The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-20

when . third figure loc:acd rcou
them. q majestic parsonage In blue.
with brass buttons.
None Of Jour panhandHn- nrw
old man." he ordered crispiy. BE
Of with ysz."
The old fellow shufncd cway.
obedient to the law. The of1cer
turned to Brent. Looks like rain"
he commented good.naturedly.
Brent nodded. The ofhcsr moved
on. turned the corner. Brent faced
about. to look In the opposite d..
rection for . cab. He saw. . few
buildings down the street. The beg.
gar stagger. right himself. 90 on
. step or two and then collapse
into q convenient doorway.
Brent hesitated. A nuisance to
bother with It. But the rain was
coming down heavier. Might as
we'll take . look ut tho old bum
while he sought shelter.
He moved, hurried q bit b. the
fall OF raindrops. down to where
the old man lay inert In his dirty
rags. Brent would not touch him.
With his cane he pushed away the
hat that half obscurcd the gray.
white face. !,
Another guest for tie rioC;uc.
he thought. Well. somebody else
could discover him and bother with
It. He turned to 60. A faint sound
checked him. When he looked back
the old fellow had stirred. And hs
was moaning weakly.
Brent stopped over him. "Ccmo
out OF It." he snapped unfeelingly.
The moaning ceased ana Brent
Strengthened -. having decided TO
BE- on his way.
The PROSTATE maj stirred again,
moved his arm. and Brent saw that
something had fallen out Of his tat.
tered shirt. something that Steamed
duly In the fading light.
On IN instinct that he did not
stop to analyss he stopped to pick
It up. There vas . string attached
to It. . string that led round the old
mans neck.
ORIENT cave . jerk but the string
held. And the vagrant opened
his eyes. They were dull ana Nh.
seeing.
But Brent realised suddenly that
he was doing Z hazardous ana ab.
surd thing. Robbing N old beggar.
Il wasn't robbery rsally-just curl.
osity to sec why the creature had
IN his possession N old.fashioned
locket with : sood-sised diamond
IN t. But undoubtedly Il would
look like robbery % anyone seeing
him take l. And hs was likely 70
b seen at any moment That ollce4
might y back.
Brent smiled 10 think what .
lucky 0iBcer no would be II he
could catch him, Brent. IN Z crime.
Il had never been done.
But 10 wanted that lockct. Not
70 keep Il but 70 satisfy his curl.
osity By finding out what e con.
tanned. He gavo another and vic.
iously cruel Jerk 70 the string. Il
parted this time. And o Il did 50
Brent became aware Of the words
that were issuing from The blue lips.
They caught his interest. He
leaned closer. but he did not forget
to thrust the locket out Of sight IN
his pocket. He heard the word
'~disinherited" repeated over and
over. and the name "Cvangsline."
What ho understood of the mutter.
ings, piecsd together. implied that
someone b. that name. GvanGelins,
had been diSinherited.
The thought flashed through
Brent,s mind that people are not
disinhorjtsA except whore there 10
wealth-Aisowned perhaps. but not
disinherited. And where there was
wealth'these was . Awaiting ground.
He was no longer loath TO touch
the poor soul q his feet. though he
exercised tastidicus care n his
next move.
y+~s (To Ne Cestinucdl