The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-10

, his hat. Tt would be easy to make his
way to Arizona,
When the train stopped in the morn
ing he would be able to go TO q hotel,
buy some new clothing, change his APP
pearance, and 90 on to Wickenberg as
an ordinary traveller might.
Jim soon fell asleep. He was less
/ worried now that he was free than he
had been i'm prison. He had no plans
5or the future, beyond getting that $1,000
to Mrs. Snow.
With the first sun rays that entered
the car in the mornlg, Jim awoke.
He did not know where he was, but
he was far away from Marshall, and
that was all that mattered.
1T was not long before the train pulled
/ in at the freight yards OF a big city.
Jim knew that il was a place at least
a hundred miles from Dewitt. and, for
F! tunately, it was on his route to Ari-
iona.
Slipping from the car, Jim succeeded
in getting across the tracks without at
! tracing notice from any one. Tie town
was asleep, but ne managed to find a
place where he could secure a ready
made suit and otner furri shings.
Finding ou- when train woG5d leave
for Wickenburg. he went at once TO a
hotel. changed his clothes quickly, and
managed to catch the express Just in
time
Exulting I'm his freedom. Jim was ale
most a child I'm his enjoyment of the
scenery and the people on the train.
There was one man in particular with
whom he became very friendly.
The fellows name was Carter. and he
had come through from Dewitt, Jim
liked him very much. and IL was q great
enort for him 70 keep froIa telling parts
Of his story to the sympathetic listener.
But me refraiued from extending his
confidence 10 him. and would not even
tell his newly made friend whittier he
was bound. Carter, too, seemd rather
reticeut on the point of his destination
II was early the next morning when
the train drew near NVicNenDurg. Jim
had purchased a daily paper the day
before and had noted flaring headlines
telling of his escape, but fearing that
some one would read his thought on
his face if he looked over the acEiole
on the train, he had laid it away.
But this morning Jim found himself
the only one awake Apparently reach
[
he took out the papers and began eau.
tiously reading the headlines.
He had Just started on the first para
graph when IL hand was cIapped down
on his shoulder and greeting came
/ from behind him.
! Holden looked around in fear, care
| FULLY concesung the paper he had been
3 reading.
/ Tt was carter, but there was nothing
I i'm the mans face that showed he had
noted Jim's peculiar anxiety.
/ They talked for some time and when
the train pulled IN at Wickeuburg, Jim
/ told his friend that he got off there.
/ "Weu that's lucky, that's where I'm
bound for. too said Carter, in his
I CHEEKY voice.
/ Business here2" asked Jim.
yes. I'm looking for Mrs. r e.
/ SNOW. who lives here. Know anything
about her2'' be asked, looking Jim
/ squarely in the eye
Seems to me I've heard Of ler,-' an
suered Holden. shifting his gaze. as 40
picked up his suitcase and startsI down
the aisle
/ Carter suggested that they itry al the
same hotel, but Jim told him that 10
would impossible He must 20 some
where else, he felt, for fear Of giving
away his identity.
Having shaken this uew-found friend.
Jim went 10 a hotel and registered
Then, remembering that Gordon had
told him OF the help the police captain
had been 10 Bess. he decided 10 hunt
him up. at once. to see if anything fur
. Their had been learned.
f He introduced himself as Bess' lawyer,