The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-13
THE WARDEN'S KIDS
By M. QUAD
fCotyrght. iooi. by C. Q. Lewls.l

uAu ttlcu To osSaull tue Juukts us AhN hons were fastened on his wrists and ankles preliminary to his Journey be had sworn to kill any official of the prison who attempted to rush him. In addition to his record. which would count against him on the prison books, he had the look and bearing of an ob- Stlnate. dangerous man. IT any proofs were needed that he meant to make Iou6lc. he furnished them himself as te stood ln the warden's office during the recording of hls pedigree. After ,ulkily answering a few questions he burst out with:
 Look here. now. but they got the wrong man. am not guilty, and | don't propose Co creep and crawl to no one. If you start In to be rough with mc. youn iud me a bad man"
 And let me say to you" replied the warden. that 1T you give me my trou ble l'n have the hide logged on your backw
 Renfew had been sentenced for tlf- teen years. With never day of good time" Co his credit-wlth only black marks showing against his uame-wlth a punishment more Or less severe two or three times per week, he earned the reputation Of being the bad man Of the prison. In the course of year. as shown by the prison records, he had not done an hours work. He had pass cd fully half the tune in the dark cells, and his outbreaks and whlppings ran up to thirty or more. lt was after looking over thls record that the ward en went to the convlct's cell and said:
 "Renfew. l am tired of the way things are going. l am here Co run this prison according to rules, and you have either got to come to time or I'll make a jabberlng idiot of you. You give me more trouble than all the other men put together"
 Listen to me-" calmly replied the convict. "l was not guilty of the rob bcry. and my arrest and conviction were a blunder l told you so the day | entered here. but you sneered at me. | hate you. and you hate me. l'll do all ! can to keep you in hot water. And as for your threats and punlshments, | defy you"
 A week later Renfew headed a mu- tiny that was quickly suppressed, and then 10 was whispered about the prison that hc was dcad-ylelding up hls life under punishment This was not true. nNn Hn deaths door when tho wardcn's hand was stayed He was sent Co the hospl- fal with spark of lie left. and lt was three long months before he could limp about. His uglineSs and 0bstinacy came back as he grew better, but the doctor shielded hlm and carried hlm along until one day there was such a dacraat breach of discipline that lt had to be officially reported. That meant new punishment on top of the halt healed sears. but when the guards came Co take hlm from the room Ken few was not Co be found. He had lE some manner passed ou, of the prison with a crowd of visitors. There was a hue and cry at once. and the warden was among those who took up the chase. The convict had only half an hours start. but luck was with him They beat up the town and its sub urbs in vain Fifty men covered the roads and traversed the fields. but the fugitive seemed Co have taken wings.
 A fortnight before the escape the N.f children Co pass a few weeks In the country with an aunt. On the morning of the second dly of the search be drove out on thlr road and at high noon was within a mile of bis little ones His horse bad fallen lame. and he was proceeding slowly and missing no op. poriunlty Co make inquiries when great dog overlook and passed him with a growl The animal was tllnglng lts head about and foamlng at the mouth. and tb~rr was no doubt Of It being a case of hydrophobla.
 The warden stopped the horse and stood up in hls buggy and looked Be tween him and the farmhouse were two children playing by the roadside his Bob and Susie. The mad dog had passed hlm. but would lt pass the chll dren without indlctlng a deadly bite? The man tried Co cry out. but he was volceleSs. He thought to leap down and run after the dog. but he seemed helpless Co move. The mad beast was within dozen rods of the children and had swerved from hls straight course tO attack them when man who had been hiding in the rank weeds of the ditch scrambled up on to the road. He was facing tue dog. and be hadn't five seconds to understand the situation. lt must have come 10 hlm like Q flash. for be shouted to the children to run ard turned as the dog sDrang upon him. They went down and rolled over ard over together. and by and by the warden shook o1 his chains aud sprane down and ran forward. The struggle was over when he reached the spot The man was Renfew tbe convict, and bis thrQat had been torn open. Even .......'.....,...s..c..