The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18

do you make Of it, He lifted his
/ head from study of the picture
You recognize your dad -
IL do now. Perhaps without you
wouldn't, hut there are his features
Forty years make lot of changes
but -"
"It's him without a doubt It seems
| just like yesterday that ! saw him
after seem this"
but what in the world do you
make of it ?"
And O'Day said slowly. Jus.
this and he seemed to measure
each word as he uttered it. THAT
girl. Jim. has been holdin' back
something from us. She knew n lot
more about this business than she
cared to let on. She was in on it, an
you can't make me believe any differ
emit"
"You think she had anything to do
with the murdcr?" Jimmy asked in
weary encouragement. He seemed
to have shrunk; despairiny look
came into his eyes.
"I'm not sayin' she did. But she's
! in on it, Rand. There was evidently
a plot to get your father. an she
! knew about it. She knows who did
it, and she knows why it was done.
Now you've just given me the
F, devil for shootin' off my mouth to
the newspapers. All right. but I'm
holdin' this back. I'm givin' her an
even break, amt ~"
~ suppose you are. but my God
! Lieutenant, can't conceive OF that
! girl having hand in this awful
thing. It's beyond me. II it's true
! I'll never have bit Of faith left in
! human nature"
4 what do you think now Of my
theory ;hc theory explained the
other nigh. about the knidnapin'
stunt bcin' nothin' but a frame up
20 you still think Pm craz*?"
And Jimmy. utterly weary. and
! feeling frendless and alone in mad
J world answered. NO"
! lie had learned from O'Day that
the effort to check back on the phone
! cal. to Olga's apartment had led
them to II booth in busy drug store.
Just as | expected commented
! O'Day when he told Jimmy about it.
/ Jimmy thought several times Of
calling up Mary Lowell and explain
ing the whole mad business to her.
But certain stiff-bacied attitude
&
! strued as advances restrained him.
! Resides, he told himself. he had
/ put all such ideas out of his head.
/ He was here for purpose.
! But he wondered if Mary would
i give him her sympathy. He felt very
! much in need Of sympathy. 1t
seemed that no one understood him.
! His time could hardly be called his
own. Reporters were in almost con-
! slant attendance and Mrs. King, his
landlady. had told them that her
roomer. Mr.. Rand, land gentleman
! if ever there was one" had been shot
at one night. fright in his room,
mind YOU"
! This made him something Of a
hero. He was conscious of stares as
he walked through the streets and
he overheard people point him out
as he passed. He even began
! to get mash notes, on scented paper
Of varied hues.
! But O|Day apparently had been
j right about one thing. There was no
further attempt to modest him. and
! there were no more mysterious tele-
phone calls or warning letters.
!; II told you So" O'Day said. "Thc
puhlicity's driven them to cover"
Barry Colvin arrived the next day,
resolved. he told Jimmy. to stick the
! thing out with him.
| And what's this about Olga May
! nard being KIDNAPPED ?" he asked
1.-THE papers back home have been
! full of it. My boy, you're famous
Your mug has been spiashed all over
the papers. and your face is better
known than Rudy Valentines"
He grinncd. IF had all that pub
licity I'd certainly make the law
business pay and pay heavy"
He told Jimmy, "Mooney's in New
York. He's found out this much, at
least--that Marie Reals stage name
was Marie Rcllanc. OF course. every
body's heard of Marie Rcllanc. I'D
no idea the lady was such Il star"
Lord! She was the toast Of the
country when ! was little kid" said
Jimmy.
But Mooney says she's dropped
out of sight, at least temporarily
He's hopeful, though. Of locating he'
soon."
''God. Barry. if this thing ism,
cleared up soon I'll go mad"
"Buck up, Jim. I'm going to be
with you. Maybe can help. Tel
me. what do you think they've done
to Olga Maynard"
+; "Oh, don't know. O'Day's got
crazy idea
4 He told Barry about the finding Of
Henry Rand's picture and what
O'Day thought Of it.
"You were a fool, Jim. for trust.
ing that woman"
4 He turned savageN on Barry, but
the words that were in his mind
never escaped his lips. Instead he
bowed his head. MAYBE am. /,
would have been better. for her a.
least, had they kept her in Jail. She'd
have been safe, if not comfortable.
They sat up and talked. of ORATOR
and Janet and Jimmy's mother. unit
J! Barry yawned sleepily and went t.
! bed.
i But there was no sleep for Jimmy
He sat and gazed enviously al
Barrys comfortable. resting figure
heard with irritation his Sigh
= And the thought of the picture
they had found in Olga's rno" r"s'
to torture him through half the
night.
ITO Be Continued)
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