“I don’t know what ‘this’ is. You mane have I heard something about this poor man’s troubles?”
“Here are the officials, now. You may go. I shall send for you.”
“I am glad I can go. I am not going to meet the high officials. They might be so high I couldn’t make meself heard. I’ll just sit meself down.”
“Good morning, gentlemen.”
“Good morning.” “Good morning.”
“Why have we been called?”
“Mr. McHenry, there has been trouble here in regard to one of the prisoners who is a very poor man. Strange things have happened since he has been in the prison, and the strangest part of all is that he is a brother of Officer Pearson.”
“A brother of Officer Pearson?”
“The man was convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence.”