The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-17
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THIS HAS HAPPENED
MILDRED LAWRENCE falls in
love with STEPHEN ARMITAGE,
who is lured away by PAMELA
JUDSON when she tells him Mil
dred Is trying to marry her
brother for money. HAROLD
fears HUCK CONNOR, who Is
blackmailing him over a forged
check. Huck Is infatuated with
Pamela, and when she announces
her engagement to Stephen,
frames him for stealing an auto
and causes his arrest.
Pamela drops Stephen, but Mill
dred tries to get him out of Jail.
Harold had once told her he
feared Huck. who had threatened
to get rid Of Stephen to keep him
from marrying Pamela. Mildred
determines to force Harold to help
her, and is shocked to hear Of his
apparent suicide. She tells Ste.
phcn her suspicious but they have
no proof. Finally she goes to MIR.
JUDSON, who takes her to head
quarters to tell her story. Judson
balls stephen out and Pamela bexs
forgiveness.
After his release, Stephen mar
rowly escapes being shot by q
thug. He reports to Mr.. Judson
and is Mortified to learn that Mil.
dred has been wounded by a gang
ster shot. His concern over her
causes Juds0n to doubt his love
for Pamela and he forbids his
daughter to buy her man." She
reminds him that his money had
bought her two pennies STEP
mothers and pleads until the
father gives in. Next day Pamela
takes Stephen to call on Mildred
and fortunes her by saying that
they are to be married at once
and sail for Africa. Connie tells
them Mildred Is to marry .
TOMMY MITCHELL.
Meanwhile Huck Is having q
bad time with his gangsters, who
rebel at his abuse. He offers q
thousand to the one who gets
Stephen.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XLVI
Some flattie out in Pittsburp,
up Lefty Flint this morning!
Duke Broggan leaned forward an,
shot the words at Huck with tn
force of bullets.
Huck flinched. His suavity wa
worn through by his voluntary exil
his criminal acquaintances.
Has he peached?" he rasped in
Lefty won't" Duke returned; "bu
they get j. q. -"
Where is hep"
Dunno. He skipped with Left
when that bird Short from the insur
ance company got too warm-but 70,
know that. Lefty saw him last i
Philly."
Huck relaxed.
"What've they got on Lefty?" h
Asked after gulping his drink.
THAT old Scanlon rap. But m
guess is they want him for cues
tionin' about that car. Old man Jud
sons mouthpiece didn't send fo
Short for nuthin'."
Huck nodded. It required no sec
md thought for him to realize tina
Mr.. Judson believed In Stephens in
locence and that his lawyer woult
IN hearing Stephens story. immedi
ately seek to have Lefty Flint and
3. apprehended.
Huck had no doubt that It wa
who had caused Lefty.s ar
est. Short had been convinced q
guilt, apparently, and. hay
ng no proof that j. B. and Lefty ha,
been the young mans accomplices |,
he larceny, had allowed them to &c
away.
But 1t was not clear to Huck. q
o Duke. how Stephen or anyone els
aad connected Lefty and j. B. wit,
he theft except on suspicion.
\ \
Huck found relief in the belief tha
they hadn't.
Find J. B. and get word to hir
70 lay low" he told Duke.
Right, but listen, Huck, I gott
warn you this place amt too safe fo
you now"
He shifted his eyes from Huck's di
rect gaze and Huck understood h,
reluctance to unburden him
self. He smiled cruelty.
"Losin' your nerve?" he tainted.
Dukes eyes came back to glove
at him.
I been your friend" he said short
y. But too many people know tn;
place. You'd better beat it up |
Snifty's talk might lea
out and now that the girl has spille
what she knows to Judson they won
have to do much brain work to cor
meet you with what's happened
her and Armitage."
Let them n tn