Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-13
Discovery and Arrest of Ena

her own identity. Are YOU not
Leaton%7 inquired Detective Sias
dressing the panic-stricken girl.
Nor screamed the landlady
her ledger could reply; no. | te5
she is Miss Miller"
II spoke to you. miss: Is nos
name Eudora Leaton?" inquired /
confidently.
1T is; I am. indeed. poor IN
Leaton..' sdid the miserable Girl
dying voice, dropping her head
her bosom. and letting her ds
hands fall aSunder heIpIcssly by
side.
"Then please to hold out your vi
miss. said Fhc officer, drawing
his pocket 4 pair OF light steel
cuffs connected by Il short. bright
chain.
EUd0ra mechaniCally obcyed,
out the slightest suspicion Of
vas about 20 be done.
Sorry 10 have 10 clasp these i
mcnts on your wrists, miss; but /
u prisoner displays such a wondl
talent for escape rs you have, whT
must take proper precautions,
your hands up a little higher. il
please. miss-there.' said Sims I
ping the handouts upon her dal
wrists: there. now. | dare SAY
your waitinEmaid never cbspedI
gold bracelets when you Were goil
Il party quicker than | have \
And these, though they are mad
steel, are aS light and as b
as possible. and steel Is
fashionable just now: and a.
the chain tli;ft connects them. II i
all the world like the handle OF ~
giant reticulR. You see | selecta
pattern Of the ornament with Il VIE
the delicacy of the wearer,' coneA
the man, carefully adjusting tils'
tiers.
And now. num-" he added. tR1
to the landlndy. will you get
Leaton's bonnet and shawl, and
and p,at them on her, whtf
cOmrade goes out and calls a cab@
The landlady. since the c0nfhssla
EudOra. had been standing. tie
image of dumb CONSERVATION.
The request of the policeman D
the spell of silence that hOundt her
she burst imto n passion of tears
bling and oSclaiming:
We'll. who'd Il thought it'll Woe
no, | wouldn't a believed IL II al
gel from heaven had come a0Wl
told me, and ! can scarce DellRV
even now when | look into her lids
face. On. my dear. say it is ali q
take. say ~ how you are not h1
LeatOn, and not a p~OisOnrr, or y
break the mothers heart in my nse'
she cried extending her arms
vearning tenderness towards the
girl.
''Oh. Mrs. Corder! l am indeei
iora Eeaton. but no p%oisoner' ~
Lord In heaven sees AMI hears me
poisonsr. Your pure and honess y
must read and understand me rig
Oh, COME, look into nE eyes, deep =
INTO my soul, and see II 1t y Stn
such an atrocious crime slh
lor2. clasping her ftrttered hflsis
her beautiful eyes TO the ia'
he landlady. =.
No, indeed.' exclaimed the III
since you are Eudora Leaton, you
vrongfully accused, I'd stake my
lpon 1t, you are wrongfuliy accuse
you to be n innoeent oi
deed as my own Sally, that 90. /,
"Oh, thank yon. thank you 10, !
you believe. only what Goa NJ
o be true! / am innocent" weep
lOra. III,
Il know yon be, my poor cniiu,
Mr.. Perllce, look at her. just W.
Ter sweet face and soft eyes anu
ne IL II Is possible for her to De =
# what she Is accused with! W.
andlady. taking the detective W
lrm, and turning him toward the J
,ner.
THE testimony, mum, tne y
nony."' said that functionary, CON
"Oh. the testimony" The anu
hut her lips to prevent the cseapo'
"ord that would not have Decop'
mouth Of an honest woman. ).
FAX is fax, mum. And now y,
want to catch the three O'Clock .m.
wish Won wwca.1 SHOW your kii,',iss
our lodger by putting her th'us'
ler."
II won't! You shan't take her o. ~
'ou cruel man." cried the np
with grief.
DO, Mrs. Corder. get my Donu,
we must not resist the Waal
on know said Eudora, In an eAp'
rs, unable longer to suppv'
frame, she dropped in"
learest chair.
Go BE Cort.aacd.l