The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-29
Through a
WOman's Heart.
BY Sidney Warwick.
BY Sidney Warwick.

all the morning. They've retained
the best counsel, I hear, for the de-
fense"
He followed Stephen into the car.
Il nearly ran Bonholt Hume down
half an hour ago-almost wish I had
done!" Freddy remarked, vindictive.
ly, narrowly avoiding an old lady who,
in spite of his repeated hootings,
seemed bent on making him her &C
complete in determined suicide un-
der the car. glove, there ought to be
law forbidding old ladies stepping
off the curb on any pretext! I'd
prosecute 'em for reckless walking!"
he added, parenthetically, as the
the curb in great fluster and was
shaking her umbrella excitedly after
the car. What was l saying? oh,
about Bonholt Hume-what does he
mean by talking everywhere, about
Lathom as he has been doing, and
magn1fying his row with the dead
man, as though he wanted suspicion
to fall on him? know I'd sooner sus.
pect Bonholt Hume of it than would
Jack; he at least had something to
gain by Philip Hume's death-and a
good deal to gain too! Here's Gull
verton's. If I may, I'd like to go up
| with YOU"
Mr.. Culverton, a gray-whiskered so.
llcitor of rather old-fashioned coun-
try type, took view of the case that
! was less reaSsuring than Stephen had
predicted.
"Of' course, we are going to do our
best and fight to the last ditch; but
well, can talk freely to you. It's
no good blinking our eyes to facts;
the evidence is very strong" And
he shook his head pessimistically
There was that unfortunate alterca.
ton at the club, advertising the bitter
feeling existing between the two men,
Then on the next night they again
came to blows on the highway not far
from Hume's house, the obvious in
F! ference being that Lathom had gone
there to resume the quarrels which
will tell against him. Upon the scene
mounted constable and another man
come, in time to hear Lathom shout:
'Shooting's too good for a liar and
slanderer like your and to see Hume
strike blow, not with his hand. but
with stick"
THE coward!" whispered Hilda,
passionately, as if to herself, but ev-
cry man in the room caught the low,
] tense words.
1T was a heavy blow, that made
Lathom reel; recovering himself, he
sprang at Hume, only the blow never
fell; the mounted constable parted
them. He says Lathom was blind
with rage-which is not to be won
dered; sticks not fair fighting-as
he went away. When he'd gone a few
PAGES he turned and looked again at
Hume. and said, I've not done with
you yet, you cur!' And that was the
last seen Of Hume. The police infer
ence is that Lathom, goaded by the
provocation, baked of returning the
blow he had received, had followed
Hume
Its monstrously untrue" broke in
Hilda. Her eyes were passionately
alight.
of course. my dear young lady.
don't for moment think he did it"
said the solicitor. But you see the
difficulty the police are confronted
witE-that of a motive for this crime.
Hume seemed to, have, no enemies ex.
cept Lathom; Lathon, for some rea
sen, he has been trying to injure by
spreading malicious reports. The DO
lice know that-know that Lathom
had found it out. That in itself ar
CUES enmity between the two men;
the two alterations argue it-ant
Lathom's threats. Their theory /.
that the act was committed in a fl,
of blind passion under provocation-'
But the revolver from which thu
sEct must have been fred" broke il
Thornton, suddenly. How do the DO
lice"
The fatal points is that revolve
is known to have been in Lathom'
possession that night" said the So
licitor. THAT is the point the polio
make so much Of"
Hilda made a startled movement
and her face went whittier. A deer
ened dread was closing down on he
, as she listened for the solicitors nea
words.
{ "Lathom has always been fond q
guns and shooting, az. you know
!. taste can't understand myself.
!, dislike to be in the same room as
/ firearm; I'm always wondering IL It
loaded. Lathom's an excellent she
4 and fond of revolver practice.
- seems that on the night when it
a assumed Hume met his death Lathol
n called at q gunsmith's in the tow
q about revolver he had left for SON
y rerair and took 1t away with him, On
/ presumably had 1t on him when /
/ met Hume. That fatal coincidence
e a lad bit Of evidence. It is only pro
e to me, believing, as do In his inn
e. cence, how misleading apparent Ct
!. cumstantial evidence can be- .Jat
l. Lathom was carrying a revolver TIL
highland the bullet that caused Il