The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-27
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8 o'clock until s the next morning?
What do they do?"
"They read. You see, there's a
light between each cell and the doors
are grated. They can see, all right.
Better come back at 1, Miss"
Yes, / will" Judith turned.
And just at this moment, Douglas,
walking between two officers, en-
tered.
Her mouth framed an inarticulate
cry, the lips remaining fixed as
though paralyzed over the unuttered
Sob
He walked in such a graceless
manner-not jubilantly like himself
at all, but with his arms pushed oout
before him, the hands fist to fist.
Misunderstanding had iron cuffs
clasping those two hands of his TO-
gether. And his head was down,
jaws set and grim.
He looked up and saw her. Judith
was compensated by that look
light and tears and gladness, as
though he were little boy. He took
an involuntary, hasty step toward
her. He said, thrilling, jude
Then he frowned and bit his lips
and stood quite still. staring Devil
dered and apprehensive into Judith's
face
He spoke to the man at his side.
rrbic MON Gonna to Judith "SOOrrV
we can't let you visit now. You
can come back at 1. He wants to
know if any one in his family has
become ill.,"
Her glance fixed on the young,
brown head-the face grown thin
and barred. Ills eyes look differ
ent," Judith thought-'oh, terribly
different
mo" she said aloud. every one
is well. I'll return at L."
She tried hard to smile gaily But
when they slid back a door in the
grating and he went in he wouldn't
turn He stood brief moment, as
though hesitant, then he went on
swiftly, his head pitifully lowered.
Judith hurried, almost running.
She kept blinking, walking blindly.
mot that way, Miss. Down here.
He opened the door to a bridge
like. passage leading to- the other
wing of the building. This bridge
also was grated to the very top or
the building. But the sun came here
and a little rush of air against her
cheeks. There were window boxes
built in long row on either side.
They were planted with Wandering
Jew-green, waxy leaves falling in
long streamers and swaying a little.
He must be glad to see those
leaves" Judith thought. "He must
be glad to get out. Even to be tried
even to sit in the court charged
with murder"
She went to little restaurant in
Third ST. She ordered coffee and
sandwich as though she meant to
eat.
She dropped Jumps of sugar into
her cup. Five weeks there-locked
I'D in a little room by and feet
high-sharing this closet with an
other-lying on a wire spring hitched
to the wall-a very narrow spring.
And every afternoon from 3
O'Clock until he went to bed at 8 he
was closed up like that. No wonder
he was thin--a dark look in his eyes.
Judith had pictured the Jail as a
separate building with small, bare
cells. But these cells opened to the
light and the air. They were rooms.
Not cages--cages set one on top OF
the other like those one sees in
circus a.
And he-ffead lowered, led into a
place like that. She suddenly re-
membered him straddling the board
they had suspended on two ladders
when they tinted the room for
Sandy. The air of him as he
splashed the brush; as he said,
We'll, you must care heck of a
lot for this dame of Sandy that
you spoil. your pretty hands for her,
jude"
Judith stirred the coffee, watching
the way a tear dropped. Il don't
want to cry" she told herself, low
Nv. 1T would he terrible to have
him see me cry"
More softly: HE was glad to see