Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14
THE. BlC-TOWN
ROUNDUP
Continued from pase o.

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sid sisnineantly .sSs sYou,v sanss a.. es e
make open confession, CARY" 4.
inc sx-puEilist .chewed his cigar
n looked It her. -
What would no conf.sssa That ito
nan with him murdered Collins &.
quickly. - ea =.
80 1aadsay's your friend. eh Dir
Eaerent here, miss" Jerry. pieced to-
gether what the clubman had told hin
saanno what he had since learned about
ner. He knew that this must Be the
glrl toswhom his host was engaged.
now about you. Bromfield7 :" no
The elubman' stikened.. .1've moth
Ing against Mr.. Lindsay."
Thought you had
course he hasn't. Why should
ne5. 4 Beatrice, backing up Clar-
Durand looked at her with a bold,
tinsolence that was an insult. His
eyes moved up and down the long,
slim curves Of her figure. "I expect
could nnd a handsome reason It
ne looked around for it, miss"
n girls father clenched his fist.
a nush Of nge swept his rudy
cneeks. He held himself. however.
" 70 Ss fos : M. purand, that Ind
\ say was his guest last night"
Jerry's laugh was a contemptuouS
9eer. That's right. I'd forgot that.
was your guest. wasn't he, Bron-
whats the good Of discussing. /,
here?' asked the tortured host.
Not a bit" admitted Whitford.
ACTIONS talk, not words. Have you
seen me police yet, Bromneld?"
What's he gonna see tho police
about?", Jerry wanted to know, his
chin juttins out.
ITO tell them that he saw Collins
draw a gun 4 ia heard shots hred."
retorted b e~aning man Instantly.
MOT what he's been telin' me.
unless he wants to put himself In a
cell for life"
Talk sense. You can't frdghten
Bromnsld. He knows that's foolish
ness" ~ : !
Does he? ?" The crook turned de-
risive Eye on the victim he was tor
turing. I"
Certainly the society man did not
look a picture OF confidence. The
shadow of a heavy fea- hung over
him.
The telephone rang Bfonneld's
y trembling fingers picked up the trans-
mitter. He listened a moment. then
turned 1t over to Beatrice,
For you"
Her part Of the conversation was
limited. It. consisted Of the word
Yes" repeated at intervals and q
concluding, "Oh, In so glad. Thank
YOU" Her eyes were sparkling when
she hung up.
Good news, dad" she said. .ru
tell you later"
Durand laughed brutaly as he
rose. Good news oh! Get all YOU
me. It's straight: Your friends ia
trouble up to the neck" He swag-
gered to- the door and turned. Done
forget, Bromhald. Keep outA this Or
you'll be sorry" His voics was like
the crack Of q trainers whip to ami
mails In \ circus. v
For once Bronfeld did not Jump
through the hoop. "Oh. 60 to the
devil" he said IN irritation, flushing
angrily.
Better not got gay with me, adj
vised Durand sourly.
After the door had closed On him
there was a moraehtary pause. The
younger ma spoke ~aWkwardly. you
can tell me now wha- 1t wA4 MI.
Lindsay told you"
Wed like to know for sure wheth-
or you're with us or with Durend. =
said Wnitford mildly. "of course we
'now the answer to that You're
v"ta US; But we want to hear you
- it, aat-foot" \
OF course I'm with you. That Is,
!. like to be- But I don't want to
gei into trouble, Nr. Whitford. Can
you blame me for that?"
You wouldn't get into trouble
arprAd Tho VM3nA nWnAr irnnafeA~SfM
''1 keep telling you hat"
Beatrice, watching tho younger ma1
closely, saw a. In a 6Aah the sotu-
ton Of this Smystery-the explanation
of the tangfe to which various scat
tered, threads had heen leading her.
Are you sure Of that, dad? ~
How could he be. hurt, Beef"
straight from the shoulder. '"Bscauss
Clay. didn't kill hat mai Coltina.
Clarendon did At"
my G., you En9wr" No cried,
mo, he didn't tell IL For some
reason he's protecting you But !
know it just the same. You did It
1T was in self-defense," he plead
Then why didn't you say 50? why
did you let Clay be accused instead
Of coming forward at once?"
II was waiting TO see If he cou1dn't
show he was innpcent without"
Without getting yen intosit You
wanted to be. shielded at Any cost"
The scorn that intolerant youth has
for moral turpitude ranEf1n her clear
Il thought maybe we could lboth
get u of it that way" he ,explatned
"T oh, you thought, A. soon as yea
to have hurried to the polios statidn
Snnd given yourself up.
IT was Ill, / keep telling you"
Your man could telephone, cenldn't
he? He was Ill, toe, was he ~
whittord interfered. Hold On,
honey. Don't rub it> In Clarendon
was a bit ratified That's natural Tbs
question is, what's he Soinsssto DO
now?" tE.SEI
Their host grcanA1. "Durasdm ~
I 60 to tho chAir-andsf only struck
the man to save my own life / wasn't
trying to kill the fellow. He was
shooting at mo, and / had u do Il -s
."Of coursA" Agreed whittor1k
we've got proof. st that lindsay
is one witness He must have seem
Z it all I've got Id my pocket one Of
the bullets Coll1Hs shot. That's more
evidence Then
Beatrice broke Ia excitedly, -Dad,
Mr.. Muldoon just told me over tie
wagon. The plank with the 6,u1-
confessed that me- and a. carpenter,
whose name he had. given, changed
the partition fUr4Durand-"
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