The evening world., 1913-06-27
MCCARTHY GIRL
WON'T RUN AWAY
AGAIN, She SAYS
Daughter Of Broker, Who Slept
Two Nights in Park, Tells
IA. Her Experiences.
IS ALMOST A WRECK.
Parents Watch at Bedside and
viii Take Her Away for
Long Rest. n
is ALMOST A WRECK.

suoe~ eoon elter y O'CLOCK last Tueoday
morning. and was found In Fort Wash.
ington Park yesterday afternoon, after
spending two nights sleeping under the
trees. 10 sleeping to-day In her own bed
in her parents apartment BY the bed.
side sits Mrs. Mccarthy. She has sat
there almost continuously since the lit
tie girl was brought back home, and
she keeps the vigil lest Helen awake and
call for her. It was after o'clock this
morning before the girl awoks from her
nights reet She reached over and
clasped her mothers hand and raised Il
to her lips. Then she murmured:
"Oh. mammal I'm 30 glad--so gladw
The mother threw hor arms around
her. but even AZ she would have ca
ressed her Helen fell again into deep
sleep. She was awakened later to par.
take Of broth and toast. but was per.
mitted to 90 to sleep again on the ad-
Vice Of DR.. Walter Joyce OF the
Hotel Ansonia- The physician told her
parents that Helen had had . rsmarka-
BILE escape from serious injury ~ the
result Of her nights spent In the open,
and that all she needed now was alb
solute rest. He said the child was com.
pletely exhausted.
WILL TAKE HELEN TO COUNTRY
FOR A LONG REST.
Mr.. Mccarthy remained In the apart
mont TOO. % - 70 b near his little
daughter. ALREADY he y planning 70
take her away to some quiet place In
the country where she can have ab.
soluts quiet for the rest Of the summer.
I'VE shall 80 Just - soon ~ Hsisn
10 strong enough 90 BE- moved" said the
father to-day. and ws shall stay until
she 10 perfectly well again. feel a.
though my Nttle girl had been returned
70 me from the dead. and don't pro.
pose - take any more chances with
her"
In ths Intervals when she awoks from
her heavy sleep the little girl oorrob.
GRATED her fathers belief. . belief which
had made him frantic with Srdsf until
she was found. that she had run away
because hs chastsed her and that she
had never meant to come back.
''0h. but changed my mind" cried
the girl II wanted 20 much 70 come
back but when I wanted to I couldn't.
I didn't know whore homo was and
was afraid to ok. I knew I had done
wrong"
Then remembered Mrs. Clarke (Ed.
ward Clarke Of No. 100 st. Nicholas ave-
nue.. and intimate friend Of Mr.. Nc
Carthy). and thought would try to
md him. knew that he lived on 81.
Nicholas avenue and thought perhaps
could nnd his house. asked Q man
how to get there and he told me to taks
q trolley car and did. AMI II went q
long way and then It turned to the left,
and presently the conductor told me 10
set Oh. It was st. Nicholas avenue"
SLEPT ALL NIGHT UNDER TREE
~ THE RIVER.
Z found . house I thought was Mr..
Clarkss." Helen continued. "but there
wasn't anybody At home. and 90 after I
had rung the bell for q long time !
went away. ! saw . lot Of lights up on
q hill (probably the lixhts OF the Col.
lego of the City OF New York; and I
went up the Q. Then I saw the river
and walked over toward It, There
were lots Of people about. but didn't
dare speak to anybody. 30 I Just kept
on walking and pretty soon I came to
q park and ! saw Q soda and candy
stand there and was hungry again. 20
I bought some sandwiches and some
candy and ! went and sat down In the
park and ate them.
TT was getting dark and began to
be frightened but I didn't know what
to do. sat down under q tree on q
long point Of land running out into the
water. and presently I must have fallen
asleep for when I woke up. the sun
was shining In my eyes. ] went to .
little brook that I saw nearby and
washed by face and my hands and
tidied my hair the best could. Then
vent to the little store and bought some
more candy and sandwiches.
II saw lots Of people and some po-
licemen but ! didn't know what they'd
do to ma. 20 I went and hid In some
bushes and stayed there most all day.
could hear children playing and
wanted to 30 out and play with them
but ! was afraid to and 90 stayed In
the bushes. When night came again
saw some people IN q big house and I
thought frst l would 90 there and ask
them to lot me In. but when walked
near the house was too frightened to
80 In. 20 waited until everybody went
away and then ! went to sleep IN some
b;shes where could sss the big house
II woke up"
From the girl's description the police
believe the house she saw was one used
by park employees to store their garden
tools and to leave their clothing when
they don working overalls.
CANNOT DISTINCTLY RECALL
EVENTS or LAST pAv.
Hslen's nibA was somswAst hasy
when she tried TO recall me events Of
the, following day. the day O. watch sAe
vs. sDuad. She reps4eaeeA Rofipg "
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