The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-24


he talked to his daughter he was also
talking to the district attorney. The |
bes. plan that Mr.. Hasbrook could |
think of was to telephone to the office |
of his counsel in Littletoa and upon
receipt of this message member OF
the law firm went to Hasbrook's house
He was stopped by one Of the DIS
trict attorneys detectives, who said:
"You may so into that house, but
when you come out you will be ar
rested on Il warrant charging you WITH
criminal conspiracy in connection with
the Union railway franchise exten-
sion"
The LAWYER went into the house and
conferred with Miss Hasbrook. but he
! dared not take the papers. When ne
| came out he was arrested and search
ed and released. He brought an ac
ton for false arrest which got lost In
the legal mill and will never emerge.
Meanwhile an officer in plain clothes
had come up from headquarters ana
pointed ont to me my duty as 1t was
viewed by my superiors.
"Of course Hasbrook stands all right
with the police department" be said
"but the word is caution Keep
strictly within the forms of law. Don't
take any chances. If the district at
torney's men ask you to assist them
in any legal way you must do it; other
wise keep your hands off"
Shortly afterward Madeleine came to
the garden gate and called me in.
This is terrible" she said. You
must do something"
"What can do?" ! demanded.
Then she told me how big and strong
and brave I was and what wonderful
mind | had and how she trusted in
me and would never fear any danger
if ! was near to. save her. And II
wasn't so much what she said as the
way she said it. she told me that those
documents must be in Mr.. Hasbrook
hands before 6 O'Clock. The Littleton
board of aldermen met at s, and
there would be a conference OF Ger
tain influential parties at Hasbrook
farm before the session Nothing cou'd
be done without the documents. ana II
the deal didn't go through at that
evening session it would certainly be
blocked. This would be very serl
Gus setback for Hasbrook. and an in
Jury to the city, too. because It was
a question of getting public improve
ments in Hasbrook' way or not get
ting them at all.
But how could the thing be done
J. The district attorney was playing tn
game hard. Nobody could get out
/ that house without being arrested
c Certainly nobody could leave it ant
Il cross the state line except by force
It and any illegal move would be wors
J than none at all.
$ "MadeIelue" said 1. you've given m
e some good words, but need just on
: more. The worlds fine place sine
r I'VE known you. It's one great ross
I, and you're its fragrance. But 1t
y still the world. and I'm poor mai
d So | dare not speals Of love. but onl
of hope
IS 81 give you both words" said SD
u and put her hands in mine-"love an
hope"
{ / drew q long breath.
- "It's enough" said l. "The distri
= attorney Is done up. ] will eat hi
= alive"
So we talked awhile longer, al
ie then / walked of my beat and we
: to the station.
Captain. said I. "can you give
I. a minute?"
y He looked me In the eye and thu
=. beckoned me into his private room.
" Miss Hasbrook runs an autom
"a bile" said I. and pretty fast too II
- you know somebody who would ma
ne complaint against her"
70 "What forY' said he.
;" 1.-THE only way to get her out
en that house without her being arrest
II ~ to arrest her ourselves" respor
ed, and then laid out my plan
en- tie more in detail.
az Twenty minutes later was on I
40 way to the Hasbrook house with
20 warrant for Miss Hasbrook's arrest
ne q charge Of violating the speed or
w nance.
We had just put In the palroi WdS
IN service, and we hired horses from
nS fire department to haul the wage
~ Every prisoner that rode in the wag
Oh was fined 81 to pay for the use of
u" horses. and the surplus went into
y police pension fund; consequently
~ prisoner was allowed to walk to
ne station. The old timers knew wi
oN was expected of them. and as soon
81 they were arrested they lay down
O the sidewalk New cases were
structed. and some Of them made
lat fuss. but it always ended by their
es, ing down There was an ironclad r
M that the wagon had to be used. and
III order to gel around it in this case
ne captain self word to have somebc
use arrested III liz outskirts of the city,
IN that the carr gatid be away whel
og- telephoned Down from the Hasbrt
gh- house that had maiir the arrest
let Under the circumstances said
)ne cantain over the telephu;ie You n