The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

her 10 leave alone on so
dangerous journey. soon af-
ter she departed. and he Immediately
dispatched one OF the servants on horse
back to escort her. The man was we'll
mounted and he overlook her a few
miles on her way and they rode to-
gether until the evening OF the oath.
when she dismissed him. She preferred
10 20 on alone. She halted until after
midnight to rest her horse. and then
set forth. She had seventy-fye miles 10
ride before ten in the morning.
Between the hours OF ten and two,
The fearful words o. the sentence
rang constantly in her ears. What If
she were not in time? o, what II she
were not? The thought vas agony. She
urged on her jaded horse by every
means in her power. Ten miles from
Portlea. ii seemed as II the animal was
about spent. He trembled. staggered
and was about TO fall, but Agnes sprang
of and soothed and encouraged him
with voice and hand, and then by-and-
by mounted again and went on. o. how
heavy her heart was! Despair had al
most seized her II Joye gave out. then
all was over. She seemed, even then.
to hear the jeers OF the cruel crowd.
the hooking shouts, the heartless
laughter.
Still ner horse staggered on, but his
breath came hot and thick. and the
foam stood upon his fanks like newA
fallen snow.
She looked at her watch. Half past
10, II she should be too late, The world
whirled round before her. There was a
great roar in her ears, like the rush OF
the sea upon the rocky coast. Ii grew
so dark she could not see. She grasped
the neck Of her horse for support her
confused head falling on the pad of the
saddle.
Only for a moment. Tie anxiety
within brought her 10 herself. She
looked around her She was very near
Portlea. There were many people NOV
ing to and fro. A great crowd flied the
streets. She took a road to the Jail yard
The crowd was terribly dense, but Ag-
mes saw nothing save that horrible
frame work OF timber. raised high
above the stsne walls Of the Jail. and
standing on the platform. very prince
among them all, the tall. erect form OF
Lynde Graham.
She was in time! Her heart swelled
almost TO bursting.
yet a little more, Jove, and It is
done" she cried; but the poor beast
could do no more-he reeled and sank
on his knees. with something that
sounded like the sigh OF human be-
ing in despair.
Agnes sprang from the saddle and
dashed through the excited crowd.
They parted before her, and she reach
ed at last the foot OF the scaffold. The
rope was already adjusted. the carpen-
ter stood ready, waiting the sheriff's
word 10 let the drop fall, and the sig
nal would have been given In another
instant
The voice OF Agnes rang out. over and
above all the confused noises OF the
motley gathering.
"A reprievel A reprleve"
She held aloft the paper-they saw
the great seal OF the state.
"A reprieve from the governor" she
said. and fell senseless. even as she
spoke, into the arms OF old DR.. Hudson.
who rushed forward to receive her.
The sheriff read the reprieve aloud,
and then removing the rope. he led the
prisoner down the steps OF the scaffold.
In all his captivity no one had ever
heard Lynde ask a single favor. but
now he said 10 the official:
Grant me this. Miss Trenholme has
saved me little longer to life-allow
me to pass near enough to her to touch
her clothes"
The sheriff stared, but INDUCED the
wish. Graham went up to where she
lay, a gread crowd around her. and DR.
Hudson and a brother physician APP
plying restoratives. He stopped down
and looked into her biee. Oh, how very
white and deathly she looked! Graham
lifted the soiled mantle she wore, and