The Huttig news., 1915-04-10

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 In two days, the grand jury, with much secrecy, returned true bill, and a day later a considerable detachment of infantry started on a dusty hike up Misery Furtive and inscrutable Holl- man eyes along the way watched them from cabin doors, and counted them, They meant also to count them coming back, and they did not expect the totals tu tally.
 
 Back of an iron spiked fence, and a dusty sunburned lawn, the barrack-like facades of the old administration building and Kentucky state capitol frowned on the street and railroad track. About it, on two sides of the Kentucky river, sprawled the town of Frankfort; sleepy, more or less dishev- eled at the center, and stretching to shaded environs of colonial houses set in lawns of rich bluegrass, amid the i shade of forest trees. Circling the town in an embrace of quiet beauty rose the Kentucky river hills.
 Turning in to the gate of the state house enclosure, a man, who seemed to be an customer by the cut of his clothes. walked slowly up the brick walk, and passed around the fountain at the front of the capitol. His steps carried him direct to the main en- trance of the administration building, and having paused a moment in the | bn ha oe flee of the executive suite. and asked for an interview with the governor.
 Have you an appointment? ?" the sec retary asked.
 The visitor shook his head Scrib- bling brief note on slip of paper, he inclcsed it in an envelope and handed it to his questioner.
 You must pardon my seeming mys- teriousness,' he said. but if you let me send in that note I think the gov ernor will see me-
 Once more the secretary studied his man with slightly puzzled air. then nodded and went through the door that gave admission to the executives of flee.
 His excellency opened the envelope and his face showed an expression of surprise. He raised his brows question: ingly.
 , "Rough-looking sort?" he inquired "Mountaineer?"
 "No. sir. New Yorker would be my guess. Is there anything suspicious?"
 T guess not" The governor laughed Rather extraordinary note, but send him in"
 Through his eastern window the l governor gazed off across the hills of South Frankfort, to the ribbon of river i that came down from the troublesome hills. Then, hearing movement at his back. he turned. and his eyes took in well-dressed figure with confidence inspiring features.
 He picked up the slip from his desk and, for a moment, stood comparing the name and the message with the man who had sent them in There seemed to be in his mind some irrecon- cilab contradiction between the two. With a slightly frowning seriousness the executive suggested:
 This note says that you are Samson South and that you want to see me with reference to pardon. Whose pardon is it, Mr South."
 My own, sir
 The governor raised his brows slightly.
 Your pardon for what? The news papers do not even report that you have yet been indicted" He shaded the word ''yet't with slight emphasis.
 q think l have been indicted within the past day or two. I'm not sure my self"
 The governor continued to stare The impression he had formed of the Wildcat" from press dispatches was warning with the pleasing personal presence of this visitor. Then his fore head wrinkIed under his black hair and his lips drew themselves sternly.
 You have come to me too soon, sir he said eurtly. The pardoning power is thing to be most cautiously used at all times, and certainly never until the courts have acted. A case not yet adjudicated cannot address itself to ex- ecutive clemency."
 Samson nodded.
 Quite true" he admitted If I an nounced that had come on the matter of a pardon it was largely that l had to state some business and that seemed the briefest way of putting it."
 Then there is something else?"
 Yes. If it were only plea for clemency I should expect the matter to be chiefly important to myself. In point of fact, hope to make it equally interesting to you. Whether you give me pardon in a fashion which vio- lates all precedent, or whether 1 sur render myself and go back to trial which will be merely a form of assas- sination rests entirely with you, sir You will not find me insistent.'
 Then Samson launched il to the story of his desires and the details of conditions which outside influences had been powerless to remedy-be- cause they were outside influences