“I thank you, brother, for the word spoken just now. Yes, my brother, you have a comfortable home and a family in society, and an innocent brother in prison for ten years.”
“You have the habit of talking to yourself, have you?” It was Pat who spoke.
“It helps a fellow, Pat, sometimes, when alone, to talk to himself.”
“I am sure I heard two voices in here. I was after looking for a convict who occupied the next cell, 79, and I felt rather uneasy about you, and I thought I would see what you were doing, and I heard a very strange conversation in here.”
“Pat, did you hear all that was said?”
“Sure I did. What was I listening for if not to hear what was said?”
“And did you see anyone leave here?”
“Sure I did. When I see a man passing this way, I looked to find if he was a broke-away.”
“And will you—”
“I will keep my mouth shut until I have to open it.”