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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
Sheriff STOPPED Eiqht.

The tWo-round battle arranged to
take place at Albany Wednesday be-
tween Willie HoSey of Albany and
Martin COnole Of FAN River, Mass,
was called off. The sheriff tonight
notified the managers of the North
End A. c. not 10 have the bout.
Canole and n party Of % sports left
Fan River ana got as far as WOrces-
ter, Mass, where they were turned
hack by a telegram from Manager
Barney Reilly. The fight may take
place at Fall River or in that vicinity
in a few weeks
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29

Young Corbett is to fry. ,;. ,
hShting again. lie has .;,, ''.' ~
OF agreement to meet ..r,i.ht;. '' 49,,
erwsinn, ne sturdy San Francisco fea,b-
,, sn'' IN 9-round bout at a boxin.
s,oM 10 De pulled off by an ath,etir club
- s'it Lake City within 10 davs CO.
.. % ana Hyland Were matched to feh,
q. Eolma' Cal, but as Matchmaker Rm,.
soohe would not guarantee them m.
money which they demanded the bom,
was ABOUT to fall through when the man
.ser Oh the club in Salt Lake CITY w;rod
ulen' saving he would guarantee them =
Parse OF s@'o. and they quickly accentad
RON corbett and Hyland are tr,infna
there faihinS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
MANAGERS DISAGREE.
wrestling Match Between BeejI and
Pienng May Fall Throuoh

me proposed finish match between
req f"eil. the crackerjack light
heavyweight wrestler. and John picn.
ing. the redoubtablc Butcher Rov" ie
not yet arranged. as Harvey Parker
VI" represents Beell. insists on tossing
d com for the choice Of the first stvIe
of wrestling.
Fleming and Johnny Dunn. his mana
ger nave already submitted their III
timat,in. and if Parker fails n aeroa
1" what tney consider is only fair and
reasonable proposition. which nern,it,
the Graeco-Roman champion RI cbooc.
his own style for the fret f,u a.,
match will fall through.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
Will Disregard Threat.

Philadelphia, March 28.-Despite the
threat of District Attorney Albert ID.
MacDade of Delaware county that
Wholesale arrests will be made if the
scheduled opening Of the Tuxedo A. G.
Is attempted the officers of that Or
ganiZatiOn at n conference yesterday
decided to go ahead with the bouts at
EssingtDn. Tor! O'R0 urke. president
of the club, came over to Philadelphia
and he and other officials came to that
decision
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
SUBSCRIPTIONS SLOW.
Money to Pay Expenses Of Tennis Con
test Seems Hard to GET.

Sontrioutions TO the fund which is
wanted to defray the expenses of the
american challenging team abroad for
me International contests for the
wight F. Davis lawn tennis Gun have
.ome IN so slowly and from So few as
~ Somewnat discourage the commit
zee. Less than a quarter of tho sazoo
nas oeen subscribed. although promis.
= nave been made by a numher or -
sa.l'Iations and clubs i'm the v,r;ous
@ues tfroushout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Thnrsday-M -Matty Baldwin VS.. Tommy
Murphy, Worth Of Gloucester VS.. Callahan
Of Peabody, and Tommy Murray VS. Billy
Ryan. Lincoln Club. Chelsea; jim Scan
Ion vs. Eilly Burke. PittSburg; kid Her
rick vs. J. Thompson, Monticello, Wis.
Friday-Gus BeZenah VS.. Biz Mackey.
Cincinnati.
SIturday-P Pedlar Palmer vs. Rnb white.
Glasgow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
BRoCkTON MAN won.
Tommy Quill Defeated Georae AsbIev
In Fast Fight.

