The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-11
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CHERRY DIXON, pretty. 10,
tells her mother she IN going to n
club meeting but instead meets
DAN PHILLIPS, reporter ON the
Wellington News. Cherry has few
friends because her wealthy par
ents consider most Of the other
young people OF the town socially
inferior. She has become ncqunint-
ed with Phillips without her par
ents' knowledge.
nrc about to start Tor drive In
Cherry's rOndSter when another
reporter tells Dan that DUKE
SMITH. bank rObber. has escaped
Jail and the city editor wants Dan
to find INEZ MALLOY, Smiths
Dan and Cherry drive to the apart
Ment where Incz Is stayinE. He
enters. When he does not return.
Cherry grows nervous and fol-
lows. She becomes frightened.
runs mp stairway and a shot
strikes her arm. Cherry faints
and RECEIVERS consciousness to find
herself in n strange room. Dan
hns bandaEed her arm temp0rar-
lily. He takes her to n doctors
Office and later drives her home.
While Dan IL trying to explain to
MRS. DIXON what has happened
Cherry's father arrives. He II
very angry. brandishes a news
paper and demands, "What's the
meaning OF this!"
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CHAPTER v
"WHAT's the meaning Of this?"
p" Walter ]. Dixon demanded.
His accusing eyes were on his
daughter.
Cherry was Just explaining"
Mrs. Dixon began timidly. 1T was
an accident"
Accident? For my daughter to
be found in an underworld rendez.
vous? In shooting scandal! Acct.
DENTS that the name you have
for it,"
He swung toward the girl again.
Cherry put out hand.
Can I see what the paper 'says?"
she asked.
'Here-read It! Read it and let
me hear what you have to say for
yourself! Look at your picture
plastered over every cheap news
sheet in the city"
There was the photograph of
Cherry beneath the glazing head.
lines. 1t was a photograph made
q year before during commence
ment at Miss Rathburne's School.
Cherry wore a gown of floating
organdie and broad-brimmed pic
ture hat.
Certainly 1t was incongruous to
see such a picture beneath the
heavy black type. Society Girl In.
jured in Shooting"
Directly beneath Cherry read:
miss Cherry Dixon. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Dixon Of
Briartop. Sherwood Heights. and
prominent in the city's younger so.
cial group, was injured when gun
4 was discharged in an apartment at
- Taylor avenue today.
Some mystery surrounds the
shooting which was believed to be
accidental. It was reported by Pa
trolman James Dougherty, called to
the address by residents Of the
building. The bullet struck Miss
Dixon's arm leaving a flesh
wound"
There was more but the blur be-
fore Cherry's eyes prevented her
from reading 1t. The newspaper fell
from her hand.
Excuse me. Mr.. Dixon. My name
Is Phillips. Dan Phillips" The
young man had been standing In
the background. Now he came for.
ward. I'm to blame for everything
that happened this afternoon.
Cherry-Miss .Dixon-was with me.
The doctor said the wound isn't
serious. Thinks It will heal easily.
We didn't suppose the newspapers
knew about It,"
AT tho sound Of the strangers
= voice Walter Dixon stopped
stock still.
sCherry was with youi" he re.
poated. May ask your name
aeain?"
Phillips. Dan Phillips. I'm with