The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-19
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1 they couldn't hang anything on mo
!! They hadn't any evidences
Judith frowned. "Hang anything
on YOU? What a queer way to speak.
| OF course they couldn't hang any.
thing. There wasn't anything TO
hang"
Eric shrugged, and went on with
his story. Judith's glance at him was
vaguely dissatisfied. II knew old
brown would get mo II there was
any way to do it," he said. "And
wired Dad to engage lawyer for
me. He's probably done it by this
time, il he didn't die Of heart failure
when he got my wirc."
ut seems to me-" said Judith,
"that you are a-.littlc unfeel;ng to-
ward your people. This isn't very
ssvory mess, for them"
Elic's face hardened. "Nor 70,
me-" he said. "But it's their own.
fault. for sending me down to this
lEackwoods little joint. Back cast,
this could never have happened.
There, nobody would have nodded
with me-"
THAT'S selfish view, Eric" said
Judith, "but go on"
II was amusing myself in their
dirty little Jail today, watching the
reaches cat the bread and beans
the jailer had brought for me, when
the jailcr came in, chewing tobacco.
and grinning.
Go on" urged Judith.
Come along. buddy he said to
me. The chief wants to see YOU
found the chief sitting at his desk.
very solc mn and uncomfortable.
1.-THE chief waited for the jnilcr
to 20 away, which he did, with
many backward, curious glanccs and
much splitting Of tobacco. Then the
chief said to- me, We're going TO
turn you loose, Waters. Your abb
has bccn supplicd.'
II looked at him in stonishment,
far as TO look for an alibi for me.
But before you CO. tire chief con
tinucd, 4 want little talk with
YOU
"Of course ! answered, amiably.
all the time wondering who the
deuce could have come TO my rescue.
Look. here, young fellow" said the
chief, shaking fat finger ut me.
let me give you some good advice.
It's time for you to straighten up,
and not go getting into any more
disgraccful scrapes round this town.
Ny advice to you from now on il to
lay off the wine and women. and
stick to song
Please cllcidatc, chief said.
'As for wine, plead guilty to the
soft impeachment. But women--!'
And there made Joscph-resisting-
Potirhar's-wifc gesture.
"But the old boor just laughed,
throwing his head far back and
shaking all over.
/" Cut OFT the bluffing, Waters
he admonished me. 1 know the
whole story, and your plny-acting
won't go down with me. What we're
interested in now is your future be-
havior. The county, attorney thinks
it's safe to trust YOU, but have my
doubts. l told him, Id seen young
devils Of your sort before, many and
many time
+" Surely not, SIR interrupted
him. I cannot be so common a spe-
cics, as that
'Thc chief was raising the frank
furtcr finger to shake it at me
again, when the door opened and
the tobacco leaking jailcr appeared.
.:Hc slOuchcd across to the chiefs
desk and laid !, white envelope on it.
Then with one mighty shot 1T the
spitton, he turned and smiled insO-
lcntly at me and slouched out again"
''For heavens sake, hurry" cried
Judith. Il believe you are dragging
this out on purpose, for the sake OF
dramatic effect. The jailer's tobacco
means nothing to the story"
Eric disscnted. ut means atmos
phcrc, and atmosphere, in any
drama. means everything. Only
wish this hadn't been garlic favored
atmosphere"
He smiled at Judith's dcspairing
face and took up the narrative
again. "Thc chief didn't open the
envelope, but just glanced at it n
moment and turned back to me.
Young man. he said, from now
on, we're going to have our eye on
you. And the next time YOU get
mixed up in anything like this, the
district attorney will see to it that
you leave town.
~ answered, calmly, that the next
bootlceger in pendlcton probably
wouldn't be so careless as to ge. him
self killed.
THE chief sat up and roarcd al
me, TIN not talking about the boot
logger, now, young man. I'M talk
ing about the lady. It's a damn
shame she didn't let you go to trial
for this murder, jus, as lesson
"By this time was not feeling
flippant. l stared at him. 4 don't
understand word Of this told
him.
"Thc chief snecrcd. 'WcllA whether
sou do or not, it'll pay your from now
on! to mind your business and let
respectable married women alone"
Ito BE- Comtinued.)
Shea's death. is NJ much 4 nays
terry AZ ever and when Judith goes
to see Mrs. Brown that lady pre-
tends she il not home.