The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-30
. How He Escaped.
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copyright. 1909 by American Press Assoc
ciationl
THAT brand OF canned tomatoes"
said grocer TO customer, II can
recommend, for I've sold them for
years"
What so interests you in that
brandt You're always trying to sell
them to me. when you know / prefer
another kind. Do you make more on
themf
mo. There is very different ex.
PLANTATION. Come In here and I'll tell
you"
And, leading the way to his private
office. he told the following story:
zone day some years ago a young
woman came in here to buy some
canned goods. waited on her my~elf.
These tomatoes were new in the mar.
ket then, and had been offered IN
dueements 20 push them. The girl
didn't appear to know what she want
ed and was bit clustered. but there
seemed to DO something about the
label on the tomatoes that attracted
her attention. II covered the can from
top to bottom, and on 1t was a colored
picture OF several ripe tomatoes--in.
deed, the same label that Is used to.
day. sold her can and can OF
peas, both OF which she seemed to
select under the influence Of the labels.
She took them away with her.
"The next day she brought them
back, telling me that she wished me te
ship them with some other articles
she intended to purchase. She then
selected a lot of canned goods-mar.
malade, peaches. jelly and the like
directing me TO pack all in one box
They were TO be sent 10 her invalid
brother, in care Of certain person at
a town near the center Of the state.
She paid all charges and left me to
ship the box when liked
Il took an especial interest In the
girl from the first. She was SO pref
ty, SO sad, and before she went away
gave me an appealing look which / In
terpreted to mean that she wanted me
to be sure that her brother received
the delicacies In good order. super /
intended the packing myself, and, no
ticing that the can Of peas indicated
fermentation, put 1t aside and got
another. The rest Of the goods seemed
to be all right, and shipped them.
II left the can of peas In the pack
fng room till the next day, when took
st up to put it away. 1t had stood all
night near sink, and some one had
spilled some water over 1t. / felt the
label slip away and noticed that some.
thing had been wrapped tightly under
It. Setting 1t down on a shelf, saw
that lot of small thin saws had been /
soldered around the can.
"You may imagine my astonishment |
My first impulse was to call some one
to see my find: but. suddenly realizing
that the position In which 1 was placed |
required thought before action, | took
the can up to the top floor where
could examine it alone. The saws
were highly tempered and would cut
right through iron. Upon reflection
surmised that the girl had taken this /
and the can of tomatoes home with
her that the files might be fixed be
meath the labels. The tomatoes had
been shipped and would doubtless go
10 some prisoner who would use the
saws about them to cut himself out
The Girl had surreptitiously used our
Arm, believing that any goods coming
from as would not be suspected.
Here was d situation. Suppose the
saws were discovered by the authori-
ties. had fine prospect Of taking
the place Of the prisoner. resolved
to telegraph at once to the prison Off
ciais warning that would protect
me from Intentional completely. hid
the can with the saws stiIl on 1t and.
going to the office. was writing the
telegram when, feeling that some one
was looking over my shoulder, turned
ana saw the Girl who had trapped me
had written enough OF the telegram
FOR her Il Hee that her game was up
There was no one else In the Office
stepped to the door. closed and
licked II. For an hour | listened to a
story with Infinite complications which
portrayed the landing Of an innocent
young MN, the girls brother. in jail