The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23

limited leaves Grand Central station,
at 4 o'clock 1t arrives In Chicago at
8:55 tomorrow morning" He pulled
4 massive gold watch from his waist.
coat pocket. glanced at It. thrust II
will just about have time to catch that
train"
working for the New York Cen
trai now:' Mary asked bIandly.
YOU'D better he packing your
trunk" the Inspector rumblpd.
"Rut why! I'm not going away"
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this afternoons" the inspector deciar.
I'd In II voice IF growing wrath
"Oh. dear. no."
II say yps!" The answer waa q
below I'm giving you your orders.
You will either 60 to Chicago or yon'l
20 up the river
III vnu ar convict me. Pray. no
tice that little word If"
The district attorney %interposed very
%suavply:
II did once. I remember"
wv WV ~ "" NSNIus N10ry
declared witt, an assurance that ex.
cited the astonishment Of the police
official.
How do you know he can't2" he
clustered.
because If he could he would have
had me in prison some time ago"
Huh" Burke exclaimed grufay
"I've seen them go up pretty easy"
'"The poor Ones: not those that have
money. I have money. plenty of
m%Onev-nOw.".
Money q stole!" the inspector re-
turned brutally.
'Oh. dear. no." Mary cried with q
fine show of virtuous Indignation.
what about the $4,000 you got on
that partnership swindle? l s'pose you
didn't steal that"
"Certainly not was the ready re-
ply 'The man advertised for q part
npr in a business sure tn bring big and
safe returns. We formed Il partner
ship with a capital of StiO.MN We
paid the money into the bank. and
tutu III oItt ] uIS" u ~ u was
legal for me- to draw that money
wasn't It. Mr.. DemarestT'
The district attorney admitted the
truth Of her contention.
well anyhow" Burke shouted,
you may stay inside the law. but
you've got to get outside the city. On
the level. now. do you think you could
get away with that young Glider
scheme you've been p~lanning?"
What young Glider schemeT"
"Oh. I'm wise-Em wise!" the in
spector cried roughly. 1.-The answer
is. ~ for all. leav e town this after
noon or you'll be in the Tombs in the
morning"
ut can't be done. Inspector"
Mary opened a drawer of the desk
and took ont the document obtained
that morning from Harris and held It
forth"
whats this?" Burke stormed. but
he took the paper.
Demarest looked over the inspectors
shoulder. and bis eyes grew larger -
be read. When he was at an end 81
the reading he regarded the passive
woman at the desk With a new respect.
Whats this? =" Burke repeated help
lessly. Mary was kind enough to make
the document clear to him.
Its a temporary restraining order
from the supreme court inStructing
you to let me alone until you have le
gal proof that | have broken the law"
But it cant be done" shouted
Burke.
You might ask Mr.. Demarest." Mar!
suggested pleasantly. LAS to whether
or not it can be done. The gambling
houses can do it and Sc keep on break
ing the law. The race track men can
do it and laugh ut the law. The rail
road "a do it to restrain it's employees
from striking So why shouldn't | get
one too: You see. | have money. !
ran buy all the law | want. And
there's nothing yon can't do with the
law if you have money enough ASK
Mr.. DemareSt. He knows
Can YOU beat thaty" Burke rum
bled He regarded Mary with Il stare
OF almost FPNeftlllldi "OllGeI, "A
crook appealing to the law!
We'll. gentlemen. what are yon 20
ing to do about it?"
Miss Turner" the district attorney
said. with i'm appearance of sincerity.
I'm going to appeal to your sense of
fair play.
THAT was killed four years ago"
But Demarest persisted. Influence
had been brought to hear on him 1t
was for her own sake now that he
urged her.
LET young Glider alone"
Mary iauGhpd again.
His father sent me away for three
years three years for something !
didn't do Well. he's got tn pay for it"
BY this time. Burke. a man Of su-
perior intelligence. as one be to
reach such Il position of authority. had
come t o realize that here was il case
not to be carried through by buster.
ing. by intimidation. by the rough
ruses familiar to the force.