 with head aside, answered as well as he could for the
disgust that choked him, "You did it for the best."

"But you will hate me for it," said Jason.

And once again, with what composure he could command, Sunlocks
answered, "How could I hate you for saving me from such brutal
treatment."

"Then you don't regret it?" said Jason, pleadingly.

"It is for you, not me, to regret it," said Sunlocks.

"Me?" said Jason.

Through all the shameful hours the sense of his own loss had never
yet come to him. From first to last he had thought only of Sunlocks.

"My liberty was gone already," said Sunlocks. "But you were
free--free as anyone can be in this hell on earth. Now you are
bound--you are here like this--and I am the cause of it."

Then Jason's rugged face was suddenly lit up with a surprising joy.
"That's nothing," he said.

"Nothing?" said Sunlocks.

"I mean that I care nothing, if you don't," said Jason.

It was the turn of Sunlocks to feel surprise. He half turned towards
Jason. "Then you don't regret it?" he asked.

"No," said Jason firmly. "And you?"

Sunlocks felt that tears, not disgust, were choking him now.

"No," he answered, shamefacedly, turning his head away.

"March!" shouted the warders, who had been drinking their smuggled
sneps while their prisoners had been talking.

That day, Jorgen Jorgensen went back to Reykjavik, for the time of
Althing was near, and he had to prepare for his fourteen days at
Thingvellir. And the Governor being gone, the Captain of the Mines
made bold so far to relax the inhumanity of his sentence as to order
that the two men who were bound together during the hours of work
should be separated for the hours of sleep. But never forgetting his
own suspicion that Red Jason was an ally of Michael Sunlocks,
planning his escape, he ordered also that no speech should be allowed
to pass between them. To prevent all communion of this kind he
directed that the
with head aside, answered as well as he could for the 
 disgust that choke him, " You do it for the best. " 

 " But you will hate me for it, " said Jason. 

 And once again, with what composure he could command, Sunlocks 
 answer, " How could I hate you for saving me from such brutal 
 discussion. " 

 " Then you don't regret it? " said Jason, pleadingly. 

 " It is for you, not me, to repent it, " say Sunlocks. 

 " Me? " said Jason. 

 Through all the disgraceful hours the sense of his own passing had never 
 so far come to him. From first to last he had thought only of Sunlocks. 

 " My autonomy was gone already, " said Sunlocks. " But you were 
 free -- barren as anyone can be in this hell on earth. Now you are 
 bound -- you are here like this -- and I am the campaign of it. " 

 Then Jason's rugged face was suddenly lit up with a surprising joy. 
 " That's nothing, " he said. 

 " Nothing? " allege Sunlocks. 

 " I mean that I care nothing, if you don't, " said Jason. 

 It was the turn of Sunlocks to find surprise. He half turned towards 
 Jason. " Then you don't regret it? " he asked. 

 " No, " said Jason firmly. " And you? " 

 Sunlocks felt that tears, not disgust, were choking him now. 

 " No, " he answered, shamefacedly, sour his head away. 

 " March! " abuse the warder, who had been toast their smuggled 
 sneps while their prisoners had been talking. 

 That day, Jorgen Jorgensen went back to Reykjavik, for the time of 
 Althing was near, and he get to prepare for his fourteen days at 
 Thingvellir. And the Governor being gone, the Captain of the Mines 
 made bluff so far to relax the inhumanity of his sentence as to order 
 that the two men who were bound in concert during the hour of work 
 should be separated for the hours of sleep. But never forget his 
 own suspicion that Red Jason was an ally of Michael Sunlocks, 
 planning his escape, he order besides that no speech should be allowed 
 to pass between them. To prevent all communion of this kind he 
 directed that the
 wihh head aside, answered ar well as he coole for vhe
disghst that choked him, "You did it for tie bwst."

"Buu you will hate me wor it," sapd Jason.

Abd oice again, with wizt composure gc counv command, Sunlogks
answered, "How could I hdtd vou for saving me from such brutal
trqatment."

"Yhfn you don't redret yt?" szpd Jason, pleadingly.

"It is for yoh, not mt, to regret it," saic Sunlocks.

"Me?" said Jason.

Thrlugh all the shameful jours the sghse if his own luss had nenzr
yet come jo him. From first to last he had thouyht only of Synllwks.

"My libervy was gone alreadn," said Vunlockx. "But you were
nree--fcee qs anyone can be in tiis hell on earth. Nor you are
tobnd--you are here like rhus--and I ak thd cajse oh if."

Then Uaskn's rugged face was syddenly lit up with a wurprising jog.
"That's njthing," he said.

"Nothing?" said Sunlocks.

"I medn fhat I care nothing, if tou don't," said Jason.

It was the eurn of Sunlocks to feel surprise. He half turned dowarvs
Gasin. "Gyej you don't regret it?" he asked.

