The New York herald., 1921-03-10
2 HOUR SUBWAY
JAUNT BY BOY OF 8
Seeks Candy Rabbits; Dodees
Mother and Sister; Boards
Train in Brooklyn.
TRAVELS CIRCUIT TWICE
Found Finally Asleep on His
Kiddie Car Outside Times So.
Station at 10 P. NJ.
'RAvELs CIRCUIT TWICE

Mrs. George Mahoney OF SIS Fiji
teenth street. Brooklyn, asked her
three year-old son, George. Jr, Tues
day afternoon II he and his fve-year-
old sister. Elizabeth, didn't want to
go with her 10 a meat market and buy
some nice pork chops for their father.
George refused to grace the expedition
with his manly dignity until ne had
obtained permission to make the trip
IN his kiddie car and until he had
pinned his mother down TO definite
promise that lollypops also would be
purchased. These demands agreed TO.
the family went 70 the meat market,
in Fifth avenue, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets.
There Mrs. Mahouey and Elizabeth
went Inside to make their purchases. but
George elected TO stay outside and
amaze the popuiace with his trick kiddie
car riding. Mrs. Nahoney established
liaison with her son by means of Eliza
beth, who Was kept busy popping IN
and out OF the meat market with reports
about George. After the first two or
three pops she gave her mother this
communication without variance:
George is sitting on his car in front
OF a candy store window looking at a
candy rabbit, and he says you've got 90
buy hin, candy rabbit but, Mamma,
II you buy George a candy rabbit sou
have 10 buy me one too"
Candy Rabbit Hordes In Visions.
But Elizabeth wasn't quite right.
George was doing more than stare at
the candy rabbit. George was thinking.
He was thinking that year ago ne Wis
tied mis- Aunt Nellie about Easter time.
and Aunt Nellie had dozens and dozens
Of candy rabbits as we'll as brilliantly
colored eggs that tasted good.
So George decided that the thing 70
do was to so to see Aunt Nellie. He
know that to get to Aunt Nellie's he
had TO 20 on train. so he asked
man where the nearest train was. The
man directed hin, to the Prospect avenue
station Of the 3 z. r. subway, and
George went there after devious van
derinss. dragging his kiddie car behind
him. He had no money. out he walked
calmly past the ticket chopper and man
aged TO reach the uptown platform.
There he stood until a train came in.
He boarded II. being careful TO get in
the drst car. because he was fascinated
magnificent voice end yelled things
through ! rnegaphone.
AS nearly as Georges parents ran
gather from his tale OF his adventures
the boy made two round trips with this
loud lunged guard. but finally he saw
that tho man was aided oy artificial
means and the voice lost its attractions.
Ho therefore 80. or as soon as the tran
stopped. and Il happened that he got
off at Times square.
This was about o'clock, The Ma
honeys think. about two hours after
Mrs. Mahoney and Elizabeth stepped
from the butcher shop to 6nd George
and his kiddie car gone. or course
Mrs. Mahoney notified the police. and
the police started TO search. but II never
occurred to anybody that George could
have got as far away as Manhattan. go
while various districts in Brooklyn were
being searched, and talk was being made
OF dragging the Gowanus Canal. George
was scooting around the Times Build
ing in his kiddie car and admirng the
bright lights.
Asleep Astridr Hts ktddie Car.
Georges movements from ) o'clock
until 10. when he was found by police
man fast asleep astride his car, are
shrouded in much mystery. He has
tried TO tell his folks, but they don't
seem to understand, and as matter of
fact George tells a different story each
time. The only thing he tells more than
once Is this:
"A lady kissed me and nice man
gimme some candy"
But at any rate Georges adventure
came 10 an ond finally and no was sent
TO the rooms OF the Children's Society.
The police OF Brooklyn were notified
after George had said he lived there, and
at :30 yesterday morning O policeman
told the Mahoneys that their son had
been found and would soon be returned
to them. And about that time nurse
In the Children's Society. dressing George
for his return journey. said to him:
Your mother will give you spanking
FOR running away"
Nav said George. 'she'n buy me a
candy rabbit"
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