Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-28

best plan that Mr.. Hasbrook could
think of was to telephone to the Office
of his counsel In Littleton. and upon
receipt Of this message a member OF
the law firm went to HasbrOok 8 house.
He was stopped by one of the dis
trict attorneys detectives. who sa.d:
"You may go into that house. but
when you ,cme out you will be ar-
rested on 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 he
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 and
pointed out to me my duty as 1t was
viewed by my superiors.
"Of course Hasbrook stands all right
with the police department" he said.
"but the word Is caution Keep
strictly within the forms of law. Don't
take any chances. IL the district atN
torney's men ask you to assist them
In any legal way you must do 1t; other
wise keep your hands off,"
Shortly afterward Madeleine came to
the garden gate and called me in.
''This il terrible" she said. you
must do something"
"What can / doY demanded.
Then she told me how big and strong
and brave | was and what wonderful
mind | had and how she trusted In
me and would never fear any danger
II was near to save her And 1t
wasn't so much what she said as the
way she said it. She told me that those
documents must be In Mr. Hasbrook's
hands before 6 o'clock. The Littleton
board of aldermen met at 8, and
there would be u conference OF GER
tain influential parties at Hasbrooks
farm before the session. Nothing could
be done without the documents. and II
the deal didn't go through >at that
evening session 1t would certainly be
blocked This would be very seri-
Gus setback for Hasbrook, and an In
jury to the city. too. because 1t was
a question of getting public improve
ments in Hasbrook's way or not get
ting them at ALL
But how could the thing be done?
The district attorney was playing the
game hard. Nobody could get out OF
that house without being arrested
Certainly nobody could leave 1t and
cross the state line except by force
and any Illegal move would be worse
than none Mt all.
Madeleine" said l, "you've given me
some good words. but l need just one
more. The worlds fine place since
I've known you. It's one great rose
and you're its fragrance. But it's
still the world. aud I'm poor man.
So dare not speak Of love. but only
Of hope"
~ give you both words said she
and put her hands in mine-"love and
hope"
drew II long breath.
ITS enough" said I. "rhe district
attorney Is done up. | will eat him
alive"
So we talked awhile longer, and
then | walked off my beat and went
to the station.
Captain" said |. "can you give me
a minute:'
He looked me In the eye and thea
beckoned me into his private room.
Miss Hasbrook runs an automO-
bile" said |. land pretty fast too. DO
you know somebody who would make
a complaint against herr"
"What for?" said he.
1.-The only way to get her out OF
that house without her being arrested
Is to arrest her ourselves" respond
ed. and then | laid out my plan lit
tie more In detail.
Twenty minutes later was on my
way to the Hasbrook house with a
warrant for Miss Hasbrooks arrest on
a charge of violating the speed ordi-
nance.
We had just put In the patrol wagon
service, and we hired horses from the
fire department to haul the wagon.
Every prisoner that rode In the wagon
was tned 81 to pay for the use Of the
horses. and the surplus went into the
police pension fund; consequently no
prisoner was allowed to walk to the
station. The old timers knew what
was expected of them. and as soon us
they were arrested they lay down on
the sidewalk. New cases were In"
structed, and some Of them made
fuss, but it always ended by their ly-
ing down. There was an irOnclad rule
that the wagon had to be used. and In
order to get around it In this case the
captain sent word to have somebody
arrested In the outskirts Of the city, SO
that the cart would be away when
telephoned down from the Hasbrook
house that ! had made the arrest.
Under the circumstances" said the
captain over the telephone. you may
bring the prisoner down in her auto
mobile"
As soon as the automobile was
brought out the district attorneys men
saw the game. but there was no legal
way to stop me. Miss Hasbrook and
I got into the automobile and started
off toward the station, and Ridge
woods men ran after us with their
tongues hanging out.
AS we came to the corner of the
North road Miss Hasbrook, who was
running the car because ! didn't know
how. turned the car suddenly north
ward. and the next minute we were
running for the state line like streak
of lightning.
I yelled to her to stop, and there