The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19
ANU SElIENTS.

n know who the man you arrested is
He Is James Thompson. a new 5oarder
told NE so. and showed me his picture ~
the newspaper. / have come to tell you.
sir that you are mistaken. You are all
wrong. That man is no criminal He is
a good man Why did you Go what you
did,
Il did it because he laid 70 upon me to
do. Mrs. Emm1ns. OF his own free will
he chose the higher path OF self-5acriEce.
He never intended that you should know
She locked at me haughtly moment
And you never intended TO tell me" she
said. Here. here take the mOBey-it is
blood money The curse o. God is on it
She sat down and rocked herself ana
sObbed.
DID sou like Mr.. Thompson. or Rat
cIiHe2" 1 asked.
Like 1 loved him. I love him yet
l always viii love him. / would rather
be with him in his cell today than to have
the finest house in this town He was the
best man / ever knew My children just
Wurshiped MIN. I knew twas aim all
the time that he was sending me his
wages. He was so simple, he thought
/ didn't Bot wCmen see things sir:
they don't have 10 be told And TO
think that he done this for me-" She
covered hes face with ner hands and
sCbbcd bitterly. ! know he is a good
man. she said in a moment He is
gentle with creatures; even the cat
and the bird liked him. lie liked to
INK around flowers He was 50 quiet
and tender in all his ways On.
no. no. sir; a man like that cannot have
the heart Of a murderer"
She dried her ewes quickly and got up.
Il do not want the money. sir; keep it,
keep it She drew her shawl about her
Thin ghQuidprE and went ont
When l had finished telling James Rat
cline's story 10 Governor CrOuuse. in his
private Office at the capital Of Nebraska.
he was silent a moment. Then be said:
is this man sentenced for lifeG"
Yes l answered.
Then may the Lord have mercy on
the rest Of US Meet me at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning at the State peniten-
tiary.'
] was there punctualIy at the hour. and
shortly afyerward the Governors carriage
appeared. We went together into the
prison Office. James Ratcline was called.
He was yegy glad TO see me, and thanked
me again for what ! had done. While the
warden was talking with the Governor he
took me 10 one side and whispered.
How is She"
What's that he whispered TO you. Mr.
Mercer the gruff old Governor asked,
looking suddenly around.
told him Then he stood up before the
prisoner and said,
James Radcliffe. here is your pardon
You are free man. Go back with Mr.
Mercer, and" he added, smiling. IF you
d0n'l marry Mrs Emmons inside OF a
month. I shall have you hanged"
But James Radcliffe was not hanged I
had the pleasure OF slipping a moose OF a
different sort from that Of a haugmau
about his neck shortly afterWard. II was
moose that bound him 70 Mary Emmons
for life, and constituted him the lawful
guardian OF little PHI and Laurie In
stead OF taking q fee 7 handed % the
bride $1,000 which ! had earned by my
detective service.
And so 1 feel that I acquired my un-
pleasant uOtOTiutV in good cause There
are many things in the matter which are
far from di-ag-eeable. $ot the least
among these IS one that ] want to men
zion; perhaps some Of my readers viii
understand Little Phil had observed
how much his mother and his new father
thought Of me. and had discerned that I
was I'm some way making them very
happy; so when I went to leave the house
be ran after me and pulled my coat
What do you want. my little fellow"
I asked. taking him up in my arms.
4 want TO kiss you" he said.-Frauk
Crane.