The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-04
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The letter which Cherry dropped
!, upon the sewing machine was on plaii
white, unmarked commercial bond pa
per, and its three paragraphs hat
been neatly written, without typo
graphical error, upon a typewriter.
There was no date, no address OF
name Of the writer. 1t began, with
out salutation, other than the words
"Miss Cherry Lane: You are youna
and beautiful. Life holds many goOe
things in store for you. Il you will
recOnsidef youP recent decision g
mate with . man who has one foot
In the grave. A friend who musl
remain anonymous urges you to pub
fish Of once Z denial Of yesterday's
printed report Of your engagement q
Mr.. Ralph ,Cluny. No good can come
to you or 10 him II you persist ID
your determination 10 wed old age
and millions.
IF you act quickly and with dig
nifty, to end your unfortunate en-.
gagement, you will net De sorry, will
not 90 unrewafded In . material way
III you do not, certain facts about
your past will undoubtedly be called
to Mr.. Cluny's attention. Have you
told him Of your little romance, cal
mlnatinE 90 suddenly at barrow,
with certain Mr.. Albert Ettleson
Perhaps you have not yet had time
g tell him all the interesting deeaill
Of your very interesting past, details
Of which are fully known to Many
including the unknown friend who ID
giving you this kindly advice"
The shameful, insinuating bit Of
blackmail ended there, abruptly
without q signature. Faith stared
for long minute at the neatly block.
ed paragraphs, but her eyes, rigid
with horror, could not separate one
letter from another after that first
reading which had turned her blood
cold.
"The blackmailcrs: Tho nerve OF
'cm--thinking they can scare me Oh
with cheap tricks like this!" Cherry
snatched at tho letter, but Faith laid
/: hand. palm down, upon It. mo
doEt tear it up" she reused herscl1
from her trance Of horror. LET me
keep it. can't believe that any Of
Nj. Cluny's relatives would have
stopped so low as to send you al
anonymous, blackmailine letter"
"Somo shystcr lawyer did it,
Chcrry's voice was vcnomous with
esu@Nts ~ StCuVkI0puCI--A O6EUCu
good stcnographcr ut that---wrOtc
that letter. See how it's blocked out
in tho latest style in business CORE.
spOndcncc? And not single mistake
or crasurc. ri bet anything that
hcllcat, Alice Albright, went to sec
e lawyer yesterday and gave him u
free hand in frightening me off,"
But how did g lawyer. know about
about Ettlcson?" Faiths distress
and bcwildcrmcnt were painful ia
sec.
"Good Lord, don't know! These
shyster lawyers have tie.vps with
rotten private detectives. who root
around and find out things you'd
never dream of., A dozen people saw
US in barrow. Ettlcson himself
might have blabbed. Oh, we'll. I'm
not going to worry about 1t. That's
exactly what the. towards want me
to do. If they fool with mo, I'll
marry the old boy today, and then
they can howl their heads off, fose all
I care"
Don't do that" Faith. begged, be.
tween tears and terror. -,
"They think I don't dare show tho
letter TO Mr.. Cianyt" Cherry ragged
'Dut I'll show EN-! I'll, take this
letter to him aid tell Aim the whole
story OF Albert EttleHop! Nothing
really happened. Yop can back me