The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What 70 Eat

ward The house, wondering Il hsr
nerves had gotten into such Q con-
dition that she had mistaken the
beck9ring Of IN automobile for .
pistol shoe.
Unworrisd now. she snapped On
the flashlighk and ran 10 beam
casually over the front yard. And
then shs gasped. Something dark
and solid lay On the lawn near .
clump Of bamboo that bor0ered The
winding automobile drive. Taking
Z hrm grip on the gun and swapping
Of the dashlight Kay ran softly
forward until che eans to the OBJ
jet.
She had not bssn wrong; It was Q
body, Q mans body. She flashed The
light down on It and - the drst
Of the bright beam struck, abe
caught her breath and felt her
knees grow weak - Il they had
suddenly turned 70 soft putty. The
man was Pete.
She cried out his name and
dropped On her knees beside him.
She reached out and touched his
shoulder; shook Il gently.
"Pete,S she said in the voieo one
uses for waking . sleeper.
But there was no sound from the
body; there was no movement about
it; the shoulder was - lfelsss - .
dummy's.
Frantically, she threw Pete over
on his back and flashed the light
upon him again. What she saw
made her gasp. The face was COW
cred with blood which seemed 20
have STRAINED upon is from the
right side Of his head.
Kay thrust her hand inside his
shirt and tried to ind the sugges-
ton Of . heart beat, but In her
tremulous excitement could not tell
whether Pete vas alive or dead.
She drew out her hand and stared
down 1t him, the horror and the
cold fear growing rapidly within
her chest, shutting OF her breath,
drying her throat and mouth and
weighing down like lead upon her
stomach.
Even at that moment Harrow's
name and Hsrrow's face flashed
into her consciousness and che
gripped the revolver that she found
was still in her right hand. She Msw
that II she saw Harrow before her
she might begin to squeeze the trig.
ger and not stop until the hammer
clicked impotsntly upon exploded
cartridges.
Then reason returned 70 her and
she realized that she still had not
determined whether there was any
life left in Pete's fallen body. By
one Of those strange quirks Of menu
Org that psychologists like 70 dis
cuas, Q plan came 70 her. Several
years before she had seen % the
theater on the peninsula Q melton
picture version Of white Shadows
In the South Seas" In the Aim, q
young native boy Was injured and
appeared to b dead. The white
doctor-how instantaneously, bow
ridiculously easily and wildly e III
cams back to hsr!-held . shiny
belt buckle 70 The boys lips and
looked ct Il, then worked 1uriously
TO save his life. The Polynesians
thought Of tho buckle - . charm
which had brought back tho lads
life, but to the doctor Il had been .
simple device 70 - e thsre Vas
still . life to ssvs; Il had caught tho
faint mist from the younGstor's
feable lungs and had showod that
breath WAS still II the body.
Kay held the flashlight close 70
Pete's lips, then looked at Tho disc
Of glass, afraid Of what che might
sec. With relief % great % any 6he
had ever known, she feali1ed that
the glass WAS fogged b. . thin 6lm
Of moisture.
ine his shculders, aPstsis
But hs remained limp and silent
Kay seized Pete's shoulders and
dragged him toward the house. Il
was surprising % hsI how heavy .
limp body could b. When finally
she had him lying On The dsysnport
IN the living room, . towel under
his head, S6o ran 70 the tolophoue.
Her hand Vas Esmbling % that
sho dropped the 1sceiysF twiee and
| Il swung on the end q IT'D eopd,
banging against the tall. The cook
stood IN The doorway, huee-eyed,
speeches., hef sWoa&y hands
clamped tight togsfAeG.
Kay eallsd Two doctors before
shs could ind one 81. And within
10 space Of timD that seemed hours
but Was really only . few minutes,
she WAS standing enxiouely above
tho bent shoulders q IL young doe.
toG, watching every ulovom4nt. Thl
Doctors preeenee ealmed her i'm
msdiatsly. He was Z vsty ecmpe.