Show tl f THE ESCAPE PE condemned murderer I a Dice of ying on the g gal a ring Ding cing a f firing squad I Albert I ert f Fox ox was asked preferred he said he het be shot buhe but t that he hero heto to ro Abe be up by s sunrise on the f the execution frown warned him probably suffer for would during during- pit t e a short period od il remain the guest of the theran theran ran high against the for he had killed two of of- stood tood between him and following fallowing a jewelry store li i would have killed others was surrounded later but butth th that t he could not avoid had bad expected a a speedy the the- best criminal west nest of Chicago had dem- dem I number of ar Ics leto le- le s to the young prosecuting Fox appeared to enjay wits be the the duel or wits be- be layers lawyers and no impartially ashen hen either point or ar made some same sax sax- to the other ether the legal battle was wa all over be placed in Ut row of ar the following fallowing day He should n put t there the night folt fol- fol hIs e but the t war war- Tyson InSon lay critically critically- ill anti and den dea had forgotten aWn to give rW young guar guard looked at 0 per oner through tg the bars o ar arsaw f saw a 3 man of af splendid P le p ph h y hun nn not much older than i with regular fea- fea loe urling brown brawn 11 fair lr and th that t revealed white even en dark e eyes es repelled repelled- bV en Fox was oft off his something of af the egotism of f the man and empt In which he held most mast e a a. newspaper newspaper- reporter Inthe ln the office wh who wants to you YOU said the guard He wardens warden's permission Better 1 chat with him pt's he e look like asle al' al 1 said the guard a aI I guess ruess demanded Fox on help pass the time lad with alert blue ley not long lang out aut of af school cUriously at the prisoner Ji 5 a man feel who is isto to to he inquired almost lr or of apology e nt l o said Fox with a am m l dont don't get et what I mean am tomorrow I suppose Iy editor told you to ask me Jl J.l. lie did d replied the reNe reHe re- re Ne He also told me to ask you your au r I believed crime paid l it pays asserted the kand there was something voice olce that seemed to testify to believed his words can you OU say that Here you yau are in l prison r san and under sentence of death Listen Buddy and Fox Jal laid 1 a hand on the boys bays arm Tito world is divided Into two the parts saps and the wise ones anes The older you yau get the more you au will wUl r realize that Only thee the losers lasers arc arc In n stir Rth What I about the big the babies lads who ha havo vc stolen stalen millions His Ilis smile smile was almost tender as II he be voiced his sophistry and he I watched the face of ar the ba boy closely DIg Bt M bust business n e s s is only anly rObbery ona on a 3 large scale Dig up the records of ar ome or of th the pioneer some plan er business men of af almost almast any men town whose sons sans and daughters are the snobs of tada today Yau Tou will find that this one ane owned rows raws of houses hauses or of ill fame that one ane ran loan a a. gambling ambling house hauso and brothel brathel another his partner hired a a. clever cleve lawyer and the mine they owned produces millions another profiteered Curing during Cur dur- ing the Civil war selling food that killed more mare soldiers than the tho bullets did Crime pa pay Of Course It pays pas only anly you au ha have hae e to be clever to get getaway away with it I have hae possessed and spent thousands I have lived more in six months than you will in your lifetime I have traveled al all over aver the world Worn Worn- en they adore anyone who has has' wealth have followed me about There has always been the tans tang of chance the lure of adventure the call calI to put over gel bigger things What you do-you perhaps get 25 week at the most mast you au poor sap Some Same y you au will want to get g-et mar mar- marred red ried and you rau will be borrowing moner from fram your fellows the rest of af your n life I I your n life There was a troubled frown on the youths youth's face The words wards did not nat matter so much much-It was the wa way Fox Fax said aid them But I ha have vo alwa always s 's believed said the reporter that a crook got gat his deserts sooner or 01 later There may be something In what you ou say but after atter you au are executed I will know that you yau are all wrong Retribution Bosh Bash There was wasa a weird light in the prisoners prisoner's eyes His face was Close to that of af the youth Listen kid It If I 1 escape the penalty will you au believe that what I I- I Isay say i ig true But you yau cannot cannat escape Your Tour lawyer lawer has thrown up his hands I Ya You would have ave made a good goad law law- n r yourself perhaps but your laW laW-j case is in higher hands now naw Foxs Fox's laugh echoed through tile the corridor He seemed either unable or 01 unwilling to to- control his mirth The Tle guard appeared and the interview Inter Inter- view was closed Foxs Fox's plans for far escape were complete com com- and he la lay down dawn to rest Things would probably be pretty strenuous later on an Messages had been smuggled fn and out of r the institution jn- jn through the aid ot of a a. trust trusty Clark knew that at midnight a ayoung young oung