The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-12-30


me to the police station"
She had sunk gracefully into an easy
chair and upon this burst into a merry
| laugh Ned Wilmington is at the bot
/ tom Of this. j am sure" she said. DO
you know. one day when | was at the
- hotel he came to my rooms IMAM
| nounced disguised :as IA bobby. and 1t
cost me a pony to get rid of him. OF
course be returned the money and
dined me sumptuously."
"You are wasting your time. madame.
am detective. and you may as we'll
come with me at once" ] opened my
coat and showed a badge on my vest
her face. indicating suspicion that
something. after all. must be wrong.
Are you really La earnestT
81 certainly am"
Twill you kindly inform me what
any one can want with me at a police
| officer
You will learn that when we get
there"
She looked at me with puzzled ex-
preston for a few moments. then said:
There is something queer about this.
but | suppose | must take you at your
word. have no knowledge Of such
matters. Can not send for some one
to come to me and advise me?
The woman looked SO puzzled, seem
ed so uncertain as to what course to
take. that l began to cherish faint
suspicion that after all some mistake
had been made. should have clapped
the bracelets On her at once. but had
not the assurance to do so. Instead. I
said that If she would go with me
peacefully she would be permitted at
the station to send for any one she
chose. To this she replied that to go
to such place would be an indignity
that she would never recover from and
begged me to permit her to send for a
lawyer. There were few telephones in
those days. and should be obliged to
allow her to send a messenger. This
declined to do.
After long struggle in words ] con-
WINGED her that further opportunities
would not avail. and she consented to
60 with me. but on no account would
she leave the house unless permitted
to don street costume. To this |
agreed. provided she would permit me
to inspect the room in which she pro-
posed to change her apparel that |
might make sure there was no egress
by which she might give The the slip.
WhereupOn she took me through a
hall. then boudoir and told me to go
into q bedroom which was at the end
of the suit. saw at a glance that
there was no door leading into another
room. and. since the fat was on the
fifth floor and no roof of another build
ing to which she could let herself
down. permitted her to go in to
change her clothing. closing the door.
After having waited fully half an
hour for her to reappear called to
her She replied that she had nearly
finished and would be with me pres
emily. In nearly another half hour /
called to her again and received re
ply. So long as | could hear her voice
] I
any danger Of my losing her. and since
it had timbre Of its own could not
fail to recognize it
Still there surely must be some game
In her taking SO long time to put or
one suit and don another
At last called that would give her
FIVE minutes more and ii she did not
appear at its expiration would open
the door. To this she replied that she
saw no reason for hurry, but Ii I was
capable of opening the door to iady's
dressing room she could not prevent
me. At the end of the five minutes al
lowed turned the knob Of the door.
1t was locked,
Come out at once" | called. ''or /
will break down the door,
~ see no necessity for that" she
pleaded. II can't possibly leave here
without coming through the room
where you are. To tell the truth. am
hunting up certain letters which. II
taken possession Of by the police.
would compromise friends of mine. |
see no reason why you should prevent
my doing 50. assume that you have
simply been sent to arrest me. and |
! promise you that when have finished
what | am doing | will come out and
go with you willingly wherever you
choose to take me-" ..
did not like the idea Of her destroy
ing evidence and knew | should be
hl.,tpad for syiviny nor an onnOrtIIuify
for doing SO. hut | did not see how |
could prevent it without breaking
down the door. Besides, it occurred TO
me that she had already destroyed the
principal part Of what she wished TO
get rid of or she would not have told