Cañon City record., 1903-12-17
It high aouroe vas evidently Buck

80. .0ASS w. S'eSAAs~s
ham.
When the sergeant found Brandon
kered with wounds. there was no
hger any doubt. and, although hard
able to lift his hand. he was forced
dress and go with them. A horse
Der was procured. and we all started
London.
While Brandon was dressing l said
would at once 60 and awaken the
hg. who. knew. would pardon the
ense when he heard my story. but
andon asked the sergeant to leave
to ourselves for q short time. and
eed the door.
Please DO nothing OF the sort. Cas-
den." said he. .If you tell the king.
wiil declare there is not one word Of
1th In your story. There II only one
ron In the world who may tell Of
ht nights happenings. and II she
es not they shall remain untold. She
VI make 1t all right at once. l know.
would not do her the foul wrong to
Ink for one instant that she will fail
~ do not know her. She sometimes
rms seinsh. but II IL thoughtle~sness
btered BY dattery. and her heart In
tht would trust her with my life.
you breathe a word OF what have
d you. you may do more harm than
u can ever remedy. and I ask you to
nothing to any one. II the princess
buld not libernte me-but that is not
be thought of. Nevef doubt thn,
. can and will do II better than you
Ink. She is NIL gold"
This. OF course. silenced me, as did
u know what new danger | might
eate or how I might mar the matter
20 much wished to mend. did not
Brandon that the girls had left
Feenwich or OF my underlined and per
ps unfounded fear that Mary nigh,
~ act as he thought she would In a
ieat emergency. but silently helped
m to dress and went to London along
lth him and the sherns sergeant
Brandon was taken to Newgate, the
psf ioattsome prison In London at
Iat time. II being used for fclona. while
hdgate was for debtors Here he was
fowp into an underground dungeon
lpl with water that seeped through
p Old masonry from the moat and
I've with every noisome thing that
|eepa There was NO bed. no stool. no
bor. not even q wisp of straw: sim
b the reeking stone walls. covered
lth fungus. and the windowiess arch
ferbead- One could hardly conceive
bnoee horrible place In which to spend
|en q moment had a glimpse of II
the light OF the keepers lantern as
1ey put him In. and It seemed to me
hgie night In that awful place would
I've killed me or driven mc mad
|otested and begged and tried to brils'
bt II was all OF no avail The keeper
ID been bribed before ! arrived. Al.
Eough II could do no possible good. I
rs glad to stand outside the prison
bills In the dTrnchinI rain all the rcsl
that wrctchcd night that l might b.
near as possible to my friend and
|ffcr q little with him.
Az soon Ms the prison gates wep'
eened next morning again Impor
|ncd the keeper TO give Brandon a
|orc comfortable cell. but his repi,
n that such crimes hnd of late b'.
|me 10 frequent In London that no In
Pr could be shown those who commit.
q them. and that men like Brandon.
no ought to know and act better. d.
|rved the ma ximum punishment.
i told him he was wrong In this case.
|at l knew the facts, ard everything
ould be clearly expluiH"l that very
~ and brandon released
That's vi, very WE'LL responded tl,,'
unborn creature. 'Nolb"dy Is guilty
no comes here. They e a every one
'ove Innocence clearly sud al o'l.--
otwithstn ndiiE. they nearly all i.aaE.
I'd frequently. for vnricty's sake. ar,
avn and quartcred.
I waited about Newgate until o.
clock and "a I passed ont met Rurs