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MISS POCKET IN B WING. Ily Tlklii- Hopkins. O, yrlght, 19i. by McClure, Philips & Cos. I. When Mls Pocket. moving with her ~ ,ai smart siep, head In the air. r un I ~ l round th exercise yard, ,-u Ue. ly j [ her r.ink, and stopped with a curb - , th wardress on duty, the other I, ln th* prison garb wondered what * lid follow. II you please. Miss," s.i and Ml s Pock s’ iiii her t>#at smile, "1 fh -uld l.ke to nurse the baby." Ha l he asked j>rml*.on t * scale tho v nit- other ladiet. h r lompiiik n* In o jr I-. would havi mown I**-, eu'pria •. j. was. indeed. ih<* very Hr-t ilme Ihoi ji Rocket had requested tins hg:t lor. j'tirre sit only one baby In It win*, it was bigger and fitter an 1 hand , than any ol tne *Vven abbs In i’ wing; and the absence of a wddl'g , < from the finger of th" < ome y youtx nan who owned It lent an e.v ra pic tl Interest to the mystery tn which It* tif igtn was Involved. This plump and chirpy mite of a hiby was what l* called a "vital factor" In tne maintenance et discipline in 11 !rg W ien a baby showed an In :.n t on to • break out." or took on a brt> di g At. cr tt fit of the sulks, a wa drew was *ert fiylng to the cell at th nd of Ihe wing i.> beg a 10-inlnuiev’ loan of tho ba y Tin effect in most cases was magical. •|,i< letl y ~ad been known to quell an In ripbr'. mutiny merely by being exhibited. ,vtrp !n the arms of tin matron, at the door Af each cell In suceeaaton At morn Ulss Pocket M alted Only for Ihe Chaplain to Be on the Right Side of the Door. <ng exercise good-conduct prisoner* (the mother con-entlng) were tUovri o carry it three times round the asphalt paths, or sit with It tor a few minutes on the Crass Park uisl r the wall Sometime* the ejt t of these women were wet when they gavd the baby hack, nrttl occasion - •llj one of them would be yen In a full flood ef tears all the while she held the baby, mew.lug or baubling. In her arm*. That w is a very subtle intant. But Miss Pocket had never weakened In any way over title dimpling Instrument of prison rule. Alone a man it the ladles of B win*, ah* hat) never caressed the baby by word or touch, had never asked to l.akidle it. Her rare concession., to tha ■ irr reaso n* were when she pulled the f ion cat by the tad. .\hf repeated her request to the astonish 'd wardress: "To nurse the baby.” "Whit. 1 don't mind.' sold the wardress, "if the mother lets you." The mother was not unwilling, seemed, en the contrarv, rather pleased at Miss i'oeket's tartly patronage, and the trans- I fer was made. Miss Pocket, followed by I the eurloua eye* of the whole circle on 'he tramp was allowed to retire to the hank, where she sat down nnd observed ; the baby. She did not cry over If. nor giro ; out any token of sentiment, but It .tas patent to the cr.tics in the ring twho w re. If possible, cuter r an the officers in "spot ting a take") that Miss Pocljt bad nil at or.ee found In the baby a live ind human thing !!• r .lork little eyes gleamed over I' Bhe had the air of concocting anew plot, which was to hurt nobody. Some of the ladle* looked sceptical, bug Fj 'a* Tolnisr, the baby mother, did not ."'he's ail right w ith aim," whispered Miss Tolnier, fore nnd sft. ”1 knew she'd have Mm presently.'' Hut the others were not convinced, and Miss Pocket was oonslder ed to be planning a "new dance." When she had her turn with the baby the hour's eiarclac for II wing was uo. and the party were marched hack to work Mis* Pocket had been promoted from solitary labor In her cell to "as o laf and" employment In tha sewing room. It was a favorer! and fovorlte department, tha work was light, and tb* c neral rule of silence (the sorest rule 10 b* borne In prison! was not too callousty ln*4*'vl on. The wardress In the chair of president had one cat stuffed wllh wool; gosdn In subtones wa* not reported. Mlaa Pocket shined her cor.Aden -* In the a> wing room with two part cular In timate*—Misa Hodwell, tall fair and slander, the most exi>ert -hot lift-r In hirmli.gh.nn. and old Mrs. Pringle, who haul displayed an almost raedl oval skill In the illegal employment of u*e ul drugs The pair began at onua to whisper to Miss I ket, but Mia I’ockei war mute. HhUpers on the subject of the baby troubled all the srw-.ng rn m. but Miss 1 ket (Itched and was and if. !' wris Baltirlay and the next diy was Sunday In the middle of the serin n Ml Pocket buret Into tears. The m.tnn i 1 ed acrosa at her from her rent under the pulpit. i'll a .-cues were not uncommon In that •id place of worship Sometimes a chord In t,. voluntary, sometimes a verse of *hs hymn, sometime* a text read by the Chaplain, or a homely word In his sermon, c tiding the hard present Into a kinder M* drought the tears welling silently "ifa pa.-slon Into the eye* of some I <t captive. 1 -Mis Pocket was neither sentimental ,n ' ysterlenl. Miss Itodwrll ard the wi dow Pringle, her neighbors on either side. I i* 11 ser nnd touched her with a sym pathetic e’ :v. I'd ,u * p, itocky "' onr.g Mis* P.odweil, ! In I'rlson chapel you can only talk In I I urn. it me, 'l'm In love,' 1 sobbed Miss Pocket In 11 ' fourth Hue of the verse. 