The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-11
published by special arrangement with
the Chicago Tribune Syndicate).
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO



Still harbOring a crouch, as the result
Of his disgust for Jacques, Johnny
reaches his room to find there two
nOtes-One from DR.. GOranskO and an
other from Jacques, the latter asking
him to witness another case. He goes to
Jacques studio shortly before the ar
rival Of Pervier who at once proceeds
with his outline Of the facts as ascer-
tanned.
NJ. Jules ROux was a wealthy man Of
about sixty years. He had an English
wife, Diane, thirty years younger than
he. His only daughter, Edith, is his idol
The daughter at first is pleased with her
fathers marriage to the young woman.
There are, though, French traditions
which in time become bOresOme to
young English woman.
NJ. De COurcey, a friend Of the family
and about the same age as Diane, ana
who is, it is stated, in financial straits,
becomes a habitual week end visitor at
the ROux villa.
AS a natural consequence the relations
Of the young man and the young married
woman become intimate. At first, though,
it would seem that De COurcey would
lay his attentions to the daughter.
The villa is near to the boar chase. a
hunt is planned upon the arrival OF N.
ROux who was called home from a trip
by a mysterious telegram.
And, now the story
Two days later there was a boar hunt in
the forest. It was a clear day, but cold
with dark heavy clouds that promised
snow. De COurcey had stopped on for the
patched up their quarrel, so that later in
the afternoon when Edith proposed thai
they take her two seated runabOut anC
drive over the road through the forest
Dianes plea that it was too cold seemed
a natural excuse. She lacked the hardi
ness Of her stepdaughter, who was used Il
the harsh north Of England climate.
Edith, therefore, went alone. She liked
to hear the pack and the excitement Of th'
chase even when detached. Once or twice
she had seen bOars killed from the sidt
Of the road where the chasseurs some
times stationed themselves, and often sh
had viewed the animals as they broke GOV
er. This day she carried heavy steame
rug to keep warm while waiting.
On this occasion the sport proved bette
than usual. Three bOars were killed be
fore three o'clock. One Of them was
big old solitaire, near the record size, ant
so tough that he was shot at by four mem
berS Of the party before brought down b,
ball from the gun of De COurcey. Shot
guns were used big ball set in the wad
so as not to burst the choke of the righ
barrel, and q cartridge Of chevrOtine, buck
shot in the left. Owing to thick under
| brush the range is usually point blank
and rifles are barred because of the dan
gerOuS long range. Also one might Sc
/ fit to fire at a fox, in that region bet
Invisible, vermin that is worst Of pOachers
rough cover and vineyard stakes in tn
open.
Then, as it was getting dark, anOthe
boar was started. In the dOublingS an
zigzags the animal twice crossed the road
once seen by Edith. 1t was a big tuskel
Presently not far from the road; two shot
rang out. Edith slipped from her car an
entered a lane hard by, hoping to be in g
the death. About five minutes later sh
heard a fusilade of shots in quick succeS
sion, as if from several guns near tOgethe
then some seconds later the cry, "a Ia lie
sounding ah-lah-leeeeee! -
But a moment later there came a wilde
frantic terrified shout for help. "SC
cOurs SecOurs! Venez vite! Vite! Vite!
Edith dashed back into the bush,
tangle of vines and brambled creepers wo1
en- among a growth of acacia Saplings, wit
their fearful thOrns. The ground rigl
here was sunk a little, marshy and bOgg,
With the bresage of some fearful disastC
the girl struggled through to come preSen
ly not on the body of the dead boar, bJ
that Of her beloved father. Beside it, fraI
tic with horror and dismay, stood I
COurcey.
Others Of the party were crashing L
from various directions, and at Edith
wild scream of anguish, they plunged o.
regardless Of stabs and scratches from Il
/, locust thOrns. 1t seemed evident enOug
had mistaken his host for the wOundC
boar, fired into him, then plunged in
the sOushOis, relOading his piece, to ke'
= the quarry in sight to bring it down.
But De COurcey's prOteStatiOns that
= had done nothing Of the sort were almo
! Immediately proven by the discovery Of T.
dead boar, its carcass showing seven buc