The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-22
and was at last captured in starving

and was at last captured in a starving
condition.
He was tried and sentenced to be
beheaded. At first his young wife
seemed about to break down under the
tragedy to be enacted, but soon rallied
and with remarkable concentration of
a suddenly developed energy laid plans
for her husbands rescue. She thought
out a method of getting him out of his
Jail and induced some of his faithful
adherents to have a ship ready on the
coast to take him to France In case her
ruse was successful.
She sought permission Of the con-
Queror to spend short time with the
condemned man in his cell on the night
preceding his execution. Captivated by
her youth, her beauty and her tears,
he consented. On the evening in ques-
ton she appeared at the prison door
attended by her sister Kathleen. The
two women entered O'Donohue's. cell
and were left alone with him. They
remained half an hour. When they
emerged Kathleen almost carried her
sister, who appeared to be convulsed
with grief, her face resting ON Kath-
leen's shoulder. The jailers stood about
plying the young wife who had bid
farewell to her husband. leaving him to
the dread ordeal of the morning. The
two women entered a 'chair" and
were carried away.
Coming to wood, the door of the
chair flew open, and man, throwing
off womans apparel, sprang out. An
other stepped from the wood leading a
horse, which O'DOnOhue-fOr it was he
mounted and, with wave of his
the forest.
At the usual hour for visiting the
prisoner to see that all was well for
the night the keeper went to his cell.
He found O'Donohue kneeling by his
cot, his face buried in it. Touched by
the sight, as we'll as the sad visit that
had so lately occurred, the jailer asked
in kindly tone:
rs there anything 1 can do for your
comfort?'
O'Donohue did not reply. Then the
jailer was struck with the diminutive
size of the prisoner.
Speak. man." he said sharply. els
there anything 1 can do for your"
Nothing" came the reply in a voice
which was manifestly disguised and
which. notwithstanding an effort to
make it sound like mans, was evil
IDENTITY a woman'S.
Like q flash the jailer unlocked the
cell, entered and. Selling the prisoner.
pulled him up and looked into his face.
He saw Aileen O'DOnohue. He start
ed to leave the cell to give the alarm
when Aiieen attempted with her deli
cate hands to hold him, but he broke
away, and soon horsemen were dash
ing in every direction to recapture the
escaped prisoner.
The difficulty in the way of the pris-
oner coming out of Jail by personal
ing his wife had been that he was
much taller than she. To reduce his
height he sank upon Kathleen in order
that by drawing up his knees under
his skirts bis real height might not
appear. and he buried his face upon
her shoulder that his features might
not be seen.
O'DonOhue, who knew every road,
forest and bog in Ireland and who had
been provided with the best horse that
could be found. took a course that en-
abled him to battle his pursuers and,
reaching the coast. embarked for
France, where he arrived in due time.
Cromwell, dreading lest he should re-
turn to Ireland later on and inaugurate
another rebellion, sent Aileen to him
with an offer of a pardon and restora-