Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29
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s. A LICK 80

"Bui ] have something 10 tell you.
'"rhcres only one thing you can tel
me. Is II true-is she TO die
1T It is 80 appointed
Then take that" cried Cell. and
ainging himself upon St"wcll with the
fury Of madness hc struck him in the
face and laid open his chcekbone.
Rut after another moment he was up
and hurrying into the next room for a
sponge and basin of water.
ITS nothing. Nothing OF all, said
Stowcll. See. " has stopped al
ready. And now sit down and listen. -
A few minutes later they were sit
ting side BY side on the sofa-Gcll sniff
fling. stowell talking quietly.
"Alirk!'
Yes
Bessie is waiting for you. She
thinks YOU are trying 7" OBTAIN h"r
pardon.
~ know. She hns written. Eut
what can do? Nothing:'
"If can help her to cscnp" from
Castle Rushcn will you take her away
Cells eyes clis,encd. "Only give me
the chance he said. ,r,
she could never come back. There.
fore you could never come back eithcr'
What do I care:'
"You would have TO give up every
thing--your inheritance, your family
your -
II -" cant help that.
"You arc sure you would never resr'!
tho sacriticc:' -.
Never. Ony show IN" the way
II will said Stowei.
And then he explained his scheme and
the motives which had inspired IT, tie
! had been compelled 10 condemn the girl
! according 10 law. but he had come TO
! 500 that the old statute was CRIME
and that II was his duty to break IT,.
DO you say that. Nictor-you
"T.iSten.' :,
An Irish tramp steamer would he
living in Castletown Harbor on Snh .
day night. She would berth in front
of the Castle. MOI moro than httecn
Yards from the gates. As orior "
Stowcll would open the Deems'er
privnte door and bring Bessie out He'
must be thcrc 70 take her aboard Inc
tide being up. the vessel would san I'm
mcdiatcly. She would sail nortn. pa
tho Point of Avre. 10 give the appcai :
oncc Of going to Scotland: bur in th'
morning. when out of sight from th'
land. she would steer south and lant
her passengers at Queenstown. y, ianti'
Ilners called there twice week an'
Cell and Bessie mus, take passages t'
New York. On reaching New York ines
must travel West-far West
But can II bc done! Can you &c
Bessie out Of the Castle:
"I'yc counted every chance. sai'
Stowell. "Whatcvcr happens. | mus
not fail" A..
what a good fellow - Gcca'
Cell. nut Stowrll dropned his mead ant
! hurried on with his sorry.
"Ive given the Irish captain nun
dred mounds. and you a7e TO give hin
, another hundred when h" puts Tol
. nshore at Queenstown. I'll find lol
the money
NO. no. I've enough Of my own
SEQ" said Cell. and he showed hund'
Of hanknotes given 70 him By his father
, Your father CAV" You that
Yes. 10 pay my way 70 America.
II must see you again tomorrow
night in some secret place. Whcr" sha'
, il be-
WHY not the Miss Browns d
, Derby Haven: They'll hold the!
tongues. They owe me ssomHthlng.,
night" said Stowcll, and he rose I,
|, what Il good fellow =" b"gn'
Can ocain hu, Stowell looked at hin
NCll ikdiH' wv ''''"~'
and stopped.
: The Deemster's court had 10 wait TO
he Dremstcr. When hr arrived witt
patch Of plaster on h,S cheek bone
he told Joshua Scarf thar he had ac'
cidently knocked hts face against n gas
hracket and had had 10 60 20 chcm!s
to get the wound dressed.
II was an intrirat" ease n" tried ma
day. but tn" advocates engaged in I!
snid he had never been so cool. 81
clear. so collected.
After all. the Governor know VIVA
no was doing" they told themselves.
That night. Saturday night. after
furtiye visit to the tavern on the quay
Cell slipped through the back street
to the railway station and l'apt in''
. tho last train for the north as the ear
riages were leaving III" platform.
lie was going HON" 10 LAY good b'
TO his mot other--not with his 'ongu". f"
he had no hope Of speaking 10 her, hu
with his eyes and his heart. II h" "ou.c
) only see her for a moment b'f"r" !"aN
ing the island
|, was late when he reached III" Ian
TO his fathers house and the nigh
was dark. for II was the tim" betwpcl
. the going and the coming OF two moons
Ar length the black"r darkness Of ,h
, house stood out against the gloomy SKY
There was no light in any Of the win
dows--thc family had gon" 10 bed; nv
! Alick had been born thee, and II
thought he could find the way hI'ndt"i'
For some time he walked spalthil
| about. trying to discover the dining
e room window, for he remembered wha
his father had said about his mothe
sitting with her fee IN the fender. III
y found il at last. bul pc"r.ng behind ih
edge Of tho blind, II" saw nothing c\
rept the dull slack ~ tn" hre droppin
to nSEcs IN the Erat",
Cropping about in the darkness on ia
cr,vcl his footsteps had made nols
=, and presently n dog insld" began I
bark. II was his own dog, Mona, and h
remembered thar when he WAS no
Q he had bought her as pup for tlr
shiIings from farmer and brNugh
V her home IN his arms, licking his hand
n Then the sash Of o window vent u
A with bang and his fathers v"!r
0 came in husky roar through the n!gh'
"Wh hos tLat?"
@ With a chill down his back, Air
: turned about and hurried away, tcrI
ing that he was being driven from IN
home OF his boyhood as II he wrr"
9 thief.
d CHAPTER NNNNlI
e The Escape
a Ncxt day was Sunday. II was
z blind day nt Rallamoar. with n chi
: air and white mists sweeping up fro!
u the sea.
. In the morning Stowell went
n church. In the afternoon he SAT /
n the library, reading in many volume
= the stories of prison. .hrcakinss an
u escapes. He saw that in nearly ever
case Of failure chance had played