The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-03

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And what Do you ~; yddt p
That you'll come rs SOON % you
can. That you'vs been % Nl.r
, st Andi t1en J, does she woalsr Why
.Yes-sAe wonders why ,ysu, don't
write---and why the pAe le6kor you
gave Hal didn't ans1sr Mr. qucs-
tfoMs--"
"Of course didn't get her letters.
They'd read them. b sufs not to
take that one out. Jude. How does
she look, Jude?"
"Beautifui--more than sver.".
And she's getting over It'll mean
gricving over it? Tough, isn't Il, u
thing like this coming to herr
Judith rubbed her eyes. she kept
smiling and wetting her lips. Then
she made second effort.
Eyes, it's tough, Douglas. But
you're not really being kind to her.
How will she feel when she iearns %
"Shc, won't learn. She'll never find
out until a long time from now.
Well have to take her away-'
Speaking as though no were
cleared; as though there could never
be any question rs to the verdict!
He saw the panied astonishment in
Judith's face. And he said, with
hint Of teasing: "You don't think
they can pin It on me. Jude3 I've
watched the jury. They cant rail
road me across on flimsy evidence
like they've ~Ot.''
"No-but the papers last night,
0s-lNu Al
They said the prosecution was net.
ting ready to spring u biz coup-,'
'Ycs--I read that. What can they
spring.!
IF some one saw you carry her
away"
They whispered into each others
ears. The men walked up and down
the dingy passageways. They paced
like thwartcd creaturcs-d0wn and
blackjack and down.
III any one saw that, Doug--and
they should find you guilty
He shook back his head, the blood
crowding SO holly about his neck.
He spoke quickiy--h0arye and ncrv-
Gus. ."Oh. ! don't believe any one
saw that. Jude. 1t would have come
out before this"
But suppose they did? Oh, think
Of that. Douglas! And what might
happen then. It's SO awful for /you
to be here. It's SO needless. She
could clear it---easily clear it,"
Jude. put your head closer. Lis
ten. Jude; I'm not sure about that.
I'm not sure she could clear it.
They've got nothing on mc--noth-
ing to warrant . verdict. But il
70 kM~ IL
it now, they'll gct-Oh, God knows
what-0n hcr!'
What can you mcan?'
THAT. Id be afraid Of that.
jude"
She didn't do it. Douglas. Oh,
Il wasn't there. No one knows.
Judith, Id be done il she were
brought into it after all this. It'd
DC kind of mockcry. You know
II would finish her. Wouldn't it?
When it seems to be getting me here
just think what Pm saving her.
And you've no idea how easy it
make things
He began to smile. II made him
look SO very young. Only youth
would talk like this.
Judith smiled back. She said in
crushed, quiet tone: "Yes-it
would make it easier. | can under
stand that" For Judith thought
Il could go in there and bear it, Tor
you! Dear God. ! could!"
She wished now to escape; run
from this immense, dingy room that
was SO big. yet whose walls pressed
about her; run from his dark intent
eyes.
"Thcn it's settled? Gcc-what a
peach YOU are! What you mean to
me. Jude. Is it hard on you down
there alone 2"
like this!"
I'm getting used to it now. Can
eat with my fingers like any Of
them"
. "Your fingers? Eat with your
fingers p
"Ycs--wc might cut our way out
If they gave us knives and forks"
She CHANGED to raise her head sud.
denly and she saw such an afflicted.
drained, tOrmented look fleeing over
his face-the bitterness Of degrade
ton to fine, laughing spirit.
She thought: Hes crushed! It's
crushed him. He won't get over this
He won't be the same-nevcr."
She glanced onward to the iron
walls: (Which is your place, Doug
las ?"
my cell? Up there on the top
tier-nice and warm-closc to the
ceiling"
"And you have to stay in there
from three o'clock every afternoon"
when I'm not in court"
iv -
For the first time he laughed
the white, even teeth sparkling. "A
good egg, Jude. A second story man.
Has lot of yarns to tell. Welt
have great things to talk Of some
lay. Judy dear"
Suddenly she felt like crying.
:lhc said with gulp: you're get
ing uwfully thin. Doug"
"WeIi-twO meals a duy unless we
Duy our own. don't care enough
about it to bother. Queer, Jude, isn't
i for you and | to be in jam
ike this?' $500
You. and /! AS though there were
,nly he and she in all the world. The
iecp violet eyes filled suddenly.
She looked up at Understanding.
He said gently: "Wcll--don't
Judy"
She laughed: "I'm not going to.
But Douglas. don't you let. all this
lurt you-all this uglincss0& Doug
u wish | was in there and you
lot---"
He bit his lips-kccpina his head
owcrcd. Abruptly he said: "Good-
y. Judy-thanks, Judc!"
She wanted so to touch his hand
She walked out, her hcart feeling
'igh and proud. They wouldn't hurt
i'm. They couldn't hurt him! Too
ilS for them.
She felt like turning to the Off
or and saying with Z laugh: "Docs