The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-24
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER WHY

Jensen, snarling in pain, had fallen
back, but now he crowded slowly
forward toward Rand, his giant paws
outstretched, biding his time, wait
ing to get this mere STRIPPING in his
clutches.
He ripped out an oath. you,
I'll break you in half break
you in half"
And Jimmy. corncred. unable to
escape and rush down the stairs to
Olga and the pistol he had given her,
read murder in the others tone and
cursed himself for fool for not hav-
ing kept the weapon HIMSELF cursed
himself again and again for having
taken this man so lightly whom. he
had CHANGED to thrash when they
had met before.
"Dancin' master. ch!" Jensen
sneered. well. you won't find any
room up here for your fancy steps. =
He reached out long arm.
And Jimmy, rctreating. was sud-
denly surprised to find there was no
wall behind him, but the doorway to
the room Jensen had just left. He
felt space behind him. and he stepped
back into the pitch blackncss Of the
room.
JCuSCu, tt0WCu III UOOTW0ys
was a shod0wy bulk. He kept on.
the door slammed shut behind him.
get out" He laughed that throaty
rumble Of his. Zone Of US Is goin'
out. see, hut it amt gonna be YOU"
jimmy, rctreating 10 the end Of
the room, beside the window that
opened on foggy blsckncss. said
sharply: "Look here. Jensen, If you
take another step, I'll fill you full Of
lead"
''You're liar. You amt got no
gun. I'm gonna strike a light
Jensen, so help me. il you strike
a light I'll shoot"
But the other laughed, crafty, and
Jimmy realized that he had to deal
with man gone Bersek with
liquor. $50 on. shoot" he tainted,
and Jimmy could hear his fumbling
through his pockets.
He thought of making one mad
rush, Of knocking Jensen to the floor
and then grabbing for the door. But
what if he should miss the door?
"Hell!" said Jensen. and Jimmy
knew he must have discovered he
was out of matches. He dared
to breathe again.
Jensen said: mo use, SON, you're
I'm right here against the door,
Plenty of time to say your prayers
"Jensen, I'm not afraid of you.
Divis is out of the way now. And
can lick you. licked you once be-
FORE" He continued, craftily: "Why
don't you 60 down and see what's
happened to Divis?"
"Hell with Divis." Again that
crazy laugh. His whisky laden breath
reached Jimmy across the room. And
then he said something that Jimmy
Rand had waited months to hear: ~
killed your old man now I'm
gonna finish the job"
Jimmy felt sudden cold-like ice
against his heart-snd with it came
"a steadying calm.
He said, between taut lips: Il
know you did, Jensen. I've been
waiting ito hear you say it before
killed you. I've known for weeks
that you did it." He felt that. after
all, it made little difference to him
what happened, so long rs he could
bury his fingers in the others throat
and choke the bsutal, drunken life
out of him.
"You did. EN-" and Jensen's voice
was q sneering taunt. How'd you
get 50 smart? He'll. kill me? HUH"
"You don't believe. I've got . gun
I'm waiting, too. Jensen, waiting ia
have you tell me what l want tc
know before use it,"
What gigantic. crazy bluff, he
thought. And what still craziel
thing to be doing-tto sit and band,
| words with q man who had him
trapped in q dark room, patiently
waiting for him to make move, bid.
ing his time to get him in his crush.
ing hands.
Still, he thought, and was sur.
prised at the. calm with which hi
was able to contemplate it, ii the
! other was going to get him he would
70 down fighting armed with q
hatred he had never felt before.
Meanwhile. If Jensen. would talk
we'll; he would find out what III
could.
"What 4 want to know" he said
l"is who hired you to kill my father
I've known all along you did it. You
| thought you were shrewd, Jensen
planting that handkerchief in. tht
room. But you didn't intend to leaye
that stub OF . theater ticket, THAI
wasn't 50 smart. Come on. Tell M
lwho was betthd It. 1. i 4 ~ - A. 4
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