Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 21, 1922, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER: s igo_gtmued from last issue) CHAPTER XV “No Violence.” The ex-pugilist sat back in the chair chewing an unlighted black cigar, his fishy eyes fixed on Bromfield. Scars still decorated the colorless tace, sou- venirs of a battle in which he had been bested by a man he hated. Dur- and had a capacity for silence. He waited now for this exmi’site from the upper world to tell his business. Clarendon discovered that he had an unexpected repugnance to doing this. ‘A fastidlous sense of the obligations of class served him for a soul and the thing he was about to do could not be Justified "even in his loose code of ethics. He examined the ferule of his Malacea cane nervously. “Pve come to you, Mr. Durand, about—about a fellow called Lindsay.” The bulbous eyes of the other nar- rowed. He distrusted on principle all kid gloves. Those he had met were mostly ambitious reformers. Further- more, any stranger who mentioned the name of the Arizonan became instant- 1y an object of suspicton, “What about him?" “I understand that you and he are not on friendly terms. I've gathered that from what's been told me. Am I correct?” ‘Durand thrust out his salient chin.’ “Say! Who the h—1 are you? What's eatin’ you? Whatta you want?” “I'd rather not tell my name,” “Nothin' doin". ness. That goes.” “Very well. My name is Bromfleld. Tais fellow Lindsay—gets In my way. I want to—ellminate him.” “Are you askin’ me to croak him?’ “Good G—d, nol I don't want him hurt — physically,” cried Bromfield, alairmed. “Whatta you want, then?’ The tight-lipped mouth and the harsh volce called for a showdown. “I want him dlscredlted—d|sgrncod 52 ' “Why? “Some frlends of mlne are infatu- ated by.-him. I want to unmask him No name, no busi- In a public way so as to disgust them with him.” “I'm hep. It's a girl.” “We'll not discuss that,” sald the clubman with a touch f‘w} l,.w of hauteur. “8ay! Who the H—I Are You? What's Eatin’ You? Whatta You Want?" “As to the price, if you can arrange the thing as I want it done, I'll not haggle over terms.” The ex-pugllist “listened sourly to Bromtleld’s proposition. He watched parrowly this fashionably dressed vis- itor. His suspicions still stirred, but not so actively. He was inclined to believe In the sincerity of the fellow's hatred of the westerner. Jenlousy over a girl could easily account for it. Jerry did not intend to Involve him- self until he had made sure. “Whatta you want me to do? Come clean.” “Could we get him into a gambling- house, arrange some disgraceful mixup with a woman, get the place raided by the police, and have the whole thing come out in the papers?” Jeérry's slitted eyés went off into space. The thing could be arranged. The trouble:"jn igetting Lindsay was to draw him into a trap he could not break through. If Bromfleld could de- liver his enemy into his hands, Durand thought he would be a fool not to make the most of the chance. As for this soft-fingered swell's stipulation against physical injury, that could be ignored if the opportunity offered. “Can you bring this Lindsay to a gambling-dump? Will he come with you?” demanded the gang politician. “I.think so. I'm not sure. Bst i1 do_that, can you fix the rest?” Copqnghi b \Ammn MacloodRane “ItN “How much will you need?” “A “coupla thousand to start with. More before I've finished. I've got to salve the cops.” Bromfield had prepared for this con- tingency. He counted out a thousand dollars in bills of large denominations. “T'Il cut that figure in two. Under- stand. He’s not to be hurt, I won’t have any rough work.” “Leave that to me.” “And you've got to arrange it so that when the house is raided I escape without being known.” “I'll do that, too. Leave your ad- dress and I'll send a man up later to wise you as to the scheme when I get one fixed up.” On'a sheet torn from his memoran- aum book Bromfield wrote the name of the club which he most frequented. “Don’t forget the newspapers. I want them to get the story,” said the clubman, rising. “I'll see they cover the rald.” Bromfield, massaging a glove onto his long fingers, added another word of caution. “Don’t slip up on this thing. Lindsay's n long way from i[being a soft mark.” “Don’t 1 know it?” snapped Durand viciously, “There’ll be no slip-up this time if you do your part. We'll get him, and we'll get him right.” “Without any violence, of course.” “Oh, of course.” Was there a covert but derisive jeer concenled in that smooth assent? Bromfield did not know, but he took away with him an unease that dis- turbed his sleep that night. Before the clubman was out of the hotel, Jerry was snapping instructions at one of his satellites, “Trail that fellow. Find where he goes, who he 18, what girl he's mashed on, all about him. See if he's hooked { up with Lindsay. And how? Hop, to it! DId you get a slant at him as he went out?” “Sure I did. He's my meaf.” he trafler vanished. Jerry Stooq at the window, still sul- lenly “chewing his ‘unlighted cigar, and wiateched his late visitor and the trailer lose. themselves in . the ' hurrying crowds, “White-livered simp. ‘No - violence. Mr. Durand’ Hmp! Different here.” An evil grin broke through on the thin-lipped, cruel face. L When Bromfleld suggested to Clay with a touch of stiftness that he would be glad to show him a side of New York night life probably still unfamil- far to him, the cattleman felt a surprise he carefully concealed. He guessed that this was a belated at- tempt on the part of Miss Whitford's flance to overcome the palpable dislike he. had for her friend. If so, the im- KNOW LITTLE ABOUT AMERICA Traveler Tells of Odd Bellefs That Are Prevalent Among Even Well- Educated Europeans. Austin Stack, minister of home af- fairs in the former cabinet of Kamoun de Valera, tells of some of the curious impressions regarding life in the United States still prevailing among Kuropeans. “Among other curious beliefs is that eyery one who lives in America, partjcularly In the Western states, must be a cowboy. I find that /| many people habitually refer to resl- dents of the Far West as ‘cowhoys’ in a figurative sense, and 1 suppose that accounts for part of the uouons that are clrculated.” Mr, Stack