The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19
IContinuedl

that the officer oi the guard came hurry,
ing cat ana asked The driver II ne was
engaged. I'm waiting for the major
We'll. where can one order a carriage
tonight without golLg clear 10 town
inquired Gray. u want one-that IS
wish 10 order one al once
And the driver who knew very well
there Were several places where carriages
cOulc be Eao preferred loyalty 10 his own
particular stahI, away IN town, and so
declared tlerc WAS none.
you can telephone there. II you wish.
sir, be added.
And Nait ,M morning for it TO get
here N. u Sex ii-sci.iehoN.
And that he did get q somehow was cur
rent rUMOr Cu thc following Gay, Tor the
sentrlcs on the gUarlhouse side OF camp
sWOre that cip~td carriage drove down
-rOm McAlllstcr street Tor al the world
as though lt had just come out OF me
park auG rolled ou past The back or the
gNardhcGsc. the driver loudly MliSt4l.s
"kllarDCy. SO that u could be heard
above the crunching Of The wheels
through the rough. loose rock that Gov
cred the road. ana that carriage drew up
not a hundred yaIds away. while me heH-
tenant was out visiting stlrrics. auc pres
emily they saw hlm coInlag back along the
walk. stopping 70 question eacn sentry as
10 las Orltrs. Ilcl ht returned and IN
cLlred u a- was quiet among the prison
efs. and then went and put out his light
s. The tent reserved for the orlcer or the
Eua-G. and once more left his post orlei.r
Informing The sergeant ol the guard ne
was going TO The officer Of the day. Then
& was ~ rertaiLe1 tlat lie hid F.slte4
half a dozen places ia search OF THAI vet
erAn captain, and appeared nech as
tUlbcd because Ac cOuld not ma MIN. IN
halt an Ieur bee was back, asking excited
y Of the sentry in rear of The guardhouse
~ "a carriage lad come that way. IL had,
said Tie sentry. and was waiting down
the street. Ggay hurried In the direction
Indicated, Was gone perhaps three min
utes. and returned, saying that the sen
uy must bee mistaken, that 40 carriage
Mas theie. Lux lAe sentry telleta aSea ills
statement that * had been there ana mad
pecn VA. .IiEg 4ur some time, and must
have o!,apI cared while ne was tempora-
rily around an the opposite sioe OF the
building. This was about II y. m.
Then when Gray appeared at reveil!e
Morton had disappeared.
ITS not the sergeant Jet them fellers
out. said the rcelilental oracles. This
is no ten-lOllar subscription business.
And so Until late in the afternoon the
question that agitated the entire range Of
reglm mental camps was. How did those
fellows break away from the prison OF the
-teenthf' Then came a clew. and then
discovery.
By order OF Lieutenant Colonel Canker
a board OF officers had been convened 10
investigate the matter. and after ques-
uoulng everybody whom "SQueers had
threats and queries. they went 10 tie
guardhouse and be gan a thorough inspec-
uOl Of the premises. The wooden build
Ing stood in the midst Of a waste OF sand
blown .n tr0m the shore line by the strong
sea VINO. i was perched on something
Ike a. cOZen stout posts driven into the
soft soil ard then the space between the
noor level and the sand was
heavily and stoutly boarded in
thick planks being used. Between
The floor and the sand was a space
81 about eighteen inches vertical. and a
dozen men could have sprawled therein
lying az Fun length-hut 10 escape would
have required the connivance OF one or
more Of the sentries surrounding the
building and the ripping OF OF one or
more of the p.anks. In his keen anxiety
Canter accompanied the board on its tour
ot invest slgau0r-a thing the board did
not an an lllge-and presently, as was hls
wont. began running things HIS own way.
II had been tound useless 10 question the
solllers OF the guard. Not a man could
BE- Found 20 admit ne knew the faintesr
thing about the escape. As for the pris-
oners, most o. them reckless. devil-may-
&C hey sr.nned or leered sug-
h,s.ur.lrett Llt haa nothing 10 tell.
