The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-25

among the cool naples and dusky pines where all was peace and plenty and sunshine. How dearly each loved the other, and how impatient were all when one was away he pictured in score of little scenes and into these he threw the sudden cloud-the long, weary days when laughter ceased, when a shadow fell back on the fathers face till 1t hurt to see him smile, and till he no longer played with his wifes golden hair. but drew her close and held her tight and hid her face in his great strong hands as If to shield her from a sight
 .of the days when the mother stole off by herself to cry he told When 1t made her cry to see her children laugh. When deep into the night the niurmur of two anxious voices pene- trated to the little hite beds in the room above. Then he told of the arr rest at the Sunday dinner table, how Schoheld beat the sheriff to the ground when he insulted his wife, and how the desperate man stood proudly. holding his wife in long embrace, whispering courage into almost senseless ears, un- til at last he gently freed himself. kissed his little girls. promising to re- turn soon, and, with a dry, choking sob, walked out of the room with the strange man--not to return.
 "Of the struggle against hope Shaw told. how the mother felt her ap- preaching end, called him to her, laid his hands upon her babies heads, and. pale and trembling in every limb, left them to his care. :.
 The old mans voice sank low as he recalled this scene and he blubbered like an old crocodile. Two pairs of tiny hands clutched mine frantically. I myself had to turn my gaze down the capitol hill.
 "'Please. please don't say nor came a dry sob that sounded as if 1t must split little chest in two.
 I'll not say no. You shall see the governor I said.
 However, it was bad business. It meant my job. But, just then, l was disgusted clear through and didn't care if it did or not.
 Whats the governor doing? l
 His visiting hours are long passed. It's a little after o'clock. and he's signing some papers, he answered.
 "'It's a bad day to try and see the governor forewarned the elder girl. sHe has been very busy all day re- viewing the soldiers and receiving i'm portant visitors. Tonight. he's going to a big dinner, where he will have to make long speech. So, you will have to be very brief in all you say.
 "All this time I was really trying to find how to smuggle the youngsters into the room, for, nothing I could say would cause the governor to relent to an audience. A lucky idea struck me. It was a bit of deliberate strat- egy, even as Shaw had played uncon- sciously on me. All alone the tots were in the world, without help or protection. All alone, without help or protection, I would send them into the presence of the mightiest man In the State.
 "Listen,' I said to the elder girl. you are brave little woman! if l let you see the governor, do you think you can do it just as tell you? Above all, don't be frightened. Some say he is & hard hard man. That all de- pends upon what you say to him. You mustn't tell him what you heard MT. Shaw tell to me. It would anger hlm, Do not try to tell him how you loved your papa and how you cried when your mamma died. Talk to him in different way Tell him you are all, all alone in the world with no one to protect you. Tell him you have no home. Tell him you will have to leave school to go into a factory to earn living. And tell him the little sister, here, will have to quit her books and go to work. Say to him that you want your papa back to educate you and make a fine woman of you. Re" member above all, don't let him see you cry, MT Shaw will show you the goyernor's room and open the door for you. You just walk in with the It, tle sister by the hand, and walk right up to the governor and tell him what you have to say .n
 T think I would have given five years of my life to have been able to hand those youngsters the pardon and for twenty minutes I sat on some thing like warm coals. Shaw came Tn at the end of that time. He looked hopeless.
 It's no use,' he said, can hear the governor raise his voice In an- ger A..