The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-27
CHAPTER II.
ONLY Three Years.

N YHEN at last the owner or the
NJ store entered the office his
wv face showed extreme irrita-
ton.
"What did they do with the Turner
girl?' his secretary inquired In an
deliberately casual manner.
Glider did not look up from the heap
Of papers, but answered rather harsh
~.
81 don't know-I couldn't wait" he
said. He made a p~etulant gesture as
he went on, 81 don't see why Judge
Lawlor bothered me about the matter.
He Is the one to impose sentence, not
I. l am hours behind with my work
now"
Edward Glider was a big man phys
ically, plainly the possessor Of that
abundant vital energy which is a prime
requisite for achievement in the order
ing Of modern business concerns.
Force was indeed the dominant quail
ity Of the man. His tall figure was
proportionately broad, and he was
heavily fleshed. In fact the body was
too p%onderous. Perhaps, in that char
acteristic might be found a clew to
the chief fault In his nature. For he
was ponderous, spiritually and men,
tally, as well as materially. The fact
was displayed suggestively in the face,
which was too heavy with its promi-
nent jowls and aggressive chin and
rather Dubious nose. But there was
nothing flabby anywhere.
1t was with his accustomed bland
ness Of manne that he presently &C
knowledged the greeting Of George
Demarest, the chief of the legal staff
that looked after the firms affairs.
"Well, Demarest?" he inquired.
"Judge Lawlor gave her three years."
Demarest replied gravely. 1t was
plain from his manner that he did not
altogether approve.
"Goodv' Glider exclaimed. take
this, Sarah" And he continued, as the
girl opened her notebook and poised
the pencil. BE sure to have Smithson
post a copy of it conspicuously in all
the girls dressing rooms and in the
reading room and in the lunchrooms
and in the assembly ROOM" He clear
ed his throat ostentatiously and pro-
ceeded to the dictation Of the notice:
"Mary Turner. formerly employed in
this store, was today sentenced to pris-
on for three years, having been con-
victed for the theft Of goods valued at
over $500. The management wishes
again to draw attention on the part Of
It's employees to the fact that honesty
is always the best policy. Got that?"
Eyes. SIR"
"Take it to Smithson," Glider con-
tinued. land tell him to post it at
once"
Glider brought forth q box Of cigars
from a drawer of the desk, opened it
and thrust it toward the waiting law
yer, who, however, shook his head in
refusal and continued to move about
the room rather restlessly.
"Three ~years-three years! That
ought to be a warning to the rest OF
the girls" Glider looked toward Dem
Arrest for acquiescence.
Nhoct uhuouoi SoSCt - NY Slhi
ton" Demarest replied. "You see, the
girl keeps on declaring her innocence.
That. Of course. is common enough In
a way. But here it's different. The
point Is somehow she makes her pro-
testations more convincing than :ney
usually do. They ring true. as it seems
to me-"
"The stolen goods we're found in her
locker" Glider declared in a tone Of
finality. "Some of them, l have been
given to understand, were actually in
the pocket Of her coat"
"Well," the attorney said, with a
smile, that sort of thing makes good
enough circumstantial evidence, and
without circumstantial evidence there
would be few convictions for crime.
Yet as a lawyer I'm free to admit that
circumstantial evidence alone is never
quite safe as proof Of guilt. Natural
" she says some n else must have
put the stolen goods there. That is
quite within the measure Of possiblli-
ty. That sort Of thing has been done
countless times"