Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
The Gates of
Silence"
BY META SIMMINS,
Author OF FLUSHED Up"
TODAY's INsTALLMENT.

With cry Betty started TO her feet.
A rough hand was on her shoulder; an
CRY, unfriendly faces surrounded her
This is a woman's trick. You'll pay
for this, the pair o you. Where's he
gone. and what did you give him to go
in? That cOnvict's rig-out was blind
She stared stupidity. Jack had got away
or was he still in hiding in that inner
~oom? Surely that was not possible, since
rne sounds that came to her ears sim
told her that the very furniture was being
smashed and broken, as though In their
anger and chagrin they imagined their
quarry might have taken refuge in
chair leg or the casing OF a bed.
Rough words, threats-a contemptuous
stirring of the PROSTATE body on the floor
and then the tramp of departing feet
Betty Lumsden was left alone with the
woman who was without sign of life, and
yet lived; the woman incapable of move
ment or of speech
And only as the SOU. Of their going
grew more faint, coming less distinctly
winnowed by distance, did the wonder
obtrude itself in Bettys mind. triumph
ing even over distress and pity and ap-
prehenson. What was the conclusion of
that broken sentence Deborah Remington
had flung across the kitchen to the
warder" What was that silence 1t was
impossible to keep that silence alas: that
now seemed sealed inviolate forever
Running-running through the dark
ness. The madness of flight had taken
Rimington by the throat once more in that
moment of freedom in Betty's room, when
he found himself there by the window
open almost to the ground, and had
dropped through it and discovered the
inconceiva ble-that the cottage was not
surrounded. that the chief warder's whis.
lie had called the men off, and that now
once again bold dash and he would be
out in the open-under cover, perhaps
before they had exhausted even the slight
hiding place the cottage afforded
The food and drink and warmth-more
than this. the unexpected JOY Of Betty's
presence there, so amazing and incredible
that even now it was like the passing of
dream-had put new life into him. new
courage He had caught up a cloak from
the bed-a great circular cloak that Betty
had brought with her to protect her
against the changeable climate Of the
moorland. 1t would not completely cover
him-unha ppily. those grotesque stock
ings would still be visible; but at least
he would not be an instant target for all
eyes, and above all, he would have some
protection against the perishing cold.
WIN me oeSpefatloh OF nope RImlnS-
'H s'ulhpleo through lhs oafkness' in
what direction he hardly knew. and. as
5"r Went hedFo uISlahllN the VleW-halIoa
of the pursuers.
MS speed increased nut the ground was
becoming difficult. More than once he
stumbled, and saved himself from a fau
only by staggering sprawl that lost him
time and hrea th-lessened the space be-
tween nm and those that followed, whose
footsteps sounded nearer now.
no nope OF reaching cover since 4"
take cover mere would De pul TO SIT down
ana "ait LOT capture ana 10 ran on q
p'"ch pIo' against ihe "h}teheSS OF we
I'oS'-pu"uefeu ground 't8I was hladheSS
700.
IheN mad sighted m-WaS II poSslhle
never 'Hl thal moment tie heard the
Sif Hi' : 81 the Whistles heard the words
g. c"hNah" 70 haIi an" surrender ana
So" = .1N--pHhdIy now. tie heard the
ar hsAlH" MN cut Wlth the Stngins
message OF puieI ana sun ne ran.
second short WhlzZed past him, and
third
mat had not faned OF It's marx II
struck nm Sn'Tply' ne Sloi,loleo stag
gere" "n-ieH. re heard me NOISE OF
voices growing I""oer' tne ramp OF Ieet,
on" uieii va. NPo9S Ni'1e'. MS Se'l'rS anu
out
Back IN JAN
When Rimlngton recovered conscious
ness he found hlmSeIf lying IN the prison
1nhrmafN' SICK ana tamt-hlS BODY as II
seemed IlVlng pam. FOR some time he
lay there. hardly reanzlhg what had hap
pened. But presently the movements
nh ,,,t no tgrl e tha or
deriv words that took long time 10
fItar rbrn,gb IN his ccreofo@'Dess and
'''V, III! oue" ~ ms 1'i'' 'o""7S' anu
recollecuon-rushed IN over him-recol-
lection and DESPAIR.
Shot in irving TO escaDe dra egad back
- ie,ro,,,ir,. tn tho nrf.I, aftar frae,Ir,,,
i. is"o'''''.| ~ nv a. - ,l'il
"f iortN-elsht hourS-IorlN-e lght hours
that had meant special work. special
anxiety and special hardships for every
o,o NJ tho ,,rison officials What u,o,,Id
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