The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-03
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to tho reasons for his discharge.
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CHAPTER XXI
The two men stood cycling each
other wordlessly. anger written or
both faces. Finally Porter dropped
his eyes from Rand's. He shrugged
and turned away toward the door.
There was hysterical litter from
Miss Cation, who instantly covered
her confusion by busying herself
with some bills. II.
clutchcd the door knob: "You disap.
point me. Porter
| The others face crimsoncd under
the taunt. This young man had
flung down the gauntlet to him and
he had let it lie. - He avoided
Jinmy's eyes as he walked out OF
| the dOo..
| Mary Lowell, leaving her office a
T! little later than usual, stopped at
the street door to buy newspaper.
| She looked up. after replacing he,
change in her bag, and stopped ia
stare. Coming toward her in the
crowd Of home-bound office workers
was a figure about whom there was
something vaguely familiar.
1t was girl. q slender girl with
! very light hair and dark eyebrows
| and lashes--a rare type and one not
easy to forget. Instantly Mary re.
membercd. 1t was the girl whom she
+; had seen in Jimmy Rand's arms that
/ night in front of the Mayfair Hotel
She was very. pretty girl, Mary
thought--a beautiful girl. Yet the
fsight Of her struck a hostile chord
| somewheresinside her. This was the
! woman that had come between her
| and Jimmy;, she was the cause-how.
ever innocent--of the misunderstand-
ing that had led to their estrangc-
lment. n
What was there between this girl
| and Jimmy? What secret did they
share? Jimmy had said: "You don't
know how important it was that
find that <girls Why was it i'm.
portant? He bad never told her
And yet. it occurred to her then he
had offered to, only something Mary
herself had said had stopped him.
| A burning jealousy laid hold Of
her. She hated this blond creature,
with her delicate, arched eyebrows
and her violet gray eyes.
"I,ll ask her" she said, half aloud
AM stepped partly into Olga May
nardss path.
| Olga saw her. tvo. and light d
recognition was in her eyes. She eyed
Mary coolly, then turned her head
i away.
Mary could have touched her with
her hand. She took an involuntary
step toward the other girl and opened
her mouth irresolutely to speak. But
she hesitated too long. and,Olga was
gone. The proper moment had
passed.
! Mary stood where she was, turning
TO follow olga with her eyes. Per-
haps twenty yards away the other girl
turned for q backward look and her
glance met Mary's again. Then she
turned and was lost in the crowd.
Sam Church. had, described this girl
as cheap hangcr-on in the cabarcts
a wanton. Well. it wasn'l
true, Mary forced herself to admit
although she found herself wanting
to believe it. But there had been Z
certain refinement about those fea.
lures. Aftef all, Sam Church
was liar.
And Olga. hurrying hQmeward.
The sight Of Mary Lowell was only
another bitter reminder that Jimmy
Rand had promised to come to sec
her again and. hadn't.
When she reached her apartment
she tore off her hat and studied heI
reflection in the glass Of her dressing
table. The light from the wall sh0ne
head like halo. But there were
tears in her eyes. e
as he seeing herr she asked her.
self in the mirror. ssShc turned toward
the phone on the table and ther
swung away from it. resolutely. Sht
flung herself on the bed ami Ia,
face down on the pillow. :.
I'll call him. I've got to-" shl
said, springing suddenly to her feet
She ran to the phone and called Jim.
my Rand's number.
The landlady, answering. said he
was out dinner engagement
he had said.
i Lieutenant. Q'Day answered the
door when Jimmy rang.
"Come in, come in. You'll have to
excuse the uniform" He was still
arrayed in the police blue, with its
gold trimmings. sFact. is. I've been
busy this afternoon. a conference
with the chief, and some courtroom
work.
He took Jimmy's coat and hat
Mother, this is Mr.. Rand. the lad
I've been tellin' you about" 4
Mrs. O'Day. fat and mothery
kissed him on he cheek by way Of
making him feel ut home. d
"I'vf heard about your trouble
she skid. You poor boy. Sit right
down. Dinner. such as it is, will be
ready in two shakes"
II wants ypp, 10 smaet the, boys. Mr.
iRaad. o'bsy indicated his tw& sons