Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
husband, a certain strange, mysteri-
ous something assures me that all will
yet be well. how or i'll what manner
heaven only knows"

ueaSeu oulH hHOWS.
''I wish I could see it-I wish ]
could feel it, Sarah; do not mislead
ME with false hopes. Oh. my God ii
there could only be found a way to
escape from this isnominions death..'
"Comc, madam, times up" and the
turnkey made his appearance. "Hate
to disturb such pair ofcooing doves
but orders are orders, ma'am, and
must be obeycd. Always obey orders
ifyou break crowns. You ought to
persuade YOUR husband to stop his
sniveling. Mark what | tell YOU
ma'am, You'll be looking for another
husband in three months time" con.
tinued the wretch as he walked out
by her side.
Sarah hurried through the corridor
cndcavoring to hear as little as posi-
bic of the brute's conversation. and
reached home and children, there tC
hope and pray. The houls sped on
and it lacked one day more for the cx.
ccution. Fletcher had given up al
hope ola reprieve, and listened tc
the building of the scaflold with :;
solemn feeling born of despair.
1--WE brought another gal to Sc,
ryu,. his tin c, Fletcher. It's very pro.
baflc she ,won' beso agreeable-like as
t'other one. bun will do so much good
| reckon.
\ woman in black stood before the
bed on which Fletcher rcclincd. He
recognized Mrs. Lancaster, the wife
of the murdered man.
"At, this does mc good" said she,
taking step nearer and shaking her
clinchcd fist in his face. 1T does not
pay to take fellow creatures life,
doe il? Don't YOU speak to me, you
villan-dOn't dare TO open your
mouth. came here to gioat over
your misery, and see how thcproSpcct
of leaving Your wife and babies af
fected you. Oh, you tremblc! | have
found the tender cord-My husbands
wife and children were nothimg-oh
no. Wretch, villain. may the law be
fully justified"
The woman, to all appearance, eX
aspcrated beyond the power of further
uttcrance, stepped nearer, and, will
a sly movement, hid one of her gloves
under the pillow of bcwildered man
Have you finished, ma'am," in
quired the turnkey, with his hand oil
the door.
"Now, really, Fletcher, don't yo,
rather prefer an interview of thi
kind to one of those lallygagsing sor
you have had SO many oflatcly
Twill do you more good-tcn to one
What are you doing now?'
"Giving him one more look, that i
all, Murderer! robbcr! wretch!
want to cngrave his picture OH III.
brain so imdelibly that l never Gil
forget a single feature"
"By the crown. your old man mus
have had a Tartcr! Oh. ho, ho, ho.
and the fat turnkey shook his ia
sides with laughter. Il don't be
licvc he's got it much better where Ii
is staying now than he had with YOU
II takes Il woman to use up the King
English. l always said so, now
know it,
Mrs. Lancaster drew her veil owe
her face. and quietly left the prison
AS soon as he dared. with trcmblin!
fingers, Lloyd drew forth the glove
In ii was vial containing Il .miNtur
OF clorOform or ether, small sharl
instrument to file his shacklcs, and
note. 1t read thus:
You arc not the man, and canno
allow You to be hung. Ovcrpowe
the keeper, take his clothes and leave
Go to the roekery. No. --tirs
floor where Il disguise awaits you.an'
then God help'you, for you must con
ccal Yourself.
Lloyd with a wildly beating heat
concealed the articles and tried tothil
The keeper did not enter the cell til
he brought his tea, and hYw could h
accomplish his purpose then! Their
would be too rluny aslir in the prisol
then, and he mi ght be detected.
"Dcfcated now, with the weapon O
dclivcrancc in my hands. No, indcc,
LLOYD Flctchcr.!'
! "flctcher. suppose you know tina
according to the ,,rison-rulcs you ar
not allowed to stay alone tonight
it won't be barbarouS to leave n fcllc
without good company his last nigh
on eartlI.' said the turnkey, an hou
or two after Mrs. Lancastcr's visit.
You'll have to take your pick be
tween old Father Walsc and myself
but | suppose you will take me. ba
-, as You hate me, aforc that hypo
. critic"
"Why can't have my wife:
asked Lloyd, with voice full of bi,
tcrnrss.
"Oh wives amt allowable oh sue
, occasions. She'll be around in tn
morning ar hour or two, but ial
quick, which will you have?'
;, "What difference do YOU think
makes to me, YOU hcartlcss wrctcl
who watches with my last moment
on earth, when my only friend is d,
" MED mc?"
So it was arranged. The turnkc
n was to occupy his cell, and Lloy
went to work with his little instrl
mcnt to file the hand-cufrS and chai
which bound him. 1t was slo'
and tedious, but in an hours time |
had the the satisfaction ofouc fro
hand, and had the power to reno,
the limbs from the CALLING rattliu
tormcnts which had 50 firmly hcl
: him.
!, Il must be able to throw these fe
p ters of or am lost" So he wOrke
away iudustriously until the obst
nate link was displaced, and lie cou
wear, or leave them of ut his plea
v urc. Ten o'clock arrived, and til
= turnkey had his cot brought i'll II