The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
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found the rOOm1ng mouse Wnere ne
had been living. but he had cleared
out of thcrc-thc very night you saw
him--tuking all his belongings with
him."
"And that's ALP
"Wcll. it's not all we did. We
watched the railroad stations to try
| to keep him from leavin' town. Bat
he might have slipped away in an
automobile. It's nothin' for those
guys to steal car any time they
want to use one"
"And how about the stolen car they
had that night? You said It had been
traced to n man named Kennedy"
"That's right. An l sent for Ken
ncdy. When he came in, showed
him Jcnscn's picture an asked him
! if he had ever seen him before. No.,
he says, i've never laid an eye on
him.
"Whcn,' 1 says. did you lose tho
car? Where was it stolen FROM
"'Why,' he says, the wife an I
were to q picture show. When We
came out it was gone Kennedy
didn't help US a bit"
"And where had this man Jensen
been working? Did you learn that?"
"Why, he hadn't been workin' at
all, as far as we could find out. The
woman who runs the roomin' house
where he stayed said he came mn
went at all hours. He couldn't have
had any regular job. He had plenty
Of dough. too-hc must have pulled
off a job lately. The landlady says
the last time he paid his room rent
he peeled off roll of bills that
I ~
Jimmy laughed. Evidently he
! finds his game, whatever It is, a prof
table one"
He leaned forward in his chair.
"You know" he began eagerly, II
don't want to jump at conclusions or
anything, but the fact he has lot
of money lends some strength to
the theory that he may have been
hired to murder my father"
O'Day frowned. mo use guessin'
about that, Rand"
Guessing is about all we can do.
Lieutenant
ut was the Maynard girl who had
that bunch, wasn't IL? BY the way.
Rand" and O'Day shook an accusing
forefingcr ut Jimmy, you're not
fallin' for that woman, are your"
Jimmy laughed; his face Redeemed.
"Why, what makes you ask that?"
"I'm askin' you. Are your O'Day's
finger was still pointing.
"No, Lieutenant, I'm not falling for
her, as you say"
"Wcll, don't"
"And why not? Why shouldn't
fall for her if wanted TOT" He
fumbled fer another cigarct. ut
would be my own business, wouldn't
It"
"Rand. let me tell you somcthin'.''s
O'Day leaned forward and spoke with
carncstness. Sim lot older than
you--old enough to be your father.
I've got kids of my own, though none
Of them is as big as you. Now,
tell you, like you, see? liked you
when you came in here an told ME
why you were in Mansfield.
you're an intelligent lad, an you
look u man in the eye when you talk
to him. You're game, an you're nice
lookin' with it."
"why, thank you, Lieutenant"
Jimmy was i'll at ease. He pluckcd
the cigarct ncrvously from his
mouth.
"ln the first place. this girls got
y ten under your skin. You're sorry
that PHYS akin to love, or something
= like that. You don't believe she's
linked up in any way in your fathers
murder. Maybe you're right; she
tells a pretty straight story. But
Il always say like the French do in
q case like this: "Chcrchic la fem
mie,' which is their way of saying
look for the woman"
"1'm afraid that's Dublin French"
laughed Jimmy. "Chcrchcz Ia femme,
Lieutenant
II can't say them foreign words"
O'Day dismissed the correction with
n wave of his hand. Now, Rand.
this girl is commencing to fall in
love with you, or I'm still harness
bull"
mo, no, you're mistaken. She's
trying to help me, that's ALL"
II know what I'm talkin' about.
You steer clear Of her, Rand. She's
been travclin' around in bad COM
pany, as no respectable woman should
do. She's been mixed up in divorce
case as correspondent, an some kid
who tried to kill himself not SO very
long ago is thought to have lost his
head over her. You 90 slow, Rand.
Some day the right little girl will
; come along. Then you'll be glad you
listened to me-
Nothing you've said, Lieutenant,
has made any difference in the way
I feel toward her. No matter what
she has been, she has been trying to
60 straight now. But Pm not in love
with her. You needn't have worried
about it."
Il was just tryin' to help you,
Lad"
II appreciate it. If anybody else
had said the things you've just said.
I'd have shut him up. l wouldn't
have listened. But coming from you
it's different. Listen, Lieutenant,
want to tell you something in con-
fidence. I've got to tell somebody.
Can II"
"You sure can, Lad. Shoot"
Ito Be Continued.)
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