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Show :-vMM;'llIttJ-:M: Aided by clue which ' he secured from gypsy ia this city, a father's search of nearly a year for bis kidnaped daughter was rewarded yesterday. The distracted parent nad traveled a distance dis-tance greater than the entire length of the United States. . ., A few months ago a hand of fortune-telling fortune-telling gypsy nomads spent several days in Salt Lake City. While they were here they were visited, by Demetro, a wealthy Green business man of Little Bock. Ark., who sought permission to search their eamn. Months before it was March 1, 1906 his twelve-year-old daughter, Cecelia, had - been kidnaped from his home by a bead of gypsies. Father Gains Clue. Demetro did not find his daughter here, bat some of the members of the party recognized the description the father gave. of her. .On the way West they had passed another traveling band ' in which was a pretty young girl whom they believed to be Demetro 's ehild. One . gypsy, particularly, - in the party . in this city, interested himself in , the story of the heart-broken father 'and promised, if b learned anything of the girl's whereabouts,-to eommanicate with him. , - . . t Before coming to this city Demetro had searched a score of camps in the South and Southwest, but had gained no trace of the child. Acting on the information gained here he set out for the North. He traveled for a time by train, then by wagon, then horseback. Went Through Many States a He came upon several roving camps, and aided by a letter given by the man. who had befriended him here, gained another trace of the particular eamp he sought. 1 But it was always "just ahead." ' . . ' On the Trail Mow. ' - Finally, however, he located the party par-ty ia a camp sear Thornton. I1L, a short distance from Chicago. He went to the noigfaborhod, and after careful detective work satisfied himself that his daughter was indeed being held prisoner pris-oner by this prticular band. Then he appealed to' the county authorities. Accompanied by four deputy sheriffs, Demetro went to Thornton yesterday. Just beyond the outskirts of the town wss the camp consisting of more than 100 tents. When the Cheek and his companions arrived Cecelia was playing on the prairie with several other youngsters. Gypsies Offer Resistance. Before Demetro could reach is daughter daugh-ter he- waa thrust aside by John Joe, king of the eamp, and who ia said to have kidnaped the child. Joe burst from a tent and seised Cecelia as she was about to spring into her father's arms. In an instant hundreds of gypsies were swarming out of their smoke filled homes and hurrying to the scene. Demetro seised the gypsy by the throat. While they were struggling on the ground scores of Joe's followers crowded around and threatened to interfere, in-terfere, but the Sheriffs drew their revolvers re-volvers and seized the little girL An instant later Demetro regained his feet, and taking his daughter, stood with the officers. Awed by the display of weapons, weap-ons, the gypsies retreated and the deputy sheriffs hurried to Thornton, where they boarded a train for Chicago. |