The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1921-02-18
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fHfvuSh wisisstn asse ts4t sssaA&0 ANA%aS
on The syBe spot
She need 40, have worried. " re-
qaires strong man ~ h@ dlFtafes o.
q roman candle republic fcs ID years,
and whatever his sins of omission or
rsniinlssivn. saros did not lask ant
NAL courage. Alone and unattended he
iimped away among the graves "a lbe
wall on The other side of the cetns-
terry and placed MS back against II.
negiigeUtly, 10 the attitude Of u devil
may care fellow without worry ID
life. The sergeant wai,ed reSI~rrfWiy
until lnrros had tiEished his cigarette
when he tossed u assay sai straight
ened TO attention, the sergeant knew
ne was ready 10 die. Al his eoTnSnaI.d
there was a sudden rattle ~ bolts az
The cartridges slid from the magaxlnes
into the breeehes there followed no
mentary halt. another command The
squad Sas aiming when Ricardo Rues
called sharply; ~" .N's
Sergeant. do NOT give the order I"
Arr"
The rifles were lowered and The iaen
gaked wuEderinrly ut Ricardo He's
tSa hrtrvr~ hfrarin rrHYpfafffssf
D. him, cant kilI him as | would
mud dog. I've got % give him a
chance"
., s, TJsn~, o4s-esas rRaas1 bis. ~hrpws, 81.
prcaAtriy An, the ey tugn that pop
nlar faffn 81 rsec0ljah whgfs rhF PIX
ousr is given runulna chance, and rise
airing squad practices Wing sh,Atins
n the prisoner manages, miracnlouViy,
10 esrapc he Ia NOT pnrshcd
A dCs,bt. h4sMnyer, crpssed the. ser
reanl's mind. 'il,n my general he
.Spostulhtcd, "Nruor SarroS cannot nc,
.spt the 10y tuga He Is very .Ame
That ls not glsips him the chance your
t,srel.rney desires he should have
Il wasn't thinking OF that" Ricardo
replied II ms thinking Fin kIIiiHg
HIN without a fair trial for the r"a
non that he's Al Internally ripe for
IN. gaIioNs ,hat u fttai saf'd have
bcsn u joke, Nevertheless am rrni
" Killing him because he Killed my
father and thnt IL scarcely fair Wy
father was gentleman sergeant, is
Your pistol ioatlrd'"
YES. t,riterul,"
.",,fV, II Ia Sanor Sarrps e"
A. ,he sergeant started forward 20
comply Ricardo drew his owu @rvtee
revolver ana then niotluneti Mother
Ienks nad The firing squad to stnnh
aside While he crossed - the center "
the cemetery "snrrus he called, Il
am going TO lei Cod decide slch one
~ ua shall live When nv sergeant
give. the cotnmnnd to Gre ! shalt oI@n
firr GA YOU, and yon are FREE 20 ,ln the
same 60 me. Sergeant " he Kills me
mad escapes uuhurt, MY orders are to
sscott 1ih "a The hay HI my rHfrissw
and put HIN sately aboard the steam
rr.''
Mother Jenks sat dawn ga tomb
stone CORDS truth" she 1asped.
but there's rere plnck,-i IN" Aluu,i
she ernakrd' "rmt re'a baby s~~-
sir"
~Si'rnc- Z" 10 commanded
The srrsrani handed SaffoS The ~.
,ulser You hcnr,i wha, ! ~aIif" n
cavysa g.4ttgs4 . e-t,.t "".
Sarrrs bowed graNcN
"yea understand yonr arIetS. Ser
gcantr'
"',H.e.*. Genera. j.. .....,..
"very well. rr~tre,l II ,hls rris
tncr H,~ N-fr-r ,~,i wvye ihs w.rs.
have YOUR sansh r,,iilr him
Thr sergeant tatA~ri a~1S AIRS, CARED
cwi1shis from the ryISonsr ~ his cap
tcr Ready :" no callra hgth rrvo,
VETS came up "tire" he shouted i.
and The two shots w@rr discharged u
nnI'ancH,s'y RIcsvtbcs rkp arw er
his head, but he r"maInyd Standing
while Sarrcs sySsgrrsa hack ag.last
me wall and there recovering hIusslf
rsuely, Aired agsIH liz ~'erri a clean
miss. and. Rksr,las, gun ,hsrsed three.
t'mes Sarrs spraw,ea OH hts fse~,
ccsr ~ hts knecs, raised his pistol
Ns''way nrssi into IN. sky AND lid
forward au bis sac@, Rir~r'o stesi NJ.
si't,,. the hsds uHtil the sergeant M,
prva ehrd an,; s,ec' ~ sttenilon. HIS |
attitude saying
1T IA over What NEXT. t;sutraif"
''rwse the squad back 70 the arsenal
.Serxvaai." Ricardo murdered him ssrs,alx. |
SWa walked rack ~ recover hts unt.
f~rm cap He was smsttag ss ne ran
his Eager through n gaping aele in the
upser half ~ ihr cvwwa
Wei. Mrs Jcess,s he sanouueei
when hr reteiaed The cid lady. that /
wss h%tter than executing him With
rytns squat, gave him <aaare deal !
Now Ms friends sWr nsvsr say that |
murdered htn'
He extended bis h1wvs Il hslp Mntf /
~ J"nAs 10 her rect. She stoed crec, |
And felt sgAia that esRaer swelling II !
'hr heart TIE ~ ,rviRx ~ saTcca |
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