The pale-faced passenger looked out of the car window with exceeding interest. Finally he turned to his seat mate.
You likely think I never rode in the cars before, he said, "but the fact is, pardner, I just got out of prison this mornin' and it does me good to look around. It is goin' to be mighty tough, though, facin' my old-time friends. I s'pose, though, you ain't got much idea how a man feels in a case like that."
Perhaps I have a better idea of your feelings than you think, said the other gentleman, with a sad smile. "I am just getting home from Congress."