The Washington times., 1909-06-17

70 see THIS Cltltu OF MS AdhCg NpnAt " A
7 IN such srOtesque form.
Evidently Brady had suggested mo'i
| or the contents, for the issue was par
! ticularly bloody and malicious
The main illustration, evidently done
| by Brady. showed two fashionably
| dressed men killing an elderly man for
his money The pictures were so out
| Of drawing that il was difficult to make
| ont the subject, but blood gushed in
/ every possible place, and Bloke Brady 5
| fancy was satisfied.
The main leader for that day was a
thrilling account from the pen OF
"Pshaw" Bradshaw. telling various
| scandals concerning the two gentlemen
who We're imprisoned with them
"Ill have ter suppress the next copy
! II its as fierce as this" remarked the
attendant. as he finished reading BlokC
Brady's attempt
The ''strong-arm" man growled in his
cell. and insisted that # was as good
a paper as Phil had ever turned out
missed Pills contributions. which had
made the sheet what IL was.
Accordingly, a new election was held.
and Phil was reelected to his position
MS mind besides wondering vaguely
how II had come about that Bob Stevens
was thrown into this place. But still
the question haunted him
he could not figure out IN any waV
the reason for his cousin being there.
Evidently Bob had committed murder.
or at least had been accused of it. and
sentenced after his guilt had teen
proved
Who could Bob have murdered? Phil
had had no letters from home since he
mad been in the condemned cell.
Could Bob have killed DR.. Lyons7
Phil had thought it strange manv
times that no letter had come TO him
/ from the latter.
Again. it might have been old Eben
that Stevens had killed.
"Oh, heavens!" PhiTs mind cried out
when he came to that doubt ut can't
be! II can't be that he is here for the
killing Of Alicei''
He must find out. He would find out
For several days Phil debated. max
ing an attempt to get his story from
Bob.
But he realized that this would be
useless. Bob maintained a sullen silence
and even if he We're willing 10 tell Phil
ne would never relate the story So that
all Of the other convicts could hear
the only way he would be able to do SO
under the conditions
Daring racked his brain for a way in
which 10 communicate with Bob secret
" He was so busy over this that he
began TO forget about the net idea ~
escape he had been nursing so care
fully before. BY the process Of elini-
nation Phil found that there was only
one logical way in which he could com
munfcaJe with Bob That must he
through the prison paper.
The only drawback 10 this was that
his cousin refused to accept the penciled
sheet when 1t was brought around TO
him.
There must be some wav to attract
his attention 20 it. Phil tried a dozen
schemes.
Finally he hit upon one that seemed
60 be better than the rest. He drew
an eXtraYagant picture Of himself and
made the thing so ridiculous that
whoever looked at il would have TO
laugh and exclaim over the thing
Knowing his cousins hatred. Phil
inquired that he would like to have a
good laugh at the picture himself.
Bob had been sullen long enough
there must come a change in his man.
ner some time.
So the morning the cartoon Of Phil
went out the editor leaned back in
his cell and waited hopefully.
w hew" cfsed Tommy That's some
picture of the editor. Want to see that
first off. boys.
Mike got the paper next. and he ex-
plooed with laughter over the carl
caIure PM had drawn OF himself.
Three or four others added their sar-
castle comments. and then the atten-
dant came to Stevens cell. He was
about to jass by as usual when the
young fellow reached out q hand and
whispered:
lets see IT.
BlOke Brady caught the request
'Iudeys goin' ter read It Dudev's
g0ln' ter read H. HoOray, bows. we cot
a new subscriber"
Il just wanted to see II It did him
justice. Bob spoke up; the first amiable
word ne had said since he had come
among them,
Fix it up ter suit II you don't Ike
It. urged Tommy.
Bob pulled out his pencil and did so.
hen the paper went on to finish its
trip. each man adding some absurd de-
TAI that ne felt was lacking