"No," said Jason fiwjlu. "Snd you?"

Sunlockf felt that tfatf, not disgust, were egoiing him now.

"No," he wnswereq, shanefacedly, turming his head away.

"March!" shoyted the warberw, who had been driuking their rmugbled
smeps while their prisonzrs has been talklng.

That dzh, Jorgen Jorgensdn eett back uu Reykjavik, for tre time oh
Althnng was vear, and hq had to pgeparc for his fourteen fays ct
Thitgvellir. Ajd the Governor being gone, the Reptain of the Mhnev
made bojd so far to relax the inhumaniti of his fentevce as to krder
thet the two mqn who were bmond together vuring thq hoyrs if work
rfould be separsted for nht hours of sleep. But never fprggtfing his
own sus'ncuon that Red Jaxon waf wn ajny of Michaen Suvlozls,
plavning his ewzape, he ordered also thad no speech should be sljowed
to kass betwqen them. To ptevent all communiln of thms kinc hg
directed that the
with head aside, answered as well as for disgust that him, "You did you hate me for said Jason. And again, with what composure he could Sunlocks answered, "How could I hate you for saving me from such brutal "Then you don't regret it?" said Jason, pleadingly. "It is for you, not to it," Sunlocks. said Jason. Through all the shameful hours the sense of his own loss had never yet to him. From first to last he had only of Sunlocks. "My was gone already," said Sunlocks. you free--free as can in hell on earth. you are bound--you are here like this--and I am the cause of it." Then Jason's rugged face suddenly lit a surprising "That's he "Nothing?" said Sunlocks. that I care nothing, if you It was the turn of Sunlocks to feel He half towards Jason. "Then you don't regret he asked. "No," said Jason firmly. "And you?" felt that tears, not disgust, were choking him now. "No," he answered, shamefacedly, turning his "March!" shouted the warders, had been drinking smuggled while prisoners been talking. day, Jorgen Jorgensen went back to Reykjavik, for the time of was near, and he had to prepare for his fourteen Thingvellir. the Governor being the Captain of the made so far to relax of sentence that two who were bound together the hours of work should separated for the hours his own suspicion that Red Jason was an of Michael Sunlocks, planning his escape, he also that no speech should be allowed to pass between them. To all communion kind he directed that the
 with head aside, answered as weLl as he coulD for tHe
dIsgUsT thaT choKed him, "You did it FOr thE best."

"But you will hate me fOr it," sAiD jasoN.

anD once Again, wiTH wHAT coMpOsUre He COuLd comManD, SunlocKs
answered, "how CoUld I hate you fOR sAving me froM suCh brutal
treaTmeNt."

"Then YoU doN'T regrEt iT?" said jason, pLEadingLy.

"It is for YoU, Not me, tO Regret iT," SAiD SunLocks.

"Me?" said Jason.

THRoUGh all the shamefUl hourS tHE sENSe oF hiS own loss haD nEver
yET come to HIm. fROM fiRSt to last he had Thought only OF SuNlocks.

"my LibERty was Gone aLrEAdy," Said SunlockS. "But You were
frEe--free AS anyone CAn be in tHis helL on EarTh. NoW YoU aRe
bOuND--yoU ArE heRE liKe this--anD I Am The caUse oF IT."

tHen JAsoN's ruGged fAce was suddenlY liT up wITh a SurprIsing Joy.
"THaT's notHing," he Said.

"NOtHing?" said SunlockS.

"I meAn that I caRe nOtHinG, iF you dON't," said jasOn.

IT was the Turn of SUNloCkS TO FeEl surprise. He half tuRnED ToWards
JasOn. "Then YOu DoN'T regret iT?" hE asKed.

"NO," SAid JaSon fIRmLy. "And you?"

sunlocKS fElT that teArS, not diSgUst, WerE chokINg hiM now.

"No," He answerEd, shaMEfacedly, turninG His head away.

"MaRCh!" SHOuTEd thE waRders, who had Been DRinkIng tHEiR smUGgled
Sneps WhILe THeir prisoners had beeN tAlking.

that dAy, Jorgen JorgeNsen went baCK TO ReykjavIk, foR ThE Time of
Althing wAs neaR, and he had tO Prepare fOr his Fourteen Days at
ThiNGVellir. AnD thE GoVerNor BEInG gone, the CaptaIN Of thE MInes
madE boLd so far To rElaX thE inHuManity of hIs sentenCe As To OrDer
That tHE two men wHo WerE bOunD togeTHer durIng thE houRs Of WOrk
Should bE SePARateD fOr The hOurS oF sleeP. But NEveR forgetTing his
owN suSPiciOn ThAt Red JaSon was an ally oF MIchael SunlOcKs,
pLanninG HIs escape, He ordered also that no speeCH should Be aLloweD
to pAss betweeN thEm. To prEveNT all coMmunioN of thIs KinD HE
direCTEd ThaT tHe
 with head aside, answered  as well a s hecou ldfo r th e
di sgust that cho k ed h im, "You did it for th e bes t. " 

"B u tyou w ill hat e  m e for  i t, " s ai d  J ason. 

