The Press., 1914-07-08
An
 Abduction It Proved a Quicker Proc. eSS Than ExtraditiOn
By hELoIsE BRAYToN

She was heir to a large fortune, and without a natural protector is an Ob ject of plunder on the part of all un scrupulOus persons, Mir, Wheaton had placed great confidence in one Peter Whitbeck and his wife, Mary, and. Knowing that his days were number ed, made will appointing the Whit becks Evelyn's guardians with the management of her property till she should become twenty-One years old.
 Mrs, Whitbeck was G covetous wom- an, It Is quite probable that If 1t had not been for her the incidents contain ed in this story would not have taken place. Wheaton's confidence in Peter Whitbeck's integrity might have been justified had not the latter fallen un- der the influence of his wife AS 1t was, no sooner had Wheaton passed away than Mrs. Whitbeck began to plot to get possession of Evelyns for tune. The will gave her every OppOr, tunity, inasmuch Hs in addition to giv ing her husband the care of the estate it gave her the care of Evelyn herself. for by it's terms the heiress was to live with the Whftbecks till she attained her majority.
 The residence of these persons was in Vermont At the time of her fa ther's death Evelyn was attending school at Northampton, Mass. and de sired to finish the academic year there To this the Whitbecks made no Objec ton Mrs Whitbeck was anxious to get her bearings as to the will and study out the best way of getting the fortune or as much of 1t as possible into her possession.
 But, though Evelyn had but few months left at school. that happened which later gave her u champion She met Arthur PendletOn, then a law stu dent, and the two became engaged Pendleton was not looking for a for tune by marriage. Indeed, he did not know that Evelyn had any property until some time after she had returned to her home and written him concerning some suspicious she had gathered as to the disposition of 1t by her guard Ian From certain moves made by the Whitbecks which Evelyn could not Mn derstHnd 1t was evident to PpndlrtOn that something was wrong with the administration of the estate.
 Evelyn had not been intimate with the Whitbecks before her fMther'S death and was not disposed to com
 
 to them At any rate, she put it off from time tO time But certain well filled rnvelUpes coming to the home addressed in H mans hand made Mrs Whitberk suspicious, and steAming the paste on one of them. she read the inclOSure to learn that PendlPtOn was explaining to Evelyn that front information she had given him he was sure her guardian was acting contrary to law.
 Mrs Whitbeck resealed the envelope and returned 1t as she had found 1t to Evelyn The former was in frequent consultation with David Miller, a law yer who gave his services on prom ise of being well paid in case he could secure the property for her without subjecting her to criminal procedure After opening Evelyn's letter she went to this attorney and told him what Pendleton had said. Miller advised her to change her residence to Can ada This would be advantageous in case her husband. or she should be proceeded against criminally, and It would also be of benefit in enabling her to keep possession of Evelyn her, self, for 1t might in time be necessary for them to take the ground that the heiress was incapable of managing her property.
 When 1t was announced to Evelyn that Mir Whitbeck's affairs needed a change of residence to Canada. and that the removal was to be made at once, she was appalled,. She refused to go, but was informed that by the terms of her fathers will she must live with the Whitbecks until she at tained her majority This and the fact that she had no other home won her over.
 The Whitbecks took up their resi- dence in a small town not far north of the boundary line between the United States and Canada. It was not long before Evelyn learned that they were giving out reports that she had been acting Queerly She deter mined to leave them Nt once. and with out communicating her design. made her preparations for flight. But Mrs Whitbeck. who was watching her. sus pettrd her intention and. searching her room. discovered concealed a suit case containing such articles as one would need on Il journey.
 The town in which these persons lived was in the province of Ontario. come ten miles from the northern limit
 .N.." York IL hId been chosen by the WhitbPcks because it was the head quarters of body of the mounted ,' ,'annt!ian poli'e. and should Evelyn at tempt tu escape them this force would "e available to prevent her doing so
 When Mrs Whitbeck learned of Fvp Iyn's intended flight @sl4rt notified the police that the girl had shown symp toms of insanity and she feared might attempt to take her life If they saw her making for the St Lawrence river, which was but mile or two distant they were to bring her back. The con sequence was that Evelyn had not got out of town before Il policeman stop ped her and, not needing her protest took her to Mrs Whitbe~k. who, with a show. of great concern and tender ness, took her i'll and locked her up.
 The villainy of the game that was being played was now apparent to Evelyn. and she was filled with con sternation That which she most dreaded was being put in d Iunatic asylum and kept there while her guard ians appropriated her property But such course at present did not ac- cord with their plans. They were working with their lawyer to shift about certain property by legal process with view to finally getting 1t into the hands of M confederate What most interested them was in keeping the hcireSS with them uId under such