Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-30


IFS hardly probable. even II Il Il poo
sfble. for n1An to make that trip I'm
der forty<sght hourx-
We'll be says he did Ton can't -
back az that replied the chief
= WAS be drunk asked the warden
-weIl. he'd been drinking . liftie.
said the chief HE wasn't drunk when
be came fhrugh- :
There's Something strznge abcuf
It. : remarked the warden III be says
be did gases he did but
TIE warden tcok his departure. D(t
SO MUCH prxzied as aaroyed- because
the warden had talked with many prts-
sners who had teea through the chiefs
sweating tsrsess and had dropped .
good nzaEy pounds in weight ut It too
The warden hal bis suspicious. but n
wouldn't do % express them
In the meantime the newspaper
we're paying much Alteration to jobs
Kinzie. former convict who had con
fessed to the murder Of . prominent
citizen shot down In cold blood BE-
cause be resisted . ho5fcp.
Huh remarked big Red sim
mons. AFTER he had isboriously rcd IN
account Of the confession IF II was
raining money that guy Kinxie'd BE-
u7der shed somewhere. He's the IN
iuckiest stin ever seq
.-SnaH- Gosion wrinkled hi fox ser.
rier nose into an appreciatiye grin.
He fen for the third degree me-
continued Simmons
How do ycu s.pose they come to
light on himT- asked CORDOBA
How! w. the chief eets, his lla1e
list Of guys released from the big skoo-
KUN every day. don't her said Sim
mons ~Kinxie happened TO be the
only one sprung just before this Job.
and 20 the chief tells his elbows 70
fetch In K1nde the moment 10 lands
IN town
Too bad you had % croak that
guy said Gordon
Too bad for Kinx5A- answered SIM
mons briefly
Simmons. Z GIANT fellow. with Q
strong. massive face and fierce eyea.
rolled : cigarette with calm fingers.
and Gordon. little and mt eyed. ate In
businesslfke fashion
-WotT they do to Kinx1er asked
Gordon between mouthfuls
oh they'll only swing him up IT.
tie.- replied Simmons sarcpsticaIly-
Gordon shisered
They can't prove H did IT. b ing
sested.
and he can't provs h didn't.- said
simmons
They walked ont into the beilliantly
lighted street and were saunfeFing
slowly along. when Gordon nervously
ciufched At the arm Of his companion
Xxx. Nix said Simmons between
his teeth- = saw him woess the mat
ter with ron. anyhow
Tho chief Of police. IN Civilian clofh-
ing. passed them with . number of
women and . couple q children- The
chief -as Carrying : bdg suif case IN
either hand and tn v0neA bors srfps
and bundles
-Goins 70 ~ depot ren4rksd san-
mous. after the party paased That
woman n RACK = tn bae euylS vito.
Saw her at haadquartes oocs vhen !
was In expsainiug."
The fwo turned inoo = saissn. snkhex
nntDr1ous for the cisxp VI 1Aich II a.
tersd. and ordered As1uksL - ehey were,
standing - the har : 6asaaly dsunsel
sudivtIusi su0ruachetf them. He was
known = ~Bosocn Carey- apd w. 1
peckpockef a some runovn $780, H
KIND. but an object q SONS contempt
to Ssmmous ana K1nsse. Who deah Is
more hazar0Ous eateFps1sea
{ ~Jut n time aatd Stmmous. C1rey
ssiered beer
So tl,ev n6cked mn John Kfnria for
that nm 1ob.~ - remarked cnsuaIly.
sfmmons mereay noddad.
II used to know Rim n tho esst.-
continued the earruloue Carer. not no