Evening star., 1935-02-25


and said little prayer before drop
ping off to sleep.
With a sigh of relief, Policeman
Reese bundled the two wayfarerS into
his automobile and took them to the
firehouse at Branchville, where Chief
G. c. johnson had been organizing
and directing the search. There the
youngsters disposed of milk and large
sandwiches supplied by the firemen
while their parents were being notified.
Soon there was happy reunion be-
tween the twins and their father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Miller
of No. IL Milmarson place, who had
spent almost the entire night at the
scene of the search since the twins
disappeared in the swamp while on a
picnic yesterday afternoon.
John and Elizabeth did not return
to their third and fourth grade class
rooms at Keene School today. Instead,
they were given hot baths, wrapped in
blankets and put to bed. John and
Elizabeth, however, had managed to
get in considerable sleep last night.
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ture and declined to disappoint news
photographers.
Became Separated in Woods.
The family party, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller, the twins and their
elder brothers, George, jr., IL, and
Samuel, IA, took advantage of a mild
Sunday afternoon and motored to a
point on Sunnyside road for a picnic.
After disposing of the lunch the four
children wandered into the woods.
Presently the elder boys returned with
out the twins. They had become sep
arated in the woods and supposed John
and Elizabeth had returned to the au-
tomobile.
Mr.. Miller blew his motor horn and
George and Samuel shouted for the
twins. Receiving no answer, the boys
and their father went into the woods.
The twins were nowhere to be seen.
Now thoroughly alarmed, the Mil
lers drove to nearby residence and
telephoned for help. Several hours
before dark the appeal had gone out
by telephone and radio. Search
parties were organized and all night
men with torches, lanterns and elec-
trio searchlights combed the swampy
country.
Wandered Deep Into Woods.
Meanwhile, the twins had wandered
deep into the woods. They found
log across Indian Creek and went
over to the other side, but returned
when cut off by the swamp. The pair
emerged onto road in a strange
locality.
Their parents, when the children
had become lost in downtown Wash
ington some time ago, warned the
twins not to address strangers, but to
seek out policeman. They began to
hunt for a policeman.
The children passed houses and
motorists, afraid to announce their
plight. They walked 7 or 8 miles in
a roundabout course, in and out Of
the edge Of the swamp. Once they
saw tourists cabin, but the sign said
rs cents a night, and they had no
money.
Nightfall found the twins within q
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Boulevard, where hundreds of auto
mobiles were passing. But the pair
refused to turn to strangers in their
plight.
John Recites Prayer.
Instead, they scraped up a bed Of
pine needles in a thicket and pre-
pared to spend the night. John
spread his coat for mattress and
Elizabeth pulled her wrap over them
as a covering. The twins looked up
at the stars through the trees over
head and decided to say prayer.
John said it went like this:
Tonight when lie down to rest,
Angels guard my little nest,
Like the wee birds In the tree,
Heavenly Father, care for me-"
Although sheet ice formed on nearby
pools, the night was comparatively
mild. The children slept fairly well,
they said, and were found shortly
after they awakened.
Mr.. Miller is writer and publisher
of books on educational subjects,