The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-09

mother wrote her son that his ,a..,
was III and begged him to come home
BOD sighed. tumbled into the fina
clothes he had worn when he raachoa
tne west and started Tor home Ho
nau not Worn a boiled shirt for Ion,
ume and felt In one now as II he wore
peing garroted He found his father
In very bad health, and his continued
presence at home was necessary uo
therefore yielded to his parents, re
quest and determined to remain with
them.
When Donohue was released TO re
commence his preying upon the world
the hrst person he proposed 10 prev
upon was ex-Sheriff Darlington Roh
during the administration OF the din
Ties OF his office had received n greai
many threats. none of which had ma
terlaiized. When the two years of
Donohue's term had rolled around Bob
had forgotten all about it. Besides. he
had left bis old stamping ground and
did not conceive 1t possible that dos
perado In the west would take the
trouble or have the means to travel
couple of thousand miles 70 hun,
him up
Dononue was a man with consider
able pride. which had II not been mis-
directed might have been OF advantage
to him. He had made statement Mt
the time of his conviction and he pro
posed to carry 1t out at any cost. He
had not been out of Jail long when he
had accumulated sufficient valuahleS
and cash ts pay his expenses east.
and having obtained Barrington's nd
dress set out TO find him and take his
/ threatened revenge
| On reaching the city of his deStlna-
tlon he realized that he would not
have the same advantages in killing
a man as in the west. II was pos.
sible there to do the deed. light out.
seek other fields, ara there was a
chance of never being called to ae.
count for his crime. Not so In city.
To start gun play on street would
be to collect n crowd. followed by an
officer. and there was no chance of
escape except by the laws delays, and
even then funds were required for the
purpose. These imperfections In le
gal justice did not make it less desir
able for honest persons than the code
Of the revolver or Judge Lynch
Donohue therefore decided TO steal vi
on his enemy as his enemy had stolel
up on him. But this was not so easy
In civilization as in new country
Bolts separated him from the man h,
way of getting at man However h,
saw no other way and resolved TO ef
feet an entrance into Darlington
home at night and do the job ther,
when Bob was asleep.
When harrington had returned 10 M
home he had tossed his revolver int
a bureau drawer, and there II remain
ed. One night Bob awoke suddenly
He did not know what It was tina
awakened him. During his term q
service as sheriff when he had man
enemies. he had been light sleeper
and the slightest sound would rous
him. Believing now that there wa
some cause for his broken sleep he liz
tened and soon heard what turned ou
to be the raising Of sash on th
main floor with Jimmy. Springin
out OF bed he seized an electric ligf
he kept In his room and rememberin
the revolver in the drawer took II
his other hand. II had not been n
loaded since his homecoming.
Going out into the hall he heard
sound as Of some one lighting on
floor after getting In n window. Stel
ping I'm his stocking feet down ii
stairway he went into the living rool
and ensconced himself behind the doc
His position was admirable. He coul
shoot through the crack made by u
door and the wall He had not bee
there long before by the dim light con
ing from the street lamps without !
saw n figure coming through the hal
When il was about to turn TO 60 u
stairs Bob flashed his electric light VII
his left hand while with his right |
, thrust the muzzle of his revolv'
through the crack of the door
: Hello. Donohue" he said. rs thi
, YOU? Hands up, Quick, or IN hre'
? Donohue, blinded by the bright lieh
, was completely at his enemys mere
, He raised both hands ut once. In
right hand was revolver.
) Put your weapon on the stairs sa
, Bob. BE quick about It, but don
make a noise
Donohue had no choice but 10 90
, he was told lie laid his revolver on
stair about as high as his head
Now back away from IT. mat
, do. Stay where you are TIL come.
: Leaving his fortification, Bob we
, into the hall and drove his man In
: the dining room. There he turheu
; a light
II saved your life" he said ana 9
vour time down to two years. luis