The evening times., 1896-01-04

hung the corcrlet of her bed over the iron
bars TO be exclusive.
The Foley promptly picked this matter
up for a quarrel She ordered the covcrlct
down, and Mrs. Gagnan said il shouldn't
come down. The-Foley said il should, rs
she couldn't see to sweep. That was non
sensical, but they quarreled about il, never
thclcss. They called each other interest
ing names. and the Foley wound up by say
ing Mrs. Gagnan was 4 She beast. and dis
manted the door herself, throwing the
coyerlet into the corner of the cell. Mrs.
Gagnan laughed a most cxaspcrating Irish
laugh without any humor in il, ana kept it
up for a long time, TO the wild annoyance
of the other.
QUARREL OVER NOTHING.
That's the way they all do" said Mar
garet Wilson. They quarrel over MOTH
ing, just because they've nothing else 10 do
TO vary the monotony, They get on per
feet tantrums with each other, and III five
minutes they will b" as interested i'll each
other again over something. The best way
to get along is TO Lei everybody have his
own way. aud they viii eventually stop an
Doying you. They Sctto knowing youprctty
quickly here
Becky Smith. one OF the toughest wGfncn
IN the place, came 10 talk to mc later. she
said IBID You enjoy your breakfast" l
told her that did. You can get plenty
10 cat said she, IF you Just have a little
money. The cook and the cIambernaid
are glad to bring it out TO yon.'
but doesn't the palron or warden pan
lsh them for that
Indeed they don't know il. You 20 out
Ia the sink when they bring something cGt
there and you show them Il little mlL.'y;
tnry II get you something o eat ali right"
made up my. mind to try that. as bad
90 cents, and might III least get one dinner
Which would carry me over till Monday,
when / hoped Iu gcUmy release. According
ly, | waited ;DpuJ for the b1uS'inaid, and
when told her / wouid give her / u O. nts
for something IOr dinner, she ii should
have 1t
1 expected that would receive a call On
Sunday from some one, AMI every time th.
bell rang ! strained my ears 10 hear what
was SAID from below AT til" door. 1t was
not hard Ia know WHO WAS laNOr'si. The
name of the prisoner would hc called out SD
loud that II rcSoundcd through the corridors
and every prisoner repeated TIT" ZANE.
Walking up AMI down the c"rrior was
such II drcary business, and | WIS soon
weary in mind from ring The nccs-
purposclcss lives. l had just gone 10 the
end OF the ward and was passing backward
and forward. when heard Bergen called
out. and al the girls FASTENED Ia repeat
Florence at the top OF their voices. But ii
was not a caller. The gentleman, who
Etood in the transverse corridor, glared at
me when / came UP and said. Il am the
doctor!''
"Oh." replied. you wanted me-
He did not reply, but glarcd at me again,
and, turning, walked into the war;ien's par
lor. / followed him, innocent of nis'ie
mcanor, not understanding him. He paused
on the threshold and roared AT me, what
do you want?"
- j stood up TO the extent Of my height
and glared at him this time for "A minute,
then I said: Il don't want anything OF
you, sir; believe you called me-
''oh, get back to your ward he said,
with supreme contempt. II don't want
anything of you.'
This indignity, when l was ut i loss to
understand it, hurt my pride, but Mt the
same moment convinced me that there was
no suspicion with regard to my mission
there. As / went hack into the ward the
girls came up to talk about it.
You see, FlOrrie," said Emma, .'they
give you an opportunity to talk to the
doctor when you first come in, and sup
pose he thought yoI knew about it,
well, as long as l didn't, / don't see
why lie should take my head of"
"Oh. he thinks he's smart. They act that
way because they want to hurt you. They
want you to know You wear the blue
gown. He's nothing bat a student. any
way. He don't know enough 10 doctor
q horse"
did not mind this, but invited another re-
buff. l was ever eager 10 see if there was
not someone i'll that big establishment who
would take some interest in me from the
fact that had not crime-hardened face,
and this was my first commital. therefore
strolled out of the ward into the office and
looked down the road. 1 had seen Capt.
Thompson. the assistant superintendent I'm
the keepers quarters. He had a good face,
j thought. knew he was coming out there.
hoped that when he sa W me apart in this
manner lie would discern something differ
ent in me and give NE little talking to.
He didn't. He stood looking al me a Min
ute, then beckoned TO me with his finger up
close 10 his eye. and l walked up to him
slowly, He said:
Your place is In there. you are not wanted
out here, You stay where you belong
He spoke gruffly and harshly, SO walked
hunlbly back into my ward. ! reflected that
these men see so much of the vagrants that
they have no interest in whether they are
shadebetter or a shade worse, olong as they
have no trouble with them.
It is their mission simply to detain these
people, and keep them orderly and busy.
That is doubtless all the reformatory work
that can be done. have no criticism TO make
that they do not take a personal interest.
Where there are so many coming and going
this doubtless would be impossible. But II
was saddening, this Indifference.