Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-21
The Last Resort.
ny RALPH RECORD.


u. but | kept On-running. run
unning-till my legs felt like two
sticks likely to snap under the
OF my weary body. | tried 70
e. with my hand. the sharp pain
side and wondered. half-con-
by. how long my heart could stand
arful strain.
vas no, ~ crime that sent me
ling. breathelessly. along that
road az two O'Clock In the morn
lth a crowd OF angry farmers fol-
< a quarter mile behind. | was
uilty. but | might as well have
INK Heaven. I had good start.
I what good Is a start when a man
most dead from fatigue2 II ! could
way out. a trick 10 deceive them!
rain worked madly as I plunged
!. with my lips wide apart and
bal breath kissing between my set
A. rounded a curve In the
! saw a dark shadow ahead. and
ew IL was the little wayside sta
prayed 90 God for freight
looked up and down the track
ome friendly headlight. but all was
mess.
Dramatically ! looked for a hiding
r. = long. narrow pine box on the
orm caught my eye and ! shud-
~. thinking that to morrow perhaps
box might enclose a corpse. Sud
" an idea flashed across my mind.
2 light by fear.
touched the handscrevs on the
fr. they turned very easily !
ID on the top and looked Ia. Heay-
Il already held a coffin slid the
from the black coffin and stood.
ddering at sight Of a still. white face.
rev baca hastily Up the road saw
lanterns Of my pursuers and desper-
IN scattered all compunctions. all re-
e. for the dead
Dazedly. scarcely knowing what did.
cached down and pulled that cold.
ouded form From It's coffin. He was
IVY. that dead man. and ! was tired
weak. bu, a false strength seemed
ne TO me. With n tremendous EFFORT.
ragged him across the track and
ew him into the lake.
he lanterns were bObbing up and
sn. nearer and nearer. but ] smiled
| moved the Dor cover half way up
I | might manipulate It from the In
?. crawled into the conn. drew up
cover and lay on my back my clasp
fe In my hand. Some insane In
act caused me 20 draw the conn I'D
n me. even laughed defiriously as
NJ a hole In the side Of the conn aud
ough the outside box. Then ! walt
feyerishly for the coming OF the
ious men
had not long 10 wait. heard them.
nplng. one by one. onto the platform.
: Of them cursed. one came TO the
!. and he must have held a lantern
for heard him read the label;
enry Donnelly. Jackson City. Iowa.
Here's that Donnelly's corpse, walt
for the three o'clock" he said and
NJ tainted.
|. dim. indeinable sense ~ rumbling
ses. like the regular roll Of machin'
seemed 20 sing to me II lulled me
lily while a swaying. rising motion
med 20 carry me higher and higheI
began to wonder II should fall
As IL the air that made breathing 20
rdy What was that dark spreadini
,om that appeared suddenly ans
med 20 be- racing With me2
aimed every muscle-and then
meless horror awoke every sense
AZ black mass was a CONN top. tn
irling wings we're wheels. and
= on board train. alone In a car
supposed corpse Henry DOnnelly
Jackson City. Ia-bound for
we Oh. Cod Why did you no
me dream
Again. I tried 10 shove the ia away
, my hands were held down.
ight for the knife ! had held in m
nd. but u was gone. pressed m
,uth 20 the hole I had cut In IN
IL and drew in my breath. WI
Is Il could not get more air. a
Il I guessed Il. the satin lining wa
epiug the afr out I tried % rails
, hands 20 the place but the I'D bel
an down. In determination
owed the lining with my teeth an
IN I cried put with all my strength
, answer My voice seemed almo'
audible 20 myself
Again | attacked the lining with m
9TH. and thought a little more al
me ln. but IL was such "A little
n growing weak and faint agaii
,e thought that II Il oyerWhelme
p I might not awake. till u was 10
tell earth covered me six fe'
made me hght against th'
intness with all my might -
y teeth and clenched my hst hgh
< on the fatal fight Of sense
renched hercely AT the satin linin
II Il nauseated me thought Of a
.ad man that had lain there and
AIDE me sick-sick % heart and SIC
soul Then I prayed that migl
q All my life I had dreaded deaf
now I PRAYED for a..
For yesterday ! was not 20 blam
,d company and weakness did
acause an old rD1d companion hl
.ked for shelter 'u the -rmhou
hero I lived. AMI tried % work hoI
tlv and I had let bim iu and /