Part 18 (1/2)
[18] Sentence
”Shut your darily The consu the keeper'sstick
As the officer turns away, Jim pleads:
”Mr Hoods, I lose time teachin' Won't you please take off a bit? De task is more'n I can do, an' I' the matter with you, Ji, now It don't go with _reen here,” he warns me, ”pay no attention to Jim He wanted to be bad, but we showed hi time; see that you behave yourself This is no playhouse, you understand?”
As I a to march back to the cells for dinner, he recalls me:
”Say, Aleck, you'd better keep an eye on that fellow Jim He is a little off, you know”
He points toward nificant rotaryto affect ht is weakening in the constant dusk The officer in charge has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with ive you another chance,” he cautioned ood o” He severely upbraided Jim for his inefficiency as instructor As the consu
The ereenish-yellow, but in aSuddenly I saw him clutch at the fra for breath, and then a streaushed from his mouth, and Jim fell to the floor
The steady whir of the loo machine cast a furtive look at the prostrate form, and bent lower over his work Ji the floor purple I rushed to the officer
”Mr Hoods, Jim has--”
”Back to your place, damn you!” he shouted at me ”How dare you leave it without permission?”
”I just--”
”Get back, I tell you!” he roared, raising the heavy stick
I returned to my place Jim lay very still, his lips parted, his face ashen
Sloith measured step, the officer approached
”What's the lanced at the unconsciousface with his foot
”Get up, Jiet up!”
The nerveless head rolled to the side, striking the leg of the loo,” the officer ly: ”Don't you ever leave your place without orders Re otten, the doctor arrived It was Mr Rankin, the senior prison physician, a short, stocky e, with a humorous twinkle in his eye
He ordered the sick prisoner taken to the hospital ”Did any one see the man fall?” he inquired
”This, the doctor eyed me curiously Presently he asked my name ”Oh, the celebrated case,” he smiled ”I know Mr Frick quite well Not such a bad man, at all But you'll be treated well here, Mr