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


Before O'Nral reached the night cels, the bodies of
FRANK and the no .ro had been removed Never
moro would he look upon chat ptoud-Mcei boy. that
gcnt.o littr girl. It's turn came and he entered tho
building
Ilis bunk was spnttcrei with blood. the Old
blanket was sli1 with H. n thrilled him with
horror and with sriel liowne his heat he rerer-
entity kissed the Hlthy nss hlliowod hy that slcrel
nutl.n Living down hc seemed 90 sleep. and
waited the moon was so bright CHIT n't until
midnight could he start Dn me desperate ma lortak-
ue l,cry merry" wa thrIbbns with excitement.
llcpIciured himself free and then racaptured, tor
ulcl killed. like sam Nooll
ettor avon that than thi' ifo" he mutterel
Within closed tooth How slowly the night wore
.vat How the convirts e,spad and n'urmuroi n
t..u 4rp Poor rel.los-he wishei thlt Doe
miaht take them all away foo freedom with him
Irunp. tramp the guard oile noltot nnl
uoitpr he WA walking completely around tho
bull linz Tonight, oh'tm4 llut'n.a mlunoton 90
o,tlp enrn thc pta'not would have time Co break
through Che log tonlnro % AMI tfnNi o. Go" mtt1h
urlutu tho guard otuo round asau llr had 'nlou.
latod clio distance many tune together with tho
nuuouts thai elapsed hrtWean the ono whom thr eel.
..oor W.. pasaei. and that whom tho step OF the
guard would once more approach in ms progress
around the barracks. hu- Tonight the guard
seemed 20 30 Wtlhius H'l" iNPi''i1 - wa "4"'N
count again. Great Heaven, there were two
minutes less And every instant was nee led II the
lake was to be reached Was he alter all 20 lose his
chaneci lie could not. lie resolved {" wait TIL
midnight and then when the moon sank he would
break through the log spring on the guard as he
pa -srd and ugc MN. " hat SIN was the klllug
If one of these Drutes, And y Meals eyes grew
fierce as they looked tODl hls haggart face even ~
q voice spoke in his soul. Thou STAT not kill
julie aul IN, child, ms little enid Frank ana
Nette tOO-all seemed neaiiAun, gazing through The
b.ackuess IF his mcdltateI crime. sob alcu in LIS
raroat: he ciuched h.s hands. should lac Z we II
up should he let the morrow .comc. Jet ms lalloIs
.nu his broken cham anu XIII hlm lie itI never
nj. ur.I "a human bcing-,hOuld hc let these brutes
torture him Yet above all the wrest things OF ms
s,irt e.. M that voice, Thou shalt not KILL Why
should Ie not kill Had Lot these men killed a..
the u,eunes, OF his lief lie fixed his eyes ON me
muDu.l ght sl ming through the crack, between the
logs. over ana over a-aln he counted tn steps 81
tie ruard-aiwavs two minutes short There was
nothing else for it--elther he must ki or be killed.
Julie Frank Net he slept. Thirty SIX hours OF
work no rest and little food, were enough to weary
sWith start and shudder ONell awoke. 1t was
perfectly still " hat! Had he slept at such mo
mcnt! To tribe thus WITH his Liberty lie vs.
only ft to lie thrown 10 the dogs lie was ioSt
through bis own tault-thls was Dtterest OF All;
t,ood-by. Julie, Hot tears stood IN ms eyes, c0ld
despair clutched his heart. lie raised himself on lis
arm with dulled 'ght looking no the hight gl!mner-
ing through the opening. Ii was dawn No. No;
40, lie dasl eel the tears from MS eyes, De- pressed
lis
Ia va, tie moon There God Of mercy some
wherei
Uushr There were voices Whispering
ONeal crrpt To- the door, and ,Ofly pressed his
ear 20 a large crack.
oh. come We can't play without you. Hilton
ID never know. He'll not be back TIL dawn. Aud
we'll stop the game AT -"
can't said another voice suppose some OF
th- uI-s should escaped go
Escape don't ice "a damn fool. Are they hkely
90 do H. so soon after SANS deathi pack oi iooi-i
they see uo p.uca. oh, come. say Don hl"Iu
iOoung here; you're wasting time. "
Mould he r1f Tnmbhngly . Neal awaited hs
answer. -Au5r a moments quiet and u few more
uT-iugs the guard replied anu go, A..
We'll. TlP tcU Won what III do. I'll go for two
hours Nothing much can happen, but To make sure
I'll lust tie Brown Caesar 10 keep watch Tor me.
The brown hound the hercest IN the peck
O'Nral knew il well. Yet had IL been TO Walk ihtoa
lions den out of that cell would he - Tonight 10
freedom or TO death t
lie heard the men bring the dog, beard the grow!
and snars of the huge beast heard the mems retreat
ing footsteps, and then-waited.
Slowly palod the moonlight. chiller grew the air.
he silence was broken only by an occasional clank
vi the dogs chain and the snoring Of the sleepers'