The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-08

oxalic acldf
sabre gives his first clear. ealcu.
lated words since he had got up
there. guess ha had been pulling
himself together 20 look for a trap.
lilo said very slowly. trying each
word. like chap feeling along on
thin Ice. he said. 'igffle--asked
- TO - set - Il - to clean my
- straw hat - for mo 80 fot 49,
Brighton
That Humpoi Very gently, very
quietly. like rescucr pushing out a
ladder 10 tho man ON the Ice. The
deceased asked you TO set IL to clean
your straw hat for you for nrish.
ton And then. like trap being
sprung he snapped and threw sabre
clean Off the balance no was getting
Then Il was obtained for the pur.
poss OF your holiday
Look here All at sea again,
d'you seef And the end was quicker
than nothing. Twynlng pulls Hum
POS coat and points at Sabre's hat.
soft hat, ON tho ledge before him.
Humpo mods. delighted
And did she carry out her tn
tention. sirF DID she clean your
straw hat for your
Mods
"'you don't appear to be wearing
III
shakes.
Pray. where. then. II this straw
hat TO clean which you obtained tho
oxalie acsdg II Is at your houseT'
Shakes.
Not at your housei Odd Where
Them
Look here
Where thenr
Look here
Answer the question. air. Where
Is this tsraw hats
Look here Gtips. Look
hero Guips again. Look here. |
lost Il In tho sea ~ nrighton.'
"Iiumpo draws In his breath.
Starcs at him for two solid minutes
withou, speaking. Then say. like one
speaking 10 a ghost. You lost IL In
tho sea at Brightoni You lost n In
the SEA az Brighton Has an tnspira
ton. Inspired IN hell Turns like
flash 20 the coroner, I have done
with this witness. SIR sits down
Plump. Court lets so It's breath like
tho four winds round a chimney
Sabre staggwrs out OF the box. Falls
across into hts seat
TOO much for ma. old man.
hawled out. people In front OF mo
nearly Jumplng out % their skins
with the ssart. bawied out. Mr..
Coroner. | saw the witness nj Brigh.
ton. and he told mo he'd lost his hat
in the sea
~Buddha. IKE a talking IDOL dis
covering an infidei In his temple.
Who are you. arr
Tim a solicitor. I'm Mr.. sabrsr
solicitor.
"Buddha 20 Sabre Have you a
solicitor IN tho court. SABRE
-'Not Not Get away Oct out
OF ~ Get away from meF
You have no standing In this
court. str says Buddha.
Awful Nothing 10 be fons. Sorry
ia spoken After all. telling ma
about Mis- hat. what did Il proves
Nothing. IL anything. easily could
be twisted into cunning preparation
os this plan beforehand. Useless.
Futile.
Case went on. Presently Twyn.
ing In the box. Last wltneas--pat
up 20 screw down the I'D on Sabrs's
coffin. TO polish up the argument DO
fsre Il went 10 the jury. Stood there
with the venom frothing az the cor
ners OF his mouth. stood there a man
straight out OF tho ioinH OF Judas
Iscariot. stood there making his tea-
timony more damning thousand
times By pretending u was being
dragged out Of him. reluctant 10 give
away his business companion. Told
positively damning story about
meeting Sabre nj the station on his
departure from leave a day after the
girl was sacked. Noticed how strange
his manner was. noticed no didn't
like 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 had cold. but saw Mrs. Sabre
IN Tidborough very next day. Yes.
thought tho whole thing funny DO
cause had frequently seen sabre and
the girl together during Sabre's
leave. Any particular occasion7 Wen.
did Il really matter7 Must he really
answer Yes. notably in the Cloistsr
tea rooms late one evening. Wen.
yes. had thought their behavior odd.
sccrstive. Sabre's position IN the
Officer Well. was II really necessary
20 go into that? Wei. had 20 admit
Sabre was no longer n member Of
the firm. Had been suspended dur.
ing intimacy with the deceased. now
dismissed consequent upon this grave
development Had he ever had oc-
CASTOR In the past. In earlier days.
TO renonstrate with Sabre concern
ing attitude towards giri7 Wen.
scarcely liked 70 say 30. hated 20 say
80. but certainly there had been such