11. Jumped to the minds of Miss Rod * nnd Mrs. Pringle that Miss Pocket ! Ia I at onco given her heart to the * Want chaplain, who was conducting service that afternoon; though this ' ‘'Wed unlikely, for Miss Pock- t was a mg woman of taste, who. In In r recent •>f maid to the Lady Lavlnla ad seen s tnethlng of the high ' ’ i and the assistant chap am was u 1 plump, round-faced young man. v out an aomof i sprees on. 1 i' It was not the assistant chaplain. J >re Miss Pocket’s thoughts with | • nervier. They had strayed with her ’ in outer court of the prl-on where, '* In the k-eplng of a wardress to jnke a request of tic governor, em* * p or five ilqys previously, the had sud- Rl'en her heart c .-an out of her "' bln* l.'ntll that moment, moreover. >d niter In lo r life suspected that had a heart to give. I'bu’re giving ut tome queer starts, dear." sang Miss Rodwell. "Who's the chappie?" Hut the hymn had come to an and. and opportunity was wanting for a further c nfessloti Service over every lady In the establishment wa* confined to her pri vate apartment, coldly denominated a cell, for the rcmalnded of the day. Miss Pocket had speedily recovered her self She was at a crista. In which woman naturally seeks woman's wisdom, but for this the situation was against her. She heard the wardress on duty pacing the corridor with soft, inexpressive foot, but to summon the wardress on such an er rand would be to invite consequences else where on the morrow. Instead. MlaaPocket took down the black-bound prayer bo k with the prison -lamp on It from the etnal, deal be ! almve head, and plunged into tne marriage service. In a less emotional hour -he would have found something to orltlcis. In it* precept*, but she red the service now with a glow of feverish ac quiescence .iral approbation Then, o* she laid the prayer book down, the tht tight dart'd n upon her. "He may be going out to-morrow—he mty be g* t.g at the end of the vyeek—he may have gone Already!" Hove In a stone cage 1* surely the dlre*t of the |>a*sions Mis* Pocket wanted to fling open h>r door, spring out Into the sunny air, give play to her '.bought* In that free expanse, and then prick some sympathetic human creature with quea t.ona. The door was fast locked from with out, M.ss Pocket was companlonless, and she could not. except upon certainty of punishment next day, summon a human ' being to talk with her I Impulsive ladles tn It wing, sick of oakum picking, hnsk> t weaving, paper sorting, hag making or spinning—or vlc i tints of ennui, pure and simple—smashed their ee|| furniture, drummed with the soles of their fee! against the door, howl- sd Imprecations upon the matron or gover nor. or l>at a tattoo with thvlr pannikins on tho window bars, merely to bring tn tho wardress and Insure tho relaxation of a", ne" In the governor's ofllce n! report hour on the following morning Miss Pocket herself. In a tit of pique, and to make trouhle for and with an unpleasant wardress, had been discovered standing on her head In Ihe middle of her cell, screaming at 1 he top of her <-ompas Bui these approved devices were not for a crisis such as het*. Miss Rocket no longer wished to trouSile the governor, the matron, or the wardress. She was desperately concerned to appease every body. In order that everybody uu B l:* b. on her aide How she chafed an.l panted that after noon wlihln her three white washed walls and Ihe drah door which she could not open; clipping her smalt feet together, and her soft little palms that were jiot meant for 10-k work; wondering, with a child's curb stty in a thing she had never known or felt before, how she should suc ceed In converting everybody to her ser vice where nobody was In the least con eejned to serve her, except, perhaps, the Mira rocket Get* the Baby. two or three friend* who could only give help at their own danger Then the alarming query sounded In ter heart again; ‘ What if he Is going at once, or has already gone?” Miss Pocket herself had been three months In retirement, nnd had yet three months to fulfill. Bh* had seen him hut or.ee, and she might never see him again' Altogether, th" romance was worthy of Its singular environment. It was not only that Miss Pocket had glimpsed but one# and for a moment the captor of her heart, elm was lgniTant of his name, station and calling Bhe knew nothing but hi* present estate, and she was moderately crrtnln that he, for hi* part, had never so much as beheld her. For all this Miss Pocket did not care, if only the could be sure that he were still not far away. Who was this gallant, was a question which greatly exercised the curiosity of Mis Hodwell and Mr*. Pringle, the only persons at present sharing a meager half of Miss Pocket's seductive seefet. Th" governor was out of the reckoning—a little, lean, elderly, prim creature, the vary incarnation of pcn.il discipline, and not to be thought upon with any tender ms* The chaplain? No; there was