Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-25

lie cropped his head In his hands
nd sat for long time in silence,
ltening to Neil as he walked tireless-
over the muddy earth. Not until
ere came rafting of the chain at
te cell door and crealdng Of the
Ysty hinges did he lift his face. 1t
fas the jailer with huge armful. of
}raw. He saw Neil approach him
fter he had thrown 1t down. Their
bw voices came to him in an 1ndis-
anct murmur. After little he caught
be sound Of the chinking gold pieces.
Neil came and sat down beside him
Is the heavy door closed upon them
hgain.
1 "1e took It," he whispered exultant-
Fly. "He will deliver it this morning.
slf possible he will bring us an an
swer. l kept out q hundred and told
him that reply would be worth that
to him.
( Nathaniel did not speak, and after
q moments silence Neil continued:
"The Jury is assembling. We win
know our fate very soon."
He rose to his feet, his words quiv-
ering with nervous excitement, and
Nathaniel heard him kicking about in
the straw In another breath his
voice Kissed through the gloom in q
sharp, startled command:
Good God, Nat, come here!"
Something in the strange fierceness
(of Neil's words startled Nathaniel,
like the thrilling twinges of an cleo
Uric shock. He darted across the cell
and found Marion's brother with his
shoulder against the door.
Its open!" he whispered. 1.-THE
door-is-open!"
The hinges creaked under his
weight A current of air struck them
In the face. Another instant and they
stood in the corridor, listening, crush
ing back the breath in their lungs, not
daring to speak. Gently Neil drew his
Scompanion back into the cell.
There's a chance-one chance In
item thousand" he whispered. AT
fthe end of this corridor there is a
sdoor-the jailer's door. If that's not
locked, we can make run for it! I'd
( rather die fghting-than here!"
He slipped out again, pressing Ma
thaniel back.
"Wait for mel"
ly through the blackness. A minute
later he returned.
Locked" he exclaimed.
In the opposite direction ray of
light caught Natnaniel's eye.
Where does that light come from?"
he asked.
Through a hole cbout as big as
your two hands. It was made for a
stove pipe. If we were up there we
could see into the jury room"
They moved quietly down the cor
ridor until they stood under the aper-
1 ture, which was four or five feet
above their heads. Through 1t they
could hear the sounds of voices but
could not distinguish the words that
were being spoken.
"The Jury" explained Neil. They're
! IN devil of hurry! wonder why?"
! Nathaniel could feel his companion
shrug himself in the darkness.
"Lord-for my revolver!" he whis-
pered excitedly. "One shot through
that hole would be worth thousand
notes to the girls!" He caught Ma
,rions brother by the arm as voice
louder than the others came to them.
"Strang!"
tTYes-the-k;ng!" affirmed Neil
ling an expostulating hand on him.
tush!"
II would like to see"
aEven In these last hours of failure
I'd defeat the fire of adventure
fined up in Nathaniers blood. He
vt his nerves leaping again to action,
q arms grew tense with new ambi-
bn-almost he forgot that death had
I'm cornered and was already pre-
firing to strike him down. Another
Rught replaced all fear of this. A
~ feet beyond that log wall were
9thered the men whose bloodthirsty
FEDS had written for them one OF the
Fdest pages in history-men who
z. ID burned their souls out in the de.
Suction Of human lives, whose pas
yns and loves and hatreds carried
nth them life and death; men who
I'd bathed themselves in blood ana
4ed in blood until the people Of the
ainland called them the leeches."
1.-THE Mormon Juryl" Nathaniel
Coke the words scarcely above his
Heath.
It'd like to take look through that
pie, Neil" he added.
"Easy enough-if you keep quiet.
ere!" He doubled himself against
wall. Climb up on my shout
yrs."
NO sooner had Nathanieps face
me to q level with the hole than a
1T cry of astonishment escaped him.
Ieil whispered hoarsely but he did
ot reply. He was looking into room
twice ~ large as the dungeon cell
md lighted by narrow windows whose
bwer panes were on q level with the
around outside. At the farther end
f the room, in full view. was a plat
}brm raised several feet from tho
hahn floor. On this platform we're
eated ten men, immovable rs statues,
Fery face gazing straight ahead. d.
betty in front Of them, ON the lower
toor, stood the Mormon king, and at
lis side, partly held In the embrace
fPf one Of his arms was Winnsome!
Strangs voice came Do him in .
Hpw, solemn monotone, it, rum1ling
kepth drowning the words he was
beaking, and as NathAniol eav him