The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-15
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This mas HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
BONNIE ~ NlIF:E. nephew ~
POLICE CO ~ ~ lxsDON R
W6RlEN. get . j0b Ne ..cob' de-
t~raiye uader LIEUTENANT JOHN
SfRAWS Of the homicide squna
NJ Haaiises. While IDusdee IL e.
UHrteo's once, . letter arrives
stgaed ~ MRS. EMMA HOG:ARTH
nsktag for pOlice protection. soy.
lag her money SD life are ~ dam
Ger. She places sperial emphasis
an ENlI. SEWER. S0rmer
hoar6er ~ IN Rhsdes boarding.
hOuse where she lives.
O'Hrten and Sfrawn eal1 her q
ant hot Dlua6ee asks reRmsisAfOn
=" take the rnse. De rents q tnHm
NJ b Rhodes boarding. horse,
waere Mrs. Hogarth boards. IT'S
eoOW r. IN the third 00Or. AZ are
he rooms ~ JEWEL BRIGGS.
week.esd. DAISY SHEPHERD.
saleswOman II . loral store: and
T1IDA. the hOasemntd. ~ dinner
Dundee ~ 1nfPodmreA ~ the other
~hoaraeras NR. ana MRS. SHARP.
cora BARKER. pianist In q local
saesters WALTER STILES. pro-.
rrtesov ~ = meas habevdnahevy;
HEET MAGNCS. hO0kk~er~e and
amateur arenarlo writer. md
DOWD. ai6dle-sge6 SD nosd~-
script.
Dsnsee. smWrcaaes ~ the
fri~aAl1ness Of these ordinary r~o.
rte. IL hegtnn1nE 70 believe Nrs.
HnEsPth's susp1ctens nve H.
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dee: PeIjce:s
now GO ON WITH TIE STORY
CHAPTER II
DONNIE DUNDEE had knocked
over his chair and was half.
way to the dining room doors when
Mrs. Rhodes intercepted him. sni!.
ing srimly..
That was Just a parrot. Mr..
Dundee. Mrs. Hogarth.s parrot up.
stairs. Dusty" she called 10
a thin, oldish. sullen little man in
a crump!ed white coat. who was
serving plates Of food to a table OF
"mealers." Just run upstairs and
see II old Mrs. Hogarth is all right
-. I'm sure she u.s." she turned
back to Dundee. but she made us
all promise to come running. night
or day. II We heard the parrot
scream those words. She's been
trying to teach them TO him for q
week. but he's stubborn sometimes,
and pretends not to hear. Then.
when you least expect it, he screams
out something she hasn't even tried
to teach him. A queer bird. cap.n
Is. The smartest parrot I ever
heard Of"
Dundee, feeling very foolish be.
cause OF the excitement he had be.
trayed. laughed apologetically. but
fingered on the threshold OF the
folding doors that led into the hall.
dusty" Rhodes. the landlady,s
husband. to whom Dundee had al.
ready been introduced. came shut.
fling down the stairs. q look OF
disgust and sullen resentment on
his weak. unplcasant face.
Sure. she's all right. Settin' IN
there. laughing her fool head ofI
cause Cap'n kicked up 4 row." be
told his wife.
well. Dundee!" Lawrence Sharu
doomed : hearty laugh from thu
end Of the table. you've had !
dne introduction to our prize ex,
hibit! Yes. Stree! No dull mo
ments In this house"
"Now. Lawrence!" the plump
motherly-lookins little woman who
Was his wife demonstrated fondly
We'll. Dolly" her husband
chuckled richly. "our new friend
might Is well hear about old Mrs
Hognrth now rs later. Taking
about cases. there's one for you
Dundee. Yes. Stree! She's q char
acter. II there ever was ons."
DONNIE DUNDEE soft-pedalei
- his acute interest. and inquired
casually: "What sort Of character
Mr.. Sharp
She's q dear. and I don't thinl
its nice Of You. Mr.. Sharp. to max,
just . funny story out OF her!" pro
tested the very pretty girl. Will
auburn hair and wide, innocen,
eyes the color Of dewy wood violets