The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-08
WITHIN THE LAW


der uld shoot GtigSS asked Deuler-
est.
You can search me- the inspector
answered. my men were Just outside
the door OF the room where Eddie
Griggs was shot to death, and none OF
EN- heard q sound. It's that Internal
silenccr thing. OF course, know that
all the gang was in the house"
did you see them so in"
no, | didn't. but G~riggs"-
'GrigGs is dead, Burke. You're up
against it. You can't prove that Car
son or Chicago Red or Dacey ever en-
tered that house"
well. then, Ill charge young Glider
with murder and call the Turner wO-
man as a witness"
You can't question her Oh the wit
ness stand. The law doesn't allow you
to make u wife testify against her hus-
band. No, Burke, your only chance or
getting the murderer Of Griggs is by
4 confeSsion.r
Then I'll charge them both with
the murder" the Inspector growled
~vindictively. and, 10y -. they'll
both % to trial unless somebody comes
through. II it's my last act on earth.
I'm going TO get the man who shot
Eddie Griggs."
Burke, after the lawyer had left him
watched the door e~Xpectantly for the
coming of Aggic Lynch, whom he had
ordered brought before him. But
when ut last Dan appeared and stood
aside 10 permit her passing into the
office, the inspector Sasped at the I'M
cXpcctednesS Of the vision. The next
instant the inspector forgot his sur
prise in 4 sincere, almost ardent adlni-
ration.
The girl WAS rather short. but Of a
slender elegance OF form that was rav-
iShing. Her costume had about il an
indubitable air, a finality OF perfec.
ton in its kind. On another it might
have appeared perhaps the merest tri-
fle .arish. But that fault was made
into a virtue by the correcting limo
ence OF the girls face. 1t was Il child
ish face, childish in the exquisite
s~moothncss of the soft. pink skin. child
ish In the wondering stare Of the blue
| eyes. now so widely opened in dismay,
childish in the wistful dropping of the
rosebud mouth.
"Now, then, my girl Burke said
roughly, 81 want 70 know
There came a change. wrought in
the twinkling Of an eye. The tiny.
trinity shod foot OF the girl rose and
fell in a wrathful stamp.
"What do you mean by this out
rage she stormed. Her voice was
low and rich. with a charming round
ness that seemed the very hallmark Of
gentility. Il demand my instant re-
lease"
"Wait a minute Burke remonstrat-
ed. Wait a minute
you watt she cried violently.
you just wait. l tell you, until my
papa hears OF this"
"Who is your papa"
II shan't tell YOU" came the petu-
liant retort from the girl. "You would
probably give my name to the report
CTS. IL IL tNch SOb llltO luC ICN Spa
pers my family would die of shame!"
"Now. the easiest way out for both
OF lis is for YOU TO tell me just who
you are. You see. young lady. you
We're found in the house Of a notorious
crook"
How perfectly absurd! l was call
ing on Miss Mary Turner!"
How did you come to meet her any
how"
II was introduced TO Miss Turner
by Mr.. Richard Glider. Perhaps you
have heard Of his father, the owner of
the Emporium"
ooh, yes, I've heard Of his father and
Of him too.
Then you must see at once that you
arc entirely mistaken in this mattea."
You see. young lady. the fact is that
even if you were introduced 10 miss
Turner by young Mr.. Glider this Same
Mary Turner herself is an e~x-convict
and she's just been arrested for mug
der"
Murder" the girl gaspcd.
Yes. You see, if there's a mistake
about you you don't want it TO go any
furthcr-not n mite further. that's sure
SO, you sec. now. that's one of the ca
sons why l must know just who you
are
You should have told ME all about
this horrid thing in the first place.
Now the girls manner was transform
ed. She smiled wistfully on the in
spector and spoke with Il simplicity
that was peculiarly potent in its effect
on the official.
MY name is Helen Travers West"
she announced.
Not the daughter Of the railway
president?'
Yes" the girl admitted. "Oh. please
don't tell any one" she begged pretti-
ly. Surely. sir, you see now quite
plainly why it must never be known
by any II in all the wide, wide world
that l have we been brought to this
perfectly dreadful place-though you
have been quite nice. Please let me
so home" She plucked a minute
handkerchief from her hand bag, put
it TO her eyes and began to sob quietly.