The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-20
HAZEL.
ROSS.
HAILEY
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tions Of the old automobile manu-.
facturer. talking with the men who
drove cars. Other oficials OF the
Jupiter Motor Company. lncorpor.
ated. were only too well aware Of
1t. Whenever they put forward
ideas about the Jupiter motor
which did not coincide with his sen.
timents. he was wont to stop all
argument by yelling. "And where
die you get your information? Ill
tell you where ! got mine-from
the men themselves!
He had been an automobile me.
chanic once and 1t was his boast
that he was still one-just that.
and nothing more. They might
know about stock issues. and the
like OF that. but he knew carbu.
retors. When he was in that mood.
there was nothing more to be said.
His interest in motors and in
the men who drove them was genu.
inc enough: their talk was his talk.
But his wife. among others. thought
he sometimes carried 1t too far. He
judged man by the way he treat.
ed car. for example. Many q
friends chauffeur. and even some
taxt-drivers he had taken q liking
to. were now holding good Jobs in
his plant. On the same basis. he
had never really warmed up to
Eddie. Mary remembered Eddie
was known as a wild driver" and
that was enough for Mr.. J. II it
was that again that had gotten
Eddie into trouble
Mary paused. pinching her lower
lip thoughtfully between thumb and
finger.
She resolved presently that this
was a family matter. and why
bother anyone with it except her.
self? It really seemed the kindest
thing to everyone concerned-just
to say nothing about it. Later. 1t
might seem very different to other
people. but she could not know
that then.
MIR. JUPITER was sitting on the
w running-board Of q limousine,
surrounded by q group OF his
"boys." Some OF them looked as
II they would like to break away
and start a crap game. but were
afraid to suggest It. She could hear
his voice droning on and on. He
was having good time.
A big. foreign.looking limousine
stopped a second under the portico.
then shot around the circular drive
and out again. at a high rate Of
speed. The uniformed drivers all
looked up interestedly. as 1t circled.
then went on listening in respectful
silence to the old mans words.
"Lorimor. Special body" one
remarked to another quietly.
Junk" said Mr.. Jupiter. prick.
ing up his ears. Lorimors were
his special antipathy. "Five thou.
sand dollars for a pile Of junk!"
Mary turned and went into the
house. Mrs. Jupiter was not in the
ballroom any longer: someone said
she had complained that her feet
hurt and had gone upstairs to
change. Mrs. Ruyther had gone
home.
Mary looked at her wrist.watch.
and hurried upstairs. Mrs. Jupi.
ter's sitting room was at the head
Of the stairs. hanked by her bed.
room and her husbands. Mary's
room was at the farther end Of the
hall. AS she paused on the top
step to catch her breath before
turning back along the corridor.
she heard sounds issuing from Mrs.
Jupiter's sitting room-an angry.
snarling voice. q womau's loud
scream. and then two shots in rapid
succession. There was the thud Of
something heavy failing. Then 81.
lence.
Mary stood frozen to the newell
post, too terrified to move.
Eddie" she cried to the closed
door. Eddie. Is that you?"
(To BE Continued)