woman who flad fiad shared ma many of af his bis adVentures for far the past three veal's would he be In Parle Parleys s canyon canyan In an automobile a car car- carof of tested speed No Na Lillian would not nat be pointed painted And later when ho had recovered re re- re covered the plunder hidden in a nearby canyon after tho jewelry store stare stickup and they were cele- cele heating he must tell her with what relish a guard had descrIbed the scene of ar the expected execution See the daar door ot of that shop shap the guard guar had said pointing down dawn into the prison yard ard The marksmen are stat stationed behind a blind In the doorway and aim through loopholes There are four faur of af them and their Identity Is always al- al wa ways s 's kept a secret from fram the pub pub- lic The They are brought brough t to the prison sn in a closed cab They do not nat see the rifles rines loaded load load- ed for far one ane of orthe the guns Is always fitted with a blank cartridge I 1 dont don't know just why that is unless it may be that each man it ills conscience should get to bothering him can cons console ale himself with the Idea that maybe the blank Three bullets will hit you rau In the region of ar the heart lIe was studying the prisoners prisoner's faC face intently to note nate his reactions Foxs Fox's expression only betrayed polite po- po lite lite Interest You Yau will sit In a chair over aver against that post past you yau see in the center or the yard jard continued the guard You Yau will be facing the thc riflemen Your Yur eyes eres will be bandaged bandaged ban ban- and a a. physician will 11 place a piece of white paper over your heart before the execution thing wl 11 then become became very qUIet The sheriff will ask you yau it if you youe have e anything h gt to a rh w will ill want n to U say Perhaps ps you a u u I I n U say Perhaps ps you a u u w will ill want to male make a little farewell speech There will be reporters present and a few outsiders Perhaps you au will only shake your aul head Then the sheriff will let fan fall fana falla a white han handkerchief which he has i been hOlding at arms arm's length Tt It I is the signal and the rifles which have been trained on you yau all this time Ume will spit fire I dont don't believe you yau will hear the report The newspaper newspaper news news- paper boys will dash for far telephones to notify their papers and and- That will be all thank you yau said Fox Iy A interest wanes as to what may come came after I 1 have pla played ed m little part in the entertainment entertain entertain- ment It was was no morbid curiosity which had prompted the prisoner to ask I for far a a vIew of ar the yard ard During the recital by the guard he had confirmed con can firmed the good gaad news supplied him b by the trust trusty Carpenters working on an a new had left a ladder Now Kaw there was no guard guald in sight Fox Fax turned back a corner carner of af his blanket and drew forth a small vial which had been smuggled to him from fram the prison hospital It born boro the label croton oil lie dipped the heal head or of a match into its contents con can tents and touched it to hiS gig face at irregular intervals A tiny red blotch blatch appeared wherever l' l the match touched the Then Then the vial was again carefully hidden It was nearing midnight when the u u i. i A Thrilling Fi Fiction tion StorY of a f Prisoners Prisoners Prisoner's Break for r Li Liberty e ty- ty BY FRANK A HUNT From the Utah State Prison o I jM Murderer Escapes From Utah Prison I M k t Iy t k 1 i yI I i I y ti 1 5 I 47 f t t 1 x r 11 f 1 r 1 1 1 t i i j ty 5 1 t P The prisoner had almost reached the top before the guard opened fire A bullet spat against the wall and bits of stone stung him sharply in the face I guard guald heard someone groaning as though attempting to awake and escape from fram a bad dream He traced the sounds to Foxs Fox's cell and peering in through the bars saw the prisoner lying apparently asleep on the bunk Growing curious however he unlocked the door doar and the rays of ar a flashlight lash light shot shat Into tho prisoners prisoner's aner's face the matter here demanded de- de mended the guard coming closer Wake up Fox Fa He started back backas ns' ns the prisoner rose unsteadily to his feet Great guns gun man you OU have havethe the r I feel pretty dizzy s said ld Fox Fax sinking back on an the bedI bed I am am going after after the medico said the guard But the doctor refused refused re- re fused to leave the wardens warden's son san he rep reported on his return The guard was in a a. quandary He I walked away and the groan Fox Fax could not nat suppress was not nat without fervor Presently the guard came back and stood staad before the cell as though mulling over the situation Guess I 1 will have to move mave you yau to an isolation cell on an my own responsibility re- re he said and he unlocked un- un locked lacked the door daar Fox Fax groaned again as he r rose se to his feet teet He pretended to be er very weak and put out aut Ills his hand as though to steady himself against the door daar as he left the cell on tile the guards guard's order arder Down Dawn the long corridor car cor- they went pausing only a moment mo- mo ment while the prisoners prisoner's guard exchanged a a word ward