Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-11
ARE ALL TANGLED Up
Two Girls, Their Lovers, and an
Escaped Convict in One
Grand Mix-Up.
eY LAWRENCE CLAY.

as he made his way through the
streets of the pretty suburb to catch
the train for the city All was going
well with him, even to his love affair,
and his financial future had rosy
look.
There was an equally happy look on
the face of the assistant superintend-
ent of the workhouse located in that
suburb as he sat in his office that
morning. He had political pull to
keep his job the salary was good; the
young lady he loved had as good as
promised him. What more could
reasonable young man ask for? Moth
ing wrong about Mr. Arthur Somers.
And there was a contented smile en-
the face of Miss Kate Ledyard as she
stepped into her auto for drive fur
Their into the country; in fact, she
beamed. 1t was she who was going to
say yes to Mr. Somers when she got
ready. The course of true love was
gliding along smoothly. She had the
house they would live in already
picked out, out Of course had said
nothing. His father was rich, and the
bridal check would not be less than
$4,000.
And there was still another who
smiled and thought it a good world to
live in. He also was connected with
the workhouse He was so connected
with it that he had three more years
to serve He didn't have any name,
but was referred to as No. 1,750. He
smiled because he &4d made a good
record and been appointed trusty and
was to be sent to the city that morn
ing on an errand. At a certain spot he
would be met and taken care of. Hang
his word of honor!
That was the stage setting on that
summers morning when a prison guard
dashed in on the assistant superintend-
ent and gasped:
mo. 1850 has bolted, sir"
"Be was sent to the city early this
morning?"
Eyes, sir and when he got there he
changed his clothes and bolted."
Telephone the police and the de-
pots"
Yes, sir. but he's played a sharp
trick He took a trolley for Yonkers,
and will probably get off somewhere
and hide in the woods for a day or
two"
The prison auto was ordered out,
and Mr. Somers went booming away
with two guards to pick up trail.
Miss Ledyard's auto proceeded in
the direction of Yonkers.
Mr. Will Hayes was met at the sta
ton by a messenger and told to go to
Yonkers on a bit of business for the
firm. He took a trolley At a certain
point on the line, where highway
crossed, Mr. Hayes noticed a good
looking girl in an auto. She wasn't as
good looking as his girl, but she was
handsome enough to catch and hold
his eye for a moment
Fifty rods beyond the girl man left
the car without waiting for it to stop.
He went rolling over and over in the
bushes, and the kind hearted young
man leaped after him to see if he was
hurt, and the car went on and left
both
Then the first jumper got up and
fled Then the second got up and pur-
sued Then Miss Ledyard came along
and at sight of the running men she
ordered more speed. Half a mile be-
hind her was the prison auto, and as
she speeded up it let out another link.
AS Mr. Hayes was behind the other
man he was the first to be overtaken
by Miss Ledyard. He had lost his hat,
his face was bleeding, and his hair was
dreadfully tousled. BY this time he had
got the idea that the man ahead was
fleeing from justice, but being out of
breath he could only gasp:
Escaped-prisoner-hurry!"
Get in" replied Miss Ledyard as
she made room.
Most girls are in a hurry to see a
bad man sent to prison, and then are
ready to sympathize with him and
assist him to get away.
Miss Ledyard acted on impulse. She
thought she had an escaped prisoner
in the auto, and she was glad of it.
lac e1AIO SO1uAA5 up AOAhCO at AC1y
but she paid no attention. The man
ahead had taken to the woods and was
out of the game. The man beside her
said things, but she could not under
stand Two miles at q hot pace and
then a tire burst and they were speed
lily overtaken.
Jump and rum"
But Mr.. Hayes didn't. Why should
he? He wanted to stay and hear all
about it. He stayed, and he was drag
ged from the auto and man-handled
in a brutal way. 1t was minute or
more before Miss Ledyard and Mr.
Somers recognized each other, and
she cried out at him:
why don't you call off your brutes
of menu"
But he's resisting!" was answered
He ought to. tell you to let him
alone,"