The Dixie Widow
“Some of the prisoners had gone to the larger outer hall to play cards, where a few lamps burned—lamps that were always turned off by the guards at ten.
Hale forced himself to wait until he heard the guards come down the hall, enter and peer about with the aid of a lantern, then leave. That meant it was about midnight; the next cell check would not come for two hours. He steeled himself to lie still for another thirty minutes, listening to the groans of the men and going over the plan in his... mind.
“Perry—you reckon it’s about time?” Lee whispered, sitting up.
Hale’s shadow was outlined against the wall where he hunched. “I think so. See if Davis is awake.”
“I’m awake,” Davis acknowledged.
Perry rose up cautiously, and Lee did likewise. “All right, let’s do it,” Hale said. “Davis, keep your eyes shut, and try to hold your breath when the guards challenge us.”MoreLess
Hale forced himself to wait until he heard the guards come down the hall, enter and peer about with the aid of a lantern, then leave. That meant it was about midnight; the next cell check would not come for two hours. He steeled himself to lie still for another thirty minutes, listening to the groans of the men and going over the plan in his... mind.
“Perry—you reckon it’s about time?” Lee whispered, sitting up.
Hale’s shadow was outlined against the wall where he hunched. “I think so. See if Davis is awake.”
“I’m awake,” Davis acknowledged.
Perry rose up cautiously, and Lee did likewise. “All right, let’s do it,” Hale said. “Davis, keep your eyes shut, and try to hold your breath when the guards challenge us.”MoreLess
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