The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-10
SIT WAS JOE'S FAULT"
SAYS BOY RUNAWAY
"Egged Me to Take S65, and
Then We Came Here to
See New York"
"BUT WAIT TILL / GET HIM"

1t looks very much ms II Joe Paxton. IA
years old, son OF letter carrier OF
Stroudsburg. Pa, is going to have a busy
fifteen minutes some time this evening or
the next time that Arthur Low, until yes
terday morning Joe's pal meets him And
Arthur, who Is only 10 years old, but who
has been stopping in a suite at the Able
marle- Hoffman for the past six days. OK
poets 20 be back in Stroudsburg some time
to-day. For the two boys are pals no
longer.
Arthur told about It yesterday evening
In the lobby of the Hoffman House after
word had come from stroudsburg that he
and Joe had run away from home week
ago and were at that hotel. Although 1t
was only o'clock. six days experience as
"A man about town had palled on Arthur
and he was then in bed. lie had to get
up to receive a visitor.
Joe. he said, had started 1t all by saying
that he wanted to run away from home,
and IL Arthur could get some money. In a
way suggested by Joe. they could both
come to New York and do the town. Ar
thurs father is L. Il. Low, a wealthy re-
tired lumberman Of Stroudsburg.
Il had been to New York before with
my pdTtrtb, anu ndu tNopDtu ntIft thlh
Arthur. but i thought IL would be fun 70
come again SO l took SOS out OF my
fathers pocket. l already had Il nickel :;
Joe didn't have anything, 50 | paid the
fares here.
I'VE didn't bring any baggage, and as I
knew this hotel we came here. Joe reg
istered us both under wrong names. We
took room and bath. for which / paid
each morning.
"Daytimes we just looked over the city (:
saw tho Aquarium. the zoo and other
features OF the town. and just rode around
on the subway and elevated. We went
to n couple of matinees. but We only
stayed out at night three times. Then
We went to shows-the lIippodrome. the
Winter Garden and Hammerstein's. At
home ! have TO go TO bed at : 80 o'clock.
Il had an awful gloomy time though.
not half as much fun as when was here
with my father and mother worried
about my mother all the time. and fellow
can't have much fun when he's thinking
about things like that"
+ The boy, a fine looking. smart chap,
Eulped hard when he came to this part of
his narrative.
Il wanted to write home to tell her It
was all right, and that Ia be home soon.
but Joe told me not 20. He said they'd
find rs. So | didn't, and I'm sorry.
This morning, while l was washing,
Joe took So out of my poCket--he had no
money ut any time-and beat it. But l
had an ace In the hole, Ia left $40 with
the clerk. so l was still all right for
money.
Then ! told the elevator man about II
and he told me to write home. so I sent
special delivery letter this afternoon.
New York Is all right II you don't have
10 worry while you're here but when
get home I'll stay there"
He had never run away before. he
Russell. telephoned to tho hotel manage
ment to keep him until this morning when
he will be taken home. Joe will have
TO go to n hospital when Arthur gets
through with him, he said.
What made the boy more gloomy than
ever last night was that Russell had
said that their mother had become Ill
from worry.
Il don't mind facing my father because
! ran away, or because of the money" he
said, but a fellow hates to think OF
making his mother suffer because OF what
no has done"