New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
Anthony and Dora Mack,
Who Fled from Ogre OF
Education, Restored TO
Parents in EImhurSt

A little boy and n little girl, four
nights away from home, sat, BIT
depressed, at the foot OF heap Of
neglected rubbish, in a public dump
lot few feet from the corner Of Ca!d-
well Avenue and Maiden Lane, Mas
peth. Long Island, at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning
They-brother and sister we're plan
ming the opening of wonderfully
broad life, that would take them away
from the fearful ogre OF education and
the vicinity Of a strong right hand.
Their faces we're not too soiled to
make Identification difficult though
they had not inadvertently neglected
20 effect a material transfer of the i'm
mediate landscape TO their counten-
anc.s and their garments.
Their cousin, Jimmy Leonard, who
had been asked by their parents, Jacob
and Mrs. Mack, Of 70 Broadway, Elm
hurst. 10 look for the children, CHANGED
TO find himself AZ the corner at ~
O'Clock Yesterday morning, and, feeling
that the boy and girl he gazed at were
not dissimilar 70 the cousins he had
known in Elmhurst life, ne walked
over
Jimmy Tells Policeman.
"Uncle Jacob told me TO find you
Antbonv, the boy, stepped forward
before his sister, Dora, could respond
and told Jimmy TO shut up 30
Jimmy ran away.
But he didn't run beyond where ne
found Patrolman James Nlderkascn'
three blocks distant. To Widerkasch
Jimmy revealed the essentials OF his
discovery. The policeman hurried 10
the dump, but when the young MacHs
saw him approaching. they sprang up
and, lodging behind the numerous
piles Of rubbish, got 70 the sldeWalh
on the opposite side of the 10y oeIore
Widerkasch was convinced that inc
EImburst mystery was in the solving.
FOR the children, il must be said that
thew stuck together. Once, in the run
across the lot, Dora, who is older than
Anthony, slipped and rolled on her
back. Her brother stopped, picked her
up, and was trying to carry her when
she struggled loose and took up the
conduct Of her own campaign or re-
treat. -.
When the children got 70 the side
walk they hurried along together, CIV
ing no heed to the shouts Of the pc
liceman. or TO the cries of score OF
children whose interest had been
aroused bv the pursuit Through weak
ness, induced by lack Of proper sleep
and lack of sufficient food, Dora and
Anthony did not last long.
Widerkasch was very gentle.
"I'm going to take you where youH
get something fine to eat" he said.
"And you won't hurt us for not go
ing to school all those days" asked
Dora, trying to brush off the mud spots
from her brown coat.
Hes going TO arrest US said An
thony, frowning.
pm just gong to take care OF you;
come with me-" said the policeman,
They boarded streetcar. WIDER
kasch sat next to the door. Anthony,
with his arm around his sister, Kept &, q
space Of half a foot between himself
and the policeman on the ride. Wider
kasch spoke TO both, but Anthony only
Qlowered in answer. the girl, filled with
confidence, talked IN tone that DIS
closed the situation 20 all the passen-
gers.
Wanted Spanking Qualified.
at wasn's nice all the time we didn't
20 home" she said. "And think papa's
going to spank us. You don't think
he'll spank US hard, do you?" she asked
Widerkasch. The policeman said he'd
try to prevent It.
They were taken 10 the Newtown
police station. Captain Price tried TO
help them clean their clothes, but the
Job was too difficult. He told them
that their parents had been worrying
over their absence, and that such nice
children should do all they could TO
help their mother and father. Then he
told Widerkasch TO take them home.
As they were leaving the police sta
ton and were stepping down TO the
first floor, Anthony saw lump Of
sugar on the second stair from the top.
He picked il up and offered i to Dora.
Eat It," he said.
She grasped il eagerly, and in the
next second it was in her mouth.
When the children reached their
home their parents, who have three
other children, were waiting expectant-
~, having been notified by a messenger
that Dora and Anthony had been found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack were on the porch
OF their small frame house when they
saw the policeman and the children
step from the car. They rushed down,