Show PRODIGAL SON FOR 36 35 YEARS FINDS HIS FATHER He Wall Walks Up to Sires Sire's Door ana they Compare Names WI WICHITA CHIT ran Kan April 4 B. B. B V. V Holt aged aRed 50 wealthy merchant of S Syracuse N. N Y walked thou thoughtfully to tho the front door of a a. residence at 41 Indiana avenue this city elty and rapped at atthe the tho door It was not opened at the first filet knock and he ho rapped again A A. moment later the door was opened by a a. gray haired man who gazed at him rather suspiciously I i am B. B V. V Holt said Bid the tM visitor I. I Well won remarked the man you have tho S same name IDO name namo as myself What are you yon doing selling some eom thing No Not said Bald the tho visitor I j Just t dropped drop poa in for a little caU calL 4 Como on in 11 invited invite the tho older man Seated In th the parlor tho the visitor turned to a a. picture on the te wall 44 Who Who is that f ho he inquired for the picture represented a youth of about 14 or 15 years jears That is my son who disappeared from rom home homo thirty years ago responded responded re re- tho the aged man Yes Yc y CS I recognize tho the picture I said I the he visitor for 1 Lana Lam am the son For Por a few moments tho aged tho-aged aged man J. J C. C Holt aged aged 75 refused to believe Then as tho the other man recalled incidents inci mci dents of his boyhood the older mans man's band went tremblingly y to his boys boy's shoulder and ho he acknowledged the son he lad iad not seen seen for thirty thirty five years vears Thirty five years ago B. B V. V Holt then but jut 15 years Vears old ran away away- from homo home because his his father had punished him for forgoing forgoing going joing swimming The Tho boy went to Chicago Chi Oh- cago jago where ho he became cash boy in a clothing store 4 The Tho younger Holts Holt's rise to fortune might hn have vo furnished material for faT From Froma a Cash Boy or I A A Self Solf Made Mado Runaway for after ten years ho he ie went wont to Syracuse N. N Y where ho he started in business for himself In the thc hirty years vears that have elapsed he had lad not written to his parents Somo weeks ago tho the merchant decided de dc- to visit his old home Farmer armer City Ill There Thero bo ho was told his family lad had moved to Lawrence Kan At Lawrence ho be found his mother had died twenty years ago after which his fahr fa fa- hr h had d come como to Wichita ichita 1 with his sister Coming to Wichita the tho long lone lost son failed to find his fathers father's namo name in in tho directory but after making inquiries ho discovered that J. J C. C Holt lived at the Indiana avenue address Ills His sister had married but is now a a. widow After a a. jo joyful ful reunion at the Holt Bolt home the returned eon son ann that ho 10 would take tako his father and sister with him lira back to Now New York where whore they would not a again ain be separated d. d |