The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11

did not offer a parallel. IT.
said. bur,S his. Pocket caught The tiny note OF
INDIGESTION in her voice. and her handkerchief
way y e H'r v Ell Ms. winsqme, thank YOU
kindly. she said. We're both, IN love, and
I'm 10. uniortunaieo one. that's al 49,,
Wnrler WinSome gave In. She would nnd
ont Who the Young man was. what he was in
for. " and how long he had TO remain
immediately, and Miss Pocket kicked on her
slippers and danced in the dark.
Though she prided herself on this success.
she was generous enough, in the interests Of
the warder 10 keep secret the promise which
had been given her lila, .,.
the result. VIVA, could he happier, The
Young mar, John stacey by name wa a bach
s!9r and unattached, to begin WIN, Ih@n , rsr
Sgi!e = yS.al az snaIE a. Mi, rSsts;'t. :;
eithcr ease, lie had been valet TO 9 baronrt.
50 Seth 'hnt sd the pair -,o9d on he a w nlse to fo2 Ss r" %,
the srmod otc ~. Miss "ock herself
This grateful Information was not given
70 Miss Pocket in a lump, as /, were. but item
by item, n, tho wardcr herself CLEANED IL on
the other side Of the wicket of division; II
and during these DAYS Mis- Pocket did not
enjoy sight or glimpse of her hero. The re-
RIfa ne tho, to 1 la1s lsl RdTs w wah MrST f from fhs ~s sS.
crCise ward. and no kindly accident brought
John Stacey on the scene AGAIN. But some
thing as good ls this happened, or something
better. Miss Pocket made the discovery that
John Stacey had taken notice Of her, This
threw her into s,ich a traniport OF pleasure
the heels of old Mrs, pringle. at exercise next
morning. was reported and suieret n loss
Ii isn't good enough. was Miss Rodwell's
comment. You'll be in chokey If you don't
look ont
or rather 10 seek for them some more rrl-
dent outlet. For another week she was very
quiet AMI self-containei then she went into
char 81 on morning with = CLEAN Of ins ira
ton in her eve. Morning chauel seldom lasted
beyond twelve or ifteen minutes time enough,
however. for surprises, Presently began the
hymn:
The world is very evil.
The times are waxing late.
In the third and fourth lines. high above
all the others, rose the voice OF a woman
Answer II you know me
I've Just nine weeks to wait.
The voice was so loud and clear. and the
phraslng 50 nice. that the words were heard
over tho gre ter part Of the chanel, and the
eject upon he cong eration was electrical
tn" oldest prisoner ir sent had never ch;
al ANYTHING that happens in prison, because
il rnt lils onSeluenccs; but the male side Of
The chanel rr,nned in a large. quiet way. and
on the other side OF the balze curtain, where
the ladies were. many pairs Of ewes sought
the chaplain's with a furtlve gaze Of inquiry,
Every warder tnei to control her own par
ticnlar charges. but none knew what prisoner
il was who had addressed herself TO space in
that unusual m amer.
The governor az morning chapel is generally
the deputy governor; and that popular officer
looked exceedingly angry. but could say nolh-
ing Nothing. In fact, had happened; Tor the
reryice Went on IT., & II p5 nGpS!s' ed,T Gnd; r and n n".
peal, But Ms. Rodwell and Mr. Prinsle
could 70, 9n'te contain thfm, ,is Vs. a. por Key
Who Walked between them. was a. demurc a,
Well, you've Fc, a Invention, lovey. II ever
VIII prize chaplain's report: said Miss
Rut there wa. no report. for the chaulain
lad no idea who had Outvuiced the rest of hls
congregation.
chapel came again. as usual. on the follow
ing morning Nobody looked for any devel-
opments In the hymn. and it opened quietly:
Brief lie Is here our portion.
Brief sorrow short-lived care.
Then a rather nice tenor voice topped the
congregation;
got your message. honey:
when times UP. III be there.
This time il made a kind of scare There
and a risk that morning chapel, the chef RE-
taxation Of tho day, might be suspended. Tie
NdficT-. OH 'IeIr Itl>'u ~tdN~,. 'dlh'u, VN'iN
bench, from the governors, gallery 10 the Ted
baile partition. but cleaned nothing.
Il ain't seen The like since took service under
her blessed Majesty" said Mrs ir'ngle at
IL, a record,- said Miss Rodwell. What's
But Mis- Pocket palpitated. and said Moth
Ing: She had found her maj, ana her man
had found her. Size was in the lap OF, fave.
prison had transformed itself into a bower
Of love. There wn- no hymn al morning chapel
Tor Il week, but there were two hymns on Nul-
day. The iir-t passed, without interllnl!on.
though there was a feeling in the congregation
that any line in any ver-e might bt followed
by a novel variant. The third verse OF The
second hymn made Il tempting opening:
blessings abound where'et lie relgns
The prisoner leaps 10 loose his chain'
Slrill and clear, rs AZ the FIRST OF these mo-
nentous maths. rose the woInan's voice
when YOU aud me have lo't our chains.
AddreSSto Windsor Terrace. Siain's.
,sbefore. no wardcr was able 10 trace that
Grant voice. Miss Pockci'> eyes were glued
To her hymnbook, and If Miss kodwell and Mr..
fringle clluCkied above ih,Ir breath, !, wa, no
more than all the other ladies did. THIS time,
Of course. an answer Vas looked Tor. and II
came.
LEI, every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honots 10 our KING
And, he invisible tenor responded
nscasy II YOU come to that.
But nrst wen Try the parsons hat
How tho service ended that day no ono could
atterward have said. At the close, and ~ IN.
nnrties, the Iovrrnor rose IN his pew IN the
gallery. Iipod shrilly for silence, and said
/" II II occurs again, and the offenders are not
reported TO me-. the entire prison VIII be placed
on punishment diet for a week,
Now. in general, honor among 'h" inmates
of II jail II n more or l's- nctl'l"us virtue, but
whether through voluntary completely or
because very few were in the secret the strata
gem OF the ingenious pair whom the red baIZe
divided was not revealed.
The last message was a teasing problem for
Miss Pockets understandiug How in the
of magic should she try the. parsons
hat:" II CHANGED that the chaplain visited
her tho next afternoon. and so absorbed was
she in contemplation Of Tho rusty college cap
which he good man wore Oh his prison rounds
-. "a IT, Ii. nADullNnt hnInIlN HIM IlAn-