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CHAPTER XLIV.
"How can 'you want to marry me," Jerry suld to Alester, "when you know I do not love you?".
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRA DU FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929. ·
Iwere threading their way back to their own particular group of friends.
it had accurred to him that Jerry would be too pleased if his mother were willing to do that to
She was insane, she told herself. to say such words to the only milwant to keep their engagement se- Ilonaire who had proposed to her crot. It seemed not at all strange It was like taking a pot of gold to him that he should be devising and throwing it Info the ocean. ' It did not seem to discourage him, ways and means of inducing a for. mer shop girl to let the world however,
know he had proposed to her.
"Because I love you enough for both of us," Alester replied; "und I know that you aren't in love with anyone else."
"Because I told you I don': be Heve in love?" Jerry questioned uneasily.
"Yes."
"Would it make any difference if I did feel that way about an other man?"
It"!
A few weeks before he'd have get a hearty laugh out of it.
He did not care to tell Jerry what he hoped for from his mother and by morning, though he did not know it, he was farther away from his hope of having the news broadcast than he had been the night before. For Jerry had
Alester did not reply Immediate-decided not to tell her mother.
DEATH SENTENCE AT
SESSIONS.
CROSS STREET MURDER
TRIALS ENDS:
Yung Kwallin was yesterday found guilty of the murder of Ah Tsoi, alias Yeng Lck-hong-and sentenced to death by His Lord- ship the Chief Justice. Address- Ing the interpreter after the Jury had given its verdlet His Lordship said, "Will you tell the prisoner that the jury has found him guilty of murder and it seems to me that is right verdict to come to on Tell him that the evidence.
I am sorry for him, but he appears to have allowed his sense of in- Jury to Influence him. He went
up to this man when he saw him standing by a stall and then la- flicted the injury upon him from which he died.
The law regards that us murder and it is my duty. to pass on him the sentence which the law requires.".
Addressing the jury, Mr. Hin- shing Lo said his case was that the stabbing was done under provoca. tion and that prisoner had used the weapon because he had been struck by the other man and had also been threatened.
She couldn't have explained her ly. "No, it wouldn't,” he said finally because I want you, Jer-easons for this decision because ry-In spite of a lot of things. she did not examine them. The sthink I've known it since I first truth was that she hung back from tried to kiss you and didn't get taking irrevocable steps. Not that away with it. But if there is any telling her mother of Alester's
Counsel stressed the fact that such lucky devil I'd like to know proposal would have made hor
irrevocably his, but it would make Ah Tsol had used certain expres He paused to give Jerry a chance it harder to draw back, Jerry was sions to the accused and suggested o say something. Well... who not even aware that she wanted to that that was one of the
provocation. He also is it?" he said after a moment of draw back. But she was conscious forms of silence.
that for some reason, she did not suggested that if the killing had one deliberately the man Jerry evaded an answer by walk-want to announce the engagement. been ing to the parapet. Alester Jol- In spite of Alester's pleadings would have aimed direct for the lowed her and put his hands on the continued to keep it a secret. heart and would probably have in- her shoulders, turing her to face even from Evelyn. It was axflicted more than one wound. him.
though by doing so she held open a doer for retreat.
It's Dan Harvey," he said hoarsely.
Alester urged an early marriage, but Jerry begged for a few weeks Jerry pulled away from him-mre. "in the theatre." she said,
worst
He contended that there were circumstances which justified the
not jury in finding the accused guilty of murder.
Counsel for the Crown dwelt on the instrument had
his fingers were hurting her. f reality she meant "of free- | the fact that
But she returned his boring gaze dom," because she was telling penetrated to a depth of five and with a steady one.
herself that once she was Alesà half inches. He submitted that
It might have been," she saidį ter's. bride she must never let there was ample evidence of malice quietly, "I hadn't found out that herself think of Dan Harvey again and ample evidence on which to find love is only a mirage."
-Dan Harvey would not be for-accused girilty of the charge. gotten.
The Summing-Up."
Jury
Alester laughed." "You don't know what you're talking about," Poverty was not quite such a he told her impatiently, but I'm tribulation to her now, eitherumming up. His Lordship dald satisfied. When we go to the ends She resented the change, in a way that from the statement made by of the earth on our honeymoon "Why couldn't someone have come the prisoner himself and from the you'll forget any lukewarm ideas ajong and said, 'Here's your mil uther evidence which had been you may have about "Dan Harvey." lion, while I was working at called he did not think the
"Then you still want to Fane's or when I wanted to send could hold much doubt as to who marry me?" Jerry asked, her young some little thing to mums," she was responsible for Ah Tsoi'a eyes candidly scurching his face. thought discontentedly.
death. "Of course more than ever. youldn't lose you, Jerry, for any-mother a silk crepe dress; two thing else in the world."
weeks before she had mailed "But what if afterward big box containing a coat, a coat I should find out that I had with a real fur collar. The letter made a mistake?".
that came in acknowledgment made Alester's face darkened. "You her weep tears of harry sympathy would have to go on with it," he and understanding. said Hatly. "You are going to be mine forever."
