The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-09-20

teAut monastery OF the Domfnl
can Sisters Of the Perpetual ROs
ary."
Through this gate a Menace re
porter went on a tour OF investi
CATION with the ultimate object
Of cross-examining the so-called
mother superior Of the convent
Turning TO the left upon enter
ing he walked along a board path
and ignoring the Beware -of.the,
dog" sign at the other end of the
lot he entered tie dummy" hot.
house. The word dummy" is used
in this connection because Il il
very evident that the "hot house
was constructed 10 isolate com.
pletely the rear Of the grounds by
forming a barricade from the
priests house over 20 the fence.
Inside the alleged "hot-house" +"
is built somewhat like a maze. II
has one opening 20 the right lead.
ing 70 the priests house, and still
another door behind leading to a
vine-coyered bower which extends
of into the distance toward Or.
mond avenue. This vine-covered
bower path seemed 10 offer the
best field for investigation and 40
il was that the Menace reporter
walked through II for twenty-five
feet when a shrill feminine voice
from behind shouted, "Stop, sir !
Stop"
Turning around the reporter
saw a nun all clad in white, who
walked rapidly toward him and
said, For whom are you look.
ing3"
I am looking Cor the sister su.
perior of the convent, replied the
reporter.
"Well this is the priests house, Z"
volunteered the white-elad nun.
81 IL you want to see the sister su.
perior You will have TO 60 around
to the brown-stoue stoop, in the
center of the builling, and ask for
Superior Catherine.
The reporter did as he was told,
and upon ascending the brown
stone stoop saw that the passage
way lead into little chapel on the
left. The reporter rang a bell; a
nun came TO the door, and the re-
porter asked 60 see Mother Su.
perior Catherine.
Gan right, =" said the nun, "just
step into that room on your right
she will see you there"
Upon pushing open the door. as
the reporter entered a
room the like OF which he had
never seen IN his life. The room
was divided almost in half by
woven steel bars. On the inner
'ide of the steel bars in a cell.hke
was a nun clad in white,
sitting on a chair, talking through
he bars TO a little girl, who was
)n the side where the reporter was
Standing The room was built more
ike q large jail-cell than anything
he reporter had ever seen.
Presently a door on the other |
'ide of the steel bars opened and !
nun entered, and, through
he bars. said:
What would YOU like to see
Mother Superior Catherine about ,
She would like TO know, before !
coming down. as She is very busy. |
g you desire any Information, per. !
laps I can give il TO you. as I am |
amllar with all matters. ] am
Mother Mary Anpness.
81 would like = get the name Of /
he uun who escaped from this con.
'ent about three weeks age" re.
lied the reporter
"Oh, yes, ] know all about that
aSe, said Mother Mary Anioness
but ] do not know whether the
lother Superior would want TO
ell anyone her name just wait
minute. please
iOther Catherine Mixes Identity.
After an elspSe Of ten minutes,
be door behind the bars again
pened and a bespeckled nun, of
iiddle age, clad in white With 8
lack hood on h,g head entered
DO you wsT- 10 see mel"
ueried the nun
lis this Mother Superior Cath.
rinei" asked the reporter.
"Yes," replied. the nun, "what
an | do for youi What is your
amei Who do you representa-" Il