Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-21

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ing a secret from him. When he sees
me coming in under arrest he will con
slider that his suspicious have been con-
frmed."
IT can't help that" said the officer.
81 have been ordered to go with you
to your home. and l must obey the
order"
At that moment we passed friend
Of my husband Seeing me in charge
Of a police officer, he looked at me
wonderingly did not speak to him.
but gave him a look which told him
to warn my husband. BY the way he
stepped out in the direction Of my
home believed that he had understood
me- If this were so. all | had TO do
was TO keep my attendant walking till
my husband had been informed and
had had time TO remove all cOmprO'
missing matter.
well" I said to the officer III you
have no heart | suppose l must take
the consequences. But it will surely
break up my relations with my hus-
band. oh, dear! What shall | dor
l started on. but not in the direction
OF my home. My guardian walked ST.
lently beside me, l constantly givAng
vent to lamentations at the trouble
expected with my husband. At the
end OF half an hour. not seeing any
end to our peregrinations, the man told
me that he was forced to take me to
the chief Of police.
"Give me one more chance" | said.
81 have finally made up my mind to
take you to my home, to face my hus-
band and have an end to this matter
But what a misfortune l have had in
| getting into the wrong room!'
was at the time quite a distance
from our rooms. but since l kept a
straight path, not turning corners, as
had done before. my attendant did not
consider that was deceiving him. At
any rate. he said nothing, walking be-
side me stolldly. | was in terror lest
my husband had not been warned. II
he had been / did not expect to find
him at home, but did expect that our
rooms would be stripped Of documents
Our home was on the second floor
Of an apartment house. led my
guard upstairs and opened the door Of
our living rooms with a wildly beating
heart was shocked to see my hus-
band sitting in an easy chair reading.
He gave me and my attendant a look
of wonder as we entered, but l knew
that 1t was assumed. 1t told me also,
! or, rather, inferred, that he had been
warned and had remained at home IN
the hope that he might save me.
threw myself at his feet and beg
ged him not to condemn me unheard:
that the fact that 1 came in charge of
police officer would be explained;
that 1 had made blunder which had
resulted in very serious consequences.
In short, recounted what had said
to the police officers.
My husband took the cue readily,
though I gave him plenty of time to
understand by not leaving him an op
portunity for reply, so voluminous were
my excuses for coming home in charge
OF an officer But when I paused for
breath my husband raised me, took
me in his arms and said to me:
II believe every word you say.
confess l have been jealous of this
man. who has been trying to induce
you to look favorably upon him, but
have perfect confidence that you would
not tell me lie." Then on pretense OF
kissing me on the cheek he whispered
Leave IL to me-"
and, now, SIR" he said, turning to
the officer, what can I do to con
vince you that my wife is loyal sub
ject of the EMPEROR
II must search these rooms" said
the man doggedly.
do So Go where you like. They
are all on this floor"
But the man, though not very bright
looking, was not so stupid as to let us
remain in the living room while he
went elsewhere.
you come with me-" he said. includ
ing both of us.
Certainly" said my husband. eve
will assist you In your search. We
will open up every closet, guide you to
every nook. and when you are con.
vinced of our loyalty trust that you
will report 1t so that 1t may reach his
majesty's ears"
There were but few .ocms, and we
or. rather. my husband-led him
through them all. In a cabinet was
found number Of pamphlets that my
husband had published some years be
fore embodyins suggestions to the gov
eminent as to how to deal with revo-
lutionists and profuse with expressions
Of loyalty. The pamphlet had been
written when my husband first be-
came Interested in oettering the con-
dition Of our people and had greatly
pleased the government. But the sug-
gestions had not been followed, and
the author had taken the work OF edu-
cation into HIS own hands. I did not