Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-08

was playing on the sand pile callinr
to me. Then he didn't call any
more and / ran out to see If he
was all right, and he was gone.
looked all over the neighborhocd
but couldn't find trace of him
and so / came down here. H,
might have tried to come to NEE
lyou, thought"
mo, but he's all right! The III
tie rascal has probably gone WISH
ing. He's a natural runaway
Wen have to make him stay in tn
yard"
But I called at every house
where the people know him.
Just then Mr.. Peabody. the pres
ident of the bank, came into the
| office. He spoke pleasantly to me
then turned to Dick:
| Anything wrong, williams ?"
Dick looked anxious.
mo, think, l hope not! Mrs.
Williams allowed our little boy to
play in the sandpile outside tn,
yard, and he has wandered away
TITS three o'clock. you 60 and
help locate the little man. / used
to run away when I was his age
remember hearing my mothe
say. every time got a chance. !
am sure nothing has happened
him."
Dick hurried out with me after
thanking Mr.. Peabody, but though
we separated and searched every
place we could think of we found
no trace of him.
F! l asked everyone I met II they
had seen a little boy, and described
the way Junior was dressed. Fin
ally small girl said she had seen
a man taking little boy to ride In
his car.
"He was a nice man, he took
him for a ride" she said In her
childish way.
(Which way did they GOT"
She pointed the way, and as Dick
Ihad gone in that direction I hur-
Tried to overtake him.
1.-THE little boy took his pail and
Ishovel riding, too" the child called
latter me, SO removing all doubts as
Ito its being Junior.
| "a man took him riding In his
lear" called when I reached
llDick's side, breathless. ! had rur
| part of the way. l.
"People shouldn't do such things
They should know parents woule
be. anxious, especially about such
little chap"
Dick proposed we go back ant
question the little girl who evi
IDENTIFY was the only person who haf
seen Junior. She added nothing Il
her story. save to tell us tina
Junior was laughing, and that Their
wasn't no back seat In the car.
"A, runabout, probably" Dicl
remarked. Then: II shall go to th'
police station. Nan. Junior Is yer,
likely all right. and having the tim
of his life, but 1t is over an hou
since you came to the bank, so n
must have been gone about tw
hours. The fellow who took hin
may have had tire trouble or some
thing" / knew he meant, Nigh
have had an accident. but that n
didn't want to brighten me.
insisted upon going to the 20
Ilice station with Dick. A motorcy
Gle officer soon started up the roa'
the little girl had said the maj
took. while Dick and ] continue
our search of the town. But ate
a bit Dick said:
II II can't believe anything but q
accident to the car would max
llthat man keep a little child ava
from his home like this. I'll get
car and a doctor. and go after then
too, that motorcycle policeman
may have located them, and ca
direct u.s."
II I longed to go too. but whe
Dick told me 1t was unwise, tina
Junior might be brought back.
said no more.
1.-THE fellow might come bacl
IIanother way" Dick argued, whe
lii begged to be taken, "and JUNO
be frightened not to find either Q
us."