The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29

reconsecrated himself to the Lord" They
did not agree, Mrs. Mason not seeming to
be inclined 10 take Mrs. Davdson's word
for it. Mrs. Davidson, on her part, thought
that Mrs. Mason had showed a wrong
spirit and she said a good many things
against Mrs. Mason that Miss Overman
did not care to repeat before the council.
The next episode in Miss Overman's
very minute narration occurred about the
afternoon of the 10Th of Decembe 1t was
between 3 and 4 o'clock, and she saw DR..
Brown in the school looking through the
glass partition at her. She did not pre-
tend to see him, and when it came time for
her to go she went out through the Califor-
mia Market, and when she reached the cor
ner of kearny and Pine streets she
found DR.. Brown waiting for her.
Il said Good evening, DR.. Brown, step
ping up to him and shaking hands with
him, and | added, L want to have little
conversation with you He said, Per
haps we had better walk up Pine street.
We did SO, and he asked. DO you know
anything about lady named Mrs. Bad
sure?' l replied, L am positive; L never
knew lady of that name Then he said,
DC you know that Mrs. Davidson OBJ
tanned $500 from me IN your namep
Il guess l almost screamed 'Wha-at!!P
[ said, What do you mean?'
w Wdlkeu up me NH ana COulQ not
realize it-I could not grasp what he had
said. asked him to explain why he had
paid her $500 and he replied: She came to
me in your name and the name of Mrs.
Baddin and told me story and he re-
peated little CT the story. | asked, when
did this happens? l had been with Mrs. Da-
wilson long time and could not realize it.
Then 1t dawned on me that Mrs. Davidson
had deceived me about the plot we had
made months before, and that she had kept
me 10 use me as tool. DIR. Brown and
walked up into his study and l said, DO
you mean TO tell me that you paid Mrs.
Davidson $500 in my name? He said, Yes,
l paid it to her and have her receipt for
it.. | said, we will go and see Mrs Da-
wilson about it, Then | decided 70 wait
till the evening""
Miss Overman then told about her going
home and making up her mind not to say
anything about the matter to Mrs. David
son until the proper time arrived, bece use
as she was guilty 1t might put her on her
guard. When Miss Overman got home
she found Mrs. Davidson very much ex-
cited over her late arrival, and Mrs. David
son asked her Where in all the world
have you been2" Miss Overman replied
that she had remained in the schoolroom
for some time after the close of school.
Mrs. Davidson remarked that Matte had
delayed longer than usual and Matte an
swered that she had.
Then" continued the witness, 'I sue-
gested that as it was late we had better
dress in hurry, but she didn't seem in
cllned to hurry and asked me again as to
the cause OF my coming home so late.
l said to her, Mrs. Davidson, when I am
at home l am at liberty to go when and
where l like and people don't usually say
anything about it then because I didn't
want to spoil her dinner. l told her that
we had an engagement to meet DR.. Brown
in his Office in the church at clock that
evening and that We must keep it. She
asked, What for?' and I told her she
ought to know what for.
I'VE got in the cars and rode un to the
church, ana when we had just reached the
front OF the church she turned around and
said, Il won't go foot farther; DR.. Brown
is crazy sometimes and might kill u.s.
Il said, 'Of course, l would not think of
letting you go in there alone We went
in and we found DR.. Brown waiting for us.
AS soon as we got inside he said, Excuse
me for a moment, while l see if the out
side door is locked When he had gone
outside Mrs. Davidson said, 4 don't like
this locking of doors on the outside l
said, That's all right She looked at me
and saw that l had learned something
which she didn't intend I should know.
Then DIR. Brown came in and said, You
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the plot with you; but that is not the fact.
want to know why you got this money
from me and used her name?'
while DR.. Brown was talking Mrs
Davidson was as pale as death around the
mouth and nostrils; her face was flushed
and her ears were burning. DR.. Brown
went on and told that three or four weeks
| before that time Mrs. Davidson had told
him that she had learned that woman of
the name OF Baddin and myself and.some
one else had told her the whole story that
DIR. Brown and l had gone into lodging
| house; that this woman had watched us
and had seen many things that she should
| not have seen. Mrs. Davidson did claim
that she came to him as friend to inter-
cede with this Mrs. Baddin for DR.. Brown.
when | heard this statement was al
most too indignant 10 live. l sprang to
my feet and said to Mrs. Davidson, You
infamous creaturel Have you dared 10 go
to DIR. Brown in my name?' 1 had be-
!leved all along in her sincerity in repent
ing of the plot, and the revelation made
by DR.. Brown made me almost too indie-
nant TO live. l said, you take me to this
so-called Mrs. Baddin; want to face her.