The Press., 1917-01-18

| in voice that was as gentle us tnAt father of state which he had said him. self to be to Timms. Nobody will know of this. for your sake. was was batting you. know what want to know now. and you'll not hang on | the 18th. The state will try you again, Call the superintendent. Robert Don't try nothing to hurt Mary. goyernor. Jest let me hang and ] won't never care what the poor hu- man began to plead.
 I'll look after Mary-and you too. Timms. I'll see to 1t that my Gou' verneur Faulkner was answering the trembling plea for his mercy when the superintendent came in and unlocked the cage.
 Don't let him know Of the-acci- dent, youngster'' whispered the Gou- verneur Faulkner to me, and in very few minutes we were out of that pris- on Into the cherry car and whirling with great rapIdity down the country road with its tall trees upon both sides.
 Stop. Robert" commanded his ex- leellency as We came under large group of very old trees which made a thick shelter of ttSeir green leaves as they leaned together over the stone wall that bOrdered the side of the road. Now let me see just what did happen to that arm which rams be tween poor Timms' SharpeEed ease knife aud my life. We are out of sight of the prison now. It would have all been up with Timms if that attack upon me had been discovered. Your pluck win have saved Timms. if he's saved, as we'll as your governor. Here turn toward me and let me see that arm" And as he spoke my GOuyer- neur Faulkner put his arm across my shoulder and turned me toward him so that he could put his right hand on the sleeve of that cheyiot bag in which was a long slash from the knife and which was now wet with my blood.
 'I very much fear my beloved brown cheyiot, which have worn only few lines, Is now dead, and how will find another for my needr' I exclaimed with a great alarm when I saw that that knife had thus devastated my good clothing. of which had not many and for the procuring of which I was many thousand miles from my good | friend and tailor in New York. If sought another suit In the city of | Hayesyille might there not be dangers of discoveries in the adjustment there | of? '1s 1t not a VexatiOn?" 1 asked as | the Gouverneur Faulkner attempted to push back that murdered sleeve from my forearm.
 In the language of my friend Buzz, you are one sport. Robert. Shell out of that coat immediately, I want to see just how much of a scratch that Is. and can't get the sleeve up high enough" commanded my GOuyerneur Faulkner The tone of his voice was the same he had used to me in com manding that l take his mail to his nice lady stenographer, but his face was very white. and his hand that he laid upon the collar of my coat for as siSting me to lay 1t aside trembled with a great degree of violence.
 Indeed. my Gouverneur Faulkner, 1t is but scratch, and"-
 Get out of that coat"
 But
 ''Off with that coat, RObert!" he com manded me, and before I could make resistance my coat was almost com pletely off me by his aid, and I was obliged to let it slip into his hands. He laid it on the back of the seat be hind him. and with hands that were as gentle as those of old Nannette when dealing with one of my injuries of a great number in childhood he roll cd up the sleeve of my nice white shirt with the brown strip of coloring in ac- cord with that beloved and regretted ,heviot and barred my forearm, which was very strong and white, but which also appeared to me to be dangerously rounded for his gaze. I was glad that arm was covered with a nice gore which had come from the long slit, but which had now we'll nigh ceased to run from me, so that he could not ob- serve that 1t was of such a feminine mold.
 ''Yes, just a deep scratch that l can fix all right myself in my own bath
  sion in time fer dinner with the gen. eral. by 7:3O, hope" said my beloved gouverneur as he helped me again to assume the ruined garment of cheviot. 'T was born in the mountains of the state of Harpeth, boy, where when one sheds his blood for the life of an other that other is said to be under bond ko bfS raSauoF. and tbnf maanS a tie closer than the ordinary one of brother by birth. I acknowledge the bond to you for all time, little brother Now drive on quickly to the mansion before we are in danger of being late for dinner with the general. It will take me some few minutes to get you out of that shirt and into your dinner coat I'll send for 1t. and you can dress with me"
 "Oh, no, my beloved GOuyerneur Faulkner! I must go immediately to home and there make myself presenta- ble for dinner that my Buzz has ar ranged for me. That nice black lady. Kizzie. will with joy attend on this scratch upon my arm," l exclaimed. " LtI EItAt tAAsAl HI AOA ACaA AAAN NAHA very strong mind of my gOuverneur would command me to make my toilet in his company In the mansion. Please do not command me that shall not SO do
 "Of cOurse, yOungster, go to your frolic with the rest of the babes and only remember that l all
 Ntb never command you when It is not your pleasure" answered that GOuver- neur Faulkner to me, with gentleness.
 ''It is always my pleasure to be with you. my gouverneur. and do Ike that you command me" l said to him in answer to that gentlgneSs that had of a sad longing in. 1t.