The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-15

Edward Glider. owner OF the department
store, consents TO see Mary before she
goes to prison. expecting her to confess.
Mary protests her innocence to Glider
and begs 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
Ter life. but is rescued by Joe Carson, q
forser.
Mary forms a partnership with Carson
and his gang. by which they mulct rich
victims In a lIXal manner keeping with
in the law"
Mary is warned by the police to leave
town after She has formed tho acquaint-
ance of Richard Glider. her former en-
ployer's son.
Helen Morris, TIC girl who had commit
t"1 the theft for which Mary was impris-
oaod. sees Mary and confesses her guilt.
Mary marries Ic.>'t Glider without his
fathers knowledge and then refuses 10
sail tor Europe viii him.
.y- Carson. against Mary's protest,
agrees with Eddie GriE2s, another crook.
10 heip commit a burglary in elders
home.
Edward Glider sees his sons bride and
tries to induce her 10 give up her hus-
band. Dick refuses to leave her even
When she tells him she IS an -x-convict.
Inspector Burke calls on Glider and tells
him that a burglary at his home that
night has been arranged through Griggs,
= stool pigeon, to trap Mary Turner and
her gang.
Carson and his gang break into elders
home and are followed by Mary. who Is
told Of the proposed burglary. While they
are there Dick returns home.
Carson learns that Griggs had helped
put up the Job on him, and he kills Griggs
with a noiseless revolver. Inspector Burke
arrives. finding only Mary and Dick with
Griggs' body.
The girls sobs ceased. After q final
dab with the minute handkerchief she
leaned forward q little toward the in
spector and proceeded to put a ques-
ton TO him with great earnestneSs.
will you let me 20 home as soon as
Eve told you the teenty little l know?"
Yes" Burke agreed promptly. with
an encouraging smile. He added as
one might to an alarmed child. NO
one is going to hurt you. young lady"
We'll. then. you see, it was this
way" began the brisk explanation.
Mr.. Glider was calling on me n
afternoon, and he said to me then that
he knew Il very charming young WON
an who
Here the speech ended abruptly. and
once again the handkerchief was
brought into play as the sObbing broke
forth with increased violence. Pres
emily the girls voice rose in a wall.
oh. this is dreadful-dreadful!" In
the final word the wall broke to q
moan.
Burke felt himself vaguely guilty as
the cause of such suffering on the part
Of one so young. so fair. so innocent.
But his well meant attempt to assuage
the stricken creatures woe was futile.
The sobbing continued.
I'm afraid!!' the girl asserted dis.
mally. Pm afraid you will-put me
in a cell!'
POOH Burke returned CALAMITY.
why. my dear young lady, nobody
in the world could think Of you and a
cell at the same timc-no, indeed"
oh. thank you"
Are YOU sure you've told me ali you
know about this womanY'
"Oh. yes. I've only seen her two or
three times" came the ready response.
'Oh. please. commissioner! Won't
you let me go home?'
The use Of q title higher than his
own battered the inspector. and he was
moved to yr%aciousness.
Now, you scc." he said in his heavy
voice, yet very kindly. mo one has hurt
yo,l-not even a little bit. after all.
Now. you run right home to your
mother"
The girl srrang up %joyously and
started toward the door. with a final
ravishing smile for the pleased official
at the desk.
II was ut this moment that Cassidy
entered from the opposite side OF the
Office. AS his eyes fell on the girl at
the door across from him his stOlid
face lighted in a grin. And. In that
same instant OF recognition between
the two the color went out OF the girls
face. The little red lips snapped to-
gether in n line Of supreme disgust
against this vicissitude OF fate after
all her maneuverings in tho face Of the
enemy.
Hello, Aggie." the detective remark.
ed. with Il snirk. while the inspector
stared from one TO the other and his
Jaw dropped from the stark surprise.
The girl returned deliberately to the
chair she had occupied through the in
tervicw with the inspector and drop
ped into it weakly. 1t was after II
minute Of silence. in which the two
men sat staring. that at last she spoke
with a savage wrath against the pit
into which she had fallen after her
arduOuS efforts.
Amt that the est iuca.
Cassidy. do you know this woman
aS}.la s'DY@.t..
Sure ! do!.' came the placid nsMer.