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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OTiEJUN.
SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21. 1020
0. HENRY Me AL. JENNINGS
(Continued from last week)
CHAPTER TWKXTY.EIGHT
The warden got a closed car
riage. Early in thef afternooD
the three of us went to the of
fice of the Press-Post Publishing
company! Dick wanted me with
him.
We scarcely spoke. There was
a strained, nervous hush over us
The warden fidgeted, lit a cigar-
And let it go out without taking
ja puff, Ite- m'as worried. So was
I. I was afraid, Dick couldn't
make good. 1 figured that ho
probably had lost his art through
disuse. Then it occurred to me
that he might have exaggerated
S'xteen yeais in prison knocks the
props from a man's brain often
enough.
The warden had , wired Gover
nor George K. Nasi of Ohio. H
promised the pardon if the safe i
was opened. What a sore hu
miliation to Warden Darby if
Dick failed!
Not a word had been said, but
Dirk looked up with that younp
magnetic smile of his. "Don't
worry.Al." he grinned. 'Til rip
hell . out of it's made of ca?t iron
nd cement." His) confidence
made us feel easier.
lirk Files Hi
Nulls to Quick.
"Give me the file." Dick had
autioned me to get him a small
: at-tiiled fll? and to maka sure
that ' the edges w?re keen. 1
iiaudeu it to him. He scrutinized
it as though he. were a diamond
buyer looking for a yellow speck
in a gem. Then he started to
work. The warden and I shud
dered. Half way down the nail across
the middle he drew the file. Hi
na.ls were deep and beautifully
shaped. Back and forth he filed
until the lower half of the nail
was separated from the upperbv
a thin red mark. He filed to the
quick. Soon only the lower half
of the nail remained.
Light and deft, his sensitive
hand worked. I watched his face.
It didn't even twitch. He was
completely absorbed in the
process and seemed to have for
gotten the warden and me. Once
or twice he champed his teeth and
his breath came a bit short. The
fingers bled a little. He took out
his handkerchief and dabbed them
clean. Then he sat back. He was
finished.
I took his hand and looked at
it. It was a neet job, but cruel.
The index, middle and third fin
gers of his. left hand looked as
though the nails bad been pared;
half off and the quick bruised and ;
sandpapered. I
Officials of State
Forced to Leave.
Dick was so tense with sup
pressed excitement that he bolted
out of the carriage as soon as it
stopped and walked so quickly
the warden and I had to run to
keep pace with him. When we
reached the office about a dozen
men were waiting. j
"Is this a show, Al?" Dick
snapped the words out. He was
full of " Impatience. We stood
around about 10 minutes. Dick
looked at me angrily. I was beset
with alarm anyway. I took his
look r to mean that his . fingers
wouldn't respond if we didn't
hurry. I ran over to the warden,
bumping against two gossipy,
stupid looking officials.
"Hurry up or the Job i3 up."
His face took on the scaredest,
grayest shadow I ever saw. Dick
put his hand to his mouth and
laughed. I whispered to the
: warden that the men would have
to remain outside. Only two state
; representatives, the warden, Dick
! and I went into the room where
! the safe was kept.
"That's it," one of the men
said.
Dick went over to it. There
wasn't a breath of hesitation in
: his answer. .
Ojx-nJng of Safe j
Seems a Miracle. 1
"Take the time. Al." There !
was a chuckle of triumph in the
challenge. His thin face was
quiet ss a statue's. The cheek
bones were smudged with red and
his eyes unnaturally brilliant.
He kneeled before the safe, put
Lis bruised fingers across the dial,
waited a moment, and then turn
ed the combination. I watched
every quiver of his Ftrong. deli
cate hands. There was the slight
est pause, his right hand went
backward. He turned the dial
ocain. pulled the knob gently to
ward him. The safe was opened!
The miracle seemed to strike
everyone dumb. The room was
stiller than silence. It was spell
bound. The state officials stood
3s though riven. I looked at my
Hatch. It was just 12 seconds
since Dick had begun.
He got up and walked off. The
warden sprang toward him. The
tears were crowding into Darby'
eyes. His face was flushed with
pride. He put his arm on Dick's
shoulder.
That was fine, lad. God bles3
you!"
Dick nodded. He was an In
different sort.
On the ride back to the pen the
warden leaned over and put his
hand on Dick's. "You're the
noblest fellow God ever, made."
he said. "If they gave me the
deal you get. hell itself wouldn't
have made me do it."
k'lrt Klddv? Seen
In Sixteen Years.
Dck shrugged his shoulders
and started to speak. His Up
trembled. He looked out of the
carriage window, watching the
peojile and the house? He
rouldn't keep his glance from the
street. He was leaning forward
a? though fascinated.
"Look at that, look at that!"
He caught me quickly and pointed
to a little boy of 10 or so carryidg
a rollicking youngster of Z or 4.
I saw nothing unusual In the spec
tacle. Dick sank back as though
a vision had passed.
"That's the first kid I've seen
in sixteen years." He didn't look
out again. We said nothing
further.
The next morning every news
paper In Columbus was full of the
sensational story. The warden
had given his word to Dick that
the process would not be revealed.
Not even the two men who had
watched knew how the feat was
accomplished. To them it seemed
as witchcraft. All sorts of ex
planations were given.
Irincfpal Concrn
About His .Mother.
A prisoner in the Ohio peniten
tiary serving a life term a
prisoner who had been sent up as
a boy and who was now dying had
opened the safe, with a steel wire.
one daily said. Another paper
said he used a paper cutter. They
were all mystified. Only one
spoke of the pardon promised the
convict. I went to the warden
about it,
"Dick's cough is pretty bad.
They ought to hurry it up."
"They will hurury," Darby
promised. I know he meant what
he said. I brought the word to
dick. He was back at the ma
chine shop. ,
"I don't care." he said. In a fit
of morose Indefference. "I don't
believe them. I did it for you.
Al." He looked up quickly. "I
wonder If the old woman saw the
paper. I'd like her to know I did
it. It would give her a sniff over
the neighbors. Could you get her
to know?" He walked to his cell
and turned.
"Al." he said, "donl worry
about me. I know I'll never get
the pardon. I'm about done in.
anyhow."
(Continued next week.)
Jndga Laadls ia Chicago is as
sessing violators of the prohibi
tion amendment as high a
$20,000. It will be necesaary to
assess that size fio but onc on
an individual. It U oaly u
offenders ara seateacad ta a,
small fine, with time to firau. J
hich la seldom doaa.) it .v
law u laughed at. "
LENA BELLE TARTAR
Teacher of Singing
Choir ami Chorus Training
Pupil SIoiU for Programs
1C2 L:Wty St. X.
Phone 331 or 1615
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acts on the mucous membrane
through the blood, reduces inflam
mation. establishes healthy act
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of catarrh.
Furs ought to be coming down.
The season for them is about over.
LUCILE BARTON
Voice, Piano, Harmony
A Teacher Who Sings
and ,
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