a touch of gallantry In the chaplain, hut he was too unkempt. Th" doctor was agreeable when hi* fancy was moved, but too argu mentalive. Miss K-dwell thought, to In spire love. Th* deputy governor-but all the ladies were In love with him. and M s* Pocket had said In the sewing room that though he wig the kind of man vail might go UP the river with on a quiet evening, she should never think of him In a serious matrimonial way. The chief warder wag a noble-looking old man with a „n„ wy b ard, but he had six children. „ and it was well known that his wife laugh, and at hm Neither Miss Hodwell nor Mrs. Pringle could think that Miss Pocket, with her upMugWt *o4 JKiSiAi THE MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11.11)00. [fI>EUCATE ENTRIES^ ■ and delirious sauces aasitf mads by M L LIEBIG 1 r COMPANY’S EXTRACT ol Beet >] aspirations, would east a gianes beneath the rank of chief warder. But there was a main as well as a fe male side to this prison. On the male aid* wane congregated son Individuals, whose exploit* little and g’e.'t had exhausted the resource* of criminology. Prom the ' grave rid plodder*" to the "ray ycung fr!*k*rs" In the devliju* wavs that led to the scats of penance, there were many talented per son* and persons of genius, vsrv select erl agreeable at present engaged In a variety of Industrial puraulta, for which they were rewarded with a maximum of eight mark* per diem. But th* rule* of the establishment forbade *ll Intercourse ard rvmmurtca tlon between Ihe hoarder* of oppodt* .*■ Th wicket of passage from the on* rid" to the other w*s p*rpeturv barred, in shape! Ihe ladli— w-re divided frem 'h* men by * heavy curtain or red baUe, and not even on saints' days and ho'lday (of which. Indeed, the prlaon e.i'endar took no account) were lh*y allow'd to mlgla In friendly converse. The m!H" - form* of flirtation were not >d"n and * couraged. they were r*n leret Absolute y Impossible; and the governor and the matron were, as regarded their respective chore**, implacable misogynists. But there are aiwayw eventualities and .ho unforseen. It wa* at the exercise hour on th* following morning that Ml*s To k"t wa* r*ll*ved of h*r most immedlat* anx.etv Thua and thus did fortune further ter In the middle of the exercise yard #"ool the laundry, an outer wall of w hie t needed some repnlrs. It was Ju-t at the clo*e of th* hour'* exer Ise. an 1 th ladle* of B wing w*r" looking for t word to retire when a squad of well a t males pi>eared round the corner of ih laundry In th# keeping of a waider It was a mistake on the part of the warder, who had brought his m >n* on the seen* a minute too soot.. The wa’dres- of It wing soundest the retreat as Mies Fo-ket gave a little scream of delight. "What Is It. love*" whispered Mist Rodwell, who was walking just behind her, ■Tv* seen him' He hasn't gone!" call Mis* Pocket. "You don't mean the screw, dear?" rail Mis* Rodwell. mther Icily. The "screw,' a* th* reader 1* aware, ts the enigmatical name for a prison warder. This wa* an undersized warder, with a sallow fa e and harelip "No!" sab! Mis* Pocket, lit an emphatic whisper. "Five from the end, curly hair, and cap on the side of hie head. He was the smartest young prisoner In the squad, and the ladles were marched In to their quarter* at once. HI. There was no precedent for the situa tion. Mist R dwell and Mrs. Pringle, dls cuaalrg tt wRh Miss Packet In the tew ing room immediately afterwards, in pantomime and whisper*, were agreed up on -his Miss Rodwell, tn the enforced Interval' of ler calll g. had been boarded in all the most roll eetiblh prisons miheiountry, and Mrs Pringle had l>*en nine years m aeeluslon, ands du ousty posted In all pos sibilities of tva "silent world." and neither of Ism c uld iccaJl a csiae to match Miss P eket’s Mis* Rodwell'* recollection# In cluded an ck'pment wi'h a mad chaplain, and Mrs Pringle remembered all ihe known fa. a t ihe imp h’l.hed stiry o’ ihe hand aom frg r il l the governor's second wife, but thers was no Instance, record ed or tradltt nal, of a case of love t>etwccn p-lson r an I prisoner on opposite sides of the same prisrn There was. therefore, no assistance from preei dent Hut this and and not troubl Ml-* rocket al a'l. Si e took tt as an omen of success that her lover was s 111 at hand, and her one thought now was how she should work oot her it tie pan Independent as her spirit w is. It 1 leas'd hr 10 know that her two principal chums looks and not un favorably on her choice. The young gen tlemon was of unexceptionable app'-aron *, ard carri'd hi* suit rf drah and ll* broad arrow etnbel Ishmentf w ith .a style which Miss Pocket thought s\igg*’ilve ot •• rvlce In go and families Mls Rodwell’* experi ene. and eye had per elved by the blue fac- Irgi on his Jsckt that he was a flrat clasa man. H*r friends were afraid, however that It would lake Miss Pocket "all her time' to Improve the acquaintance bliss Pocket herself was sanguine., for *he had Just made another discovery, which she thought might he useful to her It was that the principal wardresn of B wing, a well-favored young woman not want ing In heart, had horome engage I to a Junior warder on Ih.