Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

had been as friendly with him as the
regulations permitted, even more than
that.
If he had o been pardoned. then he
must have escaped. but that he could
sit there with such brazen assurance
was not like Drayton. The deputy
found his position embarrassing In q
ray. and yet 1t did not take aim ons
to make up his mimi wsat 10 do, lie
would have been glad 10 see Drayton
get a pardon. but If he had escaped he
must go back and serve the rest OF his
time.
During the meal the eyes af the TIVE
men met q doSAp ILalaS snd Of the two
Drayuzk z3A ss< rs confused. Ills
nair was yet short from Tie PRISON req.
alations, and he had on civilians Dire $
of good texture His demeauor WIS
that of any traveller, careless ani inaif-
ferent 10 q certain degree, and il WAS
certain that II addressed DE would
promptly deny his identity and carry
the matter through with a high hand.
This assembling and assurance on his
part were new phases OF his character,
and dinner had been finished half an
hour before the deputy approached hin,
and said.
Il have a good memory for faces.
and am sure | have seen yours be
fore
ut may be so" was the careless re
sly. accompanied by a smile
Haven't | met you % the village u
Wadsworth; naming the place whore
the X state prison was siJuated
u may have passed through The place
CT a train. but ! am sure | never stop.
F-sd there. II is possible that we have
met before while travelling
Tie voice. the movement Of the
mouth while speaking the .ook Of the
eyes. everything about the man was
perfectly familiar 10 the officer. but be
suddenly decided 10 adopt a new line
OF policy for awhile. lie would meet
fnesse with inesse. The pair entered
into general conversation for two
hours a21 then the deputy sent out 3
telegram asking the warden Of the
state prison. Il Drayton had been par
doned or had escaped Two hours
later. as he was nearing the end Of the
journey. he received an answer read.
ing:
"Drayton is still with us and has just
been locked IN his cell"
Here was another puzzle, but It did
not take the astute official long to reacI
a conclusion. Drayton had claimed
that the felony had been committed by
some man resembling him, Here wa:
his prototype, bis twin brother. While
be looked more Ike a respectable bust
ness man than a thief, the ex-deput!
determined not 10 let him 60 without Z
rigid examination.
1t happened that the two got of a
the same city. and they had scarcely
descended from the train before III,
stranger was given In charge by til,
official and taken to a police station 1
was a high banded thing 20 do, and !
ne vas what he represented or SCENE.
to lie he could make trouble for Gh,
other.
lie seemed stunned at first over hi.
arrest and then grew indignant an,
threatening. He gave a certain nam,
and claimed a certain city es his res:
dence. and for a time the police wer,
inclined 70 apologize and let him 90. I
was only when the ex-deputy began 4
question him about a certain date. tn,
date Of the robbery. that be tripped h
bis answers and aroused new suspicion
Few men have done for another wha
the deputy did for Drayton. He re
NAMED with the stranger until he go
good grounds for his arrest on the oil
chargl. He brought the cashier an,
Others on at his own expense and go
the authorities to extradite the maj
and the courts 10 put him on trial an'
summon Drayton from state prison.
When the two men finally stood to
gether there We're wonder and amaze
ment In the court. Their own moth
ers could not have told them apart. .
little detective work had ~unearthed
bad record for the stranger, and. a
though be started out to make a grea
legal Eight. he ended by confessing tina
be was rhe guilty party and that Dray
ton had served two years for a Grim
he had not committed. The latter wa
pardoned and restored to citizenshl
and responsibility, while the guilt
party was sent to occupy his place 4
prison. and the judge who had read
moral lesson from the bench had some
thing more to say. His conscience ha
been troubling him for the way b
charged the jury against an Innocen
nan and he sought to console II by &C
hitting that somewhere in the worl
every man may ind his prototype. bu
that the law could not take cognizanc
OF the fact.
~ rousnr~ o~I ui~ nrfnty punfl.