This Photograph Shows the Type of Men who Form the Outlaw Bands of "the Murderer of Columbus."
for a moment there flushed into my mind the idea of overpowering him and seizing the keys to the gate, but such a plan never would have succeeded. I stayed and argued with him for two hours, but at length he became angry and menacing and I then came to you."
We sat there for a full minute in silence. Then the colonel drew a deep breath, looked at me searchingly and said: "Do not give up hope, Don Luis. I have gone into this to help you escape, I will carry it through, come what will. As you know, there are several officers of the guard, one for each watch, and since this one has proven false, we will have no more to do with him. It is certain, however, that we will be able to bribe one of the others. In this second attempt, Don Luis, you shall escape."
"Ah," I objected, "how can we get away now that the automobiles have gone back to El Paso? To escape from the penitentiary and be brought back, would have only one result to hasten the day of our execution."
"I had thought of that," he said, "and I have a plan which I am sure will work. Place yourself in my hands and I will save you."
"Do not speak in generalities, my friend," I said; "kindly tell me how you propose to accomplish this wonder."
He leaned toward me, with a very shrewd and knowing look in his eyes and, putting a hand up to his mouth, he whispered, "On horse  Back, Don Luis."
"Truly," thought I, "this sounds very good."
"I will have horses waiting near the penitentiary at the point where the automobiles stood," he continued. "I have some money left and I will use that to bribe the guard, but for the purchase of the horses you will have to give me the money. 