Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
Telegraph form from which he read
rapidly In q low tone.

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Nen'"oitn maui Ho "t'vn.ps
ceai tue lac, tnas ne was ns'.l ia
sec, alu :. ~ Insta,,a+'a"a
lns nsi u p1pIl - 80 .hono
are n,Sin pC o.. nn ~ -" 49, a,,o 49,
into c,,stod,, ~ Nov, rroyo,
"prTbisbrv aiocpIo.ad wa0+rvorth
before tba GIRL c,uId sra9k "TF Won
do any sucb fool thing "a that vor'U
And voursaIf In about fine worst srr7nn
Won ever tackled. This Young ladv
isn't charged with any crime. Is sHoY'
The conductor shook his head doubt.
fully.
"Of course mot v-oU Won know
quite nc v.alI ,s 7 do thlt WON emit
anr,.a "a errD,,n, ant NJ tro .t.ta IT,
uy to her to say whether she'll 20 back
and lie a witness f.. that hpasgIy trial
or not. That wire didn't come from
police LcIt(uarters any more than you
did. Let me see it,"
IMPRESSED bv the decision Of his man
ner, the conductor almost mechanical
" complied with his demand.
Just as l thought" pursued Miss
BIaln's self constituted p~rotector-"a
pure fake. Haven't even got her name
right. Spelled 1t with an r."
How should it be s~pelled?" asked
the porter.
'"Wbv with an m, naturally" said
Wentworth with whitening scorn.
"Do Won know this gentlemanY, ask
ed the conductor. turning TO the girl
.I-tho+ Isl she hogan helnIesslv
know nue.? Why, I'm n of her
best friends" interposed Wentworth
hastily, managing to give her elbow n
surreptitious pressure. AZ came on this
train purposeIv to look after her, al
though she didn't know of nv inten-
ton"
There was q moments siIence during
which tbe girl kent bnr face avertad
the norter sbuf1ed uneasiIv and Wont.
worth Iookad dedantIv NJ no CON.
ductor who sbrupgad his shoulders
.sUe,I" ramerkad that official at
Iano.h Ppm M In wyar or detoctiva
either and 7 don't know whether that
yvire,s straight or NOT hut T don't like
n make things upnlaasant for . Iodv
7 cant interfere with the nroner an
tbor,tjeS 70 tbev come on ot Now no.
ven but 7 don't know os it,s NV busi.
nass 70 Give ,em apv holm Parbons
Won can fx some Man batUaan vou "
Ana motionino to tho mortar to nra-
co1e him ba nassod on brorob tba cor
The girI t,rnad ouickIv to wont
worth
snrho+ Al, ,o,, uoo,, sbo os,o, .nu
tan,,ro about NV +ost;fvinc in q coso,
VINO do Won think I amgo
.I DONE thipk opytbinr ohout IT,
said Wentworth 81 know vo,,ra An.
matte RIain and vou,ra leaving Now
York so Won won't no ohIigad RI onnaar
NJ the Front trial" And no gIoncad
sIcni6cantly M har Iuggoga on which
tho letters "a Rn anneored consnic
uousIv in several n,aces
.Oh M I'm not I'm Antoinatto
Blair, and I never heard Of the Brent
case. I'm simply running away from
home 70 escane marrying n man 7 de-
test and INV Guardian has found II
out ana sent that horrid wire THEY'LL
keen me at New Haven until he gets
there. 7 know thew will"
Wentworth gave a low whistle
"How old are Won ?, he asked all
ruptly.
"Nipeteen"
wentworth considered for a moment
"see here" he said s.Wiu Won trust
yourself to mer'
Miss Blair smiled a little tremulous-
ly.
at seems about the Only thing for
me to do she said.
Then listen. There's a flag station
this side of New Haven. I'll fix the
porter to stop the train there, and
We'll slip off and take the next train
hire a tran to drive over and connect
with the Central. have an aunt llv-
ing In Albany who'll be delighted to