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Pretty well. pretty well. son. I'm glad to see you home again, my boy" There was a great tenderness in the usually rather cold gray eyes
 And I'm glad to be home. dad. to be"-there was again that clearing of the throat. but he finished bravely- with you"
 The father avoided q threatening display of emotion by an abrupt change of subject to the trite
 Have good time?s he inquired casually
 The time of my young life. l tell you. dad. it's fact that l did almost break the bank at Monte Carlo. I'd have done it sure if only my money had held out
 1t seems to me that I've heard some thing of the sort before was Gider's eaustie comment RHt his smile was still wholly sympathetic. He took a curious vicarious delight in the esca- pades of his son, probably because he himself had committed no folies in his rallow days. Why didn't you cable
 
 straint on the part of his son.
 "Beeause it gave me capital ey cuse for coming home"
 You clear out of here boyr Glider commanded brusqueiy. I'm work ing man. But here. wait minute" he added He brought forth from a pocket a. neat sheaf of banknotes. ,f., for you" he said. with chuckle. And now clear out. Ill see you at dinner"
 You can always get rid of me on the same terms" Dick remarked slyly. In the doorway he turned with final speech. which was uttered in splendid disregard for the packet of money he had just received "Oh. dad. please don't forget to give Sadie that $5 borrowed from her for the taxi"
 The owner of the store returned to his labors with a new zest. for the meeting with his son had put him in high spirits Perhaps it might have been better for Mary Turner had she come to him just then. while he was yet Tn tnsS SOltPneu BuOOu. ISul 1dlt had ordained that other events should restore him to his usual harder self before their interview. Smithson en- tered with an expression of discom- fiture on his rather vacuous coun- tenance He walked almost nimbly to the desk and spoke with evident dis tress as his employer looked up inter- negatively.
 "McCracken has detaned-er-a- lady. sir he said feebly. "She has been searched. and we have found about S100 worth of laces on her"
 'Well?" Glider demanded inpatient ly. Such affairs were too common in the store to make necessary this in trnsion of the matter on him. Why did you come to me about it?'
 I'm very sorry. sir. but l thought it wiser. sir. to-er-to bring the matter to your personal attention. The lady happens to be the wife of J. w. Gas keIl. the banker. you know"
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his chair. then threw himself lnsk with an exclamation of disgust

his chair. then threw himself l.sk with an exclamation of disgust.
 God bless my souir' he cried. Again he fell silent. considering the situation which Snthson had presented At last, however. he mastered itrSsirfitation to some degree and spoke his command briefly Well Smithson. apologize to her Ii can't be helped
 When Smthson had left the office Glider turned to his secretary,
 Take this" he directed. and he forth with dictated the following letter: J " Gasken. Esq Central National
 Bank. New York
 My Dear NIT Gasken-l feel that 1 should be doing less than my duty as man if 1 did rot let you know at once that Mrs GaskelI is in urgent need of medical attention She came into our store today, and
 He paused for a moment. No, put it this way" he said finally:
 We found her wandering about our store today in a very nervous condition In her excitement she carried away about sl00 worth of rare laces Not recognizing her. our store detective detained her for short time. FOf tuHdttiN iti us dii. "tS. Gaskell was able to explain who she was. and she has just gone to her home Hop ing for Mrs G>skelfs speedy recovery. and with all good wishes. l am yours very truly.
 Smithson again entered the office. even more perturhed than before.
 "whaI on earth k the matter nowr Glider spluttered snspiciously
 "It's Mrs. GaSSel still" Smithson replied in great trepidntion "She wants you personally. Mir Glider 10 apologize to her She says that the action taken against her is an outrage. and she is not satistied with the apoi- ogies of all the rest of Us She says you must make one. too. and that th' store detective must be discharged for intoierafe insolenre.
 s;iIder bounced mp from his chair angrily
 (To Be Continued).
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 "Narr Turner. formerly employed in sbis store. was today sentenced to pris- fan for three years. having been con .irted for the theft of goods valued at over S400 The management wishes sroin to draw attention on the part of ifs employees to the fact that honesty is always the best policy. Got that?"
 .Yes. sir
 ..Take if to Smithson." Glider con tinned. and tell him to post 1t at one
 Glider brought forth box of cigars from dra wer of the desk. opened it and thrust it toward the waiting law yer who. however. shook his head in refusal and continued to move about the room rather restlessly
 Three Years-three years. That ought to be warning to the rest of the girls Glider looked toward Dem arest for aeqaiescenee.
 Most unusual case, in my esttma ton. Demarest replied. You see. the girl keeps on declaring her innocence. That of course is common enough in way. But here it's different The point is somehow she makes her pro testations more convincing than they usually do. They ring true, as ii seems to me"
 "The stolen goods were found in her locker" Glider declared in a tone of fnality. Some of them. l have been given to understand, were actually in the pocket of her coat"
 We'll" the attorney said. with a smile. that sort of thing makes good enough circumstantial evidence. and without eircumstantial evidence there would be few convictions for crime. Yet as lawyer I'm free to admit that cireumstantial evidence alone is never quite safe as proof of guilt. Natural lF she says some one else must have put the stolen goods there. That is quite within the measure of possibil tY That sort of thing has been done countless times
 And for what reason? It's too ab- surd 10 think about <"
 In similar cases" the lawyer an swered those actualiy guilty of the thefts have thus sought to throw sus- picion on the innocent in order to avoid it on themselves when the pur- suit got too hot on their trail. Some
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times. too. such evidence has been manufactured merely to satisfy spite against the one unjustly accused"
 court of justice has decreed her guilty"
 Nowadays" Demarest shot out, we don't call them courts of justice: We call them courts of law"
 Anyway" Glider declared. becoming sehlal again. its out of our hands There's nothing we can do now"
 Why, as to that" the lawyer re- ptied, with hint of hesitation, Il am not So sure. You see. the fact of the matter is that. though 1 helped to prosecute the case. am not little Dit proud of the verdict. am not sure that Mary Turner is guilty far from II, in fact. Anyhow, the girl wants to see you. and wish to urge you to grant her an interview"
 Whats the use?" Glider stormed can't have her crying all over the office and begging for mercy" he pro tested truculently. But note of fear say under the petulance.
 Bemarest's answer was given with assurance
 You are mistaken about that The girl doesn't beg for mercy. In fact mats the whole point of the matter She demands iustice-strange as that may seem in court of law-and noth- ing else. The truth is. she's very unusual girl. a long way beyond the ordinary salesgirl. both in brains and in education"
 The less reason, then. for her being a thief" Glider grumbied in his heay- lest voice
 And perhaps the less reason for be- neying her to be thief" the lawyer
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13

