The Marshall republican., 1913-03-28
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bObb5 hfRRlll COMPANY

NO, BIT, tHe Hilhfndn answered.,
"but Bill, the stable boy where we
keep the wagons"-he jerked his head
toward the interior of the wagon
says he thinks he knows about this
here young woman who was stolen
from Lone Oak. Are you %a-looking
for herr"
"Yes," admitted Charlie, Tin a.
looking for her"
The milkman whistled, then held
up two fingers and dexterously ex-
perforated between them.
well, Bill says he thinks he picked
up them three men and the young
woman on this here very road about
four o'clock In the morning, and
drove 'em about two miles. He amt
sure; he don't remember nothing
about the dressing gown. for II WAS
dark and he didn't see II, but he
said this morning that II did seem to
him a. II II must have been them"
A greenback changed hands. and
the result was that the miikman
agreed to take Charlie TO the stable
and introduce him TO Bill.
1NII ~ I'LL ludI Ht nhU
q couple who had missed the last train
up. to a stable that boosted an auto
mobile. and there he had turned back
toward home. IL was late then. or
rather, early-somewhere between
haIf.past three and four. At n point
which he did not exactly remember.
three men ~accosted him and asked
n they might ride with him. lie didn't
consider this unusual. because Il had
happened to him before. The men
were supporting n young woman he.
tween them. Bill concluded she had
had too much. lie was paid In adj.
vance, q bill which. In the light OF a
smoky kerosene stable lamp later.
turned out 60 he en- dollars. hut that.
too. had happened to Bin before when
he had given n lift to a "souso.",
They rode what Bill Judged TO be
about two miles, and got out at a path
evidently leading TO a house. lust be.
fore, coming to- a small bridge. He
remembered the bridge distinctly.
They had called goodnight 10 him.
One OF them. he thought. spoke In
~ ~ ."s N'h''' w Nhthh VI
the incident until he saw the row the
newspapers had kicked up about n
young woman having been' presuma'
o,y, apuue'eu rom " pace IN 'hst
'.'e,"i'y on mat very morhins' lie
"nu nes''a'eu soou. informing the
ponce peeause ne o,uht want 10 get
H.ou ny uou. noen'ns Nnen ms
Sasn' sure oou, ho'nins' ana didnt
Anow ~nooouy, aha ne couldn't DC
npa'"" ,.oin '"e s'ao'e u 40 10 court
oo'' po'n'"s'
nu. "neh ne hsd Deen promised fuIi
pay ,or any .ime 'ost ana ID guarantee
y. ~" !oo IRON Tue owner OF the
ssho'e' ne consented 10 accompany
oIa,ne 10 Lone OAK, IL the miikmAn
~"u'a 70 aiso, ana place himself ana
ss Information NJ tne disposal oil
"noever wanted H. ne gave Cnarlie
snpper wnicn ne mao touna In tne
~'r'Aso' /" was JOE
The terrace became Q newspaper {.
once. n at the rustic tables where
We usually ~ tea In the late after
neon reporters were franticaiiy writ
Ing. The photographers snapped BIZ
and the milkman every time they
ksoked up.
Il was quite q procession that went
down the driveway to take Bill TO
the spot near the small bridge where
the men and their victim had slightsd.
Winthrop said he knew the path and
the bridget was perhaps four miles
or more below Lone Oakland II JOS
abductors had left the carriage there
he was certain It was not to follow
the path. He knew Il led TO 4 little
house and q celery farm, owned by
an old German couple named Hinsel-
muller, simple, honest folk who Ger.
tsinly had no hand In an abduction
or In c~oncesling any one who had.
But everybody went. Just the same.
and rather eagerly when 1t was re-
membered that Hi said he thought
ono of tbe man smoke In German.