The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-10
SKATING FOR LIFE
Remarkable Escape OF a Conted-
crate Prisoner.

AEG SIC.- INCH LII SeSu CCClllR GcEA
for hours. gradually ceased. the soft faxes
changing into al icy eleeL singing the
faces CT pedestrians, and converting the
fea,sery covering of the streets into .
shee. C glass over which loconotoa was
becoming more and more iuprscucable-
The leafless branches OF she trees along The
sidewalks swayed IL the rising wind. drop
ping fragments O. ice upon the heads OF
me pAssersby. and occasionally. no longer
abe 20 sustain their icy burden. couiag
down with . sharp crash On the paveuec:
below.
The oHce o. Eessrs. SHINES & Har-
court Attorneys a. Law, presented a
cheerful contrast 20 the oreary scene with
or A huge bed CT Goals glowec N the
open crate. and Ii; Up Still more brightly
tie crimson rug And curtains. Tie TWO
gentlemen. themselves the Only occupants
OF the roou- seemed. 70 fully app~reciscetce.r
agreeable situation. q seated before tie
Gre. they allcSed newspapers and chat 20
snpersede, for the aonoe briefs and Law
BOOKS
..SAsing at the Park" said NJ.
SHINES. the junior partner, a. q street csr
bearing the announcement n large let-e-s
rolled by within sigat Of the window.
~rh., little flag Will bring Joy 10 tie
hearts OF the skaters"
Il confess SAID M. Earcour-, folding
I'd his ''rhGs l still enjoy the
epcrt As much As = yoUrE people II puts
vcuay blood n the ve.ns-skimn:oR over
n icv foor. through N icy atmosphere
Vow his -~oIlertkat.Dc Is . miserable sub
ss.ute. / suppose iha. Is the only kind you
ever eu!oreG, S1mCes. IN your nIEa
ecsicu, where you can hardly save ice
~~rl ~nAS Avn
.You sre very much mistaken my dear
fellow reiC-nea has companion. returning
fr-n the wIsdow where be hsd besa view
in. tie arctic scene below. In my section.
~ VEG cali - / hxve felt - cod weather
- here-perhaps III except tie present
.o,,sxs.d.- You remember I came from
Keerucky. We had splendid skating g.
mcst every year"
Indeed Ycu indulge IA il here, then I
suppose"
40 said Mr.. Sinmes. "ne-er. I have
rot eka-ed." be continued, reflectiveiy.
for twenty years: and b 1 STATED FOR
my life"
.-W ha:r- exclaimed his friend, 'were
the wolves after youf'
NJ SHINES smiled. Yes" be SAID. "the
wclvc. were after me; and nearly got me,
too
NY lear fellow-~ cried his companion
Stamping him upon the shoulder. is L pos
eioie TIE known yo1 50 long. and you've
never tod re such Al adventure, Here
81. down. We Fave nothing specially III
pcrtar. q hard this afternoon SO suppose
re devote IL 10 the reclraL'
.TeL.. 4 ycu are willing 70 run the r-sa
OF being bored But PERHAPS your sCEpa-
thie- wlII &c on the side Of The ~pursuers."
What: the wolves
SHINES laughed They were not beasts"
he -e5oiued. they We're human wolves; or
rerhaps thai - zoo harsh q term 20 apply
70 them They We're Simply doing tce.-
cutv II rr-inc 20 catch ne"
You are mysterious, SHINES.
guess the sheriff AID tis posse were after
you. was i ar>oc or uUrcer that you had
cornirce1F
Neither. IN fact ! lad committed no
crime. that was aware C. and yet l was
escaping FOR uy HE and NY pursUe-s were
perfectly Fight IL eEsesyor.rg 20 capture
ue--
Wen. 10 more riddles. /. you please. Ny
c-r5osr-v 5 sufficiently whe.-ed. 50 pro-
ceed:" and Mr.. Earcourt settled himself
comfortably bSck n as chair Il tie Stti-
tude CT = listener
Els Partner sa: nedi-atnS FOR several
moments. Twenty years ago. he sad
That - a long time. Esrco0rt Il make
me feel quite elderly 70 THINK that ] was
t~veuiy-.our years Cid then"
Wei. / Vas nesriv tnI--y then" Mr..
ESrcourt~ ycuchsafed this comforting pieoe
o. irroru alton, and is coafsaior concn-
eel.
1T WAS in the winter Of 't5. when tie
whole cou.rry was involved IL war. The
fortunes Ct the Ccn.elerscy were looking
pfe,tv Slcomy-s: least Il seemed 20 70 Us.
Door fellows. xho were spending tee winter
a.Johnsoa's Leland"
.Johnson's I>isndf- Els Iistener leaned
Forward scten-g-e.y-
Yes. IN 2r;son on Lake Erie crce TIE
lake Vas frozen over. and our guards and
TIE prison elp4oyc> amused themselves by
skating. and as we were taken oCt 10 20
ta-oush Our cAiiy exercise we were allowed
the privilege Of watching them l dom
think there w.s 6 u.E s-cn2 the PRISON
ers. besides rn< myself, who had eve. lad
OF sa e.: art tie guards urged. n -vea
Insisted OF CTR r-ving then, for The DIVER
s.ou CIR awkward ssserPts s1orcsd t1em