providence. March 2S-Tommv onfu or
,io'N'oh l.lD scored decisive victory over
,ie"rse Ashley of FAN River before the
,'isest crowd that ever witnessed a box-
,ns "out az the Rhode Island A. g. nj
liori''oh last night. Quill put it all ove,,
<1s'i'y IN every round of the fight. which
WIS OF - rounds duration ana want IL
limit "e"' 'i'e
IT" Brockton lad was a 10 IA : r,,-,,.,.
'lr oe'.ins' with very little Ashley
lnoney IN sight. Quill gave Ashley a for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29

with the Kansas City baseball teah''
Hy keeping himself in shape, tie craoh
backstoo expects 10 be ready TO repof%
IT any time. H. case President Murphy
crncludes that h.. is worth Il raise III
"a larN.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29

a'nasTr Mccarey Of the Los anga,os
uo ~ planning 10 bring the winners a.
me Nelson ana Herrera. ana Rri,t IL,
herman contents. together. ''''''
The Washington times., 1906-11-11

were severely beaten. The graves were
finally dug and the men ouried In their
working clothes"
The disastrous failure Of hts FIRST at
tempt to escape, and the severe pun
ishment which followed kept BoIkins
from making second attemp, for
while But after about four weeks of
incredible brutality on the part OF the
negroes he becam4 desperate. and de-
termined to either escape or die in the
attempt Two other men Joined him.
WE waited until midnight. he said.
and then the three OF US crept quiet
ly out toward the stoczade. There
wasn't sign of anyone. bat We mo-
mentarily expected 10 be discovered.
and perhaps elubbed g death We
waited In the shadows for ,opg time.
and then we quickly climbed the stock
sde. fifteen feet high. When we reach
"a the top We were i'm the m5oa.i r-.
] had just flung one leg over when two
shots rang out together. followed by "A
third. closed my eyes and Jumped.
and when I fell sprawllng on the
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His Back Lnshed With Whips.

