Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

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Il straint INDUCED in mt his ia
Norite annual holiday. Strolle,
aln~C the Lawn at Goodwood towar,
the crandStand, his card in his hand
waiting for the n bcrs to go up 70
the next race.
NJ the corner of TatterSall's inclos
ure he came face 10 face with Charles
HURLEY, the famous Kings counsel.
fellow member of his club. hut a maj
with when he had only the siiShtes
acquaintance. Rather IL his Sur"rise
hatr;Stc stopped him The usua
casual Srceiinss were exchanged, an,
afteCward HunleN took his companion
by the arm and led him back along
the lawn.
Il wonder, Angus" he asked
whether YOU RENE or the CcLisor
case, about four years ago
Angus shook his head.
Cant say that l do" he confessed
"What sort OF Il case was it,
Il suppose it VAS before YOU en-
tered upon your peculiar line of activ'
tiles" the X. {. unused. The case
was the Crown US. CoulSon, and l was
for Coulson."
And the charge"
Murder We got il reduced during
the hearing 10 manslauS hter. and the
Jury. If they could have done so, would
have lei the man ~. altogether. Would
il bore you il Just run over the case?
Ill tell YOU why afterward."
''0f course not. Angus replied.
''7'he numbers won't he up for another
quarter of an lpur. Have a cisare' y"
He passed his case. The Two men
sat down upop an unoccupied seat,
md HURLEY looked thouShtfuliy ont
81, arl
ward The Solent.
'Ccuison was an accountants clerk. "
he began. and engaged to he married.
Almost on the eve of his marriage his
fiancee Tilted him for n wealthy sports
man. CoulSon learned that for months
she had been planning this and that
the money he had given her 10 use in
preparing for their marriage had been
suuandered. In fit OF rage he at.
tackled the man. There was tremen.
dous fight. and, although Coulson was
the smaller and the weaker. he so in
Jured his opponent that the fellow
later died. CoulSon was arrested and
tried, hu, under the circumstances got
off with three years for man.
slaughter"
Angus nodded! With cood-behav-
ior remittance" he asked. when will
he he out"''
Hes out now" Hunley announced.
eve just seen him."
Where On the course"
The barrister nodded.
Il went UP 10 bet with Sammy Mar
tin in Tattersall's ring" he confided
land noticed that he had new
clerk didn't recognize him at first.
He's a pale. understood. shrunken lit
tie fellow. Then he looked w and /
knew him. He knew me. too"
Rather n comedown for him, isn't
it?" Angus suggested. Il should have
thought if his case had excited so
much sympathy. one of his pals could
have found him a better job.
Huniey looked idly into the faces of
the passersby. I'm afraid it's one he
chose himself. Angus. You see, kept
my mouth shut, of course, for / wasn't
going to do anything to a-sraVate the
case against him. but 1t fell 10 my lot
10 tell him at the hospital that the
man was dead and that he'd be
charged with murder
Nasty job that
Yes. but not in the way you'd have
thought" Hunley continued. taking
out his glasses for a moment and
gone up. Il. 3. ). s. IL. III you want
TO he of. I'll finish presently"
Angus glanced a; his card.
Nothing doing" he decided.
There's only one horse in it and no
place betting. ] shall have rest.
Besides. I'm interested in what you
are telling me-
"WELL." Hunter proceeded, put.
W ting his glasses away II
rather funked telling him, but he sim
ply raising himself little in the bed
and smiled. You know what IL
means I warned him. He looked at
ne for A moment. ar though he didn't
understand. You think / mind?' ne
asked. Tell me- he went on. do you
think they'll hang me- Not chance
Of It, ] assured him. The charge will
probably he reduced to mansI8 lighter,
and should say that you'll get light
sentence
He smiled again. II wasn't smile.
Angus. IL mane me curious 10 know
what WAS at the back of his mind.
Ard f11en ] asked him. point blank
He hesitaicd only for a moment The
first luxury ] shall enjoy when I an
free he coniidcG. will he 10 deal with
Ada AZ she desfyes TO he dealt with,
j hadn't the strength that night :.
he rnan'E character came out In the
evidence. He was a mild, inoffens!ve
accountants clerk. saving money ey-
cry week. wonderful at his Job.
thought the world 1T by his employ
ers-they paid for his defense, by the
bs--a man whom all has neighbors
liked. although The men called him
rather mi!kAop. and he lay there. just
come back from the bprderland he.
tween life and death and In perfect
sincerity told rna that he had yet TO
ctal with Ads.
lie has p-pl,a bly, cha nged his mind,
after sii this time in prison" Angus
observed.
HUnl"y shrugged his shoulders.
MaSbe." he admitted. but ! fancy
not. ] spoke to him. just now. He
pretended not TO recognize me. but ]
tell you. Angus. there VIE exactly the
tsne Iook in his face when talked
10 him that day in the hospital and
when said good by 10 him before he
wen, dDsn 10 the cells"
'What b3s .DTne ~ the w0ms n ?"
Angus asked.
That IL where the drama ~ the
thing comes 10. Ehe il here on the
soDss~. wits Der Ettst victim, and ]
ana perfectly cDnYiur"d that f0uison
Isas only arc@pt"d tbs jpb with u
BssbokJnaETf b""aDs@ he knows that
sg"n"r ~ Inter he'll r1ne srross her.
Size nrytr misses lie rarrE'
ifas| SoU even spoken 80 her," An.
EDs asbed rhe ought 10 be warned -
Tile gtiseF n.yafod
tis3iI % liiat. he said II lhought
ia tel you tins, Angus. becstise one
Or taH III your little exploits baYe
sg,ne my @sS auf ieit fbat this sDlf
of affair might interest sou. knowing
tine naan. 90 afraid there's nothing
We cttlid DE-, unless ae could keen
them apart, aDd / honestly tell sou
that dpt't believe THAI = possible
hEte iife feeling that ~ she were "a
tslsHge her name and bury herself IN
san FFan"iA'JD. ~ New York, sf the
Falkland islands, ~ the st%pues -.