Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

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Get Of Morris al the G ORR and Alfalfa
briefly. well, Smithson, apologize to-
her. It can't be helped ..5.: .S; Es=
When Smithson had left the Office.
Glider turned to his secretary.
.Take this he directed, and he forth
with dictated the following letter: ..z.
]. w. Gaskell, Esq, Central National
Bank, New ork. .5 Sss 81. xs.s
MY Dear Mr.. Gaskell-I feel that Il
should be doing less than my duty as q
man IL / did not let you know at once
that Mrs. Gaskell is in urgent need OF
medical attention. She came into our
store today, and ss5G . vi i 81
He paused for a moment No, put
it this way he said finally:
We found her wandering about our store
today in very nervous condition: In her
excitement she carried away about 500
worth Of rare laces Not recognizing her..
our store detective detained her for q
short time Fortunately for us all, Mrs
Gaskell was able to explain who she was
and she has just gone to her home. Hop
ing for Mrs Gaskell s speedy recovery,
and with all good wishes, 7 am yours very
truly. . 4 N z as: IS
Smithson again entered the Office
even more perturbed than before.
'What on earths.is the matter now'
Glider spluttered suspiciously = Ss=
11t's Mrs. Gaskell stil 3 smithsons
replied In great trepidation. . '.she}
wants you personally, Mr.. Glider, to;
apologize to. her. She says that the
action taken against her Is an outrage.
and she is not satisfied with the apol-:
ogies Of all the rest Of us. She says
you must make one. too, and that the
store detective must be discharged for:
intolerable insolence.' y z= SIS. is
Glider bounced up from his chair
angri1y. z.ssI !.
''I'll not discharge McCracken," he
vociferated, glaring on. Smithson. who
shrank visibly. s:.
"But about the apology, Mr.. Glider.
he reminded, speaking very deferen-
TALLY, yet with insistence.
ooh, I'll apologize he said with a
wry smile of discontinue. I'LL, make
things even up a bit when ]: get an
apology from ,Gaskell.% shrewdly
suspect that that estimable gentleman
IS going to eat humble pie. of my bak-
ing, from his wife's recipe. And his
will be an honest apology, which mine
won't" And he left the room.
It was on this same day that Sa:.
rah, on one Of her numerous trips
through the store in behalf Of G lder.
was accosted by salesgirl, whose
name, Helen Morris. she CHANGED to
know. S.. 80. s.5.%5. .5..S
"What on earth do you want r Sarah
inquired snappishly. ..s,.s
What did they do to Mary Turner?"
.They sent her to prison for three
years. sc $50. 2z..:S 80. s5f
'Three years ~ The salesgirl had re-
peated the words in tone that was In
defnable, yet a tone vehement in its in
credulous questioning. Three years y
she said again, as one refusing to be
neye. ..=.. !. So =5ss $.
| Eyes, three years. .z5sS II s 4. s
"'Good God!'' There was no irrever-
ence in the exclamation that broke
from the girls lips. Instead only a
tense horror that touched to the roots
Of emotion. d. Is. $3.50
Say Sarah demanded. with the
d1rectness habitnal to her, .'.why are
you so anxious about it? This is the
third time you have asked me about
Mary Turner. What's it to you. I'd
like to know?'' b.. ~ :. ].
{ The salesgirl started violently, and
a deep flush droyeSthe accustomed pal
Tor from her cheeks. She was obvi
ously much disturbed by the question
"What is it to me? she repeated Ii
an effort to gain time. '.Wh by, nothing
nothing at all. only-she's a friend q
mine, a great friend of mine. oh
yesy' Ss s=5.
There was monotone of desOlatiOl
as she went on speaking in a Whispe
meant for the ears of no other. II
awful p three years! Oh, / didn't un
derstand! It's aWful--a wful ~! - Will
the final word she hurried of. her at
< titudes one Of wondering grief.
Sarah was thinking intently Of Mar.
Turner after her return to the office
AS she glanced up at the opening of til
door she did not at first recognize til
! figure outlined there She remembers,
Mary Turner as q tall slender cir
who showed an und Terrifying vitality 81
every movement. q girl with q face
regular features, in which wasaa CON
Iplexion Of blended milk and roses, wit
: a radiant joy OF life shining througl
Iall her arduous and vulgar conditions
Instead Of this, now she saw5sa fra
form that stood sWaying in the dool
way, that bent lin ! a. sinister fashio
\ (which told Of bod lily imp tence Will
the face was quite blood less
man stood beside her. one Of hi
: hands clasped around. the girls wris
Il It was Cassid from head quarter.
Il who spoke in a rough indif ferentv vote,
n The district ttorney told me- 6
II bring this girl here on my wa to sth
iii Grand Central station with her.
Il Mr.. Glider will be right back Com
In and wait. -:
The two went forward very slowl,
Il the. officer, carelessly conscious Of hi
II duty, Walking with awk ward steps
Il suit the feeble movements Of the eli
Il Sarah .at last found her voice for 9
Il expression of sympat
III 81 M sorry AZ airy w she said zhesita
Il tngly 'm terribly sorry terribl
81 s. sorry s.