The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-29
ARE ALL TANGLED UP
Two Girls. Their Lovers. and an
Escaped Convict in One
Grand Mix.Up.
Bv LAWRENCE CLAY.

look on the race OF young Will Hayes
as he made his way through thu
streets of the pretty suburb to catch
the train for the city. All was COINS
we'll with him. even to his love affair
and his financial future had a rosy
look
| There was an equally happy look or
the face of the assistant superintend
ent OF the workhouse located in tina,
suburb as he sat in his Office that
morning lie had a political pull tc
keep his job, the salary was good: the
young lady he loved had as good as
promised him What more could a
reasonable ycung man ask for? Moth
ing wrong about Nj Arthur Somers.
And there was a cG1jented smile o..
the face Of Miss Kate l.cdyard as she
STEPPED into her au'o for drive fur
Their into the country in fact. shr
beamed II was he Who vas soing t.
say yes" % Mr. SOmers when she get
ready. The course Of true love was
gliding along smoothly. She had the
house they would live in alread.
picked out, out Of course had said
nothing lis father as rich. and the
bridal check would not be less than
$50.000
And there was still another who
smiled and thought it good world to
live in He also was connected with
| the wOrkhouse He was 30 cOnnectcd
with II that he had three more years
to serve. lie didn't have any name,
but was referred to as No 1850. n"
smiled because he had made a good
record and been appointed trusty and
was to be sent to the city that NOR.
Ing on an errand At a certain spot H.
would be- met and taken care of. Hang
bis word Of honor.
That was the stage setting on that
summt rs morning when prison guard
dashed in on the assistant superintend
ent and gasped
mo. 1850 has hottd, sir"
lie was sent to the city early tn
morning
Yes, sir and when he got there h.
changed his clothes and bolted"
"Telcrhone the police and the de.
pots
YES. sir. but he's played SHARP
trick We took 4 Il )lley for Yonkers,
and viii probably get off somcwhere
ard hide il the woods for day or
two"
The prison auto was ordered ou'
and Mr. Somers went booming ava
with two guards to pick up a trail
Miss ledyard's auto proceeded in
! the direction OF Yonkers
Mr. VIII Hayes was met at the sta.
ton by messenger and told to go to
YOnkers on bit Of business for the
firm. He took trolley. At certain
point on the line, where highway
crossed, Mr. Hayes noticed a good
looking girl in an auto. She wasn't az
good looking as his girl. but she was
handsome enough to catch and hole
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 II 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 Ledvafd came along
and at sight of the running men she
ordered more speed Half mile be.
hind her Nas the prison auto, and as
she speeded up it l"t cut another link
As Mr. Hayes was behind the other
man he was the first to be ov, rtaken
by Miss ledyard He had lost his hat.
his face WIS bleeding. aud his hair was
Greadfully touslcd. by this time he had
got the idea that the man ahead wae
fleeing from justice. but being ont OF
breath he ceuId only gasp:
Escapeu-prlSoner- hurry
Get in" replied Miss Ledyard al
she made room
Most girls are in hurry TO see
bad man sent to prison, and then are
ready to sympathizr with him and
assist him to get away.
Miss Ledyard acted on impulsa she
thought she had an escaped prisoner
In the auto, and she was glad of n
The auto coming up honked at 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 moi undsr-
stand Two miles at a hot moo .nd
Z Ell tire burst and they were sneed
lily overtaken.
Jump and run"
hut Mr.. Hayes didn't WHY should |
he? He wanted to STAY and ha.r all
about it. lie stayed. and he was 5roo
ged from the auto and man sa,i,nd /
In brutal way 1t was a mimic or
more before Ais Lcdyard and Mr.. I
Somers recognized each other and |
she cried out at him:
Why dent you call off ycvr brutes
of men?"
But he's resisting" was answered.
ne outht to- III you to let him
alone'" ~