New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-19

tl,o str,ure ,nparitiou-ail but ONeal He was az
sorhed in a de.ncrato purpose I'm the tunnel. luS'
procedlug the moment OF * o. he had taken hs PIC"
and 80 loo-encd Che last link of hts cha'n That
slieht effort could twist 10 oft He had noticed t'al
the guard tired perhaps when he reached tne 'n'
Of the line was not careful III sounding ea'h ii"H
and though exhausted by thirtysiN hours laoo'' "'
had rcs1,sci that 20 night should 'ee h' d'''u VI
set him Free he Jared not leave the severed log 10
the chance OF discovery. nor could he resi- I'D '"'
bunk where Neltie 1ul Frank had been billed.
wear.el ~ he vaa. tine weight OF the chain b'-
came A CON .a,raf un. and feeling sow"v ht '''"Ie
of ,ts NOT being discovered. DEE decided to wrench
,he link Eut thi. evening new guard was Oh
drty. 1ul with tire ari1r o. a novice gave lui 3"
,antion 20 hI. work VNeal saw him carefully
sonn! each link of ms nciIhh1rs cham ana '''a
with undinu,shcd zeal approach his own. il' n'l
r.strd too much Hero at the very outset Oh ms
undertaking he wa to be tortured ant kll'd. Io
vowed ~ himself that ne would 'ell hrs Ire ''lr'
Waiting a- for the cvccntioncr O'Ncal stood rea"l
A. tho last link WI. reached 90 spring on luton ana
xiii him before he could bee Overrowcred pne h'r'
Ink fust one and t. Thank God The link I'M
sounded. tine guard rose to h. feet. ONeil uh
cinch,d h,s teeth and ircv 4 long breath he was
.avcdi Howl he raised hi' eyes and saw the car
rage Il had stopped. too'man opeuod ih' '''''
II was indy. aud u most naughty one. Tho tal!
nud m,lcs,, hsuic iy'n'rd aud WITH s"|,' 80 a
She waved aside Hilton. who, surprised 90 tul, mn
expected VISITOR. stepped liitlo too near. ~ ne
moved buck she .iw ih" conNictS ANA siafl'h u"
horror at the sight Ncto thoH' human '',uS';;
chained together lAo beasts OF prey, and 80 AZ
her with wide opened eyes from sooiN faces Ih'}
wcr, half naked and zhlycrng under their l"s'
She threw aside her own costly wrap. ashamed TO- h
protected by is warmth m the presence oi Ne''
wrctchcd beings. me- of whom seemed IN thr 't't
stages of cmacatou. For the iirst time ~ hrr no
she wa. brought face to face with the effect oil
which IN the abstract she had Thought Just or
the first she felt horror 10 the Government OF
Georgia. her native state -,
Had little Nettie been sent 10 this place Was
she subjected to like rgor ana as lily protected as
these poor creatures
Not noticing tie guards who stood staring AZ her
she glanced about searching for one gcntie HUE
face among those other faces.
What, your business na'am" HIitons voice
much sOftened from lts usual tone. Wa gruh eh"ugi
look at him with relo.bl,d h.,ughtiness. ,.-
81" mean, ma am. Captain Hilton explained " tn's
Is private camp AMI no strangers are a'IVNcu 80
Not degning to speak the lady held out 70 him a
large envelope. II contained An official document -
the Governors pardon for the convict. Nettie Green
-aud a letter from the owners OF the mine directing
that all couTtcsies be extended &c Miss Jane Daw-
The light of The setting sun .one full the lady
a. she proudly turned from the guard. To - meal
she had been al angel II iellvernnce. The very ar
seemed laden with sweet odOr from her garments
Who size was he knew nOt-Only that Tor hun she
had opened tho gate g. freedom. II was not uhlll
ne heard Captain Hutou's order Bring C0nH ict
1917 that the peace of ONeals soul changed 70
agony.
iii, was Nettie's protrectress-here was her de-
liverancei Toe late. too ate, erred MS heart re
ngei to speak word to that noble lady. l0nged
10 throw himself on his knees teiore her ana ten
her of Nettic- love ana reverence Tor her teacher
and how even I'D this den her soul had cluug 20 the
thought of her and she bad died martyr a. she had
lived an innocent child II he might lut touch MS
lips 90 those flowing garments, that swept the
ground as the lady turned eNpectantly. But ne was
LIES education could not IN an instant be for
gotten. Aud the lady. true woman that che was ana
filled with softest pity. would have recOued ln
horror # al her feet that sOoty figure had fallen.
How could she know That leneath us OPAQUE stn
was hidden warm blood and q great heart blow
"A commission OF nature was needed 10 tear away the
contracting force of established institutions.
The blow was coming Bearing IN his arms some
thing covered with cloth tie quart Approached
That something was the slender body OF a young
Nettc." SAID the lady. speaking gently s If 20 a
sick child The guard came nearer hut There was
no motion IN the body. iltou'- face cold n usual,
had "a look of grim humor mnglng with It, cruelty
" Are you III. Nett.e'f The proud face was very
Nearer came the guard. AM looking at the motion
less figure the lady began tO trrmhle, Nhe turned
set palrr but COMPRISING her lips walked mp To thy
recriled ir horror And then n whisper 500 iutcncc
that II reached each ear. vihrated In each heart
She stood A moment. a. Of tran. iNcd while the
cnl0rrI ilotunu who bad been waiting at tlr hnt SEES
head. nrp,olDhr with 70 robe ou his arn. llr wins
pDrad CO. h- mistress. and OF hcr uusp"Arn 'c9u r--
.ruor wrapped ~ about thr dead siii md i'id hrr
gently "a the earring"
iii. action iuu4od fhe Lady, Size 'urNr ~ fn
follow him. " ltn hrr eyes lrll 800 Hilton whose lace
wn- Yct lul of something hr nnu'rin'nI
"tiucI mnn. sh, .ill. you nir ih' iWN'l'i 'i
ou- uI tlr.e poor .tut,- th. rmn. i1ton "I tAt
IoIE N1u4 nN mnt permit these rln,'lr-' hll
-rr.it n. fhor. I-Y DnI .unr sim vIII tnI }uu cont
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