The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-08
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Convict so 8s3S. WHOSE name was
James Sllctburlle, WAS working on the
moor farm With Others whea the fog
came Up. II came rolling across the
vsIssc moor IKE a blllpw OF smoke
from Il cannon mouth One minute
tlsefe was sunshine over all, with tile
io-izon Eve mics away IN another the
gEafGs were c.IlIIng out 70 each other
ana hustifng tle clnvicts Into line. and
no man s eyes could penetrate TINT fog
d distance. OF ten feet. SheIbuFne drop
ned his spade and ran. He was grub
bed at by other eonvlcts. dred at by
guards. ana be ran dguinst and knock
ed over two or three men. but he es-
c.ipell--tlIac IS. he got away from the
bunch OF prisoners heriei together, like
SO many e1ttle while the guards sent to
The prison for movements to march
thenlin.
There have been few escapes from
DartlioOr. 30 man ever got away
from there unless aided by the fog. A
fog was what james Shelburne had
waited ana hoped and prayed for for
i've years. For four years he had been
imnlured behind the stone walls. He
had done his best to gain the conf
deucc OF the prison officials. and lie
had accomplished it. II he softly raved
and cursed at night tempted to suieide
a hundred times over, none Of the
tvarders suspected it. BY day he WIS
patient, respectful and uncomplaining.
And SO it came to pass that when the
spring muster roll was made up OF the
men who were to work on the farms
outside the gates the warden said:
.-Put down 6s0O. He is one of the
most trusty of the lot. He wouldn't
leave us IL he could
The convict ran blindIy- He fell at
every few yards. but he arose to speed
On again. Presently he came to high
way. a wagon was passing and its
driver shouting warnings to those who
might be coming from the opposite di-
rectIon.
Shelburne slipped behind ana climb
ed in There We're lot of empty bags
from the morning marketing. and he
covered himself mp as well as he could.
The prison bell sounded. and the driv-
er uttered 4 shout but the fog held,
a Dartmoor fog may last ten minutes
Or two hours. After IN hour OF steady
logging the team turued on the main
road. Then ShcIhurne softly slipped
20 the ground. broke his way through
the hedge and was running across
meadow when lie came upon a cot
tage \ childish voice called out:
You are one of the bad men from
tile prison, bur you needn't be afraid
Of NE. / wont hurt you.'
\ girl Of seven or eight years was
seated on the doorstep not ten feet
away. lie had overlooked her. She
sat bumped up like an old woman, and
there was an old look to her face. She
hal Ln!. hands claSped around her knees
and was weaving 10 and fro, and as he
continued to look at her she asked
do YOU know how folks look when
they are dead:"
Ives, little girl" lie replied as he
What is your name? Are there folks
in the houSe?''
Il am Nancy" She said. Father
went way. way Off year ago, and
mother is in there ON the bed
And is your mother iIl?"
'.Does that mean sick? 40, she isn't
but she's been awful quiet this morn.
Ing. cant wake her UP, and that's
the reason 1 haven't had any break
fast She amt dead, is she:"
God forbid! Let us go inside and
see her.
..wlat is it when folks die:" She
us<eu US sue '''i VIC Vs. -
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hey he'cr sPe"N ""l ~ -
sWeFFu as ne iooA.'' ''''" '''
..Poor little girl"' he said as lie bent
down aud Kissed her.
Won .'l"'ii''r Si'e''N -"
..-Nnd IN have to go and live with
Aunt ,i. s1lrAn ~ '"s
Yes"
ell lheil, u -, pul u.t 49,,
to, for Aunt Sarah don't IKE me very