Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-10-05

lyou, I'll not abandon you. What is
your job worth, compared to what you
can get from me? If you refuse, you
miss a fortune" To emphasize heI
wards, Lady Beltham took from her
bag a bundle of bankbills.
"What do you want?" The guard
could not withstand the sight of the
money.
Lady Beltham did not scruple 70
conceal her desire any longer, since
she saw by the mans attitude that
he had been won over
| 81 have just two words to send to
Grun."
Its impossible, NADINE. I'm sell
dom alone with him, and the other
guard watches me-"
''Act alone this time. Later on,
If 1 need the aid of the other keeper,
1 am rich enough to reward him also
for his services"
| Although the guard feebly pro-
tested, Lady Beltham had little diff
Guilty in forcing the bundle Of bank
bills upon him. When he got out of
the machine he carried with him slip
Of paper. On it were only these two
words, "Be courageous"
When the message was brought to
Gurn, it told him more than its admo-
milton not to lose courage. 1t told
him, tbot Eoannr Nihot tho puor6 1yb n
brought it, could be bought. In Nj
bets notebook the condemned man
found opportunity to inscribe the ad-
dress of Lady Beltham at Neuilly.
telling the man to go to see her.
BY means of Nibet, Lady Beltham
was able to keep in constant touch
with Gurn. One day when the guard
was at her home Lady Beltham did
OF hesitate to make him proposition.
Taking large bundle of banknotes
from drawer of her desk, she placed
them before him.
"Here are $4,000 in bills. They're
yours if you're able to arrange for
me to have a fifteen minute interview
with the prisoner"
''In the prison! 1t is impossible"
L understand that. I'm not asking
anything impossible. I've no inten-
tion Of visiting the prison. You know,
there's a likelihood that some one
might be able to get out, and"
81 don't understand"
upon the night tell you, bring
the prisoner to house on Messier
street, just few steps away. 1t is
possible, even easy, for you to do
what 1 have asked. If you carry out
the plan, all this money-$2O,OO ,OOO-is
ours. If you refuse to try, then some
one else gets it,"
While Nibet hesitated, Lady Bel
than put the bundle of money into his
hands, let the very weight of them tell
him what they could purchase, then
took the money back again. Nibet
ipondered. The money meant his
chance to enjoy life to escape from
the tiresome work that fell to him day
after day. The money seemed to
hypnotic him. He stretched out his
hand, but Lady Beltham was too
quick for him. No sooner did she un-
derstand his gesture than she threw
the bundle of banknotes back into the
desk
"The money is yours-when you
give me receipt"
ooh, no. l won't do that
you certainly will. Once you get
your hands on the money, how do 1
know you will do as you have prom
ised?"
1t took a great deal of argument
for Lady Beltham to get the man 10
write the receipt. Finally, he wrote
and signed his name to the following:
II acknowledge having received the
sum of $4,000 as payment for ar
ranging an interview between Lady
Beltham and Gurn, the condemned
prisoner in house near the Sante
prison."
"NIBET."
Public interest in Gurn's fate did
not sag at any time. 1t was main
tanned at its original pitch by the
theatrical representations of the MUIR
derer which at the moment held the
board at several theatres. For the
evening before the execution new
play was announced at the Grand
TIeteau theatre. 1t was gloomy
drama, but one well calculated to at
| tract the rich and the curious. The
concluding scene showed a condemned
man as he left on the morning of the
| execution.
On the morning of the plays pro-
duction the press agent fired his big
gest publicity gun with these words:
"Valgrand who has the leading role