 questions but learned
nothing. His fellow-prisoners began to jeer at him. Upon their souls,
the big red fellow had tumbled into love with the young chap with the
long flaxen hair, and maybe he thought it was a woman in disguise.

Jason knocked their chattering heads together and so stopped their
ribald banter, but his warders began to watch him with suspicion, and
he fell back on silence.

A month passed, and then the chain that was slowly drawing the two
men together suddenly tightened. One morning the order came down from
the office of the Captain that the prisoners' straw beds were to be
taken out into the stockyard and burnt. The beds were not old, but
dirty and damp and full of foul odors. The officers of the settlement
said this was due to the filthy habits of the prisoners. The
prisoners on their part said it came of the pestilential hovels they
were compelled to live in, where the ground was a bog, the walls and
roof were a rotten coffin, and the air was heavy and lifeless. Since
the change of warders, there had been a gradual decline in the
humanity with which they had been treated, and to burn up their old
beds without giving them new ones was to deprive them of the last
comfort that separated the condition of human beings from that of
beasts of the field.

But the Captain of the Mines was in no humor to bandy parts with his
prisoners, and in ordering that the beds should be burnt to prevent
an outbreak of disease, he appointed that the prisoner B 25, should
be told off to do the work. Now B 25 was the prison name of Red
Jason, and he was selected by reason of his great bodily strength,
not so much because the beds required it, as from fear of the
rebellion of the poor souls who were to lose them.

So at the point of a musket Red Jason was driven on to his bad work,
and sullenly he went through it, muttering deep oaths from between
his grinding teeth, until he came to the log hut where Michael
Sunlocks slept, and there he saw again the face that had haunted his
memory.

"This bed is dry and sound," said Michael Sunlocks, "and you shall
not take it."

"Away
questions but learned 
 nothing. His fellow - prisoners begin to jeer at him. Upon their soul, 
 the big red fellow had topple into love with the young crevice with the 
 long flaxen hair, and maybe he think it was a woman in disguise. 

 Jason knocked their chatter heads together and then check their 
 ribald banter, but his warders began to watch him with suspicion, and 
 he fell back on muteness. 

 A month passed, and then the chain that was lento drawing the two 
 men in concert suddenly tighten. One morning the club came down from 
 the office of the Captain that the prisoners' chaff beds were to be 
 taken out into the stockyard and burnt. The beds were not old, but 
 dirty and damp and full of foul odors. The officers of the settlement 
 said this was due to the filthy habits of the prisoners. The 
 prisoners on their region said it came of the pestilent hovel they 
 were compelled to live in, where the ground was a bog, the walls and 
 ceiling were a rotten coffin, and the tune was heavy and lifeless. Since 
 the change of warder, there had been a gradual decline in the 
 humanity with which they had been treated, and to burn up their old 
 beds without giving them new ones was to deprive them of the last 
 comfort that separated the circumstance of human beings from that of 
 beast of the battlefield. 

 But the Captain of the Mines was in no humor to bandy parts with his 
 prisoners, and in ordering that the beds should be burnt to prevent 
 an outbreak of disease, he appointed that the prisoner B 25, should 
 be tell off to do the work. Now B 25 was the prison name of Red 
 Jason, and he was choose by reason of his great bodily strength, 
 not so much because the bed required it, as from concern of the 
 rebellion of the poor souls who were to lose them. 

 So at the item of a musket Red Jason was driven on to his bad oeuvre, 
 and sullenly he blend through it, muttering deep oaths from between 
 his grinding teeth, until he came to the log hut where Michael 
 Sunlocks sleep, and there he saw again the face that had haunt his 
 memory. 

 " This bed is dry and sound, " said Michael Sunlocks, " and you shall 
 not take it. " 

 " Away
 qufstions but learned
nothikg. His fellow-prisoners uegan tk jeer ag him. Upon their souls,
the bij ree feloow had tumbled into luve with nhe young chak with the
long flesen haiv, and laybz ie thought it wss a woman in disguise.

Javov nnocked their chattering heads togeeher anc do stopped theyr
rinwld ganter, but his warders began to wafch him with suspicipn, and
he fell back on silejce.

A month passed, and hhen the chqin eyat was slowuy drawing the two
men jogether suddenly tightened. One oorniug the ordet dalg down from
tie offpce of the Cainain thdt the lrisoners' strae bxds qere to be
taken out iito the stockyard anq burnt. Tve beds were not ole, vut
ditty atd dxnp xnd fnll of fokl kdors. The kfficers of the settlement
said trpx was due to the fylehy habits of the prisoners. The
prisonerv oh their part said it cane of the pestilentiap hovels ehey
were compelled to live in, where the ground wav a bke, tkc dqlps and
roof were a rotten coffin, and the air wwa nesvy and lifelefs. Since
the cjamde of warders, there has been a gradual dfcline yn thw
humanity witn which they had been treatwd, and to bugn up their old
beds wichout giving thek new ones was to deprive thzm of fhe last
comvort that reparated the covdinion of human beings from that of
beasts of che fiela.

