Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-03

| conference WIS ~pOS<FuuSd until the
| afternoon, and it was not until after
sunset hat Philip and Moriarsy met in
the latter's oRe-ioom cabin.
Within reach of Moriarty's voice
were 400 union men-Phillip looked out
at a light up ON the hillside and re-
membered that there was me a W
himself to help her. Therefore he was
reasoning most patiently and earnest
ly. Heavens. what is this? A fash,
a terrific explosion; Moriarty was lying
in a heap before him, sDlotches OF
blood and brains on his clothes, a
| smoking pistol at his feet, 1t was
Phillips voice that called TO the strik-
! ers and when they came-God ~ any
man from such a moment. 1t was in
vain that Phillip declared that the shot
had been fired from outside-from the
window-and that he had even seen the
assassin feet awaited nothing. A
| rope around his neck and death on the
nearest tree within five minutes, The
man next in authority TO Moriarty
stopped them-his was a plan of more
exquisite SUFFERING. 1t was decreed
hat their prisoner was to keep watch
alone all nigh over the dead body,
the rude cabin being guarded on the
| outside by a dozen of their number.
and the next day, he was to hang over
a slow fire. kindled on Moriarty's grave.
They agreed and finally withdrew
such shouts of carousal as the Forget
me-not' had never heard before.
| Phillip sat alone with the dead, watch
ing through the single window the light
on the hillside. He looked at it with
an unfaltering eye, though he knew
that six cruel guns were pointed at That
window and six at the opposite door.
Who committed the ~cowardly deed for
which he was TO pay the penalty, he
never knew. What wrong was aveng-
ed, what crime was atoned for by Nor
iarty's death he never discovered. IN
deed so well did the assassin lay his
plans that he was never detected.
Meantime the news had been broken
to Ellen in the most brutal way. Two
hours after the killing, Hamilton, the
new leader, was told that the wife of
Che prisoner wished to see him and
Ellen was led in to hear coarse jests.
receive gross insults and suffer what
was almost death to a tenderly nur-
tured woman. She asked for only FIVE
minutes and as she knelt in the agony
of her soul, her helplessness and
beauty kindled a momentary warmth
in Hamflton's heart.
Let her see him for five minutes,
boys" Then grufiy: Five minutes,
remember. and watch the interview
How could one little woman thwart
the purpose of -four hundred men?
The most poignant moment of Phil
ip's trial came when he saw Ellen led
away. 1t was maddenfng to think Of
what might be in store for her. But
he preserved his calm and digniied
mien, sat down by the lamp, took some
letters from his pocket and began to
read. His oaptors looked in ait him
c~uriously. AS Philip read not a mus
Gle of his face quiyered. though his
heart stood still within him, for these
were the words: When you hear the
whip-poor-wiH come to the window.
The second call blow out the light.
The coast will then be clear-you must
escape, dear. Run to the little gulch-
for my sake"
1t had come TO him by Ellen's hand
and the reading of it threw him into I
the most horrible doubts and fears.
She was going to attempt some escape.
1t would be worse than folly-it would
be maider than madness. He must cry
out and save her from such sacrifice.
But some unreasonable hope sealed his
lips and the weary hours dragged to-
ward wv in the morning. A hush had
come ovor the valley. but the sentinels
without every now and then gave grim
tokens of ~sleepless vigilance.
Suddenly there came the whip-poor-
Wills Gala whistle he himself had
taught to Ellen. He was at the win
dow in a quarter of a second. There
was no moon, but a continuous play OF
lightning, relieved the darkness. In
the wierd light ne saw a figure in white
in midair, coming slowly toward the
cabin. An exclamation fell on his un-
compromising brain and he knew
that one of the men saw 1t also. Then
came a brighter flash and he saw one
Of the guard fall prone to the earth
ard three rush headlong toward the
valley. The other two CT the six gave
a short, in%articulate cries. Then God
was coed. F5.. as the remainder Of
the guard ran around the house. a
vivid fash revealed the figure sway
ing fifteen feet in the air with its light
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