The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-02


points through his heart-suddenly
and cruelty. He saw Sandy with her
hands shielding her face. and he
thought. sobbinE:r They've not
found her! They've not rot her.
Turned S'r9;a back in time. Tnis is .
,"What do you say now. Mr.. Keith p
|''That no girl can make state
nent to implicate me in this affair.
have nothing 70 do with it. No one
can prove that ! had"
Meager's eyes narrowed. He gave
/! long, musing whistle and got up
aIbruptly. Il guess that's all for the
present"
He pulled open the door. He said
meaningly "A good place you
took the girl, but not quite secluded
/ Douglas glanced ut him with burn.
ing. accusing eyes. He stuck his
hands in his pockets and gave nc
answer.
But the moment he was free-the
moment he was rushing up Geary
street, he found himself blinking
biting at his lips. telling himself in .
tortured way: That's . bluff-get
me to lead them to her. ! know
them!"
Yet he longed to reach Sandy
longed TO speak with Judith. Blu,
! he thought with anguish: "God--l
don't dare! can't risk il! They'd
He. wAs afraid even to ean on Hal
Hume.
He went home. He found that
Emma was out. Queer for her to be
out 1T noon time when he said he
was returning for lunch.
i He was about to 20 out. To ibis
establishment, Newton. the police re.
porter. WAS e>.iaf up ~ steps.
Newton was excited. He extend.
ed his hand with nervous haste
"Too bad, Doug--t0o damn bad
Wen stand by you. Jim told me
to tell you he'll stick by you. He'd
like to get your, side of it--like t.
explain why you were in Worth's
Douglas walked back into the hail
closed the door, brnsquely: II wasn'i
in that office"
say Wu0LS tUe use Auey w
got your finger prints-.got then
Saturday. when you handled all
those PhotSgssphs. Thee iinse'
flee. And yoa walked into > room
positively identified you. And your
"My motheri"
| "Yes-they've had her down ther,
for the last three hours. She'i
spilled the beans-said YOU wersn'
here all last Monday ni9ht-"
| Douglas went oyer to the mante
in the living room. He picked
cigarette from the hearth. n,
thought vaguely: "Em didn't havt
time to dust mp today-0h. God
poor little EN-" nv {.
/ Charter lol
Emma came with little rush ~
the front steps. She dropped hel
key; tried several times to insert !
in the lock. She said with short. sob
bing breaths: Dear me-dear me-
and when Douglay opened the doc
she glanced 1t him In surprise. Sh'
was unable to- speak, With thos'
queer, small movements going abou
her mouth. She dasksd her hands +
her face, heartbreaking sounds hum
ming 1t her shut lips. !.
| sounds more terrible than sandy
her: cav, dent do that, EN-! Wha
| She pressed against him, her hea'
cringing- pressed 81 though 81
would annihilate herself.
He tried to see her. He. said Ia,
En-. Gee. MAI"
This vas frightful-that his moth
er had to know. That 10 had +
stand here and see her. with be
poor little hands driven against he
face; that he hadn't one word 9
comfort.
"You won't lock ct me. Elm! D
you think did It'll Think ! ha
anything to do with Il -
Oo-no-no--nc-no- -
"Then look, 1t me-. En-. for wsg
to tell you somethinS. ! never me
this fellow. don't know how b
died. waAu't IN his office Mhe
those shots were fired. ! hed nothin
on earth to DO with It. No matte
what they tell you. I'm. this y g
truth. So I'll set. out q i. En
think yes can buck W end /, make ! i
about me. And that you can stand !
that you won't cry over 4
Emma Keith raised her heal
: Tears swsm. round and full In be
eyes. Bat they we're proud. beam
4 ing eyes. ,ShA wasted. -ht1 to kia
lhor-kiss her thin. twitchinR ling