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

silcn an GRAND would he 70 invite consequence
~sovhe on the morrow. Instead, Miss
Pocket took down the blackboard. prayer
book with the, prison stamp On II from me
into Inc marriage service. In n less emotional
hour she would have found ,omrtlins TO crit
ti.e in Us precept-. but she read the service now
with a glow Of feverish acqulescenco ana az
.Then. 9: SD hid the prsaycT book dom ps Ins
ON, tn.morroW he may be going az tho end
Of The week he may have gone alrcady" ,
Love In a stone cage IL surely tho dlrsSt ot
the passions Miss Pocket wanted 90 fling
open her door. spring out in the sunny air, CIV.
play to her thought, IN INA, ha,i 4 irs% "Npal nre,, a mr,
fErcom" without. Nil. poke, wa. connIani"nlo:,;
punishment next day. summon "A human being
lmpilsive ladies in r wing. sick of oakun,
picking, basket weaving. paper sorting bag
making or spinning or victims q "nnqi, pure
or governor. or heat q tattoo with Their pam
the wardcr and insure the relaxation, OF a scene
in the governor office. ut report hour OF 'he
a III Of piquc. and to make ,Ioubl" for and with
an uuplea.apt Tarder, had ben di'coyrrsih
screaming at the top Of her compass
But these approved devices were not, for "a
crisis such az hers Miss Poke, no longer
or he warder. She was desperately concerned
to appease everybody. in order that everybody
How she chafei aud painted that afternoon
within her three whitewashcd walls and the
drah door which she could nor open: Clipping her
small feet together, and her soft little palms
that were not meant for task work; wondering.
with "A child's curiosity IN a thing she Lad never
in converting everybody 10 her service where
nobody wa. in the least concerned to -eryc her.
e eSSid ah ReFs sfTc h tGr ut lw ihc Gr o 6nrSS da 1n!Sn'S VINO
Then the alarming question sounded IN her
heart, arajn: What if he is going at once or
Mis- Pocket herself had been three months
in retirement, and had vet three months, 20 rum
Sh" hid seen him but once and she might never
Ait"rethe-, tho romance was worthy Of IL.
! SNinsu b Gnyi55. .a lcm1 bI !, o wSs n @nd 1 far a , mo.
mcnt. the captor If her heart. she was ignorant
of hts name, station and calling She knew
never 50 much as behrid hCr For ro al hi hs M snsc
that he were still not far away
Who was this gallant. va. a question Which
greatly exercised the CURIOSITY OF Mis- koiweii
sharing a me1vre half " Miss Pocket seduc-
tive secret The Governor was OUT OF the reck-
The very incarna,ion Of penal discipline, and
not To- be thought upnn with anv tendernesr
lan,rv in he chaplain. but he was too unkempt
The doctor was agreeable when his fancy was
moved. but. TOO arTunen,ative Miss kodweil
hTt iii the ladies we're in love with him, and
Miss Pocket had said in, the sewing room ono.
tina, though he was III. kind Of man YOU might
20 up the river with, on a quiet eyenlhg, me
should never think Of him Ia n serious inatr,l-
I% SSEiSr o TGy man IS MI,6 Gn 3 SHOVE war1 bsarG S1 but he s2 had
lanShcd at, him Neither Miss ,Rodwsll nor
With her uphrineing and social aspirations:
would east a glance beneath the rank OF 'h'ei
"pnt ,ho-a vas , male as we'll as a female
side To ms PRISON. On The male side here e"e
congrcGatei >ome nine hundred or a th3uSand
great had exhausted the r%c-olrc., ot. GRIMM
0logy. From tho grave old plodder." to me
gay Young fri-ker~" in the devious WAYS that
led 10 the seats ~ penance, there were many
ycr-un~ OF talent and person. 81 Cohiis; very
,gIrc, a an" ~ f ind@.irial a. nrr. iig'tt FOR Siich theT
were rewarded with "A maximum II eight marks
. per die". ~
all intercourse. and communication between
the boarder- 81 Orr"~it" ,seN, ia" wicket "i
passage from the one side tn the other Wa
per- omallr barred; in chapel the ladie- were di-
vIdrd from the mon bv "A heavy curtain OF red
batIr. and no, even on saints days and holdav'-
, fof which. indeed. the Prison calendar TOOK
no sccourIn were thev allowed to mingle in
friend, converse. The milde~t forms Of illrts-
ton were NOT ulone discouraged. they wer"
rendered absolutely Impossible. and the gov
cInor and tho iHaiion were, rs regarded tier
BUt There are always cventualities and The
1 uuiuic-,-'iI
] Il M al the exercise hour on 'he iplluWlllC
I morning TINT Mis- Pocket wH~ relieved ~ hcr
most immediate. auXictv. Thus, aud thus did
fortune further her. la The middle ~ the on
.rri,e ard stood the laundry. an outer wall ~
which needed some .rclfHir-. II was Just AT
the close ~ the hour EXERCISE. and the ladies
uf B wing were looking for the word to retire
when n squad OF Nell--rt male Appeared round
the corner ~ the laundry IN the keeping OF Il
warier. II was u mistake ON tho part Ov The
warder. who had brought his inasor- On ~.
scene "A minute too soon. The Narder ~ u
Wing sounded H.: retreat a Mis- Pocket gave
a lttle scream ~ delight.
What l. II, l"N e.: vhi>rcred Miss RodNe!i,
who Wa walking lust behind her.
I've seen hiu' He hasn't gone said Miss
Poke go,
y on don't mean he screw. dear said Miss
RodN ell. rather iCIlv The screw As the reader
l. aware, j. the cnigmatical name for u prison
warder This was an understood WaIdcr with
a salluw face aud o harelip.
"\o!' said Miss Pocket IN an emphatic whisper
"Iiv" from the end, curly hair and cap Oh the
side Of h- head
lie was tne -martcst young prisoner in the
squad. and tho ladies we're marched In 80 their
quarters n once
There was no preCedent for the situation
Miss Rodwcll and Mr4 Pringlr. discussing 1t
with Miss Pocket IN the sewing room imme-
diaiely aftclward ia pantomiine and WHISPERS,
were agreed upon this
Miss Rodwell, in the enforced intervals Of
her calling. had been boarded in all Of the most
respectable prisons in the country. and Mrs
pringln had been nine. year, in %secllision and
silent world. and neither ~ them could recall
"a ,I,sp To match Miss pOCkot- Miss Rodwplls