The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-10
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII


whats up?" Jimmy asked O'Day.
"Come down and see." O'Day hung
up.
Jimmy went back to his telegram
from Mooney. Olga Maynard. it
said, had been seen in Grafton on
the day of the murder--had inter-
viewed two cabaret owners about q
job. Mooney thought it best to place
charge of murder against her when
she was found and hold her in Graf.
ton.
Look here" growlcd O'Day when
he arrived at the notice station. "thc
we're looking for, you let US know
"What do you meant"
"We've found the Maynard wom-
night. Why didn't you tell us?"
II was going to bring her down
here tonight. Lieutenant. ] give YOU
my word. wanted to talk to her
alone and see what she was like
She didn't do it. lieutenant,
"Shc didn't. ch! Well. I'm Nc
50 sure. Come on upstairs. Well
need you when we talk to her."
Olga Maynard was white-faccd
without her rouge. Her eyes. shift
ing restlessly, wore a hunted look.
She flared ut Jimmy when he came
in with O'Day. "You told them! y
she accused. "You said you were
coming. You told them to get me-
"Hc did not" O'Day declared. "H'
just got piece of my mind for not
telling. We were looking for you
sister. and we've got you."
He produced q telegram. "This is
from Mooney" he said to Jimmy
He turned TO the woman. "Here's
proof that you were in Grafton The
day Henry Rand was murdered
How about it,"
; "I've never denied it. Sure | was
therf-looking for . job. Why
! should I lie? But / don't know q
thing about the murder"
you're lying!" O'Day shot back
at her.
"Im not. It's the truth swear
| it is. | went to the theatcr tina,
night IN Fogartv's ticket admi,
it. And the next night-Tuesday-
I / took the sleeper for Grafton.
/ got there in the morning and spent
/, The day looking for work. Pm q
cabaret singer. and I've had some
hard luck here. tried to find 9
cabaret or theatrical job in Graf
ton"
mooney said you had interviewed
couple Of cabaret proprictors," al.
/ mitted ODay. indicating the tele'
gram. "All right, what did you dc
next?"
"That's all. didn't get anywhere
so / took the train Wednesday night
back to Mansfield"
"You didn't stay all night in Graf.
ton-didn't register at any hotels"
O'Day asked.
!! "No, didn't 90 near any hotel
you're not tellin' the truth. Yor
were in the Garfield Hotel while yor
were in Grafton. We know yor
were."
"All right, say ! wasn't. neve,
even say the Garfield Hotel"
"Then how did that ticket stut
get in the room? You admit you used
the stub. You admit you were II
Grafton the day of the murder. Yet
you say you never saw the hotel
and the stub was found in the room
with Rand"
~ cant explain it. Maybe some
body found the thing and planted il
there to throw you off the track"
O'Day laughed scornfully. "You'l
have to do better than that, sister
We're dealing in facts-not fair,
| stories. How do you account fol
this? Before you left for ORATOR
you were living in cheap roomina
house. You're out Of job apt
broke. You 60 to Grafton and come
back to Mansfield and move into {
pretty nice apartment. Where die
you get the money!"
~ didn't get the money. 60,
back here. Thursday morning ant
started looking for work again.
took the first thing ! could get-s
clothing models job. On the strength
of that rented an apartment.
don't like rooming houses"
"Do you think q jury would be-
lieve your story? ?" scoffed O'Day.
81 don't know. Do you believe
committed murder?"
ut looks like it. Whether you dit
or not, you're coverin' somebody up
You know who did it. You were ir
the room when the murder was com
mitted. ! believe you even got Henri,
!