Speaking almost IN a Whisper. wan Of
face. halung Of uttcrance. the broken
spirited ghos, Of his former self Boil
kins tells his story. And, TO substahti-
ATE it. ne shows the cavity in his side
scarcely vet healed and the whip
wounds on his back.
Having been out Of work for several
weeks arN unable 20 ind any in Bos-
ton. he decided 10 try New York and
went down there. his eye was caught
by a office in the window OF an
agency on Second street. run By Miller
& Co. II offered $50 a day and ex-
penses for lumbermen 20 work in the
south. He applied and was given
contract 10 sign Then, IN company
with about geventy-fve other men.
he sailed Tor Savannah. The party
was met In Savannah by group of
ht,rI, negroes, sent doWn, they were
told by the company which had en-
gagged them-the Lockhart Lumber
Company. IL was caIled-to conduct
them TO the camp The Lockhart
Lumber Company" apparently seem
ed to the slave drivers as good
name as any other for a purely mag
mary company.
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The pleasure is not yours alone,
Sc1Hlon. Wykon heartily rcjolned.
Freedom was never more welcome.
ana the rrIcl5 was SpleDdidIy turned"
That E.. was. anG were well away
Which Cf these men Is Rafferty,
Here YOU Rafferty,. Come and
shake hands with the Big Finger
Ave / Will and gladly"
Good for YOU, nay man." cried
SCanlou. as the burly rufian APP
preached. Your looks. as Well as
vour record. convince me that We shall
hc good friends 4 square deal with
your stolen bonds. Rafferty,, viii insure
cur future relations"
wen divide 'em this very night
Rafferty, promptly declared. once in
New 7 Y5rS, I can quickly nail en-"
Tonight it shall be- then"
After this DAYS W ork, sir. trust ne
10 arc OF the level with YOU
Good again. Rafferty," SCanlOn
cried approvingly. Now, Wykoff,
who is yonder fellow"
Dripping from head 10 foot. Felix
Rnvd was leaning heavily upon the
after-deck. as II wcll-niEh exhausted.
Hes an unexpected addition 70 our
i'Ht lfs tl iftl ~ , hNlI- RA saw n laeAs
p. did on the pier. But for him, Scan
Ion. ] reckon that cursed screw would
have turned me down"
Il saw IL all"
Il bade him follow me. added Wyk-
OF and I'm glad you took him
aboard. Freedom should be as well
come 10 him as TO me, and it's a fair
reward for the service he did me-"
He has II, then" cried Scanion.
approaching nearer TO Boyd. What
is your name, my man?"
Boyd chOked a little, spat a mouth
ful az river water over the rail. then
gIimly answered:
Ne names dim Garvey, boss. I'm
"A bit done up from ne dousing. 'Tam't
much ia nv line"
THAT so?"
Not 0vermUch."
What is your particular line, Mr..
GaTvey?" Smiled Scanlon. with a Gu
rious curl OF his long upper lip.
\ CLEAN OF distrust appeared in
Boyds squinted gray eyes
Its a line I'm not likely 20 be
leaky- about. boss. before
know who I'm talking TO, he
growIed doubtfully.
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a single blow. hurled aside a second
guard who spraug IN his way, and then
plunged headionE over the edge OF the
pier and into the river.
Rafferty, already had been hauled
aboard 'he launch. Wykoh. well in
advance Of Boyd. was gripping the
hands outsJretChed 40 aid him. For A
moment however. Il looked as II Boyd
must be left astern of the swiftly NOV
ing boat
The possibility OF this brought
frenz'ed veil from Scanlon. I'm the
wheel-house window.
a line. Throw that man a una.-'
he shr'eked furiov=iy. Don't let him
fall astern. Throw him q line
Before the command was fairly Ut
tered, rope whrled through the air
toward Felix Boyd who caught it as
il fell. Then he was suddenly vanked
through the water with a violence that
threatened 20 tear his arms from their
sockets. as The launch swept around
and away. Yet he held fast tai he was
hauled 10 the boats rail. where ready
hands drew him. painting and ex-
hcusted. to her after-deck.
OF all the pistol-shots that had
'rN- ~ f-.4-a t-it Aili5 St'eiles fbL
ball had found a mark OF all the op-
position displayed BY the prison
guards. hardly the least restraint had
been imposed upon the three men
who had reached the moving launch.
Both Felix Boyd and the Big Finger
had expected no less than this: the
one had carefully planned il. and the
other had overheard him outline the
plan 10 Jimmie Coleman.
How so daring ard desperate a de-
sign would have terminated, had Felix
Boyd failed 10 fathom the convict code
Will never be known. Be that as it
may. however. -Scanlon now felt abso-
lutely sure that he had Boyd securely
In his power-and well he might
AS the launch sped diagonaIIy across
the river. gradually leaving the pier
and the frowning prison obscured by
the gray mist. Scanlon gave the wheel
70 his companion, ard, with hts grim.
hard features lighted by a triumph
ant smile. he FASTENED aft 70 join the
several men.
''youF hand, Wykcf he cried deep
Is, as he approached them. "Its that
OF a free man again. and I'm GLAD 10
grip it,
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scanlon laughed aloud and gave his
huge head a significant toss.
You're safe enough I'm trusting Us.
Mr.. Garvev. never doubt that he
cried. III leave Il 10 all hands here,
and lie assurance Of men In stripes
ike your own should be good enough
for YOU"
SO twill be. boss. 9nce they have
given H."
You are safe enough with us. Gar
vey, my word for g." Wykon now
declared I'm Lot one 10 forget a
turn done me. and YOU cannot do bet
ter thsn cast your lot with ours"
'Mebbe not" admitted Boyd, with a
nod I reckon your words good
enough for me-
Besides" cried Scanlon. "you can
not cvade arrest in that garb. Wen
nj you out with traps We have ready
below, and will land you safely under
cover tonight, alcng with the rest OF
Us. What do you say. Mr.. Garvey7-'
what would any covey say 70 an
offer o that kind7" Boyd nov re-
Joined with grim eagerness. IT say,
yes. I'm with YOU"
Scanlon quickly extended his brawuy
hand. Before Boyd could take 1t.
however. sharp cry broke from one
OF the several men near by. whose at
tenuon had been briefly absorbed by
the interview with this man who.
CrafUily planning TO outWit and arrest
them. was taking his life in his hand
20 discover their headquarters.
Look there, Soanlon" the fellow
cried. We're pursued, There's a boat
after US
SCanlon swung round with q snari.
and gazed IN the direction indicated.
It's the prison boat" he cried
quickly. she cannot overhaul us.
We can evade her IN the fog. Yet
we'll take no chances. order Gibson
10 crowd the launch 70 her limit.
WeIi get out OF sight in the mist.
then make landing on the west bank.
Once ashore unseen. the rest VIII be
easy"
Your plan2"
Wen break into parties OF three
and mske for the railway, 20 meet az
headquarters again tonight. Co below.
you three fellows and get out Of those
prison tCgs III look after the launch
and the craft containing those Internal
elbows. Down with YOU. GaTVey. and
get into other clothes. Theren be no
time to waste
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THE CASE OF THE CONVICT CODE
Continued from Second Page)