- ma'e side of the establishment. "Something ought to cm# of that, you know," said Miss Po ket. and old Mrs Pringle replied: Well. I should think so. lovey." So Miss Pocket took the occasion of th next visit o wardress Winsome to her eell to something respectful and pretty on the übJe<Yt. "law Pocket, and pray how did you know that T’ said the wardross. and odd#). "Hut there—lf you want to know a thing, come Into the prison. That * w at I always say.” and there was truth In tt Wardress Winsome was not offended, though, which was point g.lnad Miss Docket followed It up as deftly as m Bit be and then, sa the wardress was about to leave her. sat down on her stool and began to rry In the moat natural way In the world. Wardress Winsome must need. W put . gtmd-r.a.ured question bit MU' Pocket would only wy 'hat she "didn't w-wtab to take advantage of-f Miss winsome * kl-l-ndess Phe VT"V a-glad Mira Winsome was so h-happß "But I don’t see why It should make you cry Pocket." said the ward e-a. y ?No. mlaa— only l-I m In I love, 100, *ohhed pretty Mlsa Pockei. W’hal coukl the warureas do but pr.if fer such a word of comfort aid com 0,-nv, ,- nv , aa the free woman would na'. iially find for a captive elster In a situation of ih.- sort" The principal of government on the male and the fern.Je „des of a person. you rtan coerce the man where. In the ifisl o * nn "’^ B slblv coerce the woman; and a wardress who knows her buslnesa does not tni* a chance of conclllailnK one Ol If charges (Vardress Winsome, of course, supposed that Mlaa Pocket s lament was for a lover whom he had left in the free world MISS Pocket, weeping softly, un deceived her. The wardress was dumb founded She would have laughed next, nut Miss Pocket, checking her tears, said It was the simple truth. "And whal makes me feel It so seri outiy. Ml** Winsome, dear, If you II par don the liberty." said Mis* Pocket In con luslon. "I* that I never, no never, thought about a young man before. To think Ml* Wlnwme, thm I fthoura nvt omi to 0 place like thl* to find my heatT It's hard. Isn't If And you so f-free and e-comfortable with your own man. tnlss, and no one to hinder you " Then, amid the break* In another little shower, Misa Pocket Insinuated a molest request . Wardress Winsome was nonp.ursed He tween her natural sympathies and her re • pect for the rule* of th* service sh* found herself In a dilemma fo the like of which her experience did not offer a par allel. •'lt's against ail the rules, you know,” T h bul Mlaa Pocket caught lb* tiny note of Indecision In her voice, *nd her handkerchief wa* at her eye* again "V*ri well. Mlaa Winsome, t-thank you klml.y," *h* sakl. "We re both In love, and I'm the unfortunate one, that * all " Wardress Winsome gave In fthe would find out who th# young men was. whkt he was "In for,” and hour long he had to remain. lights In the cell* were extinguished al most immediately, and MU) Pocket kick 'd off her slipper* and t t In the dark IV. Though who prkted hrs*lf on this suc cess, arte wa* generous enough In the In terest* of the wardr. - to keep *e vet the promise which bad been given her. Impossible, however to be silent re specting the result What could be hap pier? The young man, John Stacey by nan" , wa* a liarhelor and unattached, to •egin with. Then the ofTeis*" which had consigned him to Her Majesty * keening tfor the flr*t time), was quite as \*nU! an affair # Mis* Pocket'#, who was also a first offender. If would be unaenerous to set down the particular) tg either cat*' He had been valet to a baronet; io that the pair stood on a nlr# fixating of so cial equality. East)), he wo* to be free to resume conclusions with the world at about th* same date as Mis* Pocket her self Thl* grateful Inform t arn was not given :• Miss I’o <t tn * lump, as It were, but item by Item, as the wardress herself tleaned it on the other side of the wicket of division. It ws altogether about week in the telling, end during the* days Mi Pocket did not enjoy eight or glimpse •>f her hero. The repur* to the laundry wall were nntvhed about the time the ladies were withdrawn from the eseretse 'ard. end no kindly accident brought John Stacey on the scene again Hut •mcthlng as good as thl* happened, or m- ill g better Ml * Po k- t un.le ah* ■ t.scovery that John Stn-ey had taken no tice of her Thl# threw her Into such n transixjrt of pleasure that. In m*re gave v of soul she tripped up the heels of old Mr# Pringle M exercise next morn ire was reported, and suffered u loss of marks. "It Isn’t real enough sits Miss Rod well* comment. "You'll be in chokey .1 uiu don't look out." M. s Pocket resolved to curb her *mo- Hon*. or rather to seek for them om.