New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
Drawings by Joseph Clement Coll

90 = HAVE pied the high toby for years,
80 and with that good fortune that
ZG comes only CT man wits and
PA hands am no fool 10 myself and
eF@@E=S l allow none Others TO Iool or N
SSE1EL9 te--ueddie with ne Yet twice
fAEE/ < fell into The hands Of the catch
ksrSS x polls and n each case through
n 49, Sheer accident The one time was
ATs,CC.Gl along Of nv own reckIessness and
Timothy Gulbbe's t-eachery; and
-o--e- 7z- -- main chance. as one turns q corner
70 m ---- -- which one hath not seen nor could
z---s-= Twas Of an afternoon II September
5 1910 s-- --re- I was drinking II tavern II
S---vz--- --a- -ne traps came upon ne being on
z11-le- e--.-+ Bur there was one that recognized
TT from --e- hue and CIV, and ere knew who
Ezs III c1---a-v | was n their hands
rs q -.-- lane Dick Ryder. says the chleI
-z-c1D1- -- max had recognized ne. that hatn
10 -u-r-n-. and II wager YOU We come 10 the
T5ee zs-. -.--ee Of them. and I was alone and
lad no c-a-.= 90 get Al nv pockets; 50 L sco"led
az 1- The a.-e I ponGered. not wasting Torls,
Is Is -l- Custom But the closer / looked the
l-acae- seemed and I reckon that l reyo-Led the
natter Eee--- ~ gI1- way across London bridge
Dr. p-ese-- had an idea and thinks L tlaI
Tl n what Jug l was c-appedE -or l
nave -aCe escape before now And 50 upptd
aT--k-g -. zap. and talked 10 h--n friendly enough
-lz- ~. had a bottle on the way between US
l=- he --.-= kept a watch on themselves
and u NE. they Knew they had pr1ze OF WORTH
z-ce ny name was about the whole kingdom
11c / -a =- -z- my wits nor my heart When the
door l- --- --a---el OF me- indeed L went
F-s---E -- -a=- p man II converse with the gov
e1-- --a- --.---E and looked at me n surprise
70 see cheerful But l have faced worse odds
r-z1 rz- a.---e-. and I snap my fingers at any
l-g II England save the rug that holds good VINE
Lar II the dry cell Es--h rising gorge al that
caT. and -a- z--. The next. cr1rsing my luck and
a. --a-5 and officer. .-- / could not as yet see
az Ta- -ar --- what I would ha found one IN
ne end. L -- q. -r own devices. There IS always
Va l--. 4 E.- have wits enough
RU- late Ia The afternoon Of the second day the
-g1- opened and man came INTO the cell,
ls1e-e- -E she Ha-le-- The place was darkllng
towards night that III lighted cell. and L could
-J- MAKE -. 5 lace. but somehow there Wa
s9-re----g familiar IN his look as he stood regarding
ne CRITICAL. lie was small Of body and meager,
-e- rad an -- n Importance about him; and when
s. as some =a-- from the high and narro" WIN
--@ laz1e1 .- -l / saw that ms face was eager
a-- unstable and waste Ike SICK man s
Richard * t-le- saws he n a harsh, dehberauFe
'.--e / believe You're here for many JttenSeS.
"-z- -- -. .a1, said | sharply. lhe Ia"
~. le1--r-sre eu. and that you should kno"
1e laughed -.--r q sinister sound Maybe he
s@ss and turning ~ the uyarcier whispered some
t1-- ae-- l- forth. 50 that We were alone,
--aI r-at- --.e r--.z- ur my ears " ho is tnlst
--2 Not pot belled prison ordinary. nor
--t s-eaz- -.==-..- Ike that And 50 | stared on
nm I'm and .- sudden l know not how, l renleIIl-
80 The that had been talking with the
---T -= was admitted. and ! recognized nm
D. --sse --=r-e.. when duly proved, klchara
--7- SAID be- a quick. restless way, VIII
~ tl- nigh as Hauan. Your dead man
-7l maybe Es- may escape He paused. See.
--. -e went sr ] have a job for one such a.
@l may spare vour life. You are man not
a-- ~ chances ] take IT.
g.,5 I2-=-'- Chances pave the way 70 inches.
-. -ad begun 20 lake my measure Of him, and
80 80 7 l-leT nor who he might be, nor what ne