Continued from Second Page)
r"ction, however. the guard who had
been constantly watching him dashed
across his path, and succeeded IN graa-
Hing him from behind
Verbal pictures do but scant JUS
tice 20 such scenes as that which fol-
lowed, brief though !t was.
To man. the gang of convicts drop
ned their tools. rending the air with
tumultuOus wells and teers. and swarm
ing out upon the pier with a frenzied
eaEerness 10 seize this possible oppor-
tunjty 20 escape All we're quick 20
see that only men OF their own stamp
would venture TO abet 81 desperate a
design as was plainly obvious.
The prison guards instantly fell TO,
and began 10 beat them back. Pistol
shots rang out above the swelling up
roar, and within a moment conflict
was In progress that would beggar
language.
Meantime. the launch darted nearer.
head on. then a sharp sweep threw
her broadside within a rod OF the pier.
Hslf-R-dozen men suddenly appeared
at her portrait. ready 70 lend a hand
To their convict friends. and Rafferty,.
swimming Ike 4 flAumdu 20 meet ntEs
was nearly within their reach.
At the very beginning Of all this
Wykoff swung fercely around, and
gripped the gunrd by the throat. In
the struggle that followed, he vas
hurled to his knees. and. ordinarily.
his chance of escape would have been
hopelessly lost.
Al that moment. however. Felix
H-f-
ures COnvulsed as II with genuine fury.
he snatched a cTOwbar from the pier.
and sprang toward the two struggling
men.
Drop that fellow" he roared, above
all the tumult Let him go, guard
or I'll brain you
The guard sprang quickly aside. and
lodged the blow apparently aimed at
his head.
wykofr came to his feet with a
bound.
Good for you stripey, Now follow
me-" he screamed, with one grateful
look.
TIE guard snatched out a revolver
and fired. but the hand OF Felix beat
30 the weapon. and the bullet went
into the air. Before the attempt could
be repeated, BOYD felled the man with
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III
Are all here7''

Are all here7'
The voice. sonorouz and impressive,
broke a profound silence; and the
brief question. uttered with ominous
deIiberatiOn, came from tie Big Fin
ger.
The time was midnight. more than
six hours subsequent to the ESCAPE OF
prison.
The place was lower New York. that
congested section located below the
dedd-line-the CHIEF field or Felix
Boyd's persistent labors and udriNalad
exploits
The scene was a basement stg-aEs
room, that OF grim stone banding
long since displaced BY a far IrJre
attra stive and imposing edidce. or
me former. there now remain only
dim memories Of The I'll uses To
which II long was turned. undeteCted
by the police: and OF the knavery Ce-
signed and the crimes penetrated
within its dismal wallis
For a brief period. il was the secret
eadquarters-their final resort, by the
way-of the notorious gang OF cToles
and dfsperadoes vigorously dominated
by that obscure genius FIR crime. the
Big Finger.
This basement room was commod-
fous but low studded and only p few
oil lamps I'm brackets here and there on
the walls lighted the place with their
sallow rays.
The one broad door giving iugress %
the room was heavily barred The
several windows were secured with ex-
terror iron shutters, and thick cur
tains within covered every chiuk and
crevice through which "a ray of light
could have reached the outer world
In this underworld. IN fact so obscure
was its location. so devious and dark
were the avenues by which IL was an
preached. and so carefully guarded
criminals felt themselves secure from
the police. and that the preparation
of crime involved no exterior peril
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Negroes Bought the Tickets.

