The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-13
AN ADVENTURE
~ NE A MISSIONARY.

2 missionary / returned TO America lo
rccuperatc from the cn..ts OF Tine In
clan Climate. Arriving 30 June, | went
on the ist Of July to rrgioa of higa
altitude in orArr TO get lac benefit Of n
bracmg air ! found the change very
beneficial Instead Of The hot Indian
air breathcd AN mvigoraiing atmos-
phere. From the date Of my arrival
gained strength.
At ~ not far distant there was a
church. and Some Of the congregation,
hearing hat a woman missionary was
al our hotel spnt me word that II /
would give thc,n Soltla account OF my
work the next sunday afternoon tEcy
would take up collection Tor INV mis-
sion accepted aud Sunday morning
set out to walk TO y Those who had
invited me offered To send Tor me. but
! preferred 10 walk
had made half the distance when
overlook WOMAN walking in the
same direction. / am one Of those who
take every opportunity to save soul
SO / nccosted her. She was fairly we'll
dressed and respectable looking aud
after a few remaiss about the fresh
ness Of the conutry and tue deep blue
of the sky | entered GA the subject in
which ! was and am absorbed To ar
rest her attention / began by telling
her about my life as o missionary. She
seemed much Interested indeed. SO ia
terested that Whenever attempted to
lead her to the subject Of her own
spiritual condition She would not per
init. holding me 10 what to her was the
more attractive subject Thinking II a
good opportunity to rehearse what /
intended to say In the afternoon, | al
50. When | had finished tie woman
asked me n number or personal ques-
tlons. such rs my name and whether
had met any OF those | was about to
address. / told her my name and said
] had never seen n single person OF the
congregation or indeed any one at \.
She remarked that she. should think /
would be embarrassed at speaking TO
strangers. ana ! replied that / was a
trihe timid in doing so.
As we walked on the woman at n
place where the path was narrow fell
behind me Suddenly / felt both my
wrists clnspcd IN a firm grip. and he.
fore | realized il they were bound 10.
gethcr at my back with a handker,
chief My companion, Who had done
this. thcn forced me an my back on
the ground both arms ucmg under nc.
and tearing my undcrskirt. she made
cords OF II and bound my ankles. HAY
ing done this, she put me on her shoul-
der ana carried me Into wood SO far
from he road thai would not hc
seen put gag in my mouth. sat me
or log and making cords of other
paris OF my clothing. bonnd me 10 n
tree growing against It. Then she left
ne telling me not 20 worry, for she
would couc back to me before sunset
the same evening.
There was nothing for me 10 do but
walt II the woman did not come bac,
] would starvc. II ! was compelled td
stay even one night m the position she
had placed me would surely he a
wreck before morning. ] wondered
what could be her object suddenly II
occurred 10 me that had heard Of q
large insane asylum in the neighbor
hood. Might she not be an escaped
lnmatlc? l did not doubt that she was
aud That she would probably forget all
about NE. The thought was madden.
ing.
For time | was not bodily suf
&erer but after awhile sitting IN the
same position without being able tc
change became very painful. My
watch was Ia my belt, but could moi
see il. / wished that might la order
10 know how fast OF rather how slow
~ the time was passing. That the wo
man had not taken IL convinced mt
that she was not thief. but insane
There was some comfort in this. Tor II
she was not responsible Tor her acts
her immortal soul was not in peril.
True TO her promise, Just before sun
set she FetuTned to me aud asked
whether II she unbound me / would
80 back from whence came without
attempting to iniure her. was GLAD
enough 10 promise, and loosenlng the
cords, size helped me on 10 my feet
gave me her arm and conducted me {,
the road. We had gone but short
distance when, hearing wheels Dehind
us, she said she would secure me q
ride on my again promising not tC
dlvulge what she had done. l prom
ised, and She seemed 10 feel assured
that / would keep my word. a farmer
in buggy drove by, and the woman
asked him II he would give me a lift
He consented, drove me 10 within {
short distance of my hotel, and
walked the rest OF the way, reachms
II after all had gone to he'd.
The next day | was not in condl
ton to leave my room Some ladies
in the house were very Kind 10 me
though needed 90 be left alone
was too wrausht upon TO tell any ON,
of the experience had passed through
and had no desire 10 punish the woman
for what she had done, especially rs
considered her dcmcutcd.
After resting twcnty-four hours
awoke refreshed and alac 10 look Over
my mail. which arrived after break
fast. Among pls leltfrs was one iron
the vcstry ef The ehVrghat y. sayini