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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20
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1lasy Turner. . department. stsrs 81
sentenced to prison for three years eoF
q theft she did not commit
Inward Glider, owner Of the department
aora. consents TO 80 Mary before she
ooss to prison. expecting her to confess.
Mary protests her Innocence 70 0alder
Ud begu him to pay better wages to M
3erks to nave them from tsmptatiea.
Mary Forms . partnership with Garseo
nd his rang. BY which they mulct r1oh
Victims In . legal manner. keeping with
4 the law"
Mary h waynsl ~ the Dslies - teavs
(own after she has formed the aoQualnt-
6cs Of Richard Glider. her fesmsr en-
Seoysr's son.
~ the theft for which Mary was imprto-
0nod, sees Mary and confesses her guilt
Mary marries Dick Glider without his
fathers knowledge and then refuses 70
sAil for Europe with him.
Joe Garsnn, against Aary's protest,
agrees with Eddie Griggs. another crook.
q help COMMIT Q burglary in Gildsr's
koms.
Edward Glider sees his sons bride and
eies to induce her to give up her hus-
land. Dick refuses to leave her oven
when she tells him she 10 an ex-convict-
Inspector Burke calls on Glider and tells
him that a burglary at his home that
4ight has been arranged through Griggs.
. stool pigeon. to trap Mary Turner and
Aor ana
Carson and his gang break into elders
bome and are followed by Mary. who 10
IBID Of the proposed burglary. While they
ore there Dick returns home.
Carson learns that Griggs had helped
put up the job on him. and he kills Griggs
9th a noiseless revolver. Inspector Burke
arrives. finding only Mary and Dick with
9rtggs' body.
Mary and Dick are arrested after Mary
say Dick killed Griggs. q burglar. Other
oembers Of the gang are arrested and
>sweated' by Burke.
Inspector Burke has interviews with Az
&c Lynch. a member Of Mary's gang, and
Nary. in which he gets little information.
Joe Carson. who has been arrested. II
oken to Burke's office. from where he
mes his pals taken to cells. The sight
apsets his nerves.
When Burke calls Mary in and tells her
ne is under arrest for the murder of
Briggs. Carson admits he killed the stool
Olgeon.
0ken to the ogues' gallery to be photo
sraphed. Mary and Dick. left together.
&re soon in ZACH others arms.
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n URKE pressed the button call
x and ordered the doorman to
- send in Cassidy. When the de-
tective appeared he asked:
Does Carson know we've arrested
the Turner girl and young GilderY'
And. when he had been answered In
the negative: 'Or that we've got Chi
cago Red and Dacey hereY
mo-" Cassidy replied. He hasn't
been spoken to since we made the col
lar. He seems worried" the detective
volunteered.
Hell Dc more worried before ! get
through with him." he growled. He
regarded Cassidy speculatively. "Do
you remember the third degree In
spector Burns worked on Mctiloin !
Well" he went on. as the detective
AOdded assent. that's what I'm going
10 do to Carson. He's got imagination.
that crook! The things he don't know
about are the things he's afraid of.
After he gets in here. ! want you to
take his pals one after the other. and
lock them up in the cells there in the
corridor. The shades on the corridor
windows here will be up. and Carson
will see them taken in. The fact OF
their being there will set his imagina-
Non to working overtime, all right"
Burke reflected for q moment. and
then issued the 1nal directions for the
execution Of his latest plot.
NTyh~r nok <k<, A,.~->~ p~~-n .n~
you have young Glider and the Turner
woman sent in Then. after a while,
you'll ret another buzzer. When you
hear that. come right In here. and tell
me that the gang has squealed. III do
the rest. Bring Carson here In just
Ave minutes, Tell Dan to come in"
AS the detective went out. the door
man entered, and thereat Burke pro
ceeded with the further instruction.
aecessary to the carrying out Of BIZ
scheme.
Take the chairs out Of the ONCE
DAN he directed. except mine ant
enc other-that one" he indicated
chair standing q little way from on
end Of his desk. 'Now. have oil tn
shades up" he chuckled as be added
That Turner woman saved you tn
trouble With one"
he returned to his chair, and whe
the door opened be was to all appeal
ances busily engaged In writing.
"Here's Carson. chief" Cassidy q
nounced rs, BIS .,
"Hello. Joer' Burke exclaimed. Wit
1 seeming air Of careless frendnnes'
Z D the defective went out, and Garso
stood molecules inst within the door
.-eit down 4 minute. won't your Il
inspector continued a11ably. Hs q
not Iook up ron hi writing -
spoke
0arson's .usually strong faes ~
allowing Nsak viii fsas. HI em
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rested quietly. Al II unable to fight
longer against fate's decree.
swell. 40 longv
He dared not utter another word.
but turned blindly. and went STUN
bling q little. toward the doorman.
who had appeared In answer to the
inspectors call.
ITO the gallery" Burke ordered
CURLY.
Carson went on without ever Z
glance back.
There was 4 long silence In tho room
after Garson's passing. 1t wat bro
ken at last by the inspector. who got
up from his chair and advanced to-
ward the husband and wife. In his
hand he carried a sheet Of paper. rough
" scrawled. As he stopped before the
two and cleared his throat. Mary with
drew herself from Dicks arms and re-
garded the official with br0Oding eyes
from out her white face.
Burke extended the. sheet Of paper to
the husband.
There's 4 document he said gru6.
". TITS a letter from one Helen Nor.
ris, in which she sets forth the inter
esting fact that she pulled OF 4 then
In the Emporium. for which your Mrs
Glider here did time. You know. your
father got your Mrs. Glider vent ~
for three years for that same job
which she didn't do. That's Why she
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

