The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-17
CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXI
The nurse let Kay in 10 SEQ Pete
the next day. She went into the
narrow hospital room timidly, ex-|
pecting to SEQ him looking deathly
IL, but Was pleasantly surprised to
80 that he seemed to Be resting
comfortably and that, except for
the bandages, which, with the
sheets, were startlingly white
against his brown sldn, hs was
much the same old Pete.
He grinned when hs saw her.
Flows this for . picture?" he
asked At that, his voice did sound
weak. But the grin won and Kay
returned Il, confident that he was
out Of danger.
~Not bad" she said. "You should
have borrowed ons Of my negh-
gees."
She sat down beside him.
"Feel al right" she asked.
1--WE felt worse"
"You wouldn't fool me? It isn't
everybody who bounces . bullet OF
his skull" che said.
"No, I'm ali right. They Just
won't let me romp around. Little
headache, III admit"
Plenty heedaehe, che thought,
but she said, "Well-why keep It :
sseret9 What happened TO you?"
He looked ct her curiously.
"You don't know9" he asked.
'sNo. WHAT" she said anxiously.
Pete grinned again and shrugged
his big shoulders.
"That's what eats me. don't
know. AL I remember = I was
walking up your drive when !
thought ! heard somebody in the
bushes. I did . dive in and some
thing went boom. Next thing !
knew Q nurse was leering down at
me. Everybody seemed TO know
something except me. I'm only the
guy that got shot-or % they tell
me. What did happen1 Come On.
can take It"
"Pets-I'm not trying 70 Be
funny. I don't know what hap
pened. Nobody seems 70. ! heard
the shot and went running out and
there you were"
"Yox found met"
She nodded.
"That must have been fun
TT nearly scared me to death. !
He reached for her hand. "Thsn
you do like me Q little?"
well, / don't want peopls shoot
ing you" she said.
H6ld Kay"
"Ths police azs Investigating"
Kay said.
Psts's manner changed. He smiled
wrily. "They probably won't get
tar" 10 said.
"Why mott"
Because they WON'T
sPetes do you think-ss
"What else can think!
They looked at each othsr sol-
.But I can't believe IT," she said.
II talked to him and" Suddenly.
abe checked . herself before she
blurted out TIE secret that Earl
Harrow was paying Pets's hospite!
bill. There was Tins enough to tell
him that when he was up and we'll
Now Il might upset him.
"And what?" 10 asked, . calm
challenge IN his voico.
"But Peto-it's ally 70 think Il.
Look q his position. After all
HE warned mo 70 ct out o3
town. I'd eall that . threat"
"But Pete-he's . big man. Why.
it's ridiculous when you stop 70
think Of t. He has moro % Do than
to 20 around having people shot
Just because Of . little pique. ]
could believe q lot Of things about
him, but NOT that. Don't you nm
dsrstand? Somebody has been try
in9 10 do something 70 him, those
racksteers hs had tie trouble with
probably, and they've been hanging
shout my house. Whsn you cam
too, he naturally might have sns-
peetsd Jon had somethin9 70 DO with
Il because you didn't Ike him
that's silly, too, Of eoufse-but he'l
suspicious Of every body these days
And IN . way, Jon can't blame him.
Mot" Pete aid slowly.
Kay wished she knew what 70 ~
what really 70 bellows. Il did seem
inconceivable, though, tat Harrow
would have had Peto shot He could
have, yes, but he wouldn't have.
The nurse cut their visit abort
Pete was TO rest, Ghs explained Ksl
left. no nearer D solution 70 this NV
mystsFy than she bad BEEN be9oeo
Once more she decided 20 con1ro0I
Harrow. She vont 70 The yacht anl
waited for him. Whsn ho returned
Spin and Wagnee ware With him
Harrow motiensd them on. seases
her whore they could talk, IN
omilod at hor knowingly.
There's somethinG q yeu
mind" ho said.
"Of course"
.HoW's b eominges
Hes IN No danger, ] guess.S
ut looks 6 e b walked int
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