The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
By ROBERT CARLTON BROWN
-AUTHOR OF-=
1.-THE BURDEN OF PROOF"

feet and picked up the cat-o-nine-tails.
Ihen there was conference between
tll two prison attendants.
Suddenly the trusty's body came to
their view, and both stepped over to
see if they could bring the man back
TO consciousness.
Phil watched with interest. and even
offered TO help, but he was quickly re-
fused.
Shall we finish the order?" asked
the guard who had run up TO assist.
You mean the thirty stripes?''
NO, 1 don't think that would be wise
under the circumstances. Look, here
comes the captain now" said the guaro
who had been sent out TO whip PHI.
At this new intelligence, Daring look
ed up to see the captain of the yard
strutting across the grass with great
energy. lie carried the same heavy
cane, and Pills eyes dashed as he rec
Then he looked down at the body OF
the oath trusty. Surely this life was
bringing out ali the brute in his ma
ture. And yet, no man could stand to
be whipped at the order OF another, If
there were any way out Of it.
How'd il happen2" demanded the
captain. in a towering rage, as he DIRE W
up beside the men working over No.
''sss1 wouldn't take his stripes. He
knocked me down and then put the
trusty out, was the guards quick re-
ply.
Ibid you do that?" cried the captain.
turning on Phil
The voice was even and the eyes gilt
tered. Phil did not know what 10 eX-
pect, but he answered quickly:
There was q. sudden swish through
the air.
Smash
1t felt to Phil as though the top of
his head had suddenly been blown of.
10 knew d
When Phil passed into unconscious
ness the ugly little prison captain stood
over him with black hate in his face.
The officials place depended on his
brutality. He had TO be more bru-
tai than the COnViCts IN order to get
the discipline that the State demanded
from him In return for his pay.
He was glad that he had done the
cowardly thing, although he would not
have called ii by that name. He had
been so enraged by 1851, That the mo-
ment Phil affirmed the fact that he
had Knocked down the other two men
the captain had swung his heavy cane
and caught Daring a crushing blow
on the side of the head before the
prisoner had been able to realize what
Daring came to Of his own aeco I'd.
Nobody worked over him to restore
consciousness; he was left 10y himself.
To die if might be.
Looking uD weakly, ami vaguely
patching out the story of how he had
come to be knocked down. Daring saw
them carrying Off the bath trusty's
body on a litter.
A cruel CLINT came into Pills ewes:
It was a new thing In his nature and II
had been developed since he had come
to live in prison.
He seemed for a second to wish that
the blow he had given No. 771 would
prove fatal. Then he realized quickly
that something new had changed his
mind, and he hoped that nothing would
happen to 11I1.
The captain OF the yard caught PhiTs
interested face looking after the litter
and he stepped over TO him at once.
well. it's all up with you. No 1881, %
he said with a. horrid leer
What do you mean?' demanded
Daring.
II think you've killed him"
Good heavens cried Daring. strIIg-
CLING to his feet
Could It be true2 Had he really killed
the man, or was the official making