painfully. IT tell you. { didn't KIN
him!" he repeated at last. With noru
force.
You killed him last nlSht-with
thisr', Burke cried. viciously. On the
Instant the pistol Ieaped into view.
pointed straight at Carson. WHY
the inspector shouted. Come o. now!
WhyT
Il didn't. l tell you" Carson Wa
growing stronger. since at last the
crisis was upon him. He got to his
feet with 1.-THE swiftness Of movement
and sprang close to the desk. Hs bent
his head forward challengingly. to mast
the glare Of bic accusers syes.
There passed many seconds. while
the two men battled In silence. will
warning against will. In the end Il
was the murderer who triumphed.
Suddenly. Burke dropped the pistol
into bis pocket. and lolled back In biz
chair. His case fell away from the
man confronting him. In the same In.
slant. the rigidity Of Garsop's form
relaxed. and he Strengthened slowly.
"Oh. WELL" Burke exclaimed ami.
ably. II didn't really think you did. but
! wasn't sure. 80 I had to take q
chance. You understand. don't you,
JoeT"
"surs, | understand" Carson replied
with an amiability equal to the inspec'
tors own. a,
Burke pressed the busser a the
agreed signal to Cassidy. where did
you say Mary Turner was last niGhtT'
At the question. all GarHon's fears
for the woman rushed back on him
with appalling force.
II don't know where she was" he q.
claimed doubtfully. he realized biz
blunder even AZ the words left his iips,
and sought to correct It AZ best be
might. why. yes. I do. too" be went
on. IA II assailed by sudden memory.
1 dropped into her place kind Of
late. and they said she'd gone to bed
headache, ] guess. Yes, she was home
Of course. She didn't 60 out of the
house all night" His insistence on the
point was Of itself suspicious. but
eagerness to protect her dulled hid
wits.
know anything about Gilderr
Burke demanded.
Not a thing" was tho earnest an
swer.
The inner door opened. and MarJ
Turner entered the office. Carson with
difficulty suppressed the cry of distress
that rose to his lips. For q few mo
ments the silence was unbroken. Their
presently Burke by a gesture directed
the girl to advance toward the center
Of the room. As she obeyed he himself
went q little toward the door. and
when 1t opened again and Dick Glider
appeared he interposed to check thu
young mans rush forward AZ his gaze
fell on his bride. who stood regarding
him with sad eyes.
Then. while still that curious, dy
manic silence endured. Cassidy came
briskly into the Office.
Say. chief" the detective said rap
idly. they've Squealed. =
"Squealed. eh? Do they tell thu
same stOry?" And then when the de
tective had answered in the affirma
tive he went on speaking in tones pom
1erOus with self c~omplacency.
Il was right. then. after albright al
the time. Good enough" OF q sudde1
his voice doomed sOmberly. MARY
Turner. ] want you for the murder
Of
Garson's rush halted the sentence
He had leaped forward. His face wa.
rigid. He broke on the inspectors
words with a gesture Of fury. Hi
voice came in Il hiss:
That's a -- lie. l did it,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

