right ant
just supposed Mr.. Jones' was one o
my friends who was treating me nic'
because you wanted him to treat m,
that way, papa, dear"
The boy told the story slowly. A
times he stopped and kissed ant
Rugged his father. The father sat a
if in a trance The music of his boy
voice seemed to charm him as NJ
music ever had before. A minute afte
| the lad finished his narrative and tn
detectives were standing around ad
| miring him. the father said: Willie
I am happier tonight than ever hav
been before in my whole life