The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-25

Most Of the time ! stay in my cell.
There are few prisoners here who
are fit to associate with. The guards
are my only company. They are all
fine fellows.
"By making it easy for them l
make it easy for myself. It's foolish
to be rebel when they have you
cornered like | am
Suddenly the mans eyes shot full
on me. They had a peculiar glare to
them. They seemed to roll and bulge.
Then they shut and underneath were
heavy black puffs like black bags.
Eyes, they've made me out devil
with horns. Perhaps they'll have
the horns growing yet" ne said, and
laughed mirthful chuckle.
Envies Man Going to Freedom
After a while Shepherd came down
stairs. A man accused Of murder
who had been in Jail waiting for bail
was about to leave. He came over
to Shepherd to say goodby.
Hes a fine fellow" said Shep-
herd.
And he's going home to freedom.
How | envy him. But III be free,
too, in little bit.
Guess I'll go out to Colorado this
summer for fishing trip. There's
plenty of mountain trout out there.
And do you know" he asked with a
ring of pleasure in his voice, there
is nothing l like better than rough
ing it, / was made for the open.
I've had my eye on new kind of
sedan car that you can make up into
Pullman berth at night"
Shepherd, because of his diabetic
condition, is not forced to the same
routine as other prisoners. But he
lis not granted any special favors.
He is kept in what is called the an
mex Of the Jail. He had on a blush
sort of suit which was baggy and
badly in need of pressing. His face
had haggard, worn look. But his
shoes were shincd and his tie was
in place. His nails were dirty and
his hair could have stood brush.
CHANGING up l saw fat cockroach
prowling through the dust. The in
sect missed it's footing and chung
perlously.
"Look OUT" l shouted.
Shepherd ducked just in time. The
roach crashed down beside him, stun
ned,N on the cement floor.
The mans eye dilated. Then he
! laughed.
Wears Silky Pajamas
AS soon as he gets up in the morn
ing he puts on his house slippers
and sits up in bed in his silky pa
jamas to eat breakfast.
He made grand speech about
, those house slippers.
"They have given me more comfort
than most anything else," he said.
He smokes cigarets necessarily
from an amber colorcd holder, light
ing fresh one from the end of one
just consumed.
At the desk, where he assists the
guards, ne affects the air of a psy-
| chologist. He runs his finger up
and down the list of prisoners just
brought in.
"Look at these criminals. Can yo,,
wonder why it gets on my nerves to
have to associate with such men?"
We were talking together with
the intimacy of old friends.
The prison had leveled US.
Later in the morning he goes
, through some simple setting up exer-
cises.
Then he starts pacing. He has
counted the distance along the cell
tier. 1t is just so feet to the inch.
81 put in at least mile," he said.
1 paced the distance with him.
ITS great fun going to the barber
, shop or going down to. the cage to
see my lawyers. Anything to break
the monotony. At first I didn't
sleep. But finally broke myself
into routine. Now I'm 50 tired at
night can't wait to go to bed.
Shepherd and kept close COM
pany during the rest Of the day..
.. finished my work and was allowed
! the range of the cell block with him
Twice someone brought him. food