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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
THE LAW PROTECTS
me
"A true statement right now," said her steal. Well, it'll take more than the Sergeant, "Will help you out your bullying to bring me around. A of a bad mess, son. You'd better come darn sight more. There's a law," he clean, and give us the straight of it." repeated, "and it's going to see
The youth shifted awkwardly from through." one foot to the other. But his glance was steady, as he stared back into the sergeant's small eyes.
"There's nothing to tell," he said. "I didn't take the money and you know it. You can't pin it on me."
"Can't we though!" The Sergeant's voice had the suggestion of a sneer, "Can't we though," he repeated. "You were in the store when it happened. You were with the girl. You saw her take the money."
"I didn't!" cut in the youth. didn't see anything!"
"I
When
The Sergeant pounded his desk in growing fury. "Law, you fool! Law! It's the law that will make you tell. And it'll go a darn sight worse with her than if you tell me now. they get you on a witness stand, with one of those ugly lawyers pounding questions at yuh, an' you under oath, You'll talk you'll talk then,' son. plenty, and don't forget it."
"They'll never get me on a stand, Sergeant. Never! I won'g have to testify. And without my story can't harm a hair of the girl's head."
The officer laughed at this, bending over the desk in his mirth.
you
"Won't testify, eh? That's a fast Wait'll we summon you into How you
"You're a liar!" The Sergeant took A threatening step forward, but the effect of the movement was lost, for the youth failed to flinch. "You saw one. her,' he roared, "and you're holding court. You and the girl. out! Well, youngster, get this: Un- gonna keep from being placed on the less you come across and tell us what stand? How, I'd like to know?"
The law won't let 'em," said the you saw you'll both go to jail! Both of you!"
youth calmly. The youth paled, but his eyes did "Won't let 'em! Why; you idiot, it's not waver.
"You're wrong, Sergeant. the law that will make you. Both of You're trying to scare me with threats, you! There isn't. any way, out!"
By James Freeman
but it won't work. I know my rights. "You're wrong there, Sergeant. You You can't prove that either of us had don't know your book." He paused, smile flickered anything to do with stealing that and the ghost of a
across his lips. "The law, Sergeant, says that a man cannot testify against his wife. Ever hear that?"
money."
The officer gestured, almost as if he admired the boy's spirit in defying him,
leaned He
over the desk, knuckles white as his hands gripped its edge.
"You're smart, kid. But you can't buck the law. Not for very long. Now about that girl. She means a lot to you, doesn't she?"
"Yes,"
i
The sergeant's jaw sagged. He star- ed as if stunned by a blow.
You and "You you're married? the girl?"
"Sure, you fool, It's a pity you don't check up on those things, Ser- geant. It's too. bad you staked every-
"You wouldn't want to see her do a thing, on that testimony of mine.! You stretch?" "No."
idiot!"
(Copyright, 1988, By The Associated You -she needed the money Newspapers.) didn't you? Hungry?"
"Yes."
The Sergeant came around the desk and laid his hand paternally on the boy's shoulder
"Listen, kid, tell me what you know You'll be doing the girl a favour. After we get the facts we'll go light. It'e up to us to find out who took.... the money.
If you testify against the. girl, we'll let her off easy, see? Every.. thing will be Jako."
BRITISH LOAN TO CZECHS
London, To-day. Discussions will begin at the Treasury between the Czech financial mission and British Treasury officials regarding the proposed loan of £30,000,000 to Czecho-Slovakia.
Later, British officials will consult with French Govern- ment financial experts on the question, and a scheme for placing the loan to beat advan- tage in Czecho-Slovakia will be prepared. Reuter.
The boy shook off the paternal hand. "You can't fool me with that bunk!" he cried, "I know your game. My testimony is all that stands between Sa.
the girl
and freedom. I can send her up or
free. let her go There's a law in this country, Ser- geant, and you're one of its poor re- presentatives, I tell you you haven't got a thing on me or the girl. either. You'll have to let us both go." "Oh, yeah?" snarled the Sergeant. youngster. There's ways of making a guy like you talk. Plenty of 'em."
"You're sore because the papers cri- ticized your particular department.. You want to pin this theft or that poor little girl, so's to make a show- enlisted in the Regular Army last ing, sols to square yourself with the week than during the correspond- press. You don't care a hang whe-ing week last year, the figures be- ther she's guilty or not. You just
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want to send her up.'
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London, To-day- Sixty-seven more recruits were
He laughed ing 578 against 511. ironically. "Want me to testify I saw Wireless.
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