The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-10

M store entered the office his
" face showed extreme frrita-
sWhEf did they do with the Turner
girlT' 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 couldn't wait" he
said He made a petu1ant gesture as
he went on, 81 don't see why Judge
LawIor bothered me about the matter.
He is the one to impose sentence, not
J. I ann hours behind with my work
now
Edward Glider was big man phys
icaIly, 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
1ty of the man. His tall figure was
proportionateIy broad, and he was
heavily heshed. In fact the body was
too ponderous. Perhaps, in that char.
acterfst1c might be found a clew to.
the chief fault in his nature. For he.
was ponderous, spiritually and mem
tally. as wei as materially The fact
was displayed SUCCESSFULLY in the face,
which was too heavy with its promi-
nent Jowls and aggressive chin and
rather Dubious nose But there was
nothing habby anywhere.
It was with his accustomed bland
ness of manner that he presently ac-
knOw1edged the greeting of George
Demarest, the chief of the legal STAFF
that looked after the firms affairs.
well, Demarest?" he inquired.
ffTr1GCo To- cravc Far kfra.
Demarest replied gravely. It was
plain from his manner that he did not
altogether approve
s9Goodr' Glider exclaimed ssTake
this Sarah And he continued, as the
girl opened her notebook and poised
the pencil. BE sure to have Snithson
post copy Of it conspicuously in all
the girls dressing rooms and in the
reading room and in the Iunchrooms
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 mana cement wishes
again to draw attention on the part of
its employees to the fact that honesty
is always the best policy. Got that?''
Eyes. sir"
Take It 70 Smithson,'' Glider con-
tinued. land tell him to post it at
once"
Glider brought forth box of cigars
from a drawer of the desk, opened it
ana thrust # toward the waiting law
yer. who, however, shook his head in
refusal and continued to move about
the room rather restlessly.
Three yearsNthree years! That
ought to be q warning to the rest of
the girls Glider looked toward Dem
Arrest for acquiescence.
Most unusual case, in my estima-
tion,s Demarest replied "You see, the
girl keeps on declaring her innocence
That of course, is common enough in
q way. But here it's different The
point Is somehow she makes her pro-
kestations more convincing than they
usually do. They ring true, as it seems
to me"
ssThe stolen goods were found in her
locker" Glider declared in a tone of
nnaIfty. Some of them, have been
given to understand were actually in
the pocket Of her coat"
WELL the attorney said, with a
emile, shat 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
circumstant1al evidence alone is never
quite safe as proof of guilt Natural
~ she says some one else must have
put the stolen goods there That is
quite within the measure of possibili-
ty. That sort of thing has been done
countless times
and for what reason? It's too alb
surd to think about"
'sIn similar cases. the lawyer an
swered, those actually guilty of the
thefts have thus sought to throw sus-
p1cfon on the innocent in order to
avoid it on themselves when the pur-
suit got too hot on their trail Some
E.~,ox no,,4 Aa.1orr,.,a