< more prudent outlet. For another week •he was very quire and self-contained, then she went Into chapel one morning with a gleam of Inspiration In her eye Morning chnpel seldom lasted beyond twelve or fifteen minutes—tlm* enough, however, for cupels** Presently began the by biii The ws.rld is very evil The times are waxing late. In the third and fourth linos, high shove all the others, roe# the vole# of a woman Answer If you know tne; I’ve Just nine weeks lo wall. The voice was so l<.ud and clear, anl he phrasing so nice, that the words were heard over the greater irt or the chapel, ttwl *hs effect upon the congregation was •-.ectrlcsl The oldest prisoner present had never experienced Ihe like. Nobody i.aughs aloud al Anything that happens in prison, because it entails consequences, >ut the male aide of the chapel grinned in a large, quiet wav, and an the oher )■<! of Ihe baiae curtain, where the ladies were, manv poire of eyes sough! the ehaie aln's with a furtive gaze of Inquiry Every wardress tried to control her own particular charges, but none knew what prisoner It was who had addressed hor -lf *0 spare In that unusual manner. The Governor at morning chapel is gen rally the deputy Governor; and that pop ular offl.-er looked exceedingly angry, but could say nothing. Nothing, tn fa.*, had happened; (or the service went on 'o :* appointed end, and nobody answer,-.1 di-s Pockat’s extravagant appeal But Kiss Rodwell and Mrs. Rrtnglr could not quite contain theraaelven a* they marched teick to breakfast, IJttle Mlsa rocket, who walked between them, was as de mure as possible. "Well, you’ve got an Invention, lovey. :f ever X see," whls|ieref Mr*. Pringle. WhM price chaplains report?" eutd Miss Rodwell. Rut there was no report, for the chap lain had no kien who hod outvoiced the rest of hi* congregation. Chapa! came again, as usual, on the following morning Nobody looked for any developments In the hymn, and It opened quietly; Brief life la her* our portion. Brief sorrow, short-lived care. Then a rather nice tenor voice topped the congregation: I got your meseaga honey; When time's up, I’ll be there. This time |t made a kind of scare There wa* evidently more m It than eye might read, and a risk tht morning chapel, the chief relaxation of Ihe dav. m.ght tie suspended The warders, on their rdsed scat*, scanned every hsyich, from the governor’s gallery to the red ba.zc partition, hut glean**! nothing. "I ain't seen the like since I took ser vice under her blessed majesty," said Mrs Rrlngle. at exercise. "It's x record!” said Mis* Rodwell "What's the next move, darling?” Rut Mis* IVe-kot palpitated. an<f Mid nothing. She bail found her man and her man had found her She was In the lap of fme. prison had transformed Itself into a bower of love There was no hymn ■U morning eh|l for a work, bqt there were two hymns on Sunday The first passed without Interruption, though there was a feeling in the ootigregatlon Ihst any line in any verse might be followed by a novel variant. The third verse of the second hymn made a tempting opening— Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains' Shrill and clear, a* at the first of these momentous matins, roa the woman's voire: When yon and me have lost our chains. Address to Windsor Terrace, Plainer. Aa before, no wardress was able to traee that errant voice. Miss Pocket's eyes were glued to her hymn hook, and if MM* Rodwell and Mr*. Rrli.gi* chuckled above llit Hon. G # o. Starr Writes: No. 3 Van Nes# Place, New York. Dr. Railway—With ma your Relief has worked wonders. For the last three years I have had frequent and severe attacks of sciatica, sometime* extending from the lumber region* of my anekle, and at times to both lower limbs During the time I have been afflicted I have tried almost all the remedies re com mended by wise m> n and fool*, hoping fo And relief, but all proven to be failures 1 have tried various kinds of baths, manipulations, outward appll-atlon of liniments too numerous to mention, and prescription* of the most eminent physi cians, all of which failed to give me re lief. Last September, at the urgent request of a friend (who hod been afflicted as my. self), I was induced^ to try your remedy. I was then suffering fearfully with on* of my old turns. To my surprise and de light the first application gave me ease, ofter bathing and rubbing the par;* af fected. leaving the limbs in warm glow, created by the Relief In a short tlm* the pain iisnd antirely away. Although I have slight penodr.il attacks approach ing a change of weather, I know now how to cure mye> If, and feel quite master cf the situation Hadwny'n Ready Relief Is my friend. I never travel without n bottle is my va lise. Yours truly, George Starr, K.n,'unm>i. r Bold by all druggists. * CO 66 Lim L. New Tort .MIN VOX’S DOCTORS FREE Thr-r* art* thmisantU* of p)|)U who should hav > tmMt* .tl 'IV ro <h* Prof Mutivon ha the* t and im | m#.l %u f*t.*bUhm*nt tn lhr w*rM Expert>hy*lHiwu* from leo.l - fr- < rr l KlvO rMmllM tton ami .dF • t>.