The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-15
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that was at once easy and frank,
ut entirely sincere, untouched BY
the brisk eocksureness Of some
medical men.
Finally the doctor turned 70 hef.
smiling boyishly.
"He. going to b III right Kay"
"Are you sure?" she demanded,
hoping desperately that he was not
merely trying to reassuro her.
"As sure % anybody could Be
under The circumstances" the doc
tor said. eyes, he just got Q nasty
bump on the head and had . couple
Of inches Of scalp pretty well gouged
out. There's . slight conclusion and
he'll have 70 keep Of his legs and
take It pretty easy for q while, but
the wound itself doesn't amount to
much"
.'Oh, thank you'll"
The doctor chuclied. sDont
thank me; thank the bird that did
the shooting. II ! couldn't do better
than that IA quit"
and lie II. est down . min
ute," he said gently. "Weu have
him moved to the hospital Mean.
while there are . couple Of things
70 get out Of the way"
"Oh," abe said. She understood
what 10 meant
"How did young Ryan here hap
pen to get shot, Kay7"
II don't know. I was just going
upstairs to change clothes 70 70
over and zee him when I heard tie
shot I hurried downstairs and the
cook had heard it, too. At first, I
thought IN . way, It might be IN
automobile bac6ring, but there
have been some providers around
here lately and ! couldn't imagine
What It might be-" Kay was won
dering how much she ought to tell
before she confronted Harrow.
"Prowlers7" One Of the Doctors
sandy eyebrows rose.
"Yes," she said quickly. sYou
see, mother and Bud are up IN the
mountains and I've been here alone.
! Vas worried, Of course, % I got
Buds old revolver and . flashlight
and went out and looked and
that's how I happened 10 find Pete.
There didn't seem to be . soul
scars?"
1T wasn't fun" she said simply.
The doctor patted her shoulder.
sGreat girl" he said.
KOv I~n- &h~A Az. L. -
the beginning Of explanations. The
town knew that Pete had gone to
Guatemala, that he had been vague.
y, ct least connected with her.
Now, what would people say. what
would the police say. when they
learned that Pete had been living
quietly back In Daytona, and had
turned up. shot In the head, on her
front lawn.
A. sho saw o. there was only onA
thing b do: to confront Harrow
and demand IN explanation II hs
would give one. to tell him that she
considered she had no further 10y
atty % him, and then to tell the
chief o9 poles the entire story. BE-
ginning with the mysterious Incl
dent IN the old fort ct st. Augustine
when Harrow had seen someone FOL.
lowing them.
She rode over with the docto,
and Pete n the ambulance and took
care Of registering Pete in the hoa-
pital. When finally assured that he
would b well taken ~ 81. shs
said, "Doetor. ! wonder II you'd
eome with me to see the police?
Somehow. ! hate tho idea Of going
Kay" '
He drove her IN his little coupa
. the police station. The chief rs.
tened politely 70 Kay's story. nod.
ding at each point and asking no
questions until she was thronvh.
Shs said nothing, however. Of ths
mystery concerning Earl Harrow:
merely that there had been prowl.
ere neaf her house and that possiblv
Pste had come to call on her ma
had bean mistaken for an officer az
Waterman. This ordeal vas soon
over but when she left the station
AAY was not sure that her story
had said: As's
VERY we'll, Miss Owen, IN see
that your house 10 watched. HnSY
may want b see you a9ain soon
M right" she said, 'thank
What she WAS thanking him for
sne didn't know. A she left the
seasion and looked back at its bsrrej
windows she could imaeins hsr.sl1
bald there because of Ia nsrh !.
Mhatever Vaccinations invoivsS
aasrow. Or for Withholding that psrt