The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-05

was the village spire
down side the chance windows standing like paint
ins the silver sickle cottage
warm red light breaking from the door, and the
Of heaven seemingly pevadng and enveoping all Yet
earth know peace the
cottage had been shut crushed
whose pennies the plate
with which her snow,
prevailing beneath the thahed roof of brandy and
water, mingled with the fumes Of some rank tobacco.
Old Fitch sixty years age
her way to church his third wife she him
child nor had Fitch daughter living would foot
inside his house. He and sly
and dissoe yet not greatly dksd beyond his door and
witbal miracle health energy years.
to his hearts sundays
bottle known to lose him the soft side of Mondays bargain
BY trade he dealer money
mortgagee of half the village appearance medium
height with bowegs and immense round shoulders hard
mouth srewd and wiy hair white the outside
The bells ceased, and for there sound in
the cottage but the of the Then Fitch
reached for the brandy bottle and brewed himself another
seaming bumper As he watched the dissolve few
notes from the reached his and the old smiled
eyrea as be slipped and smacked his lips At his elbow his
tobacco and the weekly newspaper ranged with the
brandy bottle and he enjoyment Of all three Over
he paper Fitch had already fallen asleep after particularly
hearty midday meal hut be had not much glanced at the
most entertaining and he found them entertaining
now an usual There was scandal In high life running to
several columns and subdvded into labeled with the
most pregnant headlines The old mans mouth waeed he
determined to leave this item the 1t the only
Of interest There several suicides, admirable
execution burglary Fitch frowned his quick
tpmbng down paragraph then all he gaspd
out oath and sat st The pipe his mouth out
the brandy and water cooling his You might have
heard them singing the the church hard but the
old man heard nothing nothing thought Of nothing but
Escape from Portland killed wounded
but q third gets clean
"The excitement Weymouth yesterday
morning being
effected their from the Portland convict
certed plan the OF prisoners working
outdoor to attempt regain their liberty yesterday
morning three convicts boed simultaneously party
They instantly challenged the
not complied with the
fell dead. another badly
was immediately reeaptured and is lying in precaous
condition. Tho third Henry Catermole continued
his despite succession OF shots
of the rifles. He pursued distance
ultimately lost to view In the thick fog which prevailed
hue and raised and search parties continued
the neghborbood long after dark but up
had not been effected Catermo will be
the who senencd to death for the
murder OF Lord Woboros gamekeeer near Bury St Edmunds
but who aferwad received the benefit of the doubt involved
the production of wad which did not fit the convcs In
spite OF me ehors then made on his behalf however
the authorities at Portland describe caemole daring
criminal and one who only too likely to danger to the
community as long he remains large"
Fitch stared stupidity at the words for minutes
he had read them through II the last
length fell with his seeing eye Henry
1t Target How long had he been large? 1t Sunday
but the Saturday edition and this the
3u 1t said yesterday morning. Friday
morning last So Henry Cattermoe had been
then and ts the Sunday evening and that nearly
altogether Another question forced upon
tine old mans mind How far It from Portland
ths-room9
like his generation had no spare
of geography He knew hs countryside
road London but that all Portland he knew be
the other side OF London 1t might be 10 miles might
he felt his shudderng heart and shaking
rsapured else his that cottage at that
! The feeling sucked blood vessels
drained the tunbler he light
heart Then for little he had spurious He
his chair and laughed aloud but
empty He looked the bell gun
cmneypece and that him confidence
kept loaded He up and began whistle but
stopped ip the middle OF bar. -..,t
Course aloud 'hey hanged him. and
then should ha' been held like this Thai good
fobf they take and hang him for fare feel
Harry cattermolesS alive"
~ Old Fitch opened his door moment the thin
ahrin tba but Qeoua
companion However, the
than In the frosty afr and
little the the heavy shot
both He still STOPPING bottom
stocking planted behind him 1t Instantly Joined by
ragged another stout stocking,
for there shoes to the catike
stockings remarkable for conspicuous stripe
old Fitch that his had found
be\cousd He waiting for knife plunge
his broad back and when slapped
him sbere thought for he
stopping pitiabe attitude shock greeted
Could this e>IIenry Caermole? A.s lr+ q ~
A poacher had and hickset; the convict
ssunt and lean The had norid youthful
other was yellow parchment cropped
head and on the fesiless jaw OF leaden gray.
" Ttat--that Harry Caemole? the old whmpered
~ sNo that twas and be agan Lead
front paor I've had II myself this half hour and
that's cold"
N sOd way without word walked nnoceny up
- the fire and suddenly sprang his
N The barrel screwed round In his
him reeing across the noor