The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-12-13

falo, convicted and served your stretch.
Nothing on you? Well, WELL"
Again there was triumph in the of.
fcer's chuckle. He<went on speaking
with obvious enjoyment Of the extent
to which his knowledge reached.
"And the head Of the gang Is Mary
Turner. Arrested four years ago for
robbing the Emporium. Did her stretch
Of three years"
us that all you've got about herr"
Carson demanded with such abrupt
ness that Cassidy forgot his dignity
sufficiently to answer with an unquan-
fed yes. :.
Nothing in your record Of her about
her coming out without a friend in
the world and trying to go straight?
You amt got nothing in that pretty
little book of your'n about your going
to the millinery store where she finally
got job and tipping them off to where
she come from?"
"Sure, they was tipped off. We got
to protect the city"
"Got anything in that record Of
your'n," Carson went on venomously,
about her getting another job and
your following her up again aid .hav-
ing her thrown out? Got It there about
the letter you had old Glider write, 80
that his influence would get her
canned?"
ooh, we had her right the first time"
"You did not. She was railroaded
for job she never done. She went
In honest, and she came out honest"
"And that's why she's here now with
4 gang of crooks" Cassidy retorted.
where else should she bdR' Carson
demanded violently. ''You, amt got
nothing in that record about my jump
Ing into the river after her. That's
where I found her-a girl that never
done nobody any harm. starving be-
cause you police wouldn't give her a
chance to work. In the river because
she wouldn't take the only other way
that was left her to make living. be-
cause she was keeping straight: Have
you got any Of that in your book?'
Anyway" the officer went on. with
a new confidence, now that his eyes
were free from the gaze that had
burned into his soul, you've got to
clear out, the whole gang of you-and
do it quick"
I'VE don't scare worth a cent" Ag-
gle snapped, with the virulence of a
vixen. you can't do anything to us.
We amt broke the law" There came
sudden ripple Of laughter, and the
charming lips curved joyously as she
added, Though perhaps we have bent
it bit"
''Well, you've got the tip" Cassidy
returned, somewhat disconnected. after
a stolid fashion Of his own. Its up
to you to take it, that's all. If you
don't one Of you will make long visit
with some people out OF town. and it'll
probably be Mary. Remember, I'm
giving it to you straight"
Cassidy turned and went noisily out
OF the drawing room. As she heard
the outer door close behind the detec-
tive Aggie's expression grew vicious.
THE truck horse detectye!" she
sneered. An eighteen collar and a
six and a half hat! He sure had his
nerve trying to bluff usr'
perhaps 1t wasn't bluff, Aggie,' -
Carson suggested.
well, what have We done, I'd like
to knowT'
Carson answered with a note Of
WEAKNESS that was unlike him.
1T amt what you have DONE" he
said quietly. Its what they can make
q jury think you've done. And, once
they set out to get you-God. how
they can frame things! II they ever
start out after Mary He did not
finish the sentence, but sank down
into his chair with {: groan that was
almost Of despair.