Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-11
THAW IS THRUST
OVER THE BORDER
Dashes Madly Out of Vermont
into Hands of New Hamp-
shire Sheriff.


eve are neighborly folks Mr., Thaw,
and if we can help you in any way we'd
Ike to do it, ri cook YOU meal or
hitch up the team or anything you say.
Thaw declined assistance with thanks.
II must be going in few moments" he
said. He stepped to the telephone again,
and when the operator told him getting
Montreal was ont of the question he babe
the two women goodbye and hailed Can
tin.
Cant.n was IA little puzzled by this time.
He contided to the lone newspaper man
then with Thaw that driving Il man some
where was all right but driving him no.
where in particular did not appeal to
him.
They say he's crazy" he whispered
We'll maybe they We're right
Come on" shouted Thaw; let's be
moving"
Where to-" demanded Cantin.
Thaw glared at him and waved to the
south
We're going to Enrol" said Thaw.
THEY START FOR Enrol.
Enrol was go miles away The car
bowled in through lanes Of birch, ever
could he seen from the ROADWAY Lakes
glmmered in the distance. Thaw forgot
his troubles for the moment enraptured
with the scenery unfolding before him,
Cantin drove on stolidly. Now and
then Thaw cautioned him not TO go so
fast. At -four corners" cross roads
the chauffeur stopped puzzled, He
was on unfamiliar ground and he sug-
gested going to a farmhouse for in
structions, Thaw acquiesced.
A short distance away was a little
house Thaw did not Introduce him
self to the farmer.
He merely asked the way to Enrol
and then headed back for the four
corners. Here the road to the left was
taken, following the farmers instruc-
tions, and the chauffeur made the car
sing. 1t was nearly noon. ThaW in
quiroi of the reporter If he would
lend MIN some money in case of emery
ency. II may not have enough to get
to Detroit" he said. Il --'
He dropped the subject abruptly. \
quarter of IA mile down the road was
a cloud of dust and under the cloud of
dust was a big automobile, In the
automobile were men.
CAR HAS SINISTER LOOK.
Thaw grew panicky. Somehow, even
at that distance, the car had for him
a sinister look.
Hadn't we better turn back? he
asked, yet he did not order the chauf-
feur to stop.
The little car kept on. The big car
stopped. The men got out. There
were three of them. one was big
man. They strung themselves across
the road and as the little car drew up
| the big man held up his hand.
stop" he cried. I'm the sheriff OF
Coos county
Thaw leaned forward and looked in
the sherffs face. way down in MS
heart he must have felt relieved. His
face showed it, He was prisoner
again and the responsibility of being
free and not knowing what to do was
/ lifted lie shook the sheriffs hand
cordially and with no word of protest
/ or reproach climbed into the sheriffs
4 big machine, Under his arm he bore
his cigars
4 give me a square deal sheriff" he
asked They did me dirt in Canada
ana ! hope for better treatment il
New lIampshire."
The scene of the arrest was i'm from
Of a country schoolhousc near Stew
artstown follow, the time, 1858: tn,
distance from Colebrook, roughly
seven miles,
Sheriff Holmti a, Drew, Bernard Jacobs