The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15
W.C.LandOn &CO.
Evelyn Street.
Rutland, Vt.

Oscars erect figure az salute and his
respectful voice brought Claiborne
down from the stars
I'VE can get rid Of the prisoners to-
night yesY'
"At midnight two secret service men
will be here from Washington TO travel
with them 10 Baltimore to their boat
The baron aud my father arranged
II over the telephone from the Springs.
The prisoners understand that they are
In serious trouble and have agreed to
go quietly The government agents are
discreet men. You brought up the
buckboard?'
"Bnt the men should be banged, for
they shot our captain, and be may die"
The little man spoke with sad ca
dence A pathos In his erect, sturdy
figure, his lowered tone as be referred
to Armliage. touched Claiborne.
"IIe win get well, Oscar Everything
viii seem brighter tomorrow. You had
better sleep until II IL time TO drive to
the train"
Oscar stepped nearer, and bis voice
sank to a whisper.
~ have not forgotten the tall man
who died, II Is not well for him TO 10
unburled You are not Catholic
nor
you need not tell me bow-or any
thing about It But you are sure be 10
gnlte dcadT'
''lIe is dead He was q bad man and
lied very terribly" said Oscar, and be
took OF his hat and drew his sleeve
across his forehead. II will tell you
just how II was When my horse took
the wall and got their bullets aud tum.
bled down dead, the big man they
called Zmai saw how II was, that We
were all coming over after them, and
run He kept running through tbs
brumbIes and over the stones, and l
thought he would soon turn and we
might have a fight, but he did not stop,
aud | could not let him get away. IL
was our captain who said, We must
take them prisoners. was II not sor
ayes: that was Mr., Armltage's wish"
"Then saw that we were going to-
ward the bridge. the one they do not
use there at the deep rnyine. had
crossed II once aud knew that II WAS
weak aud shaky. and | Stacked up aud
watched him He kept on, and just
before he came to II, when ! was very
close 10 him. for be was a slow runner
yes - being 80 big and clumsy. bs
turned aud shot AT me with his revoiy-
er. but he was IN hurry and missed,
bnt he ran on. His feet struck the
planks OF the bridge with n great jar
and ereaking. but he kept running and
stumbled and fell once with a mad
clatier of the planks He WAS COW.
not stop when ! called and come back
for little fight The wires Of the
bridge bummed aud the bridge swung
and erenked. when he was almost
midway Of the bridge the big wires
that held II began 10 sbriek out Of the
DID posts that beld them. though had
not touched them, aud Il seemed many
years that passed while the whole Of
II dangled IN the air like d bird nest
10 a storm. and the creeg down below
laughed AT that big coward ! still
heard bis hopfs humping the planks
until tho bridge dropped from under
him aud left him for long second
with bis arms and legs dying IN the
iir Yes. Il was very borrlDe TO see
And then biz great body went down.
down God Il was very dreadful
way for a wicked maD ~ die
And Oscar brushed bis hal With bis
sleeve aud looked away ~ the purple
md grny ridges aud their burden Of
stars
Yes. Il must have been terrible"
iald Claiborne
~isai now BE- csggoi b. left 10 lis
iowD there on the rocks, though be
Fas NJ wicked and died Ike beast
am bad catboilc. but when ! was
! hog ! used ~ serve mass. and II Ia
iot well fuf man 70 ile Ia Wild
,lacs where the buzzards will nDd
iin"
"Bni y0u eanDo' bring a priest.
erect harm would ~ done IL news Of
his affair we're 70 e., abroad You
lgo sE cosTnuED.1