The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-13
WINGS
WHIPPING

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oA Wing Wing called q habg
r1ios hzuk e ths tr@ty. and D-
Pills the ers-TezrTa ~ e TIE
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1lnB ~ n Tie hack
Tae hzzts1 glazm ws-is1s5. . son
Eght cane ID its plaza
Niag fs1 ne 6octcrs horssz.
drove the ro#E i1 from the pzstu-s
hite1sa TIE visiting preachers mule
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tas Eris11
Err b. 1o5gs1 into : side rath LEAD
ing toward tEs swazEy creek. an5
Etcppe5 bssore . h1gs tree He
thrust lis arr into = holiow and drsw
Forth 4 bundle
Il contained troassrs. stlrs. scft
lat cheap rsTolFsr. sozs cartridges.
long knife. stale food and q Mttls
money. TIE o9lIscucz had taken hin
.ncEtks
Soeu. rock weighted his prizoa gar
NESTS lay AZ the bottom Cf = deep
pool
So1tAwzrd TIE Alabama river. north-
Eara Birmingham Skilled by virtue
Of many shan escapes ia sradiug
the ztDckads 5ioodhouzds. hs wzdsd
into the creek
Free. Free. Before hin the sweet
Enelling woods. glorious ii aogwood
blossoms and honeyEzckle. Behind
we're prtson bars. = @e-Tezr sentence
and beating.
Wins" fondled his rsYclYsr. He
would never 90 back
Dr. Pills had disappeared
Be1tims came a. the doctor 8
houss and stir no slgn of the boy
The prison was alarmed. likewise the
village near. bak 10 one had seen
DR.. Pills"
The stable boy was called for al
the prison. The astonlshed reply was
that when the count had been made
the guard thought Wing at the doc
tors. detained az he sometimes was.
after hourz.
50 Wing had escaped Or Pills
missing. too
Had be been murdered KidHaped7
Past midnight, Wing" still keep
ing 70 the shallow stream. stumbled
On
His escape now was sure. he had
gained the most dismal spot il ali the
untrod swamp, and here he might rest
for 2 day, then leisuFely make his
way.
Suddenly be stopped and listened
He thought be heard a voice Ike the
wall Of child Thsrel It came
again, and 50 weird was it out there
IN the swamp Wing heard bis own
heart beat.
Again It eame-a child weeping
surely as SIN
He waded IN 70 sse bank. calling
softly. and Instantly a glad CRY an
swered.
"Oh. Wing I'm so glad. knew
you'd comei"
Or. Pills. by he muttered.
To leave the child there he knew
meant its death. But It was not bis
funeral Should he take him back
himself 10 be beaten7 To serve his
20 years morsg To give up his free
dom for which he had planned 90
long
NeYerl
Please take me on your shoulder
Wing" pleaded the baby voice. I'm
50 afraid"
"Whyn thunder didn't you be be
gan. surIily. but ended With: Howe
I you git heah~
Il crawled up in the back OF ths
preachers buggy and went to sleep
When woke up was skeered awfu
and Just jumped out and started bacl
along the creek. an'-an' an'-that's all.
1T was pig trail. honey Pills, an
hit don't 90 no Whar. You never seer
dis path befoi"
The first lights Of rosy dawn sho
athEart the low country and touche,
the mists that hung low and whit
above the creek. The hounds hat
failed. Wins" was gone and "Dr
Pills" with him.
The doctor and his wife we're be
side themselves with grief.
Suddenly the dogs whining IN tn
yard sent up q bay, and a momen
later a tall tattered. vet, muddy an
scratched-up black, a sleeping child fl
MS arms. staggered up the walk. tn
hounds knowing him. leaplng Joyful
about him
Doctor, warden. prison guard.
; neighbors, started with amazelaenl
while the mother with a glad cry RAJ
forward.
} 4 fetch I'm back, missy" Wing mui
INJURED, and sank exhausted on tn
steps. "I'll take my whuppln'."
} But he never got it.
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