The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-03


terrible thing that came between Al.
waysf
his defense. No one to shout: "He
didn't do It. ! know!"z
Yes, she knew. Yet she was let.
ting it happen. She leaned over
finding herself without the strength
to sit erect.
"l'm letting it, happen. I know
and I'm letting it happen"
Now she went into the kitchen
and walked Mervously back ant
forth. Now she stood ct the door
and stared at black clouds rollins
over the distant hills.
Was Douglas asleep? Was he IT,
ing on that narrow cot in a small
fetid cell and staring wide-eyed .,
the grated door? Strainine with
grim, beaten eyes?
Five weeks ago he had brough,
them here. He had stood at thi,
very door and taken Judith's hands
That was Just after she saw him lear
so gloriously to Sandy, kissing he,
! and saying some happy thing. Their
he came to Jude and asked her I'd
take care of Sandy. He said: "Judy
darling, no matter what happens
you'll stick by her? Oh, Judy. l love
her"
But he never guessed what wa.
going to happen.
It now seemed to Judith insanity
that she had made such o promise
Insane and futile. It wonld be 50
simple to clear him.
A breeze blew crisp leaves in q
little furry about her feet. A chip.
munk went rattling through the
twigs.
So easy to clear him-hurting no
one! ..
Judith tiptoed back to sandy's
bed. The pale cheeks were now q
little flushed. The lashes were black
and lay with q childish appeal--so
qulet--so long Y. :.
! Il Sandy knew-if she knew what
was happening?
Suddenly Judith recalled Sandy
staring from the window in their
closet and that Sandy had clapped
her hands over her face and whis.
pered desperately: 81 can't help it,
Jude-I cant help IT," Because she
loved him so. u
And II Sandy knew where he was
now and what was happening3
Judith stopped down hastily and
touched her lips to Sandy's hair. She
said in fever: "She'd never forgive
me ~. never! won't let Il
be-"
The next morning Judith went to
the city. She went to the Hall Of
Justice.
CHARTER lo7
Judith feared she might b. watch.
ed and her coming lead to Sandy's
arrest. So she was nervous md her
voice inaudible.
Three times she had to repeat:
"l'm his cousin, Jane Keith."
"He's IN court now. Mi1s Keith.
but likely to be in any moment for
the noon recess. You bstter come
back ut I. The men are locked up
now and until !"
every WE'LL" said Judith, shaking.
would you mind telling me where
the county Jail isl"
"Thi. i the county jail. right
here, Miss"
This placsi"
Eyes, this place"
".And he stays hers3 Oh, I ses."
< In . frozen hush Judith's eyes
took in the immense seagelike struc-
ture built within and occupying H.
most the entire floer space Of the
room whore she now stood. II was
separated from the small official
area by three thicknssses Of heavy
A
erie. And be stayed here. He'd
been here five weeks, locked mp be-
hind these dim, sunless gratiuss. An
.In the cells. Those are the celia.
The men are locked up NV. But
9 ill., si1a Il and, and css again from t. 3"
"In the tanks. Don't you see |!
These are the cellst and they have
this space on either side 10 walk Ia. !"
In the center Of the cage, row on
row. and. tier on tier, from the flodr
to the ceiling, 20 feet high, ~
these tsuall iron celtss Marrow. ell
cling iron stairway9 I'D from H.
It looked very dsrk ~; Judith and
very {orbidding. Sht had the odd
impression that che stood On the
deck OF . medieval prison ship. Be-
fore her and above inNplid rows and
tiers were massod thAto tubAyholes
Of eslls-4slled swaf ftpm the light
and the sun and the air. e.
She va fascinated "a Ajkkened.
unable 70 master the. ilnt Wise that
held her here asking questi0ns. The
officer was verysae16ea6le.sr
.Oh. it's not 40 bad. N1sS. Most
of these felloyss heye hseA IN hafors.
They're used 20 IT,
Y "Yqu cay they're locked up from
3 o'clock until . the next morning !?
Whist DO thet dot" 81
@rhey rod. You -, there's =
light between eaeh Ell and ~ doors
aIe. grated. Trey caNs 80 ~ fright.
0otkoY e6nAe. .6oek o. =. Ma
"Yes. will.s judith turned.
And inst q thin moment. Douglas.
talking bstwssn twe efftcsrs. en-
ia n III ~, : e 49, Il
Rsr hs1th fssnsA a1 Ia rtienlats
cry. tie lips r9ynaiptns fixed q
: sss' lss'1psse a .|es ~ s'stssssa
= vaiiel = such ) eraeslsis
Haassr -ast jsbiiaasly liks hinsslf