The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-11

to be chiefly important to myself. Ii
point of fact, hope to make II equal!
interesting to you Whether you giv'
me a pardon in a fashion which VII
lates all precedent. or whether sur
render myself and go back to tria
which will be merely form OF assas
sination rests entirely with you. sir
You will not find me insistent."
Then Samson launched into thu
story Of his desires and the details o
conditions which outside influence
had been powerless to remedy-be
cause they we're outside influences
Some man of sufficient vigor and com
prehension, acting from the center o
disturbance, must be armed with thu
power to undertake the house-cleaning
and for u while must do work tina
would not be pretty. AS far as he wal
personally concerned, pardon aftel
trial would be a matter OF purely aca
demic interest. He could not expec
to survive a trial. lie was at present
able to hold the Souths in leash. /
the governor was not of that mind he
was now ready to surrender himself
and permit matters to take theii
course.
And now, Mr. South" suggested
the governor, after a half-hOur Of alb
sorbed listening there is one point
you have overlooked. Since In the enc
the whole thing comes back to the eX
ercise OF the pardoning power 1t !s
after all the crux of the situation. You
may be able to render such services as
those for which you volunteer, Let us
for the moment assume that TO be true
You have not yet told me very i'm
portant thing. Did you or did you not
kill Puryy and Hollis?"
Il killed dollis,' said Samson, as
though he we're answering a question
as TO the time OF day, "and ! did not
kill Purvy."
kindly" suggested the governor
give me the full particulars OF that
affair"
The two were still closeted when a
second visitor called and was told that
his excellency could not be disturbed.
The second visitor, however, was so in.
sistent that the secretary finally con.
sented to take in the card. After a
glance at II his chief ordered admis.
sion.
The door opened and Captain Cal.
lomb entered.
He was now in civilian clothes.
with portentous news written on his
face He paused in annoyance at the
sight of a second figure standing with
back turned at the window. Then
Samson wheeled and the two men rec.
ognized each other. They had met be
fore only when one was in olive drab;
the other in jeans and butternut At
recognition Callombs face fell and
grew troubled.
You here, South" he exclaimed.
81 thought you promised me that /
shouldn't find you. God knows didn't
want to meet you"
Nor | you" Samson spoke slowly
81 supposed you'd be raklng the hills. !"
Neither of them was for the moment
paying the least attention to the gov
ernor, who stood quietly looking on.
Il sent Merriweather out there"
explained Callomb, impatiently. Il
wanted to come here before it
was too late. God knows, South,
wouldn't have had this meet.
ing occur for anything under heaven.
1t leaves me no choice. You are
indicted on two counts, each charg.
ing you with murder The officer took
step toward the center of the room
His face was weary, and his eyes wore
the deep disgust and fatigue that come
from the necessity of performing a
hard duty.
You are under arrest" he added
quietly, but his composure broke as he
stormed Now. by God. I've got to
take you back and let them murder
you, and you're the man who might
have been useful to the state"