But the Cwptain of hhe Mltes was in no humog to yandy parts witj his
prisoners, and in ordering viat the beds xhmulg be burut to irevent
an outbrqak of disease, he appjintea that the prisonxr B 25, should
fe told off tm do the work. Now B 25 ras rhe prison vxme of Red
Jasom, and he ccs selectwd by reason of hix gtezt bodily strenyuh,
nit so much becaise thq hevs rezgired it, as xrom fext of ghe
rebelliok ow thr poor souls who wera to lose them.

So at thr ioint of q musket Red Jason wax driven on to his bad xork,
anv sullrnli he went through it, muttering seep oathd fvom between
hif grlndigg teeth, uutil he came to the log hut where Michaeo
Sunlocks slept, ane there he saw agaiu uhe face that had raunted hhs
memory.

"This bed is ery and sound," saic Michael Sunlocks, "ans you vhall
jot take it."

"Away
questions but learned nothing. His fellow-prisoners began at Upon their the big red with young chap with long flaxen hair, maybe he thought it was a in disguise. Jason knocked their chattering heads together and so stopped their ribald but his warders began to watch him with suspicion, and he fell back silence. month and the chain that was slowly drawing the two men together suddenly tightened. One morning the order down from the office of the Captain that prisoners' straw beds were be taken out into the and The beds not but and damp and of foul odors. The officers of the settlement said this was due to the filthy habits of prisoners. The their part it of pestilential hovels they to live in, where the ground the walls and roof were a rotten coffin, the air heavy and lifeless. Since the change warders, there had been a gradual decline in humanity with which they had been treated, and to burn up their old beds without new ones was to them of the comfort separated condition human beings that of beasts of the field. But the Captain of the was in no humor to bandy parts with his prisoners, ordering the beds should burnt to prevent an of he appointed that the 25, be do work. B 25 was the name of Red Jason, and was selected by reason not so much because the beds required it, from fear of the rebellion of the souls who were to lose them. So at the point of a Red Jason on to his bad work, and sullenly he through it, muttering deep from between his grinding teeth, until he came to log where Michael slept, and there saw again the that had haunted "This bed dry sound," "and you shall not take it."
 questions but learned
nothinG. His fellow-PrisoNerS beGaN to jEer aT him. Upon their sOUls,
tHe big red fellow had tumblEd intO lOVe wiTH tHe youNg chap wITh THE
loNg FlAxeN hAIr, And maYbe He thougHt it was a woMan In Disguise.

JasoN KnOcked their ChaTtering heads TogEther aNd So sTOpped TheIr
ribAld banTEr, but hIs warders BeGAn to waTCh him wiTH SuSpicIon, and
he fell back oN SiLEnce.

A month passEd, and tHeN ThE CHaiN thAt was slowlY dRawinG The two
mEN tOGETheR Suddenly tightEned. One mornINg tHe ordeR cAme DOwn froM
the oFfICe oF the Captain That The prisonErs' strAW beds weRE to be
taKen out IntO thE stoCKyArD anD bURnt. tHe BedS WerE not old, bUt
DiRty anD damP AND Full Of fOul oDors. THe officers of tHe sEttlEMenT
said This wAs duE tO the fIlthy hAbits Of The prisoners. The
PrisOners on thEir PaRt sAiD it caME of the PesTilEntial hOvels thEY
weRe COMPeLled to live in, where tHe GROuNd was a boG, the waLLs AnD
Roof were A rOttEn coFFIn, and The aIR wAs heavy aNd lifeLEsS. SInce
the ChAnge of WaRdeRs, tHere hAD beeN a gradUal decliNe in tHE
humanity with wHIch they had beeN TrEATeD, And tO buRn up their olD
bedS WithOut gIViNg tHEm new Ones wAs TO dEPrive them of the last
cOmFort thAt sepArated the condItion of humAN BEings froM thaT Of
BEasts of the fielD.

But tHe Captain oF The Mines Was in No humor tO bandy parTS With his
pRisOneRs, aNd iN ORdEring that the bEDS shoUlD be burnT to Prevent
An oUtbReaK of DiSease, he apPointed tHaT tHe PrIsoNer B 25, sHOuld
be toLd Off To Do tHe worK. now B 25 waS the pRisoN nAmE Of REd
Jason, ANd HE Was sElEcTed bY reAsOn of hIs grEAt bOdily stRength,
not So mUCh beCaUsE the bedS required it, as FrOm fear of thE
rEbeLlion oF THe poor soUls who were to lose them.

So aT The poinT of A muskEt ReD Jason was DriVen on tO hiS Bad worK,
and suLlenlY hE weNT ThrouGH It, MutTeRing deep oaTHS frOm betWeEn
hiS grindiNg teeth, until he came TO thE log hut where MIchAel
SUNLoCks SLePT, anD tHEre HE Saw again the face That had hauNtED hIs
memory.

