Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-08-28
Finished Reading
the Story
BY P. cASPAR HARVEY

NO. 49,.

This tale Is an up to. date Vari-
alton of Frank Stockton's famous
story, "The Lady or the rigerP'
which was published more than
twenty-five years ago In the Cen
fury Magazine
DIERRE had been prisoner work
ing in German munitIon factory
for eleven days before the chnnce
came to make the request.
II had almost finished reading The
Lady or the Tiger? by Frank :
Stockton, when ordered into instant
action. The broadsheet upon which II
was printed was taken from me when
was captured. Would II be asking
too much to permit me to finish that
story2"
Memorandum of your petition will
be sent to headquarters" the function
airy replied.
Eight days later the superintendent
OF the plant explained to Pierre:
from your home village your sister
and your sweetheart have been
brought here and the entire story read
to them Two tabernacles exactly
alike are being built now at the edge
of the wood. In one will rest firing
squad; In the other will walt u Ger
man officer. This afternoon you will
be taken within one hundred pnces Of
the two tabernacles. All prisoners ~
this center will be marched TO the
field. Your sister and sweetheart VIII
be brought ten PAGES In front Of you
"Your sweetheart will then advance
across the field to open whichever por
tai she chooses. She shull be guided
by no other agency as the story snys
than her free choice and IN impartial
and lncorruptlble chance M me
among those present viii know heh'Hl
which is the officer or which the dra!h
squad.
IF she open the one the firing
squad VIII appear She shall die NJ
the instant the last word ls spoken by
him who will read to you the last OF
the Stockton story. Your sister shnll
by the same net be adjudged not
guilty. She Is charged with murder.
Ing her two-weeks-old infant, and
pleads that Its father was O Germnn
soldier and she non-consentlng
mother. II your sweetheart opens the
other portal there will come forth nm
officer, who is to become the father
of child she shall bear the Father.
land, and the firing squad will kill
your sister, adjudged by the same ar'
as guilty"
ri Aau Mot
ray OF sunshine had shOne for days.
Pierre was led out to the field at the
appointed hour.
His position was at the north side.
The two tabernacles were directly OPP
posite. They were constructed partly
of fresh boughs and partly OF what
seemed to Pierre to be discarded tent
Ing material. The tabernacles were
identical.
The sun came out for fieeting mo-
ment.
A bugle sounded. Marie and Arsena
were placed before them.
Pierres eyes had been intent upon
the tabernacles. The sun shone In tho
west for but one swift minute. But
his watchfulness had been rewarded.
He detected a faint, but distinct move
ment of shadows In opposite directions
through almost the length OF the shade
case by one of the tabernacles.
Pierre knew In which tabernacle
there was more than one person.
World-famed efficiency failed to take
into account the place In the sun these
tabernacles might occupy.
Marie looked into the face OF her
lover.
Arsena stood expectnnt
With calm assurance Pierre inclined
his head TO the left.
The French woman started toward
the tabernacles with easy, confident
step. She went directly to the one on
the left and raised the latch. certain
Pierre had not erred.
An orderly finished reading to
Pierre the last Of Stockton's story.