stood staring mutely each at The other
through long seconds. What she read
IN the mans eyes set the woman's
heart to beating With . new delight.
What be read in her eyes set b hus-
bands pulses to bounding. he opened
bin arms In an appeal that was . COM
mand. Mary went forward slowly.
without hesitation. In Z bliss that for
got every .prrow for that blessed mo-
meut, and cast her2elf on his breast.
Robert Burns. a
Robert Burns belongs IN the very
front rank of the worlds great e
~ . song writer b. stands along With
Goethe. Heine and Reranger. and ~ q
satirist be ranks well up with Juvend
and Pascal. HA 'Cotter's Saturday
Eight" hin Tam O'shanter" and his
Holy Faiv' are simply inimitable. N
great IN their line W the usost con-
summate m~axtsfpie<ee Of the worlds
gYeatsst wrftsr. BurDe was original
= the hest senas Of that word. ~ hif
Sooas. sat1rea. spistlss and nany Ut
lha more serious produrttoas stano
Dorth unique and freah and powerful
- the tints Of Titan or the chiselin9
- PhAdiaA.-NOW York Journal
Walking ~ Yevr taa&.
Nothing IL wasted in this house"
= the proud remark which yen MAY
often hear from the lips Of an expert
housekeeper. 1t IL 4 boast. however.
that few people could really justify.
Take the q . Of . WORKOUT derby hat
In the majority Of instances this dis
carded arti"le Of headgear finds iS
way to the rubbish heap or perhaps
into the hands Of . passing tramp.
II only people were aware Of the fact.
the most excellent felt soles for the
inside Of their boots and slippers are
thus being discarded. These soies cas
be cut from the sides Of a. old hat
and are much more comfortable than
the ordinary cork ones.
Amusing.
Hiram Greene What did your sister
say when you told her l was going to
make a speech in the town hall to-
night? Willie-She didn't say n0thin'.
She just laughed till she had Mysteries!
Exchange.
Followed Copy.
Father Ito little son returning from
horseback ride,-<3ot q fall. did your
Well. I hope you didn't cry like q baby.
Son-No. dad. l didn't cry. just said
one word-the same a you'd have said.
London Punch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20
Lenders ownosA

Lenders 0NnosA
L0ndon'a l1R square miles are owu0o
by 32.2tO individuals. Only TN pe0peo
own 0ve acres Or MORE. and 14.O0o
own only the houseR In which th0y
i've.
Industry supplies the want OF partDs
patience and diligence. like faith. ~
move mountains william Penn.
Mary laughed aloud. while Burke
sat dumfounded. She r0se swiftly.
and went to the nearest window, ana
with q pull at the cOrd vent the shade
lying upward. There was revealed
the busy stenoGrapher. bent over biz
pad. A groan Of distress burnt from
him, and he ded the place In iGnominj-
rout.
The smiling Mary VA returned. =
he1 cell.
A~ustralian crawdoA.
The crawhsh. which nay, b dsaeribe
q 70 = fresh water lohster. usually
Hives . purely aquatic nj and kseps =
TIE river bed. Some u IL cf1wdsh
found IN Australia. hoWevGe. have forL
saken the water ana sxcGvate bussows
In damp soil. TIE tunnel isadin9 y
the heart Of The bsrpow = fSee from
water. but watsis y 'as1idy1 present ID
~ chamber q thss1n1 whsse ~
cr1wdsh livssL TAsi ylosmueh damage
- a1dnc1n1. v1nfme eSnn n tho NIT
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

