The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-16

hac finished realms tAsm b was nirh
one o'eloch. A leG Of lamb wa cooh.
ms In the kitehan Just because
nsarnu preferred cola han pand.
wichea or a drAuRhty hin there wa
nc reason why ! should not have my
mcl IN comfort would lunch be
fore started. aud be could walt FOR
hia aAndwichea.
n was a selfish thing 60 40. bot he
had irfitatsd ne that morning more
than I nov can understand. I vas
oninhinS or with cheese when the
landlord thrus, biz head through the
door o. my sitting room.
= gave q FOOLS wisdom this morn.
lug. STR be said The fo9 be blew.
lng up proper from the eastward. I'm
tearxe that Mr. Hearna--s
he set 90 further. Tor I was past
him hke q sash and out into the
open.
The raoOrn had rene: utterly vanish.
ed away. In their place there lsy .
hlanket OF billowy white that cent
wild streamers upwards 90 the ryina
eel of cloudA Only q quarter mfa
" the main road Wa visible. ana
AZ Il the nrxt wave q the misty 10
gndauou vas marching hhs a lofty
vail ran toward the stable. cursina
myself N ny mad dinapointment.
I Eailoped for 800 yards. and thea
the FOG gatharod me 20 itself, and I
had Just en0ugh sense % Pull the
horse 10 a aloe uot
Tc0-d SIN see the read Ger q aousn
paesa, bot so ssnse a. proportion and
distance had sous from me TIE FOG
was not stationary. BAT curied IN
broad confvang wreatAa, or poured
sideways upon ore IN avaiAnuhoa ~
censer mist. sosnstimes the car waa
on TIE rosa. somstimes OF n Twice
nearly cspsined IN the end Z
climbed dovL ana went 20 the horse's
head. lsadiag q forward 81 The nun.
I made better psogrens after that
Yet J was not more than half wny
10 the EARN hili whsn from the whiTl
ina shadows % my left thers cane
. sound that set ny keart isaping in
my breast n vas the mufhed tive Of
q ria
stopped. listening and staring Into
the mist A second shot followed Ana
then. as N raised By these echoes.
there changed a distant bell. q deep
voice % loud alarm from the pfisoa
tower. telling the moor that a oonviet
had ESCAPED. that Juiiun Craig vas
free end that IL. miserable fool that
I was. had failed IN The trust which
bad been placed upon me.
tried not 70 think, but ran stub.
bornly on beside the horse with that
internal bell rioting IN my emra Ny
life on the moors hsd pot me IN
sound condition. and I never slack.
ened my pace till bad trottsd up the
rise 20 where the track 10 the ruined
farm began. checked the horse
and walked slowly forward studyinH
the edge Of the moor besides the high.
way for the mara % the graas-grown
ruts knew 90 wei.
heard the footsteps 'ong before
saw him, . quick patter upon the hard
m4rfAce behind me. AZ he came out
Of the foe he sh0uted. bringing bis
rife 10 his hip with an easy swing.
lie was q stoutly bullt man m The
neat dark uniform that marks the
prison warder.
BE careful with thaa gun.s I sAadi
for he stiii had me covered.
y beg yuur pardon. SIR he pant.
ed but We we're close % him and--"
Close 70 whomr
There's a convict escaped M en-
planned. You haven't eean HIM
No, nor nksly 10 IN this waathew.~
He had gut bis breath By this time
and stood ieaning On hia rfna. iooks
ing vaguely about him
"You are night. sir. We stand q faB
better chance % losing ourselves than
Of nnding BIN IN . FOG like thl1 nut
one thlns 10 equally osrtain--hs canH
got far, either"
n was while he spoks tAat I heard
it-the clink Of q boot striking q
Stona and that noe . score q yards
away.
I'm sfrasd you are only wasrias
Tina I said. "a oaraisssiy ~ I wsa
able. "A needle In q hayutank IL
easy oompared 60 Q e0nvsct IN
fog
I think I must taks yuur advica
sir.- Ne laughed.
We wished each ether Rood AFTER
noon. and he melted away az q mam
might slide behind a curtain. NE
footsteps died out down The road ~
which be had cone a. I moved SOC
ward.
That was q near thing. KinRniey,s
said a voice IN the shadows, end
humbiy thanked my lock that Hsarna
stepped cut upon The road
I've 40 sxcuso.- I began- ii vas
eli ny fnult. an6-"
Hush. sep QuisL"