The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-11

| aspirations. would cast a glance beneath
the rank OF chief warder.
But there was a male as well as a fe-
male side 10 this prison. on the male side
| were congregatod so individuals. whose
| exploits little and great had exhausted the
resources OF crininology. From the Erave
/ cid plodders" 20 the gay young friskcrs'
/ n the devious WAYS that led TO the seats
1 Of peuance. there were many talented per
sons and persons ~ genius. very select
I ard agreeable. az present engaged in "a
4 variety Of industrial pursuits. for which
| they were rewarded with a maximum OF
/ eight marks per diem
But the rules OF the establishment
/ forbade ell intercourse ard commuuica-
ton between the hoarders 81 opposite sex.
| The wicket Of passage from the one side
/ to the other was perpetualv barred. ir
/ shape the ladies were divided from he
men by a heavy curtain or red balxe.
and not even on saints days and holiday
| (of which. indeed. the prison calendar
took no account were they allowed q
mlglo in friendly converse. The miidfs'
forms Of filrtaton were rot alone de
couraged they were rendered absolute )
impossible: and the governor ard the
mstron were. as regarded their respective
charges implaca BILE misogynists. But
there are always eventualites and sho
unforeseen.
IL was az the exercise hour on the
following morning that Miss Fo7ket wa
relieved OF her most immediate anxiety
Thus and thus did fortune further her
In the middle OF the exercise yard stool
the laundry an outer wall OF which
needed some repairs. 1t wae just az the
close Of the hours exercise and the
ladies' OF Il wing were looking for tfe
word 20 retire when a squad OF well =
males appeared round the corner % the
laundry in tho keeping Of a walder il
was a mistake on the part OF the wsrder.
who had brought his masons on the scene
a minute too soon. The wardrcss o. y
wing sounded the retreat as Miss Pocket
! gave a little scream Of delight
What IS Il. love-" whispered Miss
Rodwell. who was walking just behind
her.
rye seen him. He hasn't gone!' saii
Miss Pocket
You don't mean the screw. dear?' raii
Miss Rodwel. rather icily. The screw
/ as the reader Is aware, IS the enigma teal
name for a prison warder. This was an
understood warder. with sallo" rae
1 and a harelip.
Mo- said Miss Pocket IN an emphatic
/ whisper. Five from the end. curly hair
| and cap on the side OF his head
/ He was the smartest young prison
| IN the SQUAD. and the ladies were marched
I In TO their quarters at once.
/ III.
There was no precedent for the sltua-
ton Miss r dwell and Mrs. Pringle. dis
cussirg It with Miss Pocket in the sew
I ing room Immediately afterwards. IN
/ pantomime and whispers. were agreed up
on his
Miss Rodweu in the enforced intervals
/ of fer CALI X. had been boarded IN al
she most RESP ectsble prisons ia the country.
ana Mrs PrinEle had been nine years m
seelusion, and du ousiy posted IN all pos
sihllltieA OF tee "silcut world" and neither
I OF them could recall case 20 match MISS
| Pockets Miss Rodwelfs recoiiections in
cluded an elopment with a mad chaplain.
ana Mrs Pringle remembered all the known
fac a z the unpl BIZ shed story o. The hand
/ soma f3rEer ana the governors second
wife. hut there was no instance. record
1 ed or traditi nal. OF a case Of love between
prison .r ana prisoner on opposite sides
OF the same prison There was. therefore
no assistance from precedent
But this d not trouble Miss Pocket at
Al sre took Il as an omen Of success
that her lover was sin al hand and her
one thought now was how she should work
out her il tie pan. Independent as her
/ spirlt was 4 pleased her 20 know that
her two principal chnm- looked not IN
| fayorablv on her choice. The young gen
tleuau was OF unexceptiona appearance.
| and carried his suit n drah and It's broad
arrow ernbel ishmerts with a style which
| Miss Pocket thought suggestive OF service
/ In 90 d families Miss R1dwells expert
/ eneed eye had perceived by the blue rae
| ,rgs en- his Jacket that he was a nrst-
/ class man.
! Her friends we're afraid. however. that
/ {, would take Miss Poke, "all her time
/ 10 improve the acquaintance. Miss Pocket
/ herself was sanRuine,. for she had JUST
made another discovery, which enc
/ thought might he useful 60 her IL was
4 that the principal wardress OF y WING
a welI-favored young woman not want
ing in heart. had become engagei 10
| f,ntor warder on the male side OF tHe
/ se,a hlishmert. Something ought to come
| 81 that YOU know" said Miss Pocket,
and old Mrs Pringie replied. We'll. l
/ rbo,,id think so. lovey." SO Miss Pocket
took the occasion OF tho next visit o.
v,srdress Winsome 20 her cell 20 say
something respectful and pretty on tho
subject. a., -,
Law. Pocket. and pray how ala YOU
| know that2'' said the wardrsss' aha ao1s =
"put there-if you want 90 know a thins.
como into the prison That's what
alvave say" and there WAS truth IN y
| War5ress Winsome was not onende a.
though which was a point gained Miss
| pocket followed II up a. deftly as na'sn
| 80 and then, as the wardress was ao9ut
| 10 leave her. sat down on her stool ana
hogan 10 cry IN the most natural way "
| the world Wardress Wlnsome Hus.
| reeda nut a EoOd-natGred question. bls
s,t.s Packet would only cay that she
..clar,t w-wish 20 take advantage oi-'i
Aras Winsomo's ki-i-ndess' she was VET
,.s,,.a Miss Winsome was 80 h-happy.
Spuf don't see why IL should make
YOU cry, Pocket" said the war iess' =.
..No miss-only lin IN Hove TOO
sobbed pretty Miss Pocket
wbat could the wardress do but prot
,o- s,rh a word Of comfort and con- O.
lenee as che free woman would natata aug
ana for a captive sister IN situation q
the sort2 The principal OF cover NJ,
.9,sferea much on che male and the tehA's
sides OF a person. you can eoetee ~. ~
vbere. in the last resort. you cannot -
s,hlv coerce che woman. and war
o,bo knows her business does not hA+s9
eb.nce OF concsiating one OF he'
~narrea wardress Wiusome. OF course
snnrosed that Miss Pockets lament was
49, a lover whom she had left 10 the Ie'
world. Miss Pocket weeping soitis' un
deceived her. The wardress was dumb
founded She would have laughed neN'
ont Miss Pocket, checking her tears SAG
II was the simple truth.
And what makes me feel X 80 setl'
oualv. Miss Winsome dear u you'li par