The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-22
THE FOOL
By Charming Pollock.

fright in her eyes, shouted to him
excitedly:
Mr.. Gilchrist, don't stand by that
window"
Daniel looked at her a moment
and then, with that strange tran
guilty that was his, turned and
calmly drew down the shade.
CHAPTER XVIII
The Warning
Almost trembling under the nerv-
Gus tension of alarm, Pearl Hennig
watched Gilchrist, as in calm deli
beration, he turned to the other win
dow. peered out inquisitively, then
drew its shade and walked easily to-
ward her.
I, "Herfo,; PEARL" he said, surveying
flashily dressed girl Of Is, dark,
pretty, almost delicate. "How we'll
you're looking" he went on. Then,
quite casually, whats the matter
with the window"
1T amt safe" she said in hoarsc
lwhisper. SAX.
. Gilchrist smiled.
care you going to advise me to
| carry pistol, too?" he asked.
"No, just keep out of the sight
Of" she paused, almost afraid to
mention the name.
"Of whom" he inquired.
"Joe Hennig," she said sharply.
81 thought Joe was in Black Xiv
cr."
"He amt, though she answered
still very nervous. 81 told you M
was ashamed to 60 home. l told yo'
he was gonna stay here and ge
you."s
| "Well?" queried Daniel.
"Well--hc stayed. l went to hin
like | told you-and said it WASH
you-and ask him to take me back
And he said / was a liar and he wa
i gonna get you. told you all that.
/ "Ycs; guess you did"
/ "While he was workin' uptown
didn't hear nothin' about him." tn
y girl continued. But little Will
ago he lost his job and began hans
in around down here. He's bee
E. drinkin' and talkin' wild, and l com
Tin to tell YOU" =
"Thats kind of you, Pearl, b,
y I'm not afraid CT joe" he reassure
t her.A
t IL am" she said, seriously. HE
r got his gang. / know" There W;
e an emphatic accent on the la
word.
e GLOW do you know" asked Da
iel.
," She hesitated moment, emba
raised.
a l'We1y she said finally, "la
night l met up with one of his pa
1T and he'd been drinkin' and he sa
ed Joe said you was Twin on WON
=" and this place was blind, and n
he body's wife was safe while you W
ly in the neighborhood. And this m
lie said they was gonna get togeth
and drive you out" She gestur
,u historically. They're dangerol
II, !Nr. Gilchrist. For Gods sake,
|lieve me! For Gods sake, telepho
he the police!"
"There's no telephone here, Pear
he said evasively. "But there's
We ways an officer at hand, and
among friends. Don't worry.
&C. down and wait for the meeting.
er haven't seen you in ages"
al. She did not heed his invitat:
ID. but continued to pace the floor n
of, vously.,.
We "Two weeks" she corrected.
Mt "What are you doing?"
Mt .I'm workin' at Baylin's deps
tut ment store" she said, uneasily.
"Like it,"
aid "Better than. bein' with j
led There was defiance in her answer
ted "If you'd stayed with Joe."
i'm. said, with just the shadow of
r." proach, maybe he wouldn't be dri
ing"
.et- "He always did, she flashed b
ion That's why asked you to 81
eat around in Black River. That's
reason I quit"
.y,"E Zone reason?" he looked at
inquiringly.
Iow, "They was others.'' she admit
lrt- bit grHdgingly. u g" ;yantads, 7
! clothes and . good tims JUS
IDLY other women" X
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