The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-12
CHILD OF THE PRISON.
or THEORY OF INHERITANCE
ar CRIMINAL INSTINCTS.

titan with His Friends Out
,he wSfIs-PrOject of n Jail
breaker
ne the old colonel was gazing
o' amt of the hospital window, ne
litrle Girl running 10 and fro over
4 lawn i'm the prison yard. Her feet
-. ,o,ichcd the sward, she tripped
.-hl, and. with her fair hair floating
mind she seemed an embodiment
Il dom 50 vivid was the contrast made
. ,,oo-uing walls and high barred
Il ,emcnts nearby
smtaers he called; who Is that chiid
], what is she doing here?'
U5r. did you never see her afore, Kun
20. asked Smthers, leaving his game
!. r.Htornia Jack with Abe Dalton, who
,s ,u4ering from a broken head, an in
4s,, of his recent recaptue, that's lit-
j Emma
What Emma-Emma who?" persisted
e Colonel
ard KunneI. l don't know. Her mother
&c big Emma, sent up for smuggling.
A ,ter week or so she died in childbut
4 .er n the women's prison, and so the kid
Little Emma ma uIdllS euo e"'
Abe Dalton SO aoruPliS usei ~" ~
<nitlers listened MAJ 'is " 80
tWersaion; nut as oiIiltNerS li',si 60
h e1ounung the chI-o altie9s sag us
n dohGS' ms tlottsH' Gnu q -
\ bon bis own hdrsh Late' WE'VE yea
b. he aad been pr l9oiler III IN -
siiuuoH. SetNlts ioilS leiiii 10. pute
iF ol, nad escdpep' lneil HS Ne9
4 ''l'1. We, "s. -. ha=t 10 bad 90
4 .py nrornisiug Jobs on hand Never be-
i M had he been SO well heeled. Why,
very dav of his capture he had given
II Maggie treasurer for the two, a roll of
~ greens as big as his fist And above
and beyond all. there was the woman
rsolf. now he longed to see her. She was
kirbml now. of course: they al were at
Tsr bui TO serve nine wears was TO be
Had a long time. and she was young and
w and fun of gayety. He must gel
4 while her impulse was strong to help
m fer strong he knew il was from the
emnglv innocent letter he had already
.aived. He must get out; but how? At
4 is in,ani The Colonel spoke up in tones
Il must attract attention.
NV theory is. Smithers," he was main
4 11o =. MAJ If ie innnr,deDt for The an
critics to allow this child TO have the
N s.Jom of the prison. Granted as you
q q thai She is too young and ignorant
n understand all that is necessarily i'm
B Jed by penal servitude; but she has in
\ criminal instincts. and-these must make
n n in sympathy with the men and might
daoe her to aid them against those who
4 2yc oefriended her"
Dalton Meets Little Emma
4 n,,,,,.
Dalton was a man of great strength and
p"Q ne'i'n' ana ms wounds healed rap
4 ~ J." le" Gays the doctor pronounced
4 M cured ana the warden himself came
"@' an precautions were taken III
N9g OF vigilance and security He as
Ve man HIsl 10 cell on the nag
7, MOI Ten Ieet away from the corner
s.s lne H'sht Waterman sat ana smoked
Il '"dS' ana lheh ne leu MN down
F, amor shop ana up the central
,.i,o 80, 'lle rows OF rapidly clicking
,o H., U's, .'ll''es' ana through the thick
'e' ilV'u lhe oVefails' until ne placed
.. 'o"'e qlrectly uhoer the hlgh desk
"a a stick in his hand and navy re-
.,,,., III each MP pocket sat alert and
EIt' my lad, said the warden, ''it
IN w." yourselI whether you have a
uthe' You got away once, but
was before my day, but l do business
i0.I rent principles, you'd just better
.r
"A n DUIe you Wona misjudge me, sir, D."
"a uuhlply:
M, 'u,o,ns away so just listen
ldo l'I Nfank here to put bullet
as, tirs through you If you make the
nat,a vi break.
t, u'', SAT a machine before, so
a. uitg 'lllcu'tV IN setting about his
al ,o t.,' o'''ileHud PIE alacrlty. lie was
Bowel ,t.a. MS hahds so famlIiarly en-
Nj ror1.4 nus WIS sharpened by anxiety
las ~" desires. could seize hold on
|a0lagc l,al occurred 10 his possible adj
rdk'' Ihcn he became conscious that
was nothing else in the room; was
me echo of a merry laugh that no
er,, ,, pa'ier of tiRy slippered feet? He
qbt y, 70 glance under his brows to the
zino f.!1, STOOD the child, little Emma,
bi,r' iuii upon him, with admiring curl
tro
ronoA you me Jack that got away
's' ''e Kitchen so long ago?' she ask
nan,, .,.,
IHg, t'n , ul1 not dare answer, but he had
I'M ~. ,A,pIGssiNe eyes and a pleasant
! vo' ni3 she seemed to understand what
he oy, 'I' saN' She drew nearer. stretch
Ees Hay i lGl hand in caressing way when