The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-23

tiiC law SIOotS Oh llllll tltel oil THESE
years! hope | can get at the story
of his escape
81 see,' said Merrill; "what heart
less creatures you newspaper men
are. For the sake of first-class sem
satlon you never hesitate to inhict any
amount of suffering on your victims.
"Come, come, Merrill, that is going
too far. The fellow is a criminal,
and, as such, deserves to suffer the
just punishment of crime. There
is a reward Of twenty-five thousand
francs for his capture
GLOW is it, pray, that France rates
this galley slave SO high?"
"She does not. One thousand
francs is the government reward; the
rest was bequeathed for the purpose
by the man whom he assaulted and
who died soon after lie Blane's es-
cape. 1t has been lying at interest
all these years and has grown
"Blood money l would not have
believed it of you. Can it be posi-
bic that for this you have hunted
this poor wretch down? that you will
send him back to his living death at
Toulon? A sorry return for the hos
pitality he showed us, say L.
WHO is romantic now?' asked
Dale. "What is to become of justice
if robbers and assassins are to be let
go freeo | did not know of the re-
ward until | had worked up the
case, and, in spite Of your poor opin-
ion of me, | doubt whether | shall
claim it, though confess my share
of it would not come amiss. For the
rest, if l ate his bread l paid for it,
and even if had not that is no rea-
son why should commit misprison
of felony. Why, man, is your sense
Of justice clean gomez
An expression of intense disgust
crossed Merrill's face, but it was lost
upon Dale, who was at that moment
intently regarding the toe of his
boot.
II bow to your superior wisdom,
he said. "Pray, when do you lay
the hand of justice on this vile crimi-
nal?'
"Hardly for some weeks yet.
There are some legal forms to go
through, the extradition papers must
be made out and so forth. There is
no great hurry-the bird is not likely
to flee. But l see you don't appre-
ciate my righteous zeal in the cause
Of law and order. Goodbye, | am
sorry you are such a poor citizen
When he had gone Merrill hastily
wrote three lines, and inclosing the
note in an envelope went out and
dropped it in the nearest letter box
Some days later Anthony White
drove to the railway station with a
load of calves to be shipped to the
city. This business dispatched, h.
entered the country store in order tc
make few purchases before going
home.
There's a letter here for you
White said the merchant, who wa:
postmaster as well. Nobody evel
wrote to him except the dealers to
whom he shipped his produce, ane
it was with a slight shock of surprise
that he saw the square, white envel
ope, Addressed in strange hand
Somewhat to the disappointment o
the postmaster, who felt some curio
sity about the letter, he put it in hi
, pocket unopened. Nor did he tax,
it out until out of sight on his wa,
home.
t 1t was brief as telegram; can
I tome lie Blanche started aghas
at the old name seen once more Oh
paper-''the police are on you
I track; if you wish to avoid them flee.
The news came with an agony a
=, of death. He had felt so safe 70
these last few years. For lively
years he had been free; for NOR
than nine of them he had been happ,
with Lois and the babies. All, Lois
Lois. That was the bitterest pan!
of all. He crushed the paper in hi
hand and groaned half aloud.
81 thought God had forgiven me,
he said.
The farm hand doing on the sea
beside him reused at the sound c
his voice.
"Hey" he said, sleepily, and then
J.. seeing the look oftorture on his mas
ter's face, docs the old wound
hurt YEP he asked, kindly; an
White answered, hoarsely:
eyes, the old wound hurts.
The man took the reins, and An
tome lie Blanc sat in silence, think
ing, as a man thinks on the verge c
. the scatfold.
Strange as it may seem, the ide
of flight never one occurred to him
Merrill's well-meant warning had al
together failed of its intent Flee
Whittier should he flee? If the aver
ger had found him here, in this re
: mote spot, where he could safety be
elbow shall tell Lois? How ca
| tell Loiso' This was the track {
). his tortured thought,
He would not have minded it S
: much for himself alone. The Twin
death of the galleys seemed little i
e comparison with the shame and sol
:; row which he must bring upon he