The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-26

them was Il note a note OF apology.
asking for another chance.
"l'll phone you tonight it said.
"Mary. no one could love you as
do and bear to lose YOU"
She wondered vaguely what love
was, after all cven felt slight
twinge Of pity for Sam Church. Was
one to recognize thing as love only
when one felt sure it was unre-
Quilted? We're people doomed to
wander through 4the world loving
those they could never hope to have
Love" she soliloquized in her
mirror, must be like opportunity
1t comes but once. and ii it isn't
recognized it is gone forever.
Only she continued. tearing her
self away,'"I won't give him up:
won't. Not if l have to crawl to him
and beg. Oh Jim. have PITY"
She flung herself on the couch and
gave way to bitter tears. II love
him so" she sobbed.
G.aa was conscious once more,
| though faint and in state Of semi
hysteria. when Jimmy Rand deliv.
cred her over to kindly nurses with
instructions for constant attendance
and private room.
"Shock,' he said briefly in answer
to their questioning looks.
Himself, he waylaid the first doc.
tor he saw. .'Pain in my SIDE" he
explained. Think it's a smashed
rib. Want you to do something to
sort Of patch it up and hold it to.
gcther and let me get out Of here"
The doctor, after a brief examina-
ton, confirmed his own diagnosis.
Broken rib. all right. Nothing
very serious, but you ought to be
quiet for a while"
Later on. yes. I've got to get out
now. Come back. you understand
And that's the way it was. Jimmy
left the hospital tightly bandaged
beneath his shirt with the doctors
voice ringing in his ear to "be care.
full"
lie stopped long enough to tcle-
phone Lieutenant O'Day. BE right
down. Something important to tell
you."
And I've something important for
you. too said O'Day.
His nerves were so a-tingle with
excitement that he ignored the chair
O'Day proffered him and fidgeted
and gestured as he related the hap.
penings of the last drama-fillej
hours, to the occasional accompani-
ment Of sharp stab Of pain thai
was the warning Of the protesting
and maltreated rib.
"And Jensen's dead" he said
"Divis is in the hands of police"
"Yeah. j know. Rand. heard
about it. A squads gone out there
They IL make him talk"
"They don't have to. know who
we'll, don't know much. but"
"Here," interrupted O'Day. shov
ing sheaf of yellow paper at him
From Mooney. Just got it. Hes
learned what he was after from Mex
up IN this thing, after all. Read it,
then I'll listen to YOU"
And Jimmy read. with eyes thai
dilated with astonishcd. wonder and
dawning realization. :. Sharp erie:
Of surprise came from him.
Long minutes he was silent. aftel
he had read it all. Then he turned
to O'Day:
II think | understand now" h
| said softly. 81 think / understand
He turned to face O'Day squarely
"Lieutenant," and his hand>was OF
the others shoulder. "you've beer
kind to me. You're one of the few
who have understood me. Now
want to ask you q favor, before
tell you the rest"
''Shoot, lad" O'Day was smiling
his voice gruff as bulldogs.
| II want you to let me handle THU
thing my way. Lieutenant"
what do you mean"
First. do you promise
"All right, promise. Nov
ITO Be Continued)