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CHAPTER III.
The Victim of the Law.

\ yES. Glider did know. The men ton Of the name was like a
 spell in the effect 1t wrought
 on the attitude of the irritated owner of tbe store. Instantly his ex- pression changed
 How extremely awkwardr' he cried. and there was very real concern In his voice. He regarded Smithson kind iy. whereaI that rather pnling gentle man once again assumed hls martial be-ring You were quite right in coming 10 ne" For moment he was silent. plunged iD thought Finally he spoke with tine decisiyeness character istic of hin "Of course there's nath ing We can do. Just put the stuff back on the counter and let her go"
 But Smifh>on had not yet wholly nn- bnrdened himself He again cleared iHs throat nervously.
 She's very angry. MT. Glider" he announced fimidIy '.She--er-she de mands an-er-an apology"
 The owner of the store half rose from
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retorted suavely. He paused for a moment, then went on There was a tone of sincere determination in his voice Just before the judge imposed sentence he asked her if she had any thing to say. You know, it's just usual lorna thing that rarely means much of anything. But this case was different. let me tell yon She sur prised us all by answering at once that she had It's really pity. Glider that you didn't wait. Why, that poor girl made a fine speech!'
 Pooh, pooh" came the querulous ob- iection She seems to have hvpnotiz- ed you" Then. as a new thought came to the magnate. he spoke with trace of anxiety There were always the re- porters looking for space to fill with foolish vaporings
 Did she say anything against me or the store?''
 Not q word" the lawyer replied gravely "She merely told ns how her father died when she WIS sixteen years
 
