The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
BY L. T. MEADE and DE

mat paper OF yours lhe inlpi 'iaIion
thus obtained drew my attention to
the little bottle on your table
slipped it into my pocket. You came
back and I was foolish enough TO tell
vou what I had done. You snatched
the bottle from me and locked IT up.
You thought you had put terrible
temptation out Of my way. Now doc
tor. will you please look and see If
that bottle Of serum is still in your
cabinet7'
turned to the cabinet and searched,
but the tiny bottle was missing.
What does this all mean?" ! asked
''It means, TINT a mothers love car can
Tankervile you have been annoyed by
a burglary, doctor. Well, ] was the thief.
had an accomplice, a real thief whom
paid heavily, and whose name | shall
cioms bottle and put It into my pocket
But II wae necessary. In order TO avert
suspicion, TO make the whole affair look
Some OF your plate and money But your
property Is safe and will be returned TO
vou In a dav or two. The only thing you
N.Ill lose will be the little bottle. for its
contents are working their own mischief
also their salvation, In the body OF my
child. I had learned enough from your
manuscript what to do. ! took the bottle
was turned I told her by means or the
deaf ond dumb alphabet exactly what 10
do. She followed my directions implicitly.
became delirious. was removed to the
prison hospital and placed In ward
alone DR.. Hudson, the prison doctor
pronounced her case enter!c OF severe
type. Tomorrow Is the day ixed for the
execution. and up 70 the present J have
heard no word Of its postponement. some
thing must be done. and you must 90
It. A girl deIIrious almost unconscious.
con ho drap poeI n tha electric chair
II would not he decent All America
would rise up and CRY out At such IN
outrage You must come with me to ihe
Tombs md see the apparently dying girl.
and interview the prison doctor. You
mo I said "I Will come"
Half an hour later we were within the
gloomy precincts Of the Tombs. Mrs;
Tankerville was admitted to the hospital
TO see her daughter and n warder. nav
Ing taken my card to the prison doctor.
showed me into the latters private apart
mcut DR.. Hudson was toll. slight man.
quite Young, with an eager face and kind
ly ewes.
"tTow do YOU do. DR. Halifax" he said.
hand. "Of course I know YOU by repu-
tation. md am pleased TO meet you Is
there ANYTHING can DO for you9', ,.,
Ing here is to see prisoner named Su-
eanna Tankerville. am the mothers
friend in this terrible business. Is 1t pos,
sihie for me to see her.? ,
swercd Hddson Not that 1t makes
much difference. for she Is to. be exc
cu,ed at eight In the morning"
But surely such n sentence cannot be
carried out on dying girl?''
"As far as that goes. all those unfor,-,
tunates condemned to death are dying
he responded But ] ADMIT tnat Iqove nave
than a week ago the disease declared It
self as enteria. She is very III Indeed To-
night
would surely insure posIpone'"eht vi
the execution
1T would only be postponement re-
member" said Hudson. AS soon as me
unfortunate girl Is we'll enough she viii
hn taken TO the place of execution and
the extreme penalty of the law VIII take
effect"
"It is unusual but I cannot object
He led the way at once. and in a few
| stood at the bedside OF the
dying girl. Mrs Tan|<erviile was kneel-
Ing beside her The face OF the uncon, con
sunllen the temples hollow. but the long
ashes black as jet, the thick black haiT'
pushed away from the delicate forehead
her hour of health her beauty must have !
oeen considerable. I took her hand and
felt her pulse I noted the temperature
chart which hung on the wall above her
lead. flupSOD eyes ioiho"S" VIZ 49,
ion OF mine,
"She has been in a comatose condition
or the past two hours" be whispered.
We were both about TO leave the room
when a movement In the bed caused us
@ turn back, The girl had opened her |
,yes. She looked full at Mrs. TankerVlBe, |
md spoke distinctly:
Mother. ! remember. AT last. mother,
remember That man dreamed about,
know who he Is now. Look In the al
,um-his photograph Is there-the man
rom the west.
The last words were almost in7udible.
rhe brief period OF unconsciousness was
Merged Into a deeper lethargy. I took
Iudsons nrm and led him from the room.
"You must wire at once / said You
annot by anv possibility allow that ex-
cution TO take place In the morning.
That girl has found a memory which
he had lost. This may mean nothing or
vcrything But delay Is OF consequence
Ter illness has earned II for her; let her
ave it,
II will telegraph the governor at once
Trough the warden he answered.
He left me for n few minutes. and then
eturned to say that the message had
cen forwarded 10 Albany. and that an
nswcr could be looked for shortly, with
ne certainty that a postponement would
e granted. He had scarcely finished
peaking when Mrs. Tankervllle. her
yes niight with excitement. rushed into
he room.
Susanna has said those words again"
he exclaimed. and believe they mean
great deal. 7 am going at once to West
hester and visit Heath COTTAGE. I want