An earnest young preacher In q 10
mote country village concluded . long
and comprehensive s%upplication BY say
ing. "And now let 10 pray for those
who are dwelling In the uninhabitel
portions Of the earth"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20
"Aouol0

Perhaps the only word that 10 the
same In all languages il the "Hello!"
In response to the telephone call.
Wherever there ia a telephone line the
word is in lse and e Il just what it
does In English.-LOnd0n Standard.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Confession.

n URKE pressed the button call
x and ordered the doOrman to
send in Cassidy. When the de-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

IOTWdrU. out there III the COrr1uOf. Ana
| with him. AZ before. was a second ig-
ure. which advanced slinkingly.
Again the door swung wide. the pris-
n slipped within. the door changed
shut. the bolts clattered noisily into
their sockets.
And. In the watcher. terror grew
for he had seen the face Of Chicago
Red. another Of his pals, another who
had seen him kill Griggs. At last he
licked his dry lips. and his voice broke
In a throaty whisper.
Say. inspector. IL you've got any
thing against me. Why
who said there was anything
against you. Joe?" Burke rejoined. In
q voice that was genially Gliding.
~What's the matter with you today.
joel You seem nervous" Still. the
Official kept on with his writing
mo, 1 amt nervous" Carson cried.
with a feverish effort to appear calm.
why, what makes you think that
But this amt exactly the place you'd
pick out as n pleasant n to spend the
morning." He was silent for q little
trying with all his strength 70 regain
bis self control. but with small success
Burke believed that his opportunity
was come. His hand slipped into th<
pocket where was the pistol. and
ciutched II. He stared ut 0aFsou
!. 6srcsly. and spoke With Z rnah Ct tn
II words: Gf
..swhy did, yui kill Eddie t3rtgpr
II didn't kill him.. The reply ~
quick enough. but II cams weakly
Aaain. Carson was forced to Wa BIZ
iips NTH 4 dry isssRue. and y swslsev
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-20

~~eAS S"~
could and now He broke OF. with
la wave Of hrs hand toward the man
who had Just sentenced himself to
death in the electric chair.
That's right" Carson agreed. with
eomber intensity. His eyes were grown
clouded again now. and his voice drag
ged leaden. That's right, Mary" he
repeated duly. after a little pause.
"You can't beat the law!" BE hes
itated q little. then went on. with a
certain curious embarrassment "And
this a old law says \ woman must
stick to her man"
The girls eyes met his with passion
ate sorrow in their misty deeps, Gar
son gave a significant glance toward
Dick Glider. then hts gaze returned to
her. There was a ~smoidering despair
In that look. There were. a. wen. IN
entreaty and 4 command.
"so." be went on. '.you must 50 along
with him. Mary. Wont your It's the
best thing to do"
The sdr1 could not answer. There
was Z clutch on her threat just then,
which would not relax at the can d
her Win.
OF sudden. IN Inspiration eams b
him. . means to snap the tension, b
create : diversion wholly. emcacious
he would turn 10 bis Blasting again
would cail upon his vanity, which b
knew veil M Bin ehief fothle. Ind
make II SERVE o. tn faD aGainst hh
I10vA
.sY6u waut "a .rot out WORRYING ab0ut
me- he eouneeled. hravsay. Mn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
HE GOT THIS ONE

