The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-26

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yarn cap were pulled carefully over
the boys ears. A slip, which Willie
was to hand to the conductor, was
put in the boys pocket. 1t read:
"Send this boy to the Hollenden no
tel double quick.''
Willie says the man told him that
if anybody asked him who took him
to the car line to tell them it was
"Mr. JONES'
"All right, Mr.. JONES'" answered
Willie.
Presently car came into view and
the mysterious Mr.. Jones drew the
boy closer to him
"Well, Willie, you are going down.
town now, and you will see your pa
pa pretty soon,'' he said.
This delighted Willie. He swung
on to the car quickly, according to the
| conductor. "Nr. Jones'' paid the
boys fare and then got Off the car
and disappeared after waving a
friendly adieu.
Presently Edward Mahoney, aged
II, sat down in the seat with the boy.
Mahoney, like most every other per-
son in Cleveland last night, was look
ing for Willie Whitla. So he started
conversation.
Boy Discovers His Identity.
"What's your name" he queried.
"Jones,' answered Willie, as his
hdnapper friend had told him to do.
But Mahoney was not to be fooled.
He called his friend, Ramsey, over
from another part of the car and
showed him Willie. He suggested
that it might be the missing child.
Then Willie showed them his trans
fer slip, saying that he should be
put of at the Hollenden hotel, and
they were convinced it was he.
The boys took Willie to the hotel.
He skipped through the doors ahead
Of them and into the lobby.
Willie did not see his father, moth
er, or sister in the lobby. Walking
over to the clerk he asked: "Have
you seen my papa?"
"Who is he, boy?" he was asked.
"Oh, I'm Mr.. Whitla's Willie" :"
he replied.
Father and Son Meet.
The crowd nearest the boy who
heard the words rushed in around
him. The father and his boy were
then brought together and the rapid
ly increasing crowd gave frantic
cheers for them both. Father and
son went to the formers room. Then
through the door came these words,
spoken by the father to the boys
mother, on the long distance tele-
phone: "Oh, mother, I have Willie
here in nv arms. He is safe. Glory
to God, mama, it is the happiest night
of my ife.''
Fully 1000 people gathered in the
Railways and Hobbies Of the hotel.
Those who we're unable to get into
the hotel stood on the sidewalk and
shouted for a glimpse Of the boy.
Again and again they called his name
and implored his father to bring him
out and let them look at him. Whitla
acquiesced to the request Of the crowd
and carrying the boy on his shoulder,
walked down into the lobby. Mount
ing a raised platform in the centre Of
the lobby, Whitle gave every one a
chance to see both father and son.
Cries of "speech," caused Whitla
to say few words as follows:
Whitla Makes Speech.
'This is my son. He was lost and
is found again. If I live thousand
years, I never can do enough to re-
pay the press, the police and the peo-
pie who all have done noble work in
helping to find my boy and in ex-
tending their sympathy to me and
my family and relatives.
The father then sought to induce
the child to say few words in re-
Spouse to the crowds demand, but,
frightened, Willie began to cry, so
the assemblaee cheered him again
and desisted >in its efforts to make
him speak.
Later the boy related his story to
his father and the newspaper men, as
foHows:,-
Willie's Story.
GA man, tall and with black mus
tache. came to the school house
Thursday and told my school teacher,
Mrs. Anna Lewis, that you wanted
me at YOUR office. T went out 10 a