The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-03-25

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Mary Turner. a department store clerk,
ts sentenced to prieon for three years for
a theft she did not commit.
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 ages to his
clerks to save them from temptation.
After three years I'm 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, q
fcrger.
Mary forms q partnership with Carson
and his gang. by which they mulct Nch
victims In q legal manner, keeping with
in the law"
Mary Is warned by the police 70 leave
town after she has formed the acGuaint-
ance OF Richard Glider. her former en1.
ployer's son.
Helen Morris, TIE girl who had commit
tea the theft for which Mary was impr!s-
oned, sees Mary and confesses her guilt
Mary marries DISK Glider without his
fathers knowledge and then refuses 10
sail for Europe with him.
I'm Io mind reader" he said. But
she'll probably stop at the Blackstone
that Is. until the Chicago police are
tipped of that she is in town"
TIE face Of the young man took on
a totally different expression. He went
close 10 the Inspector and spoke with
Intense seriousness.
Burke" he said pleadingly. give
me q chance. III leave for Chicago In
the morning. Give me twenty-four
hours start before you begin bounding
her"
The inspector smiled acQuiescence.
Seems reasonable" be admitted.
mo. no. Dick!" the father cried.
~You shall not go! You shall not gov'
The inspector shot Il word Of warn
ing to Glider in an aside that Dick
could not hear.
Keep stll," he replied. IT'S all
right"
"You give me your word. inspector
Dick said. that you won't notify the
police in Chicago until I've been there
Nv Sity-lCuI hOuES!
You're on" Burke replied genially.
They won't get a whisper out OF me
until the time is up"
Then III go" Dick smiled rather
wanly at his father. You know. dad.
I'm sorry. but I've got to do what /
think is the right thing"
1t was not until the door was closed
after Dick that Burke spoke.
He'll 20 to Chicago in the morning.
you think. don't your he asked.
Certainly" Glider answered. But
l don't like It."
BEST thing that could have hap
pened! You see, he won't find her
there"
where did she 20 them Glider
dueried, wholly at a loss.
Nowhere yet. But just about the
time he's starting for the west III
have her down at headquarters. DEM
Arrest will have her indicted before
noon. She'll go to trial in the after.
noon. and tomorrow night she'll be
sleeping up the river. That's where
she is going"
Glider stood motionless for q mo-
ment. But" he said wonderingly.
"you can't 90 that"
We'll, perhaps I can't, but I will!'
Suddenly his face grew hard. His
heavy jaw shot forward aggressively
as he spoke.
Think I'm going 70 let that girl
make q joke Of the police department.?
Why. I'm here to get her. to stop her
anyhow. Her gang Is going to break
into your house tonight"
WHAT Glider demanded. You
mean she's coming here as a thief"
mot exactly" Inspector Burke con-
fessed. but her pals are coming to
try to pull of something right here.
She wouldn't come. not If I know her.
She's too clever for that. Why. IL she
knew what Carson was planning to
do. she'd stop him."
The inspector paused suddenly. For
a long minute his face was scanned
with thought. Then he smote his
thigh with a blow strong enough TO
kill an OK. His face was radSnt-
1--WE got her!" he cried. He went
to the desk where the telephone was
and took up the receiver.
'Give me 300 Spring" he said. Az
he waited for the connection he smiled
widely on the astonished Glider.
"Hesiquarters?" he called. "Inspec-
tpr Bufks speaking. Who's in my Of
acef I want him quick" He smiled
as he listened. and he spoke again to
Glider. Its Smith. tho best man 1
have. That's luck, II you ask me-"
Then again he spoke into the mouth
piece Of the telephone.
"Oh, Ed. send some n up to that
Turner woman. You have the address.
Just see that she Ia tipped of that Joe
Carson and some pals are going to
break into Edward elders house to-
night. Get some stool pigeon to hand
her the information. You'd better get
to work quick. Understand"
Tho inspector hung up the receiver
sn6 faced his host with q contented
S2se.
What good VIII all that doT' Glider