The regroes took charge Of every
thing transported all their luggage to
a railway station. bought tickets FOR
their white workmeu, and got them al
on a train. not knowing where they
wore headed for. Clear across Geor-
ala they went. over the border into
Alabama. and AT little town
called Nfilner. in the northern part
OF Randolph county. district OF for
est-ciad mountains which few rail-
ways penetrate. they alighted. From
NIlner. they started by wagon, con
vowed by the negroes. on a ffty-mile
drive into the heart OF the great
woods
From the moment they left the rail-
way station. the negroes evidently be
gan 10 feel that their white charges
were ut their mercy. and the further
away from civilization they got the
less restraint did they place upon
themselves. and the more on their vic
tins. The first day out. they began to
show their authority IN petty ways.
and there We're several lights between
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IN a jify, boss the minute ] get
me wind 70 cried Boyd. who never once
had CeaSed his lahnred breathing
SCanloE did not remain aft IN enforce
his instructions. As WNkoff disap-
peared below. he rushed away Tor
ward 10 take the wheel, while others
ran 10 impart his hurried orders 10 The
engineer
His faith in the launch. moreover.
vas not misplaced. Within a Minute
she was tearing win the speed of
rscehorse over the calm surface If
the river, and the prison boat. OBJ
scured from the first by the heavy
gray mist was speedily lest TO view.
Not, however, before Felix Boyd had
made his next move.
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Put TO Vol Before Dntllrht.

