The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06
Part one-(Continued)

PangbOurne to Visit ner nuSDdhu IA
prison, but even at this juncture
she counted more upon the opinion
OF the world than upon the poFioiI-
ity Of saving Psngbourne ever an
hour OF suffering. At the trial she
had passed as the wronged but for
giving wife. so she decided that she
must maintain this character 10 the
end. The papers would make much
OF her visit to the prison, so to, the
prison she must go.
The Ways of = Mas.
= 1t was some three days before the
date fixed for tne execution, a DUH.
foEgy day in early November.
= Pangbourns had given very little
trouble during the period which ha0
elapsed SINCE his conviction He
was very quiet. talking little to
any One except himself. He. would
sit on his bed for hours, and his
guardians said that he was trying
to remember.
Poor chap" his guard once re-
marked to a circle OF his fellows,
they brought him in guilty at the
trial. and ] suppose they knew
what they were about OF course.
he did the murder right enough
he admits that himself-but III
wager my head that it's true he
doesn't remember anything about
il. And just because he's not mad
now he's got to die. Mad drunk,
that's what he was. and that's what
he's got to suffer for. It's a queer
thing how. the booze will take
man." added the guard reflective
ly: now II 1 ever have . drop too
much Ii makes me cheerful and at
peace with the world. But some
men-especially when they are not
accustomed to it-get wicked muir
derous, like this one All the same
it's hard to go to the chair because
you got drunk"
His MIad . Complete Blank.
And this was true. PangbournO,
while admitting that he was moral
" culpable, knew that he was not
culpable by intent. Again and
again he reacted the events Of the
fatal evening in his mind, the quar-
rel with his wife, his flight from
the house, his reception by Mrs.
WHloughby-how kind and SYM
pathetic she had been--the cham
payne and the spirits which he had
drunk They had gone UP to the
boudoir-he remembered that-and
then-ah, then-hs had certainly
spoken words OF love 10 her. Was
he not justified in doing so after
her.Ietter? She had laughed at
him he could recollect how silyery
her laugh had been And then he
had drunk more spirits till his
words ran together and he did not
know what he was saying. She was
wearing the gray evening dress
he was sure OF thst--HEd he had
70 recollection OF her going TO
change 1t. He did not know that
her bedroom communicated with
the 5oudoir. She had told him ;hat
he had better 60 bacli--yes. ne was
sure OF that-bus then came a
blank. How had he LEFT the house:
How had he found his way home!
Try as ne would, he could recall
nothing Of this. His mind was a
blank up TO the time lie had been
aroused in his study by his wics's
voice, and a little later to fuil con-
seriousness when the police had
come to arrest him. and he realized
that he was a hiooa-stained muir
dersr.
His horror had been keen, but he
had accepted the terrible sCgEes-
ton as true. Just 81 he was won't
20 accept more simple statements
without question, knowing that his
own intellect was below tho aver
And so il was Jhat ne saw 20 ex-
cuss for himself, no defense. ex-
cept a plea Of madness. Men DO
not always know when they are
mad, he told himself.
Violet Goes To See Hi5a-
The iury's recommendation TO
mercy had been sent to the proper
Quarter and rejected. 40 valid
reason could be seen for any Inter
ference with the course OF Justice.
The fact had been announced to
hin. that morning.
He accepted his fate without sur
Prise and without emotion. He
seemed. indeed. csllous 10 the IDEA
OF death. What have ! got to live
for?'' so he once asked the death
watch. and the question was unan-
swerable.
Ii was the same afternoon that
his wife visited him
your wife is here" said the man
shortly.
NV vifer PanEbourne spranE
from the side OF his bed. he never
showed emotion except when his
wife was mentioned. Il won't see
her"
4 moment later ne changed hts
mind.
DO you think ought to-" he
asked 81 den't like her. She said
Il -
that I struck her more than once.
that was not faithful to her-they
were lies she told, lies. don't
know why she said 'em or what she
had to gain. didn't give her away.
Forgive each other? Oh. yes, I sup
pose so. II I'm TO 60 20 the chair
tomorrow or two dkys after, that
doesn't matter. does it?'
A Perfect Vampire
Mrs. PsnEbourns came to the
grating before his cell
She was dressed in black and wore
a heavy veil. One might have taken
her for a widow who was contsm-
plating leaving off her mourning.
She drew off one OF her long black
gloves and exposed her fingers, gilt
tsr!nE with riugs. There were tears
in her eyes when she spoke.
\ Attls while ago PRngbourns
wor;ld have believed IN The genuine
r-sS ~ those tears as he believed
iu :r"rv tE.uCs. bat Row. standing
psartl,aIty ON the brink o. the
Era.C. something told him that they
were JaiSc.
"Edga-." she faltered. II heard
this morning the terrible news that
yaur appeal has been denied. 80 l