The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-03-19
made a fine speech


Pooh, pooh," came the querulous OBJ
! lection She seems to have hypnotic
ed you" Then. as a new thought came
to the magnate, be spoke with a trace
of anxiety. There were always the re-
! porters looking for space to fill with
foolish vaporings.
Did she say anything against me OF
the store"
Not a word" the lawyer replied
gravely. she merely told US how her
| father died when she was sixteen years
old She was compelled after that to
earn her own living. Then she told
how she had worked for you for FIVE
years steadily without there ever be
ing single thing against her. She
said. too. that she had never seen the
things found in her locker And she
said more than that. She asked the
Judge if he himself understood what 1t
means for a girl to be sentenced TO
prison for something she hadn't done.
| Somehow, Glider, the way she talked
had its effect on everybody in the court
room | know, Its my business to
understand things like that. And what
she said rang true. What she said and
/ the way she said it take brains and
/ courage The ordinary crook has nei-
/ ther. So ! had suspicion that she
might be speaking the truth. There
was a little pause, while the lawyer
moved back and forth nervously; then
| he added. II believe La wlor would have
suspended sentence if it hadn't been
/ for your talk with him.
Il simply did my duty" Glider said.
You are aware that ! did not seek
any consultation with Judge Lawlor.
He sent for me and asked me what
| thought about the case-whether l
| thought ii would be right to let the girl
/ go on a suspended sentence. ! told him
frankly that ! believed that an exam
pie should be made of her for the sake
of others who might be tempted TO
steal Property has some rights, Dem
Arrest, although ii seems to be getting
nowadays SO that anybody is likely TO
deny it, Then the fretful, half alarm
ed note sounded in his voice again as
he continued. Il can't understand why
the girl wants to see me-
"Why.f she just said that if you
would see her for ten minutes she
would tell you how to stop the thefts
in this store
There Glider cried. Il knew it! The
| girl wants 10 confess. Well. it's the
| first sign of decent feeling she's shown.
| suppose il ought to be encouraged.
Probably there have been others mixed
up in this
"Perhaps," Demarest admitted. "At
least il can do no harm If you see her.
! thought you would be willing. so
spoke to the district attorney. and he
has given orders TO bring her here for
q few minutes on the way TO the Grand
Central station. They're taking her up
TO Burnsing. you know. | wish. Gid
er. you would have little talk with
her" The lawyer abruptly went out
of the Office. leaving the owner OF the
store Tuning.
Hello. dad"'
Glider sprang to his feet. his face
suddenly grown younger. radiant.
Dick The big voice WAS softeDed
to exquisite tenderness
As the eyes of the two met the boy
rushed forward, and in the next mo
nient the hands Of father and son
clasped firmly Presently Glider spoke.
with an effort toward harshness in his
voice to mask how much he was shak-
en-. But the tones rang more kindly
than any he had used for many day.
tremulous with affection.
what brought you back|' he de
manded.
why, just wanted to come back
home" he said lightly. And. for the
love of heaven. give Sadie So. ! Dor
rowed it from her to pay the taxi.
You see. dad. I'm broke"
"Of course With the saying Ed
ward Glider roared Gargantuan laugh.
ter. In the burst Of merriment his
pent feelings found their vent. He was
still chuckling when he spoke. sage
from much experience of ocean travel
"Poker on the ship. suppose"
mo. not that, though ] did have
little run in at Monte Carlo. But ii
was the ship that finished me at that
You see. dad. they hired Captain Kidd
and a bunch Of pirates as stewards
and what they did to little Richard
was something fierce. And yet, that
wasn't the real trouble either. The