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THE PRISONER FARK
A novelization of DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S 20th CENTURY PICTURE.
SYNOPSI
Condemned to life on “Shark Island," America's own Devil's Inland, where life imprisonment spin ironic term for slow death, Dr. Samuel Mund, bryan hia hideous sentence. The dector had been found
piracy in the guilty of con
pasassination of President Lincoln because he had
unwittingly set the fracturi ed leg of the murderer riving of "Shark Island he wan overjoyed to ace Buck, a negro But the col-
from his planned to
oured win
him. An old enemy of
ou the island. His greeting was to kick at and it upon the dor tor. Then he showed the new prisoners the meat which ran all the way around the intand. It zona, he auid, filled with "pete,"
Sergeant Rankin, was
CHAPTER SEVEN..
Claring around at the shineked meu, Sergeant Rankin grinned again. "And now, my hearties," he said.
this-
Thank you," gratefully. "You're giving me now the first hope I've hud since
this nightmare started.
"Yus, suh. All guess so, suh. But yah's some soap I brung you.”
Hearing
noise, the
Negro vanished. And Mudd, looking at the soup continued
smile. Then,
to
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with WARNER 'BAXTER,, GLORIA STUART and o' cost of 4000 players
"General Ewing," fiercely, "I'd dore anything for my husband. And t not only froodom I want for him; it'a axoneration, too. lle's innocent.. and they've to say so...to the
got whole world!"
"Just a moment, Mrs. Mudd," broke in Maiben, soothingly. She was close to tears and if there was anything he hated it was to see a woman cry.. Turning to Ewing ho aaid quietly: Mudi should be able to deliver him- "All I have to say is this: If Dr.
self to the civil authorities in Key
could Wext, I
have a
rit of habeas writ "My darling Peggy: 1
am now
ere to be nervod corpus thero
on him. convinced that it. I am ever to acc you and Martha again we must take under its protection he could then be matters into our own hands. So brought back here, I would reopen
and the you
I am sure, give him a with will communicate through Buck, who is a soldier here, fairer trial than he received in the
| Court Martial." but as devoted as ever, we will try to work out a plan
touched and cheered, he put the sonp down, Finding a pencil and scrap of paper he sat down on his cot and, slapping every now and then at the mosquitoes, began to write.
me
Weeks later Peggy Mudd's father enfled upon General Ewing, the Yankee officer who had been his
son-in-law's counsel when he was court martialed.
"Just for you and bernisse I like abriral, get your hat," he said
you, I'll give you a little treat."
Itardly able to control his
excitement.
"Now whit, 'Colonel," said Ewing) wearils. What else can we possibly do? I've exhausted every possible ol getling Dr. Mudd out of
Obviourly relishing his humour, he turned to a soldier and taking from him u cloth sack, pulled any black cat out of it and threw the mens animal into the most.
As the squalling creature it the water a dozen black fing
streaked Loward it. There was a pitiful wall, a threshing of the black tails and the water because bluck and still again.
"Sharks!” he gloated.. "Ever ses! 'em before?"
He turned back to the soldier and taking a wooden bucket from him. continued:
"But maybe you think that's all, they eatents. So I'm going to give you a look at the last fellow that had that ides, a fellow that thought what you pigs Fave been thinking ever since you got here-
a man might be able to get. through the moat."
Kneeling down he thrust the bot tom of the bucket just under the surface of the water, "This is a water-glass, he told them, "and Dr. Mudd is going to look first, because Dr. Mudd is the most famous derer.
here. Reluctantly Mudd looked through the glass. On the bottom: ngalest
mur-
pritou?"
"I said, 'get youd hat!" exclaimed the Colonel.
Shrugging Ewing took his hat. "But where are we going?"
That, suh, I'm not at liberty to reveal."
n
case
Rising, he reached for his hat, 49 he concluded with dry humour:
"But as to how Dr. Mudd is going to be able to get Key West, I'd rather not hear."
At the door he added in a low voice. "And don't let anything dis
courage you."
Closing the door behind him Peggy-
on her turned a triumphant fare father and Ewing
everything--we'll
ELET-
We'll all everything-pown every- thing mortgage get the money somehow!" she nounced hotly,
She stopped, and slowly the look exaltation faded from her face. "What is the matter?" she asked.
General Ewing, standing with bow. ed head, looked
up.
"I am sorry," he muttered, "but if you're set on such foolhardy plan...I must withdraw from the case."
Standing ide by side the two watched General Ewing go out of the "My home, suh," he declared atif-room. He did not turn or speak and a large behind him.
they
nothing as the door closed aid Ay, opening the done into bure-looking chamber.
Mudd. thinner. bui
But alone they turned and looked at each alker and slowly they both eager as ever, took their visitor's
the same indominatible Then smiled, hand, smiling her welcome.
courage in ench smila.. At that win. she introduced him to the other ment father and daughter looked cupunt of the room, an elderly man, singularly alike. shighly pompous, who was trying his best not to look uncomfortable in these surroundings.
A short time later the Colonel con- ducted his Yankee friend into shabby rooming house.
POKRY
out of
This is Judge Malben, of the District Superior Court," she said..
"He's going to get Sam full" sald the Colonel buntly.
Embarrasset and annoyed, Judge Maiben started to protest.
But Mrs. Mudd placated him with quick, apologetic smile, and scold-
What do you think?"
Her eyes shining, she whispered, "I-Gad, sugar, we'll
show these ad-blamed chicken-hearted Yankee lawyers. .even if have to sell the sword that Stonewall Jackson gave THIS!!!
Will Mre. Mudd realize hor und plan to rescue her husband from Shark's Island and take him to Key
the side of the moat, he could sealed her father, Neve, dad, you pro-ent where he can be sorved with n a skeleton kneeling, a few rugs still mised to be good!" Then turning hulicos corpus? Can such a plan | claw still clutching at the wall, chains General. At my request, and for Ponnibly succeed? Don't miss this still weighing his ankles
my own satisfaction, Judge Malben to-morrow.
clinging to his bones, one boney
to Ewing, she said, "Let me explain,
as gone over the whole record of
"You have some kind of plan,
Dr. Mudd's sickened heart light-the case, word by word." ened as he was led into the pres- Judge?" Ewing asked after a re- AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT ence of Dr. MacIntyre, a kindly looking old man who was sitting at Mudd and her father exchanged ex- speelful pause In which Peggy
a table checking some reports. Per-] haps here, at last, was someone who' would understand.
cited glances.
The plan," said Maiben, "is Mrs. Mudd's.No judge would dare deviso anything so-so extreme."
Mrs. Mudd turned eagerly to Ewing.
explained 10 Judge Maben
Doctor," he said in a low voice, at the conclusion of his physical examination, "I also am a physician." Back at his desk, the doctor re- plied, without looking up, "I know what happened to the writ of ha
you are."
I
The old man lifted his head and
יי
beas corpus you obtained for Sam," slic
said.
of
Key
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"The Governinent simply laughed ed you might find sympathy here,"
al it," Ewing remarked bitterly. he said quietly, "get rid of the idea. "But, she said softly, "fn writ The profession you have dishonour were served on him ed is ashamed of you--ashamed of West, a civil municipality, it would in, say Key
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