The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
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such as she hAd never De1Orc expert.
enced in her life.
Divis, she noted duly, was still
lifeless, and beneath his head . little
puddle of thickening blood had
The voices upstairs suddenly had
grown louder. She heard door open
. Violently. felt the house tremble be-
! meath rush Of feet and shake as
something hit against the wall. Then
Jensef1's haunting voice. sounding
nearer, and the sound Of deep, quick
drawn breaths.
A sharp exclamation. and then tho
cracking splintering sound Of break
ing wood. A loud, prolonged crash
and then q heavy thump on the
stairs, and something rolling down.
Her senses rcelcd. "Jim!" she
tried to scearm, but her voice was
only the faintcst of whispers. Her
head fell forward quite suddenly, and
she rolled out Of the chair ana onto
| the floor, her fingers stile loose
around the handle Of the pistol.
Long minutes passed during the
interval between the confused awak-
cning Of Kid Divis and the opening
Of his eyes, Strange .buzzing sounds
able crashing noise.
He opened his eyes slowly, pain
fully, and the room rcvolvcd mistily
before them. His head throbbcd
with a thousand aches, and the fin
gers that nc moved to it came away
; with blood on them.
He tried to staggcr to his feet, and
had to catch hold Of the dizzy table
for support. His knees refused to
hold his weight and he leaned on the
| table heavily.
! Before him, stretched on the floor,
lay a woman. Dull, confused re-
mcmbrancc was on him. She
had been here before the dark came
and someone else, too-Jenscn.
Where was Jensen? Had Jensen hit
him?.
He crawlcd toward her and from
between her fingers he pulled pistol
he dimly remembered as having once
belonged to him.
, Jimmy was leaning over Jcnscn's
vOiccless, sprawling figure. He bent
| could see that the mans head was
twisted at an odd angle-as if it no
! longer were Joined to his shoulders.
Dazed as he was with the shock
and still overcome with boiling,
! secthing hatc-Rand felt a sudden
and odd rcvulsion.
F! Then he was beside the other man.
| listening at his chest. He raised his
head slowly-Jcnscn wasn't breath
| ing, even. He wondered. with
sharp hostility. whether the man wa,
playing a trick on him.
A shadow fell on the wall beside
him. and mans voice said. thickly.
damn you, Ike, why'd you hit me 7"
And then he turned and saw Kid
, D;vis' wavcrinc figure silhoucttcd
against the light from the open door
a pistol trembling in his faltcring
hand.
"Olga!" Jimmy cried-he had quite
forgotten about hcr--and Dlv1s'
head reared sharply at the sound Of
his voice. The pistol slowly raised.
(: Divis took an uncertain step, still
hand. "Who--" he began and then
stood frozen, bathed in a sudden,
glaring light
l. The front door had swung open.
Iquickly and soundlessly. Then there
were voices, Jimmy heard sharp
command. and Divis. sliding down
the wall, let the pistol clattcr to the
floor.
Barry Colvin's voice said. "Jim!''
and uniformed figure was bending
over Divis with flashlight.
God. Jim, I'm glad we found you.
What happcncd?" He glanced appre-
hensively at Jimmy's disarraycd
clothing. his torn collar and tic.
Jimmy pointed. Jensen. Tell you
later and with bound was at the
door Of the room where Olga lay.
He was beside her, rubbing her
wrists, Barry trying to help. :.
"Cold water, Barry"
a flask from his pocket. as this
Olga Maynard. Jim?"
ayes. God knows what she's been
through"
Her cyelids slowly fluttercd, then
opened. She shuddercd, and then the
sight Of Jimmy brought faint smile.
| The policeman had dragged Divis
into the room. ."What happened ?"
he asked.
II followed him here" said jim
my. "Hit him over the head. 4 He
and Jensen had this girl here
prisoner. Jcnsem's out in the hall.
Had fight with him. !. Lucky,
stair rail gave away. lie fell
down. Looks like broken neck"
HE murdered my father, Barry
I. told me So" He turned to
Olga. -"You all right now! What did
they do to your"
Divis spoke. in whining voice. II
didn't do nothin'.'
!. "Shut up, yeu!" The policeman
was gruff, unfricndly. we'll make
you talk later"
Jensen" said Olga, "tricd to make
me 60 away with him. He wanted
!. me first to write 3 note to you, say
ing / had done it. He--hc beat
me because wouldn't" Her head
dropped YEARLY.
"Divis--" jimmy turned--"whO
gave you that thousand dollars to
give to Jenscn1'
Divis was silent.
"You hear?" The policeman stirred
him with his shoe.
Don't" complained Divis. "pm
half dead now" and Jimmy was
; stirred to sudden regret that he had
been forced To hit the man as.he did.
Il think | know" said Olga, faint
". a sudden dead weight in his arms.
: II heard Jensen talking. -. I
: think know"
i "Who?" Jimmy caught her closely.
She whispered name that Jimmy
barely managed to hear, and then
tainted, dead away.
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