The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-03
How Fairfax Did Not Escape.

Fairfax reckoned that he had from ten
to fifteen minutes for the business OF eN-
plotting. Stuffing into MS pocket the malt
loaf Of bread he had preserved tfor Old
Remnant. if he had trapped himself be
low, must be hungry as a rat ne puSIltV
open the solid door IN the soma wan anu
Deered down. IT was as black as he
had dreamed it, but he could just make
out the narrow stairs
Stepping out. he drew the door close;
but was careful not 20 shut II, as "Old
Remnant must have done
Time WAS everything, and talildN
called softly upon the burglar BY name.
No answer. The old I'm. II he were
there. was evidently in doubt AGAIN
Fairfax called, and this time ne added
his own name. Somewhere from the DARK
below the answer came;
1T amt you, matey, IS lsE
.-SIiDDed down the steps and thought
I'd broke my blooming back Fairly nan
bed this time. mateyt'
Wen see about that directly said
Fairfax, who knew that the hidden pas
sage must issue somewhere
He felt his way down until he came
Upon Old Remnant at an angle Of the
stairs
Are you badly hurt?" he asked.
No; I seem all right now, but I'm that
Fairfax produced his half loaf
What made you call2'
We'll matey, ] reckoned the cat was
better than buryin' alive
Fear, hunger and that narrow pass7E Sc
of darkness had almost coVed 'Old
Remnant.
Where's the screw % ne asked again.
He had Just passed when ] slipped
out. At the worst. we can so Dack, puL
we've a few minutes yet
But how in the world did you get mere,
"TIi tell you that when there's time
I'm going to see where We are first
As he spoke he made another step
old Remnant. losing his foothoId
falling. swOoning and coming to rs
senses with the fTishtfUl conviction that
ne mad buried himself awe nau sLqulgl,
in the desperate hope that he might be
rescued and retakeu.
But at the moment of his fall ne was
within a few feet of liberty
Some halt-dOZen steps brought ar
fax to the bottom of the flight Here,
other mass of stone; but Fairfax. remem-
beTing the point of light his dream mad
revealed TO him. CROPPED until ne came
upon a small round hole in the wall. was
this another door with spring He
cell had donel
uant, but before the burglar sad de
scended Fairfax had the second door
open In another moment they sr9od 10
gether by the swift-running Tend The
governors boat lay moored at the Danh-
For both?
Even as he stood there Fairfax had
taken his resolve. For thu bUrglaT, at
war with all authority. freedom at any
price: but the course which wa natural
TO old Remnant was denied To the po-
huCal. For a. moment. with Tn sweet
air of freedom in his nOstrils. md the
thought Of the qUarries on the morrow:
flight tempted him-but he could lot steal
away with the felOu
He judged that he had still S. me two
or three minutes left him.
Silently pointing to the boat, ne held
out his hand TO old Remnant
Astonls hment was writ In captilSe11l: on
those not repellant features, but Fairfax
gave his man no time for word
'GOodby, old chap, and good j OK. ne
said. and slipping behind "OId Rem
nant-whom he never saw again ne made
fast the door i'm the wall.
Then he mounted to his cell. 10. clos
ing nOiselessly behind him the sscOnd OF
those magic doors. he stretched himself
once more upon his plank
The night wardEr approached he door
On Iln-lne uaauad in and nassan on.