The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-16
rnls MAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPpENEsD
ThrssGh The iaaa~sce ~ His
1Ncie. POLICE COMMgSAgON I:ll
OlDRiEN. BONNIE DCNDEE: gets
IlEl TENANT JOHN sTRAWy Of
she h0aslride seuaa % l1amlltOm, .
asta.Westepn city.
~ hts Nrst assignment DuWdce
takea . aWW eoroGnltW In MRS.
RHODES bearAlag house In order
- ~ aear . MRS. EMMA HO-
GARTH. who has written the pa-
lice fer pretect1os. saylsx her life
sd Mssey arr u danger. and
rlactaG eMpAasls ~ Emil. az
WEIR. . fWeMeP kaaf1er. U1mndee.~
r"cMe o. ~ the third NoWr near
that II JEW W. BRIGGS. stenUg.
raphers DAISY SHEPHERD. smlea-
svcMan. SD Tl1.DA. housemald.
~ deaaee gDnnaee Meeta his fel-
low ~ossaraerss MIR. and MRS.
SHARE. CORA BARKER. piamiat
~ local sheaters WALTER
STILES. proprietor ~ . mess
Seruesh6aGs stores NORMA PAIGE.
hts pretty 0aneees BERT MAG
MS. h~nekkeeper md AMATEUR
ssetar60 WRITER'S HIsNRY lDONr1D.
Msad1~-aGed. sesAescript. = new
conner ~0t 1t work.
Iloadee % re0erting Tint this h
hsrmless, frlenaly group when q
h~rrlbee rry - ssiMra~r!" rings
~st. DIST RHODES. WORTHLESS.
heshand ~ Mrs. Rhodes.
the hOarders the ~ rnsMe from
CAP.N. Mrs. H~Gnrth's parrnt.
slMa6ee O. lolA % Mrs. Hogarths~
woserloness. hoW she IL rOOsn-
hesad he~ause II henrt trouble.
md ~ her constant changing af
Der will - MINNIE = new fnvOrttc.
N~rMa. Who u her lateat favOrttr.
aleee 10 DOtPOd0ce Ou0dee tn the
"WWmaa - smyster." TINT night.
VOW GO IN WITH TlrE: STORY
CHAPTER III
GO It was decided. before dessert
- was reached. that Bonnie Dun
dee was to be introduced to Mrs.
Hogarth that evening. Satisfied
that the prospective meeting had
been arranged adroitly. the young
detective incognito leaned back In
his chair and studied his fellow.
boarders keenly.
n. by chance. old Mrs. Hogarth
was right and her life really in
danger. what an opportunity he
now had to observe all OF his pos.
sible suspects before the crime was
attempted or committed! But that
was a foolish thought. he told him.
self sharply. It was his job to see
that the crime was not committed.
Bert. you aren't eating a thing"
1t was Cora Barkcr's voice. full
Of mingled anxiety and tenderness.
that jerked Bonnie Dundee back
from his day-dreaming. though the
words were not addressed 10 him.
but to the man on his left. Magnus,
his name was. wasn't II?
TOO hot to eat. Cora" Bert
Magnus answered. with a deep sigh.
az he pushed aside the dessert
which had just been served him.
Dundee turned to look at him
with more attention than he had
yet bestowed upon his neighbor.
His keen ears had told him that
Cora Barker was In love with this
man. and he wondered what sort OF
person her restless. passionate
heart had chosen. He saw a mar
OF medium height: dark-brown,
rather oily hair going a little thin
On top: light-gray eyes. behind rim.
less pincc Me.: q stubby. reddish
mustache. many shades lighter than
his hair. Neither handsome nor
homeiy: just another man. say Sd
years old. What did Cora Barker
lind In him. Dundee wondered?
LIE was soon to learn.
Bert. tell me-" she com,
manded urgently. leaning IS IA,
across the table Is possible. Have
you heard from your scenario?"
Hasn't anyone told you yet p
Magnus asked. rather irritably. II
supposed Il was common gossip BY
this time that the story was-re
turned-today."
"oh. Eert!" Cora's voice was
heavy with f'sappointment ard
sympathy. And It's such. q won
derfGl scenario. too! ] bet they did
open 1t. and had It copied. so they
could steal your plot! You Just
wait! ! bet ! look up from IN,