Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20

| even prisoners have their standard of suc-
/ cess-all must sooner or later hit upon a
pan oy whie sn,, they are to deal with their
| friction as possible. Even with the most
careful there are moments when they en-
tirely forget their philosophy and do things
which in the open day they would never
have been guilty of; long confinement will
disturb the mental equilibrium of auy man.
but all must struggle and do struggle TO
live as unobtruSive lives as under the cir
cumstances are possible.
Harvey Jelffe, on arriving at the great
- penitentiary knew with a certainty
which would have made some men commit
suicide. that he was innocentbof the cri-ne
for which he had been convicted: but he
knew, also. that it was no use TO lei This
fact govern his policy as a prisoner n was
not for him to ask the prison world how or
why his conviction had come about: II was
for him to be an exemplary convict And
So wondering all the while how things were
going ION the outside and continulily
struggling with an impatence at the way
the world is made he worked hard for
two years and nine months to get a good
conduct reduction of his sentence. There
remained but a few months more of con-
hnement, and they were to he the 10 ,st
irksome of all because Harvey had climbed
the heights which led to the eminence of a
rusty; he had become the errand boy
OF the prison doctor, and was sent on com
missions to all the different departments
one day, while on an errand to the glove
department. he met an old acqlIainfance
who had recently been committed to the
institution, and he asked him for news of
the outside" "a
How is the push comm on?" he ouer
led. referring to his old pals" Some were
settled Tin prison like himseIO, he
learned, others were dead and still otbers
were operating in new fields
what's the matter with Net? T amt
heard anythln' from her for two years"
Amt no one put you next?'' the new
conner counter-queStiOned him
Next to what? She ainrt daod
No. she's live an kickin' yet. but TINT
ny cop Ackeray has tied up with her.
They're married"
where's the kidd
She's Twin with Ackeray, too. Calls him
papa" --7 i'iti'
guard appeared just then. and the
conversation was broken off. 1t had been
successful. however; Harvey had wanted
news and he had got it. There were
other trips to the glove department to Sc
cure the details of the story by word of
mouth, but his own imagination had patch
ed them together for him, and he had
learned the main fact which was that
Ackeray had done him dirt" The nm
merited conviction and Imprisonment be-
to ditch him. The injustice of the pun
lshment had troubled him and made il hard
to obey the rules, but he had conquered
the temptation to be Unruly. He had been
PuzIled by Nettie's refusal to write, but
ne had not connected Ackeray with her
neglect of him. In an indefinite wav he
had planned some day to settle accounts
with Ackeray for the part he had PLAYED
III ms tfaffeys, misfortunes, but the
thought of ways and means had not can
tured his mind: that could be attended to
alter he had secured his reduction OF SEN
tence- Had he been Outside" even the
news of Ackeray's theft of his wife and
child might possibly have been as rea-
sonabiy considered as had been the con-
Vlrtlon that he was unJustly a prisoner
Wen OF Harvey stamp are much caIner
n the open than in the Stir and mar
RACES and divorce take on no such final
proportions. 1t had taken all of Harvev.s |
good sense. however, to be Il model peni- |
-ent. and the complete revelation of Ack- |
ray aupiicltE hred him with desire for
revenge. Henceforth his one passion was |
20 meet Ackeray. lie still remained q |
trusty, good behavior had become auto !
matte with him, but his ambition was no |
0nger simply to be released. He snake TO |
he warden and the guards OF his wish to |
laEe IA talk with Ackeray He said that
here was suspended sentence hanging !
over him in another court. and he wanted /
. kn"" If Ackeray would be willing to |
TX things up for him
Hes the only fellow that can straight
IN the matter out he explained to the
warden, and [ want to have a talk with |
lim'' -r
You're afraid youll be arrested on being
urned loose from here, is that it?" asked .
he warden.
That's exactly it" said Harvey. and I |
won't be bothered" tt gov nd
''All right. Ackerat's gufn' to bring some
'flSoners here i'll a day or 50, an III let |
him know 900 ".i-t @otsH sfsFTGaf Il
Three days later Defective AckSTIhfJ ar +
lived at the great - parliamentary with ;
batch of penitents for whose bodies he
vas given a receipt by the warden He
haS informed of Harvey'S desire for IA k !
With him, and was immcda ely impress ed
With the Importance to himself of such a
ak. Possibly he might find it to his adj
'antagc to arrange matters so that the al
eyed suspended sentence should be carried
,ut
Sure. I'll see him." he said to the war
len. Where is he?"
"You'n probably find him over in the
ioctor's office. Take him into the garden
you want to be private. and tell the doc
or | said it would be all right
The meeting took place in the Doctors
'ihce. me doctor was in another part of
he prison, and Harvey had been left in
'harge. No one heard the converse ton be |
ween the two men, and only two of the
guard knew anything about their being to-
sether. Whether Harvey made use of his
suspended sentence story, OF charged
Ackeray Immediately with foul treatment
If him has never been decided The two
men were in conference. according to the
eStlmony of the guards. about half an
lour, and it seems reasonable to suppose
hat Harvey could only have interested
Ackeray this length of time by reference
% the suspended sentence but in view Of
what happened. one is justified In wonder
ns why he should have wanted to inter-
ST nm at all. Harvey himself has per-
istently refused to make any statement
me way or the other. When the doctor re-
urned to his office Harvey was found sit
ing IN a pool of blood on the floor, cutting
nto small bits with n surgeons knife the
leart OF Detective Ackeray. who lay dead
ma mutilatcd in corner of the room. At
ne trlal 1t was reported that Harvey lad
numbled to himself as he cut: $50 much
or so mUch: for that that but
10 Ineligible Interpretation of either ex-
resslon could be discovered, and they We're
accepted as contributory evil
ence of his insanity.
N I H E CHI u RCHE S