Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

ss:Sss ,,is rSs'JS; S., IN" sss X :" becomes bsss'o'
~ TIE cool sunshine Of the cary
w,v morning Government HOUSE isy
The gardener was MOVING
e.ssp. ep. ,srt Of the lawn when ne saw
In. .,,sse drive rapidly up 10 the
Two gentlemen got out OF lt.
~. ,ro men stepped into the smok.
tns .s.r. which was still dark with tnt
%riS down and rank with last night .
tcbacco smoke. ~
A.S =, his dressing gown over his
s.s and with his bare feet in his
,a.. .lippers. And then the attorney
lS,3s, ~ s,m.-tbe young woman who was to
~ ~. hsen executed that morning mad
0eaped. -,
"Good God. no.
uo,,, I'm true. sir. Colonel Farrell
vna s.a an an urgent telegram from his
%meetors at Castlctown.,
'%When did it happen
"purins the night. The jsiler says
I. ,oeted her up at eleven and wnen nc
o ooS.nsd the cell at five the prisoner was
Sene.' ..,,.
"where is the jailer.?.' 49,,
"i. ths castle still" said the CHIEF
....,sbIe. "but I've told the police to
ss.a him up Immediately.
~ ~. Governor rose from the seat into
,hish he had dropped and walked to
"sueh q blow to the authority of the
h~Sthe escape of prisoner on the
a. her execution ~ said the at
ph "sseh , handle to the disorderly. ele.
...ss tool" said the chief constable.
%Scod Lord, don't ! know? Let me
Mini! let me Think
m Governor drew up one OF the
v,ndov blinds and his eyes fell on a
sXssmtr living BY the pier with smoke
TTns lasily from her black and red
'''Ii M the woman escaped only few
hsurs ago." he said, "she cannot have
~ ire island yet. Have you given
srSers that the passengers by the morn
ils steamer shall be watched"
mot yet. sir
"Do 80 at once. If that fails. tele.
nah to your police in every town ana
parsh, Good gracious, In this pocket
ksndkerchief Of an island 1t ought to be
peeslble to recapture an escaped pris-
sssr 10 q day. even If she lies like a
toad under stone.' =.
"We'll leave no stone unturned. sir. "
"A woman! A mere girl! Unless
As taller or his people deliberately
opened the doors for her she must have
lid assistance"
'That's what I say. your Excel.
hscy."
Have you any idea who helped
mo- - that is to say - ."
where's young Cell. the advocate?"
In bis rooms in Athol street .
presume"
''Find out for certain. Come back at
four this afternoon and bring that
bloekhead Of a jailer with you. And
listen (the men were leaving the
room), "try to keep this ridiculous
thing quiet. II 1t gets into the papers
,efo.s the water all England will be
laughing at u.s.
The Governor was again at the win
dow, watching the Attorney Generals 8
carriage going rapidly down the drive.
when he saw a hackney car, containing
Fenella, coming up to the house.
That sight started new order Of
ideas. He remembered Stowell's threat
III you order that girls execution.
u shall never be carried out, because I
lhil prevent it." For three days he
nd understood this to mean that the
Dssmster would appeal over his head to
ne imperial authorities. But Stowell
had not done so-he wasn't such q fool.
~ had remembered the bedevilments OF
~ own position. So the Governor had
e'smissed the thought. and his anger at
ns son Of his cd friend had subsided
but now the threat came back on him
Mm new interpretation. Could It be
sesuole' Such an unheard of thing?
vas near TO noon when Stowcll
cwoke at Ballamoar. His bedroom
formerly his father's) faced to the
Gota' and flashes Of sunshine from the
0ints ot the window curtains were
EToelns the bed on which he lay with
d! head on bis arm.
u was a startling moment. :
nis long sleep had washed his brain
IN q spiritual bath, and with the
sstening OF his body his conscience
ad awakened also. The events of the
uIlous night rolled back on him like
aooo' and now, for the first time, he
~ what he had done.
10 prevent the law from committing
crime he had committed a crime
.s.anH me law He. the Judge, sworn
uphold justice, had deliberately be.
Myed 1t. Had anything so monstrous
VIZ been heard Of before?
=! Atter while. through the deafen
S ouIsihg OF his brain. he became
;'tte OF the droning sound Of voices
se room below, and then of their
TSp Tsp ciack as the speakers (they were
a MI. n. soa s Joshua Scarff) stepped ou,
~ tee mouse to the gravel path In from,
cr.sGo, aont waken his honor, Mis-,
sSsIspIey. He hasn't been we'll ,at.Is
sS.",e ",ep does no harm to anv ono Rs.
sS"".h . neu hear the bad news soon
DEED he will, Mr.. Scarf"
xni oe terrible shock to him
t,;. II my suspicious about n Ger
Nst pe.son prove to be justified IN,
vm,.a. .ne way, you see--one act nj
GNstt GNttIo'ns ~,tH =, leads to another. Pity
~ pity ~
IA mas ~ss out. stowell felt as IL III,
IN, uast ts MIN were rocking from IN,
NM MWemor OF an earthquake '" 'n'
; hi Sowunn "a nour later he was AT break
NJ ,ssT,nstairs: ,sS,airs: For long time J.ns,
A ,ss, 10 break the news n hin
Via NJ. u come. The young woma :
sos,,ns" 70 have been executed tha,
kd IA aaa escaped. Joshua Scs "A
wy-it ~, ~ rom tho inspector at Ram
u. i.I,nNs wss being telegraphcd ali owe,
nsse IN inc sake of Appearances Stove,
pisn," ~ saciamation Of surprise do
n,Wt himself for doing 50 .ph ~ e. ~