The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-02
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXX

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! Jimmy Rand pulled his chair lit
tie nearer to O'Day's desk. He lit
another cigaret and sat gazing at the
match as it flickered and finally
! went out.
"I'm fool, suppose" he said,
! not knowing how to begin. II ought
to keep my mouth shut, but / feel
rs if I'll burst unless confide in
somebody. Lieutenant, something's
been on my mind. for weeks, worry
ing the devil out of me.
'"You've just been warning me-
about falling in love. It's too late.
Lieutenant. I've already gone and
done it," He smiled ruefully, watch
ing the smoke from his cigarct curl
up toward the ceiling.
ODay produced the bag of "scrap''
and refuelcd. go on" he said
gruffly, his voice muffled by tho
huge wad in his check.
And them. the while he punctuatcd
his sentences with deep inhalstIons
of his cigaret, Rand told hin, about
Mary Lowell.
Il don't know, Lieutenant, whether
there's any such thing as love at first
sight. but ! Go know she appealed
to me tremendously; and I've been
in love with her ever since that night
at the restaurant"
"An' she broke off with you be.
cause She saw you with this May
nard girl in your arms?"
yes"
"Your friend Olga seems to be bad
luck to you, doesn't she? Hut you
can be sure of this, Rand. II she
got mad ut seeing you together you
can bet your bottom dollar she
thinks a lot Of YOU"
Apparently not very much, Lieu
tenant" said Jimmy. "Shc's going
to marry someone else"
"Oh, she is, CHI? Who!"
| "A man by the name Of Church."
"Church, Ell? What's his first
name! Maybe l know him."
Samuel. Church--he's q lawyer"
Sam Church? Good night! Sam
Church and you after the same girl
Say. you pick pretty stiff opposition
don't you?"
do you know him."
H"Sure. Seen him In court dozens
Of times. Got one of the finest homes
in town, an him bachelor. Money
to burn. they say. Made most Of Il
fairly recently, too. Say. he's forty.
five If he's day."
/ HE doesn't look q day over forty
well, he's at least forty-five. He's
much too old for this girl you've
been telling me about. He looked al
Jimmy pityingly. "Too much money
to turn down."
Jimmy WINGED. Don't say that.
accused her Of that very thing my
self and I've been sorry for it evcl
SINCE"
O'Day patted Jimmy's knee. "1'm
sorry, lad. I'm sorry, too. for the
girl" .
The other looked up. "What
makes you say that"
Because If there ever was man
who didn't deserve a decent woman
it's Sam Church. The thing tina
surprises me is that he has actually
proposed marriage. 1t isn't like him
he usually tires of them too soon."
"You mean there have been other
women?"
Il mean that his house, if it coulC
talk. could tell many a story thai
would make choice readin'. There
have been a dozen. more or less
breach.of,promise suits, but the,
l uCVCS saw tuC llkUt VI UAy Ii COuTt
because he's too smart lawyer j.
thing in writin' Oh, he knows how
to squirm out of tight place, al
right" M
what kind Of a man is he? How
is he regarded ?"
"One of the biggest lawyers II
town, although happen to know
| hos mt onAs,o fsvst>S s,,us, ~
got his start in the legal profession
bein' an ambulance chaser"
"My God! And Mary's going t.
marry hint"
"I'm sorry. lad. It's dam
shame. Why don't you tell herr"
"Oh, | couldn't. You don't under
stand
Faith, and do understand. It..
no backbiter you are. I'll tell he,
myself"
! mo. you mustn't" Jimmy raisct
protesting hand.
/ Listen here, Rand. Did you tel
Miss Lowell why you werc in tows
why you happened to be out will
the MAYNARD girl" ~.
mo"
! "Why in the devil didn't you
Then I bet this wouldn't have hap
y thought ! had good reasons a
first for not telling keK. Now it,
too late." u, 20
TITS not too late. Go to her an
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