The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-02
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q grand witness. old thing!" Gigi
cried blithely. hopping OF Strawn's
chair arm. my turn now: I sup
pose I shouldn't continue to rumple
the hair Of q gruR old Captain Of
Detectives who's getting ready to
grill mel"
"Not % fast. young woman!"
Strawn commanded sternly. II have
not finished with your sister yet,
and don't think I'm not on to the
smoke screens you've been putting
up"
'Not 90 dumb" Dundee grinned
to himself
"Oh!" Gigi subsidized disccnso.
lately upon an ottoman at Dundee's
feet and laid her curly hair against
his knee.
"As Z matter Of fact. Miss Clio.
rinda." Strawn began. Doris did
not help you undress. did she?"
RI don't know what you mean"
ri mean, my dear young lady.
that you did not undress until quite
q while later. I mean that you put
on / gold metal cloth cape over
your evening dress. and stole down.
stairs. unlocked tho back door and
slipped out into the night" Strawn
told her with terrible emphasiA
CLORINDA caught her breath
- sharply, but did not change her
pose Of tndolent ease. It was Gigi
who cried out and pressed ner
hands to her cheeks.
"How do you know this:' Clio.
rinda asked 1t last. In . COOL clear
voice.
"You were seen." Strawn assured
her. I'm glad you SEQ there's no
use denying Il. Now tell Us all about
that little jaunt OF yours. Miss Clio.
rinda."
II shall tell you nothing until
you have told mo who saw mel"
she retorted im~periously. "Remem.
Der. ! have admitted nothing. do
not believe you can bring forward
any witness whatsoever who will
dare stand before me and"
There Il my w~itness!" Strawn
interrupted. pointing melodramati.
cally to Dundee. whose face flushed
scarlet with embarrassment.
"Forgive me. Miss Berksley!" he
begged, IN Ill sincerity. II assure
you I was not spying on you. /
was just about to leave the drawing
room when I heard you cough
slightly. / confess I peeped to Geo
who Il was. and ! saw you descend.
ing the stairs. I waited until you
had lot yourselt out the back door
before going upstairs. I had been
hunting for Dick. I knew he had
forced Doris to agree to meet him
last night, and I wanted to Del.
suade him to abandon the adven.
ture."
II pee" Clorinda said icily. "Dick
seems to have been particularly
unfortunate In his choice Of 4
weekend guest"
"Don't Clo!" Cigi protested brok.
emily. Dundee could feel the trem
bling Of her small body against his
knees. and involuntarily hs laid his
tree left hand gently on the bright.
bowed head: She reached up bind.
u and clung to biz fingers With
both her small, brown hands-des.
perately. - II to . lifeline. Poor
KID, hs thought pityingly. She mad
fought hard to protect her sister,
and shs had lost. What had &c
known. or suspected: oh. the scarf,
Of course!
i @vsry well. them" clorinda
caDitulated suddenly. .I-had /
headache. ] took Z long walk about
the grounds. ! walked over thu
west part Of the estate llrst. then =
the south wall. and finally around
the 1Ahe..
And were you alone on this Ions
: walk, Miss Clorinda?" Strawn asked
genially. now that his witness va
traetable.
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