The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-29

| been found dead in the Garfield
| Hotel.
Jimmy goes to the hotel. His
| father IL in . gas.filled room
that had been registered for by
H. A. Jones Of New York.
Police believe IL II suicide.
Jimmy doesn't agree. A woman's
handkerchief Is found In the
room.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
| CHAPTER III
Detective Mooney, a squat little OF
ficcr with q disfiguring scar run
ming from the outside corner OF hi:
eye and across the chcekbone to thu
mouth, fumbled in his coat pockc
and withdrew q small handkerchief
He held it out to Jimmy.
It was white handkerchief, Dor
dcred with fine lace, and smelling
strongly of perfume. Jimmy looked
at it closely. There we're no initials
nothing about it to make it different
from any other wOman's handkcr
chief.
| ut was lying on the dresser" vol
unteercd Mooney, fright in plain
view. That's all VIC found. It's the
only clew Whatsoever"
| "And your theory. Sergeant" Jim
| my turned away from Mooney to ad
dress the policeman who had taken
charge.
| "My lad, Pm not tryin' to hurt your
feclin's, but the way had it sizet
up was just like this. If you'll ex
cusc me for sayin' SO. had fig
urcd that your father possibly hat
got mixed up with some woman ant
was -takin' a short cut to avoid trou
BILE. l hate to say it to your face
but you'll welcome the truth and thi:
sort of thing isn't new TO me-"
"You think there was woman II
this room?"
| II did at first. don't know wha'
to think now"
"Did you see any woman come up
stairs this afternoon" Jimmy hat
wheeled to face the clerk.
"No, sir. ! didn't see any come
in or go out"
'In this hole they arc careful no
to take notice of any women the!
see," remarked the sergeant. staring
zrimly at THE little bald clerk.
A newcomer entered the room,
thin man with thin iron gray hail
carefully parted in the middle ant
slicked down closely to his head. III:
large, red-veined nose seemed tot
heavy for his face.
The bald hotel clerk seemed to wei
come his entrance. "Herc's Bride
the night clerk" he announced. ap
parently relieved to escape the at
tention Of the sergeant.
Bride" snapped the policeman a.
the night clerk, ''were you here las
night when man registered for thi:
room under the name Of H. A. Jones ?
Bride shifted his feet uneasily
ayes, SIR 6.s
"What time. was it?'
"About eight or eight-thirty, neal
as can remember. Captain
"Never mind the captain. Tha'
apple sauce doesn't work with me
What did this II. A, Jones look like 2
l don't remember much abou
him. Lemmc sec-nopc."
"Was he big man or little
man ?" pursued the sergeant. "Yo,
ought to remember that much"
"Well. at that ] guess he was I
pretty big man. He had his over
coat buttoned up around his neck
lit being pretty cold-and his hat wa.
1
have pretty big ears and-oh, yes
he had red hair, a kind Of sandy sor
Of red"
Thought YOU said he had his ha
turned down."
"He did. But could sec the hal
on his temples. 1t was cut close
just asked for room, and when
1 Ar~I ~ hn ~
haven't seen him SINCE"
ibid he sleep in his bed?"
II don't know. Schwartz the dae
clerk here. probably would know i
he didn't"
Ibid he, Schwartz!"
II guess he did. Sergeant. Tn,
maid would have told me if the hex
hadn't been slept in"
"You do a lot Of drinking, dom
lyou, Bride? ?" growled the sergeant.
The night clerk flushed. Il tax,
q. drink once in q WHILE"
"Wcll. by the looks of that nose O
yours you take damn sight to-
many"
Meyer. The sergeant turned t.
one Of his men. ibid you tell 'em q
Central Station to notify the coro
ncr?" ttN
Eyes. sir?'
"Wcll, when in the devil is h,
comin'?" To Jimmy he said: wv,
have to leave thc body just as it j,
till the coroner arrives. They'll tax,
him to the morguc long enough t.
determine the cause of death ant
then they'll turn him over to your
family for burial"
who's talking about the c0ro
ncr?" A large individual. carrying
a. little black satchel, breezed int
the room. With brief glance around
him he knclt in business-like fashion
beside the body of Henry Rand.
He felt over the dead mans heart
Whats it all about, Sergeant?"
The sergeant told him, briefly
i what he knew.
"Humph." tcrscly remarked thu
coroner, looks like plain case Of
asphyxiati0n. Hello!"
He had run his. hands EXPERT,
over Henry Rand's head. He was
feeling with his right hand at The
base of the skull.
"What Is it," Jimmy spranr for
ward eagerly. "What is it, Coroner ?
The coroner frowned. He was ex
head. A
! "Therc's . slight lump here ct th,
base OF the skull that ouRAtnt to Is,
here. It's not the bone structure
either. Humph. Anybody here know
this man :"
Hes my father, Coroner"
ibid your father carry this lumr
ct the bLck Of his head? Here, Zee;
with your hand"
Jimmy ran his hand carefully ovel
the spot indicated. He fell what 40
peared TO be : broad welt near III
base Of the skull and lust to ona
ride of this center. II was 6irm. bu,
| yielded sNghtly 10 his touch.
"I'm sure, answered Jimmy. cha,
Imy father never had this. II he had
think ] would bavs noticed it Year,
JAsrn - sk4isf4 z. $3.50 7Tsl7