Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

self, 80 you may know would permit nc
harm to come to her. She Is perfectly safe
in nay hands and ! am thoroughly compe-
tent 70 cope with the situation
Lady's Face Paled.
1.-THE lady's face paled. confess that Il
was one too many for me, and in my own
defense want to ask you what you would
have done under the same circumstances.
If the mans story was true, It was surely
none of my business. and how was I to
know that the mans story was not true7
II had interfered with some honorable
husband who was in fact conducting an in
sane wife to sanitarium, I would subject
myself to a serious damage suit at the
hands Of the husband. So I came to the
conclusion that as long as no actual bodily
harm was being done to the lady 1 had
best accept the order of the man and at
tend to my own business. which did. The
woman stamped her foot vtciously. went up
to the end of the car and sat down in an
other seat. The man followed, taking the
seat opposite.
"A few minutes later the train conductor
happened to go through the car and was
appealed to by the woman. The very same
story was gone over with with the very
same result that after an explanation from
the man the conductor decided to attend
to his own business. The conductor came
back and sat with me moment and pro-
pounded the same question that have pro-
pounded to you: What you'd you do II
you were me?' and l answered his ques-
ton by repeating it back to him.
1.-The lady had stated that she expected
her husband to meet her at Jersey City.
turned the case over In my mind carefully
and decided that 1t would be only proper
for me to watch the couple at Jersey City
and II the woman was met by man who
appeared to be her husband that I would
have thes offending passenger Immediately
arrested. l was willing to go that far IN
the general protection OF American woman
hood Finally we arrived at Jersey City.
First One OF tho Train.
1.-The lady was the first one off the train. 1
noticed that the man was not in such a
hurry, but that he was carefully observing
the situation. I got off Immediately behind
the lady. She stood there nervously search
ing the platform, but no one came to meet
her. For two minutes, guess. she waited
and waited growing more nervous all the
time. Finally she darted for a cab, almost
forgetting, as she opened the door ana
climbed In, to give her destination to the
driver. The serious-faced passenger had
evidently watched the proceedings care
fully No sooner had the woman started
for the cab when he followed, and as the
cabby took up the reins to drive on ne
hailed him.
"'Hey there said he, where are you go
ing? The cabby pulled in and said that he
had instructions to proceed to a certain
hotel with his lady passenger.
The lady passenger Is my wire, SAID
the man. She is mentally deranged and
am taking her to a sanitarium, and you
are not to follow any instructions that she
gives YOU Then tossing his own grip up
alongside of the driver, he said, Take us
to - q forget the street and number
but it is not important anyway Suffice
1t to say that the driver received his new
instructions. and after permitting the man
to enter the carriage with the woman
started to drive away.
Heard Scream.
II had about decided that the man was
right and the woman was truly insane.
when heard a scream. saw the woman
Jump out Of the moving carriage and rush
across into the arms Of an approaching
man. The situation revealed itself to me
at once Her husband was delayed and
had at last arrived. the man was an Inn
postor, a clever and thoroughly dangerous
crook An effort had been made to kidnap
the wife of wealthy Philadelphia mer-
chant I saw 1t all and. dropping my grip,
started for the cab. The crook, however,
was little quicker. He had communicat-
ed with the driver and the cab started OF,
with the horse at full gallop. Police were
notified and gave chase. The last heard.
the crook was still at large.
Now think this case over. Contemplate
the security Of American women travelling
alone, even on the great railroads Of the
country, and tell me what would you have
done in q case like thatT