*•>;ute’y fro Thi \ or# not al! *w ? mk *in> eharsjt for tell- Intr you t jmh.m an.l qulck*M n \ *> (ret in rli 'o a\. but f* Nvrii. foil par tteu.ar*. of \ mr *\m to Prof. Muitvon, {{roadway aid v ?h ntreet. New Vo?k Klunv* n Kemollm at all drui: e their breath, If a< no more man all tha other la'll' ad. ; Thla time. of cour*e an answer was looked for and it cam* l,ei every creature rise and bring Peculiar hojtira to our Kind And tha Invisible, tenor r< *i'on.ti*l It's may if you come to lhai. Itui drat i II try Lhi' parson’s hat How th" service ended that day no on** could irft. rw .r.l . Imo said. At the rib and ita the i th r* w* re preparing to take out •!). r ovet partlos, the governor roa In hi., pen In the g >llrrv. piped shrll ly for r.l-n and ' ill "If *1 occur* again *n l the off ! ler* are not reported so mi- the entire pr * n will tie placed on punl-hment diet for a week " Now, In gr • rt temor among the In mates of a Jail l more or hr. flett ttout vlrlure, hut whether through vol untary complicity or hccouae vary few were In the e-ret, llte stratagem of the Ingenious |elr whom the red hatxe divided waa not revealed Tha last mo oi" m a te.m.ng proh leni for Mi' Pocket's understanding How In Hi., name of mode shoulii ehe "try the i*r*on's hat?" It chanei and that the chnpl.ln \ I if* 'I her tha net after noon. ar.S ao absorbed we.a -he In em temptation of the rusty • olleg* cap which the *.*.l man ■ t on hi prison round* • h ~ ,he loat 1 - ' i *■••' t bom I* The chaplain un and to p a . Hl* rap tnvrr'e I on the floor .f the "II and Rinerally Ihretv Into II hi. handkerchief. Tncri- It lay under Mir* INs-Jnd * eye*, and almost at her feet hyt of what use M her ah* knew not All at once in id a t‘**k h. r • ( > Mr role.” she said. "Just look' The lining of voir e,.-r.e* cati want* mend ing Now do let me Mitch It fr von. !r They've left me a needle and thread. I can do It In a minute ” The chaplain lied a aoaplclon that M;ee t’ock't’a sewing materials were contra hand, but by thla *he had the cap In her lap ami was studying the rent That rent had caught the eye of John hie r y not many dav Is fore With a dexterity that Ml-s H.rlw.ll could scarcely have let tcr*d. Ml - Pocket withdrew from the Hit Inga tlfiv morsel of paper, and push'd II beneath her wristband. Then ahe ailtrhrd up the lining. "Thank you, sir." said Mts* Pocket, ns she gnve hack Hie cop. "It Isn't often we are able to return your klndnes.es ” The Chaplain look the rap. and thanked Miss Pock, i witho.it glan Ing al her work There was never an officer of the prison so blind to Its little Intrigues, and never a prisoner so anx otts le he rtd of her vis Hon Tho chap)tin gathered up hla lank frame, smoothed his lialr. said he ninat talk with M ss Tockel about h*r future am) left her to the examination of her orix* At stated Intervals the governor doles out a Sheet of paper and on env*!ol>e to every prist.tier and allows him or her to write n letter under the ey* of an ofll eer of lh p Ison. The Piter cannot he pasted until It hits pissed th* scrutiny of the governor or his deputy, and tt ! th* only laglUmat* form of eommunlratUm. The fiils. lve appropriated by Mias Pocket waa what Is known as a "stiff '- sur reptitious nolo generally written on the margin of a leaf torn from a hook l>e:on tug to the prison library. It la seldom written with pencil and never, almost, with pen. Miss Po-k't waited only f< the chap lain to h- .at the right side of tha door before opening and skimming what ahe hoped w.is a hlllet for her .If It looked us If It had Iren compos'd with the as sists!" e of a nail snrt a blacking dish, but the handwriting win gssl and the sentlrn.nt slnc*r- As rhe margin and .til blank spaces In prlcft boks are 't'ltsp ■•d with the sign of tho uroad arrow. It was not too easy to declphs- ihe tries sage. It came out thus, "I'm acting on the square with you (Jot enough to start with on going out Try and send answer. "J B." If Mls Pocket could not claim this a hers, who should lo so? "O wnat a clever boy he' Is I she though* "How did he mnnage to do It? 1 beiieve him' 1 believe him' I believe him' Hul"- and ll was a htrgs ’but'— "how ehait I get him an answer?" The amiable Winsome was taking her annual holiday and the wardress in her pin>*e was of a churlish habit If the chaplain wrm to visit Miss Pocket n doled times a day she would never sue reed with the hat trick. Ye* she must do something or John would think llgot ly of her, and something qul-kly. since they had not. Ilk- poor Mrs Pringle, a penance of years. Nevertheless. Inven tion failed her Miss Kodwcll s opinion of the lover was greatly enhanced when ahe heard the next morning by what mewns he had contrived to frank an epistle "I led post he's 'wide.' Pocky!" ah* said "That a tho sort t work with. eh. mother 1 ’" "What do von think, dear!" returned the widow "It regular warm* my heart," Utile Miss Pocket felt these as t-r -aon.tl flaiSeries. Was It not for her that John had distinguished httneelf? Miss Kodwell, warmer titan ever tn th* affair, undersiook to get u "at .If con veyed through Ihe laundry. If Miss Pork e* could manage to write It In the sewing room that m mlng Mbs IVicket had a morsel of paper ronri-aied in her dress, bul no wrl lng implement. "Silly girl," whispered Mrs Pringle, "ain't