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


Bob Terry IL released from prison,
after serving three years for 4
crime he did not commit. He leaves
rrisoa with ghnstly impressions and
fierce bitterness in his heart. Upon
his release he Is given a letter from
Peter Borden, his former employer.
who has aided in sending Terry to
prison because he thought II was his
duty" Terry determines to make
Borden suffer as he has suffered
duriaK the three years in prison.
kob's prisoa pal Is Tod Shannon,
Who urges him TO call on his niece,
Kathleen shannon. When Bob re-
turns 20 his home town. Todd tells
Bob he might also look up John
Carmody, u criminal lawyer and po-
hfaeal boss in the state, as Carmody
nay have employment for him.
Bob says goodbye 70 his prison
Pal. Todd shannon, and accepts q
present 81 : little carving Of a Jap
anese pag0da Todd has carved but in
prison. using IN old safety razor
blade.
Boh Is az last free to return to
his hone town. de takes the train
hone, and on the way q railroad de-
tectise heckles him, causing a lot Of
unfavorable attention from occI-
FEnfS Of the car.
Bob opens the envelope the war
den has given. him On his release.
Peter Borden. the man he hates and
determines 70 get ever with, has
given him a hundred dollars and al
50 says he viii meet Bob on his ar
rival az the station. Bob meets
Borden az the gate in the station.
CHOW GO On WITH THE ST0RY)
CHAPTER S
At the gate they met. The old
man. awkward and embarrassed held
cut his hand.
The boy hesitated. His eyes were
veiled. ~coneeaing the hatred he felt
toward this man. Then, slowly, his
hand came out, bit there was no
warmth Ia the clasp. They stood I'm
certainly facing each other. Borden
vas overcome BY emotion, and by 4
great overpoWering sorrow-but the
lad felt nothing but a fierce, IN
ouenchub!e anger. Time had treated
Borden ii kindly fashion. enhancing
his patrician dignity, placing an
added touch Of bcnisnity on the
broad forehead.
II am glad you have come. Bob"
"Yes. sir"
~You received my nots?'
ayes, air."
u an glad ! did not write
much"
aHow did you know ] would be on
this train?'
II have met every train today, my
hey. And early this morning tele-
phoned the warden. VIII sou come
with me-"
where"
Home"
Protest was on Bob's lips; fierce
rrotest against this attempt 70 rem
rdy the ir~remediable. But he had
learned 20 keep his rebellions to
himself; he had been taught 10 ac-
ariesce without question, and so he
merely nodded. After all, events
had happened too swiftly for him IN
The past "a hours. After three years
Of ~fortuTing humdrum, Of a world
bounded hy four stone walls and an
iron cage, one could not acclimatize
oneself 70 events which occurred 50
swiftly. II was difficult even TO
think: his thought processes were
afr1phied. And so he fell into step
beside the old man and looked down
a.pon the trim black derby and the
tailored clothes and the newly
shined shoes. and remembered that
once ~ had fancied that he loved
this mar az he would have loved a
father: remembered that, and then
recalled that this man had treated
him IS no father would treat a son,
and his heart overlooked with the
.ammed-up bitterness Of three hor-