Evening journal., 1922-04-20

watching its dinner being cut up.
After about two years. slaps IN his
tongue and demands Come sir. for
what purpose did you buy this oxalic
acid?'
sabre gives his first clear. cal
culated words since he had got up
there. I guess he had been pulling
himself together TO look for trap.
He said very slowly. trying each
word. like a chap feeling along on
thin ice: he said. 'Eme-asked-me
to-get-it-to-clea - straw
hat-for-me-for-
Did she clean your straw hat
for your
mods.
"'You don't appear to be wearing
IT,"
shakes.
Pray. where. then, is this straw
hat to clean which you obtained the
oxalic acid? Is It at your house?
Shakes.
mot at your housel odd, Where
then2'
Look here
Where them
Look here
Answer the question. sir. Where
is this straw hat?'
Look here Gulps. Look
here Gulps again. Look here.
lost It in the sea at Brighton.
'Humpo draws in his breath.
Stares at him for two solid minutes
without speaking. Then says. like
one speaking to a ghost You lost
10 in the sea at Brightonl You lost
ID in the sea at Brightonn Has an
inspiration. Inspired in hell. Turns
Ike flash to the coroner. I have
done with this witness, sirl' sits
iown. Plump. Court let's 90 Its
breath like the four winds round a
chimney. Sabre staggers out OF the
box. Falls across into his seat.
"Too much for me. old man.
bawled out, people in front Of me
nearly jumping out Of their skins
with the start. hawlec
out, Mr.. Coroner, I saw the wit
ness at Brighton. and ne told ms
he'd lost his hat IN the sea-
"Buddha, like a talking idol dis
covering an infdel is his temple
Who are you. sir?'
"T'm solicitor. I'm Mr.. Sabre
solicitor
''Buddha TO Sabre; Have you
solicitor in the court sabre
NO. Mo- Get away Get out OF
i'll Get away from met
"'You have no standing In TINS
court, sir says Buddha.
awful. Nothing to be done.
Presently Twyning In the box
Last witness-put up 20 screw down
the lid on Sabre's coffin, TO polish up
the argument before It went to the
Jury. stood there with the venom
frothing at the corners OF his mouth
stood there a man straight out OF
tie loins Of Judas Iscariot, stood
there making his testimony more
damnsng by pretending 1t was being
dragged out of him. Told a posi-
lively damning story about meeting
sabre at the station on his departure
from leave a day after the girl was
sacked. Noticed how strange his
manner was; noticed he didn't Ike
being asked about circumstances OF
her dismissal; noticed his wife
hadn't come TO see him off. Yes
thought Il odd Sabre had explained
wife lad a cold, but saw Mrs. Sabre
in Tidborough very next day. Yes,
thought the whole thing funny be-
cause had frequently seen Sabre and
the girl together during Sabre's
leave. Yes. notably I'm the Cloister
tea rooms late one evening Well.
yes. had thought their behavior odd
secreuve. Had he ever lad occasion
IN the past. IN earlier days to re.
monstrate with Sabre concerning ar
titude toward glrl2 Well. scarcel
like TO say so, hated to say so. bu
certainly there had been such occa
sions. Yes. had spoken seriously (
Sabre about IL.
There ripped across the court
he said that, old man. a woman
voice from the back It's a lie II
an abominable lie. And you knC
it's a lie!
Eth? Terrific? 1 tell you terri
isn't the word. 'Silencel How da
you. madam? Turn out that VOL
AM Who is tkat?'
"Commotion. A woman press
out from the mob behind and walk
up the court like a goddess, i
Portia, by Jove, like Euphrosy
Let no one dare TO touch me- s
said. I am Lady Tybar. EveryC
knows me here. I've just come
Just heard. This shameful busine
All of you killing him between yC
She pointed a hand at Twyni
And you. I tell you before all Z
court, and yea may take what ST
you Ike, I tell you that you arr
liar, an experienced and calculat
liar And she went with that to
sabre and stopped over him a
tuched him with both her hands q
said, Mako. Marko.'
~Matter of fact Sabre was the f
one to speak. He threw up his a
from where he'd been covering
face. just as he d thrown It up WI
] called out, and swung her han
aside and called out, Don't tou
me. Let me alone. Leave me alor
"she mouoned to the man bes
him. and the chap got up as If
motion had been Circe"s and dis'
poarod. And she took his place a
sal down beside Sabre and poor
Sabre crouched away from her as
ne was stung, and old Buddl
reaching out for his dignity. sa