The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-13

with the psychological reactions
which are apt to follow the inhibi.
tons produced by such mortifica.
tion." submitted Vance. but what
does lie do? Whence cometh his
lucrc?"
Ills father manufactured auto.
mobile accessories, made fortune
at 1t, and left the business to him.
lie thinkers at it. but not seriously,
though l believe lie has designed
few appurtcnances."
II do hope the hidcous cut-glass
OLA for holding paper bouquets is
not ono Of them. The man who in.
vented that tonneau decoration Is
capable Of any ficndish crime"
1T couldn't have been Spotswoode
thcn," said Markham tolcrantly,
for he certainly can't qualify as
your potential stranger. We know
the girl was alive after he left her.
and that. during the time she was
murdered. he was with Judge Red
fern. Even you, friend Vance,
couldn't manipulate those facts to
the gentleman's disadvantage"
"On that, at least, wo agree"
conceded Vance. "And that's all
you know OF the gentleman"
Il think that's all, except that
he married wellto-do woman-e
daughter Of a Southern senator. I
believe"
Doesn't help any. And
now, let's have Mannix's history"
Markham referred to q typewrit.
ten sheet Of paper.
Both parents Northumberland
over in the steerage. Original name
Mannikicwicz. or something like
that. Born on the East Side:
learned tho fur business in his
fathers retail shop in Hester
Street: worked for tho Sanfrasco
Cloak Company, and got to be fac.
tory foreman.
Saved his money. and sweet.
ened the pot by manipulating real
estate; then went into tho fur bust.
ness for himself. and steadily
worked up to his present opulent.
state. Public school, and night
commercial college. Married in
1900 and divorced = year later.
Lives a gay life-helps support the
night clubs, but never gets drunk.
I suppose he comes under tho head
of q spender and wine-opener. Has
invested some money in musical
comedies. and always has q stage
beauty in tow. Runs to blondes"
mot very revealin'," sighed
Vance. "Thc city is full Of Man
mixes. What did you garner
in connection with our medico?"
"The city has its quota Of Doc.
tor Lindquists, too, I fear. He was
brought up in small Middle-West
bailiwick-French and Magyar ex.
traction; took his MD. from the
Ohio State Medical. practiced in
Chicago-some shady business
there. but never convicted: came to
Albany and got in on the x-ray.
machine craze; invented a breast.
pump and formed stock company
made small fortune out OF it:
went to Vienna for two years"
"Ah. the Frcudian motif"
returned to New York, and
opened a private sanitarium;
charged outrageous prices. and
thereby endeared himself to the
new rich. Has been at the endear.
ing process ever since. Was de-
PENDANT in brcach-of.promise suit
some years ago, but tho case was
settled out Of court. He's not mar.
ried."
clio wouldn't be- commented
Vance. such gentry never are.
Interestin' summary, though
-yes, decidedly intcrcstin.. I'm
tempted to de7elop = psychoneuto.
sis and let AMBROSE treat me. I
do SO want to know him better.
And whereof. whcre-was this
cgregious healer at tho moment ce
our erring sisters demise1 An.
who can tell. my Markham: who
knows-who knows!'
I'm any event, I don't think ~
was numbering any one.s
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