The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-08-10
BEHIND CONVENT WEIS WITH OUR OWN
STAFF CORRESPONDENT AGAIN-.HS inter-
VIEW WITH THE RE-CAPTURED SLAVES

TO talk With Louise FaaE. for you know
she told some aWfully sensational
things. AZ least the story IN the 10.
per vas 90 aWfully sensational that
! would Just like 10 satisfy my own
mind about the matter"
Certainly" said the mother su.
perior, tunconsclousiy starting the
surprise party of her llfe), Il will
have her brought out here and you
can talk with her aud with Cora Harp
with perfect freedom" Ny heart rath.
er hurt. a. ] saw the pltlful little pro
oeasion coming toward me a few mo.
ments afterward. Two girls, followed
hy the sister In charge. were brought
out like two little prisoners and lined
up before me as though I were some
lnquisitor In whose hands their fate
might lie. And as I thought OF you.
The Menace army more than n quar-.
ter OF million strong. who are now
reading these lines, the thought came,
Who knowag Perhaps 'tis true; per.
haps through your work. not only
these but thousands OF othcrs-glrl
slaves OF the convent system. may
one day be freed by the power OF The
Menace"
Louise Faag is a seventcen-year-old
girl, OF medium size. with dara eyes,
more than ordinarily good face, a
high and Intellectual forehead. rather
dark hair. She has a way OF looking
you straight In the eye when she
speaks 10 you, and something about
her manner and voice carried 20 me
a powerful conviction that she was
telling the truth. she was standing
before me now. and there was an EN-.
barrasslng silence as looked her over
coldly rom head 10 foot, then said:
Louise Faag. Why did you tell
these dreadful stories 20 the report.
ers about these good. kind sisters,
who seem 20 have sheltered you and
TO have given you homef"
Indeed, SIR" she said. II told moth.
ing but the truth-all that | told is
true--I don't know what was printed,
and am not TO blame for that, but |
iust told the factsl"
"But why did you run awayf" |
asked
Because Z wanted TO 90 10 my
mother" she said, my mother had
sent for me-"
"where is your mother7' | asked
"She lives in Richmond, which Is
in the southern part OF San Francisco,
with my grandmother"
"where is your father?" I asked.
II don't know, sir" she said, "he
and mamma are separated"
I have since learned that Louise's
mothers address Is Mrs. Josephine
Faag, l3l East LIST Ave, Richmond,
San Francisco, Cal.
During this little conversation the
three nuns who were standing by US
had said nothing. but now the sister
in charge of this particular house
said, why, Louise. how can you talk
so? I remember the letter from your
mother and she said you were better
on than any one in the family. and
that she had no place for you, and you
know, Louise. that you promised me
that you would stay here a year Ion.
ger, until you could be baptized and
make your first communion" had
noticed that Louise was wearing a
cheap metal cross at her throat, and
said, Louise, II you have gone into
this church, and II you are staying
here OF your own free will, and II you
made this sister such a promise. why
did you run away?" Because" she
said, "just as told you before, ! want
out OF here, and | had intended to
work and get money enough to pay my
fare out TO San Francisco"
The sister superior said, smilingly,
pointing TO n second story window
above us, at the corner OF the build.
ing, Just below the roof. Il wish you
would notice this window, that is the
third story window from which the
paper said the girls jumped"
Louise" asked, ''is that the win
dow from which you escaped?" "No,
sir" she said, Sister Superior has