South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20

called out. and swung her hands
aside and called out. Don't touch
me. Let me alone. Leave me
alone.
she modoned the man beside
him. and the chap got up as az her
motion had been C5rce's and disap-
Deared. And she took his place and
sag down beside sabre and poor old
Sabre crouched away from her as II
ac Eas stuns, ana old Buddha.
reaching out for his dignity, said.
You may remain there. madam, II
you do not interrupt the court
There wasn't much more 10 in
terrupt. Twyning had had about as
much as he wanted.;: he'd done
what he was out 10 do, anyway. The
case finished. The coroner had go
at the jury. Then went on. sup
pose they were gone ten minutes.
Shufhed IN again. Gave their YER
dict. was watching Sabre. He
to5A down his hands from HE face
and stared with all the world 5
agony IN his face. strainlng himself
forward % hear. Verdict. They
found suicide while temporarily in
sane and added their most severe
censure OF the conduct Of the witness
Sabre. He jumped up and flung
out his hands. Look here Look
here-Censure! Censure. Cen!
Dropped back in his seat like he
was shot. Twisted himself up. sat
rocking.
Court cleared In less than no
time. Ne left in my corner. This
Lady Tybar. Sabre twisted up
Bobby or two. began 10 come for
ward. sabre looks up. Looks
round. Cts his hat. Collects his
old stick. Starts 70 hobble out.
This Lady Tybar get in front OF
MIN, me alongside of her by then.
Mako, Marko.' (That was what she
called him. He sort of pushes al
her and at he: Let me alone. Let
me alone. Get right away from me.
I'VE followed him.
Followed him. the pair OF us. up
TO the main road. She tried again. 1
tried. He swung round and faced
us. Let me alone. Won't anyone
let me alone? Get right away from
me. Look here-Look here. If you
want to do anything for me. get
right away from me and leave me
alone Do you hear? Leave me
alone
"Hobbled away out towards Penny
Green, bobbing along on his stick
fast as he could go.
she said 10 me- oh. OH and
began to cry. Clear we were only
driving him mad by following him
now. There was a cab came prowl-
ing by. / gave the chap a pound
note and told him to follow Sabre
Get up just alongside and keep
there. l said. He'll likely get in
Get him in and take him up 70
CrawshaWs Penny Green. and come
back to me at the Royal Hotel and
lnere's another qudd for you
"Old man, ! went along 20 the
Royal with this Lady Tybar. Told
her who I was and what l knew
Ordered some tea there (Which we
didn't touch) and she began TO talk
to me. Talk to me
she talked about herself and
Sabre. What did she say? No you'll
have to let that go, old man. It was
more what 1 read into what she
said. I'll keep it-for a bit, any
way.
There's eles TO tell than that
That cabman I'd got hold Of sent IN
awhile after to see me. Said he'd
picked up Shbre a mile along and
taken him home. Stopped a bit to
patch up some harness or some
thing and All of a heap Gas he
expressed it) Sabre had come fying
OUT OF the house again into the cab
and told him to drive like hell and
all to the ohice-to Fortune, East
and Sabre's. Said Sabre behaved
all the way like as II he was mad
shouting TO him 10 hurry and carry
ing on inside the cab so the old man
was terrified
II said. To the office! What the
devil nowT / ran in 10 Lady Ty-
bar and we hurried round We
were scared for him. I tell you. And
we'd reason to be when we got
there and found him"
CHAPTER VII
l.
When that cab which Hapeood
had dispatched after Sabre from
| the coroner's court overlook its
quest. the driver began, in a fat and
comfortable voice. a beguiling mon
clogue OF "Keb. sir? Keb? Keb7
Keb. slr?"
Sabre at first gave no attention.
About a mile along his disabled
knee. and all his much over-wrought
\ body refused longer TO be the fog
/ ged slave Of his tumultuous mind
He got in.
Sabre stumbled into his house and
pushed the door behind him with a
/ resolution express i've Of his desire to
/ shut away from himself all crea-
lures of the world and be alone-be
/ left entirely alone. BY habit he
climbed the stairs TO his room. He
/ collapsed into a chair
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