The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-09-26
AUNT BETTYS
PRISONER
BY M. QUAD
Copyright. 1918, by Associated Lit
erary Press.

1T OF lngham county the old Jailer, no
being of his party, had to 20. To every
body's surprise the place was given t.
Uncle Jerry Stills.
! Uncle Jerry was City years old, anC
his wife. who was always called Aun
Betty. was couple of years younger
They were nice old people. They wcr,
liberal with what they had and knew
about as much of the wickcdness OF
the world as two children. The sherlfl
had lived with them for four or five
years when he was homeless orphan
and he owed debt of gratitude which
he wanted to pay. He knew their soft
spots, and when they were ready "a
sail
Now, listen to me! This is n jail
and not an orphan asylum. No one
will he sent here who II innocent or
deserves pity. All prisoners are here
because they deserve To be. Every last
one will lie and play the hypocrite and
must be carefully watched. There
must be no foolishncss with them.
Uncle jerry you mustn't trust one 81
them as far as you can sling a bull by
the tail
Anu Aunt be''!, you must harueh
that KIM heart oi yours hno"
you'd like to adopt every tramp In the
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nskedi
good woman. dare l ask you TO
write to my mother for meT
IF l write her she'll know you are
In jail, and that VIII hurt her terri
bly,"
her that the whole world has been
against me. Nobody Is willing to give
me show
"YOu poor boy" she pityingly said.
"They say | stole watch from
but l never. never did. A
tramp who came later took the watch"
And didn't they get him?"
mo. and because they didn't they
arrested me and sent me here | was
n moor boy. Won see. and had no one to
befriend me"
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shame, Why. the iudce and Jury
oupbt IN be here i'm ymr placew
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tel, Iher 50 don,t want her 10 thInl;
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