The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
"Oh, ] WILL will" I said.
THAT is a good boy said ,

in to the captain a bottle of laud alm
a small package Of lint and IA. ,vn
gold t%oothpick.
II would do the job for Won me-,
self" said he, III it weren't for ,seso
bars"
The captain thanked him ~ his
Kindness, and uncorking the I.,,Ie
stood q as IL In deep thoH.,h,
Then, and in an extraordinary as
ual voice, Jack" says he, don FIR.
get what l told you or wha, Van
promised me-" and suddenly. Vs.. A
wild laugh. and eyes that hla2.! v,h
excitement, and a great tremhlu ~ ~
his long body. he raised the l.,t,e
convulsively to his lips and dram he
contents.
He had expected, I suppos,. he
laudanum to work upon his mortal
tissues like the blow of "A thund, ID,
But he was not destined to ul. HE
world SO easily. for the ha,f 10,
half scream that burst ~involun rly
from the Rev. Crowles brought "a ..u.
Der OF keepers on the run. And these.
learning what had happened, h.rln A
course OF violent, rough and :, ,lv
treatment that was to save tn Door
man for the gallows.
Have you eve heard a baby 'll,
has been frightened in the night draw
first a long. deep. signing breath
until its lungs are half burst trl
then let out that breath in one .prr
steady, heartbreaking scream? J. was
warm and bright on Charleston l,t,.
terry. and all the citizens were ,., IN
their holiday clothes, and Their, o4.
,n,,nh hapt.r aoJ I,,,I,..
iature. But when Capt. Lang an.
peared. supported by the jailers, and
limp and glass eyed like a man ha.r
drowned. a deep hush came over them.
And when. having stood swa,Ins
Q while with the rope about his neck.
n h bandage about his eyes. the
trap was sprung n he dropped.
then it was that a long sighing and
screaming such as I have described
pierced to heaven. And scream FOL.
lowed sigh and sigh scream until
long after the life had left Capt. I.aars
body.
And II was from my throat. aye. and
from my heart and mind and soul,
that those long. steady, heart break
ing screams still came.
The Rev. Crowles was very sharp
with me about the screaming in I.41-
lie. He said that it had m .rt.n,l I'm
beyond measure to see his pup a
great lad Of Q, play the m.lksop. 1rl
ii was not til we were three paris
Of the way home that he began ..oe
more to treat me To his good hum &c.
And that I soon discovered was for
a purpose.
What" sad he casually and as Il
he did not care in the least. "l5 '."
man mean when he said that you must
not forget what he had told you
He told me to be a good boy l,-
ways and tell the truth said !, VIII
much candor.
! was, to tell the real truth. Wl
to reveal the secret Of the coffin g.
tutor and TO join with han .
guessing as to the probable AID i.,-
sible value of the treasure WHICH p
contained. But two reasons Withheld
me; the strongest was that | had h.,N
scolded so roundly and SO ,.a'.-
ously for my behavior at the hang
ing. and the other was that ! feared
lest the Rev. Crowles should J.. r
turning the treasure over t. '."
heather.
iiu'tu' L nave ever lbNlll t.as. .'
less actual practice a man las
in disposing OF money the m 20
feels himself fitted TO do So. "
to my mind. is as foolish a. - o.
man that has never handled "a .
think that he could xiv, ..
points, say. TO Major Pr.re.a
art Pickens. And ! resolved that elem
should my secret seem about :.
me l would not share it with g..
Crowles. I would tell my ia'a't ..
moment / saw him, | rrsu.E..
that should he the end Of tn, u
But both of these resolutions
to naught. The Rev. Cruwlys
Ceiving. heaven only knows how ;t
! had a secret, made Use o.: Tie u.
insidious arts and batteries ..i
wormed it from me, and when W-
got home it was to learn '.t' -.
and my grown brothers
away at the ocean beaches fur % tF
days sport with the first nu,..t
flight OF the snipes and p~.ov,rs, ,I
with the big drumtishes,
Well, it had happened tia;
they had set out n one
two of the very men W..
first rowed Capt. Thorn To- tA'
had appeared 20 my mother H.. %
his name demanded the CT. '
had asked 10 So a Vs. a"
order from the captain and 81.
shown her one; which, On h,.'-
pared with his signature in t.'
book was proved a palpah,v '
But my mother had pr,t'ud.
satisfied. and. cNCusluE N,rs,':
nc che said tho kew Z, 'lt &.