Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-23

confess to that we can get -
from the governor" p"foo
Mrs. Walker looked dlsanno,..
u will see Vail" Continued ~
yer. and learn what may he s~s 'as
from him. Since ! defended vo,, 49,. ~
band may have some weigh, :. nus
matter by promising to use NJ, = :, .a'
ence in making Wallis sentence az N.Y..
! as possible 'saI
MIS-. Walker left him and tbo -.
day received telephone nessago -. ,'eA'
him that the cashier had confessos :. .VA
be was guilty of both Deficiencies -. .as
would so plead. He had car-,aS ~. !.
losses in the accounts by going - :. .Ie
ban!. In the night and "doctorfn,,. :. .1e
books. Tue
1t now rested with the eovo- j.
the state to pardon Walker. which -.
the only way his release could ~ -
fected. An application was A. 80.
made to that effect. and the ba.d :.
the commonwealth promised N 49,.
into the matter He consultad g.
state attorney. who also agreed N ,oo.
into the matter. But the state a,,or
ney had a great many cases m Iii,
into and must take them I'D In turn
Meanwhile the Walker familv v..
making preparations for Christina,
celebration to be finer than any Chris.
mas they had ever spent. The g;fs,
for papa occasioned the most copS,d.
GRAFTON, for there were few arf,.s..
that would please him. However v,.s
the mothers assistance the list va,
completed. and every child had soma.
thing to offer the returned father.
But Christmas was drawing near
and there were no signs Of action ON
the part of the governor in the matter
of the pardon. Mrs Walker made fire.
quent applications to Mr.. Spencer WIN
did what he could to hasten the mar.
ter, but was unable to get any salts.
faction as to the date the pardon would
be granted.
One day Spencer called on Mrs.
Walker to report progress George
was in an adjoining room, unknown 70
his mother. and heard Spencer tell her
mother that he had been TO the state
capital and seen Governor Brown, who
had told him that it would be impossl-
BILE that Walker should be released be.
fore Christmas because there was not
time to remove the legal obstacles In
the way.
The overhearing Of this statement
quite broke Georges heart He was
naturally reticent little chap and said
nothing to his brothers and sisters
about their father not being at home
for Christmas. but his little brain was
active. He had heard of children writ.
ing letters for gifts. Why should be
not write to this Governor Brown 10
let his papa come home in time for
So he sat down and wrote
as follows:
Dear Govner Brown-we expect to
have a bully Crismas. but We cant unles
papa comes home to spend it with US |
wish you wood give him TO me for
Crismas present I would thank you ever
so mulch. Yours trooly.
GEORGE WALKER
George addressed his letter, Gov
ernor Brown, the Capital" which prac-
ticalIy was as good an address as could
have been used. George didn't know
where the capital was. but the post
office officials did, and they also knew
Iii about Governor Brown. On the
of the governors receipt OF
he letter be telephoned the state at
orney for information as 10 Evan
Walker The reply came that 1t could
lot be taken up before next week
Il have a letter." replied the Cover
Tor, from Walkers little boy. asking
he to let his father come home FOR
Christmas. This one gift ! propose 10
make this year, and If you ever expect
mother favor from me you'll have 10
emove all legal obstacles in the way
f my doing So"
"All right. governor was the reply.
ri attend 70 the matter immediateiE'
The state attorney got busy at once.
or politically he was nothing WITHOUT
he governor. and in very quick time
ie presented to the governor papers
hat enabled him to issue pardon u
wan Walker which enabled the waru-
n of the penitentiary TO set him rree'
On the afternoon of the day oeioIe
christmas Mrs. Walker was at the pen
entiary to accompany her husband "
is home Walkers vindication' 'aAe"
18th his freedom. was cause OF ca
uisite relief and happiness bolh io'
i'm and his wife. AS for the chlioren'
lev only knew that after long. ions
bsence they had their father WI"
lem for Christmas
The parents were received WIZ
louts of merrlment by the cni'oren'
no climbed all over their father luz
st gift bestowed on that happy Cnris.'
as was a silver watch sent through
s mother 10 George as his olne'
hristmas gift from the governor
So passed the first really iuei'
hristmas the family had spent anu
e first they had spent together ID
lmber of years. And II was W
wn of a new era in their lives,
eat was the sympathy for biaA
'alker that he was restored 10 u'9
,sitiop and advanced rapidly rs so"
onemenr for the injustice thar "'U
en done him
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