The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
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was This had mi hiy good nerve AN
wasn't AFRAID ~ amy one seemed 1
know what kind II "A crib 10 crack an,
how 10 do Il without waking anyhod
up and getting away between midnich
and dawn, when the cops are mos
druMsy. While | was doing Job
thought Of nothing except my worl
and was both cool and watchful
wasn't one OF 'hose blokes who scar,
people % death or who are ready 4
necessary TO add murder 10 robbery
The truth Is never liked the prospect
OF facing either charge.
As was saying. while engaged at
my work. however dangerous. was
steady as Il monument. but when dan
ger bad passed and had nothing 10 do
hut think went downhill very fast
What bothered me most was that I
couldn't sleep nights that is. when
comfortably slowed away in bed. /
once took nap In gentleman's par
Tor ana was only Weakened 10y the sun
coming up and shining In my eyes I
just got out i'm time 10 save myself.
But when lying on soft mattress.
with warm covers and no chance Of
being disturbed. sleep wouldn't come
10 me. lay awake thinking OF the
time when would hear prison doors
clang behind me. The thought was
dreadful I'm afraid was too fine
grained for the business
Month after month my hours OF
sleep grew less TIL | feared insanity.
One night | woke mp at midnight after
having slept two hours and knew there
would be no more slunlber for me till
the next time went 10 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 a
crib IN view. small house with not
much In IL. But ] was looking for
sleep not plumber. went there. took I
out pane Of glass. entered and went
upstairs 10 find a place 70 settle down.
stood In dark hall looking into a I
room where night lamp was burning.
IN the room woman was In bed with
child. both asleep. The child was
sleeping on the front OF the bed. very
lear the edge. He was boy and. !
hink. about five years old.
On narrow lower bed. close beside
he other, slept another child. a Girl OF 4
bout three She was sleeping in the
enter Of her bed on her side and had
cr chubby fist up against her fat
heck. II was hot summer weather.
nd none Of them except the woman
nd any covers whatever.
What interested me was that the
oy's head was hanging over the side z
Z his bed and so much OF his body.
20. that II looked 10 me as IL he was I
bout 10 fall lie was restless. and
new be would be over very soon.
/ wanted to see him fall.
Rough / kept In The dark so that he
ouldnt see me II he woke up. The
ext kick he made sent him over. He
III "A couple OF feet but didn't wake
p lie landed partly on the little girl,
IT she didn't wake up either | ex-
.cted she would. as she moaned once
twice In her sleep and turned over =.
1t finally she slept as peacefully as -
fore
II was such a delightful picture to
he suffering from insomnia that I
'pt on watching the children The
" continued his kicking and crowded
e girl, pushing her with every move
the front edge Of her bed II must
I've been half an hour that he kent
Is up, when there was thump. and
g girl lay on the floor But she
emed to be as comfortable there as
her bed. At any rate. she showed
I the least sign Of waking.
Meanwhile heard the muttering OF
slant thunder. and while was look.
2 AZ them MI there came one terrific
ash loud enough to wake the dead
le mother turned over. but neither
the children moved. Then followed
e crash after another. and I expect
That ut least the mother would
Ike up and take look at her chill
IN. But she slept on. Sire must have
IN very tired or had lost a lot OF
ep or she couldn't have slept
ough those terrible bolts. Never
heard such thunder before.
he only effect the storm had on any
them was 10 increase the restless -
IS OF the boy. He rolled and tum-
d In his sleep like ship tossed by
waves. sometimes lying for few
lutes close against his mothers bed.
u rolling over 10 the outer edge OF
own. was sure he'd in time tum-
out OF this bed, az he had out OF
other and I was bound 10 see him
II. Sure enough. before expected
nc gave lurch aud landed plumb
top Of his sister.
either OF them awoke.
reckon women know In their sleep
ITS going on with their children.
now that the storm was over and
rything was still as the tomb. the
her sat up In bed. glanced at her
dren, got up and put them In their
per places. Then she went back to
herself and was asleep in n mo-
H.
Nen, ! said 10 myself. IF that's
II a clear conscience viii furnish
going 10 have a clear conscience "
CIT back TO my room roSolvod 49,