Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-23

Scott City, the $50 commonwealers were
ordered to board the train in waiting, which
consisted Of three coaches and the private
car Of General Attorney b. p. waggener Of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
The Misses Gordon occupied a seat in the
middle coach. The doors OF the cars were
locked and deputy United States marshal
placed at each end. armed with a Winchee-
ter rine Then the journey of $50 miles TO
Topeka was begun. Capt. Shoecraft, all
this time was celebrating in his own mind
over his secret and what he should do In the
premises. He decided not TO reveal IL to
MS commanding officer, and only to the
United States marshal Accordingly he re-
quested a conference with Marshal Nicely,
VINO invited him TO come to the private
state room of Mr.. Waggener's car There
the OLD captain told the marshal that he
had in his company two very susnlcious
characters, and that in his opinion they
We're young women In male attire The
two men agreed that no one should be APP
prised or this fact, and that an investiga-
ton should be made as soon as the train
reached Topeka.
Their Confession.
When the army arrived here the train
was side-tracked, and the commonwealth
ordered to prepare their camp for the
night. This was about O'Clock In the
afternoon. At O'Clock Capt Shoecraft
whispered 20 the Gordon brothers" that
ne wanted to see them in the private car.
Their faces flushed up. but they obeyed
the command. Gen. Sanders was 10 town
and ignorant of this meeting Of the can
tam Marshal Nicely and the two myster-
ious commonwealers. When confronte
with the suspicious both broke down ard
Mept bitterly, admitting everything, relat-
ing the story of their lives and tn, desire
10 return TO old home and friends as told
ABOVE They said Il had been the dream
OF their life to return 10 New York. aud
that misfortune and poverty Rad forced
them 10 adopt this method ~ they ever
hoped TO return to the state Of their birth.
me story OF their preparations FOR erist-
mcht their per.ious AMI fati;:uin2 ride
across the plains and their LONGING desire
70 90 back to ole scenes ana familiar faces
was as touching as IT vas romantic
A closed carriage was or.erei and the
sisters were conveyed to a hotel with strict
ORDERS under no circumstances 10 reveal
their identity. Then Marshal Nelly set ont
70 ma a dressmaker, who. after taking
measurements, went to "A DRY goods store
and selected two entire reaflv male s,.i.s
including underwear, uonnets shoes ana
all the articles necessary !n a ladN's ward
rope: he then went 10 the government
ouilding and revealed The secret 70 three
friends, requesting thehl 10 aid him i'm
contributions sufficient to meet these ex-
penses. Soon the four n-cn had nut 90
gether enough money to pay the merchant
ana oressmaker' and had surplus eft for
railroad fare TO send them on their Jour-
ney. To this fund Attorney wRggener is
sued passes over his line 10 St I.oufs ana
at . O'Clock pm. OF the next day EniIjne
and Leoni Gordon continued their Journey
toward their home near Fraaklmvilis New
YORK, where they are by This time with the
friends OF their youth. The lady who Sc
lected their outfits. an an unguarced mo-
ment, related the story. describing their
beauty and grace as they departed on their
homeward trip. This has greatly disturbed
Marshal Nicely, who streuuously denies n
and refuses tC talk about the strange ad-
venture OF these two young women, but n
Is true. nevertheless. and IL invests SAM
ders commonweal army with a romance
of rare interest.