xcept to
humble oneself before such a spirit of self-sacrifice? Moreover, while my
whole being is thrilled with the wonder of all this new revelation of the
essential nobility of mankind, my physical condition is approaching very
near to complete collapse. Silently therefore I clasp Jack's hand in mine,
and silently we stand looking out of the window while each of us masters
his emotion. Then with a brief "Good-bye, Jack!" "Good-bye, Tom!" in the
back office, I watch the heavy iron door close with a clang behind him, as
he descends the iron staircase back into the prison; and so to his stone
cage, four feet by seven and a half, in the damp basement of the north
wing.

Then, with one last look through the grated window of the back office, I
turn and make my way down the front steps of the prison. The guard at the
gate unlocks and opens the outer barrier. I am free.

No, not free. Bound evermore by ties that can never be broken, to my
brothers here within the walls. My sentence, originally indeterminate, is
now straight life, without commutation or parole.

* * * * *

It may be of interest, as a matter of record, to append a transcript of
the official punishment report of the five prisoners with whom I spent the
night in the jail.

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Date |Reg. No.| Name |When Received|Location| Keeper |Punished by
-------|--------|---------|-------------|--------|---------|------------
Oct. 5 |32648 |N-L[16] |Dec. 30, 1912| Yard |H----[16]|A. P. K.[17]
| | [No. 3] | | | |
|32812 |E-D |Mar. 15, 1913| Yard |G---- | "
| | [No. 2] | | | |
|31175 |A-J |July 18, 1910| State |M---- | "
| | [No. 5] | | | |
|31342 |J-M |July 19, 1912| State |M---- | "
| | [No. 4] | | | |
|32465 |J-W |Sept. 4, 1912| Enamel |F---- | "
| | [No. 8] | | | |
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| Pun. | Days |Compensation |
| Cell |Forfeited| forfeited | Offense and Remarks.
| Days | | |
-------|--------|---------|-------------|--------------------