The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12

grabbed BArbara by the arm.
sYOn'vs come ins the nick. o. time,
frien'. Look what ~ foun6rN
a "Whsre'd you yets the cham.
pasney" demandeA H4fbofG She,
welcomed thTschAneeAt to vent her
singer On somebody. ''s n
There vas q joy 0asllaugts
Il got through .. cellar wiAdow."
announced the man With the bottle.
LAD Il up. sweetiess' said. tho
girl on the divan. "They say IL
came right out o. old Hardiman's
| private stock. BAfbara Brown,
pulled .. Jesse JAMES On his cellar
long. before We did, 30 It's. all right.
She's got no kick coming. only
wish Id had a. chance at him first"
Barbara ran from the room.
There were other doors in the long
corridor. Fleeing. she was sure she
heard the laughter OF another par.
ty Of hilarious guests No doubt
they. too. we're roaring over some
choice' witticism q the expense sof
the Hardiman heiress.
| To her Imagination the horde ~of
strangers under her roof became,
leefings figures collected in drunk.
en- groups expressly tor the pnr.
pose Of jeering her.
Well. Il they were there to jeer
she'd give them something to jeer
Tor. She had invited the entire
membership Of this gentlemen's
club, she had taken these intermin.
able psins OBVIOUSLY to draw back
Bravo. the errant. And he hadn't
comes
well. It was. better 90. She
would never give him another
chance. 4G
When she emerged from the
house the cool afr strokinE her
flushed face soothed her, restored
her to q dead. respondent calm.
She slackened her pace and walked
with measured steps toward tho
pxvfiion. from which sounded the
throbbing- cadence, Of the negroes.
Shet Uttered outside the structure,
anger and hate fermenting within
her, - - so
She looked about for Petris; sin.
gled him out from the crowd and
called him to her side with q. nod.
"'S'great party" announced Pc.
trio with an ardor which was sud.
denly dam penedt - he caught the
look in BarbarA's eyes. whats
matter? Don't you like IT."
"There's something I want to
speak to you about" she said. Il
notice that one Of your members
has failed to come-Mr. Kohler."
"That kill.joy?" cried Petris.
Him? No. We kicked him out Of
Oh. club. Oh. no. be won't show
upi"
IF he does" sritted Barbara, =
want you and . half dozen Of youi
friends-I know it'll take that
many-to throw him out. Do you
understanh?"
ITS m order!" he said. "And .,
pleasure!" - .s
He shifted his gaze q moment
and started. Barbara's. pulse leap
ed at the sight OF a. familiar. .weath.
ers stained felt hat.
"Bravo!"
Her voice Aoated to him across
the heads Of the throng. The in.
trudAr looked 1t her for one briet
instant with an expression. that
was unfathomable. The music
stopped AZ Bravo lifted hiS hat
with. q melodrImatic sweep and
sent It sailing into the air. There
was heavy silence. Into " the
intruder shouted: ~
Greetings, Swine!" -
BRAVO reached ths wall Of the
pavilion and turned with his back
against 1t to face the mob: A,saxo-
phone player who had ludicrously
remained with his thick lips glued
to- the mouthpiece. o. his instru.
ment. expelled. . ciseekful Of air.
The sin9lor bovine b1Aote electrified
the silence. which wass broken BY
. few scattered. uneasy laughs.
The intruder put hiA hand on
the scarlet haft Of . hretAxe which
hung on the wall Of the finder and
tinsel pavilion. Outlined against
the flimsy wall hangings. the rebel
member % the BohemiaMs. with the
crimson. aad. steel weapon held
against. his chest. was the figure OF
venge16cos2 essv
Tberss was. something which
urged Barbara to 1ing herself out
of tho mob- and' lesrrt0r Bsoso's !
side. But there Was. talso that
which held her. in her place, even
asst held the others. pafalyxed BY 4
the banetul Sitter in. the dark and |
sc0rnful eyes which travelled over
the hsiG Of their upt1gusd scared
faces. ~, 81. -
II said swine spoke the prophet |
with. the a4ss i"But y0u are not
30 decent a. swine"
His voics rose to 6ll- the larSs !
chanbss. sud. smits tlse~ furthesl
ears. Ss,s.s
:-s~i1s Sfs buiitss With: THAR bel
|iieU n01fr tho. niiIo. z ybu ire low |
enough. the lot Of yoiJs But stir |
you are bafiit In the image Of man |
You.w IktupE1eht. on tw9leSl. God |
ron .hayo to .sstoops t. let youl |
shoots In the slime. =
E i7hey exchGnged hewitt ersd looks
n murmur H1tG through the erpul |
~. costpnbS 1llerAss Barbara
watched the apAeker with wide. eyes1
In 8 white s6ts tAce. .Th6r4 WAS q
small spot skre6 ret nslAch Of hei
checks. -
!. Bfavp'a v6ies.ross. =
ri yot md me .couriike Of youi.
vicest int v1oald 30 s6met|iinn
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