Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-02
The OUTER GATE
By OCTAvUS 90 COHEN


&AD An4S EAhS1s
Bob Terry IL released from prison,
after serving three years for &
crime he did not commit. He leaves
RrisoE with CHASTITY impressions and
fAree bitterness in his heart. Upon
hts release be is given a letter from
feter Borden, his former employer,
who has aided in sending Terry to
prison because he thought Il was his
duty" Terry determines to make
Borden suffer as he has suffered
during tie three years in prison.
Bcb's prison pal j. Tod Shannon,
who urges HIN 70 call on his niece,
Kathleen Shannon, when Bob re-
turns 20 his home town. Todd tells
Bob he might also look up John
Carmody, . criminal lawyer and po-
lstic4l boss in the state. as C4rmody
nay have employment for him.
Bob says goodbye TO his prison
pal. Todd Shannon, and accepts a
present Of 4 little carving Of a jap
nnese pagoda Todd has carved out in
prison, using n old safety razor
blade.
Bob Is at last free 10 return to
his home town. lie takes the train
home and on the way q railroad ce-
tective heckles him. causing q lot Of
unfayorabIe attention from occu-
pants Of the cal.
Bob opens the envelope the war
den has given him on his release.
Peter Borden, the man he hates and
determines 10 get even with, has
given him q hundred dollars and al
50 says he will meet Bob on his ar
rival &c the station. Bob meets
Borden at the gate in the station.
CHOW co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER S
Al the gate they met. The old
man. awkward and embarrassed, held
out MS hand.
"Nigl you take il. Bcb.'
The boy hesitated- His eyes were
veilea, ~conceahng the hatred he felt
toward this man. Then. slowly, his
hand came out. but there was no
warmth IN the clasp. They stood tn
certainly faclrg each other. Borden
was overcome By emotion, and BY ?
great overpovcring sorrow-but the
lad felt nothing but a fierce. an
ouenchable anger. Time had treated
Borden in kindly iashion, enhancing
his patrician dignity, placing an
added touch Of benignity on the
broad forehead.
Il an glad you have come. Bob"
"iez, sir."
"You received my note?'
Eyes, sir"
Il am glad = ! did not write
much"
~HOw did you know ! would be on
this trninf"
Il have met every train today, my
hoy. And early this morning ] tele-
phoned the warden. Wal you come
with me -
f"Whereg'
"Home."
Protest was on Bob's lips: fierce
rrotest against this attempt 20 rem
cdy the irremediabIe. But ne had
learned 10 keep his rebellions 70
himself; he had been taught 70 ac-
ouiesce without question, and so he
merely nodded. After all. events
lad happened too swiftly for him In
The past "a hours. After three years
~ torturing humdrum, Of a world
bounded by four stone walls and an
Iron cage, one could not acclimatize
oneself to eve-ts which occurred 50
swiftly. II was difficult even 70
think: his thought processes were
atronhied. And 80 Re fell into step
beside the old man and looked down
Gpsn the trim black derby and the
tailored clothes and the newly
shlned shoes, and remembered that
cncc ~ had fancied that he loved
this mar ~ he would have loved "a
father: remembered that. and then
recalled that this man had treated
him as no father would treat a son,
and his heart overlooked with the
.ammed-up bitterness az three hor-