The Crittenden press., 1921-12-16
CHAPTER XII.
Jailed

N' I'iNiH W ANo NuhNihh ivulhiAai
aud Il IL delightfully."- lazy and old.
fashioned town For the most part Il
Il made ~ u gabled old brick houses,
which have pretty settings Of green
lawn, roses. honeysuckles and trees
Even IA the small business district.
the streets ARE lined with trees. They
have electric lights there. and water
mains. common school and a high
school. q courthouse. jail aud .
rieaier
Il was q little after nightfau when
Dale and the other two men rode
through ths shaded streets Dale noted
hat the people they met ui.der the
swinging llghts spoke cordially and
with marked courtesy TO hls comnan.
Ions % Wus yery evident that ihe ~.
ncsr and Major Bradley we're in high
standing IN their home town
sheriff Tom Fiowers drse ln before
a hiichinF fack ihat stood IN front u
ne courthouse. q great Old wooien
building with q clock Ia its tower
"Well dismounf herr. said be-
They dld The major took the rein
~ nuies horse
"iil sse that tte nnimal IL we'll
cared fof. sIr. be- aid 10 Dale "And
ss som as I have seen 10 our horses.
90 b. siih you wish 10 talk mat.
ter over uiih you Suppose bring
supper fof be both shff
Dale thanked Bradley. ami turned
nuay siih ihe orncef They walked q
short block aud entered q low. square
building of hfick and stone Of which
ne aindoes sers small aud high and
barred vifh iron. Dale knew that n
Was ihe Cariersyilis iall, and BIZ heart
sank IN spite % him. Iusi as death
~ violence had been entirely uew 10
him. % also was this entirely new 70
him.
fl0ssrs took q ring ~ heavy keys
from tho hand of ihe iaiisr. and led
ne way dovn q vhiisrnshed corridor
q uus not 30 bedtlme. snd the oiiler
pFtsuuers were sfiil up; some of them
SER readlnE ussspapers others were
fuiuE 20 msi.d their cloihlnr. siill
oihers were doing uoihing A frv of
them called out boldly and bade tie
usa prisoner welcome and each ~
thsss received q Erun order from ne
sheriff 10 keep quiet Dale paid % ai.
teuiiou whaieser 90 his would he
|tormeuicra
Al an iroa doof 81 the cod q tho
eoffiiof The ocicef halted and faced
shout.
N thsv could b. such q thing a.
= comforiabls csll bsfs- hs aid Ia
lov and tlndly tones -ifs this one
Ne vrui "a earnestly, "Nov uant
200 o. believe mo uhsu ten you that
u T. uith rrai regrrt that pui you
t-hind a door % irun. hui n iidnt
% o. s.snsho.iy sisc would DO % and
'it's possible thai can b. little more
dsosnt about- q than smother oficer
uouii b."
4 r.ailis ail that y'tnos.~ npiisd
Dale. and I'm very much obliged 10
fou. shenn
Flowers uuioctsd the deor. and hnl
Dale walked IN. fieu~s, leckvi the
der and wsnt aRsy
Dab began o. inspect his quarter,
10 aii app-aunces they esrs 81 least
clean. Therc vas usfros bod COZ.
srsd with e pair of ruy blankets q
stool and q soarl,ot end nothing more
rhs lighi IN ths corfiiar lshiud him
made snahy black Inrs 81 hsr.shadgss
on tho hrict partiiiun wallis and the
ouier wall of stone Dale shuddervd
IN spite ~ hlmsel; ~ pot up oas
hand and turned on a small l.rhi.
which dlssipaied tis unranuy shsf.
ous-aud showed him llus frum
i,anie's Inferno that o. him SEEMED
VEN miserable. some FORMER ercupant
of that cell had written Il with char.
cual on he et'ievashed outer wall
Then Dale sat wearily down on the
usrrua bed. leaned bis bead upon he
hands and tegan % think
w. bad slsays wsntcd difculile.
10 overcome. barriers 10 sumouui. =
uork 20 40. a hrht a. nght fcf him
seif In fun measure be- had found
then ever one. He dld soi fsuhi his
shllity 90 oycrcomc he dlfaculiics. sur.
mount ihs barriers. a. hls work well
and nghi his nghi - goei man
nzhis and Win-lf q uere boz fof me
rharrs ~ having shot AMI Killed Rlsct
Adam hall II seemed o. him now
that that must end al that was worth
while for him. Pr that was mov
than a dinculiy. morr than barrier
Ne nuniy believed that n had hecn
hls bullet that had finished ihe earthly
existence u the ginnt hlllman. True
q had heen au acciieut nui how vas
hs o. ocuvinoe q iur, that li had hen
un scc.ienii Would ihs iury take his
wlrt Coz hi The iu1 would not -
cCurse
To mysterious thiri shoi. ihai had
tmc ffum q little dlsiancc bui he
couii uoi rvasouahly esrs,i deliver.
snCo from that source u only b. had
heid down BIS abomluahie. sayare ten
per. o. only BE- had
Major bradley interrupted hls AN.
pleasant train Of thought
No broodiug there. my hoyf-
Dale looked up. Tho old attorney
o. neat m appeaunce ~ though he
had not even sarn a saddle ihat dav.