recounted a story told to him by a friend from'Butte, Mont., who was entertaining a visitor from Europe. The visitor expected to see the streets of Butte built and peopled along the lines shown in the erstwhile popular western movie, and his I noticed that he seemed to be con- stantly on the lookout for some one or something. “Finally,” Mr. Stack said, “the vis- itor turned to his host and asked: ‘But where are all the cowboys? “‘Oh, they are never seen in the daytime,” the other replied. “They are very shy. They only come out at nights, like the fairles.’” And the visitor believed it, Mr. Stack claims. Maimed but Good Swimmers. | Swimming s quita easy, and is even beneficial for these men who have lost a limb, especially in salt water, which seems to benefit the maimed limb. At a swimming match organized at Brighton for so-called disabled men, 16 competitors entered the water. Ten of these had lost one leg, three were minus an arm, and the remaining three had no legs at all. The course was from the Palace pler to the West pler, and 15 of the 166 competitors covered the whole dis- tance, roughly three-quarters of a nile. The one who failed had to leave the water half-way owing to cramps in the stump. “It was perhaps the most remarkable swim that has ever taken place in history,” comments the author of “The Handbook for the Limbless,” from which' the above facts are taken. Elephants Test a Floor. i Wishing to determine the strength of his garage floor, a Canton (0.) man employed the services of five circus elephants to act as test load, relates Popular Mechanics Maga- zine. They were led upon the floor and grouped as c'osely as possible, making a live load of more than fif- teen tons on the center of the floor— probably the first of this unusual de- scription to be used for such a pur- SMGSEMENS “A QUESTION OF HONOR” AT REX THEATRE TODAY Anita Stewart’s admirers have re- newed cause for upholding their fav- orite in the presentation of “A Ques- tion of Honor” the First National attraction which shows at the Rex again today The star has suc- ceeded in giving a stnry of a society girl with an amazing twist. This i3 perhaps to be expected in an adap- tion of a Ruth Cross novel; and still it is questionable if anyone but Miss Stewart could have made the charac- ter as distinctly individual as she has done, She has taken the role pulse that iuspired the offer was a creditable one. Lindsay had no desire’ to take in any of the plague spots of the city with Bromfield. Something about the soclety man set his back up. to use his own phrase. But because this was true he did not intend to be outdone in generosity by a successful rival. Promptly and heartily he ac- cepted. the Invitation. If he had known that a note and a card from Jerry Durand lay in the vest pocket of his cynical host while he was hold- ing out the olive hranch, it is probable the Arizonan would have sald, “No, thank you, kind sir.” . (Continued in Next Iss2e) 1 SUBSCRIBE FOR THE A song is sung; a speech is made; and the face of a loved one fades from the mind; BUT A PICTURE! —that lives forever! HAKKERUP - The Photographer in Your Town. DAILY PIONEER| of Anne Wilmot and draped it in the gorgeous freedom of the West and crystallized it in an emboldened spirit of womanhood. In the foothills of the Sierras Bill Shannon is putting across a big irrigation project that means salva- tion to hundreds of weary settlers ‘who have toiled away at unproduc- tive soil. At the moment when his plans seem to be realized in the con- struction of a big dam, financial in- terests decide that the property is essential to their plans for a rail- road nght of way. Failing to win the engineer over to their plans they bring Anne out as a bait for him. The story is full - feature-value, with the added advantage of Anita Stewart’s talent and glorious exter- iors taken in the West. The star is more captivating than ever in her buckskin attire. A “Question of Honor” has registered as a distinct hit. It remains a question only as to how far it will surpass Miss Stewart’s previous film ventures. “HATE” AT ELKO THEATER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The Maxwel! Karger production for Metro of Wadsworth = Camp’s “Hate” adapted to the screen by June Mathis, is announced by the Flko theater for Fnday and Satur- day, Alice Lake is the star. She plays the role of a pretty little show girl who becomes involved in a murder mystcry wherein one of her admirers is falsely. accuged. Her fight to save his life, snd. the ro- mance which comes to her through her struggle makes a story full of suspense from first reel to last. The role of “Babe” Lennox is said to give Miss Lake the greatest opportunity of her career as a star an opportunity of which she takes every udvantage In the cast is Conrad Nagel, who plays the part of a prosecuting at- torney, and Harry Northrup, Charles Clary and John Ince. “PENROD” AT THE REX kg THEATER NEXT SUNDAY For the first time in the history of motion pictures Booth Tarking- I 7 v THg A tonJ: inintitabld § characters of fhis “Pefirod” storie8™have been ‘Welded' into one complete feature picture. Marshall Neilan is the director who has essayed this task, and his latest production under the title of “Pen- rod” is the First National Attrac- tion that will be seen at the Rex theater next Sunday. The picture is said to live up, in every respect, to the characters Booth Tarkington has immortalized in print. For the main incidents of his picture’ ‘Mr.' Neilan has drawn upon the formation’of the American Boy’s Protective 'Association, ithe amateur theatrical ‘“The Children’s Pageant at the:'Table Round”; the drink episode;’the encounter with Rupe' Collins’; " tough "boy; and the capture of - two notorious bandits. For his settings the director has chosen a typical rural town of per- haps 50,000 ?pbpulnflon Penrod’s father and mother represent middle class people with inordinate pride in their only son and caustic regret over- the necessity for admininster- ing chastisement upon him. Other characters in the.town,-the clergyman, ; constable, .soeiety. pro- | moters of dramatic' event$ and-dane- ing school enthusiastics, have’ ‘been retained in the makmg of the fllm version. 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