The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-25
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THIS HAS HAPPENED


Between one and four o'clock
Saturday afternoon. HAND.
SOME HARRY" BORDEN, pro-
mOter of dubious stock compan-
les. is shot. Monday morning
RUTH LESTER, his secre-
tary. finds his body sprawled
beneath the airshaft window Of
his private office. POLICE DE.
TECTIvE McMANN'S first
suspect is MRS. BORDEN, wife
Of the promoter and mother of
his two children. She admits
calling on him Saturday after.
noon for her monthly alimony
check but insists he was alive
when she left him.
The next suspect is Ruth Les.
ter. who confesses Borden's at
tempted familiarity with her
Saturday morning. The third
suspect is JACK HAYWARD,
Ruth's fiancc. whose office is
lust across the narrow airshaft
from B0rden's. He explains his
return to the seventh floor Sat-
urday afternoon by saying he
left his and Ruth's matinee tick.
cts on his desk.
Further suspicious is cast on
Jack by the testimony of BILL
COWAN. who tells Of hearing
Jack threaten Borden's life Sat-
urday morning. He also tells Of
telephoning Jack Saturday aft
ernoon. of being plugged in on a
busy line, and of hearing B0r-
den's voice shouting angrily.
While plainclothes detectives
are dispatched to bring in BEN.
NY SMITH. Borden's office
boy. and RITA DUBOIS. dane
or friend Of Borden's, McMann
questions Ruth about the pro-
moter's previous love affairs.
She tells him of CLEO GIL
MAN. who preceded Rita in
Borden's affections. They are
interrupted by DETECTIVE
CLAY. who announces himself
and Rita Dubois.
VOW GO ON WITH THE STOR,
CHAPTER XIII
Detective Sergeant McMann mad,
Iuick work Of his preliminary ques
ioning of Rita Dubois. Her replies
IS to name, age, profession ant
lace of employment were giver
DOLLY. even nonchalantly, but Ruth
Gated near the dancer, so that botl
t the girls faced the detectiv.
cross the dead mans desk, saw thai
lita's hands were tightly locked.
"And so you and Borden, after
our first meeting about three weeks
go, became lovers?" McManr
ounced suddenly.
That's a lie!" Rita denied vehe.
1ently, her black eyes blazing.
Then" McMann grinned crook.
dly-"I take it that your weekend
t Winter Haven with Handsome
larry was to have been in the ma.
ure of a honeymoon? Let's moi
taste time, Miss Dubois! l know
hat you and Borden had planned t.
o to Winter Haven on the 2:15 Sat.
rday afternoon, that, Borden had
ought a drawing room for the trir
nd that he had reserved suite fol
on and himself at the Winter Ha.
en- Hotel. Now what I want you ia
I'll me is-why didn't Borden meet
on at the station as he had
The dancer laughed, but it was
Of a gay sound. "That was what
anted to know, too-and I found
ut when l saw the headlines about
re murder at noon today"
For two hours Ruth Lester had
zen praying that Rita Dubois would
1rnish Jack Hayward an alibi, by
limiting that Borden was alive
hen she had visited him after 2:15,
he collapse Of that hope now was
unnerving that the girl feared
le would faint.
$50 it was news to you that Bor-
en- was dead, was it, Rita ?" Nc
ANN grinned.
"l1l say it was!" Rita assured him,
again. II was knocked
1t. tainted right on the street. MY
irl friend, Willette Wilbur, who
as downtown with me, had to call
cab and take me to her home. She
IN tell you. And then find a dick
aiting to grab me"
"Were you in love with Harry
orden, Rita?" McMann interrupted
lddenly.
Color swept over the thin, exotic
ice. "That's my business! (. Well.