The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-13
SYNOPSIS

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Mary protests her innocence to Glider
and bess him to pay better wages to his
clerks to save them from temptation.
After three years in prison Mary is
freed, but the police prevent her holding
positions. She jumps into the river to end
her life, but is rescued by Joe Carson, a
forger.
Mary forms a partnership with Carson
and his gang. by which they mulct rich
victims in a '.Nql manner. keeping with
in the law"
Mary is warned by the police to leave
town after she has formed the acquaint-
ance of Richard Glider. her former EN-
ployer's son.
Helen Morris, TIC girl who had commit
t%l the theft for which Mary was imp..s.
"A sees Mary and confesses her gCilt.
Mary magIios l1..& Glider without bis
fathers knowledge and then refuses to
sail for Europe with him.
For rough work" lie said. Il have
ibis" He took a magazine pistol from
his pocket. 1t was Of an odd shape,
with a barrel longer than usual and
a bellshaped continuance attached to
the muzzle.
mo. no. Joe," Mary cried. None
OF t~hat-ever!'
POOH The forger exclaimed.
Even if | used it. they would never
get on to me. See this?" He pointed
ut the strange contrivance on the muz.
Zle.
What is it? | have never seen any
thing like that before"
"Of course you haven't. I'm the
first man in the business to get one,
and I'll bet on it. | keep up with the
times" He was revealing that fun
damental egotiSm which is the char
acteristic of all his kind. That's one
Of the new Maxim ~silencers. With
smokeless powder in the cartridges.
ana the Silencer on. ! can make Il shot
from my coat pocket. and you wouldn't
even know it had been done. And I'm
some shot. believe me-"
"lmpossible!" Mary calculated.
mo, it amt. Here. wait. I'll show
you"
Good gracious, not hcre!!' Mary ex-
claimed in alarm. 1--WE would have
the whole place down on u.s."
Carson chuckled,
"lou just watch that dinky little
vase at the table across the room there.
'Tain't very valuable, is itT'
No" Mary answered.
In the same instant. while still her
eyes were on the vase, it fell in a cas-
cade of shivered glass to the table aud
floor. She had heard no sound. she
saw TO smoke. Perhaps. there had
been a ~faintest clicking noise. She
stared ~dumfounded for n few seconds.
then turned her bewildered face to-.
ward Carson. who vas ~grinning in
high enjoyment
Neat little thing. amt it," the man
asked. e%xultantly.
where did you get it," Mary asked.
in Boston. last week. And between
you and me, Mary. it's the only model.
and it sure is a corker."
That night in the back room of Bin.
keys English Eddie and Carson sat
with their heads close together over Il
table.
"A chance like this" Griggs was say.
ing. "a chance that will make a for
tune for all Of us"
1T sounds good,'' Carson admitted.
~wistfully.
SWELL" urged Griggs, what do YOU
say"
"llow would we split it?'
Three ways would be right" Griggs
answered. One 10 me. one 10 YOU
ana IL TO be divided up among the
others
Carson brought his fist down on the
table with a force that made the glass
eS jingle.
You're on" lie said. strongly.
Fine" Griggs declared. and the two
men shook hands. Now, I'll get
Get nothing Carson interrupted.
I'll get my W men. Chicago Red is
in town. So is Dacey. with perhaps a
couple of others of the right sort. Ill
get them and we'll turn the trick to-
morrow night"
That's the stuff Griggs agreed.
greatly pleased.
But IL sudden shadow fell on the face
of Carson. He bent closer to his com
panion and spoke with q fierce inten-
sity that brooked no denial.
"She must never know"
Griggs nodded Understandings.
Mary had o n to her bedroom for q
nap She was not in the least sur
prised that Dick had not yet returned.
though he had mentioned half an hour.
At the best there were many things
that might detain him-his fathers
absence from the office. difficulties i'm
making arrangements for his project
ed honeymoon trip abroad - which
would never occur-or the like. At
the worst there was a chance OF find
ing his father promptly. and Of that
s&s&acA,s@~ fsS~efy'y:aasrs staps. -.e.
prevent the son from ever again see
ing the woman who had 50 indiscreet. !,