Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-26
ODD ADVENTURE on
A RAILWAY.
Ruse Of a Criminal to Escape
Arrest. Comes to Maught.

PUT aboard q train for Berlin. Her
father having lost his fortune, 1t yus
decided that the girl should study mn
sic. with q view to earning her owl,
living.
She went all alone on the train and
was alone in the compartment until II,
one OF the stops eman got in. The
train had, no oponer started on than he
said to Gretchen:
"Fraulein. III trouble you for your
coat" 81
|. Gretchen looked at the man. not VII
Outstanding what he meant.
"Your coat. and be iii a hurry. Take
it Oh. I'm going to put it on and you
shall put on mine"
Before Gretchen could be made to
understand that he was In earnest be
was obliged to threaten her. and even
then the taking or Of her outer gar.
ment before man was SO obnoxious to
her that she did it very slowly. The
man was twice her age. but not much
taller, being small and wiry. He put
on Gretchen's coat, which at him.
compelling her to put on his own
coat Then he took out of a satchel
a number Of cosmetics and began to
mako himself up for woman. He
also took out mustache and. giving 1t
to Gretchen. ordered her to stick II on
to her upper lip. 'ss4
Gretchen, who had never before been
out in the world without maid, was
Of course terror stricken. She obeyed
the man mechanically, expecting every
moment that he might find it to his
interest to murder her. After they
had changed apparel he said to her:
Little girl, II you do what want
you to do, I'll not hurt you. The next
station will be B. and l except to leave
the train there. II decide not to
and any one gets into this compart-
ment. you must pretend t.i.. you are
a young man. II you don't III kill
YOU" h'
When the train stopped at B. the
man was about to get out when he
caught sight Of q policeman standing
right where he must be passed. The
man hesitated and decided not to risk
1t. He covered back in the car and
remained there while the train was
at a standstill. Just before 1t moved
of young man in students cap
got into the compartment.
The student was evidently in an
amiable mood-most students are-and
as soon as he was seated took out a
cigarette and, turning, to the criminal
who he supposed was woman. ask
ed If she objected. to smoking. The
man replied in so coarse voice that
the student smiled, and, permission
being granted. he offered Gretchen
cigarette. She was about to decline
when q glance from the criminal warn
ed her to accept. and. taking the cigar
cite, the student held match while
she Lit 1t. The student insisted on
opening a conversation. with her. At
the first sound Of her voice he looked
at her surprised and smiled again.
"You two had better change your
clothes" he said THE woman has
the voice of man, while the man
has the voice Of woman"
Poor Gretchen now began to show
signs Of sickness, and the student
asked what was the matter. Gretchen
admitted that it must be the cigarette.
poor little boy" said the student.
"You should be at home with your
mother"
Taking her head in his arms, he
playfully pulled 1t down on to his
breast The criminal. not relishing this
close proximity and fearing the girl
might communicate with the student.
said:
LET the boy alone.
'What business Is it Of yours?" asked
the student haughtily. Zone would sup
pose the boy to be girl. III hug him
If l like y
With that he seized Gretchen and
pulled her face down on to his chest 80
vigorously that when he released her
the mustnche had fallen OF.
"Well well!'' said the astonished stu
dent. whats this? Are you trying
to escape from justice in disguiser
That's it." cried the criminal HE
must be thief"
The student looked at the blushing.
innocent face Of the girl. and, noticing
that her hair had partly slipped from
under her hat where the criminal had
placed 1t, took hold Of coil and pulled
It down over Gretchen's shoulder.
you're q GIRL" he said, that's Ger.
tain. Now. how about your" he added.
looking at the other. who cried:
"A man. And. whipping out re-
volver. he attempted to cover the stu
dent, but the latter, who was q re-
nowned member Of the dueling corps
at his university. quick as lightning
knocked up his weapon. and in the
scufile that followed the criminal. be-
ing encountered with long coat. was
overpowdered and lost his revolver.
For the rest of the journey the stu
dent kept the criminal covered and got
from Gretchen brief story Of how
she had been forced into mans attire.
On reaching the next station the Grim
inal was turned over to the police. and
Gretchen's identity was confirmed by
telegraph.
The student proved to be the son Of a
wealthy baron who knew Gretchen's
father. This and the singular adven. !
ture was quite enough to INDUCE an nc.
quaintance. which ripened into love.
and Gretchen Is now baroness.
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He Would Not Corrupt Him.
Edmund had just begun to attend