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I L THE MURDERER II Ii BY HL C MCI 1 1 I Republican Special S SI I i cp r hi TIM TIM- I The murderer I tat ai at In ht tin tin- tier Her j of oC coils calls down In the cellars s limes of the large prison Three times timeA he had trl tried to Jilla kill a warden After Aftel the Uve first two at att attempts ho he was wa beaten with the cato cat cat- o o h Vilno o tails late nO aft after I the 18 last lasi t he hc was I put but ut I j in In Irons From Ir that time there was war bo- bo tween him and antI th the warden a silent I fl war with tear fear and hatred on both side Then the old oil governor o of the tle prison t died tiled and amI a a. new came r rOne One morning steps were heard outside outside outside out out- side the th murderers murderer's IH door loor Tho The Igor was as 01 opened nJ the doo doorkeeper li cronin cronin- ed d outside and a n man entered alone aone Time The h sudden darkness arm of the cell prevented prevented pre pre- I vented him from seeing the prisoner but the murderer who whose eyes s had Imd become become be be- I come como like those ol of o a cat saw him plainly The Tho prisoner straightened himself up anti and stood at attention bl his thumbs alon along the seams Q of his trousers r while ho he stared at his v visitor bilto who was a apale apale apale pale young man with f features almost almost las l as delicate ns IS a n womans Ills His eyes were were dark dalli blue and antI dreaming his hilS hair ball lon long and soft and a full rull b beard ard covered his laiR face Tin Flit I governor the turnkey announced an nn- from flom the tho corridor You are prisoner number seven tho the governor o said in a calm even voice yes governor You 01 our have ha al assaulted the thc turnkeys ys three times Yes governor nor You ou have e been n beaten with the cat cat- o nine tails twice Yes governor go came come the time answer answer lh this Is trims in ill a n mocking voice You Yost have havo been heen put In irons The Tho did not answer but hut a 0 clanking of or chains was Va heard I am the new governor govonor You must not consider me one your Ul enemy em J I am your l teacher ucher Teacher ur 3 the time prisoner repeated with a pitying smile He lIe felt feU at nt this moment that he knew he-knew knew more of or life liCe than this man though h h he had been in hI n a a. prison cell almost almO half hal of his life Yea rN t teacher I shall haJ try tho to win you ocr over b by kindness kindne s. s I do not he- he lC- lC violence ever el does docs an any good Yes governor J the prisoner said ml I Ime me mechanically Is the first of ot October ocr Christmas Chrls eve c I shall see see sec you rC qu have c behaved eh well ing lag the three c months 1 shall give i e you something has had no prisoner J ever Cl before Tha rho cin enlaced his lined hand lurid kind luridly kindly 1 ly on en the mur murderers murderer's shoulder an and anda a n. shock went rent wc t. t through h the the man man u un unused unused un- un used as af he I A w AS S 1 to anything but bill ut brutal words and antI treatment The O left h-ft The prisoner heard the th nf of hl hie stops steps ell die dio out in ill th Ili tic Hi Ili J I t thought was in sin a 1 unusual unusual I v ilch drew diew rew the II IIa I tears tears' to ht his o eyes N es hl his next hatred of I all mankind and antt of If the man who had the power even if wanted to b be kind hint th the third and last which remained with him for rm days Y weeks months stirred up ui up b by the the- words wOlds Something no prisoner priS has lias ever had hod before betre What 1 would the governor 10 give him A He lIt had hud not seen sten his own image for fr years an and every yer on one likes to look idol at his own r features even cn though the they have h grown own sallow and n 1 pale but Iut Number Bev Seven e lm n had lost the thelast I II lost last I l vestige sUge of or vanity A flo v r PI here There 1 had lith been a ti time timo when he had tad lad nn J nor higher wish than dial dialto to have a n flower In n tt tl I pot O t which he might watt water and amI nur nurse but now he hp cured cared no longer longN and undo besides Iris bis colt celt was too lI dark dark no no no plant giant would ever or r grow row there Ie A j steal with onions and fried idl eggs eggs No that no prisoner could have and it it- would 1 m make malte atte the time prison on ont I t fare Ue Ul taste te worse afterward I 1 He Tie could think of or nf nothing else else se as I the he da days s 's west by 1 slowly slowly-oh slowly oh go o slow slow- slowly I 1 ly Iy y lh Then ono no morning he hp c counted on the notches he lie had hall made jn the doorframe door doorframe frame l that th the day had came come and he grew grew- quite excited Suppose hl his old enemy the turnkey had made madea a complaint about him just to be lie mean I. I At Al At noon at nt last he ho heard stops steps which ho lie reco recognized as the governors governor's I Rn and he tic l stood up II at nt attention Immediately Imme 1 his heart beating violently i The Time door dons was opened and the governor gov gov- governor ovI ov- ov entered I You have behaved well during thelast the tho last Jat three months Ye Yes governor he lie replied with with- trembling voice Do you vou 1 0 remember I promised you youa youn a n reward IIo Ho did lid not find the strength th to answer an an- If he ho remembered ered Ho who lint had thought of nothing else elso for Cor ninety long days and nights Dont you remember Yes governor c came un the anser answer el softly and antl there were t tears In the voice olce Then you shall have e it The Thc governor whistled and a a. small black poodle came In slowly as if It was afraid of ot a trap This is hI yours the tIle governor said Tb The murderer r looked at him dis lIs- dl trustingly and antl asked For how long As As long ions as you treat It tt we well 1 anal antl heh behave ve well weI to 1 T The to governor saw a n. strange glea gleam m I in tile in-tile the prisoners prisoner's eye but he ho said aid nothing noth IJ ing Who Che door closed behind hIm m and h he heI e was alono alone wI with h his new comrade I They Th y stat fut long looking at each oth other er He TIE dared not call the theo dog t dog vague I fear told him it would woul not 1101 eoLe n lf At t Ta 13 t he hI 11 ilski-d ilski it it The noodle lc u It came slowly a a to sniff him over 01 began cg-an cg He took courage a Jo to pa pat pal ill it t heart ll 11 i ltd placed Jt The lug dog made mad n jump vas M o aaton- aaton on- on on ml his knees knee c ti paws paw hed t that hat he ho nearly ar fell fell 11 over O hut tut h he n got o over or r It ani anti and he began to pat Its jump Aft I th lh and back Another 1 0 fore rt poodle noodle was waR in ill his nis tap lap an licking II l L its short hort and und wagging head and eyes eves his tall until the tte murderer head and h began gan to cr cry there was never a From that thal cloy never complaint lilt Number Seven even though for sl six sis more years years-he years sat urs he sat zat in lii inthe the lo lowest t cellar When he died th the poodle was l lei IAl t tout out but ut It H would look at nobody man nor 1101 beast brast It 11 bald down in n Ieru refused e-d e alloo all upon the thc murderers murderer's grave gra food oo a and remained there l until It fol follow tol- tol low cd th the oril only friend It fl C had |