Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-15

man about 10 pass ONT or tne WOElu, SO
he was good enough to stand there In
the biting wind and rain and watch
the smoke curl from the bowl of the
pipe and speculate as to how soon the
smoke would end.
The fire In the pipe was low and had
begun to sputter when through the prls-
on gate an officer hurried. He made
his way through the yard and mounted
the scaffold.
The newcomer looked at De Rudios
scant attire and smiled.
This is rather cold, unpleasant day
to be out In such a costume" he re-
Marked
De Rudlo, whose thoughts were IF
another world. did not hear him, and
the officer repeated his observation.
Yes" replied the prisoner with an
approach to n smile. but scarcely
have time to catch cold"
Then De Rudio apologized for keep
ing the pipe In his mouth. las this
Is my last one l want to get the full
benefit OF It," he said.
Finish 1t VI you desire. but you
probably will smoke many more. I
have reprieve for YOU" said the Of
fcer.
The pipe fell from the mouth of De
Rudio. In the face Of death he had
been stole. Now that he was to live
he suddenly began to shiver.
The newcomer gave orders to the
guard, Monsieur de Paris and the gov
ernor OF the prison examined the paper
the messenger had brought. and then
De Rudio was led down the steps and
along the walk back toward the prison.
AS De Rudio was nearing the prison
Orsini entered the prison yard from
another gate. With n common impulse
the prisoners and the priests who &C
companled them halted. Then Orstni
and De Rudio stepped forward and
kissed each other.
What does this mean, asked Orsni.
II do not know replied De Rudio.
Then he explained how the reprteve
had reached him on the scaffold. II
only know am not to die yet" he said.
..Better two than three" said Orsinl
as the soldiers hurried him along.
The priests and Dc Rudio stopped
half minute in the prison door. They
saw Orsin mount tho scaftold steps,
saw him turn and q smile light his face
as his eyes met those OF De iudio.
Then he bowed farewell to his youth
ful friend. Tears came to the eyes of
De Rudo. He shook his head i'm
patiently to clear his sight. When the
tears no longer bothered him he looked
| forward once more. AS he did SO he
| saw the big blade flash and then ho
saw the head of Orsini fall.
1t was not until late that March day
| that De Rudio understood how he came
| TO be reprleved or who was RESPONSE
| hlc for saving his life. Then he learned
that the empress, moved by the tears
OF De Rudio's youthful wife, moved,
too, perhaps. by a knowledge of how
fiery Is the blood of the country born,
had asked the emperor to save the
| young mans life. The emperor had
refused. The express. angered by this
refusal and unable to Withstand the
passionate plcadlngs OF the grief-strick-
| en- wife. had gone at the last minute
to the project of police and ordered him
to stay the execution.
Not until two hours after Orsini was
| dead did Napoleon III know that De
Rudio lived Then he was furious. He
| and the empress had a violent quar-
rel. Hnd It been possible for him to
do so legally the emperor would have
| ordered De Rudio sent back to the scaf-
| fold, but he could not. But De Rudio
| had only short CLEAN of hope. He
was tried once moro and again was
| condemned to die BY this time the
cmperor's wrath had cooled and the
| tears of the empress were too much
| for him, so he committed the sentence
| to life Imprisonment in one of Frances
| penal settlements. There De Rudio
| spent more than five years, and then
by taking advantage of series of
queer happenings he managed to
escape and make his way to America.
! The north and south were at war
when he reached the United States. He
| joined company a OF the Seventy
ninth New York Volunteers as Il pri-
vate. fought under Grant and other
grent commanders and when he was
mustered out in 1865 he was second
lieutenant of the Second United States
infantry. In August, 1867. lie Joined
| the regular army and was appointed
second lieutenant OF infantry. Two
years later heg was assigned to the
Seventh cavalry and under Custer saw
lots OF Indian lighting, For more than
| 10 years he was OH tho frontier. Few
men in the army saw more hard serv-
Ice than Rudy" did In those stirring
| days. Slt iSs5f lit lt5 5si t ISL & TX
In 1876 the government realized 1t
was going to have trouble with the
Sioux, but no one supposed It was
| going to be so serious as 1t proved
later. For several years the govern
ment had been endcayoring to get the
famous tribe to move from Montana
to n new reservation In Dakota. Sitting
Bull and the chiefs refused. The gov
eminent after all efforts at treaty
making had failed. ordered the In
dams TO move by q certain date or they