 earn her own living Then she told how she had worked for you for five years steadily without there ever be. ing q single thing against her. She said. too that she had never seen the thinga found in her locker. And she said more than that She asked the Judge if he himself understood what 1t means for a girl to be sentenced to prison for something she hadn't done. Somehow, Glider, the way she talked had it's effect on everybody in the court room. know. It's my business to understand things like that. And what she said rang true. What she said and the way she said it take brains and courage The ordinary crook has nei- ther. Sc had d suspicion that she might be speaking the truth There was a little pause. while the lawyer moved back and forth nervously; then he added. "l believe Lawlor would have suspended sentence if it hadn't been for your talk with him.
 "I simply did my duty" Glider said You are aware that l did not seek any consultation with Judge Lawlor He sent for me and asked me what thought about the case-whether thought it would be right to iet the girl go on a suspended sentence. told him frankly that believed that an exam pie should be made of her for the sake of others who might be tempted to steal. Property has some rights. Dem arest, although it seems 10 be getting nowadays so that anybody is likely to deny it." Then the fretful. half alarm ed note sounded in his voice again as he continued. 'I can't understand why the girl wants to see me.
 "Why, she just said that If you would see her for ten minutes she would tell you how to stop the thefts in this store"
 "There" Glider cried. Il knew It! The girl wants to confess. Well, it's the first sign of decent feeling she's shown 1 suppose il ought to he encouraged Probably there have been others mixed up in this"
 "Perhaps." Demarest admitted At least it can do no harm if you see her I thought you would be willing. so spoke to the district attorney. and he has given orders to bring her here Tor few minutes on the way to the Grand Central station. They're taking her up to Rurnsing. you know. l wish. Gild- CT. you would have little talk with her The lawyer abruptly went out of the office. leaving the owner or the store fuming.
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Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13

"Bello. dad.
 Glider sprang to his feet, his face suddenly grown younger. radiant
 "Dickr' The big voice was softeneo to exquisite tenderness.
 AS the eyes of the two met the boy rushed forward. and in the next mo- ment the hands of father and son elasped firmly. Presently Glider spoke. with an effort toward harshness in his voice 10 mask how much he was shak- en But the tones rang more kindly than any he had used for many a day' tremulous with affection.
 What brought you backE he oe manded.
 Why, just wanted to come pack home." he said lightly. And. Tor the love of heaven. give Sadie s. bor- rowed it from her to pay the taSl- You see. dad, I'm broke.
 "Of courser' With the saying Ed ward Glider roared Gargantuan laugh ter Tn the burst of merrihent hls bent feelings found their vent He was still chuckling when he spoke, sage from much experience of ocean traVei ..Poker on rhe ship. l suppose
 NO. not that. though l did nave little run in at Monte Carlo. But II was the snip that finished me at that You see. dad they hired Captain Kidd and bunch of pirates as stewards and what they did to little Richard was something fierce. And yet, that wasn't the real trouble either. The fact is. just naturally went broke Not hard thing to do on the other side
 Nor on this" the father interject- ed dryly.
 aAnyhow. it doesn't matter much, Dick replied, quite unabashed. "Tell n,e. dad, how goes its''
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
GRIFFITH ARRESTED
IN GARY, Indiana
REFUSED TO RELEASE FROM
SPELL LAD WHO HAD BEEN
KICKING FOR "a HOURs-CLUB
WOMEN TAKE "A HAND.

The following from a Twin City pa
per refers to Gri6eths, the hypnotist,
who appeared in Minot two years ago.
Gri6eths while here met Minot
young woman, who later became his
wife.
@ Gary, Ind, June 13. Arthur Tracy,
an 1s-year-old youth, at midnight last
night, spent "a hours fiat on his back,
his wearied feet moving in imitation
Of a bicycle rider. Last night the
Woman's club Of Gary, the police and
. thousand or more indignant but in
terested citizens gathered at the po-
lice station to try to stop Tracy's feet,
while w. B. Griffeths, an itinerant
hypnotist, who is said to be RESPONSE
ble for Tracy's activities, is in the
county jail, refusing to undo his work.
At a public performance Thursday
night Griffeth hypnotized Tracy, Civ
ing him the illusion that he was riding
= bicycle. The spectators were 50
amused that Griheth refused to awak-
en- Tracy but moved him with his feet
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
CROP PROSPECTS ARE
Splendid AT SURREY
MAN SPENT A
SHORT TINE IN THRIVING LIT
TIE CITY JUST EAST OF US
WHAT OUR FRIENDS ARE Do
ING.

