The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
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KNOW " hdk hliiu 81 a flln 10 CIa'h AIu
how 10 do IL without waking anybody
up and getting away between midnight
ara dawn, when the cops are most
dgnWsy While was doing "A Job |
thought of nothing except my work
and was both cool aud watchful. |
wasn't one of those blokes who scare
people 10 death or who are ready IL
necessary 90 add murder 20 robbery
The truth is never liked the prospect
OF facing a, her charge.
As was saying. while engaged at
ny " rk however dangerous, | was
steady as u monument but when dan
ser had passed and had nothing to- do
but think went downhu very fast
what bothered me most was that I
couldn't sleep nl.hts-that Is. when
comfortably slowed away In bed.
once took nap in a gentleman's par
Tor and was only Weakened 10y the sun
coming up and shining In my eyes. |
Just got out I'm time TO save myself
But whes lying on soft mattress.
with warm covers and no chance Of
being disturbed. sleep wouldn't come
time when | would hear prison doors
elang behind me. The thought was
dreadfui. I'm afraid Twas too fine
grained for the business.
Month after moRth nv hosrs az
sleep grew less till l feared insanity.
One might woke up st midnight after
having slept two hours and knew there
would be no more slamber FOR me till
the next time I went 70 bed. was so
desperate that | got up with the IN
tention OF going into some house where
had no right and there snatch an
other couple OF hours sleep. had
crib In view, small house with not
much In IT, But | was looking for
sleep. not plupder. went there. took
out a pane OF glass, entered and went
upstairs 10 find a place TO settle down.
stood IN a dark hall looking into
room where a night lamp was burning.
In the room a woman was In bed with
child, both asleep. The child was
sleeping on the front Of the bed. very
Hesr the edge. He was boy and,
Oh tsf. about Ave years Old
On q narrow lower bed. close beside
the other. slept another ehfld. q giri OF
about three She was sleeping In the
center OF her bed on her side and had
her chubby dst up against her fat
cheek. II was hot summer weather.
and none OF them except the woman
had any covers whatever.
What interested me was that the
boys head was hanging over the side
of his bed and 30 much OF his body.
too, that It looked to me a. If he was
I about TO fall. He was restless, and
knew he would Be over very soon
Somehow ! wanted TO see him fall.
though I kept In M dark so that he
wouldn't see me II be woke up. The
next kick he made sent him over. He
fell cosple OF feet, but didn't wake
up. He landed partly on the little girl
but she didn't wake up either. ex-
| pected she would. as abe moaned once
OF twice In her sleep and turned over.
but finally she slept as peacefully as
before
II was such . delightful picture TO
one suffering from insonnfs that |
kept On watching the children The
boy continued hin kicking and crowded
The girl. pnshing her with every move
to the front edge Of her bsd. Il uHst
have been half an hour that be kept
this up, when there was n thump. and
thu girl lay on the floor. But she
seemed TO be as comfortable there as
on her bed At any rate. she showed
not the least sign OF waking
Meanwhile I heard the mutterfng Of
distant thunder. and while was look
ing at them all there came one terrific
The mother turned over, but neither
Of the children moved Then followed
one crash after another, and expect
ed that AT least the mother would
woke up and take q look at her chill
dren. But she slept on. She must have
BEEN very tired or had lost a bot OF
sleep q she couldn't have slept
through thoss terrible bolts Never
had heard sueh thunder before
Tue only effect the storm had on any
ef them was to Increase the restless
ness Of the boy. He rolled and tum-
bid IN his sleep lhs . ship tossed by
The vevee, sometimes lying Dor q few
minutes eioes against bis mothers bed
then rolling over 10 the outer edge ~
bis own was sure bed in time tum-
BILE out Of this bed. as he had out Of
the other. and was bound 10 see him
do II. Sure enough. before | expected
II be gave q lurch and landed plumb
on top o, his sister.
Neither o. lem awoke.
reckon women know In their sleep
what's going on with their children.
for, now that the storm was over and
everything was still as the tomb. the
mother sat UP in bed, glanced at her
children, got up and put them in their
proper places. Then she went back "a
bed herself and was asleep In n mo
ment.
We'll" | said to myself IF that's
what clear conscience will furnish
, I'm going TO have a clear conscience.
Event back to my room resolved new,