The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-08

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nn,qa, They joatlcl each other IN
- hcir c.eucrucss to r,ach The street as
E@H%SA1 II thcy feared that excuse might
HyT%TsE vet be found to doaiu them
HEWNESs Now tse. tics had gained the open
EM.NE9a and tncw thcy were free they paused
y3aEs rrcsoute qlan,cd-sa-h toward the prison
and stood still gaping il seemed almost
E-zz1xs7s3 Is ihovgh they had already tircd Of be-
ssf.. ra .masterllss and we're coyeting cap
@ a
The vardcr who had unlocked the
.,.,. leaned against the stonework'
ianrling lis keys, watching them with quiet eynasn'
He had seen +, all before how the routine ana tne
iran agc.-iYr made Wcahlinss ont OF men rooong
even to r,o., dariag Of their initiative He knew taa'
tbc c-r ranishacnt OF most prisoners is moi en-
dared in the cells but in the first hours OF release
acbecr ~. boys" he said kindly; You'll get used
"a n Seems kind o strange at hrst don H. amer an
these years.
90 IL he men nodded He was an old-tmcr white
haired and broken; he had been sneak "'''i
inward of half a century and had spent two-'nFuS
81 his r,anhood peerng out from grson gTa'ings'
I'll c,s accustomed 70 be subscryicut So ne gave 4
,a.e,y smile and whispered hoorscly I guess We
nall through all right mister and II hey don u2s ~
rcht over there" waving his hand vaguely to ndi-
eate everything that was not captive we ca" always
do something and get brought back here
The second man frowned angrily at hearing I'ns''i
include in the last part OF this sentence iP "'s
n,,ch Younger than his companion and ana no, 100"
e.cr ,h;rty Tall and athletic in build he carried nun
ea,f ;4r an ercctness which was almost military ts
foroboad was broad his features eean-cut anu
sct,,,v his ewes gray and naturally honest Despite
his closccropped hair and unfashonable aturc W "An
tbc ndcinabe distinction ard courtesy OF gentleman
born and bred 80 &C.
T,rninq to the warder mpaticntly, he asked, Can
YOU tell me the way to the nearest station "''''
to board train going eastward nod
The warder laughed good-natWedly; he was an'use"
- Ibis sudden resurrection of castc-sprt IN man
49, i might have been his duty to have hoeeeu
..o,+orda, 'NeU. welw he exclaimed 30 I'VE
r,+ ;,nortant business Already We didn't give you
much Of a chance to get up the geography OF uS CIV
n town when first YOU came here, dd we
Then he cave the desired information IS nc stepped
hack into the jail and the two men moved away rs
called ont after them "Say, boys, II you're ever n''u
~ and want a bed and breakfast, YOU know Wnere 70
~ ~ T. ro,te ,oo nothn' at our hotel me and the
government is always happy to entertain ola iie"u,
qrouo Of people who had collected OUTSIDE me
+o y, ,,atch for the discharge OF prisoners nearing
tc ,yarders parting shot set up utter nc youns0'
~ the two ex-convicts flushed Squarng ms Shou'oei
ord holding up his head he made toward the crowd
with A gesture that was threatening IS mousn '
had b,en stricken with smallpox, room was iu@ue 0'
L,, 70 mass the alhrg DdCk HulllOHS "'1 g.
rina m at him in ndisgused terror, inc "ome"
utterng little shrieks ana ga'hel'hs !" "'N'
avoid contamination
IL .,1lcd syiftlv anxious to get away from these
,tposses of his degradation and to reach some spot
where his record was not known and he mgn' DC u''
ashamed His white haired companion touered along
Lh;d half running in his feeble efforts to keep up;
At last spent with the exerton he CRED oay' Mls''-
4 H. Won amt coin to desert an old pal are you'
p.dcn Knghtlv turned whats the matter now,
ba ae,-od fercely "Youve got claim on me- An
th,t happened over there is past jerking his head II
tbe direction OF the prison 81 want to blot II ou'
M f,,r NV memory and you must be forgotten with II
I'm going home to my wife, tell YOU -,
Tbe old man bowed his head in assent and smnea
aAu rpbt lad. Al right" he muttered and without
raising his eyes turned to depart
Kniehty watched him shuttle few steps, tnen cane
hin hack "Here; but. Billy tell me what's th
matter?" , o1 :,4 o
,or,bere 10 90" he faercd, and no one to car
.hether 7 stav in or come out guess the janis m
bome-out here l feel somehow lost
rWe but what do you think ! can do Tor YOU
anrn,,o, lust let me be with you little longer
rress We was pals over there-and now 1 M
1,rned lonesome that l don't know what to
about it." ,l;,o n
| o,rs of the aged The next thing he kne
nos that Kniehtys arm round his shoulder
ssoeak up old friend" he was saying I'm gong
he 60 bappv to-day that you must be happy too no
tell me, what is there can do for you. -.
aLet me stay with you little longer l wont
Vou no harm, nor give you away. II oen@,e NY y.
~, ;s+ keen very quiet and pretend don kno" "
'Ii od Bglv company You part way on your journe
Isi mI'h him 1I to 60 Then he'll wait till you're out
sight and do something to get h'sseli arrested anu
get back home-oyer there ..-u;
Knightly thought for lew 'eGonos' comes O''''' ''''''
on his heel, Come OIL" he SAID abruptly G.
pN ,'s .i,..d :. the station in silence It was Su
a., morning. and the bells were ringing tor seFY
GSy on their way they met family groups moving ehuFo
;.b the Gait Of recently discharged convict Bad
Knghty suffered the humiliation OF 'isns Tan does mo'
bas,ilv collecting their children as "'" 's's
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