The writer accompanied Walter
Bond to Surrey last evening in his
new Studebaker car. The country
looks unusually pretty this year. We
saw several fields of wheat between
a foot and two feet high and one
field had started to head out. We no.
ticed that practically complete acre
age has been put into crop, notwith-
standing that the farmers did not
a very early start
J. E. Joseph has a good sized field
of corn that looks fine. D. M. Shorb
has one of the best fields of wheat we
saw on the trip. A. A. Robinson has
100 acres of Marquis wheat that is
we'll nigh perfect. Even a field sowed
on stubble land is making a great
showing. -...s
Surrey is a neat looking little city.
The people take pride in their homes.
W. S. Young, the banker, was at
Leeds, but Mrs. Young and her charm
ing daughters were enjoying life on
the big comfortable looking vine COW
cred porch. Carlton Cox, who has
new Buick and bad case of automo-
bilitis, was out in the country making
deductions as to the wealth the farm
ers will produce in this, the greatest
agricultural year in the history Of the
state. We found Mr.. Berg, store
keeper, busy selling the farmers Is
cent cigars and E. H. Ray was won
dering how he could handle all the
grain in the fall. D. s. Wolfe had
just finished relieving a member Of
the bovine family of a generous sup
ply of lacteal fluid and every once in
a while he'd look longingly towards
his 400 acre farm east of town where
he claims he has crop good for sore
eyes. Mr.. Wolfe has very nice home
in Surrey and knows how to get the
best out of life. We like Surrey.
Some day when Minot gets street
cars we are going to build suburban
home out there and have good time
along with the rest of those worthy
folks. We got glimpse of J. W.
Smith, who is fairly busy campaign
ing for the legislature, but who has
MT neglected his farming any for his
political aspirations.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
SURREY LAD wins
COLLEGE PRIZE
HERSCHEL PEARSON WINS PRES.
KROEZE'S PRIZE IN FRESHMAN
LATIN AT JAMESTOWN COL
LEGE.

The following is list of prize win
ners by students of Jamestown Col.
lege as announced on commencement
day.
The j. A. Coffee prize in oratory
for young men, a gold medal and $35
in gold, won by William Lands, OF
Wolford.
The Ben Orlady prize in oratory, fo,
young women, gold medal and 800
first prize, won by Anna Buck, Stark.
weather; second prize, SIS, won by
Alice Porter, Calvin. .-..set
Best progress in music, first prize
$35, Elmo Roesler, Fessenden; second
prize, SIS, Iris Peterson, Minnewau.
kan. ..--..
The Forbes prize in Freshman Rhet-
oric, $25, Georgian Lenentine, Kings
mill, Ont.
Carpenter prize in Freshman Latin,
for young woman, $25, Edna Wynes,
Wimbledon.
Carpenter prize for Bible study, $25,
Elsie Mikkelson, Mandan.
President Kroeze's prize in Fresh
man Latin for a young man, $25,
Herschel Pearson, Surrey.
At the same time the prizes were
awarded thirty-five diplomas were
awarded to graduates. One addition
al prize in oratory was established,
and others are expected.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
ST AGNES SCHOOL AT kENMARE IS
HAVING A REMARKABLE GROWTH

o6ers every advantage to parents de-
sirous of giving their children a SOL
i'd, comprehensive and practical Chris
tian education. The Ursuline Sisters,
who are in charge of the school, real
ize the Importance of moral and relig-
ious training. The pupils are taught
to understand that they are at school
to prepare for their life work and that
a. children they lay the foundations
of later character development. Along
with moral and mental training, St.
Agnes School lays great stress on the
cultivation Of manners. BY practice
as well as by precept the habits of re-
finement so desirable and so essential
to success in life are engrafted upon
the minds and hearts of the students.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
SAYS He
WILL Make GOOD
ONE OF THE SAWYER BANK ROB-
BERS ARRIVES TO ACCEPT PO-
S1TION IN THIS CITY-MADE
SPLENDID RECORD AT BIS
MARCK. ~

Mr.. Robinson, one of the four Saw
yer bank robbers, sent to the peniten-
tiary seven years ago last October, ar
rived in Minot Monday and will accept
a job as cabinet maker or carpenter
until released from his parole. Rob-
inson is little thinner than when he
was sent up nearly, eight years ago,
but he is hopeful, realising that the
best years of his life are before him.
He is only thirty-seven years Of age
now. Robinson has become an expert
workman. After his release from pa
role, he wants to 60 to California
where he has friends, and where he
formerly resided.
Robinson is mild hammered, gen
tlemanly appearing, intelligent look
ing young man.
Hayes, who is a machinist, has Sc
cured good job in Bismarck, in the
machine shops Of Capt. Bakers boat
company.
Bert Conroy has accepted position
in Sullivan's law Office at Mandan.
Conroy has had charge of the prison
library and for the past six months
has been reading law. He has keen
mind and has determined to make a
record as barrister.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-18
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
The Burt Township Farmers Club
recently passed the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, It has pleased the AL
mighty to remove from our midst by
death, our esteemed friend and club
member, Harry Edwards, who has for
many years occupied a prominent
rank in our midst, maintaining under
all circumstances a character untarn-
ished and a reputation above re-
proach.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in
the death Of Mr.. Edwards we have
sustained the loss of a friend whose
! fellowship it was an honor and a
pleasure to enjoy;
That we bear willing testimony to
his many virtues, to his unquestioned
probity and stainless life; that we Of
fer to his bereaved family and mourn