Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-01-17
ROCKyILLR. MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY IL 1908

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Characters were fatally psnesl>d ere'
ken AsgN AMI eAese as Il the writer's
strength had ealleaS III you want nsws
" Jack Henderson Il win b wrrtA
year wAlNe ~ t0alow tho bearer ee thia
without delay
'wAO sent tAasy' Ae saM ~ the
gvaNS tSeea Esnia,
~nannN lie hAew m tween two
DAYS. an the Gle woman TUX hsrn IN,
she lows As'N eCNSk tyre algat~
IaMAea hesltats<l hut the memory q
J0dltAs FACE ea the DAY ~ Jack Hen
aerSeas light 0rsed him en- He ~
lowed the Nsey Through the back streets
u the tNMNle<aewn row ~ tenensnes
down hy the river known to the peatce
a. sNsrterNs Rents along black pAs'
saEs aud segess the court 70 Noun at
the back ~ the ssloosN. where the hxhS
altering through the Nnwashed panes
~ a small window, accumulated the
poVSrty aud hlth, ON the heap %
rags IN the corner y man stlrred ana
m0aaea, Isaaoa Recognised him a.
0ae u the wrecks that had haunted
the river troat during the past SUM
nser,
snegSA take this aud set some bran
ay,-the hest,s aud, thrasting y coin IN
the eAlld's hand. he pushed him out
aud closed the door
$50 you have come to the end ~
Your rNw, HedrN
The maan On the door ogened his eyes,
"NesS I'm where the best aud the
worst ot us have to come but we
hayeat time to h. passing eomple
meats> ~ you know where Hender>
son tseN
sNa lie has droppsd cut complete
", What 10 you know u himF'
what l brought you here to tell
yoa- that he never stole that money
'what,N
" tell you the hoy had nothing to do
with Il, Locke knew = thing or two
about ne knew that had ESCAPED
frem slug sing aud he cNrsed me 10
10 his dirty work, could not refuse
1t was that er prison, hut IN swear I
didn't know that the hoy would set
the blame Tor Il. Locke wrecked the
hank aNl had me deet0r the ocokS
Maklag the entrses IN another man's
writing, lie gave me an old letter 10
COPY Il frOms then he had me forge old
naltoN's name ~ that check, I never
dld flgare cut lust how he managed to
lay II On the hoy. but l reckon my
false entries must have heea In his
wrltlNg, aud when the young fSeol ran
away that fastened Il On him, Locke
Kicked me cut like a doc when he got
things txSd to suit him, dritted
south tor u couple ~ mouths aud came
back like this, didn't know my time
was So short ~ I>d have seat for you
hetere, Write Il cut aud let mo sign
t."
IAaaons pen dew ever the paper,
Rlaek, ugly aud tangible. the tempta'
ton whispered at his ear
~nelay, gain time, Henderson frce q
come hack. aud Judith Is lost to you"
The man oa the fieer moaned feehly,
~Harry, Mr. Iysndon, It's getting dark
--mlghty dark, Get Mother Riddle and
Jlmmy sullivan rr0m the saloon tor
witnesses, Where's that hoy with the
hrandSs There he h nowr And he
snatche,l eagerly at the bottle, Get Il
done with, Mr., l.anIion, cannot hold
cut much longer
Il was over. aud Red Matthews lay
hack. painting from the exertlo1,
u almost forgot" he said TO Issnden,
when l was over In ST, Louis l met
hon Battle, lie told ae about Hender>
sons trouble, the trst ia heard OF Il,
aud he said that fellow from lara,
n,ie had told him about meeting Hen
dersoa IN Santa Ne lie g0t On to hts
name by accident aud didn't know that
Don knew Henderson when he was
telling Il. 50 I reckon you viii have 70
~ to the jumping on place to aad the
boy, Ye0 will tind him aud set this
straight. Mr. I-sadoafN
The glazing eyes sought for the face
above him. and Laadoa answered.
Yes, Rcd, IN tsad hiw,s
lie watched her come slowly down
the stairs, the light et the great win,
dow behind her framing the little head
In an a0reele Of sunset rays His
hearts lady-hlS no more, With blind
resentment choking tho words tn his
threat he hlWaderSsd through the story
Of Red Matthew'S confession. aud then
he found himself wondering at the
self possession with which she dis.
euxsed the ways aud means of dealtng
with Peter Locke,
bio tangled" said Judith as they walked
20 the gate,
~InlasY~ lie had forgotten LoekS's
daughter the pretty little glri who hSd
been Jadith>s shadow since Jack Hen
dersen'S tight The position had TO
versed itself, II was Judith who
would play CONSIDER now,
I.andon lest no time IN placing the
confession with the proper authorities,
He Sw0rc out tho warrant against re-
ter Ioeke. interviewed reporters and
then. with I0dlth's letter In his pocket.
started westward on his quest
The limited paused just long enough
TO drop I.andoa at umlltas, the strag,
cling settlement strung along the
track. half shaatlcs. half tcpees
"Hetelr'
The station agent grlnned aud point.
ed 20 4 house whose crazy claphoaris
rattled IN the desert wlud,
"Aranahoe Kate Is s'rOnnln' that
there hash Joint, She'll take you IN,