The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-20
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

and tries to persuade her TO conci''
| MYRA ALDRlCH. . student livins
| In Judith's Boarding house, - In love
with Eric and jealous Of Judith. :.
| When KITTY" SHEA, town boot
logger, t1ies to blaekmail Dea1
Browns wife, Judith befriends he'
and asks Erie g sllence Shea.
Eric II arrested - . material Wit.
ness when Shea's body 10 found 10
Judith finds Eric waiting At heI
home several days. later. He tells -
dlth that Mrs. Brown has secures MI
release BY telling PREDICTIONS lies e
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xxx
-. Married women!" easped Judith
Eric nodded. Eyes he did, The
deans wife"
Judith sat perfectly motionless 70,
full minute, her hand clutching the
door of the car.
Eric went on. "Shc had told them
that l spent the night before Christ
| mas with her."
t. Judith recoiled. She stared al
Eric, who was calmly putting. ut his
pipe and lingering the throttle. He
! did not look at her.
"But--' she gasped, after time
"Why?"
THAT'S just it, said Eric. why
in Gods name :"
Judith shook her head. II cant
understand it. It's horrible"
Eric spoke slowly. "Well, it is
But It had one compassionate got
me out of that roach-tobacco garlic
Jail"
Judith was not listening. Eric
she said, "Mrs. Brown did that out u
gratitude. She's a woman of frantic
Royalties. And she felt that you
saved her from Shea before. She
| came to me after your arrest. al.
most in frenzy and said we'd have
| to get you out. some way, any way
Eric took his pipe out Of his mouth
and reached with one hand for his
tobacco pouch. "Hold the wheel Q
minute. Jude, while ! fill this
chimney"
Judith gave him another puzzled
glance, as he calmly poured the to.
baceo into the bowl OF the pipe and
drew the string Of the pouch tight
again.
"All I can say" he unused comfort.
ably, "is that she had an exagger
ated sense Of gratitude. but it's very
fortunate for me"
Eric" Judith answered, do YOU
suppose she thought you did Kill
She's? q" She looked Mt him fearfully
But instead Of anger. q chuckls
greeted her question. by golly
Jude do YOU suppose SOL"
Judith turned away to the far hori
zon, her eyes clodded.
"Well. I hadn't ended the stor,
yet" said Eric. "When the chief
had finished .bawling me out for m,
affair with the deans wife, he pickee
up the envelope the jailer hat
brought in, and tore It open. keeping
one acowling eye on me all the while
end. laid i fdown and looked at me
Seems I'VE talked out Of my turn
But il you know what's good for you
young fellow, you'll keep this under
your hat.
If you ever let this conversation
out, to your best friend, there ar.
other charges we can push. TIL,
prosecutor hadn't told me the lad!
didn't want you to know. Damn fin.
woman, should say. Didn't wan
you to feel under obligations to her
Now you can clear out
"And | did. So that's that. Lool
at that little creek, Jude! Peach 20
q jump on horseback. Some day vel
get some horses and try It. VIVA
say"
The girl beside him turned toware
him without looking ut the creek
"Eric,' she said, very low, "it strikes
me that this is something of an OBJ
legation you are under" She waitet
for his reply, with anxious eyes fixe'
It came. "sure thing. Damn fin
woman, agree with therchief."
But can't quite see how 70,
I could accept such 1 sacrifice"
| Eric shot . quick glance at Judith
"Now don't get any silly nonsense u
your head, Jude. OF course. the sac
rifice is only temporary. OF course
shall wait till the murder is cleare'
:up-help clear It UP myself. perhap
land then I'll 60 down and tell tn
chief and the prosecutor that they'r
damn fools to have believed tn.
story in the first place. That
square the deans wife. Sent her
dozen American heautiss this after
noon. too"
Judith was silent.
j Look here, old kid. You wouldn'
really have had me play Don Quixote
and stay in thats jail, would you
when, once released. LIQUID cIea
Il don't know" said Jsdith. "I'n
just trying 70 think. IN trying T
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