Never was mortal placed in a more terrible and perplexing position than the woman in this story. Practically between two fires, she is forced to submissively receive the taunts of a suspicious husband, backed up by convincing evidence, in order to save her child's life. Police Officer Wallace leaves his house for his post, to learn that a desperate convict had broken prison and was lurking in the neighborhood. This convict, dashing into the Wallace home, seizes the little child, and with pistol in hand hides in the recess of the window, with the injunction to Mrs. Wallace that if she reveals his hiding place her child will suffer. The officer returning home, finds the convict's hat on the floor, and noticing his wife's agitation, of course suspects she has entertained someone in his absence. He proceeds to make a search, and pounces upon the convict so suddenly that he fails to carry out his theory. Hence, taken unawares, he is overpowered, handcuffed, and handed over to the prison guards to be re-incarcerated.
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