The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04

Meanwhile old Boris is giving her .
healthy tumble. You size it up
about like ! do. You see as far as
you're concerned with Earl, no
dice. But you think you'd like the
life-you got . few stage-struck
notions yourself. All right. Who's
the candidate? Me, I am. little
Spikey.-"
"But II do have . real yen for
"Maybe 50. And you don't leave
me cold, sister, if it's . reference
you'd like. I'm for you. You're .
mighty tasty dish. I don't care
about your angle. We've all got
angles in anything we do. I'm just
telling you I've heard wedding bells
too often. They give me headache.
I'm paying two sets of alimony now.
Tie that And there was some
funny business about my first di.
vorce that my lawyer didn't let me
in on in time and all I got to do is
sneeze and I take . bigamy rap.
And Is for getting away right now,
I couldn't If / wanted to. But I'm
for you and hope there's no hard
feelings"
Ida shook her head slowly. "No,"
she said thickly. "Not a one, Spike"
.Oke. Let's get out Of here and
As they rose it was nearly eleven
thirty By Ida's little platinum
Eleven-thirty on Long Island in
the big, quiet house. Eleven-thirty
and Kay was still closeted with Car.
lotta Vestra. She was frightened.
but didn't know what to do. ANY
course she might take in handling
this temperamental woman to bring
her out Of what appeared to be an
insane rage might be the fatal one.
All she could do was talk-talk-
talk-answer questions. make de.
malls.
Carlotta began BY badly accusing
her Of stealing Earl Harrow.
"But I didn't. How could I? Hea
% grown man. He knew his mind.
It was nothing but business. he
had given you up. You know that.
! don't know what happened be-
tween you, but you had gone of to
Europe and he was missing you
terribly. ! know he was"
But You thought he'd be easy
thenw Carlotta snapped, lurchinr
forward on the edge Of her chair.
You thought you could get him on
II didn't, though. I didn't try "a
get him. Don't you understand"
But 10 was no use. There was M
reasoning with her. Kay was Ger.
tain that she was face to face with
u mad woman who might be physi.
cally dangerous. Yet she dared not
get up and try to 60 to the door. h
might be just the needed spark. And
20 10 went on, around and around.
with no reason, no logic; only pas.
sion. jealousy, hatred and raee. n.
nally, IN desperation, Kay rose. In.
stantly Carlotta jumped to her feet
standing between Kay and the door.
I've heard enough" Kay said
s ssa!S Il don't have to listen to
"You don't have to listen 10 anv.
body! You aren't going to b aba
to listen to anybody!"
Carlotta tore at her pure. Her
long slim hand dived IL and shot
ont holding . small blue automatic
II can't have him and II cana
have him, you ean't!" Carlotts
"Dontl" Kay cried. st.rinr :.
the pistol "You'rs insanel"
Carlotta raised the pistol. IL
breast, 49,
The door clicked behind CarIott..
The Woman turned swiftly. AS She
ol9, Kay plunged forward % try 10
seize the gun. Il was Harrow who
came IN. He saw the situation ~
once and lunged toward Carlotts
Inefe was . sudden scream. 4
sharp report drowned e. ma r.rc
vaclouNy IN Aay's ears. But She
was upon Carlotta now, had ths
woman's wrist, was tearing rs her
hand with her nails, trying "a d;s.
lodge tho pistol. - 11e
:. Caflotta's hand opened limnlv
one began to sob, great rackinc
sobs that tore cruelty &c her cha.t
80. nnd tnsn Kay saw what had hap.
2ened. Earl Harrow Icy on tie
1901. . red stain On tho b,esst a.
nas starched dinner shirt, over the
Ito Be Continued)I
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