The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-08
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ton, he rose and opened drawer.
/ Taking out some stationery, he un-
capped his fountain pen and slowly
composed q letter. He addressed It
to Mrs. F. c. Lowell. -
I It was a very we'll written letter.
- He loved Mary Lowell, and she
had promised to marry him.
: Now, because of sudden within, she
! had broken off with him. Wasn't
! there some way of getting her to
realize the mistake she had made?
less Of him--that affair about the
/ dog. Yet he was busy man, a pre-
occupied man. Important business
engaged his thoughts most of the
time. He was sorry it had happened
and quite honestly admitted he had
been wrong.
/ Mary must not condemn him on the
strength of that ono little thing.
An honest man, good name, wealth
- all these things she was turn:
ing down. He had been hasty and
wanted to apologize. but Mary hadn't
given him the cnancc. He needed an
ally.
This letter he read over. Then,
apparently satisfied, he stamped it
and left it where the butler could
find it and mail it the first thing in
the morning.
Again he leaned back in his chair,
and again that worried frown between
his eyes.
He stood before his safe, twirling
the dial. Presently he swung the
heavy door open and drew forth a
wallet, held together with heavy
rubber band.
From this he extracted a folded
paper and letter. With quica
glance around the room, as if to
assure himself that he was unob-
served. he opened them and read
them. But he read them me-
chemically, unsceingly, as if their con-
tents already were familiar to him.
The worried frown on his brow
dcepencd. From time to time he
glanced up from his reading. He
seemed to be waiting for something.
He looked at his watch again. NUT
tered an imprecation and then very
wallet and put them back in the safe.
The butler entered the room quiet
| "A gentleman to see you, Mr..
Church"
He nodded, comprchendingly." Show
him i'm Then he settled back in his
chair and waited.
II suppose" said Jimmy, as he and
Barry were dressing the next morn
ing, Il ought to go out and look for
a job. But what the use? can't
: seem to hold them after get them"
/ 1.-THE whole thing looks pretty sus-
picious to me-" Barry remarked. ut
looks as if your friend Of the letters
is .conspiring to keep you out Of work.
Probably he realizes that if you go
hungry you'll be forced to go home"
1T does look that way" agreed
Jimmy. HI was thoughtful for Il
moment. "Still, we might be dead
wrong entirely. There arc such
things as condolences
''Why don't you have the police
+! one did approach him, maybe the po-
lice can get him to admit it."
mo use. He could easily say. if it
j came to a showdown, that he was sat.
isficd l wasn't going to fill the bill.
or that wasn't the kind that would
! stick"
/ "Wcll, give up the idea of work
ing while you're here, Jim. I've got
!, enough to tide you over while, II
you'll accept loan"
:. Nothing doing, Barry. Thanks
just the same"
And nothing Barry could say, would
make him change his mind.
! There was letter for Jimmy down
!, stairs. When Mrs. King handed it TO
him he introduced Barry.
"You won't mind if he stays with
me while he's in town." he asked.
> And she told him she would be glad
to have any of his friends.
Jimmy broke away before she
could inquire further into the affair
Of the previous night. "She's a good
old soul, Barry, but, like all women,
tions. though Lord knows she de-
serves one"
! He tore open the letter as they
walked downtown. 1t was from Olga
Maynard, asking him to meet her at
noon.
8 He did. in front Of the Mayfair
Hotel. and he thought she had never
looked prcttier.
I, "You won't mind if treat YOU to
lunch. will your" she asked. 1T was
my idea, meeting you, and it's my in
vitation."
He demurrcd but she was insist
cnt. "All right" he laughed.
, "Tou said," she began when the
head waiter had shown them to
table. "that you'd come to see me.
! You haven't. Are you mad with me =
"Mad with you? Heavens, MOI"
. He looked at her seriously. 1--WE
been SO busy. So many things have
happened"
She was toying with her silverwarc.
"You'rc sure you're not sorry you
, made that promise" She did not
look up.
"Try me-" he fenced. "When shall
!. it be?'
She raised her head to see if he
, was serious. As she did so she start
!, cd violently. She was looking past
Jimmy, toward the entrance. Her
eyes narrowed in hate. blazed wick
cdly. ~
There's q man I could chcerfully
, kill" she said.
(To Be Continucd)