The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-25


uaau. and al . o'clock GA Thursday
morning I Waa % be led cat 10 die
The medley - the city hsila waited
from afar through tie lgou barred
window meant that had exactly %
hours CO live.
CHANGING round the sdmber limits
% the condemned cell. ! felt that /
could welcome the realization Of
the grim words OF nay asntonco. bat
Tor one fact that I vas innocent %
the almost namelssa horror OF
which ! had been convicted
Aud given a month OF freudum. |
was confident that I could IN the
load II isuaminy that had over
whelmrd mo. by shining it o. the
right Shoulder AZ any rate.
should have the chance u proving
my innocence az the expense % the
unknown nsnd who hhd robbed mo
/ % mother. % sister aud ~ good
name.
/ I laughed In derlnion At the idea
/ that / Arthur HivluRtun. should
have been deemed capable uf hav-
I Ing eehemed with diahaIIeal aud
cruel cunning 20 poison fuF the sake
+ 81 few paltry hundreds the tao
T women whom. next To uue other
only. / held most dear
The sound ~ my laughter Wha
I quickly followed bY the grating q
I the Key IA the lock of my cell Tka
wardsr entered regarding me With
anxiety Hitherto hts iemesubt
had been one al contempt nut tlBa
aftefnosn | oould SEQ that he VA
ewing me sith an inientueaa thss
. bespoke personal Interest
What's up" be said. Nd I
hear you lauRht"
made him no answer but. vent
. on laughing The Warder EtapHei
I 90 the door pocped up and dowp tas
1 corridor. and came tn again. Hh M 2
ting The foor behind hlm
Look here. ! can't have you 20
Ing off your head just Nhen you fe
become valuable. be said IN a
huafse whlaprr I'd meant 10 keep
% To the last minute Leaf the chap
lain or the governor should pay you
a visit aud notice anything. but |
must chance that sooner than
have you - harmY. 1 can tell yau
HomethIng 70 make you laugh the
rlEht side Of your face,
They have found thai | am In
n0csnt am pardnucd. or az least
rcprieysdt" ! cried.
If you falso your voice like that
IIu knock you down. said the
brute. advancing q step. Pardon
cd Raprlev.dt he added con
ItemntuouaIy They don't hand
rouaa pardona and rvpfievcA 10
your sort It's me that's the pard-
onor and repricycg. and u toll you
the way Of It. Il you'u promise to
keep quiet
FeyeVishly promised and strose
Ca be calm while the hulking fellow
poured his whisky laden tale Ia my
ear. lie had been heavily bribsd BY
veil ~ Usher Of mine. 20 arrange
my escape from Winchester prison
and % put M on the way to safety
aftarNArdH The details we're all
cut and dried lie would bring mo
a wMTdrF'a Uniform, and ] would
leave the prison slth him 81
O'Clock when he Nent or duty aud
the night shift came on. lie wosld
take ma 20 hla house in the town.
supply ma Nith private clothes. and
DO all that vas necessary TO give
me clean pair n heels.
bat the thing Is impussihle'@
faitared. You have 10 hand me
over to the night wardef.
lies In. too. Waa the laeonic re-
lolnder.
You viii be both discharged
It has been made worth oar
while said the wardor, Nth sar'
/ dnnie grin that left no doubt As %
the truth q hia statement though
Ia Increased my dazed perplexity
! The only person ON earth Sho be.
lieved IN ny Innocence. 50 far "a
knew. and who cared enough "a
snatch me from the Eallowu. wai
my own true love. Janet Chllmafk
and she. poor girl. could never have
, aatialled these veual sharks out Of
. I her limited means. Yet | could
think Of no ono else. and concluded
. that Janet had made some super.
human effort 10 raise the needfuI
money.
To my further importunate qdss-
tiona the warder only said that my
friend" would wait. 20 render ms
, further assistance. az the Pilots
Rest third rate hotel at Soath-
amptun. whether I was to 80 that
night
Tho next few hours were tho most
nerve-HtralninR since my arrest. Al
Ways there vas present the thought
. that the wardcr'a statement was Q
horrible Jest az the expense x Q
. wretehed prisoner u seemed. VOC
good 10 be true. that certain ddbu
, was 10 be changed into al least
chance for life. and what meant
more than iife-a chance 10 ro-ea'
, ltahllsh my innocence.
With 10 much 10 tell OF the mex
. few crowded weeks ] will rapidly
pass over the details ~ my escape
! They we're quite without incident
I Glad I'm the official costume. walk
: cd out Of prison with my surly req
f.. cuer. and went 10 little house mo-
FAR from tho gates. whore ! chang
ed into a suit OF tweeds Then h'
5 handed me n sovereign for my rail
} way fare. and babe me catch tn,
? 80 train for Southampton
J No need TO skull said thi
warder There won't be any hui
and cry TIL morning when my mat