His wil words seemed to stir him to action. Jerry found her self caught to him again and held immovable while he took the kiss that belonged to the victor,
But later, when he wanted to an- nounce their engagement, she op- posed the Idea,
"Why?" Alester asked.
That day she had. sent her
And she had insisted that Alester, accept money to repay Dan Harvey for the expensé he had been put to in providing auto and railroad fares to Boston after their never-to-be-forgotten flight. It had given her a feeling of delightful independence to be able to do this. "Why should it be allowed to cost him so much,"
it was
not
ample evidence, to come to the con- It seemed to him that there was clusion that the prisoner was res ponsible. However, sufficient for the Crown to establish that the prisoner had done the killing but it was necessary for the Crown to prove that it was done with alice äforethought.
Once killing had been establish- ed the burden of proof that it wus not murder was on the prisoner. Sir Henry said that malice afore thought did not merely mean long premeditation. Counsel for the de- feuce had argued that prisoner never intended to kill the man, but the law said that if a man used a
result of that death ensued then the person who had committed the Tact was responsible for the man's
death.
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"Oh, I don't know," Jerry said she had said to Alester, "when werpen upon another man and as a was afraid he could not help the
vaguely. "I guèss all girls want to keep it a secret a little while."
"You aren't sure of yourself?" Alester pressed in a voice that be- trayed his worry..
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he didn't want to go?"
"He was asked to go under my orders." Alester replied. take care of his expenses."
But he let Jerry give him her share to forward to Dan because Life might have any surprises he saw that it meant a great deal in store for him, but the most be to her. wildering one always would be
He guessed that she didn't want that occasioned by Jerry's procrasto be under obligation to his for tination.
Despite the fact that he feared did he want her to, so he sent an mer flying instructor: Neither her interest in Dan Harvey might equal amount to Dan at his home divide her heart, he had held no town where he was on a visit to doubt of her desire to marry well. his parents and bought orchids It simply had not occurred to him for her with Jerry's money-plus that she would hesitate to wed the greatest matrimoniul catch of the some of his own.
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A week later Alester came to "It isn't" that," Jerry said hon-
show with nestly. "I don't know what it is. Jerry after the anless it's just that I'd rather tell very definite request that she an- my mother first, or Myrtle and Ev-nounce their engagement. Jerry elyn."
Alester understood better than she that she was still struggling with her indecision. And her failure to respond to his caresses. had warned him that he must con- aider her wishes,
น
Counsel had also suggested that there was provocation. He thought there was a certain amount of vagueness attaching to the term as used by Mr. Lo. Provocation did not mean that a person was labour. a sense of injury. It ing under meant that something happened which destroyed the balance of a person who in a sudden fary made an attack upon another person. In that case the jury was entitled to
find rovocation.
Apparently the evidence of pro- vocation was that in regard to the use of certain words. As to who used those words there had been a (Continued on Next Column)
prepared to raise objections as usual, when Alester cut her short. any "I'm not going to wait
"Damn it," Alester exploded, Leontine is giving a party," longer," he said
You resolutely. "Can't you be sensible?
know what's what in this world "Leontine?" Jerry said in sur- as well as I do. But you have no legitimate reason for refusing to Accept Leontine's invitation. It was not her fault that you met with an unpleasant occurrence at her place,
prise.
announce our
LIMITATION OF LAND FORCES.
LORD CECIL'S - PROPOSAL OPPOSED.
conflict of evidence. Witnesses for the Crown said they were used by the prisoner, while prisoner said they were used by Ah Tsol. He
jury to a conclusion on that point.. The jury would have to ask, if satisfied that the words were used by the deceased, whether they wero
Geneva, Sept. 19.. used as a kind of provocation. He thought it quite likely that words Submitting his revolution on the which would give some people limitation of land forces, Lord Cecil certain shock were freely used emphasised that while a limitation among people of the coolie class. Mr. Lo had said that the words of land forces was as necessary as would create an overpowering ef- a limitation or reduction of naval feet and on that suggested that the verdict should be one of man-
forces, the situation regarding the slaughter.
former had not changed, and had even retrogressed, since 1927.