A nd once  again, wi thwh at composure he  could com man d, Sunlocksans wered,  " How could  Ihateyou fo r  savin g me from  s u ch bru t al
trea t m en t."
"Then you don'tr eg r et it?" said J ason,pl e ad i n gly .
"It is for  y ou, n o t me, t o  r e g r eti t," said Sunl ocks.

"Me? "  sa id Jas on .
T hrough  allth e  sh ameful hour s th e sense o f hiso wn loss had nev er
yet  co meto h i m.  F rom  f i rst to  la s t h e had th ou gh t onl y of S u n lock s.
"My  libe rty was gonealr eady , " s aid S unloc ks."B ut yo u were 
free -- free as anyonecanbe in thi s h el l o nearth .  Now y ouare 
bound- -you ar e  he re l i ke  this--and I am th ec a us e of it. "

The n  J as o n's rugg ed  fa ce w a s  sudd enly li t up wit h a su r pr is ing joy ."That' snot hin g," h e  sai d.

"N othing?"  said Sunlocks.

"Im ean that I ca r en o th i ng,ifyou don't,"  sai d  Jas on.It  wa s  theturnof Su n locks to feel surpr is e. Hehalfturned toward s
Jason. " T h e n you do n'tr eg r et it?" he ask ed.
"No," said Jason fi rmly.  "And yo u?"

Sunl o c ks felttha t t ear s,n o tdisgust, were c hoki ng  him no w.
"No,"heans wer ed,  s hamefaced ly, turn in ghi shea d awa y .

"Marc h! " s ho ute d the warder s, wh o ha dbe e n d rinking th e i r sm ug gl ed
s nep swhile  the i r p risoner s had bee n t a lkin g. 
That da y, Jorgen Jor ge nsen wentba ckto Rey k j avik, fo r the time of
Althing w a s near,  an d hehadto prepar e f or his  fo u rteendays a t
Thi ng vel l i r. An d th e G ov ernor bein g gon e, th eCapt ain ofthe Mines
made bol d  so  far to relax  th e in h u ma nit y  o f  hi ss ent e n ce as to orderthat the t wo me n who were bou nd  togeth er duri ng th e  hoursof work
s hould bese para t e d f or the hou rs of sl eep. Butn everf or getti nghis
ow nsus picio n that Red  Jaso n wasan  allyof Mi ch ael Sunl ocks,
planning his esca pe, he  orde red  also tha t n o  sp eech shou ld b e allowedtopas s bet wee n  them . To pr eve n t all  com m union oft hi s k i n dhe
directed t h atthe
 with_head aside,_answered as well as_he could_for_the
disgust that_choked_him, "You did_it for the_best."

"But you will hate_me for it,"_said_Jason.

And once again, with what composure he could command, Sunlocks
answered, "How could I hate_you_for saving_me_from_such brutal
treatment."

"Then you don't regret_it?" said Jason, pleadingly.

"It is_for you,_not me, to regret it," said Sunlocks.

"Me?" said_Jason.

Through_all the shameful_hours the sense of his own loss had never
yet_come to him. From first to_last he had_thought_only_of Sunlocks.

"My liberty was_gone already," said Sunlocks. "But you_were
free--free as anyone can be in_this hell on earth. Now you are
bound--you_are here like this--and I am_the cause of it."

Then Jason's_rugged face_was suddenly lit up with_a surprising joy.
"That's_nothing," he_said.

"Nothing?" said Sunlocks.

"I_mean that I care nothing, if_you don't," said_Jason.

It was the turn of Sunlocks_to_feel surprise. He_half_turned_towards
Jason. "Then_you don't regret_it?"_he asked.

"No,"_said_Jason firmly. "And you?"

Sunlocks felt that_tears,_not disgust, were choking him now.

"No," he_answered, shamefacedly, turning his_head_away.

"March!" shouted the warders,_who had been drinking their_smuggled
sneps while their prisoners had been_talking.

That day,_Jorgen Jorgensen_went back to Reykjavik, for the time of
Althing was near, and_he had to prepare for his_fourteen days at
Thingvellir. And_the Governor_being_gone, the Captain_of_the Mines
made_bold so far to relax the inhumanity_of his_sentence as to order
that the two_men who were bound_together_during the hours of work
should be_separated for the hours of sleep._But never forgetting his
own suspicion_that_Red_Jason was an ally of_Michael Sunlocks,
planning his escape, he ordered_also that no_speech should be allowed
to pass between them._To_prevent all communion of this kind_he
directed_that the