The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-15

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
JUDITH MARTIN is teaching her
first year in Pendleton State Univer.
sity.
ERIC WATERS. rebellious senior,
and DR.. PETER dorm. serious young
astronomy professor. admire her.
DEAN TIMOTHY BROWN is out.
ragged by her choice of student friends
and seeks to bring her into submi6a
sion to faculty conventions. without
success.
MYRA ALDRICH, in love with Eric,
is jealous Of Judith.
Judith befriends Mrs. Brown, after
discovering her secret love affair.
When KITTY" SHEA, town bootleg
-ger,f blackmails Mrs. Brown. Judith
appeals to Eric for help.
On Christmas Eve. when Judith
Is alone in Myra's sorority house
for the Christmas holidays, Shea tries
to break in the door. Judith shoots
In the air. frightening him away.
After the new term opens, Shea's
body Is found under his smashed car
in creek out Of town. His pockets,
are full of letters. :
Judith, coming home with Will
.Wetherel, Eric's frat brother. meets
Myra. rushing out Of the boarding
house. crying, "Eric's been arrested"
now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Judith and Will stopped short.
"Arreeted?' repeated Will.
Myra leaned against the wooden
her arm. "Yes,' she mOancd. Then
oh hn1 hn IN
Will made a dash for it and Judith
followed him up the steps. The
/ streamer headline, below the word
"Extra!" read, Popular Student AR.
rested in Shea Case"
There were only two paragraphs,
printed in larger type than the rest
of the page:
Sheriff Robert Connell announced
that Eric Waters, a prominent SEN
Tor in the university, would be ar
rested and held as a material witness
in the Shea case, following the de.
!. ciphering Of letters found in the dead
mans pocket.
/ "The expert working on the mud
stained letters completed their de-
ciphering late tonight, and as this
paper goes to press, officers are on
!etheir way to the chapter house OF
Sigma Psi, a prominent social frater-
nifty. with warrant for Waters ar
rest"
"Evcrybody's prominent, at any
rate" laughed Judith, with tears in
her voice. She turned to find Myra
staring at her.
/ yes, laugh" shricked the girl
laugh. That's the kind of woman
you are. Eric adores you-oh, yes
don't shake your head, l know h,
does. And when he gets in trouble
you stand there and make silly joke.
about it. | hate you for laughing al
him. ! hate you for being loved b.
him. But hate you worse for no
approaching him. Oh-o-o."
She pushed past them and ra,
down the street toward her sororit!
house.
/ Wethcrcl sat down by Judith an.
spoke very gently. "Try to thinI
!. do anything you say"
Ready to do anything ," repeate,
Judith. That's what Eric said
That's what Dorm said. Oh, VIII,
cant people do anything to help I?
She turned n piteous face towar,
him. He was specchlcss.
Judith jumped up. We've got t.
get more information than this. Til
paper doesn't really tell anything
. Will you 70 with me?"
Without word, Will pushed tn
door open for her and they rnn dow
the steps from the porch.
This is, what the newsboys wer
crying when we were in the quad
ranGle. And. we never knew!"
81 "Come, Judith" said Will breath
lessly. as he ran along beside hel
lyon cant 20 on like this. You'l
drop with exhaustion before yo
reach the newspaper office. Try {
get hold Of, yourself q Bit"
Obediently, she stopped runisin
and walked along, clinging to viii
! arm. They reached the newspape
corner. emily to find the office dar
and the doors locked. The last rem
nant Of the crowd was drifting ava,
4 Will saw small boy coming froii
| = rear door in the plant, and rushe
to him, Judith at his heels. "Whs
do you know shout the arrest Of ia
student :" Wetherel asked the boy.
The youngster scratched hts hea,
while Judiths eyes implored hin
Don't know nothiu'. I'm lust
. eop6 boy. but heard EN- talkia
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