New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-01-21
No" camc the faint reply.

"
Carson interrupted.
You have been in stir-prison, |
mean'' Agge hastily corrected the
lapse into underworld slang.
Came a distressed muttering of as
sent from. the girl.
The conversation WAS put to al end
by the entrance Of Mary, who stopped
short on seeing the limp figure hud
died in the chair.
"A visitor. Agnes" she inquired.
At the sound OF her voice the girl
looked up and spoke With some degree
| OF energy.
You're Miss Turner:' size question
ed
Eyes" Mary said. Her words rang
kindly and she smiled encouragement
\ gasp burst from fhe white lips Of.
the girl. and she covered as one strick
en- physically
"Nlary Turner. Oh. my God. ~
sat bent until her head rested on her
knees in an AMUSEMENT OF misery
Vaguely startled by the hystel'icai
outburst from the girl. Mary's inmedi
| ate thought WAS that here was Il pitt.
| full instance of one suffering from star
| vati2n.
Joe" she directed rapidly. have
| Fannie bring y glass of milk With an
| egg ana \ little brandy in it, right
| away
! Tho girl IN tho chair was shakin"
! sounGessly under the stress Of her
| emotions. y few disiointed phrases
fell from her Guivcring lips.
81 didn't know--0lG. ! cOuldn'tH'
Don't try to talk Just now Mary
| warned reaSsuringly wait until
| you've had something TO eat
A"gie who had observed develop
ments closely. now lifted her v"re III
! tardy lamentations over her own stu
! pidity.
WHY. the poor %awk's hungry! she
| exclaimed "Anl | never got the dope
| on her. Ain'r ! the simp!'
| The girl rcgained Il degree Of self
Torn dignity
Yes" she said duly. Pm starving.
! Mary regarded the afflicted crea ture
! with that sympathy born only Of ey
peiieIce.
| Yes she said softly. 81 under
stand.'' Then She spoke to Aygie
Take her /" my room and LET her rest
| there for awhile Have her drink the
egg and milk Slowly and then lie down
for :, few minutes anyhow"
Half an hour afterward .N".sie re
| ported With her charge. who. tloil"I,
| still shamhling OF gait and stoofing.
showed by some faint color in her face
and AID increased steadineSs of bearin.
that the food had ajre;,dy strengthened
| her much.
:. :.Sshe we,iII come. ,'-sAggie explained
| 81 thought she ought to rest for awhile
| longer anyhow.
I'm all right tell you" came the
| querllous protest
"Are yOn quite S,lrc?" Mary said to
| the girl ''rhen tell lis all about it
this trouble Of yours. you know. What
| is your DAme?"
| "Helen Norris
| Il don't have to ask if you have been
| in prison Your face shows it,
"I-1 came out-three months ago
And you'd made mp your mind to GO
straight
| Yes The word WAS !, whisper.
'Tou were going to do. what the
chaplain had told you,' Mary went on.
fr, ,,,f.,
again. weren't you:''
The bent head Of the girl bent lower
in assent.
1T doesn't work very well. does it,"
mo: I'm whipped
Mary'S manner changed She spoke
cheerfully for the first time.
"Well, then. how, would you like to
work Will, uS!'
''You-yuu mean that
Our kind Of Work pays we'll when
you know how Look at us. Suppose
should stake yon for the present and
put YOU in With Il good crowd All
you would have to DO would be to an
swer advertisements for servant girls.
! will see that YOU have the best Of
references Then. when you get in
| will, the right people You will open the
front door some night and let i'm the
gang. OF course you will make get
away when thev do and get your bit
as WE'LL
There flashed still another of the
swift, sly "lanceS. and the lips of the
girl parted MS it she would speak. But
she did not: only her head sagged even
lower on her breast and the shrunken
form grew yet more shrunken.
1T doesn't suit you? Good! was
in hopes it wouldn't So. here's aneth-
Ell plan. Suppose you could go west
some place where you would have Il
fair chance. with money enough so
You could live like Il human being till
you got Il start 2"
There came. a tensing Of the relaxed
form. and the head lifted n little so
that the girl could look ut her cues