The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-22
SMALL TRAVELLER IS
AT Home, REPENTANT
Margaret Dwyer. Aged II,
Wrote Note to Herself and
signed IL Mother"
SAID PARENT LEFT HER
Police Doubted and Seeker
After S6 a Week job Is Back
in Brewster, N. Y.
SAID PARENT LEFT HER

little slip of a girl. scarcely II, un-
packed a small travel worn bag last night
IN Brewster. y. v. and climbed into a
comfortable bed. interrupting the process
nov and then by dabbing at her eyes with
damp handkerchief. She had packed the
bag ~ noon on Saturday for a runaway
trip TO New York.
Her mother followed by her husband.
Thomas Dwyer. an engine inspector on
the New York Central, stole softly into
the room later on and kissed the child.
II guess Margaret won't do II again."
Mrs DwNer said. Her husband said he
Noped not and promised to warn conduc-
tors on the railroad not to pass the pretty
little Dwyer KID" any more unless her
mother and father were along. Mean
while Allie the family baby. who came
TO New York yesterday with her parents
20 bring the runaway home, WAS down
stairs telling her three older brothers all
about the Childrens society, which had
cared for Margaret the night before and
turned her over to forgiving parents yes
,erday afternoon.
Margaret is an Independent little per-
son When Mrs. Dwycr told her a week
ago that she could not go camping with
the G'rl Guides as she had done last year
on saturday Margaret found she had not
PASSED In arithmetic.
II was fine day for travelling. she
thought. The brown bag was brought
out 4 few dresses and things were
packed in. Th,n Margaret sat down and
wrote note TO herself and signed ID
Mother" She nut this note. with the
pad on which she had written II. into the
rag and with a dollar she had saved up
slipped down TO the station. A train left
Tor New York at . :14. The conductor
recognized the child and told a trainman
Tom pwycr's girl" was taking "A ride.
The note looked strange TO Policeman
Rsusch about II 80 o'clock Saturday night
when 1t was handed TO him by pretty
girl In u short blue silk dress with her
hair neatly braided down her back. IL
read that Mother" had decided to lsave
the child in the city for the summer. sure
that although she was "only 16" she could
End work for about 81 n week and a cheap
boarding house. Margaret explained that
she had found the note in her handbag
after hcr mother left her in a department
store
"can YOU help meT" she asked the
po,iccman.
Rausch took her to the Chldren's So
rety. where she finally gave her name,
hut stuck 10 her story Of the note. While
she was sleeping soundly In the society's
looms her father presumed she was visit
.ng friends along the line. Then he got
3D. telegram from the New York police.
Father mother. an aunt and tho baby
SER arrived at the Childrens society
rooms yesterday afternoon. The superin.
;endent went up to Margaret and said
Don't you know YOU have told a pack
% lss?'
"Ycs," she replied coldy. as mother
down stlrs?"
Bag IN hand the child went to face hel
parents When she caught sight OF then
her tears came thick and fast and sh.
went home truly repentant. Her fatheI
said she had visited an aunt in Fifty
second street in January as Unexpectedly
but on that occasion she was sent hom,
by return train. Her mother had COM
down al Christmas time without bringing
her along.