Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-15
ARE ALL TANGLEDUF
Two Girls, Their Lovers, and an
Escaped Convict in One
Grand Mix-Up.
aY LAWRENCE cLAY.

There WIS a satisfied complncent
look on the face Of young VIII Hayes
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 a rosy
look
There was an equally happy look on
the face of the assistant superinnend-
ent Of the workhouse located In that
suburb as he sat In his once that
morning He had a political pull 10
keep his job: the salary was good: the
young lady he loved had M good as
promised him. What more could a
reasonable young man ask for? Moth
ing wrong nbont Mr. Arthur Somersi
And there was n contentsd smile ON
the face of Miss Kate Ledyard as she
stepped into her auto for n drive fur
Their into the country: In fact. she
beamed II 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. but 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 n good world to
live in. He also was connected with
the workhouse He was SO connected
with il that he had three more years
TO serve He didn't have any name.
but was referred to rs No. l.T50. He
smiled because he had made good
record and been appointed truBty anc
was TO be sent to the city that morn
ing on an errand At 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 prison guard
dashed In on the assistant superintend-
ent and gasped:
mo. l.75o has bolted. sir,"
HE was sent to the city early this
morningg"
Yes, air. and when he got there he
changed his clothes and bolted"
Telephone the police and the de-
pots"
yes. sir. but he's played n sharp
trick. He took a trolley for Konkers.
and win probably get on somewhere
srd hide in the woods for a day OF
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.. WIN Hayes was met at the sta
ton by a messenger and told to 20 to
Yonkers on bit Of business for the
firm. He took a tro&ey- At a certain
point ON the line. whore n highway
crossed, Mr.. Hayes noticed n good
looking girl In an auto She wasn't as
good looking az his girl. but she was
handsome enough 10 catch and hold
his eye for a moment.
Fifty rods beyond the girl man left
the car without waiting for II to stop.
He went rolling over and over In thu
bushes. and the kind hearted young
man isaped after him TO see II he was
hurt. and the car went ON and left
both
TheR the FIRST jumper got up and
fed. Then the second got up and pur-
sued Then Miss Ledyard came along
and nj sight Of the running men abe
ordered more speed. Hail. mile be-
hind her was the prison auto. and m
she gpeeded up Il let out another iink
AS Mr.. Hayes was behind the other
man he was the first to be overtnken
by Miss Ledysrd. He had lost his hat.
his face was bleeding, and his hair WAS
dreadfuIly 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-hurryi"
sect ini- replied Miss Ledyard M
she made room
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 II.
The auto coming up honked ut her,
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 a hot pace and
then tire burst and they were speed
ily overtnken-
Jump and runs"
But Mr.. Hayes didn't Why should
hey He wanted to stay and hear all
about IT. He stayed, and he was drag
ged from the auto and manlhandled
IN a brutal way. IL wRs n minute or
more before Miss Ledyard and Mr.
Somers recognized ench other. and
she cried out at him:
Why don't yon call on your brutes
OF mem"
.sBut hen resisting.- WIS answered
lie ought tol tell you to let him
azoDe."
Kate. do you know that this man
bclted from prison after NE had trust
ed himy WINS asked
i know that yDn are n lot Of brutez.
and III never speak to ycu again"
'.5ere-Ehnf In this about prison.
demanded Mar. Hayes an he ceased to
struggle
You know all about II. Hogan
''But I'm Hayes and not Hognn.-
The devil ypu are
mo. he isn't Hogan said both tho
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