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[By Foster Barclay. Canadian Press Staff Writer) OTTAWA. Sept. 3—(CP) As

dozen cowboys scurried about help- lessly. a disgruntled bull, feature attraction at a local rodeo, and seven frightened persons today shared a four-by-flve-foot alcove in an uptown store for almost three minutes.

When it was over, one of the seven was taken to hospital, five were shaken and bruised and the seventh-the writer-lost a pair- of pants.

It all started when the 1.400- pound Brahma bull-Big Sid—with four cowboys riding herd. was par- aded along O'Connor Street as part of a, promotional stunt. Every- thlng was fine until "Sid" 798N1- ed Sparks Street, main business thoroughfare, and pulled a For- dinand the Bull-he just wanted to alt and alt and sit.

‘Ilrafflc was blocked, crowdr‘ gathered and all the tugging and tail pulling failed to budge the animal. It might have been easy on the wide-open ranges, but not on 'the corner of O'Connor and Sparks Streets with 1,000 clamor- ing dudes about.

Big Sid had other ideas. H» headed straight for the plate glassl window of Byrson Graham's de-

artmcnt store. The crowd scat. ed in all directions and, it seemed, so did the bull.

Swlftly changing direction and pace. he headed down the road.

that Then and _I found him dying maybe seven or eight minutes af- ter you had-very loudly-threat- ened him. That much time to get off the Where did you

wood. I stayed there quite a ‘time; but who's going to believe that?’

ent after you'd shouted at him."

would happen ‘rf I stayed tlierc. I was scared. We were both pretty

There wasn't much time."

wood?"

lng away up the village and run into half the respectable in the place. I was looking like u dovll himself. sight by the quickest route. I went to earth. Surely you can see why?"

it's so hopeless. Oh, Charles, don't

With a known quarrel on fc-ot be- tween you. and then this idiotic, meeting this morning. and I ex- pected several witnesses to testify to hearing you screaming threats at him, and no one but you to suy at What time you left the garden- why, there's nothing in your lav- ourl Oh. Charles, why dld have to put yourself in a position

By l PETER BENEDICT

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SC9i12~ go?"

"Through the field and into the “You must have left the mom-

“I did. I realized something bad

ivid. I just ran fnr it. I had to. "And you went to earth in the

"Well, I had to go somewhere to ool off. I didn't want to go breez-

people

I just got out of

“Yes, of course," said Jane. “But

ou see what a jam you're in?

YOU

should know." And hi;

aware of footntepr upon the ‘my; mounting ateadl-ly They looked at one another Speculation, all three visibly gath- erlni their faculties to the tnevlt- able crisis. These were not footsteps of the publlcnn

Wife. or of anyone who habitually mounted to this room. Nor was the

veered again to the sidewalk and like that? It‘; so like you t: get

in a swift trot made for the side entrance of the department store. Those in the doorway started for the intierlor, but a hysterical wo- mantredt hlt d f ll the inside dnooyi"?! m ea o Pu The bull burst through the street entrance, breaking the glass and coming abruptly to a halt ,1; m, inside barrier-nteven persons were trapped in the bull's pen. Pewma and Drobing with m. horns for a victim, the bull crush. ed a woman against the door end another against a wall. This re. limiter stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the bull. both trying to got somewhere, but ln opposite dlmc. tloBns. u‘ Peril"?! 3R Bid realized there wasn't room for all llll 1,. 400 pounds and seven people and he backed to the street. A womq" Ilumped to the floor and w“ taken to hospital. Blood was see ins from a cut on another. p- lllﬂde. the bull was cornered in a laneway, roped and later hlxlbedtewav In a truck. ou th m ..&"..:".'::r.1. 9:14.22? In! to a tailor. They weren't to be d after the excitement.

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"It's murder." It was more to him; it was the loss ol nls hitherto unassalled

yourself in a mess. but this is dif- ferent, this is important."

“Don't I know itl" raid Charles. something

Self-assurance, and the memory of that destroy- ing moment when Then had look- e at hlm and dlsanmed nim by the conviction of his guilt. Thnt was going to take some forgetting.

“Dont meet trouble half way."

salrd Jim sensibly. "And for heav. ens sake don't let's try to pin} g deliberate defence when the case doesn't demand it. But, when the police get at

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they will, tell them everything- Every mortal thing! Even wb you thought-if you can bring yourself to put that in. Because Dr. Wayland baa already got it out of Thea that we overheard you in the garden, so if we were the best liars on earth we couldn't hope to keep it dark."

