The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-01
The GalIows
In the Gloom
LorisinnI.J

son and the shertff2 MOI Well II ten
You now.
There was a heap of excitement
when Norton was found murdered, ana
as soon as It was known that PaSson
had been with him at his cabin over
night ana had dug out some time be
fore mo:1lin' q posse got after him.
found him on the road to Hunkers'
brought him back, tried him and CON
victel hun before the excitement had
had time to cool. They WIS goin' TO
StrIng him Up at Once when his wife
come and. plead so hard for leetle
time with him !efore he left her that
ohe. bein' a woman. got 'em to give
three days. Meantime the prisoner
was KEEP In burn, with two citizens
to watch.
Ar Baker and me was friends Of
Norton's, and l was u friend OF the
Paxsons. Molly, she come to me, wiring
In her hands, and begged me to dc
somethin' I'd "a taken Cy's place q,
the end O. the rope IL / could, but, o.
course, 1 couldn't, so made up m:
mind to die tryin' to help him breaF
1afI. i went to All Baker, who was
level headed sort of n Teller, to git
points how to go to work. He laid out
a plan and agreed for the wonlana
sake G.td not believin' Cy guilty to he'll
me out with 1t.
The fust thing he did was to go blus.
term around, sayin' he didn't believe
they was goin' to punish Cy for KILN
Norton notOw and let on as II ne
'spected they'd contrive to let him es'
cGpe. In this way he got himself pu'
on to watch the prisoner with another
man. Durin' the evenin' ALI sent the
fcIler or for some tobaccer, unlocked
the door and tole Cy to come out
was wnitin' in the road with three
bosses.
There's no doubt we'd got Cy away
IL we hadn't struck a streak o BAD
luck Fust, my boss got stone Int
his shoe and we lost all Of ten minutes
Gittin' It out. Then, the night betn
dark us pitch. we got often the road.
By the time we'd got back on to it we'd
lost half an hour more. But what did
the business for us was the lamin' o
the boss Cy was ridIn'. This was abou'
3 O'Clock in the mornIn' when we was
comm to the railroad. We pulled up
and was feelIn' of the critters leg
when we heard faint sound o gal
lopln' hoofs.
It seemed as If the game was up.
heard a moan from Cy and saw him
starln' at somethin' Ioornin' agin the
sk.. / looked and saw gallows with
n man swingin' to it. I couldn't be-
lieve it. 1t must "a been a phantom
RaIlows set up by the murdered man
to mock his murderer.
"Iook!' / said in whisper to ALI.
All looked Mt 1t for n few moments
without sayin' a word. Then an tde"
seemed to strike him, and tellin' Cy to
hide in the bushes and me to come alon"
he rides back to meet them that was
COMM When we was hundred yards
mart he called on 'em to halt. The!
pulled in and we chinned. They was
the sheriff and the man that Alf hau
sent for tobaCcer. When he'd gone back
and found the barn empty he hurried
to the sheriff and reported the escape
Then the two of 'em, without waitin
for any one else, had hurried over the
only road we could well have taker
and followed us. All tole 'em who We
was.
I'VE didn't believe you meant bust
ness he said, 80 we allowed we'd
do the job ourselves"
''what job?"
"vhy, hanEin' that galoot Cy Paxsol.
for the murder OF the best friend i
ever had
You hanged him?''
'You bet
.'What have you done with himF'
Hes swingn' jlst back there"
well" said the sheriff after some
thought, "we'll go and see. If you
amt lynn Wen take the body home"
You can see if you like, but as t.
takIn' the body back wen take care o
that o-ir1clves." You see, we boil
think Al heap o Molly Pa-Son. and. a.
though we hain't said nothin' to her
hain't made 10 promises-sie's goin' t.
have n chance To give the man sha
loved ChrIstaL burial Now. wei
show you the body hangin' to the gal
lows we come out here and set up yis
to-day. But you shan't go q step fur
der without promise that after
you've seen 1t you'll go home peace
able"
waaI, the sheriff ne talked awhile
but IAlf stood pat, and he knowed A!
wasn't to be trIhed with, so Mt last !
was settled. We rode back till W.
could dimly see the thing swingin.
wasn't a pleasant sight at that time lr'
the mornin', and we all felt creepy.
''Waal," asked ALI, 'aIr you salts
hed?"
Reckon" said the sheriff, II dom,
want to rob poor woman Of leetlo
comfort, and now that the laws beei
enforced I've nothin' more to do will
the case"
The two OF 'em rode away. All ana
/ waited till they was outen henrin'
then we larfed and larfed till we re
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