Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-26
ons why j must know Just Who you

NoA ISit aAy OACp oAS Uc&kSu RISbN-
". Surely, sir, you see now quite
plainly why 1t must never be known
by any one in all the wide, wide world
that ], have ever been brought to this
perfectly dreadful place-though you
have been quite nice. Please let me
go home" She plucked q minute
handkerchief from her hand bag, put
It to her eyes and began to sob quietly. |
The burly inspector OF police was
moved to quick sympathy.
That's all right, little lady" he ex-
claimed cheerfully. Nov, don't you
be worried, not a little bit. Take 1t
from me. Miss West Just go ahead
and tell me all you know about this
Turner woman. Did you see her yes
terdayY,
The girls sobs ceased. After a Anal
dab with the minute handkerchief she
leaned forward a little toward the In
spector and proceeded to put q ques.
ton to him with great earnestness.
.Will you let me go home as soon as
I've told you the teenty little l know?"
Yes" Burke agreed promptly, with
an encouraging smile. He added as
one might to an alarmed child, mo
one Is going to hurt you, young lady
We'll, then, you see, 1t was this
way" began the brisk explanation.
"Mr. Glider was calling on me one
afternoon, and he said to me then that
he knew a very charming young wom-
an Who
Here the speech ended abruptly, and
once again the handkerchief was
brought into play as the sobbing broke
forth with increased violence. Pres
emily the girls voice rose In q wall.
"Oh, this is dreadfui-dreadful!. In
the final word the vail broke to a
moan
Burke felt himself vaguely guilty as
the cause of such suffering on the part
Of one S % young. so fair. SO innocent.
But his well meant attempt to assuage
!; the stricken creatures woe was futile.
The sobbing continued.
I'm afraid!" the girl asserted dis
mally. I'm afraid you will-put me-
In a cell!'
"Pooh!" Burke returned CALAMITY.
why. my dear young lady, nobody
in the world could think OF you and a
cell at the same tme-no. indeedH
"Oh. thank you!"
Are you sure you've told me all You
know about this womanT
"Oh. yes. I've only seen her two or
three times" came the ready response.
"Oh, please. commissioner. Won't
you let me go homer"
The use of a title higher than his
own battered the inspector. and he was
moved to graciousness.
Now. you see" he said in his heavy
voice, vet very kindly, mo one has hurt
you-not even a little bit, after all,
Now, you run right home to your
mother"
The girl sprang up ~joyousiy and
started toward the door, with u final
rayishing smile for the pleased official
at the desk.
1t was at this moment that Cassidy
entered from the opposite side of the
Office. As his eyes fell on the girl at
the door across from him his stolid
face lighted in a grin. And, in that
same instant Of recognition between
the two the color went out OF the girls
face. The little red lips snapped to-
gether In a line Of supreme disgust
against this vicissitude of fate after
ali her maneuverings in the face of the
enemy.
Hello, Aggie,n the detective remark
ed. with a smirk, while the inspector
stared from one to the other and his
jaw dropped from the stark surprise.
The girl returned deliberately to the
chair she had occupied through the in
tervicw with the inspector and drop
ped into it weakly. 1t was after a
minute Of silence. in which the two
men sat staring. that at last she spoke
with a savage wrath against the pit
into which she had fallen after her
arduous efforts.
Amt that the est luckp
Cassidy. do you know this woman.
asked Burke.
.tSure 4 dor came the placid answer.
"she's little Aggie Luncheon wom-
II, frem Buffalo-tWo years for black
mail-did her time at Burnsing.p
For a little time there was silence.
the while Burke sat staring at the
averted face Of the girl. Then he set.
his features grimly. rose from his
chair and walked to position directly
In the front of the girl, who still re-
fused to look in his direction.
ION the level. now" the inspector
demanded, when did you see Mary
Turner last2"
Early this morning. We slept to-
gether last night because / had the
wiIlies. She blew the joint about half
past 10.
What's the use Of your lying to
meY
$50 help me" Aggie continued with
the utmost solemnlty, Mary never
left the house all night. I'd swear
that's the truth on q pile OF Bibles a
mile high..v
Have to be higher than that. Mary
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