Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-01-15
SYNOPSIS

SY NOP9l9
Mary Turner, department store clerk,
is sentenced to prison for three years fof
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 wages to his
clerks to save them from temptation.
After threc years in 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. a
forser.
Mary forms partnership with Carson
and his gang. by which they n,ulct rich
victims in legal manner. keeping with
in the law"
Mary is warned by the police to leave
town after She mas formed the acquaint-
ance of Richard Glider. her former en-
ployer'S son.
book back into his pocket. Just now
you're posing as. Mary Turner's cousin.
blackmail. You We're arrested in Buff
falo, convicted and served your stretch.
Nothing OH you? Well. well."'
Again there was triumph in the Of
ficer's chuckle. He went on speaking
with obvious enjoyment of the extent
to which his knowledge reached.
And the head Of the gang is Mary
Turner. Arrested four years ago for
rohbing the Emporium. Did her stretch
Of three years"
as that all you've got about her?"
Carson demanded with such abrupt
ness that Cassidy forgot his dignity
sufficiently to answer with an unquali-
fed yes.
Nothing in your record of her about
her coming out without friend in
the world and trying to go straight?
You amt got nothing in that pretty
| little book of your'n about your going
| to the millinery store where she finally
got a job and tipping them off to where
! she come from?.
Sure. they was tipped off We got
i to protect the city"
| Got anything in that record of
your'n,' Carson went on venomously.
about her getting another job and
4 your following ner up again ana nav
ing her thrown out: Got it there abou
the letter YOU had old Glider write, sc
that his influence would get hel
canned?"
oh we had her right the first time.
"You did not She was railroaded
for job she never done. She Went
in honest, and she came out honest
And that's why she's here now with
a gang Of crooks. Cassidy retorted.
Where else should she beg Carson
demanded violently You amt got
nothing in that record about my jump
ing into the river after her. That's
where found her-a girl that never
cause YOU police wouldn't give her {;
chance to work. In the river because
she wouldn't take the only other way
that was left her to make a living. be
cause she was keeping straight. Hav.
you got any of that in your book
anyway" the officer went on. witt
new confidence. now that his eye.
burned into his soul you've got tt
clear out the whole gang of you-ant
do it quick :"
| We don't scare worth cent" Ag
; gle snapped. with the virulence of /;
vixen You can't do anything to us
, We amt broke the law" There cam
sudden ripple of laughter. and TIL
charming lips curved ioyously as sh
added Though perhaps we have ben
it Il bit.
/, We'll. you've got the tip CaSsid
i returned. somewhat disconnected. afte
a stolid fashion of his own Its IL
g to You to take it. that's all Ii 70
don't one of you will make long viSi
with some people out of town. and it
probably be Mary Remember. In
giving it to YOU straight"
o Cassidy turned and went noisiiy on
e of the drawing room. AS she hear
the outer door close behind the detet
tive Aggie'S expression grew vicious.
THE truck horse detective.'' sh
sneered An eighteen collar and
: six and II half hat. He sure had hi
nerve trying to bluff u.s.
perhaps it wasn't bluff. .Ag.ie
: Carson suggested
well. what have we done. I'd lik
to know"
Carson answered with note
1t weariness that was unlike him
= ut amt what you have done
said quietly. It's what they can mai
u jury think you've done And. ono
/ they set out to get you-God. no
they can frame things. If they ev,
start out after Mary He did IL
finish the sentence. but sank dow
into his chair with groan that W;
almost of despair.
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