HE GOT THIS ONE
There is a Baltimore divine who
can administer a rebuke delicately,
but, on occasion, he sees to it that
the point is plain. Once wealthy
member of his congregation, who is
very close to the minister, spoke Of
his intention to go abroad.
81 have never been on the ocean"
said he to the clergyman, "and 1
would like to learn something that
will prevent me from becoming sea-
sick"
you might swallow a dime,'' said
the divine. You'll never give that
up."-N. Y. Globe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
IN THE OLD LINE

A country doctor discharged his
coachman on account of his I'M
steady habits. The coachman took
service with the village butcher, and
one day when driving a number Of
beasts to the slaughter house, met his
former employer.
"Wen, Tom," said the doctor, pat
ronizingly, you are in a different
sort of employment now?"
Not at all, sir" said Tom, who
bore his former employer a gTudge.
mot at all; I'm still in the slaughter
ing business"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
DECEPTIVE

Toole, the English actor, used to
get off a good thing occasionally. At
dinner at a country hotel he was
sitting next to a gentleman who had
helped himself to an extraVagantly
large piece of bread. Toole took it
up and began to cut a slice from it.
Sir" said the indignant gentleman,
chat is my bread"
81 beg a thousand pardons, sir, "
replied the actor, 81 mistoOk it for
the loaf"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
MISLAGD

Little Jack-Mamma, please give
me another lump of sugar for my
coffee. I dropped the other one.
Mamma-WeIl, here's another, but
where did you drop the other One2
Little Jack-In my coffee,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25

THE AMERICAN FAMILY
Fl "How's the family, Jack, all weIl?"
XII mo, my wife's grandmother is laid
XII ZIP"
. mo, sprained ankle
A5 Slipped, suppose?"
F. mo, not exactly. She fell at a
ts party
&6H "a party?"
NR Eyes, her birthday party"
ooh, that's too bad How old is
she now?"
shes 104"
"How did she happen to fall?"
'She was trying out new hest
-, tatiOn step."-DetrOit News.
FLEMISH GIANTS, MAYBE
eve want couple of pounds of
cheese and some large square crack
ers for a Welsh rabbit"
The old man seemed doubtful 81
l-T got the cheese all right" said he,
lIs "but I amt got no large, square
icy crackers. Won't your rabbit eat the
small ones? "-Harper's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
What Tribune Thinks
OF Walters Trouble
In Getting His Price

Chicago right in Ban Johnson
editorial which headed bail Fays ano
characteristic bowls OF the president OF tne
the of waiter Johnson ana JACK
Illustrations 1t timely comment and one winch Will not
of Ban The editorial follows
this Of the dri0Gne o
hasbe
and a~.ePted Iatse
president
to be ball
Mr.
o should cease to love their arr
consider the pice OF
andt happen as
the pastime
baseball shan not Dc
the owners
but
the of Mr. Walter Johnson MI S"noS
in "o'oe P'"'
fol
nd a
or ncnat bly, dscns symptoms tnI
that dd ana
Walter Johnson NAV art aesolate John
Ban
candid
baseball arusts
in
themsel
COombs TOT lne
Of HfeT
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
AND GRAY IS
MEETING FORDHAM
HiI.toppers In New York Are De.
feated by Seton.HaII, and
Play Again Tonight.

Georgetown University is playing
Fordham In basketball tonight at the
Murray Hill Lyceum. in New York. In
an endeavor to come back from last
nights Overwhelming defeat at the
hands OF The Seton-Hali Academy five,
by 80 to 10. a. South Orange. N. J.
Fordham and Georgetown have al
ways been rivals. and reports from New
York say that the Blue and Gray is
likely to find Fordham unprepared. as
the New Workers have been out less
than a week Coach John O'ReiIly's
charges were never ahead Of the Seton
Hall athlet,s last night. a big crowd
was out to see the game. which was
one sided
Last season Fordham defeated
Georgetown by S5-to-ls score, but the
Maroon players under Coach Neary Will
be lucky to get on with q win tonight,
sc determined ts Georgetown TO land /
win. No less than eleven points were
lost by Georgetown last night on fouls
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
WHEN BOXERS GO OUT