you got your needle?" Slowly nisi laboriously, during the stolen moments of a morning's *■ wing. Mis* 1 •nek"t prlcke I a me* age with her needle. Then she twisted up the paper and w.vt h*-d h"r chance to toss It over her shoulder to Mrs Pringle, who was seated behind her. Mr- Pringle on the point of t. **!ng If to MPa Bo I well, was delected and point <d upon by the w trdr* ■ , m charge of *hc room Without n second's h*-*lt*fion the heroic widow m ale a pill of the “atilt" and bolted 11. The tears trembled In Miss pocket's eyes, hut *h restrained them. A sibi lant soon.l of sympathy went up from the b ind of S' *r, for by tftas time Miss Pocket s love affair tvs* known to some, end guesse.J by many. In It. Wing, and had indeed almost disjointed the nose of Susan Tolmer a baby Mrs Pringle - * came, of course, was put down for re port to the matron Miss Pocket keeping quit t In response to she whispered pro test of the widow that she should not "give hereof away " ' \ few mirk* lost ain't much to no " said Mrs Pringle. The days went by. In which Ml*s Pock et. wtio fancied herself more closelv watched ttion ..cr i" ikl by no means send an answer to tier Jo I* Is rarely that a prl-oner ex Him* again*! the plight of lime hut while Mis* Po-ket’s term was* fast expiring she ..'mel every day to be* losing her hold upon her lover flhe would not. however, n cpf defeat. One other week slipped away nnd not only had Mb*# Pocket rpjlSc failed to es tablish a t>o*t hut the service on tn* other ski* wa- alsey at a standstill. The chap lain. who had hut erne assistant In cure of l.Jft souls, coukl not always la* sil ting • Hi Ing of p M Hfb* ■ and and he had not given Miss Pocket a sail since th* afternoon which ha* been under notice. In ***! strj.li Uis nta (ttUitjgi Hot Springs r* NO! /r T ; CO to oooic sprlncb L "ffffV •* you want to cot rtd of diaeaao. tay at home and taki* I*. H. Llppman'x (treat Kcmedy for khcumntlvm and all forma of Blood Poison* W 1' A in *'* OyaiKpala. Catarrh and Malaria. WA s 'JUat,. and James Nesrton, A her.teen, Ohio, ssvs P. P. P. divl hint moea good than three months treatment W BHnl at Mot Springs. Ark. yK W. T Timmons, of W nxahatchie. Tex., say* ■ 'v* l **>r3anSS I l ** rhanmstlsm as* so bsl that he was confined - •VV * '’'tt to hi* hel tor months. Phvslelans advised Hal i VsliCj3 Springs, Ark., and Mineral Walls, Texas, at whlcfl •§ plav.es haspeat savan weeks In vain, wlthkneeaao C ' I'l rS badly swollen that hi* tortures were havond en 1W f *'l durance. P. P. P. made the cure, and proved It- V self, as In thousands of other cases, the het blood ■■ w.q < yr„-'y purifier In the world, end superior to all Sarna U parillas and the no-called k’haumsttc Springs. 11 IT. V. Ilallantyn*. of ftallant yne * rWDnnough’a A caw**-,' ‘ I Iron Foundry, '.Savannah, us., ssv* that hi- has | suffered for years from Khruinatlsm, and could get no relief from any source hut I*. I*. P , which rf> Syp * 4 cured him entfrely. Me extols the pnipertkw of WWvGBh |>. p. P. on every occasion. ®P. P. P. U sold by all druccUts. SI a Ini bottle; six bottles. $5. LIPPM AN BROTHERS, tv-toweor.. Llppmaa ISluck, • SAVANNAH. Ohi Scotch and Irish Whiskies. We are for the most celebrated Scotch and Irish whiskies, imported direct from the distilleries of Scotland and Ireland. These Scotch whiskies are the blend ot the finest Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before ljottled. The expert Analyist describes this Scotch whis key ns the perfection of Highland whiskey, and is special O. V. H., selected Old Nutted Highland whiskey from Glasgow, Scotland. The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey is distilled by Kuthcrford of Leith, Scotland, and is called Scotch Cherry Whiskey, and very palatable indeed. We are also agets for the famous old Irish whiskey, imported bv us from Wheeler, Belfast, Ireland. LIPP/VIAN BROS.. , Agents for Scotch and Irish Distilleries to venture one hist shaft tn chapel, hiv alone need Ik- punished, and with h< r glance upon tho future eho eartd little for the wrath at the governor N<> one was taken Into Iter confidence, and th" hymn time h id ceased to be tt season of excitement. ( Vmsequeotly, when Miss Pocket once m**r- launched h<-r voice Into space, and supi'l'mritl.d the lines, Bet the sweet h<>t- that thou are mine. My path of life !t*:<;. with this Improvisation, Yea. John, amt let that hope be mine, I'm with you to the end. the effect upon the congregation was such that they all. ashy on- accord. ea#el o slug In a moment. however, the chap lain had waived then* on again. Mi mi Ibclot 1 wardress stretched over and tapped her on the nhotifcler. "It was you. Pocket!" she cried Mis Pocket, who mad*' no effort at (Ots-ealment said. Yea. miss ” The wardress glanced at the matron, and. In obedience to a sign from that lady, Miss Rocket was mirfhed rail of chapal. Now thl* i all hut the end of the story What would happen to Miss Rocket th. other ladles scarcely dared to canleclure The mttroti was something of a tartar, but the governor was tartar undiluted. Mis Rodwell and Mr* Pringle were ml seraMy concerned for their friend. Rut rourage Ilk" Mies l'**-ket s draw* support to Itself In the sof-t situation*. The chaplain. In whom wa* no tartar, sought Mir# Pock'd In her cell that eune afternoon. He had never *e<-n ini' wl k odness In this young woman, and believed that. If her reason were tart loot, she had a reason for her conduct. Wheth-r or no Mia* Pocket had relic! on the chaplain's countenance, etc *a determined now that he should champion her. Mb a gave the astonlahod parson every detail of the st*wy. In hiding th* theft of the "stiff" front the llnln.