The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-17
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the president of the largest bank
and to the mayor. For friend,
who is vice president Of the biggest
jewelry house. in Dallas. Gray un-
dertakcs a journey to Ranger to
sell valuable diamonds to Gus Bris-
I kow. He meets Ma Briskow, Allie
ghcny. the daughter, / and Ozark
the son. Having made friends with
the family and a good sale Gray
starts home. in the same machine
hired for the trip to Ranger and
| with the same driver.
NOW GO ON. WITH STORY
For a second time the driver
! flashed glance at his companion
| 1t was peculiar .cmark and voiced
in "A queer. tone. yes? Why?"
because" Gray shifted his posi-
ton. there was movement Of his
right hand-thc one farthcst away
from the man at s'e whecl-;,nd ST
multaneously his left arm slipped
from the back of the seat and tight
ly cncircled the atter's waist. He
finished in Il wholly unfamiliar
voice, Because, my good man, you
arc now held up for the third time,
and it would distress me to have to
kill you" :
/ The driver utt rcd loud grunt.
for something sharp aud hard had
been thrust deeply into5 that soft
sensitive region everything his liver,
and now il was held there. 1t was
unnecessary for Gray to order the
car stopped; it's brakes squcalcd, it
ceased it's progress as abruptly as if
its front wheels had fetched up
against a stone wall.
Gray was grim, mocking; some vi
brant, evil quality to his voice sug-
gcstcd extreme malignity at full
cock, like that unseen weapon the
muzZlc of which ,-as buried beneath
the drivers short ribs. "Ah! You
go armed. see. A shoulder hol-
stcr, as I suspected. knew you
bad nothing on this side" Selling
his victims upstretched right hand
with his own left, he gave it sud
den fierce wrench that all but
snapped the wrist and at the same
instant he reached across and
snatchcd the concsaled weapon from
its resting place. He flung the
chaufrcur's body away from him;
there was sharp click as he swift
ly damned the barrel of the auto
matte back and let it fly into place.
The entire maneuver had been
deftly executed, even yet the object
of the assault was speechless.
"Now then,"-the passenger faced
about in his seat and showed his
teeth in a smile-'it is customary tC
permit the condemned to enjoy the
last word. What have you to say
for yourself?"
elf you think it's funny to jab {
gun in mans belly when he ain,
lookin,-"
"A gun? My simple friend, yor
have-7or had-the only gun in thi:
party, and you may thank whatever
gods you worship snat you didn't tr!
to use it, for-I would have beer
rough with you. This is the gun
used to stick you up" With 4;
rigidly outthrust thumb Gray prod
dcd the driver in the side. Simple
isn't it?And no chance for acct
dents.' The speakers shoulders
were shaking.
"Well, III be damned!"
mot doubt of it!" chucklcd tn,
other. Especially if you follow il
the course you have chosen. And ;
similar fate will overtake your pal
, Mallow. It might save you scvera
miles of bad walking to tell M
where Mallow is waiting to high
jack me. d. MOP"
"Go to HE'LL"
every well. Obligc me now b
getting out. "a. And make
snappy!"
. The driver did as directed. Ora
pocketed the automatic, slipped i
: behind t steering wheel, an" drov
away into the night followed by lou
| and earnest 0bjurgations.
He was still smiling cheerful
when, mile farther on, he brough
the car to a stop and clambcred ou
Passing forward into the illumins
ton of the headlights, he busie
himself there for several moment
before rcsuming his journey.
There was no mistaking the roat
but Gray did not bother to stick
the maintravcled course when de
tours or; short cuts promised bette
going, for. he knew full well tia
Mallow would be waiting, if at al
in soWc place he vas bound to pas
At last he beheld some distanc
ahead the white glare Of two sta
tionary lights. The road was nal
row and sandy here, and shut in
banks of underbrush; as he DIRE
nearer figure stepped out an
stood in silhouette until his ow
lights picked it / up. The figur
waved it's arms, and called attcntio
to the car Enthusiastically broke
down. Here, then, the drama wa
to be played.
Gray brought his machine on F.:
such pace and so close to the ma
in the road that the latter was for,
ed to step aside, then he swung
far to the right, brought it BAG
with quick twist of the stecrin
wheel, and killed his motor. He We
now in the ditch and outside t.
binding glare of the opposing hcat
lights; the stalled machine was
the full illumination of his ow