The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-15

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 book back into his pocket .tJust now you're posing as Mary Turner's cousin. You served two years in Burnsing for blackmaiL You were arrested in Buff falo, convicted and served your stretch. Nothing on you? We'll, well!,'
 Again there was triumph in the of ncer's chuckle. He went on speaking with obvious enjoyment of the extent to which his Knowledge reached.
 'sAnd the head of the gang is Mary Turner. Arrested four years ago for robbing. the Emporium. Did her stretch ofsthree years.
 Hs that all you've got about herr" Carson demanded with such abrupt ness that Cassidy forgot his dignity sunciently to answer with an unquali- fled yes.
 Nothing in your record of her about her coming out without a friend in the world and trying to go straight2 You ain't got nothing in that pretty little book of your r'n about your going to the millinery store where she finally got job and tipping them off to where she come from?a
 ''Sure, they was tipped of. We got to protect the city,
 "Got anything in that record of your'n," Carson went on venomously, about her getting another job and your following her up again and hev- ing her thrown out? Got 1t there about the letter you had old Glider write, so that his Influence would get her canned ?''
 ''Oh, we had her right the first tine.''
 "You did not. She was raflroaded for a job she never done. She went in honest, and she came out honest.''
 s'And that's why she's here now with gang of crooks Cassidy retorted.
 Where else should she be?'' Carson | demanded violently. ''You ain't got nothing in that record about my jump ing into the river after her. That's where I found her-a girl that never done nobody any harm, starving be- cause you police wouldn't give her a chance to work. In the river because she wouldn't take the only other way that was left her to make living. be- cause she was keeping straight! Have you got any of that in your book 2''
 Anyway, the officer went on, with , a new confidence, now that his eyes were free from the gaze that had burned into his soul, you've got to clear out, the whole gang of you-and do it quick"
 'eWe don't scare worth cent'' Ag- gie snapped, with the virulence of a vixen. fYou can't do anything to us. We ain't broke. the law There came Q sudden ripple of laughter, and the charming lips curved joyously as she added, Though perhaps we have bent it bit''
 "welI, you've got the tip" Cassidy returned, somewhat disconnected, after stond fashion of his own. Its up to you to take it, that's all. If you don't one of you will make long visit with some people out Of town, and it'll probably be Mary. Remember, I'm giving 1t to you straight" Cassidy turned and~went noisi1y out of the drawing room. As she heard the outer door close behind the detec- tive Aggie's expression grew vicious.
 '"The truck horse detectiver' she sneered- "An eighteen collar and a six and half hat! He sure had his nerve trying to bluff us!'' Perhaps 1t wasn't a bluff, Aggie, ,'' Carson suggested.
 Well, what have we done, I'd like to knowT'
 Carson answered with a note of weariness that was unlike him.
 "Tt ain't what you have done" he said quietly. ''It's what they can make jury think you've done And, once they set out to get youGod, how they can frame things! If they ever start out after Mary He did not finish the sentence, but sank down into his chair with a groan that was almost of despair.
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