The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-11

Outside scene had all the CHEEKY sparkle all the
the village spire coated all
down one side the chancel windows
ngs the silver sickle
warm red light breaking open peace
OF heaven seemingly pervading enveloping
4t W hat TINS peace is not and the door OF the ideal
cottage had been by woman,
husband had but now refused her pennies for the plate
with curse which followed snow,
beneath the matched
water, mingled with the fumes
Old Fitch was over sixty the
her way to church his third
child nor had Fitch
inside his house He singular sly
ana dssoute yet not greatly dislked
wthai miracle of health energy years
to his hearts content but he Sundays
bottle ever known to lose him Mondays bargain
By trade he factor, money
mortgages OF half the village in of medium
height with bowlegs shoulders, a
mouth shrewd and wry white
The bells ceased and for N
the cottage but the of the kettle hob Then Fitch
reached for the brandy bottle
steaming bumper. AS he sugar a few
notes from the reached
cyncaly as he slipped lips.
tobacco pipe and the weekly
brandy bottle and he in enjoyment of all three Over
the paper Fitch had already fallen asleep after particularly
hearty midday meal but
was scandal in high life running to
several columns and subdvded
most pregnant headlines he
determined to leave this item the the
execution, burglary, quick
eye tumblng down paragraph then all
out an oath and sat still The his mouth
the brandy and
old heard nothing nothing nothing
the brief paragraph before his eyes:
Escape from Portland One convict killed. another wounded
but third gets away
Weymouth yesterday
effected their Portland
establishment There appears regularly
plan the
liberty yesterday
convicts simultaneously party
They instantly challenged
not complied with the warders fired several shots One of the
fell another badly
Immediately recapured and is lying in precarous
condition The third man. named Henry Carmole continued
his despite beyond
of the rifles He pursued for distance but
hue and raised parties continued
the neghborhood long after his
recapture be
the who years
Woboro's gamekeeper Bury
afterward
the production which did fit the convcts
spite of the successful efforts then made his behalf however
daring
criminal who only likely danger the
community long as he remains at large"
Fitch stared stupidity at the words for minutes after
t 1arge How lone had he been 1T larger II was sunday
paper Saturday edition. this
said yesterday morning" that Friday
morning last So Henry Caermole large
them Sunday evening, nearly
altogether Another question forced itself
t tnH Oip ,nlH iii'''
Like most generation spare
knowledge of geography He knew his own countryside and the
London that all Portland he knew to
the other side of London 1t might be 10 miles might be 200
Jul m f da snow Or NO snow Henri Cattermoa was either
recaptured that
feeling sucked the blood from the old mans vessels
lips drained the tumbler he had filed with light
a heart a spurious courage
laughed aloud it sounded
in empty looked the bell mouthed
the chmneypec and that him greater confidence
he loaded He got and began to whistle
stopped the middle of bar.
Course him" he aloud "they hanged
then I held like this ThatH
job they take and hang him now for fare to feel afraid
longa S Cattermoles alive
his door moment the thin
living abroad,
in of of
sounded frosty
again. turned the
both bolts still
his fell ragged trousers leg and stout
stocking planted 1t instantly
another stout stocking. Neither
to the catlike
remarkable conspicuous stripe.
Then old kne
could waiting a knife
of back when hand
there thought for he stabbed
indeed he be
STOPPING in pable attitude, and shock greeted him.
be Henry Cattermoe?
and thiekset; the convict
qaunt and lean. lad youthful
yellow parchment and the subbe the
head andon feshess of leaden