The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-08
NOW co ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXV
A round hole was in the pane, a
hole fringed with splintering glass.
Jimmy threw the window up with a
bang, for the light shining from be-
hind them prevented them from Sec
ing thing outside.
Glass came tumbling out Of the
sash and fell about them. Up
the street. in the darkness, fleeing
figure.
"Thcrc he goes" Barry grabbed
Jimmy's arm in his excitement.
''Climb down the porch" Jimmy
led the way and they clambered over
the railing, hung by their hands and
dropped to- the ground.
They ran up the street. but who
ever it was that had fired the shot
had vanished.
Barry said, as they were return
ing: "He may be hiding. ! don't
relish the idea of having him take
another shot at u.s."
But Jimmy had no such fears. A
concrete danger something they
spcak--was not half SO troublesome,
tions he had been experiencing.
AL O N0ys - NVhnAVs 49, {,
to know that, after all, it's human
being we're dealing with. There's
been something supernatural about
this watching. and the letters"
In front Of the house. ironically
enough. they encountered police
man, the one O'Day had stationed as
sort of bodyguard since the night
Jensen and his companion had fol-
lowed Jimmy home.
He was just back. h. cxpl1incd
from ringing in at the call box. No,
he had beard no shot, hadn't seen
anyone.
"The fellow must have been
notwithstanding for the right mo-
mcnt." said Barry.
"You didn't get good look at
him." The policeman had pulled out
notebook.
"No. Just a glimpse of him run.
ming away in the darkness. Couldn't
even tell you how big he was"
"Pll ring in for some help and well
search the neighborhood." The pc.
liccman seemed troubled. "Ill have
to make report. Sorry wasn't here
at the time. I'm sort of responsible
you know"
"Not your fault Jimmy assured
him. "l'il explain it,"
Mrs. King met them at the door, al
a-fluttcr. The shot, it seemed. hae
awakened her.
She insisted on all the details from
Jimmy before she agreed to go back
to bed.
"He must have hidden on the porch
Jim," said Barry. He and Jimmy had
climbed out Of tho window and were
looking in the room. THAT explain:
the open window that | saw when
came in the room."
"But he couldn't have been 0u'
here all the time you were here. YOU
said you had been in the room here
nearly all evening"
"NO. Chances arc he waited out
side until lit the light. Then when
he saw who it was he jumped down
and came back later. ! guess
you'll admit now that was right
! fright about what?'
~ told you this fellow who ha:
been writing the notes meant bust
ness. He meant to kill you, Jim. NJ
question about it. Why don't yot
listen to reason and come home r
Barry, let me ask you a question
If you were in my place would vol
lct ming line tuIS -SCS1S yV0 Va
You know why came here. Would
you pack uD and leave after getting
as far as have? ;"
81 don't know how to answer you
Jim. All know is that have . YER,
wholesome respect for my scalp. Tha
very likely would be my first consid
/; Grafton"
That's just talk. You know yer.
well you'd stick it out. This sort o.
thing cant go on indefinitely. Wei
catch those fellows sooner or later
! Sleep was out Of the question:
Police came later to ply them will
more questions and to survey tn,
porch and the broken window. -
And so the two Of them sat ant
talked far into. the night.
At that moment Samuel Church So
| in the library Of his magnificent
home, busying himself with ; pile o.
legal papers. There was al
important damage suit against tn,
! @. & r. Railroad which he woult
have to defend. He scanned the doc
uments--some Of them formidable
looking affairs---briefs. deposition.
and notes on testimony he would have
to bring out.
And yet it was hard for him Il
concentrate on his task. A.frown kni,
his brow He stared dreamily at tn.
ceiling. pressing. the tip Of his pencil
again$t his lips.
| He glAhced 1t. his watch. Two
o'clock in the morning. Again h.
81 back n his chair. studying tn,
| ceiling 1890 q