The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07

the April evening. Inc
IVA phalanx OF stars march
fH ed augustly across the
heavens. Claiborne INT
ed his face gratefully TO the cool night
breeze. for he was worn with the
stress and anxiety OF the day. and
there remained much TO do. The bun
,alow had been speedily transformed
mo a hospital One nurse. borrowed
from conyalcscent patient AT the
Springs. was to be re-enforced by an.
other summoned by wire from Wash
ington.
The ambassadors demand TO he ~
lowed to remove Armitage TO his own
house nj the Springs had been prompt
rejected by the surgeon. A fever
lad hold Of John Armltage. who was
n enough without the wound In his
boulder. and the surgeon moved his
raps 10 the bungalow aad tool; charge
II the case. Oscar had brought Clal-
,orne's bag and all was now In readi-
less for the night
Oscars erect figure at salute and his
respectful voice brought Claiborne
lown from the stars.
1--WE can get rid OF the prisoners e.
llght-yes?"
AT midnight two secret service me,
will he here from Washington to t-ayc
With them 10 Baltimore to their boa
The baron and my father arrang &
over the telephone from the Spring
The prisoners understand that they
serious trouble aud have agreed t'
% quietly. The government agents a.
discreet men. You brought up III
luckboardg'
"Rut the men should be hanged. 70
hey sho. our captain. and he mag die.
The little man spoke with sad CT
fence. A pathos in his erect. sturdy
dgure. his lowered tone as he referred
70 Armitage. touched Claiborne.
"He will get well. Oscar. Everything
will seem brighter tomorrow. You had
petter sleep until 1t Is time TO drive t.
he train
Oscar stepped nearer. and his voice
sank to whisper.
Il have not forgotten the tall man
who died: 1t is not well for him to go
unburied. You are not a Catholic
noY"
"You need not tell me how-or any
Thing about 1t. But you are sure he is
luite deadT'
HE Is dead. He was bad man and
lied very terribly" said Oscar. and he
took OF his hat and drew his sleeve
across his forehead. Il will tell you
just how II was. When my horse took
the wall and got their bullets and tum-
bled down dead. the big man they
called Zmai saw how IL was. that we
were all coming over after them, and
ran. He kept running through the
brambles and over the stones, and |
thought he would soon turn and we
might have 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 1t not sof"
Yes; that was Mr.. Armitage's wish"
Then | saw that we were going to-
ward the bridge. the one they do not
use there at the deep ravine. ! had
crossed it once and knew that 1t was
weak and shaky. and | Stacked up and
watched him. He kept on, and just
before he came to 1t. when | was very
close to him. for he was u slow runner
-yes?-being so big and clumsy. be
turned and shot at me with his revolv-
An l.tts. nj nj mia
but he ran on His feet struck the
planks of the bridge with a great jar
and creaking. but he kept running and
stumbled and fell once with a mad
clatter OF the planks. He was q cow
ard with a heart OF water and would
not stop when called and come back
for little fight. The wires Of the
bridge hummed. and the bridge swung
and creaked. When be was almost
midway of the bridge the big wires
that held It began to shrek out of the
old posts that held them. though | had
not touched them. and 1t seemed many
years that passed while the whole OF
II dangIed In the air like a bird nest
in storm. and the creeg down below
laughed at that big coward still
heard his hoofs humping the planks
until the bridge dropped from under
him and left him for long second
with his arms and legs flying In the
air. Yes: It was very horrible to see
And then his great body went down
down. Gcd. II was a very dreadful
way for wicked man to die"
And Oscar brushed his hat with bis
sleeve and looked away at the purple
and gray ridges and their burden OF
stars
"Yos; It must have been terrible.
, said Claiborne.
But now he cannot be left to lie
down there on the rocks. though he
was so wicked and died like beast
| am bad Catholic. but when ! was
a boy uScd 20 serve mass. and 1t is
not well for man to lie In a wild