The Detroit times., 1910-06-14

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waved to them to stop until path
could be cleared through the crowd
That took several minutes. but the
curious throng finally fell back Few
feet and the procession came on.
Eat Temple Was orlnnlne.
Louis. aged TO- was the master OF
the occasion. He refined his pony
close beside that OF his 6-year-oid
brother Temple. and called out: Come
on. Temp"
Temp wore a grin almost as broad
as his wide-brimmed hat He Is fat
as butter" and as broad as he Is tall.
but that isn't much. He had on a
black rubber coat that hid even MS
legs. Louis wore corduroy breeches
and q moleskin coat.
AS they drew up to the curb they
hesitated about what TO do. The spec
tators were cheering and the boys de-
meanor suddenly changed TO one OF
fright. But the scare. a sort OF stage
fright, was brief.
A woman In evening dress, who had
run out OF the hotel when the boys
arrival was announced. pushed her
way TO Temple and grabbed him. He
fell of into her arms and che kissed
him. The boy plainly showed his dis-
pleasure at that Louis waved his
whip. got her attention and admon-
ished her:
Look out, Temp charged a woman
two bits for doing that In Washing
ton"
"Oh. It's all right" laughed the
u.ocoa1 uI'u, frnu TaYas"
At this point Catch En- Alive
Jack" Aberuathy reached the horses
and picked UP Temple Lifting the
youngster TO his shoulder he started
into the hotel Four men hoisted Louis
and trotted inside with him. A porter
took the horses and led them OF to
livery stable Louis's mount was en-
tirely over its lameness. the seventy
Ave miles jannt from Wilmington TO
Trenton apparently having cured The
ailment. The animals were lean, but
showed no apparent sign OF their
| fifty six day plod over $500 miles.
Their long necks hung In true bronco
manner. but thev stood natfooted and
walked away b-iskly to- the stable.
Jack" Alternately fairly ran through
, the corridor with his younger son and
the volunteer bearers followed him
with the other boy. They went up TO
the rooms their father has occupied
when awaiting their arrival.
The first thing Temple said when he
got upstairs away from the crowd
was
How about the eats7'
"Ill take hay for mine" said Louis,
III dcuyr, In ~ fnctaah NJ eat
ing IT,"
on the first leg OF their last days
Journey, the boys father. who had met
them In Trenton. and then returned to
this city by train, talked with them
by telephone. He became a bit ner-
vous as the hours passed. He told
several men In the Breslin that he
hoped nothing would happen on The
last day. He had set his heart on
having his sons greet Col. Roosevelt
next week, and he didn't want to give
the Rough Rider a chance to say TO
the boys:
I'm sorry you didn't succeed" or
better luck next time"
Alternately wanted To show the man
he had taught To catch wolves with
his hands that there was no such word
az fall in the Alternately family diction-
airy. When he heard over the phone
that both boys and horses were In
good condition he told them TO get q
good luncheon ard come on.
Their father met them In Jersey
City. He had a taxicab and when
Temple spied IL he shouted to his
father:
"Win ride in that tomorrow"
Assured that he would he added:
Don't forget Z. pop"
O nthe ferry boat a friend OF Aber-
nathy gave each boy a huge bunch OF
flowers. The lads carried them all
the way to the Breslin. They dis
mounted once nthe boat TO 20 out
on the front end and look OF the sky
scrapers Louis asked the old ques-
ton about the buildings being built on
hill.
Before the ferry boat reached It's
slip at Twenty-third-st the boys were
back in the saddle. throng was mt
the ferry house to meet them and they
we're cheered There the mounted
polio rode up and Jack" Alternately
called to his Boys to follow the police
men. He went on ahead to the hote,.
They rode through Twenty-third. st.
N Sevepth-ave. and down that thor
oughfare to Twenty.ninth-st. whore
they turned east and headed for the
BreslIn Many In the crowd at the
ferry went along with tho boys 70 the
hotel Temples mount didn't like the
/ elevated trains but "Tenep" mgged
away on the reins and tho animal de-
cided 70 behave Although only six
II was apparent that Temple was mas
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