The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-22

charge halted before her Then,
abruptly. the round. baby-like face of
the woman puckered in amazement
Her voice rose shrill well, IL it amt
Mary Turner!'
"Aggie!" was the reply.
In the time that followed Mary lived
In the Hat which Aggie Lynch occu-
pied with her brother. Jim. pickpock.
ct much esteemed among his fellow
craftsmen. The period wrought trans
formations of Il radical and bewilder-
Ing sort in both the appearance ana
the character of the girl
Joe Carson. the forger, had long been
acquainted with Aggie and her broth
err though he considered them far be-
meath him I'm the social scale. since
their criminal work was not of that
high kind on which he prided himself
But as he cast about for some woman
to whom he might take the hapless
girl he had rescued h.. thoughts fell
on Aggie. He was relieved rather
than otherwise to learn that there was
sshSoNy Ill DSlWccu lht
two women. and the fact that his
charge had served time in prison did
not influence him one jot against her.
Mary let herself drift. 1t seemed to
her that she had abandoned herself to
fate In that hour when she threw her.
self into the river. Afterward. with.
out any volition on her part, she had
| hnan IN, 20 nd t.,
environment new and strange to her.
In which soon. to her surprise. she
discovered vivid pleasure SO she
fought no more. but left destiny to
work its will. unhampered by her fu.
tile strivings.
For the first time in her life, thanks
TO the hospitality of Aggie Lynch. Sc.
cretly REINFORCED from the funds of
Joe Carson. Mary found herself living
In luxurious idleness. while her every
wish could be gratified by the merest
mention of It, She was fed on the
daintiest of fare. she was clothed with
the most delicate richness for the first
time rs to those more mysterious gar.
ments which women love. In addition.
there We're rs many of books and mag
azines rs she could wish.
Her mind. long starved like her body.
seized avidly on the nourishment thus
afforded In this interest Aggie had
no share-was perhaps little envi.
GUS over Mary's absorption in printed
pages. Aggie took n vast pride in her
| guest, with the unmistakable air Of
elegance, and she dared to dream of
| great triumphs to come. though as
yet she carefully avoided any sugges-
ton to Mary Of wrongdoing
In the end the suggestion came from
Mary Turner herself. to the great sur
prise Of Agile. and, truth to tell. Of
herself.
There were two factors that chiefly
Influenced her decision. The first was
due to the feeling that, since the world
had rejected her. she need no longer
concern herself with the worlds opin-
ion or retain any scruples over It.
Back Of this lay her bitter sentiment
toward the man who had been the d.
rect cause of her imprisonment. Ed.
ward Glider.
Tho factor that was the immediate
cause Of her decisisn on an irregular
mode Of life was an editorial in one
Of the daily newspapers This was a
scathing arraignment Of master in
high finance. The point of the writ.
er's attack was the grim sarcasm for
such methods of thievery as are kept
within the law. That phrase held the
girls fancy, and she read the article
again with quickened interest. Then
she began to mediate.
1t was the law that had worked the
ruin OF her life. which she had striv- |
en- to make wholesome In conse- |
quence she felt for the law no genuine |
respect, only detestation MS for the
epitome of injustice, Yet, she gave it |
superficial respect, born Of those |
three years Of suffering which had |
been the result of the penalty infict.
ed on her. Now, in the paragraph she
had just read she found a cew to sug.
Boost for Cache! Why go to Idaho
when you can buy first class irrigat,
ed lands here for less money. We
have from 7 to 10 FARMS with from
60 to 100 acres each at prices from
$50 to SIS per acre. Call or write We
and be convinced. Carbon Co. -
Adv. Io1
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