with r guard seated on a high stool under unde undera re r a shaded light at the end nd of ar th e passageway I Then they descended a flight o of f stairs to the ground floor Th The e guard at the door doot which opened on the the yard rd looked sharply at the prisoners prisoner's face and stepped far back as it If to avoid avald all contact with the man Fox Fax blinked for the flood fload lights oh an the wail made the yard ard as as' bright as day He saw a guard holding a rifle emerge from one or of the tow taw ers era and them cl closely sely as they started across the yard ar in the direction direction di- di or of the h hospital The oner drag dragged ed his feet and moved monel along very slowlY but he was acre acre- fully surveying ying the lie Ie dared not turn his head for far forthe the guards guard's eyes ees were always upon him and yet he must make certain that the ladder left by the builders was still in the the- Same place lle he had seen it that day His chance came as he swayed the guard searched Ills his collection of af keys foe far the one to the isolation cell Sit down dan on the ground before you fall down dawn commanded the guard I will have the door daar open apen in a a. jiffy Fox Fax obeyed and in doing so made madea a halt half turn to the left He knew he would soon be free now luck was always with him The ladder ladder was still there therel I IThe The guard had the door open oJen at last and forgetting caution he stepped in ahead of the tha prisoner to turn on the light Before he could touch the button buttan Foxs Fox's right arm encircled his neck and before he lost last consciousness he knew he had been trapped I linger the prisoner emerged heri he ri ware the guards guard's Uniform Now Kow for far it No time to note nate whether or not he was observed bythe iby by the men on the wall but he le must not nat move mave too fast until he reached the ladder lIe had U it It was even lighter lightern n n weight than he had anticipated despite its height h A sharp command com com- nd mand followed fallaw d by the report repart of af a rifle would not nat have taken him b by y sur surprise hr r ch his plans bunone but bu t none came He carefully measured ed the distance from the new cell ceIl house bause to the wall poised the ladder upright upright up- up right and nd ran forward farward Not until the tho top tap or of the la ladder struck the wall did th the e guard in the nearest tower on an the left turn about and then tIle the uniform uni- uni form tarm worn warn b by the prisoner puzzled puzzle d him for a moment By the time theman the theman man opened fire Fox Fax was almost almos t tm to Bits or of stone stung hf him m sharply in the face as s a bullet spa spat t against the wall vall The same movement that brough braught t him to the top tap served to dirty carry hi m over the other side lIe landed o an mn n hiS hi'S feet with a jar that shook hl him m fearfully but still dazed he found himself in n the general direction dl di- of the prison farm which h be e must cross crass in order to reach the th e can canyon an lie He could hear electric beIls ringIng ringing ring ring- Ing furiously spreading tire the alai alarm m through the prison and the shout s and orders to the guards but he se e darM to pause J to make certain h he e pas as going g in the right direction I It t was WaR just a e bIt it darker than than he ha d expected but he knew almost almast at once that Ire he was on the right rig course Over on the right lay the twinkling mass of lights oUtlining the city and on the left loomed the dark bulk or of the Wasatch mountains moun- moun lIe laughed In exultation and ran on an A fence crossed his path and he be cleared leared the obstacle almost almast without touching it it lIe He knew lie he was now I on an the prison farm tann A smooth stretch or of pasture with springY sod sad lent wings to lids Ius feet lie He was In fine physical condition glad now naw that he had kept up his exercises his celt cell Another fence Now Naw the going was not nat so good He had encountered encountered a newly plowed field and tho rIch black bInck loam laam was soft underfoot He commenced to breathe hard and pers perspire lre mightily How Haw many acres of this accursed soil could there be The field seemed to be endless it was wa slowing Flawing him up but as yet th there re was eras no sound of pursuit The The guards were probably endeavoring orin oring to stretch a net between him and the cit city Well ell let them his plans had been more mare carefully made than that that- that only there must be no no delay in reaching the canyon before dawn Now Kow to t cl r mb the little hill bill just ahead He felt himself fallIng Water cold cald from the melting snow high on n the Peaks of af the mountains almost stopped Ills his breath He hM had plunged Into a deep brook The bottom was strewn with loose laase round boulders that caused him to lose lase his footing as he waded toward the shore splashing through water up to his shoulders Almost to the opposite apposite bank he paused Voices More lare cautiously now naw Ire crept forward for lor- ward and dragged el up th the steep bank into the thick ond under under- r- r brush lIe He saw a flashlight flicker several times and farther 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