The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-23
WITHIN The LAW
Continued from page 81


OF energy.
You're Miss Turner?' she question
ed.
Eyes" Mary said. Her words rams
kindly and she smiled encouragement.
A gasp burst from the white lips or
the girl. and she covered as one strict
en- physically.
.'Niary Turner, oh, my God! r.
She hid her face within her arms and
sat bent until her head rested on her
knees in an abasement Of misery.
Vaguely startled by the h~ysterical
outburst from the girl, Mary's immedi-
ate thought was that here was a pitt
full instance Of one suffering from star
walton.
"Joe," she directed rapidly, "have
Fannie bring a glass OF milk with an
egg and n little brandy in it, right
away."
The girl In the chair was shaking
soundlessly under the stress OF her
emotions. A few disjointed phrases
fell from her quiyering lips.
81 didn't know-oh, | Couldn't"
Don't try to talk just now" Mar,
warned, reassuringly. wait until
you've had something to eat"
Aggie, who had observed develop
ments closely, now lifted her voice in
tardy lamentations over her own stu.
pidity.
"Why, the poor gawk's hungry" she
exclaimed. "AnG | e got the dope
on her. Amt l the Simp"
The girl regained a degree Of self
control and showed something Of for
lorn dignity.
yes" she said duly, "I'm starving"
Mary regarded the afflicted creature
with that sympathy born only of ex-
perience.
Yes she said softly, 81 under
stand" Then she spoke to Agsie.
Take her to my Don and let her rest
there for awhile. Have her drink the
egg and milk slowly and then lie down
for a few minutes anyhow"
Half an hour afterward Aggie re-
ported with her charge. who. though
still stumbling OF gait and STOPPING,
showed by some faint color in her face
and an increased steadiness of bearing
that the food had already strengthened
her much.
"She would COME" Aggie explained.
II thought she ought to rest for awhile
longer anyhow"
I'm all right, l tell you." came the
q%uerulous protest.
Are you quite sure?" Mary said to
the girl. "Then tell us all about it
this trouble Of yours, you know. What
is your name?"
Helen Norris
Il don't have to ask if you have been
in prison. Your face shows it."
II came Out-three months ago"
"And you'd made up your mind to go
s~traight?'
Eyes The word was a whisper.
you were going to do what the
chaplain had told you,' Mary went ~.
You were going to start all over
again, weren't your
The bent head Of the girl bent lower
iii 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 with us?"
"YOu-you mean that
Our kind Of work pays well when
you know how. Look at us. Suppose
| should stake you for the present and
put you in with a good crowd All
you would have to do would be to an
swer advertisements for servant girls.
| will see that you have the best 81
references. Then. when you get in
with the right people you Will open the
front door some night and let in the
gang. or course you will make a get
away when they do and get your bit
as WELL"
There flashed still another Of the
swift, sly glances. and the lips Of the
girl parted as if 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! I was
in hopes it wouldn't So. here's anoth-
er plan. Suppose you could go west
some place where you would have a
fair chance, with money enough SO
you could live like a human being till
you got a start?'
There came a tensing of the relaxed
form. and the head lifted a little, SO
that the girl could look sst her suss-
toner.
Il will give you that chance" Mary
said simply. IF you really want It,"
The wretched girl sat SUI ddenly erect,
and her words came eageely.
"Oh, / dor And now her hungry
gaze remained fast on the face Of the
woman who offered her salvation.
Then I have just one thing to say
you first. If you are going to live
start straight. aud then 10
through with 1t. Do you know what
that means?"
you mean keep straight all the
The girl spoke wish a force
drawn from the others strength.
Il mean more than that. l mean
ssrget that you were ever In prison. I