The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-30
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sssy. ii Is GOOD, isaa III Best
Of ciAss to Worth ana Il ~ rest OF
ths girl's facs matches Asr Ayes. ia
take chance st .. bullet myself"
Been in W&r1A4 roomss laewtv
"Surs have. Ebo&ea NJ : eyelons
when " fiIst rot there. Every
thing flung ktthes snd ySn. m must
h have been e a. ! zsssHr Rerther
odd. he dida't leave any other
"0h. he Va, : pretty carey guy.
Quite = boy with the ladl4s seeing
he had cottage ID Carmel and q
studio here. lie seems to have played
tho class. so aaturally he wasn't ieav-
ing little mementpes about 10 get
him into q pinch.
AT that the police have more than
they're giving out. think they've
got line on the man. Once they
get him they can easily find her.
They say she did 1t. He just got
there in time to carry her Off"
A line on the mani Once they
get him. they've got her! Douglas
took long pulls at his cigarette. won
dered u he dared trust his voice;
Newton! liant Il more likely he did
It since he was the Respondent one Z"
"That sOunds I'll right, but the 10.
cation OF the bullet, Of his body, the
blood stains and the pistol oil point
the other way. The suicide theory
doesn't hold ut all--"
The mind Of Douglas Keith felt
hot and red like . stove with live
Goals blazing. Had Sandy shot Ra-
mon? She had gone to aim. He
could never understand that unless
she had become suddenly despe rate
because Of him. She had suggested
going to Ramon as good tout Of
everyone"
Could II be that In quarrel she
really had fired the shot! She spoke
about his showing her the pistol. She
tried to seize it. Perhaps she had
gotten hold Of it. Had actually
perhaps without realizing it---pulled
the trigger.
So she was responsible for Ra.
mons death. She had no recollec-
ton of Ramon shooting himself. She
didn't remember Ramon falling !.
Douglas now listened in . still
WAsU1 ~ NcWsv" SSSou"t-tHc true
account it might be
"They figure Worth wouldn't give
her up. He had the goods on her
and threatened to expose her to the
other man. The other man may have
been her husband. At least nc was
her lover. and she wanted him. not
Worth. She got frightened and went
down to Worth's office to plead or
threaten. He was SO daft about her
he probably made some sdvance---
tried to renew old acquaintance. She
rot excited and pulled the gun. They
scuffled for this. II went oft giving
her q slight wound. hut xhe fired
again and got him.
"1f il wasn't for the man, she'd
get away with it."
How will the man give her away p
No one saw the "irl 20 into that
office and no one saw her leave.
Thcred be no way to trace her ex-
cept through those finger prints and
you'd have TO get her first before
you could see i they were hers.
Rooney. in the cigar store; Jacks, the
the third floor. Jacks says he could
pick him out Of a thousand. He'll
run into him yet ~. there'll be
slip somewhere they'll trace
that handkerchief or they'll find some
clue in Worth's quarters. Once they
nab himthey've got her. You see
she was wounded so he can't have
taken her very far. They're probably
right here in town keeping to cover.
But thcy'l do something to arouse
suspicion. Always happens. And it's
astonishing the number of cranks on
the lookout in n case like this. WOm-
an telephones the police today that a
man. answe ring the description of the
mysterious * has u woman in hiding
N the top flat across the street
M. do .. they !. pay any attention to
"Do they! In half an hour a plain
clothes man has the layout sized
up"
his thoughts Keeling. Three people
were caught, the crime of murder
would be fastened on Sandy
In some way she might be guilty.
They would find her by finding him
"but they can't get me How
can they get me!"
He had Q reckless notion to .g0; over
to the cigar store and talk to Rooney
buy some cigarettes-find out IL
Rooney really could identify him.
There was only that handkerchief.
Might take months to run that down.
Nothing definite had been found in
RaMon's room-nothing that led to
Sandy--nothing that would ever lead
to him.
He squared his shoulders. swung
along, one hand in his pocket.
At Market and OFarrell newsboys
were calling an extra. He stopped
bought it. read the head
line. went over to = candy store and
stared At the chocolates. He was
afraid to turn his head.
The headline said: "Net closing on
man. woman in mystery DEATH"
(Coatinned3
Call. For COAL Bids
Linden School District No. 20 Of
Wing. Bnrlelgh County, North na-
kOta. will receive bids for Ignite
coal to he delivered IN c04l bins
OF said District az ordered.
Approximate amounts needed, for
School No. I. leO tons: for School
No. :. 80 tons. and for School No. 3.
Successful hiddet to furnish
bond to guarantee fulfiilment OF con-
Ri1s will be received mp to and In
August 18th, 1928.
District School Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids:
]. p. HOAG.
j. District Clerk.