The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-19
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CHAPTER XIV
The next morning there was Il
night letter for Jimmy from Dctcc-
tive Mooney. He was still in New
York, it said. and he had found Marie
Relane.
She was living in an apartment in
New York. alone. still married,
and wealthy.
But the amazing part, to Jimmy.
was this:
Twenty years ago she ran into
Thaddcus Rand. down in Mexico
City. He was living there. Had
changed his name to Thomas Rolfc
He came one night to hear her sing
and recognized her. Asked her if
she knew whereabouts of Henry
Rand.
"She did, but she hated old Thad-
deus and didn't tell him. She had
never seen Henry Rand since she
gave him the ring. That was years
ago when she was making an APP
pcarance in Grafton. She never
wrote to him again. not even to
tell him about seeing Thaddcus.
"She didn't read about your
fathers murder and was broken up
when told her. | think with her it
was one of those romanccs thaa
.. never die. I'm writing you in full
and we're looking up Thaddeus Rand
in Mexico City
well, can you beat that" cried
Barry. He looked at Jimmy in blank
amaZement.
"O'Day told me-" said Jimmy,
"that Thaddcus Rand had said some
thing about not being worthy Of the
name OF Rand any more. It's not
surprising to learn that he changed
his name"
HE kept the same initials. Isn't
it queer how people do that when
they change their namcs?"
"Not SO queer. when you realize
how often they have clothing and
jewclry and different things marked
with their initials
Jimmy showed his hands in his
pockets and strobe over TO The win
dow. TO gaze thoughtfWlly at the
street below. IL wonder if old Thad
deus Rand is still alive. Lord, Barry.
this thing might be cleared up before
we know it if We continue to maze
this progress. | tel! you that fell
finding Marie Real, or rather Marie
Rellane. as she's called now, SD
soon!"
L "All l hope is that we're not fol
Flowing blind trail to be running
!, down Marie Rcllane and Thaddcus
Rand"
Something tells me we're no,
| Barry. Something tells me the trail
80. 20 Il
| City to Mansfield. When we
;gycars that Thaddcus Rand has beer
in Mexico, we're going to be at the
root of all this mystery
"What gets me-" Jimmy said later
"is why Marie Rellanc should refuse
Efather."
[ IT think can understands st.J
kBarry said. IF she really loved
seems to think she did. she certainly
wouldn't have much use for the mar
whO broke up the affair-cven if al
the time it was nothing but schoo
kid romance"
| OuL ~ Sic luOukuL ID MUCH "
my father. why shouldn't she thinl
of his happiness? Wouldn't she real
LIE that he would like to know who r,
ihis own father was?
mot necessarily. Like most o
1.-THE other people in their little town
! she probably figured that Thaddeu.
Rand had killed any affection Henr!
might have had for him. She's Of tn,
type herself. you know, that harbor
a grudge for long, long time AL
|she could see was old Thaddcus eat
ling his heart out--if he could posi-
= bly, relent that much--for his son
: And why should she, with so mucl
to hate him for. try to make hin
happy"
"Oh we'll. it takes all sorts to max
world, ! suppose. But if she ha,
only told my father. things nigh
; have turned out so differently. AL
: thisi'-with vague wave Of hi
hand--'sneedn't have happened"
He sighed. III Thaddeus Rand
"A my grandfather--is dead, he mus
have died very unhappy
Barry stood up and signalled 70
the waiter. "I've got another cor fa
on this afternoon. About that dam
age suit. suppose III have anothe
interview with your friend, ssr