The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-19

ne STIHncu. snail / give nln
your regards ~
yes" Jimmy said grimly. "With
piece Of lead pipe"
by the way, JIM" and Barry
tried to appear casual. shave you
heard anything lately from Mary
LowciI:"
"Why no." Jimmy looked at him
kccniy. "What makes you ask"
"Oh. nothing in particular" Barry
shifted the subject. IL wish you'd
take me up on my proposition Of
stalking you to a little money until
you get on your feet again."
Nothing doing, Barry"
swell, let me be your financial
manager. then"
Jimmy laughed. "I'll agree to per-
nit you to keep me from starving.
old socks. When Pm up against it
hard, III call on you"
! Knowing that Lieutenant ODay's
I rising hour was somewhere about
noon. Jimmy FASTENED to call him by
telephone and apprisc him Of the
latest news from Mooney.
"rine!' said O'Day. "Hc's smart
lad. that Mooney. Tell him If he
ever needs job there's place
waiting for him in the detective
bureau here"
With Barry. O'Day agreed that it
was not so strange Marie Rcllanc's
refusal to disclose to Thaddcus Rand
the whereabouts Of his son.
"If you ask me, Rand. | think the
old boy had it coming to him. Pun
ishmcnt, YOU know. And |
think we're comm. along fine now.
Somc.h.n' tells me we're going to get
at the bottom of this before very
long" O'Day had no idea
when he said it just how wonderful
a pr"rhct he was.
Il nov I'm going to win my case.
l'm" Barry sa$,l when. fresh from
his conference. he met Jimmy Rand
1"ain. II think they see I've got
hem licked. This fellow Church
made me another proposition today
and ii was just twice as good as the
! first one he gave me-"
you're getting pretty cocky,
young man. aren't you? You know
what they say about this man
Church. He doesn't know when he's
! licked"
! "I'm not afraid Of him. Matter of
! fact. he seemed to be good deal
/ worried"
"Did you sec Mary Lowell.
! Barry?"
Barry paused to light cigarct.
From behind his cupped hands he
/ watched Jimmy narrowly as he
! spoke from lips that were clamped
! tight on the cigarct end. Eyes,
saw her. She asked about you"
! asked about me? No, Barry
oh. don't kid me about it,"
! ''rm not kidding. l say She asked
. about yOu-and she seemed greatly
| interested. too--a good deal more
! than you deserve. You're just stub
born blockhcad."
! wait a minute" Jimmy grabbed
! the others arm and stopped him
Now what the devil are you driv-
ing at"
ooh. I'll put you out Of your mis-
No more than you do"
"she's going to marry him."
Wrong again, youngstcr. She's
not going to marry him. She broke
; off with him some time ago."
Barry. if you're lying nj
Eyes. know you would, Cocky.
, But Pm not lying. III swear it on "a
stack of Bibles as high as the Wool
worth building.
! Listen" He laid hand on
/, Jimmy's shoulder. "Do you rcmcm-
! Der my saying to you some time ago
to mark down the date in your note
i book? You remember? l told you
| some day you'd appreciate me for
the great bencfactor to mankind that
] I was?'
+! eyes, | remember. What's it got
| to do with what you're telling mc?"
"Just this. told Mary Lowell
your story. ! explained to her who
Olga Maynard was. Now wait a
minute, let me finish. / realized /
| was butting in and all that sort Of
thing. but you're such darn fool,
Jim"
| Sand what did she say?" lie
waited. brcathlcss. for Barry's reply.
"Shc was really glad to know it,
no doubt about it. You know, she
had the notion. Jim. that you were
in love with Olga Maynard"
! But Church--yOu said"
II just learned today that She had
broken off with Church, and il was
before told her about you, too.
Jim, she's crazy about you. But
you're such pig-headed fool. She
wondered why she hadn't heard from
YOU"
"Why she hasn't heard from me!
Why. / didn't know all this about her
and Church"
/. ".Shc said she wrote to you and
you never answered"
/, Barry seized Jimmy's sleeve.
"Comc. let's move along. Wen get
pinchcd for blocking the sidewalk.
Jimmy said: "Shc never wrote to
me. Barry. I'll swear it. God! if I'd
only known"
They walked along briskly. Days
later, when Jimmy had time to re-
fleet. he wondered that Mary Lowell
should have appeared just as they
were talking about her.
! 1t was Barry who first attracted
4 his attention to her. Speaking y!
i angels" he sighed. there she i
now"
And then Jimmy saw her. The light
of recognition was in her ewes
Words formed on her lips. And just
as. he was about to lift his hat and
! greet her he spied q. familiar figure
about to board . street car.
Z! He wheeled suddenly and ran .lik'
4 mad -man, leaving surprise
i stricken Mary Lowell and an equal,
flxbbcIgasted Barry COlvin.
Ito BE COntinued)
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