The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-28

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the reading he regarded the passive
woman at the desk with new respect.
Whats this 2" Burke repeated help
Iessly. Mary was kind enough TO make
The document clear TO him.
Its temporary restraining order
from the supreme court instructing
you TO let me alone until you have le-
gal proof that have broken the law
But it can't be DONE" shouted
Burke
You might ask Mr.. Demarest," Mary
suggested pleasantly. las to whether
or not it can be done. The gambling
houses can do it and so keep on break
ing the law. The race track men can
do it and laugh at the law. The rail-
road can do it to restrain its employees
from striking. So why shouldn't ! get
one too? You see. | have money.
can buy all the law want. And
there's nothing you cant do with the
law if you have money enough. Ask
Mr.. Demarest He knows"
"Can you beat that?" Burke rum
bled. He regarded Mary with stare
of almost reverential wonden "A
crook appealing to the law
We'll. gentlemen. what are you go
ing to do about it,"
Miss Turner the district attorney
said with an appearance of sincerity,
I'm going to appeal to your sense OF
fair play"
That was killed four years ago"
But Demarest persisted. Influence
had been brought to bear on him. 1t
was for her own sake now that he
urged her.
Let young Glider alone"
Mary laughed again.
His father sent me>away for three
years-three years for something |
didn't do. Well. he's got to pay for 1t. :"
BY this time. Burke. a man of SUI
perior intelligence. as one must be to
reach such a position of authority. had
come to realize that here was case
not to be carried through by buster
ing. by intimidation. by the rough
ruses familiar to the force.
Don't fool yourself. my girl" he
said in his huge voice. which was
now moduated to degree that made
II almost unramllar to nlmselT. y ou
can't go througbf with this. There's
always a weak link in the chain some
where. It's up to me to find 1t. and
| will"
Now" she said and there was re-
| spect in the glance she gave the stall
wart man. now you really sound
dangerous
Fannie appeared at the door,
MIR. Edward Glider wishes to see
| you. Miss Turner" she said shall
| show him in?'
"Oh. certainly" Mary answered. with
an admirable pretense of indifference.
while Burke glared at Demarest, and
/ the district attorney appeared III at
ease.
CHAPTER XII.
Glider Meets Bride.
HERE entered the erect, heavy
figure of the man whom Mary
had hated through the years.
| He stopped abruptly just with
In the room. gave glance at the two
men. then his eyes went to Mary, sit
! ting at her desk. with her face lifted
inquiringly. He did not pause to take
in the beauty Of that face. only its
strength. He stared at her silently for
a moment Then he spoke. a little
tremulous from anxiety.
| Are you the woman?" he said.
| There was something simple and prim-
| tive, something of dignity beyond the
usual conventions. in his direct ad-
| dress
Mary's acknowledgment was as plain
as his own question
IL am the woman. What do you
want?'
] MY SON."
Mary guessed that his coming was
altogether of his own voition. and not
i the result Of his sons information, as
: a.sssst she had supposed.