ed
up n 9TH n the
mea n one Of
They staIked down conspicuous
kinds smiled casually
n r5ntof
aft
a
Finally Tony sip Of the black coffee made
a spoonfuls
His followed a
off his
loud"
to
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Aust1n's Leap Blessing,
Saws Rickey'S Telegram

nerve to face certain defeat with .
Wyoming war whoop like Austin?
There amt no other such animal"
Austin's difference with Hickey was
over the length of a contract. The
salary question long ago had been ami
cably settled, but Jimmy held out for
three instead OF one year. Hickey
couldn't see this proposition, although
he always Maintained that Austin was
I valuable asset.
Rebel Cakes, manager of the Pitts
lurg Federals. gave Austin a fat sa.arv
or a two-year contract. Austin has ac-
cepted, although he hasn't signed.
hickey doesn't seem inclined to rush
into the breach and cinch the third
Sacker for the local team.
II is thought that Dee Walsh Will be
tried out at third next sDring. Dee,
nth his sharp Celtic wit, Is considered
the next no'siest man on the Brown
club and IL Is a custom now to station
e bally-hoo man on the far corner.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Worlds series.

To be forced to two that afterWard
take championship
good enough for the New York American
this handicap Thomas
he
OF II to
q with
Athletics
Thomas
When Harry Davis Cleveland
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
WINSTON WILL LEAD
NORTH CAROLINA
Jack Hegarty's Team Expects
to Battle Georgetown Again
1915 Campaign.

RALEIGH, y. c.. Dec. 1s.-Hermann
E. winston, previously chosen as cap
"a OF he 4. and u. baseball team ror
the 1915 season. has been further hon
ored by his selection as cap ain of the
football team FOR next season. Win
ston has played two years at tackle on
the eleven. and is regarded as one of
he brightest stars of the team
Graduate Manager HARRISON has not
Vet completed his football schedule for
next year. II is understood. however.
that '. +. l.. Georgetown. Washington
and Lee and the Navy will be played
again. Efforts are also being made TO
get games with Georgia. Georgia Tech,
and the University Of Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Ollie Moffett Leaves
For Alaskan Movie Show

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1s.-OllIe Mof-
felt. the big blonde halfback who was
expected to be such a sensational foot
bail player at Penn. has left he uni
versity and will Join a moving picture
Company on a tour OF Alaska
Moffet entered Penn from the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. where he was .
star football player. He was on Harold
CASTOR scrubs last fall. and ripped
through the varsity line whenever he
wanted.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Palmero Shows Class.

HAVANA. Dec. B--Enilio Palmero,
the young Cuban pitcher who is a mem
Der o. the NV York Giants. tvir.cd q
no-hiJ game against the Fe team here
YESTERDAY. The score was : to /. he
sole run being scored by The Fe cITn
on two bases on balls and a wild pitch
Palmero famed twelve Of the opposiu
batters.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Unlikely That Chicago
Will Play Dartmouth

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-Alonzo A. stasg,
the football coach. today referred TO
the University Of Chicago athletic board
OF control Dartmourh's reques for a
football game with Chicaso next fall.
Last year Chicago declined to Sc, d the
football team to Cambridge because
Harvard would not promise a return
" sit to Chicago In 1915. Chicago a'so
declared it, opposition TO intersectional
games generally.
The Washington times., 1914-12-18
Suggest Commission
To Govern All Boxing

SPRINGFIELD. Ill., Dec. ia bill
providing for the appointment OF box
ing commission. patterned after Wis
consin's law. 10 to be offered TO the :eg-
isiature here by Edward ". santry.
elected to the legislature at the last
election. and formerly a noted feather
weight boxer.