The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-13

Inferno.
H@HE inexorabie voice went on IN
its monotone. as If he had not
spoken
- and when you are really
sick and hsye to stop work what are
y0u going to do then2 Do you know,
Mr. Glider, that the first time q straight
girl steals its often because she had TO
+ have a doctOr-or some luxury like
thats And some Of them do worse
than steal- yes. they do-girls that.
started straight and wanted to stay
that way. But, OF course, some OF
them get 50 tired of the whole grind
that-that''-
I'm not their guardian / CAN'T
watch over them after they leave the
Store. They are paid the current rate
IF ~ages-sas much as any other store
e pays As ne spoke the anger pro-
roked by this unexpected assault on
him out of the mouth OF convict
famed high In virtuous Reputation.
why he went on yehementfy no
m1E living does more for his employ
ese than i do Who gave the girls
flseir nne rest rooms upstafrs7 I did
who gave them the cheap lunchrooms2
! afdE.
-.But you Won't pay them enough to
live onr'
81 pay them the same as the other
3 stores no. he repeated snllenly.
But you wont pay them enough to
i've onF'
'.And 50 you claim that you were
forced to steal That's the plea you
make for yourself and your friends .
81 wasn't forced to STEAL came the
answer. spoken in the monotone that
had marked her utterance throughout
{ n1ost of the Interview. II wasn't fore
ed TO steal, and I didn't steal But, all
the same, that's the plea, as you call
It, that I'm making for the other girls.
There are hundreds OF them who steal
because they don't get enough to eat
I said I would tell you how to step the
stealing. Wei, I have done it Give
- tie girls fair chance to be honest.
You asked me for the names, Mr.. Gil
her. There's only one name on which
20 put the blame for the whole bust
ness. and that name is Edward GfIderI
Now. Won't you do something about
HY
At that naked question the owner of
the store jumped up from his chair and
stood COVERING at the girl who risked
request 50 full of yitnperation against
himself
How dare you speak to me like
KhisT' he Numbered
why, 1 dared" Mary Turner ex-
planned. because you have done all
s the harm you can to me. And now I'm
trying to give you. the chance to do
bet4eEsby the others You ask me why
y dare have a right to dare 1 have
been straight all my life [ have want
ID decent food and warm clothes and
"a little happiness all the time have
worked for you, and have gone with
put those things just to stay straight
The end OF it all Is, you are sending
me to prison for something didn't do
FhatssSwhyhT dafer'
Glider could not trust himself Just
kaen to an audible command. He was
Eeriously disturbed by the gently spo-
ken truths that had issued from the
Efrl's lips He was not prepared with
any answer, though he botly resented
k-erJ word OF her accusation
Cassidy faced about, and in his
movement there was a tug at the wrist
Df the girl that set her moving toward
tIle door. Her realization of what this
meant was shown in her final speech.
Three years isn't forever she said
In a level voice. when come out
you are going TO pay for every minute
Of them, AR Glider There won't be
day or an hour that 1 won't remem
Der that at the last it was your word
een1 me to prison. And sxou are geiag