The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Bess turned toward her lawyer with
a helpless look.
"What are we to do?r she asked.
There doesn't seem to be anything
20 do but TO walt
.'But Abe execution is set for 10
o 'clock tomorrow morning" Gordon
broke in.
THAT gives us an hour" replied the
lawyer.
But in that time We can't even pre-
sent our evidence. To say nothing OF
getting word 10 the prison # we are
able to secure a pardon" objected Cor
don.
I'm sure I don't know what we'd
better do answered the lawyer, who
was better acquainted with such
things than the two younger people,
and was, therefore, more doubtful
But We must do something" cried
Bess. 1T is absolutely impossible to
wait till tomorrow morning. We must
60 after the governor and force an
interview, if We can get it no other
way"
eel suppose said the lawyer, hesita--
iugIy. that the governor wanted to get
away from u.s. He knows that public
feeling is against Holden, and that he
cannot very well grant a pardon in the
face of that"
But ne must" Bess' voice was hausz
You see. il is rather unusual for a
man 10 be pardoned after ne has broken
out of jail"
"I know, I know. repeated the girl,
wildly. but We must Try every possible
way
The full hopeIcssness of the situation
had not come TO her 50 strongly before.
Gordon left the others ana stepped
over to the clerk. He talked with the
man for several minutes and then re-
turned 10 the two.
81 think, from what the clerk said"
Gordon began, that the governor has
just gone out 90 his summer place for
the afternoon and night"
Where is that?" cried Bess, eagerly.
"OnIy about eight miles; but the clerk
is very reticeut. and seems to think that
even II We went out there the governor
would refuse to see us
"He can't snapped the girl. with
spirit
Are YOU sure that the governor went
there2" asked the lawyer, slowly,
40, but 7 think, from the guarded
way the clerk spoke, that he's there all
right
eve can try Sc, anyway" put I'm
Bess How shall We get theTec'
81 don't know" admitted Gordon.
Again ne stepped over and tried 10
worm information out Of the clerk, but
the man would tell him nothing.
ct guess the only way is 10 do a little
detective work Of our own" said Cor
don, when ne came back. The COVER
nor Is prominent figure. I imagine
Wen be a3Ie To get on his track. If
has gone out OF town by train they'll
know Of II at the railroad station. If
he went I'm a motor or carriage, some
body outside Will be able to tell Us"
So the lawyer picked up his bag con-
tanning the evidence and Bess followed
him with Gordon.
Out I'm the street they made inquiries,
and, with little trouble. found that the
governor had gone in his own machine
about ten minutes before and that hs
had headed toward the country,
With this clue to work ON, they went
ar once TO a garage and succeeded I'm
renting a good machine and driver 10
take them out 20 the statesman SUM
mer home.
IT. was o'clack iu the afternoon
when theg started. HesS figured out the
time. There were only twenty hours in
which 20 save Jim from the electric
chair.
10 took an hour 20 cover the distance.
and at several points in the road they
found out from passing vehicles that
the governor had just gone on ahead
OF them
The only thing that kept the trio
silent was the thought that the gov
ernor wouC not see them, and the
companion fear that their plea for a
pardon might be refused
Hess repeated 20 herself the T. wyer's
words about Jim. Public opinion surely
was against her lover. Would public
opinion keep the governor from grant,
ing the pardOn7