NeH rave iAis boarding ripped of"
fald Cante- dec. sivcly, and see what
iheF We got secreted under there.
shouldn; De surprised % Tnd a y-b,s,tv
SUI ln ful blast. or a complete gambling
tntNf-aash, dash. EN- 20 dash and DASH
h1.ipn scno to7 carpenter. sergeant 9"
Inc carpenter came and he and two or
ihr"e of The guard laid hold OF one end
oi mo plank after SIS nails were dra nm
sla Nith little eNertion ripped il or the
f-.si,, p9s's, ahen everybody held his
.rtal1 minute, stared, and a small
ma orifE sw0re. So FAR from its beir y
open - cats. cans and rubbish. the space
on that side was nlled solid with damn
heavy sea sanl-a vertical wall extsn5,
lns iroin noor % ground. Canier ain, os.
ran around 20 The opposite side and ia 4
q NlE plank torn on there. Within was
Nail as damp. solid and straight as thar
nfst discovered, and so. when examined-
were The other two sides provided. can,
heI 5 iace was study. ana the board
ga@eq and was profoundly happy
~ last The colonel eNplodeds
bh Jupiter They haven't got ac-a,,
a. all then. There isn't a 1aw ga fbs
sand wall anywhere. Th-y must bc NJ
Ing about The MIDDLE now. Come m, ~
tlenen, anc around he trotted 10 tba
front coqr -Scrrc2n'.' he cried. "get
out all in" PRISONERS al their bedding
ever d. sea thing they've got 1 WANT
- cNomae that floor"
Most - the rlarGhouse birds. Wv,
cll 'h1ii cT wood. ard Cani.e. dancef -
VII 4, VA .,N remaining. loading them
VIZ p' Ie.is beionEng 10 their fellows
urtl every item ~ clothing and ftirnit,ro
- sE.Ne- org of Tie room. One mem
enter with hls aeeoci.tc--. ,,cte,--. :, u, = 70
1sth Who read Eacn Nar literature aid
Ht,l..l., e. 'al ErI. TO The surprise OF th.,
keAlIy Ee walked deliberately over 10 tb..
lF.St' '.iiA"eo y and presently bat.ar \,
rokins about the wooden cu-b that 80,
hlonE ne road. making e. low re,-e'-,...,-
or fctainlue wall Tor Tie e7rtb ,i,,,i,.,.., -,
sno grave! ihat. distributed over the S9nf
had been hopefully fr-lgslate1 a ei,l,,,. M.
py INC oMa'It Dt Tho tract. Frosenfl.. -
came a.4 i'ili2 Dack. and both e,.sf-i..-
within easy RANGE would have SUI, b.,
Has cnucling. Nonl.er greeted him Vii
customary aspcrity -''''' Win
What 10 you mean. sir by abecntf-,.,
sourself from this investteltf.r -,,i,..s
you must have known 4 Was --itb ~
bonrd ana giving Il the hcrclt or Tho n"
formation had gathcrcd:' IA
Il was merely eNpcdifirg matters -
rel While you were looking fer 49,.
they went In ] was finding where tbe,,
Went in what: Got on, OF what,~
mapped Canker.
Their tunnel, SIR. It's T.fbby o- =.
small scale over gain. They must -
been at work ~ ~ NJ least zen daT.e -
And as he spoke. calmly Ignoring Canl,.,.
and letting his eyes wander over Tie 49,.
the veteran battalion commander sa.,,--
tered across The room, stirred up a slight
ly projecting bit ~ flooring with the Toe
81 his boot and placidiy continued '.If
you'll be good enough 10 lot the men nr,,
fhis mp you may understand"
And when pried up and lifted awav-a
snugly fitting trap door about two feet
EQuore-there yawned beneath H. leading
Flantwise downward IN the direction of
the street tunnel through the soft yield-
inR sand. braccd and strengthened here
and there with lids and sides OF cracker
boxes. Now, II you don't mind straddling
Q fence. sir. I'll show ~ou the other end p"
said the captain. imperturbably leading
The way. and Canker. half-dazed. yet
wholly In command OF his stock OF bias