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Show FINDS SON LOST SIX YEARS. Anfd Man Picks Boy Out of Crowd at Tacoma. Tacoma, Wash. nack In tho smoky city of Pittsburg. Pa., six years ago Gcorgo Swatn, then a youth of 16 years, ono night slid down a water-pipe water-pipe along tho sldo of his parents' residence, nnd from then until tho naval celobratlon hero no trnco had over been found of tho boy. Tlmo and Its mnny changes brought tho father of this roving lad to North Yakima, whoro ho purchased n fruit ranch. North Yakima sent Its delegation dele-gation tn Tacoma to Join In tho flcot festivities, and with tho crowd camo Charles S, Swnln, Itenr Admiral Charles S. Sporry'B fleet brought tho bnttlo ship Now Jersey to Tacoma to make a flnnl stand boforo going Into dry dock nnd thon on for Its voyago around tho world. On the Now Jorsey as a' seaman wns young valn. Shoro leavo gavu him his first sight of tho city, and as ho strolled past the Donnelly hotol an old man rushed nut upon him, threw his arms about tho sailor lad's neck and, weeping tenrs of Joy, cried: "Gcorgo, my boy, my boy." Father and son had met and tho long search ot the former for tho latter had onded. Thoy went Into tho hotel and up to the older Swain's room, whoro the boy learned of his mother's death and filled an hour or moro with chapters of his llfo op tho boo and his experiences In tho navy. this is ono or the happiest days or my llfo, and I wish I could keep my boy with mo all tho tlmo," Bald tho loi' father, Young Swain has been nn enlisted man for a year. Ho Is an electrician and has thrco years yet to servo "In tho greatest navy," ho Bays, "In the world." "When my tlmo Is up I'm going back to dad nnd stay with him on his fruit ranch nt North Yakima." said tho young mariner. |