Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12
y CHARI rs NEVILLE BUCK

I NJ ~ ANt~1
\ WITH ILLUSTRATION
OF SCENES IN THE
I CHAPTER XVI.
Tho governor had been moro infiu
Snced by watching the two % they
talked than by what he had heard
1T seems to me, gentleman" he sug
gested quietly. that you are both over
looking my presence. He turned to
oallomb.
Y sYour coming. Sid. unless It was pro
arranged between the two OF you
(Which, vince know you. know was
not the case) has shed more light on
this matter than tho testimony OF .
dozen witnesses. After all. I'm stu
the governor"
The militiaman seemed TO have for
gotten the existencer Of his distin.
guished kinsman, and, at tho voice, his
eyes came away from the face q the
man he had not wanted to capture, and
he shook his head.
"You are merely the head Of the O.
ecutive branch" no said you are @
helpless hero a. I am. Neither Of m
can interfere with the judicial gentry,
though We may know that they stink
20 high heaven with the stencil Of
blood. After . conviction. you can
pardon. but . pardon won't help the
dead. I don't geo that you can do
much Of anything. Crit"
II don't know yet what can do. but
I can tell you I'm going to do some.
thing" said the governor You can
Just begin watching me. In the mean
time, believe I am COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the state troops"
And I am captain Of r company.
but al can do is to obey the orders
OF . bunch Of BoEgias."
'.As your superior oficer." smiled
he governor, II can give you orders.
I'm going to give you one now. Mr..
Aosth has applied to me for = pardon
IN advance Of trial Technically. have
me power to grant that request. Moral
y. / doubt my right. Certainly. shall
not do It without q very thorough sift-
Ang Of evidence and grave considers
lion Of the necessities Of the case
~ well - the danger Of the precedent.
However. am considering It. and for
the present you will parole Your pris-
onsr in my custody. Mt. South, you
win not leave Frankfort without my
permission. You will take every pre-
caution to conceal your actual identity.
You will treat - utterly confidential
Ill that has transpired here-and.
shove all. you will not let newspaper
men discover you. Those are my or
dsrs. Report here tomorrow after.
moon, and remember that you are my
prisonss."
Samson bowed and left the two cou-
ioinS together. whore shortly they we're
Joined by the attorney general. That
evening, the three dined at the execu-
tive mansion. and sat until midnight
in the governors private ONCE. stu
aeep in discussion. During the long
session, Callomb opened the bulky vol.
anne OF the Kentucky statutes. and laid
his finger on section 2673.
there's the rub. !" he protested. read
sng aloud: ..The military shall be at
all times. and In al cases. In strict
subordination to the civil power
The governor slanced down to the
next paragraph and read in part:
= The governor may direct the com.
manding oflcer OF the military force
to report to any ono Of the following.
named officers Of the district in which
Tho said force IL employed: Mayor Of
= city, sheriff. taller Or marshal.'"
(which list" stormed Callomb. "is
the honor roll Of the assassins."
AT all events"-ths governor had
derived from Callomb much informa-
ton a. to Samson South which the
mountaineer himself had modestly
withheld South gets his pardon.
That 10 only . step. wish / could
make him satrap over his province,
and provide him with troops to rule It.
Unfortunately, our form Of govern
ment has its drawbacks"
ut might be possible" ventured the
attorney general. ITO impeach the
sheriff. and appoint this or some other
suitable man to an the vacancy until
the next election" 4 ts
The legislature doesn't meet until
next winter" objected Callomb. There
10. one chance. The sheriff down there
10 sick man. Let 10 hope he may
die" ~
One day. the Hixon conclave met in
the room ovvr Hollman's Mammoth
Department store, and with much pro-
family read . communication from
Frankfort. announcing the pardon Of
Samson South. IN that episode. they
lforesaw the beginning OF the end for
their dynasty. The outside world was
looking on. and their regime could not
survive the spotlight Of law-loving
scrutiny.
"The fust thing" declared Judge
HOLMAN, CURLY. "is to get rid Of these
damned soldiers Well attend to our
own business later, and We don't want
them watchin' W. Just now. we want
to he mighty quiet for .. spell tes.
totally quiet until pass the word"
Samson had won back the conf.
fdencs Of hi tribe. and enlisted the
faith Of the state administration He
had been authorized to organize .
local militia company, and to drill