The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-17
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you are wise enough to keep it."
"Ill keep my word" faltered the other.
but | request you TO say nothing OF our
interview"
For the first time since his brother lay
with Donahue's bullet in his life, the least
shadow OF a smile fell across the face or
John Scannell.
You need take no ALARM he observed.
"I1l regard our interview as confidential"
Florence Scannell was given the eiection;
The man OF potency had Kept ms wora.
Also, as reward of it, the potential one at
full threescore still dwells among Us IN
quiet ease and peace.
Those months to follow the day when he
was shot down by DOnohue went tip-tOelnB
into the past, and the hour Of death came
on for Florence Scannell. Worn OF pain
and starved - sickness, he was only the
shade of what he was. John Scannell was
with him, as he had been day and night
The one dying, too weak to speak aloud
motioned his brother TO draw nearer.
John" he whispered, Il shall not live an
hour. And before L die / want to say a
word to you. / feel differently about Dono-
hue, and now that / die L want TO leave ms
punishment to his conscience. Ii he Were
here, and held his life in my hand, Id
give il back TO him. John, you're my Oldest
brother and my best and Oldest friend. You
never refused me I'm my life. i nave one
last request. l want you TO spare Iona
hue"
'Florrie," replied his brother, and the
tears were wet on his face-"Florrie, SO
surely as you die and l live, / shall Kill
Donahue."
There was a moments pause. Them.
John" whispered the other, you have
broken my heart.
And he died without further word.
On the cot was the dead. and by its side
knelt the living. and there John Scannell
be Ii soon, be II far or be Ii near, Yet
should his vengeance find a time. He would
have life for life; he would pay with death
his debt of death.
John Scannell made a visit TO Donahue.
His hope was TO force him forth 10 battle:
ne would not kill him as his brother was
slain: Donahue should have his chance.
Scannell was cold1y steady when he found
his man.
MY brother is dead" said he, and you
murdered him. If you had :. Killed him y IN 2
you, / would not harbor thought against
you. But this was murder-murder pam
and cowardly. You killed him when he had
| no difference with you and while his back
was turned. For what you did there's no
excuse. nor shall you find escape, Yet will
deal better by you than you did with him.
You shall see your death and defend your
self against me; your hand shall hold every
| advantage that i hold in mine. You must
| come and fight. You should not hesltate,
you are not new to weapons nor TO taking
life. You have already killed two men, ano
dearly wounded one. And you must come
with me. To help you TO decision, l promise
| it's your only door TO safety. You've killed
my brother. You must now Kill me or 1
shall Kill YOU"
was bold, but there was that SO inveterato
In the one before him. he seemed SO fraugnt
of all that crushed and killed, tnat iona.
hue shrank from him as from a mystery OF
midnight. Donahue srnelled his death on
Scannell as kline smell In the wind the un-
born storm. Donahue refused to meet with
-Four DAYS had passed. Donahue. I'm COM
pany of two OF his adherents, was walking
In Fourth avenue. scannell leaped from
carriage and approached Donahue. AS ne
came near ne called to the other:
Get ready: you are not to be Killed WITH
out defense"
Donahue turned and fed; he was gone
In a twinkling. Scannell made no attemp,
to shoot nor follow: his thought was Still
TO have his man at bay.
There was that 10 happen which would
show Scannell that his enemies were mol
so frank as he. lie was waylaid on Twen'
ty-eighth street by seven braves OF the
was at their van. Their orders" were &c
Stay Scarnell On sight. The seven poured
a volley against him; But has " plsto
spoke with theirs. and as he fell with three
wounds, a bullet-convulsed brigand re-
NAMED TO bear him bleeding company
The others fed. As they ran the indomit
able Scannell raised his shot body and
fired twice. Each bullet stopped an en-
envy. There were no deaths TO be the re
suit of this attempted assassination. Scan
nell recovered, as did also the wounded trio
OF would-be murderers. Tho Ring still
sought 10 compass his death. The RIM
L dkdll AtiF Af bAt AAfA NAE INV
mono among the Danites OF a courage e
hunt this Hector.
Following this last collision John Scan
nell disappeared. Some there were to sa,
that ned left the town; others told tina
he was stu here, but disguised. the thing
sure. however. was that none might MAKE
certain of aught concerning him. Anc
with that. not alone DOnahue. but Twees
and Sweeny and Hall and others OF th'
Rings highest. went nervously lest theil
lives. too, We're written IN the books o.
Scannell
Donahue remained. for the great part
out OF town. He crept 10 his home at In
tervals TO lie in hiding for a day OF two
then he would fit again. A fugitive da,
and night, Donahue's every moment wa
fevered OF fear. and his life already fallel
into a semi-eclipse OF death.
1t was a few months following the at
tack OF the seven Danites on Scanned
Donahue came secretly To his home Tn
night following. with two others. Dona
hue was about in one Of the more retire
streets. Suddenly. and wanting sign o
warning. one whom none recognized stoO
before them In the gloom. Not "A wor
was spoken; there was the blum bark o
a D~erringer. and Donahue fell. sho
through the body. The stranger disap
peared like a dark ghost, as he had com
like one.
Donahue. tenacious TO live. got well o
this wound az OF the first; but before tn
fact was abroad. he had somewhere, n
one knew.
liz Is a curious thought. and one whic.
tells for the self-centered sort OF Scar
nell, that none dared speak TO him q
Donahue. Richard Croker. his neares
friend. was asked TO interpose his inru
ence with Scannell. Croker shook hi
head.
I'D give all I'm worth" he said. IAN
ten years off my life IL the matter Nigh
end as Il Is. It's bad, and more will max
1t worse. But'-and Croker paused, "bu