Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-25

u had come. praying again for night,
that the pail of darkness might hide his
misery at least from sight. And 20 fos
days aud moaths and years no thought
but this-that so much Of his life might
speed by into eternity. And now this
man. for whom he had done n. talked
% "doing something" In retum-oi
money and position. Did he not know
that " he should gro,el before him for
all his life be couh not make mp for ths
bondage OF thosc year1
Chalmers had reprcssei himself "a
long that II hal grvwn 20 he habit. SEC
ond nature almost. but now hot, bt-
ter words. taunt.. insults. curses. began
30 form themselves In his mind and leap
Coz utteranc-. lie would let them have
way for once; he would humiliaie this
sleek. pr-Isvus man u the world BE-
fore him. and then he would go away.
he card not whittier. lie would not
h. truculent: be would look him square
ly in the eye while he told him every
bitter wor,i. even 90 the last one.
lie Looked up. resolved and intent
upon his purpse. But Just inside the
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.s,op." be said calmly 81 am G.orvc
Chalmers. Now explain youpelf-
The officer Locked from one to IN.
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ing the two men aue.tioninvly' A. N try.
ING ,o establish their identify In Nj. own
mimi ..,on NAV r,,n.ml.r n li,,I. CT.
chang. ~ nr,.oncr. tina, wa. mai. in
cell numl.r thirteen hundred AMI ,.y.
en,y-.iI one night some year. ago. 1
was on duty In the prison then. and have
hail my suspicion. ever since and have
been trying 90 follow 'em up hut.
You s.e. couldn't find out where the
one that went away hal gone. ~ Just
waited till the time of the other one was
up, naturally suppusing he'd follow IA.
firs, ON. then
"Dut what do you want now, The
state has l.cn satisfied. because the sen.
tenc. of prisoner number thirteen hun.
drc,i ami seventy six has b.cn serye.l In
full"
II was Ogden Chalmers who .aid this,
and he spoke with ~ much reprr.-ei
passion In his voice that the officer
turned again aud gave him long look.
~ guess you're the one tina, served
mo., u it, he finally said: you've got
IN. pri.on look. A man never quite gets
rid Of II after - long a term. Then n,
the other ON. 4 want. but you do look
uncom,nonly alike"
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mInt yon hear what n. aid, Il have
,b. pri.on look' let ms 90 ,,,ek again.
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nol,.iy here will know"
.No mo. OGDEN. I hay. b.en n crimi.
nal once and A coward once. but will
ma, do this II either OF ma must vo n
.halI \. m. and do Won .,ay here. with
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..sorry ,o in,errunt Won gent. = ,aid
a.. oa,c., oom,n, near, ,hsm A, m.
.ana ,;m. La drsw 4 n.ir of h.ndcnfY.
,rnm nj. ucte, .Du,y 4. duty- be
.a,d iii II /. mighty unnlea,ant ,ome.
tim. anil mill W. can se,,l, which of
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.u,s - 10Th = A. be ,poke he extended
,hs handcrfY. toward the elder brother
m..n,ngly
r"r : mo,n.,, ,h.,. VIA. aya,n n fierce
,on,s.t Of passion in Chalmer.' breast.
All the hot hatred Of hi. nature against
wrong and Injustice and oppression, 40
long restrained. leaped up ami took form
in the sudden movement Of his strong
tight arm. For an instant he thought
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