Though IL was late at night before
the men were able to turn ia they
were set to work at ( O'Clock the morn
ing after their arrival getting out
railway ties. Il Mas the hardest cut or
work, and the men were nearly ex-
hausted before they were called TO
what passed for breakfast. II con-
sisted OF coffee which mad certain
y never oeen within haiIlng distance
OF DR.. Wileys pure food biII-bitter
and cold, and some hard corn bread.
It left the men weak and dlspirited
According TO BoHkins' story the men
were treated With the greatest brI-
tality. The slightest complaint ~
opposition" he says, was met with
the whip. the club. and the rife From
that day we were slaves. and II VAS
patent that few OF Us would ever
leave that dark forest alive. We
were watched night and day by the
negroes. who cut and sIashed with ex-
cuse or without and who we're never
WIZ NV Ct allowed
to make complaint.
At the end OF the frst week when
We applied for our wages We were told
that they would have to be collected
for the expense OF our transportation
and that We would have to work five
weeks to pay it on"
Five weeks of that sort OF work
with nothing to show FOR il did no,
appeal to Bollkins. so ne decided to run
away That night" he continues, II
waited until it was nearly midnight
and then I slipped over the stockade
and tried to escape. I was captured
before had gone ten feet. The ne
sroes beat me into insensIbilitv and
carried me back 10 the inclosura
Ihen was stripped and lashed with
great whip and cast into a dirty. damn.
~-rk cellar. I was kept there for three
days with only bread and water and
! was whipped each day. When 7 was
finally released I was greatly weak
ened. I was put 20 work harder tbe,
ever and the drivers never lost nm
opportunity to strike me
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wilderness 70 discourage them from
their inevitable attempts. 10 escape.
Bollkins had been animated by his
fervent desire 10 get back TO his
mother. I felt" he says. that II I
could reach Boston. ! would be safe.
with my mother. IN SomervllIe. until
recovered. came TO Boston and went
10 my old home, only to find that my
poor old mother had died two days be-
fore"
It was sad homecoming for him.
Fortunately. he had sister, Mrs.
Harry de Groot. a. o Clarence street.
Roxburs. and he is staying with her
while looking for Work. but he says:
NO more Southern lumber camps for
mine"'
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gang arrived ~ the camp. The camp
lad military appearance about IL
which struck BolIkins and his compa1-
ions as rather sinister. The inclosure
wherein the tents In which the men
we're 10 make their abode were stu
ated was bounded BY a high. strong.
siockade. The tents were planted iu
rows. The gang was assigned tents.
SIX men 70 each tent. and In charge OF
each party OF six a negro was placed.
II was then that the gang got an ink-
ling OF the real condition Of affairs. sor
each negro carried a whip. a club.
pistol. and a rife. Right and left they
slashed with their whips. and at the
least opposition they used the club.
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ever aECFlleu N iipa ANA
tale which Is told by beF-
7ard Ponkius. a y nite man,
OF the sufrerings endured
al the hands OF brutal ne
groes during hve weeks slavery IN
lumber camp in the heart OF an Ala
bana forest. BoIIkins is Boston man
a leather worker BY trade, who llVeo
with his mother, Mrs. Evelina Fien-
stone. at q Alpine street. Roxbury.
BolIlxins. who arrived In Boston a fe"
davs ago. tells most narrowing tale
of inhuman treatment at the hands OF
brutal negroes. II his tale be true
and his physical condition indicates
that IL Is. none OF the stories Of peon-
age in the Southern lumber camps
which have been more or less under
investigation for the last year are eK-
aggerated II would be impossible TO
exaggerate the bTutalities perpetrated
there. Indeed. II would take the pen
OF an Edgar Ain Poe 20 do them jus
tIce. They rival on land the tales told
bv the slaves of the Chesapeake bay
oyster fleet.
As a result OF his experience, young
BalIllins Is broken IN body and spirit
He escaped with a shot In his side
from the DEPTHS of a Randolph
county forest and wandered in deliri-
nm through tracklcss miles Of trees
trees. trees-nothing but trees. before
he finally stumbled on a railway track
and found succor. His story astound-
ed the police authorities Il has no
raranel in the worst ;ales OF the old
slave davs At nTst they believed that
what they heard in disjointed SEN
teaces from a man evidently almost at
the limit of his physical endurance
were the nutterlngs Of deliriun. But
they were soon convinced that there
really was slave t!e-camD some
where IN the Randolph county for
ests. where white men we're treated
with unbelievable mhumanity by ne
gro overseers. And they are trying 20
ind IT. for Il they suH live there are
a., ording 10 Bolkins story, other
white men suffering as he suffered.
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Crazed by His Sunerings.

II was two days and two nights in
The woods. with nothing but water and
a little bread I had brought with ms.
vas wounded. 100. I'm the side. and !
don't remember much about the days
IN the woods. Z was sort OF crazy. Al
last stumbled out on 10 a railroad
track and follow ing it for some dis
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Refused to Dig the Grave.

The second week one OF our men
was killed. We never learned tus.
how. but it was undoubtedly done by
one OF the negroes. Then two mors
died O. fever and poor food and over
work and ! was among the gang or
dered TO dig grave and bury them.
I snd some others refused and ~.
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negroes and men OF the gang. The
contracts which the men had signed
were collected about this time BY
agents OF the so-cslIed company for
safe keeping"
On the night Of the secopd day the
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Detectives Cannot Find the Camp.

In Montgomery Bolikins' story was
made the subject of police investisa-
tlon An attempt has been made 20
upd the camp. But Boilkins' mind
vas undoubtedly wandering during
much OF the time that ne was trying
to fnd his way out OF the woods. And
when he was restored 20 his r:glt
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tance I found the shau-y OF n faEman
When he took me in fell on his floor.
and when came 10 again he was
bathing my side and tying up the
wound. lie gave me some medicine and
treated me Ike a Christian. The sec
ond day after I came he put me on
freight train and told the conductor
about me
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srorns 7 bounced up and ran harder
than ! ever ran before. into the woods.
I kept on until mus, have been three
miles or so from the camp. and then
Jay down IN some tall grass TO wait
for daylight Then / started. in as
straight a line as Z could. hoping. all
most against hope to- find a trail I
never saw the other two men again.