The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-20
WHEN THE GLAD. NEWS CAME.
Howzsthe Younsers Acted and. Talked
,1;. July 10, 1901.

~ ss<i4 ~ July 10, 1901.
jim and Cole Younger were notified
of their pardon in the presence of a
GIL Q e reporter, July 10, Of last year.
Jim was the more affected of the
| two When. he was told that he might
go out into the freedom which he put
a period to with a pistol bullet yes
/ terday
You see we've been in twenty five
years now" said Jim Younger to T e
G o e reporter, and the gray pallor
| OF his face seemed for "a, moment the
ghost of that quarter of century.
! A quarter of a century, It was the
| Visitors life, and she told both the
men so.
I "You don't look it,. said both the
brothers eagerly, and then, for the first
| time, the prison mask dropped. The
ready compliment had made them kin
| again with all men.
When we came here, Of course,
| there. were no electric cars, no tele-
phone, no telegraph, no bicycles" said
Cole Younger "The world" wistful1y,
must seem very different"
But we've read the scientific mag
| azines," put in his brother eagerly.
| We've, kept up with things through
| Them"
But it isn't like seeing things, Jim.
You know reading never is. Why"
continued Cole eagerly, when think
of myself walking. by those high build
ings and watching those cars that go
with no pushee, no pullee,' as the
Chinaman says, I feel afraid that I
will forget that I am a grown man and
act just like a simple country boy"
Jim Younger snloothed a letter re-
fectively.
'It's from a girl I went to school
with in Missouri" explained Cole. "She
was about eight and L was ten Now
she is married, the mother of eight
| children. She has written regularly,
and her letters tell us that she is just
as sweet a woman as she was sweet
little girl
Both the brothers had a number of
telegrams that had been sent them
during the day. Professional zeal
prompted the visitor to inquire if she
could not have a list Of the names
of those who had sent such kilograms.
You see, it would not be quite right
to the people who have sent them,"
said Jim Younger, endeavoring to put
his refusal as delicately as possible
THE kilograms are the property of the
people who sent them and we have no
authority to use their Names
Just then another telegram was
handed Jim Younger. TITS from Paw
nee Bill, of the circus he said, hand
ing it to his brother. Nov, please
don't mention that" he went on to
the Visitor, "or people will say we are
thinking of a circus or a dime
museum, and indeed we are not"
Perhaps we have exceeded our
time" suggested Cole Younger, looking
over at the Official Man, who had seat
ed himself at the desk near by He
nodded reassuringly at the brothers
and both looked relieved.
"We are still under orders" ex-
planned Jim. That's why we didn't
speak when we came into the room.
It's against the rules here to speak
unless you're spoken to-. and then, Of
course, never without the permission
of the warden"
1--WE hadn't any idea you We're the
one that wanted to see us, either"
continued Cole, smiling pleasantly.
''You didn't look bit like reporter"
politely $50 we thought it was the
other lady," and he nodded at the
woman who sat in the other corner,
still brushing her hand carefully across
her lips.
"Yes, I like hospital work pretty
WE'LL" said Cole in response to an in
quiry as to whether he would like to
keep on with the work when he was
outside the prison. 'sYou see" with
pardonable pride, 'I had charge of
everything in the hospital here. But 1
wouldn't mind doing the nursing, too.
It's curious he went on meditatively,
chow different patients are. Some are
SO grateful for any little thing you
do for them and some are so difficult
to please But I like the work very
we'll"
Just then man entered the Office
and talked for a moment with the
Official Man. Both the brothers
glanced at him in their furtive manner
ard their faces frightened percept-
IDLY
.sWhy, Jiln," said the older one,
that's Mr.. Demings The man that
introduced our bill ir the legislature
he explained the Visitor.
How did you recognize him so
quickly?" Queried the Visitor.
DO you think | could ever forget a
face that had seen during the past
twenty-five years ?" he demanded, and
again that gray pallof became marked
as il the specter OF that quarter OF
century of life again confronted
him.
3When we get out" said Jim, sud-
denly, 1--WE don't want to be stared at
and we don't want to be interviewed.
We would lik. to be left in peace. For
twenty-five years, now, we have been
summoned here to have men stare at
us and question us and then go back
and write up what they. think and
believe. We've hope 'there won't be
any more of IT, the voice quivered,
almost broke, and Cole Younger, as
if to hide his brothers feelings, put
in eagerly:
But the newspaper people have been
good to us. Some OF our best friends
are newspaper men. We are grateful
/, to then.''
ssCnly," said Jim, with an apologetic
little smile: "lts hard sometimes to
have people write things about you
that are not true and put words in
your mouth that you never uttered.
But the time was up, and at a sig
nal from the Official Man the brothers
stood UP to take leave Of the Visitor.
Both the brothers have warm, COR
dial handshalke, and they shook hands
heartily.
We'll soon he out there, too" said
jira with his tremulous smile.
Eyes, we WILL added Cole, not look
ing at the visitor, But smiling hopeful
ly into his brothers troubled face, and
they stood there smiling and close to-