Before him, yellow on the blue-black wall, the placard shone; its little black characters danced. He read them carefully.
GOOD TIME
Under the Goodwin Act you have already earned time which has been deducted from your sentence. This time had been deducted as follows:
For the first year, two months; second year, two months; third year, four months; fourth year, four months; fifth year, and every year thereafter, five months.
This time had already been earned by you. The law has given it to you, and it belongs to you. Only bad behaviour on your part will forfeit this time. It is for you to determine whether or no you will keep this time to your credit; and for you alone.
About the margin of the printed rule he saw pencilled figures, many of them, where former oc-
[ 31 ]
