The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-26

Spent
nigh
alone
Lightning" and Dynamite"
Lead Deputies to Spot
Where Boy Sits Crying

After IN alLnieht search h
the woods near Jovita for mis-
ing 2-year-oId Alvin. B0WmaA,
In which farmers of the coun-
tryside had Joined with toruhGD
and laDserns. "Dynamiles an
Lightning" the sheriff's Mod
hounds. led Deputies Al Lee
and Chuck H. Kesrn<y early
this morning 10 q pile Of cnt
saisl, brush morc than = mile
from the place where the baby
boy was last seen Sunday piter-
noon.
On top OF the brush Pile. fright
ened and crying Justify but other
wise all right. sat Alvin. The dogs
hoarse baying rcverberated thru the
wood. calling the searchera At
O'Clock the tot, none the worse for
his adventure. was restored to the
arms OF his worried father.
The little fellow. dressed In romp-.
ers and 'scuffer" shoes. had wan
dered off from thesfarm Of J. Sfb-
ley, near Jovita. where he bad been
staying since his mother was osnt
Sunday afternoon. and disappeared.
Sibley searched the farm houses
and fields adjacent In vain before he
called for help. when night fell.
and a party of rs men. women and
children had failed 10 find trace Of
the little boy. IL wac feared he
might have been kidnapped or carried
off by some wild animal.
BUILT BONFIRE
TO ATTRACT BOY
Sibley phoned the sheriff here.
and while the bloodhounds were be-
ing made ready for the night drive.
the search at Jovita was continuod-
When Lee and Kearncy arrived
with the two big dogs. they found
the scarchers gathered about huge
bonfire. built for'two purposes--as =
beacon light for the boy and for thes
posse TO warm themselves.
The deputies learned that The
woods for a mile surrounding the
Sibley farm had been thoroly gone
over. They waited by the fire until
the first light OF dawn began. to pen
citrate the woods.
Then Lightning and Dynamite"
were shown several articles Of the
little boys clothing. With a sniff.
Dynamite" with Lee at his leash.
started Off Lightning" and Kear-
ney followed close behind. The dogs
circled about the fire. then "Dyna-
mite" cut into the woods. fairly
Lee off his feet. with tho
other dog and Kearney at his heels.
Thru tangles OF dense brush. over
logs and across a swamp Dynamite"
led the way. Three quarters Of =
mile from the place where neigh
Dor reported having seen little Alvin
late Sunday afternoon Dynamite"
stopped short, shifted the earth,
then lunged forward again straight
into the woods. emitting tlse deep
bay that signified he had struck the
trail.
Lee had to dig his heels into the
earth to hold the dog back. Kcarney
was having similar difficulty with
Lightning" Both dogs were bay.
ing now and the woodsmen filled
with the shouts OF other searchcrs.
TRIES TO QUIET
BOY
Dynamite" and "Iishtning'
made a short circle thru some heavy
brush. then stopped short and. with
tails thrashing, lifted their heads
and gave long-drawn. exultant cry.
On the heap of dry brush before
them was their quarry. The dogs
continued their uproar as the search
ers gathered. Lee picked the little
chap up from the brush pile ana
tried to quiet him. but 1t was not
until his father j. c. Bowman, had
taken him that he quit his terrorisod
crieA