The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-06
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CHAPTER K
| Jimmy and Detective Mooney left
Fogarty, climbed into q taxicnb, gave
the driver the address Fogarty had
shown them and settled back on the
leather cushions.
"Well, Rand, our jobs pretty near
done. BY God, knew that handkcr-
chief meant something!"
Mooney said Jimmy, ''do you
think this woman killed my father ?
don't"
Mooney patted him on the arm. II
know how yQu feel. Rand. You just
can't square yourself with the fact
that there was a woman mixed up in
Ut. You know your father wasn't
that kind. Isn't that it,"
Rand nodded.
well you'll probably get. more
than one jolt out Of this before
you're through. You can't get away
from the fact that this Maynard wo-
man was mixed up in the murder.
Fogarty gives her. his theater ticket.
She says she's leaving the next day
for Grafton. They. find the ticket
stub in the room=-and woman's
handkerchief.
mind. I'm not sayin' she COM
mitted the murder. But she was in
the room. She knows who did it.
|. -. Well, here we are. III pile out
and see if she lives here"
The cab had stopped. Mooney
sprang out and ran into an apart
ment building. In few min.
utes he was back. He gave the
driver an address and climbed into
the taxi.
/ L.. -
ed. doesn't live there any more
Moved away two weeks ago. The
janitOr gave me her forwarding ad-
Dress"
The cab stopped again. This time
Jimmy jumped out with Mooney.
They found themselves on the
come-down from that apartment" OBJ
hard to keep up with the rent, being
out of a job"
He rang the hell. "The landlady
will like this" he said. ats after
midnight"
A window opened on tho second
floor. Jimmy and the detective
were down off the porch. A woman
head thrust itself opt of the window
Lady live here by the name of
Olga Maynard!" called Mooney.
..No. She moved out week ago.
"Say where she was goin'? "'sa
''Shc said she was leaving town.
The window closed with a bang.
The night yielded them nothing
more. They went back to Fogarty's
room, where that worthy furnished
them with description of Olga May
nard. .s.e. !
"Nothing nero that can do bers'
Mooney said to Jimmy later. "f'm
taking the train tomorrow back to
Grafton and see il | can run down
the Maynard woman there. Before
I 60 III report to the chief of police
here and leave the handkerchief and
ticket with him. And here's Q card
Of introduction to the chief in case
you run into q jam while you're here
You're staying, take it,"
"'I'm seeing it through, Mooney
i The next morning Jimmy cal.ed Al
the offices of the G. and r. Railroad
"You see," he said to Mary Lowell
sit didn't take me long to take ad.
vantage of your offer. can use
that job-if there's one here"
She seemed pleased to see him
'I;m glad you did. Mr.. Rand. Spoke
!. shout YOU to. Mr.. Hilton-he's thu
chief clerk-end he said to show yot
in If you came"
:, Mr.. Hilton thought there was some
! thing he could do. "You came pretty
, we'll recommended" he added. turn,
. ing toward Mary and smiling.
Il She bluehed, and started tipping
furiously.
"How. much education have yoi
had - asked the chief clerk.
1.-TWO years OF college. II didn9
graduate. I enlisted during the war
and when it was over I didn't &
back to school,"
"What branch ?"
"Air service"
II see." Hilton surveyed the tai
figure for q moment, then-"I thinl
. III take you on, Rand. TWENTY-FIVE,
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