Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
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DOMINANCE
6T5IOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
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wafosrtoo had fosEotten nothing.
Coast walked out Of Sing Sing to en-
ter bic own car, his departure % con
trivod and timed that he was con-
scious 1eithsf OF Q strange face nor .
curious stare. The occupant Of the
drivers seat proved to be tho mschsn-
lcisn who had driven for him prior to
his trial and conviction; his Good
morning. Mr.. Coast: its . pleasure to
30 yua iooktng 90 wen. SIR" oonveysd
precisely tho right degree Of respect.
full congratuiataou: IN this. too. Coast
Recognised the hand ot bic lawyer.
He was grateful. further. for the hamp-
u containing IN excellent cold lunch,
~ Won - for the fact which Warbur.
bon presently disclosed. that tho al1air
Of his release had be<n managed %
swiftly and quietly that only tho
lates editions of that days evening p
psTs would contain tie news.
J, We d1sd to Eive You % much time
- w colld." WaTburtoo told him.
"whaaever your plans are. you'll be
glad not to be mohbed before you get
. chance to put EN- aorosar
Coasts swift smile was reward
enough for the little man. He snug
glsd comfortably into his corner OF
tho tonneau. the broad eccentric
curves of his plump face and figure
radiatins pride Of conquest in addi-
ton to tho honest delight he felt be-
cause OF his clients deliveranoe.
To his client and friend tho world
rocked in . sea Of emotions rediscov-
cred. The sense Of freedom, Of space,
'of motion. the soft bulfeing in his
face Of tho clean. sweet. unpeut air.
tho recognition Of . newborn world
a-riot with color-vernal green, inef.
fable empyrean blue. flooding gold Of
lsunlight-played upon his heart .
muted melody.
Again be thanked his God his father
and mother had not lived to know the
day Of bis arrest.
(, He experienced q curious freak Of
memory, very suddenly seeing be-
tween him and the glorious world q
fragment Of scene. his trial. exceed.
tngly vivid: Blackstock cropping . slow
way toward the witness stand, his dark
face the darker for an eye-shade. his
EYES masked sinisterly with smoked
glAsses.
|. Poor old vsn Tuyl,
His nerves crsw1sd with apprehen.
sions inspired BY the city toward
which the car. was bearing him: the
city of his birth and banishmeot: the
city ins1urshls. Unsuitable. arguseyed.
peoplsd WIN it, staring millions. raw
ening With curiosity. whose appetite
should long since have been glutted
WITH details Of his d1sgraoe. He found
appalling he thought Of resntering It,
Of trying to take up his former LIE in
ats easy. ordered groove. Of coming
and going In the company OF those
In whose eyes his brow would be for
ever bsanded with the mark OF Cain
yes. svon though he were exoneF.
ated Of the crime of which he had
besn accused, for which he had been
placed ON trial. convicted and SEN
fenced. Would they ever learn to b.
uevs him gailslsss. even though tho
truth vssO published broadcast
trumpstsd from the housetops? Would
he not rumatn to them always the
questionable hero Of Q Sensational
murder trial. whose escape from the
electric chair had been due simply
ana solely 10 tho exerttons Of his In
auenttal friends3
Exonsratiom!
The word was sweeter 70 him than
The name Of Freedom had been to his
forebears in 177s and 1851. He dared
not breathe M-yet: he dared not hope
for Il nor even question whether o.
not It had been made his.
What If his release had been solely
due to the ofaces Of his friends. to
pressure brought to bear upon the
state exscutive3 He felt that
TO discover such to b the case would
prove insu6srabla. Death itself were
preferable to life without vfndicasion
of the charge that had been laid
against him.
So terribly he feared 70 learn the
His frsmds, those Who stood BY him,
those who had been silent. those who
had denied him: what would be their
reception Of him now1 He connsd tho
names Of dosen Of tho dearest: did
they bslisve In him, even now. in
their secret hears? HAD they ever
had absolute faith In his innocence.
despite their protestations? Would
he himself svsf cease to doubt them -
Kathsrins Thszter =
He had heard nothing of o. from
her since his conviction; before that.
little enough; q note or two Of halt
ing sympathy. tinctured BY a con.
ntraAnt hs had been afraid to analyze.
iWhetbsr It had been due to belief in
his guilt, a. 10 . thing moro dreadful
In his understanding he had never
kound the courage to debate. not even
IN tho longest watches Of the hope.
les nights when he had lain in va.
King torment in his cell. listening to
some miserable condemned wretch
moaning IN his sleep = door or two
down the row. =.
His thoughts had swung tho fun
circle. He ceased to think coherently.
In time Warburton touched Coasts
arm with q gentle hand. "Lunch?" he