The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

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| Neil came and sat down beside him as
the heavy door closed upon them again.
| He took IT,, he Whispered exultantly.
| lie VIII deliver it this morning. II pos
| siblc he viii bring us an answer, | kept
out n hundred and told him that a reply
would be worth that To him.
Nathaniel did not speak, and after
moments silence Nell continued
| The jury Is assembling We will know
our fate very soon
He rose TO his feet, his words CULVER
thaniel heard him kicking about In the
straw In another breath his voice hIssed
through the gloom in sharp. startled
| command:
Good God. Nat come here"
Something in the strange 1erceness OF
Neils words startled Nathaniel. like the
{lhril,mS t"lnses OF AN electric shock.
| tic darted across the cell and found Mar
ions brother with his shoulder against
| the door,
,,'1ts open" he whispered. The door
Tho hinges crcakcd under his weight.
a current OF air struck them in the face.
| Another instant and they stood In the
corridor llstenno. crushing back the
/ Only the drip OF water came TO their
ears. Gently Nell drew his companion
back into tho cell.
| thoussnd!" he whispered. AT the end of
| this corridor there is q door-the jsilers
| door. II that's not locked VIC can make
| q
than here.'
He slipped out again. pressing Nathan
! iel back.
Nathaniel beard him stealing slowly
through the blackness. \ minute later
he returned.
Locked" he exclaimed
I'm the opposite direction a raw Of light
caught Naihanicls eye.
Where does that nsht como from?"
| he asked.
l,,,1a Ill
[ two hands. II was made for stove
! pipe. II We were up there we could sec
| into the jury room"
They moved quietly down tho corridor
| which was four or bvc feet above their
| heads Through il they could hear the
sound OF voices but could not distinguish
the words thnt wcrc being spoken,
The jurv.' 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 whispered
excitcdly. zone shot through that hole
would be worth thousand notes to the
girls, lie caught Marions brother by
che arm voice louder than the others
came to them.
"Strang!"
es-the-king." affirmed Neil lay
ing an eXpostuating hand on him.
| "lIushl"
IT would like to see--''
Even In these last hours OF failure and
T
in Nathaniels blood He felt his nerves
leapng again to action. his arms grew
tense With new ambition-almost he for
got that death had him cornered and
was already preparing 10 strike him down.
| Another thoueht replaced all fear Of this.
a few feet beyond that log wall were
gathered the men whose bloodthirsty
deeds had written for them one Of the
burned their souls ont in the destruc-
/ tion OF human lives, whose passions and
loves and hatreds carried with them life
and death: men who had bathed them
selves In blood and lived i'm blood until
the people of the mainland called them
The leeches"
the words scarcely above his breath
I'D like TO take 2. look through that
hole. Neil" he added
Easy enough-if you keep quet.
Here. He doubled himself against the
wall "Climb mp on my shouIdera."
No sooner had Nathaniels face come
to level with the hole than soft cry
of estonlshment escaped him Neil whis-
pered hoarsely. but he did not reply lie
was looking into a room twice as large
as the dungeon cell and lighted by mar
row windows whose lower panes were
on a level with the ground outside At
the farther end Of the room. In full view.
was platform raised several feet from
the main floor. On this platform were
every face gazing straight ahead Di-
rectly In front of them, on the Iower
floor. stood the Mormon king. and al
his side, partly held in the embrace OF
one OF his arms, was Winnsome,
Strang's voice came to him In low,
solemn monotone. its rumbling depth
drowning the words he was Speaking
and as Nathaniel saw him Iift his arm
from about the girls shoulders and place
his great hand upon her head he dug
his own fingers Hercely into the rotting
logs and an imprecatlon burned In his
breath. He did not need to hear what
the king was saying. 1t was a panto-
mime In which every gesture was under
standable, But even Nell. hudded sgains,
the wall. heard the last words OF the
prophet as they thundercd forth In sud
den !7,JIanso,,. passion c,
OF her fathers murderer
Nathaniel felt his companon's shoul.
ders sinking under his weight and Inc
, leaped quickly to the floor.
, ''Wlnnsome Is there" he painted des.
| peTately DO you want to see her?"
NO. Your boots gouge my shoulder
Take them Off"
: The scene had changed when Nathan.
left Its platform and was filing through
a small door, Winnsome and the kins
| were alone
The, girl had turned from him. sh,
was deathly pale and yet she was won
drously beautiful. go beautiful that Ma
lhanlers breath came in quick dread n,
the king approached her. He could SCI
ness In his face. He seized Winnsome':
hand and spoke to her in soft Low
voice. so low that IL came to Nathanic
only In murmur. Then. In moment
he began stroking the shimmering glory
OF her hair. carcssing the silken curI
between his fingers until the blood
seemed as II II must burst like hot swea
i from Nathaniel's face. Suddenly Winn
j some drew back from him, the palo
A gone from her face. her eyes blazing lik,
\ angry stars She had retreated but
ct n he et,ato
j caught her In his arms. stralning her Il
him until the scream on her lips wa,
a choked TO a gasping cry. In answer I,
that cry a yell OF rage hurled itself from
Nathaniers throat.
stop. you hell heundr' he cried
threateningly. Stop,
4 He shreked the words again an,
4 again. n'addened beyond control and TIN
\ Mormon king. whose self f-possession wa
more that OF devil than man. still hell
the struggling girl in his arms as h
4 turned his head toward the voice an,
d saw Nathaniels long arm and knotte,
il fist threatening him through the hole I,