Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10

| up the paper and watched her chance to
| toss it over her shoulder to Mrs. Pringle.
who was seated behind her. Mrs. Pringle,
| on the point of tossing 1t to Miss Rodweii.
was detected and bounced upon by the
wardress in charge of the room. Without a
| seconds hesitation the heroic widow made
pill of the ST and bolted 1T
The tears trembled in Miss Pockets eyes,
but she restrained them. A sibilant sound
of sympathy went up from the band of
sewers, for by this time Miss Pockets love
AFFAIR was known to some, and guessed by
many, in B wing, and had indeed almost
disjointed the nose of Susan Tolmer's baby.
Mrs. Prtngies name, of course, was put
| down for report to the matron, Miss Pocket
keeping quiet in response to the whispered
protest of the widow that she should not
give herself away" "A few marks lost
amt much to me-" said Mrs. Pringle.
The days went by. in which Miss Pocket.
who fancied herself more closely watched
than ever, could by no means send an
swer to her 10. 1t is rarely that prisoner
exclaims against the flight of time, but
while Miss Pockets term was fast expiring
she seemed every day 70 be losing her hold
upon her lover. She would not, however,
accept defeat.
One other week slipped away, and not
only had Miss ocket quite failed to estab-
fish post, but the service on the other side
was also at a standStiil. The chaplain. who
had but one assistant in a cure of 1900
souls, could not always be sitting to have
the lining of his cap stitched and he had
afternoon which has been under notice.
In this strait Miss Pocket was minded to
venture one last shaft in chapel. She alone
need be punished, and. with her glance
upon the future she cared little for the
wrath of the governor. No one was taken
into her confidence, and the hymn time had
ceased to be a season of excitement. Con-
sequently. when Miss Pocket once more
mented the lines
Let the sweet hope that thou art mine
My path of life attend
with this improvisation,
Yes. John. and let that hope be mine
I'm with you to the end.
the effect upon the congregation was such
that they all, as by one accord, ceased to
sing. In a moment however, the chaplain
had waved them on again. Miss Pockets
wardress stretched over and tapped her on
the shoulder.
1T was you, Pocket she cried
Miss Pocket, who had made no effort at
concealment, said, Yes, miss"
The wardress glanced at the matron, and
In obedience to a sign from that lady, Miss
Pocket was marched out of chapel.
Now, this Is a.. but the end of the story.
What would happen to Miss Pocket the
other ladies scarcely dared to conjecture.
The matron was something of tartar but
the governor was tartar undiluted. ISIS
Rodwall and Mrs. Pringle were miserably
concerned for their friend.
But courage like Miss Pockets draws
support to itself in the sorest situations
The chaplain, in whom was no tartar
sought Miss Pocket in her cell that same
afternoon. He had never seen any wicked
ness III this young woman, and believed
That. II her reason We're not lost, she had a
reason for her conduct.
whether or no Miss Pocket had relied on
the chapiain'S countenance she was deter
mined now that he should champion her
she gave the astoniShed parson every detail
OF the story, including the theft of the
stiff from the lining of his cap. She
sald she mad been sincere in it all; she was
really IN love, and she wished the chaplain
would go and see the young man himself.
II was such a case as his reverence had
never before encountered, but he continued
TO baileFe in Miss Pocket. He said grave!v
that he should lay the matter before the
natron and the governor (Which of course
ne must do), but that he should also see
John Stacey.
Curiously or not, Miss Pocket was never
punished. She had been two DAYS confined
TO her cell when the chaplain visited her
AGAIN. accompanied by the matron. On the
following morning she was closely interro-
gated by the governor in his office. On the
morning after that she stood in the GOV
crnor Office again. with John Stacey he
SIDE her "
SIX weeks later the chaplain married the
pair IN the parish church.