The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-23
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LET me CO. He tore himself
loose and she fell in . heap to the
pavement. He ran across the grass
and up the steps. There he turned
and shouted back to them, "Go on
and get . policeman il you want to
help"
The front door was ajar. He flung
it open and the house inside was
match and found himself in . long
hallway. The match flckered and
he strained his ears and eyes for
sound or sight Of the men who had
gone in ahead Of him.
The match went out and the gloom
enveloped him again. He started
feeling his way along the wall, had
taken perhaps two or three slow
steps when he heard slight scuf-
fling sound in the rear Of the house.
It sounded like heavy feet scraping
along the floor. His only thought
was that the pair were making their
escape forward in the darkness to-
ward the door that the match had
revealed at the end of the hall.
The noises were louder now. He
heard q knob turn in y door and
saw just ahead Of him, in the kitch-
en-, a dim, shadowy form crouch
ing. Out Of the darkness another
and larger figure loomed-closc be.
side him. He ducked instinctively.
but too late. A crashing blow caught
him squarely in the temple and he
sank Imply to the floor. He heard
the door slam and then conscious
ness left him.
He awokc to find the binding rays
Of flashlight turned full on his
face. Voices murmured about him.
A slim. cool hand was on his fore
head. It was Olga's. She was knccl-
ing beside him.
The voice behind the flashlight
said: "You were lucky they were in
hurry to get away or they might
have bumped you off. You're q
pretty reckless young Teller. aren't
your"
1t was a policeman.
"Wh--what happened?' Jimmy
asked. dazedly.
well. il you don't know, nobody
else does. This young lady and the
taxi driver here found me down the
street and said you had run in this
house after q couple of roughnecks.
You've got bump on the side of
the head where somebody hit you.
Some wallop!"
..'And they got away" Jimmy
asked.
"Clean. I've looked all around and
I've got a squad to come and search
the neighborhood. What's the game?
What were you after them for? Who
were they?" He volleycd the ques-
tions at Jimmy.
Zone of them I'm pretty sure is q
murderer. Ask Lieutenant O'Day
He knews about it,"
;. Don't ask him any more qucs-
lions, officer. please" It was Olga.
She had wet her handkerchief at
of the housc-,and was applying cold
water to Jimmy's temple.
ibid you ever sec the men be-
forc?" The officer turned to the
taxi driver.
Il haven't seen them yet This
man and the lady pile into my cab
and tell me to follow the green Sc
dan. l do. and here's where we
ended. ! didn't get d good look at
either of the guys in, it. This guy
here wanted me to come into the
house. with him. He'll I've got a
wife and family. l should get bumped
off in somebody elsc's argument"
"You did just right. don't blame
YOU" the officer answered. |This
young bucko here has got too much
nerve for his own good"
"You don't understand how impor-
tant it was" said Jimmy from The
floor. "Youd have done the same
thing if you had been in my shoes.
You wouldn't have stopped to figure
on any danger" He was inter-
rupted by the clatter Of feet on the
front porch.
It was q squad Of policemen.
Lieutenant O'Day listened atten-
lively to the story that Jimmy and
Olga told him. They were sitting be-
side his desk in the station.
"What did he hit you with?" he
asked. looking at Jimmy's face.
II don't know-it might have been
just his fist. He's great big fell
low. l don't remember thing, lieu
tenant--just that blow and then wax
ing upon the floor"
"Come upstairs with me. Well
20 up to the Bertillon room. I've
got man now looking up the Ii
cense number Of the sedan. Chances
arc it's q stolen car. These crooks
never use their own. Come on.
want you to look at some pictures"
Upstairs in the Bertillon room he
produced several books and threw
them down on the table. Here"
he said to Jimmy. "You look through
this one. and you.' indicating Olga.
stake look at this one. See If you
recognize any Of the pictures in
there. We've got some more files
TO look as il you don't see anything
there"
They turned the pages Of the al
buns. A tense silence fell on the
room. It was broken by cry from
Olga.
"Look, Im--horc!" She was point
ing with her finger, had risen from
her chair in her excitement. fright
here! That's the mani"