The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-04

ri than in the pen. an ! gave Il 20 that
k.d straight ! toli him what he'd ind
90 the ref an then ] explained 20 him
how hc could get mooch on an give
tns shop The slip he waf a very nervy
KID am there's mighty few refs Z q ucrvy
kid ueed stop in % he's got hankerin.
fo- the open wy they had me 90 a ref
when / was d years old. an ! didn't stay
there d week They got me back after a
Waile but ! mopchcd again, an they Re-
lookin for me yet
..Neu. the judge be gave the Kid what
7 teld him o. ask for. ia explained 70 the
k.d how he wanted 90 put bis plea when
the Judge asked him if he had anything
to say Why the court shou.du. pronounce
sentence on MIN. an be- got of his song
ana dance an right. ! can hear the Kid
now when be came back 90 Jail he came
40 20 me an said. Euderck. Il ] can
beaf that school m going home 90 the
goV'nor You've done me good turn. %
Aou know ite' Course { jollied him along
"a little an told him not 90 get too sun
aay schooiy all OF "A sudden when De got
home. am the next day the sheriu took
him away An tor the next three Year,.
Ruderlck Mcklowd used 20 pat himself
ana tbc back cv'ry now an then when he
thought o. the kid I pictured him al
home YOU know Twin with his gov'uof.
eaia' 20 school, falliu' Ia love with nice
air.e. au gettin' 90 Dc one o the town
pronislu' young men. ] had 90 DO a hit
ln the pen about eighteen months AFTER
the Kid was sent 70 the ref, an Wheh-
ever ia get real down in the mouth Ike.
about the latter end o things, an what 3
what. ] used 10 say 70 myself, Well hu-
derrick. YOU dld that Kid a good turn any
way. an Ia brace ar. | remember Once
Vakin' up in the middle o. the night out
OF a dream I'd been M m heaven. an
Peter he wouldn't let me pass the gates.
you're a bad lot Ruderick. he says. !
couldn't let YOU pass Z YOU was me own
SON remember Z ! eaid 10 him as Wen
LIS. ~ ia said the words out loud. Peter,
SAYS. amt YOU forgcttn' that Rooh
marx q I got for bein' square with tnal
k.d, an then ! woke up. I'm just tenn
vdu this. you know. SOS you can ui'e'
stand how things was.
Thcre was a pause in Rudericks mar.
r,flyc ana the hoiss Of the iron door ~
a place quite other than heaven were sho'
back to remind us now Gar from heaven
,ye were Every one thought that the
nudge bad sent for the men 90 be scntene-
I'd hut 10 wus a false alarm The 'ufn-
key hal - letter 20 deliver TO one or the
raurt prisoners. and we separated into
eroup. again. and Ruderick knotted tho
broken thread of his rominiscences
care YOU listening he said
sure" ! replied. man cooped ~ is
Interested iu everything II be wasn't
he'd go of hts head.
He continued.
About three years after mceun the
kid / got settled in the pen across the
river from this town where We are now
Tire same Judge had hold O. me once bee
fore an he was horstie an gave mo
Htc years. I guess Ia earned o. Tho
pace began 90 get crowded after I'd been
tHcrc about q year. an We had 90 double
uu Hn VINO DO Won think they gave me
far a con companion That kid' There
be- was with his hair cropped an che
f-fipes on i'm. ] kuew him the minute
ihey showed MIN into the cell.
'Kd. I says. this alnt regular. how'd
thls happcn2 Did the Govnor cut up
rough"
70. .RuIcrlrk De saws. I never went back
to the sov'ror ] done as you told me an
m3olhed from the ref-mooched the sec-
ond week Bus they GOT me again. a
farmer q / went 20 for breakfast lu the
moruu' after. be sent for the copper NJ
the ref an they took me back The sup
per gave me a lckin for fair. an toii
me- 2 give him the slip aeain he'd
slick me IN the dungeon. Well / seen
kIs hlggor'n me come ouf % DC dun
rfou liut q baby bat I couldn't stand
FOR b.. nin't Rot 60 DE about 10. / stayed
there q year. an got 90 De one o. the boss
kids % the shop An you know what
thai means Ruderirk.' he says. the kids
that ain's bosses look W To- YOU an think
vo4're a dead ~ hloke They keep crack
iu' you up ~ a Professional an after "a
while vou begin 10 think yourself that
You're hot stun That's the way u went
~ me anyhow aud ai tne end OF the
s..r didn't shink any more bout goil'
back 20 tine gov'nor Ia made up my
mind q / would be- hot stun an a perfes-
slonal. an one night another boss Kid