The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-15
CHAPTER XXXIII.
WITH THE CONDEMNED.

THE leIIer VAS lipttt SAitS-s FA'NN~'-
hurriedly. end read
Dear Phil.-I feel all your trouble
keenly. I know that you have done
nothing wrong, in spite OF me aWlql
stories ABOUT you printed in the Sel-
While my faith is unchanged, I can
reason 1t all out and see that we never
can be married.
There was hope when you were
charged with hut one crime. now tiieFe
/ have thought Of Thousand ways
To show YOU NY love. ! have consul
cred suicide. bat find that ! am TOO
4 have thought of going into a con-
vent A score Of possibilities have pre-
scented themselves. But can 90 no
good ia the ways that have consid-
There is but one path open. I can
make my dear father happy for lie.
have not yet made up my mlnd; But
1 am sorely tempted TO sacrifice my
ruined life by doing the one thing that
This is probably gOOd-by. forever;
Daring understood. DR.. Lyons had
sized up the situation correctly. AlicS
knew there was no hope of marriage
with Phil, and was. therefore, strug-
Cling with herself IS to whether or not
She would make the sacrifice for her
Ii was rather depressing news; par
ticularly to a man who vas then wait
ing sentence on the charge of murder.
Directly one OF the oalilns came INTO
the room and ordered the prisoner into
phil stood up as the jury filed in
slowly. The judge was ready TO re-
eve find The prisoner guilty of
murder n the first degree, the fore
man spoke up clearly.
Then the judge read the law, when
e1s-.I q n =
for the crime. In that State the cleo
trio chair was the means 10 the end.
Phil had felt certain Of the sentence
all along, but he was not tully pre-
Doctor Lyons went over to the con-
demned man and they had short
talk, at the end of which they parted
for the last time There was no hope
of a new trial Phil could not posi-
bly, be cleared on both sentences,
He would have to suffer the penalty
Once more Daring found himself
in the little room where the condemn
ed prisoners are kept.
He entered il this time with the
knowledge that ne would never steI
he had not been advised Of the date
set for his execution, but he knew
that he was destined 10 stay there siz
In week Phil had become accli-
mated. Tt W. peculiar little family
Iney sang E'ld Joktu anu main tdlIlS -
a forced happiness. that seemed
strange 10 Phil.
Before long. however ne knew thai
/ this attitude was necessary IN order
TO keep their minds of the door At one
I end OF the corridor. which led into the
room where the electric chair was
| kept.
spirit of the place and soon led IL
/ the singing. In this wing they were
allowed great latitude Ihe attend
ant Was sort of messenger. He wa;
I a pleasant. good-natured fellow WHIT
tried TO satisfy the whim OF eacf
Il vas so different from the old cell
/ house in which PHI had formerly ived
/ Here every request that was reasonsb'
was readily granted TO the men, The
/ we're allowed TO talk or smoke at an
/ time, and the attendant aided them II
/ pulling of jokes on Que another
( Crude jokes they were, but they al
/ helped IN livening up the dismal plac
/ one could send a rotten apple 10 an
/ other. with his compliments. and TIT
( guard was always ready TO bear
/ funny picture from cell 20 CELL draw
/ by one of the prisoners and taking Of
! some esta blished prison joke.
/ Phil did not become moody. lie hat
no hope, and was. therefore. determine
4 10 make the most OF the few DAYS h
had left in this world.
i Somewhere he had read Of q prison
/ paper The idea possessed him I
1 would be a good way to put in his time
! He called the guard and asked him !
/ there was an objection TO starting sucl
! a paper 10 while away the time.
Not AT all" answered the attendant
I'll get sOme blank paper and you fel
lows can take up a subscription 70
some cOlOred lead pencils"
| Then he announced the new idea an
| 81 was eagerly adopted
/ Next day the materials were deliV
Z cred and the prison paper was started
I with Phil for its editor. as he had orig
! mated the idea. The men were in tn
habit of shouting back and forth frOr
/ cell TO cell and IN this manner they dis
1 cussed the naming Of their sheet.
A hundred suggestions were offere