Charles turned round slowly and stared with his hurt, annoyed eyes. "Do you mean she-just jumped to it that I'd killed him? Justllke that? And wanted to get back at me? Does she hate me as much ha all that?"

"No," Jim said impatiently "of course not. He questioned her about It. that's all. Naturally. a doctor can hardly give a death certificate and ask no questions in a case like that. And she was too upset to be able to prevarlcate for_iong. She simply admitted youd been there and quart-ailing git; him. What else was she in a .

"N0. I suPPOHe she couldn't be expected to do anything else. He"! 1t. he was her husband, af- ter all."

"That didn't enter into lt," said Jim firmly.

"You were there, I wasn't. You lum face was a little cheered, and e smiled, but the effort was of abort durat- ion. For aa he spoko they were and brirki-v. m

the nr his

knock which followed, leisurely "d W918i"? and very deliberate, "l? knwk 0f anyone belonging to the Swan,

"Come in," called QJharies, roua-"at one side of the ninrrow Church

in himself.

it was Sergeant Boyce who came ln. He was a large man with a very quiet manner from which nothing could be guessed or concluded; middle-aged and his face practised in remaining blank over the keen- est and most reasoned of thoughts.

“Good afternoon. Mr. Sievier." he said in the most matter-of-fact voice. "I bore I'm not come at an awkward time; but in the way of duty. I have to ask you a few questions about a certain matter. in which I believe you may be able to help us."

Charles vi-slbly drew his wound- ed faculties together, and pTJflUP- ed from somewhere within hlm the ghost of his lost assurance.

“Come In and alt doyvri. ser- geant." he said. "We've been ex- pecting you."

CHAPTER X WHO KILLED AUSTIN HART

Charles at the inquest. hart-led by a lawyer whose habitual man- ner was splteful in the extreme, and who was being employed by Austin Hart's alster, cut an unre- assuring figure. His tamper under stress was never good. and the woman and tho man. anxious both to deflect attention from the Hurt family's substantial gain by the death. had a pounclng manner which frayed his harassed nerves beyond endurance.

The way they whispered to- gether, the way the solicitor bob- bed up triumphantly to suggest the mdlfferent coroner into putting various sideiong questions, annoy-

ed Charles out of measure. His self-control began to slip and his voice to rise aggressively. only

Hall, dld he relapse lniothat lost uncertainty of manner which was all she had left to hlm.

And that, thought Jane, was worst of all Charles. or all people in the world. to waver and lav/er his eyes. and search haltingly ‘or words; It was horrible! And yet she could not help pltylng Thea too. She looked so young in black, and so fragile, that it was lmpos— slble not to warm to her. if only she had not done that t0 Charles, Jane could have loved her simply for being so beautiful.

Thea ad given her slender but important evidence early in the

proceedings, given it in so few words as possible, and in a clear monotone. stressing nothing, en- larging upon nothing. They had

had to get all details from he” by questions, lor her own account had been only a couple of senten- cea long. ‘

Yes, Mr. Slevler had a disagree- ment with her husband. but that was just about a picture.

Yes, the picture bad been begun with Austin's consent, but be would not let Mr. Slevier finish

it.

Asked why not. she shook her head. and supposcd it was because he misunderstood the relations between Mr. Sievler and herself. She added that her husband was foolish in that way; and lnokcd round the sympathetic faces about heir, seemed to assume that ‘hey could scarcely choose but know what a life she had led with hlm and therefore said no more. Ho! candour was controlled and de- vastatlng.

Yes, she had heard Mr. Slevler‘: voice in the garden.

Yes, he sounded angry.

No, she had not seen him when

when his eyes lit upon Thea Hart.

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either. She dld not seem to m possibilities. She did not accuse by ext-using.

Jane did not know if thla was aimplicily or subtlety, but if, was soothing to her worried mind, and she was grateful for it.

Jlm had followed her. He told the truth. with all the detail hn could remember and his oowers of observation were highly devel- oped. He did not llnger upon Char. les's overheard words, but when asked to repeat_them he dld so virlthc-ut omission, lvn a tone which mlnlmizcd the sense without du- iorif-iig‘; it. But Jane felt the breeze of suspicion, contagious from eye to eyc and lip to lip, rise along the ranks of spectators at her back. It was impossible to listen and nvoid

les Slevlor had lost hlr,__tg__m rand killed Austin Hart after a p rfect- ly ordinary and sordid q arrcl about a woman.

Nor did Charles do anything to eradicate that Impression. face when he rose to gl-ve statement was dark with a sort of sullen defiance, and his volze grew from surly to menacing as he told how the difference betiveon Hart and himself had arisen.

.(To Be Continued)

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