The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-13
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, The sheriff snapped q him, s'l1l
Do the talking, Mr.. Hillyer. Nov
what did you have 81 oreumeni
with Vail about?"
The doctor hesitaAed po1ceptibly
and then said, III was about uSoney,
VAN Was . patient Of mine 0oversl
years ago IN New York. He made
. lot of money In The bull market,
and he persuaded me - tTy ny luck,
We were caught IN tho crash and
lost almost Oh we'd put "a" "a
smiled bitterly. "Doetors oeem b
b born suckers. We wsnt IN again
10 tho summer Of 1880, IN . Joint
account. We believed the ereet
minds who said we'd turned the cor.
ner: Well. We bought at the ton
OF the summer furry and rot caukht
again. Vail put up . lot Of margin
and lost IL al. I was repaying him
In installments."
$50 that's Why he could afford
Sherwood Forest" Marx 6aid
softly.
The doctor nodded. Hs wsnt ON
in . level, smotionless voice.
ION Thursday morning Vail d.
manded 1ve hundred dollars ilnmo.
diately. ] told him Il wAs Ill ! had
IN bank. He insisted and Ne Guar.
relied over IL. I lost my temper b.
cause I .tehc.ueht b WAS being nm
ibid he tell you Why 10 wanted
the money!" Marx asked eagerly.
John Calvert shook his head. mo.
I asked him. but ho wouldn't cay.
Finally ] agreed 20 get It for him.
! g6vs it to him just bsfors lunch"
"You were . good friend Of hist"
Finn asked.
=. .N ~: ths doctor said. Il ~. not
"But Ill the same you took prae-
tically every cent you could serspe
up TO give hint"
The doctor nodded. r owed him
the money" 10 said.
! looked away from him. e was
di4lcult % believe, and / wanted %
believe him. The sheriff put hie
story immediately.
What WAS this about . woman
he said to you?"
1--WE said nothing about any
woman. She Wes mistaken"
The sheriff looked incredulous.
aYou say you paid him The Ave hun
dred just before lunch. What -
came 81 III"
II have no idea"
searched t."
ssNo."
him7"
eyes. II youn eall my bsnk.
you'll ind ont that ! drew Il out
that :. s. .aor r.a sad ! havs . receipt
.'Hox much did yoa sws him alto
gsther7"
s'Ten thousand dollars.s
The sheriff whistled. Kew lOng
have you b6en paying him back7"
Two years" IL Doctor An
aWhy did you pay him the I've
hundred?" Finn asked suddenly.
WAS ~! + e 3 you wantsd 70 issp
The doctor nodded. st would hurt
my position horo 70 have Il bo6ome
known" 10 said.
"You Wers anxious 3 ksep The
quarrel quiet too. .Ysrsnt you7s
eyes. Az I said, knew Te1ipa
heard e, and I know sho sutpoeted
mo. tslephoned her that afternoon
from this room, but she wouldn't
talk to me. That evening ! wrote
her the note. I vas oottaln I eoQld
convince her ! wAs innouelt Il she'd
only talk Is No. and / didn't want
ANYTHING to set out about the
slow we're Jon ring 70 axplain
70 her about what Vail 1ai6 about
dragking this woman into ~" tAs
sheriff asked.
II was going. The deetor broke
or sudde1ly. aVail didnf ~ nv
thing about . woman" b sAid.
"And you wsre ssine = tell her
that even though you didn't knew
she Imagined she heard soaaethine
SAID about . womA1?" tn aAofi&
said. tim sorry De- but you
olipped that time. ] nnooO III heNo
e AK you T. como aloAe With me-
that \. unless you en- prove q cir.
titht alibi."
The doctor mad . sseture u
surrender. n can't, 10 s6id. q vas
IN the 1-I1y room, roodink sorAa
plates, whom Vail VA klllAG Wali.