- of hi* cap. Flic said she had been alltews In 11 all; she was really In love, and she wished the rlmpialn would go oul *c tho young man himreif. It was such a case as hla reverence had never before encountered, but h- con tlnued to bollf'Va tn Miss pock'd II" said gravely that lie should lay the matter be fore the tnutr'Kt .oel the governor lwhl"h of course, he mu-t <k>). but that he ahoukl also *■*■ John Rts< ey Curiously or not. Ml * Rocket waa never punished. Hhe had len two day- confined to her cell when tl> chaptatn visit'd her again, accompanied by the matron. <ui th*- morning after that she stool tn the governor * ofllea again, with John flt.tcey be!<l" her. lx week* later the chaplain marred th* pair In the parish church. Cai Parquetry Floors. i ; have been laid In many of j 1 ' Ihe comfortalde home* In A I New York. Boston and J , other cities. More clranly | ' j and economical than ear- 1 ■ ! pet*. Plain and f.irtcy],' I floor# laid and polished i w 1 complete over old floor*. | w ; making a aolld and lieau- t ' tlful Improvement. lid 1 Having a number of; 1 floors to lay In Savannah , 1 *0 can quo's i X j cl'*se flglires Catalogue p 1 ar and estimati mny iwi had A jj by addre -In* J M. 1 Adam-. R"X 2H. Bavan-j i [ n.ah or r 7 N Charie# ■ I j street, Baltimore, Md. jja J ':: |jj J. D. WEED * CO SAV AAII AM, CIA. Leather Beltint Steam Packing & Hose A g sot a tor NEW ’IUKE BMHUkh BELTING and packing company. IF TOC want go and material and work, order your IHhognphnl and printed ataglonery and blank Ik oka fr.m Aivoum iitWMf ikll. Ufc T. U Of H Mf m C. BS. R*r fttMiti *> m in i.t.. For Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt, Montgom ery. t’attle Park and West lad. BubJict tu change without nolle* IHLE OF HOPE ANh 11. NTH MTHEET. I. Hi l"t I Of li h lla of Hop*. 146 am from Tenth 9li am for Tenffi ’ 1016 am front Tenth ,10 1) .im for Tenth II Wam from Tenth 11 ou am for Tenth 1 <a* pm fr.mt Tenth Ino pm for Tanth 100 pm from Tenth I! no pm for Tenth IM pm from Tenth ,3 30 pm for Tenth ISO pm from Tenth j SOB pm for Tenth S3O pm front Tenth 3 3ti pm for Tenth 4hi pm from Ten#h 490 pm for Tanth 430 pm from Tenth i 4*U pm for Tenth HOB pm from Tenth i sOn pm for Tenth )In (.m front Tenth | )30 pm for Tenth ton pm from Tenth i t*i pm for Tenth lln pm from Tenth j**o pm for Tanth 7 rt> pm from Tenth 7 t*l pm for Tanth 7 St> pin from Tenth ; *(V pqi for Tenth )*n pm from Tenth j 900 pm for Tenk| 9SO pm from Tenth jlh On pm for Tenth 10 10 pm from Tenth lUOOpm for Tenth IBJ,E OF HOPE AMD BOLTON HT.. VIA THUNDERBOLT Lv city for I of 11 Lv. 1 of H for li a* vt* Thttn At C. Park:via Thun & C. Park * Of- a/n from Holton snoam for Holton" tSO pm from Holton 33" pm for IJollon 330 pm from llnlton 430 pm for Bolton 4 So pm from HoWon | 6Si pm for Holton )SO pm from Bolton 63n pm for Holtog *Si pm from Holton 730 pm for Holton 7Si pm from Holton Si pm for Holton rfoNTGOMKRY. Lv dly for Monig'ry! Lv Montgomery? 1016 am from Tenth j 8 iyttn for Tenth 1(W pm from Tenth 13 16 pm for Tenth 3On pm from Tenth 3SO pm for Tepth <Si pin from Tanth 1 6 47. pm for Ten4h TIII’NIIEHHOLT AND IHLE OF H4IPK. Commencing at 2on p m car h-avaa Thunderbolt every hour for I*l* of Hop* until ) :tn p m. Coinin' ii- tng at 310 p. m car Imvm Isle of Hop* every hour for Thunder bolt until * SO p. ni. THUNDERBOLT SCHEDULE^ Commencing at 700 a m. car leaves Dolton street Juncslon every SI minute* until 2no p. m„ after which time car leave* every 10 minutes Commencing at 7'30 a. m. ear leaves Thunderbolt for Holton etreet Junction every SO minutes until 235 p m. after which tlm* car leaves every 10 minuses. The 10-mlnufe schedule Is maintained as long a* travel warranle It. WEST END. Th* first car leave* for Weal End * 7 20 a in and every 40 minutes thereafter until 11 do a. m. after which a car runs In each direction every 20 minutes until mldnlgh*. H M LOFTON. Gen Mgr. a ft Near. P P Mii.r.anq, Rresldeal Vie# Praams**. Hisht lu.rs Jr Sec y aai Trees NEAL-MILLARD CO, Bonders' Material, Sasb, Doors and Bilals, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Class and Broshes, ELUDERS* HARDWARE. Lime, Cement and Plaster. Os, BBS WkltakOT Streats. OAVAAk AM, 01 A. ABBOTT’S < EAST INDIAN ' Corn Paint: Curts Corn*. Bunions sad Want I Speedily and Without Psia. rOR SALE Bf ILL DRUGGIST! LIPPMAN BROTHER*, \ Who leas! a Drugglat*. - Llppmaa't Hack, Ssvsncsh. On. 1 17