The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30
YOUR
 CHILDREN
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 "Good morning. sir. Can I in- terest you in shirts7"
 "Tm afraid not. although I've lost mine."
 This brought no smile to the agents face. ''I won't insist but I'd like to tell you I am selling three for the price of one" The man behind the desk looked hard at his interrupter. say John, are you selling shirts or tombstones? Your face IS Q mile long. You won't sell anything in 0 thousand years with a face like that. Times are hard but buck up. Here I'll take three."
 May I sit down? - I'm "
 He dropped into a chair but made no move to open his case. What is 1t? Are you sick?" Martha Runs Around ''No, I'll be all right. I'm m trouble. I didn't mean to worry you. Here, I'll show you the pat terms and take your measure. Thank you very much, sir" 'aTell me. Never mind the shirts for a minute."
 "Well = The man drew a deep breath. "I was arrested this morn ing. I'm out on bail. have to go Friday for a hearing. You see it's my daughter She's fourteen. l have five children and my wife's dead. I have been good to them, sent them to school and church and Sunday School and given them as good a time as I could, and al- though we haven't much to live on. I've managed to dress and feed them pretty well. =. "The rest are happy nice chll- dren and so was Martha until a year ago. Then she got to running around with a wild crowd of kids and staying out til all hours. I've worried myself sick. I've talked to her, and tried to get her to bring her friends home. But no, sir, she wouldn't! Just laughed at me and talked back.
 Arrested for Spanking Her s"Then I found 8 note from = well, never mind. I told her she couldn't go out that night, but she said he had to. So said, "Very well, then. Nine o'clock!" She went out and came home at two. T thought 1t all out. There was only one way could see. when she came back, whipped her = hard = it was the only way l knew.
 "She screamed like a, well, guess people thought I was mur- dering her. She yelled that was. The neighbors came in. They sent for a policeman and arrested me. Me-a respectable man who was | trying to save his child!"
 cfn 0 frJnlxlnd down his face. Here are the materials. !" "No - go on. What happened?'' "They took Martha to some wo- mans house. They were all pat ting her and telling her never. to
 mind, that it was shame. All that kind of talk. They think she's a martyr and am a demon. l saw her today. She didn't look at me. l They're not going to let me have her again, ever, they say. She was my little girl. I loved her - But l I've got that note to show the judge and a lot of friends for char acter witnesses. I've worked hard
 and steady till I lost my job."
 All for the Best
 "Say - John, beg your pardon I-what is your name anyway-I'm m interested in this case. I'm going
 to that hearing. I have come to
 the conclusion after much think
 ing on the subject that we need g
 few more fathers like you to pu
 the fear of God into some of oll
 young people today. If get ,
 chance, I'll say so, too."
 Thank you! Thank you! I don
 worry so much about the hearing
 as whether did right or not tt
 whip my girl. I always loved her
 even better than the rest. I wa!
 losing my mind worrying"
 T think,' said the man behind
 the desk," that you did right"