The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-28
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
sSssH 1870.

Judith Martin, young college teacher
Is admired by Eric Waters. radical
senior. and DR.. Peter Dorm. astrOnO-
my professor. Myra Aldrich Is In love
with Eric and jealous of Judith.
After many scrapes with the stu
dent set, of whom Dorm and Dean
Timothy Brown disapprove. Judith
runs away to tho city for . week end.
There she stumbles on secret l0vS
affair between the deans wife and /
handsome stranger.
The deans wife throws herself on
her mercy and Judith befriends her.
kitty" Shea. of unsavory town rep
utation, threatens her with exposure
Of the fact that she and Eric dincd
ut the Blue Moon rOadhOuse. the night
Il was Faided. and escaped In . ram
storm.
Harassed By these worries that
night, Judith falls asleep only to
be wakened by steps below. She
finds Myra. in a coma from poison
liquor. leaning against the front
door. Judith nurses her through
the night.
Myra swcars to live down the in.
cident, which Is the first Of its
kind. She il grateful to Judith. Il
Next day, Judith goes to \ con.
ference suddenly called by the
dean. There Dean Brown brings
In newspaper with the headline,
1.-TWO Students Oh Of Poison
Booze"
now co on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIX
DR.. Dorm placed a chair for Judith
nd Ia
Dean Brown cast an appraising eye
over the crowd, and with mcticulous
small rustlings, smoothed the news
paper out on his table. Then he
cleared his throat.
Fellow faculty MEMBERS" he said,
you have learned by this time Of the
appalling disaster which has befall-
en- this university. Every man and
woman on the teaching staff must
feel that matters in Pcndlcton have
reached crisis demanding the
strongest concerted action on the
part of the authorities.
"Thc existence Of liquor among
our students is bad enough. We
have struggled against the nefarious
traffic without cessation. But now
come the deaths of two university
students as Il grim WARNING thai n"~
struggle has not been determined
enough.
u must call upon every member
Of the faculty to regard himself or
herself rs AN agent to bring the
,iiquor traders to justice. We must
root out this evil"
Judith's head swan. She turned
toward the window and strained for
breath of fresh air, pressing her
fingers against her temples.
She felt DR.. Dorn's fingers touch
her arm rcassuringly "Arc you
ill?" he whispered. She shook her
head.
The dean continued. I'VE know
that the liquor which killed young
Black and Miss McPhcrson-" Ju-
dIths tightly ciencncd hands relaxed
ut these unfamiliar names-"was the
sort handled by a certain bootlegger
who has long been notorious in the
community. We are also convinced
that it was distributed by student
colleague Of this bootlcgger, whose
name We are not yet ready to an
nounce. This man has been missing
from his fraternity house for nearly
twenty hours.
"When we do find the evidence to
prove IuAt IneSc men Drought the
liquor into student circles, We shall
turn them over to the police, to be
punished by the full power Of the
law.
''In the meantime, it behoovcs US
to work ceaselcssly for the rescue OF
the young peoplc who walk constant
ly in temptation"
He cleared his throat again and
poured out glass Of water from the
Hh te pitcher on the table.
DR.. Dorm stirred suddenly and
stood up. The audience turned its
bstA"rv ut av"s on him.
II suggest" said DR.. Dorm quietly.
that We try to avoid hysteria in this
crisis. That it is crisis none OF us
can question. But that Pendleton is
In worse state than any other mod.
ern college, we should be firm to
deny.
"Every college draws all types Of
students. Some will inevitably incur
scandal. That does not mean that
the college system is unsound. Il
only means that we must work =
little harder for clean living on our
n~n camnus. and in emergencies
keep our sense Of perspective. I'm.
~. individuals must be expelled
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