Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-04

, Meanwhile WiIkerson and Jean Oar
nell were ~anxiously awaiting news
from Henry PeIl. 1t was getting alonG
in the forenoon. and the woman In
sisted that II be bad succeeded in get
ting the papers he should have been on
the ground long before. Her compan:
ion was worried. but laid the delay to
PelI's habits and the necessity possibly
Of avoiding the police.
But when Drake arrived with the
morning papers and said nothing artic'
uiate and only pointed to the headlines
on the 6rxt page both Wilkerson and
Mrs. Darnell knew that something had
happened again to spoil their plans. 1t
was Wilkerson who snatched np the
paper and read the news:
HOTEL THIEF HURLED TO DEATH.
Guests Of the Manx Hotel Have Fierce
5,}s Struggle With Hotel Robber.
4 Shortly before midnight last night Miss
Ruth Gallon. a guest at the Hotel Manx.
entered her room to find a masked man
footing her desk. Her cry for help fright.
ened the thief. and ne made for the FIRE
escape. followed by Mr.. John Dogr.
another guest, who heard Miss Gallons
call. Mr.. Dorr pursued the man to the
roof. and in the ensuing struggle The es-
pterado was either flung or fell to the
street below. He was instantly killed. x
Shortly afterward the body was identi-
fed BY the police as that Of Samuel Price.
alias Henry Pell: an e%x-convict and drus
f1end.' y 49,. : y
HWilkerson read no further. He turn.
ed his CHASTITY face on Mrs. Darnell
and said huskily, Hes dead" E.
well, he won't tell any tales" was
the cold response 1.-THE question Is,
did be get the papers?" 2
TO this question there was no salts
factory answer until Wilkerson read
down further and learned that nothing
Of value had been found on Pell's body.
$50 he didn't get the deeds, and Ruth
still has them" Mrs, Darnell said bit
terly. ''That is the way all your plans
succeed" 'r@ z
Wilkerson flushed. There Is one
comfort" he said in an ugly tone.
''Dorr is to be held for killing him"
For how long?" sneered Jean. "Un.
til his friends get him ont. And mean.
while yon do nothing!" u
She continued In this strain for some
time. Drake and Wilkerson moodily
listening. They knew that II she once
threw the affair up they would. be help
less and all their time and work and
money would have gone for naught
Wilkerson was thinking quickly. Sud
denly be interrupted Jean to ask for
pen and ink. She got them, and he sat
down at the table to write. Drake and
Mrs. Darnell kept up d desultory con.
~versati0n until he had finished.
There vas a queer look In Jeans
eyes az she took the sheet be handed
her and glanced at the writing. IL see
you still can do It," she murmured. =
Read it" he growled.
Mrs. Darnell read !. # through silently
and then aloud:
Dear Ruth-l hate to ask you to come
down and see me in the TAIL but l have
something very important to, tell you.
Bring the papers too. JOHN DORR.t
Are you sure he is In jail?" demand.
ed 1.-THE woman when she had finished.
And what Is the idea Of getting the
papers into his hands?"
! He'll Just turn them over to Ev.
erett." muttered Drake. ~
Wilkerson smiled slyly. THE idea
Is that Drake here will disguise him
self al 4 chauffeur. take this note to
the hotel. zee that It reaches Ruth and
then dive her supposedly to the jail,
but really to where III meet him" f.
They discussed the plan and at last
agreed that It was feasible. Drake
himself saw nothing dangerous in It
50 long as Wilkerson was to meet him
and take Ruth of. his hands. he
promptly. proceeded to dress himself
as, a chauffeur and went. whistling
away to !: garage after receiving e.
.plic1t Instructions as to what streets
he was to take and where he was to
meet WilkerSoh. ~ "a
It was an hour later that Drake
drove bis rented car up before the ho-
tel and delivered his note. 1t found
Ruth still deep in conversation With
Tom Kane. and. vi anxious f0Tr the re-
turn to Dor and Everett On the
OF the note which Wilker-
son had forged she instantly: took
alarm. - i" #. o." a5
John must be In. trouble and Mr..
Everett, can't get him out" she said.
Hes written for me to come down to
the jail and see him and bring the pa.
pers." =,
"Humph!" said Kane. THAT sounds
funny to me-" - - ~
Ruth nodded, looking at the note
Then she said, more c%heerfully: TN
dress anyway. Maybe be needs me.
Now, you old dear. leave me awhile"
Kane departed, and Ruth quickly
changed into street dress. While she
was doing this the bellboy returned to
say that e. machine was waiting for
her. r. +,
"The one that brought the note," he
said. "He says he was told to wait"
"Ohy' she exclaimed. Tell him I'll
be right down."
When the boy had gone she called
! Tom Kans on the telephone, and told
him that she was going. John sent q