The members of the jury would have to to themselves whether the
He foresaw a conflict of opinion use of filthy expressions would bring the accused to a state of mind as to whether progress would be where he was not ruilty of murder achieved by limitation of the num but only guilty of manslaughter bers of troops or the period of It had also been suggested that ac
cused acted in self-defence. His training, or both, but an effective Lordship sald he did not underlimitation of forces was only stand on what that defence was
one of thoso based, but thought that apart from achievable by the threats there was no other methods. evidence on which to 'hase
ade-i fence like that.
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"Yes," Alester went on levelly; He decided to let her have her "and I've accepted for you." way, but he told himself he must Jerry lifted her, head in a flush obtala her consent to an early mat- of augers "I won't accept," she ringe. Before she really does said hotly." should think you de's very anxious to have you
let her fall in love with that founder," would know that."
world. engage he added, thinking of Dan Har- "Jerry!" Alester caught her ment, and if you want to please
hands and held them tightly. ne,,
will consent. I Jerry, you "I know you've asked her," Bet-"Leontine is an old friend had intended asking my mother
to do it, but she's leit for Aikin." | slaughter. ty Mortimer said to him before the of mine. I might as well tell you
"Couldn't we wait until she re- party ended. "You look se glum. that I was pretty deeply la- Which way did it go? Not that fatuated with her until I met you, turns?" matters. You'd look the same in can't deny that since I've not Alester turned a suddenly hard
treated her well, I either case."
expression upon her.
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"When you go to Florida with mother you can start warming her! up to the idea of having adeugh- ter-in-law," Alester replied.
"You mean a different daughter- You 'in-law," Betty laughed.
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Modification Urged. His Lordship said that if the Heer Loudon (Holland), the Jury was satisfied the prisoner in- Chairman of the preparatory com tended to use the weapon upon the mission on disarmament, request- deceased then-he would be respon-ed Lord Cecil to modify his re- . owe it to her."
"Jerry," he said in an exceed sible for his act. If he went and solution in order to facilitate the "I can't see why."
ingly steady tone, "are you play struck the other man in the region work of the commission. He hop Well, that's the way I feel ing with me? If you are," he of the heart and 03 a result the ed the latter would have sufficient about it," Alcater said, taking a went on, not a bit more gently, man died, then the accused could material "ready for the first disaccopt. different attitude. And if you "I'm through."
not say that he did not intend to armament conference. refuse she will think she's a lot
You know I'm not playing with kill him. more important to you than..." you," Jerry replied: "but I think "She's nothing at all to me." you ought to see that it would be Alester made
Important embarrassing for me to be thrown "I told her up in Nova Scotia that I wouldn't marry you if the gesture. "After we're married," with Leontine after what you've president of the United States he said, "she won't be, of course, just told me." commanded me," Alester returaci You will move in an entirely "But. If you're just taking "Nonsense," Alester said. crisp unemotionally.
different circle, Jerry, but "That's what I told her, too," we're not married, you know," excuses I'll know what to think. accent that And one thing is certain--you're Betty admitted, and one would he added with an have thought they were discussing Jerry sensed was a pointed re being very selfish." the weather, so casual were they. minder.
"I'm not," Jerry 'cried. "If-you You might enjole the mater in- "You mean that Jerry Ray can care so much about it, "I'll go. to announcing the engagement," do things that Jorry Carstairs but . Alester said, when he and Betty mustn't?" she flared at him,
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(To Be Continued).
Signor De Marinis (Italy) and M. Massigli (France) doubted Viscount Sato (Japan) opposed After a further brief consultation the advisability of again putting Lord Cecil's resolution, the accept together in the jury box the fore the disarmament question on the tance of which would mean man announced that they were un stocks. He thought the prepara revision of the work of the Pre- animous and found the accused tory work would be detrimentally, paratory commission. guilty of murder. After donning affected by the non-acceptance of dressed the remarks quoted above doubt the goodwill of France, but sired as much as Lord' Cecil to the black cap His Lordship, ad the 1924 protocol. Nobody could
Viscount Sato said Japan de
tence of death, prisoner receiving that were at present practicable the British proposal would delay to "prisoner and then passed sen- she preferred to adopt methods realise something, but it must be something practical. He feared the verdict without emotion,"
in proference to pursuing extreme. His Lordship freed the jury from idealistic aims, which would not the disarmament conference. further attendance at the present advance, the cause of disarma The debate was adjourned until Criminal Seratoris.,
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