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Show jLOST LITTLE GIRL IS; RESTORED TO HER MOTHER Straying from home in search of the good groceryman who h.id Riven her some candy on a previous occasion, a tiny blue-eyed girl was found wandering wander-ing about unchaperoned in the heart of the business district shortly before noon today. She was taken into Wrights' department siore by a kind-hearted kind-hearted passerby and from there to the police station by Officer Merrick She appeared entirely unafraid of the officer and also of his colleagues and others at the station and agreeably agree-ably "uh-huhed" io every question thai was asked about her identity. and that of her parents. Her outer dress, a fur coat and stocking cap. kept the questioners guessing as to ner sex and thej found their guesses wrong when, removing the cap, Officer tierriek revealed re-vealed a heavy head of light hair curled curl-ed m unmistakable "Kirl" fashion, and When the coat was removed there was no fur trior doubt. The little toi will-incly will-incly accompanied her temporary guardian to the apartments of the ma iron of the prison, Mrs. Barlow Wilson Wil-son who took charge of her until her mother arrived on th scene The mother, v, hose name the police did not learn, accepted the actions of the child as a matter of course, so the officers of-ficers say the blame for her running awaj must be laid at the door of the grocer who first gave her candy. |