Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-30
"But have you no knowledge or sus-

"But have you no knowledge or sus-
picion of how she VENT"
Il have no certain knowledge, sir, as
/ did not see her when she left. But
as there no other way of her
getting out of the ROOM, 1t stands TO
reason that that policeman as kept the
passage~door must have let her out"
The magistrate and the doctor look
cd at each other in perplexity. They
had full faith in the policeman; they
had nc faith whatever in Tabitha, and
yet the evidence was certainly against
the policeman, and i'm favor of Ia
bitha. She saw this, and followed up
her advantage by saying valiantly:
There, gentlemen, l have told you
the truth. / can't tell you any more
n a that. Now you may do your
worst to me, for here l stand ready to
be a martyr to the truth"
The doctor and the magistrate still
continued to look into each others
faces for counsel.
why don't you make the policeman
confess? Don't you see that there was
no other way for Miss Leaton to es-
cape but through the door that he
guarded, for the dressing room guard
cd by the other policeman.Aas no out
let, and the window shutters were all
barred and padlocked by the doctor,
who took away the keys with him?
And eve IL he had o done so, the
windows are full sixty feet from the
ground, and even if she had attempt
cd to jump from either of them. she
must have broken her neck. But she
could not even have attempted it. since
the windows were found as they were
left, securely fastened. And therefore,
your worship, is it not perfectly clear
as my mistress must have left the
room through the door guarded by that
p~elice?' concluded Tabitha, pointing
vindictively at the innocent but dis
committed officer.
"Sims. this looks very badly for
you," said the magistrate.
Il know 1t do, your worship; but l
hope my characters above suspicion"
Il believe it to be, Sims, and L do
not myself suspect you"
In fact, both the magistrate and the
doctor strongly suspected Tabitha. but
as the evidence was certainly not
against her. they could do nothing in
the premises.
They left the chamber and went
down into the crimson drawing room,
which had been the scene of so many
of the Investigations. to consult with
the Others upon the best means of
searching for and recapturing fhe flu
gitive.
They remained long in consultation
before 1t occurred to them to summon
one who might be supposed to take the
deepest interest in the matter. Then
Mr.. Humphreys said:
Had not Mr.. Montrose better be re-
quested to give us his company and
counsel in this AFFAIR.""
Certainly" replied Doctor watkins,
ringing the bell.
Give my respects 10 Mr.. Montrose.
and say that we should be pleased to
see him here" said the doctor to the
footman who answered the bell.
The servant withdrew, but presently
returned with the news.
"SIr. Montrose has not yet risen. sir"
Lazy fellow. and it is nearly u
O'Clock" said the doctor, dismissing
that matter from his mind and resum-
ing the business with the magistrates.
The form OF n placard was drawn
mp, offering a reward for the apprehen-
sion of Eudora Leaton, and this was
ordered TO he Immediately printed and
posted all over the country. The police
WIZ sCht out III tNSly uilCtIlon ~
prosecute the search; and when these
measures for the apprehension Of the
fugitive had been taken. the doctor Or
dered in breakfast, and sat down with
the magistrate and solicitor to par
take of it. And while they were thus
engaged Malcolm Montrose, who had
returned home unobserved, quietly en-
tered the dining room and babe them
good morning.
"Oh. you are up ut lastr said the
doctor.
II had a very bad nights rest: that
must be my apology for a very late
appearance" said Malcolm, drawing
his chair to the table.
And nave you heard since you came
down that the prisoner has eIcaped?"
Yes, SO my servant informed me;
but she cannot have gone far"
Why. no; and as the promptest
measures have been taken for her APP
prehension, we hope 500 TO have her
safely lodged i'm jail. But the great
mystery is the manner Of her escape.
She must have vanished up the chin
ney. / suspect Tabs Of knowing more
about it than she is willing TO tell; but
then there is no evidence against her,
and she insists that her mistress must
have been spirited away by the po-
liceman on gard while she. Tabs.
slept. And, in fact. if we were o as
sured of the fidelity of Sims, this
would seem the most likely solution
OF the mystery"
Il should think it would seem the
only one" said Malcolm. secretly
thanking heaven that Tabitha had
proved game" and that the mariner
Of Eudora's escape was as yet un-
known and unsupported.
The remainder of the day was
passed in n fruitless search for
the fugitive, of whom several traces
We're supposed to have been found.
One policeman brought back the re-
port that Il young lady in deep mourn
ing had taken the night train at Pool
vile for Edinburgh. Another that n
young person answering to the de
scription of Eudora Leaton had been
seen TO get into the cross-country stage
coach going to S%herburne. A third
brought the intelligence that a young
woman in black had been seer to go
on board a vessel bound for Abbey
Fort. n small ~sea-coast village six miles
from Allworth. TO Arrach, on the north
coast OF Ireland.
Policemen. armed with warrants,
were sent off i'm all these directions,
while the rOutn pf Tho f,,yitiva no