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Tom Slade on Mystery Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
page 103 of 150 (68%)

TRAIN HAND GIVES CLEW

Police authorities throughout the country have been asked to search
for Anthony Harrington, Jr., the little son of Anthony Harrington,
banker, of New York. The child, aged about ten, disappeared about a
week ago and since then an exhaustive search privately made has
failed to yield any clew of the little fellow's whereabouts.

When last seen the child was playing on the lawn of his father's
beautiful estate at Irvington-on-Hudson on Friday a week ago. From
that time no trace of him has been discovered.

The only bit of information suggesting a possible clew comes from
Walter Hanlon, a trainman who told the authorities yesterday that on
an afternoon about a week ago his attention was drawn to a child
accompanied by two men leaving his train at Catskill Landing.
Hanlon's train was northbound. He reported what he had seen as soon
as the public alarm was given.

Hanlon said that he noticed the child, a boy, as he helped the
little fellow down the car steps, because of an open jack-knife
which the youngster carried, and which he good-naturedly advised him
to close before he stumbled with it. To the best of Hanlon's
recollection the little fellow wore a mackinaw jacket, but he did
not notice this in particular. It is known that the child wore a
sweater when he disappeared.

Hanlon paid no attention to the child's companions and his
recollection of their appearance is hazy. He says that the three
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