Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

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been one shot fired
Yes. noticed that
when l couldn't find Mr.. Brase's
| revolver in the house l thought I'd
have another look on the hill. There
| IL was, lying among the leaves, you
know. / don't wonder I didn't notice
1t before. We were in hurry"
yes. You were in a hurry. Is
| this Brases revolver"
Got his initials on it. anyway" the
| inspector laughed. u. B.. see?"
Eyes. Better get his brother to
identify it."
He has," said the inspector. II took
it down to him at his place. He saw
Mr.. Brase put those marks on it him.
| self. That's good enough, eh?" he
laughed. There we are, superintend-
ent.' You find Mrs. Brase for us and
Well do the rest" He hustled out.
Mr.. Fortune sank deep into his
| chair.
Looks as If he was really killed
up there. sir" said Bell sadly.
| Mr.. Fortune smiled. "Some error
he murmured gently.
| Bell had met that smile before 1t
| was wont to lead to action. But it did
| not. Mr.. Fortune seemed to have lost
| his grip. The telephone rang. Tomas
WdHLSu " hHU" WHAT WIS uOlIlS ABOUT
| the inquest. Don't mind me- Mr..
Fortune said. Bell conferred with
Warnham and suggested to Mr.. For.
tune that they should begin tomorrow,
! give evidence of Identification and adj
| journ. YES" Mr.. Fortune murmured.
Make em all happy"
N the morning he declined to attend
that inquest. But. while it was be-
| ing held in the parish room at Brase,
| he appeared in the village. He spent
some time there and chatted with the
artist who was sketching that pic
| turesQue bit by the rectory.
Supt. Bell came back to the White
Bull to find him politely ready to hear
all about everything. Bell had many
grievances.
This old fellow. sir, he as good as
told his jury at the start Mrs. Brase
did the murder. Nice sort of justice.
| Nice for the police, too. Telling her
we've got case when we haven't got
herr
Every fair all round" said Reggie.
"Who identified the body? The rec
tors wife,"
"She was there. Telling everybody
how Mr.. and Mrs. Brase were always
quarreling. The brother, Roger Brase,
was called to identify. The old coroner
was going to ask. him something, but
l made Warnham stop that"
We'll. well. What's Roger Brase
like?"
'Smallish chap. dark. looks sport.
ing. Gone the pace, I should say"
Like his brother?''
Yes, sir. SO they say"
Again the telephone interrupted
them. mfr. Tomas, SIR" Bell reported.
| You'd better hear yourself"
| And Reggie heard this: as that
you, Reginald? lCongratulate me.
! I've found her. She's at st. Ives. !
thought she might be in some artist
colony. so l tried them all. She's at
| st. Ives"
Splendid" said Reggie. I'm her
| own name? Fancy that. Found the
man. too"
Hes been there all the Winter.
Left a week ago, Reginald. We're
| after him. But we'll make sure of
her. Warnhafl's sending down a man
with a warrant tonight. What did
you say?"
II said God save the king" said
Mr. Fortune, and rang off. But when
he came back to Bell, the superin-
|
| forming. What he said was Of startling
irrelevance. ANY views about Warn
ham, Bell? / mean to say. is he play.
| ing the game?"
| Sir? I've got nothing against him.
He's got 20 years service. Absolutely
straight / should say"
| well. well. There's no hurry" Mr.
Fortune murmured.
! The next morning he went up to
town. When he came back. Bell found
that they had been reinforced by his
car and his chauffeur and factotum,
Sam. Late in the evening Mrs. Brase
was brought to Horsbury and charged
with the murder. Bell. who attended
that ceremony, reported that she
didn't turn a hair.
| She was brought before the magis-
| trates in the morning. Reggie went
to see that and found Tomas going
into the court. Come to see your
| triumph, Tomas? Now nice and
human Of your
so glad to find you here. Reginald"
Tomas smiled. II was afraid you were
losing interest in the case"
"Oh, we're all here! Look, there
| the rector's wife"
| What Tomas was going to answer
was hushed by the coming Of the
magistrates. Mrs. Brase was put into
the dock. a large, stately woman. Her
face had the pallor of ivory, but she
showed no fear, nor any other emotion.
More chin than brow" Tomas
whispered.
Yes. She married Brase," said
Reggie.
She was charged with murder. She
said she was not guilty. The clerk
asked her If she had counsel. "You
have not given me time" she said
| quietly. There were murmurs Of con-
sultation. The counsel for the public
prosecutor arose-they would not take
1t far that day--every facility would
be Overland Inspector Warnham
went into the box.
| 1t had been reported to the police
that Julian Brase was missing. He
had called on Mrs. Brase, who told
him that her husband had gone to the
devil. He called the next day, and
she had left home. He searched the
house and park and found Julian
Brase--dead. He later found near the
| spot a revolver marked ~. B."
| The prosecution proposed to ad-
journ.
II wish to say" Mrs. Brase began.
| Better not, better not" said the
old chairman.
| IT wish to say that my husband was
alive when saw him last. 1t was in
my room at the Hall. He asked me
/ about that. I refused him. He went
out of the room. and never saw him
again. ! don't know what became Of
him."
With that the bench adjourned and
she was led away.