"ThIS beD iS dry and Sound," saId MicHAel SunlOcks, "and yoU shall
not TaKe it."

"aWAy
 questions but learned
not hing. Hisfello w-p ris on ersbega n to jeer at h i m. U pon their souls,
the b ig re df ello w  h ad tu mbled i n to l ove  w it h t he yo ung c hap  with t he
long fl axe nhair, and ma y be  he though t i t was a woma n i n disg ui se. 
Jaso n k nocke d thei r  chatt ering hea ds togeth e r and s o st oppe d their
ribald ba n te r , but his ward ers be ga n  t o wat chhim with s us picio n , and
h e  f e l l  ba c k on silence. 

A month p a sse d, and  t hen the ch ain t ha t  wa s slowly dr awin g the two 
men t o gethers uddenly  tight ene d.Onem or ni ngth e  or d er  ca m e d own from 
t he  offi ce o f t h e Ca pta in t hat t he prisoners'  st rawb eds  were  to b e
ta ke n out  intothe s to ckyard and burn t. T he beds w ere  n otol d, bu t 
dirty  an d d amp and  full o f  fo ul o d or s. The officers of  t h e  s ettlemen t
said th is was dueto  th e fi l t hy ha bits of  the pri soners .  T he 
prison er s on t he irpar t sai d  itcame o f the pe stile n tial hovels th e y
were compel l ed t ol ivein,  where thegrou n d wa s ab og , t h e wal ls an dr oo f  were a rotten coff in , andthe a ir was heavyand lifele s s .  Since
t he c h an g e of warders,there  had beena  gradual  decl ine in t he
humani t y  with wh ich  th eyhad b ee n treated, an d to b ur n up th eir  old
be dswit hou t g iv ing themnew ones  w as  t odep rivet hem of t he  la st 
co mfort that s epara tedth ec ond ition o f  h u m an b ei ng s fr omth at of 
bea s tsof thefield.

B utt he C ap ta in of t he Mines wasin  no humorto  ba ndy pa r t s with h is
prisoners, and in or d ering t hat  thebeds  should b e b urnt t o p r eventan out break  o f d i s ease, h eapp oi nted thatt h e p rison er  B 2 5, shou ld
be told off tod o t he work. NowB 2 5 wa s th e p r is o n n am e  of R ed
Jason, and h e was sele ct e dby reasono f h is  greatbodilystren g th,
not  so muchbecause t he  bed s req uired it,as fromfear of t h e
reb e ll ion o f t he poo rsou ls wh o were tolosethem.
S o at t he po in t of a m usket Red Jason was dri ven on  to h isbad work, 
an d  su llenly he  wen t throughit,  mu tteri ngd eep o aths fr omb etwee n
hi s  grinding te eth , un til he came t o  th e log  hu t  where  Mic hael
Sunlocks sle p t, and there h e sa w aga int he f ac e that had hau nte dh i s
memory .
"This bedis dry a nd sound ," sai d Mich ael Sun l o ck s , "and  you  sh all
not t ake  i t ."

"Aw ay 
 questions_but learned
nothing._His fellow-prisoners began to_jeer at_him._Upon their_souls,
the_big red fellow_had tumbled into_love with the young_chap with the
long_flaxen_hair, and maybe he thought it was a woman in disguise.

Jason knocked their chattering_heads_together and_so_stopped_their
ribald banter, but his warders_began to watch him with_suspicion, and
he_fell back on silence.

A month passed, and then_the_chain that was_slowly drawing the two
men together suddenly tightened. One morning_the order came down from
the office_of the Captain_that_the_prisoners' straw beds were_to be
taken out into the stockyard_and burnt. The beds were not_old, but
dirty and damp and full of_foul odors. The officers of the_settlement
said this was due to_the filthy_habits of the prisoners. The
prisoners_on their part_said it_came of the_pestilential hovels they
were compelled to live_in, where the_ground was a bog, the walls_and
roof_were a rotten_coffin,_and_the air_was heavy and_lifeless._Since
the change_of_warders, there had been a gradual_decline_in the
humanity with which they had been_treated, and to burn_up_their old
beds without giving_them new ones was to_deprive them of the last
comfort that_separated the_condition of_human beings from that of
beasts of the field.

But the Captain of_the Mines was in no humor_to bandy parts with_his
prisoners, and_in_ordering that the_beds_should be_burnt to prevent
an outbreak of disease, he_appointed that_the prisoner B 25, should
be told_off to do the_work._Now B 25 was the prison_name of Red
Jason, and he was_selected by reason of his_great_bodily_strength,
not so much because the_beds required it, as from fear_of the
rebellion of_the poor souls who were to lose_them.

So_at the point of a musket_Red_Jason was driven on to his_bad_work,
and_sullenly he went through it,_muttering deep oaths from between
his grinding_teeth, until he came to the log hut where_Michael
Sunlocks slept, and_there he saw again the_face_that_had haunted his
memory.

"This bed is dry and sound," said Michael_Sunlocks, "and_you shall
not take_it."

"Away