The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-05
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said about the kids marryin'. Thad-
deus didn't speak to him."
"And my grAndfathcr- what be-
came of him -
| well, now comes the strange mart
Of the story. think 1T last he came
to realize what he had done an he
was sorry for it. although he'd never
! admit it to . soul. v
"Thc whole town urncd against
him. You see everybody was in SYM
pathy with the son. He hung around
his store, pale an silent. Everybody
knew he was waitin' for Harry to
come back, or maybe for a letter
from him. But none ever came TO
| the postofficc. The postmaster had
his eyes open--you can be sure Of
that. 81.
"Thaddeus must, have remained in
Durbin for another six months. Fin.
ally it got too much for him. lie
could feel the towns hostility on
every side Of him. People refused
to come to his store. They wouldn't
speak to him when they saw him on
the street. IL you've ever lived in q
small town, Rand, you'll know what
a terrible thing it is to be boycottcd
like that.
Finally he found a man who was
willin' to. buy his drug store. He
opened up little to him an told him
what q fool he had been---that He had
learned great lesson. He said nc
was convinced that his unreasonin'
anger had lost his son to him for
| ever. 'Everybody's against me- he
| says: an don't blame them. I'm
I'm not fit to bear the mime Of Rand
any more
"You see, remorse finally got him.
As soon as he had sold his business
j he left town. But first he went
around to ca!l on old Angelo Real.
I'm sorry, he says to Angelo, for
what ] said to you. ] hope you'll for
give me-
$50 Angelo shook hands with him.
| Thaddeus Rand left town that. night
| an. just like your father. he dropped
completely out of sight, as far rs the
! folks in Durbin were concerned"
"And that's aM?" Jimmy's face was
still very white.
"7hat's all. lad. Nobody ever
heard 3 word from either one of
them. Your father was proud, too"
! Yes, he was poor dad" Jim
my stood up. And Marie Real?
What became Of herr"
1
| had ambitions for her to become an
opera singer. He spent money on
her voice, an she did have pretty
good one. She graduated from high
! school an then she went away to
take vocal lessons somewhere. I
| think she did 60 on the stage, or be-
come concert singer or something.
Nobody got to know very much about
it, because Angelo moved away short
~ after she graduated from high
school.
Jimmy glanced at his watch. HGood
Lord. didn't know it was 30 date.
It's after eleven. We've been talking
here for three hours. I'm sorry, keep
ing you like this
why? You know I'm a night owl
! anyway,
"Wcll, thank you. You've told me
more about my father than / knew
, myself. Think i can. understand why
! hood days. The recollection
Of them must. have been bitter"
Jimmy stuck out his hand. "Cood
night. lieutenant. You've been very
Jimmy stepped out Of o'Day's house
and into cold, wind-driven rain. He
had only short time to wars for .
, street car, which carried him. to a
stop just two blocks from his room
ing house. :
Twice on the walk home from the
! car he stopped ncrv0usly and looked
hack. lie could have sworn that he
had heard someone following him. lie
had the same sensation of being
watched that he had experienced the
night he was attacked on the very
corner he was now passing.
He listened; hut. al; 10 heard was
the Rowling Of the wind. The thought
Of the anonymous warnings he had
received again flashed through his
mind. There was the last one, cspe-
| cially. that had threatened his life
unless he left town within three days.
49,
I But as he mounted the steps Of
| the porch he put it, all down. to his
! Imagination. He went up the stairs
! to his room. A light was burning: he
could see it shining from the crack
under the door, and no thought it
strange.
He opened the door. There. sitting
very comfortably in the easiest chair,
his legs draped over the arm, was
Barry Colvin.
Jimmy 0toEteus lncH nc recognized
hfm. BARRY. you gave me . fright"
! Barry laughed. "Your nerves are
getting bad. Jim. I've been here all
evening. Had . heck Of time per-
.susding your landlady t4lIit me in.
Finally had to show her one of your
letters. She seemed pretty suspi-
cious."
whats on your mind, Barry"
Why did you come? Anything wrong
| at home ?"
"News from the front, JIM" Then,
his tone getting more serious, there's
something that's just come to, light.
1t belonged to your father"
He fumbled in his pocket. "Have
you ever seen it before, Jim o.
! In his outstfetched hand Barry COL
vim held ring.
ITO Be Continued)
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