The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-25

Jimmy. studying the letter, frown
ed. 1t was written in the same large
scrawly hand as the first one.
This is your last chance" it said
"Either leave town in three days o
they'll be carrying you out in . pin
box
He shrugged his shoulders, laugh
ing. Persistent cuss, whoever i
is" Rising from his chair, he peeie4
off his coat and vest, lit q cipare
and threw himself down on the be,
to smoke and reflect
1T couldn't very we'll have bee,
this Ike Jensen or the man who wa.
with him tonight" he said. "Unless
Of course, they brought it or sent i
here early in the evening. Who wa
it? Who is it that's writing thi,
stuff"
He jumped up from the bed an,
cxtinguished his cigaret.> "And hov
in the devil did the darned thin,
get there? No stamp on it or any
thing. It's spooky---actually -spo0ky
III have to, ask Mrs. King about i
in the morning. ~.
He turned out Che light and hoppe,
into bed, "ta - :fs& H..
! Mrs. King was in the KITCHEN whel
he came downstairs.4-it 416as just I.
little past six-thirty--sad. he thought
j"What o hard working woman 81,
is. Gets up with the birds ard work
till all hours time to. Sleep ~.
"Good morning, / MfE! King" h,
said. ~ found . letter in my room
| last night. How ,did.it get there :
do youlknow! tlt'didn 'tcoine through
swhy. yes.r She turned from tn,
gas range and out of habit thrus
/ her hands in her apron pocket. ~
boy brought It shortly after 20,
went out last evening"" "a
"A boy, Oh - This was quite un
expected. n: .aN PIN sTf .sn.'
t aYcs. u. little fellow Of perhaps te.
!; or eleven"
"Did you ask him who sent it?''
y ,..Why, no. + ] didn't 'consider it An!
LOT MY business, who sent you letters
All he said was that q. man gave j
to him to deliver. Don't you know
who it was from?" Again that esgel
curiosity on her part.
"No, I donet, Mrs King. I'm pug
xled about n. Its IN anonymou
letter from someone who seems in
tent on having me leave town. IT.
the second one I've found in m!
room. You remember that evening
/ came home and you told me 70,
thought you had heard mo movlni
around in my room upstairs?"
"Yes, T remember: .rs 4
| "Weil. I found .one that night.
think You probably did hear. some
one up there, but it was the maj
who lsft that note. 4, dumped int
someone coming out the gate as
why, Mr.. Randi Don't tell m,
that! What does it meanT p
~ don't know what it means, Mrs
Kinf. Perhaps you won't feel com
Portable II continue to stay here
I'll move out if you are afraid"
"Oh, wouldn't think Of asking
you to move, Mr.. Rand. Its 81
pleasant to have you here. You're
no trouble and you're 30 neat AM
Eclean-not sloppy .ilks so. man!
roomers." She !. siEked. ."I'm no
| afraid, Mr.. Rand. There's = police
man around all the time now. In
only afraid you'll rim into some trou
BILE some time while you're out"
His Jaw set grimly. "I'll try t.
take care Of myself, I just dom
want to be a worry and . bother Il
YOU. About this boy who br0ugh
4 the note. What did he look like
Had you ever seen him before aroun,
the neighborhood?
"No, / hadn't"
"And you say he came shortly If
ter / left last EVENING"
ut wasn't more than five min
at 1t looks as. II somebody had bee,
keeping his eye ION the. house ant
lwaiting for nae TO leave. He waitea
until ! had gone, so couldn't ques
tion the boy about Hhos had give,
him the letter."
ssIf had Z suspected anythip,
wrong. Ms. Rand, m hAye asked hin
myself. But gosdnesa knows / didn'
even give it . thought"
Arrived. ct. the laundry office. ~
found that. the .nan named Porte
had left word with the delivery. clerl
that a new driver would report. Th'
clerk, in shirt. sleeves and vest;
pencil stuck Aehind his ear. aske.
.. few questiQAs and issued som'
brief instrncti0n4.. u, sy i. res33s,.
"Your main icIb is IA deliver thes'
packages Of laundry and collect pev
patches TO he sweshedas 4 smart tel
low, hoWevers roess =. little Deyon<
his fob and tries to. drum up new
trade. Our drivers are our pes
means Of selling this company to tn
people. They're the only ones vas
| get the pstsonat .coptacts out:ids.
s'Now y6p look 4ike pretty brikh'
fellow" JihhinY smiled. and tne MAJ