The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-02
SANDY"
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CONTINUED on page four.)
afraid they might by some cruel
wizardry draw the name Of Sandy
At . o'clock Mcager said. Lets
20 for a walk"
Three Of them went out together
They walked down kcarny street
He knew where they were taking
him---forcing him to walk between
them.
! They stood at the corner Of Third
and Market streets. The man in the
cigar store leaned over the counter
and stcadfastly surveyed them.
'Meager said. -.Was it windy last
Monday night, Mr.. keith?"
No answer.
They marhccd him back and forth,
rs though awaiting someone's APP
preach.
Suddenly they went into the build
ing. They took the elevator to Ra-
mon Wor:h's office.
Mcagcr shook the knob. A jani-
tscss passed. shufflinr stcalthily
"Sha saw you here last Monday
night. Mr.. Keith"
They pushed him into the room
pointed to the spot where Sandy had
fallen. They rc-cnactcd the scene
/ They asked him who had fired the
bullet found imbedded in the wall !;
asked him If he remembered that
window above Ramon's desk and il
he'd noticed the shade up or down.
They kept him there till IL o'clock.
Then they made him walk down
those miles of steps. He could have
sent his fists sma shing against the
two Of them.
you'll have u chance to think il
over. Keith" Meager said snecring-
ly. "A nice. soft bed to think it
over on
They took him into the cagclikc
elevator in the Hall Of Justice.
Down a narrow stone corridor
iron walls Of cells. A metal door
opening. A cot like n slab against
the wall. The door closed on him.
He had a notion to 20 up and
pound on it madly kick against it.
He wondered what bum had slept
in this cot last night and the night
before. He said to himself hys-
terically: Good God"
He sat on the edge of the cot. He
thought OF ms mother-of Sandy
and Judith. Their images went dis
tortedly through his mind. He lis
tened to sounds in the next CELL
someone cursed fOully.
1t became cold. He paced up and
down.
After midnight tho door opened.
A fine, big faced fellow entered. He
sat on stool and said kindly: II
knew you weren't asleep. lad. !
want to tell you something. If YOU
didn't kill Worth, and | half believe
you didn't, you ought to tell what
happened. This silence is going
against you. Think what it will
mean to your mother--it will just
about finish a fellows mother to
have thing like this brought
against her only son" He went on
talking like this.
When he left Douglas lay on the
cot and cried.
The next night tho grand jury
met. The indicted Douglas Keith
for the murder Of Ramon Worth.
Chapter l05
why doesn't he come to see ME.
Jude?'
Hes not been able to-"
"A whole month. Jude? He
should surely be better by now"
"Hc was very ill., And the flu is
treachcrous. Hal won't let him take
q chance. He won't let him drive
this far. It was only yesterday no
went out--and then just for half an
hour"
"Strangc, Judith. that he became
ill the very day after he brought me
here. l think that's such coinci-
dence. Judith, would you lie TO me
about it? You seem SO awfully wor-
ried."
Wouldn't | worry that he's i'll and
you're ill?" &
"Oh. don't know. Jude. 1 have
such dreams. dream people saw
him carrying me away. l dream
they have him pushed in corner
and they say to him: "Whcrc Is
she! She's to blame! He killed him
self for her. Give her to u.s."
"Other times dream men come
up behind me softly. don't hear
them or see them. AL of q sudden
they shout:
-'Murdercss! You killed thcm!'
Then see Douglas dead and Ramon
dead. sec them stretched out be-
fore me and both Of them arc dead"
Sandy's eyes were unduly brilliant.
AUSy BluWcu III HCT tulus Wultc lave
LIKE sunken stars. Judith thought:
"She grows more beautiful--was ever
anything so ghastly? ought to hate
her-7I wonder how ] can still love
ker?' Yes-I love her still" She
held . glass Of warm milk and beg
ged Sandy to drink.
But Sandy looked at her sadly:
"Does it break your heart to b
here taking care OF me-. Jude? Yes
II can see! II just breaks Your
heart" ~.
"oh, Sandy remember I've
ad0rcd you always. From the first
time We met. Perhaps because yea
were just what ! would have liked
to be-"
"That was n million years ago.
Jpde. Beferc ANYTHING happened.
Tint it strange I've always been.
~ronR? You don't know how 9wfnl
it is to lie here and wonder and
wonder. Ny whole life's been >
blGndjr+@.ss 4, tsss
She stirred the milk slowly. draw
ing her fine black brows togethnT
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