The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-10
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE


JUDITH MARTIN, young college
teacher, is torn between her friend.
ship for ERIC WATERS, radical sen.
Tor, and DIR. PETER dorm, astrono.
my professor, who disapproves of her
student friends.
Judith enrages DEAN TIMOTHY
BROWN. hut makes friends with his
wife, whose unhappy story and whose
secret love affair she has learned.
Judith defends Eric against the sus-
pici0n Cd dealing with KITTY
SHEA. town hootlegger. in poison
Shea tries to blackmail Mrs.
Brown. and also threatens to tell
tho dean that Eric and Judith
dined at a roadhouse the night that
Il was raided. Judith appeals to
Eric for help.
On Christmas Eve. Judith staying
alone in Myra's sorority house for
the holidays. Is terrified when Shea
tries to force an entrance. She
shoots in the mir. and he goes
away.
Next day. Mrs. Brown invites
her to Christmas dinner. saying the
dean 10 out Of town.
Returning to the sorority house
with DR.. Dorm. Judith finds Eric.
who has unexpectedly come hack
from his home town. He has
large hruise over his left eye.
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CHAPTER xxx
DR.. Dorm drew back his hand with
jerk.
Eric" cried Judith, why, what is
the matter ?"
Eric smiled, and drew out his pipe.
why don't you come in ?" He spoke
directly to Judith, ignoring the pro-
fessOr.
DR.. Dorm Strengthened his shoul-
ders. "I'll not stop, Miss Martin.
It's growing late" He glanced sig
nificantly at Eric, but Eric only
smiled again.
DR.. Dorm cleared his throat. Good
:, night" he said.
"Good night repeated Judith, abb
sently. She was staring at the
bruise on Eric's forehead.
Eric stood back to let Judith pass
through the door. In the hall they
i found the houseman lettering, and
Judith RETAINED from speaking until
they were in the living room alone.
Then she sat looking at him with an
anxious frown between her eyes.
/ What has happened, Eric?''
He was smoking quietly. Moth
ing much, Jude. Tint bump looks
/ late, and in the dark bumped into an
open door"
] Judith's eyes were so incredu Ions
that he burst out laughing. Its
true. l know it sounds pretty thin.
But it's pOsDcl."
! but what are you doing here to-
day?' demanded Judith.
Eric became grave. II suppose
I'm damn fool, Jude, but came
back because Of YOU"
Because of me?"
! Eric nodded. "Knight errantry
! isn't in my line, but I find myself
forced into it. The long and short
Of the matter isl didn't want to
leave you alone in this town through
the holidays, because Of Shea"
! Judith frowned. "But you told me
just before you left that you believed
he was fixed for WHILE"
] "Yes-just because I didn't want
to scare you silly. You remember |
warned you to lock the house care
Judith nodded. and sat looking into
the fire.
! Eric took her hand. "Dont worry
teo much about Shea. I can handle
him. But didn't have much luck
with him in my efforts to shut him
up the other day. He's . hard one
to bluff-has the goods on 50 many
important people that he can get BY
! with murder"
Judith looked up at him quickly,
"And II he refused to be bluffed, what
else could YOU do to stop him from,
making trouble :"
Eric frowned, and his fingers curlcd
tightly. Il could do plenty" he said.
III he ever makes. an open move
against you.-" Eric jumped up and
began to mace the hearth rue. ale
hasn't tried anything, has he!
Judith was silent . moment. Then
she shook her head. Lets not talk
about him any longer. How did Won
ret away from your family?"
Eric stopped walking and laughed
| down ut her. "Simplest thing IN the
world. Just had little row with
them and then packed up and came
what was the little row about -
Eric looked ut the carpet and did
not answer.
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