The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
wn ,nv county ,nst,tut,on. It's free show.


to DO careful. They are counted when they
| come in and when they 20 out. and cautioned
e. Keep together SUI one d9y ms 0%cHf fre1
one Of the villages doing the town. you know.
and out for a good timc-the girls and boys
In their best Sunday meetings and the old reo-
pie swallowing great chunks Of atmosphere In
their ama2omGnt. little. dapprr fellow
Gus. you Know, managed to slip unnotccd on to
the galleries where Nisi tors OF course are not a.
lowed. There were only few men In the cells,
or exercise as they chose Vel AS this young
fresh was passing along. one o. these men wh}
him. gagged him. stripped him, bound him IN
the top bunk. got into his clothes and joined
the nary in Its rounds thrGpgh the 1sIrs: az
marched in. two hours after ! had bowed out
That reminds mo" said MIR Wooley. of a
follow we had with us for getting, orders from
INK them into promisso notes He deyeI,oped
OF sudden fine tenor voice, and joined tho
convict choir. They had rehearsalsi they dd.
In tina top OF our main building, Though the
men who sang were, generally the most trust
with them; but one night when there was a
heavy arrival from the County Sessions, sent
Sy N fat % n9 9aT muSh when
aesSrii"r T To- custom, susie o." BY the iron ssts
main hall My man in question was the last
.t tSbneeo dust and ndS Mat not into the fat
keepers eyes. slammed the door, locked it and
was out the end window ina lifly The reef f
was steep Of slate. but he must have slid
down some way. rrawled along the ledge unit
he struck, tho gutter pipe. and then slinpgd
feat. gentlemen. wel-nigh impossible for a
trained athlete in the light. and this night
vas G1sser than pGh I've m nvs oa to rye
c"ivcd a neat package from him containing
his prison buds with polite note to the effect
going North for his health.
To-, TIM, was about as cooy executed e. tho
There was u green goods man so handy, that
! made him foreman In the tailor shop. Why
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. and in 4, a
All the same he succeeded in boxing himself
up in q crate Of slops. and that was the last Of
"Lutz!" cried Mr. wooley what. not Bill
lntzI Why that was tho name OF my psalm
"Iutz." repeated Mr.. stanJsh: why. he
vas The, fly od-tmer that got away in tho
"LutS," chimcd in Mr. Murphy: Il know
him we'll Why he's done two hits with me,
and both times I've had to keep ball and
9, INIT" r"joined Mr.. App,et; why, he did
swear / came near rcsigning, my Ii g was so
wrote letters by tho bushrl-be beautiful letters
that would almost make YOU weep. though you
false pretenccs. and no matter how closely he
was watched; he not only managedto get paper
How he learned ned who were the most irrati9nniiy
pious women in town | don't know, but he had
them down fine. only Just Lad time TO put
spoke, in their application to III" Governor for
n,pardon for him, and when he went ont m
blessed If they didn't give him q Bible in
sG! to % mSfaG ~ nP4 Th "FRFq
me the Holy Book after he had carefully culled
the markers; saying that he was sure had far
EXCLAIMED. Mr.. Murphy admiringIy. wonder
where he is now
:, 1t Gems to me-" answered Mr.. Wooey,
that heard he fell through the bumpers and
was cut into mincemeat while escaping from
"".NG such thing" ,rctorted Mr., APPLE
Mnckoy. the sailor, who keeps track Of the
With lot Of stolen bonds. aud was living on
You're, all wrong, gentlemen" said q. deep
voice. William Lut2 is with me. and is one
system; II" is undergoing his protrarteI sen,
choerfulncss. Notwithstanding, ~ he has sol
emmy assured me. his entire Innocence OF tn"
charge brought against mn mat Ht havinE
! cannot answer for the truth Of this assertion
me, men have curious way OF arguing ONT their
seriousness that William Lutz is a changed
man"
II was the voice. OF Dir Krank Mr. Krank,
who for so long time had remained in silence.
Notwithstanding his Impressive personality.
his words were greeted with dorisiye laughter
somewhat nustcrcly. You may sheer now,
but mark my words when you learn more Of
William l;utH you Will agree with me that he is
This little difference Of opinion was not al
lowed 70 mar the general hlarity of n" even
Ing. which. indeed. grew more "Xnberant as
the night waxed and wnncd Song succeeded
story. and. as the glasses passed hrisklr and
the wr"aths Of smoke assembled, Mr.. krank Of
Kansas gradually became the central figure Of
the reveIs even as h. had been the ce ntral figure
in the genealogical discussion, Throwing on
to cast aside tn" rather Puritanica dignity
which had invested him, Even his whiskers
looked Jolly. and YOU could see the point Ot his
jest in his funny little eyes even before it came
tryppingly from his tongue.
must keep the curb on that fellow. some
way" musei Mr.. Mhl2e. as he finally babe his
guests good night and went to his own apart
Msy at the ny %onm p@ sMs
stables oath for my chances for the Presi-
IN the new hospital tho. fun did not die out
with the departure Of the host. Mr. Krank
sang fash dity with the. refrain. Cum.
Ing Tor his enraptured auditors a nichtcap.
handed down. as he said. from his maternal
grnpdfather. who liveI 10 no ninetty..eiGht from
faithful and consistent wearing 81 II. He would
give his personal warrant that there was not
an UNPLEASANT dream or a headache In barrel
In its effects: tor first ono warden and then an
other yawned, stretched and said he guessed
heu ndi Rbout enough; and soon darkness
settled in the room and stertorous breathing
resOunded.
Mr.. Nudge was up hctimes. the next morn
Ing, on hOapitRble cares intent. Before seek
ing his guests. be casually glanced over the
newspaper. OF II sudden. that casual glance
became dull. wondering stare: for this is
what he read:
Despite all attempts at concealment. It is
now definitely known that on last Friday
night the notorious lIill l.ut2 escaped from the
Kansas Reform Pcntentinry. 1t is impossible
at present 70 give any PARTICULARS OF the affair.
except that 1t was rendered practicable by the
oyerwcenrg confidence Of Warden Krank.
who now lies unconscious and in n critical
condition from q fracture OF tn" skull. evil
IDENTITY inflicted by some blunt instrument,
There is absolutely no trace OF the mtsCreant.
No wonder Mr.. Nudge stared. II Mr. Krank
OF Kansas was lying III acrtlrnl condition IN
conscious. from q fracture Of the skull who.
then, was tho versatile gentleman upstairs In
his new hospital ward Who was he? who
could he be but. but Mr. Nudge wasted no
further time in conjecture. bur darted ont ns
rapidly as II ali the convicts in the main build
ing were rappinG on their grntingS with their
tins II did not take Mr.. Nudge long 10 grasp
the situation rs he burst into the new hospital
ward In their four beds lay his four friends
shopping. PROFOUNDLY as II there wor" no wax
ing. tn" II lth bed was uud isturbcd and emuty
shv" for 4 heap Of black hroadcloth clothing
crowned 10y a flowing pair uf whskers Pinned
To- the pillow was Il note over which Mr.. Nudge
shot single glance. Then 10y shakes and