The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-27

their hearts In their mouths. the supins NJ.
ure at their feet breathing deeply VITA
fatigue and fear. But they obeyed ORDERS
Not for instant did they leave fne'r
post. not for instant could an outsider
have broken through that ring that neio
within II. unseen the vision tnas ess
guarded.
Geo." said the gang 1t length. mes
back again-hey. cuttyT SSSaS6sesasa.aus.
Guilty was back again. ~ 2.sE
Behind him stalked two
with them two disrepd Eslyys W. 4ss. A
Bring 'em up here. cuso11Ekx 49, yass
Guilty. They brought them up. the -.
parted. and J. Perry Faulkner lay sxpossd
to view.
Are these some OF 'em@~ said an onicer
10 Perry Faulkner. Perry Faulkner startsd
TO his feet In terror then sighed with -.
lief and sank weakly against the legs OF
Washington.
"Tha,.s-Red Mixer he gasped. .and
that's Brass Devine!' He broke into . sud
den fury. "Ar-h-h-h." he snaried. III you'd
only let me do the things to them they did
to me.' he cried. He siumped down into
q dead faint.
This comes Of putin into this here
burgh for coal" sighed Red Mike.
"Ah." returned Devine. 1.-THE only comfort
is that Maddox and the restn have TO 90
time along with US. That's some. lGposs
they're nabbed by now"
The Officers jabhed guns into the ribs OF
their captives. Come now!" they COM
manded. They yelled back over their
shoulders Wen send an ambulance
they said
When they reached the station with their
captives. the Sergeant heard the story.
who was the chap they stoier' he dneried-
"a man named Faulkner. or something
like that" returned the officers. 50 quickly
does memory fail in tho Borough OF Man
haitian. The Sergeant leaped from his
chair. "You get a move on. hlokes!s he
Cd
dead alive. You get move on.
Hear"
They got move on. but they didn't ma
J. Perry Faulkner. J. Perry was reclining
in one OF the big leather chairs IN his own
Trust Company reception room-his 3ani-
tor had opened up for him-the news had
drifted In. The watchman stood by with
a stifr glass Of grog. ready to pour II dowa-
The gang stood at attention.
TRY this. sir" said the Waterman.
gently lifting the glass TO the lips OF
Faulkner. But Faulkner started back
mot on your life- he cried Il said Il
ever got out OF that hell. I'd begin to live
right. and I'm going to begin right now
His eyes lighted on Guilty Workman. ana
he smiled 4 wan smile. ct was you who
knew me nrst. Guilty. You who saved me-.
You-nervy little chap"
"You was always good 70 me- said
Guilty. shaking the pronered hand with
vigor. naturally had to be good to you.-
Well. everybody got the reWAr0-lS cams
to them in lunches. Red Mike and Brass
Devine and Maddox got their share--up ths
river The Sergeant got his; the gang rot
its Everybody was satisfied and every
body rejoiced-all New York threw up it
hat. for. after all. thers never was and
will be but one J. Perry Faulkner:
don't forget 1t. either.
Guilty Workman was the only one who
didn't get wad Of money. Guilty" said
J. Perry Faulkner. maybe you think Tn
stingy, but I'm not. The uarat thing Ia
the world for you II MONK -
going to do moro than M 80,
I'm going to sec " 41
school. college-oh. yeE ~ Fl H.
you. boy-through life. Til see you -
And I'll tell you how I'm going to do Il
We've both OF got to learn TO live
haven't we? Well. we'll learn to 1.-Two 70.
gether. Wen see each other through.
Every once In . while now Guilty Wort
man. with book in hand. steals down Il
the cleaning to the Sub-Treasury AMI
watches the new gang that spranG up Il
take the place OF the old one. ana wait
till 1t departs. and strides over and stand
under the figure OF the Father Of HI
Country and. still bit wistfully. glance
up into his face and smiles.
You're all right, old pal" he whisper
twining an arm about leg. II wonder
some time I'll be anything like you.
II you don't believe this story. 70 an,
look at His Excsllencys legs: look an
doubt no more.