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LATE RETRIBUTION Stavisky Widow Held

(Continued from Page 92)

came for which he had been wait- ing, the moment that was to deter man. I keep my eyes open. mine the course of his life. Buyers like him; he gets on well

"I want you," said his examinér, with them. He's keen and he's to tell the court whether you re- tactful. He's got the right sales-cognised the man you saw coming man's personality. And he's not from the warehouse on the evening work-shy. But what can I do? of the murder?"

can't turn Grimble out of his job. For a fraction of a second Tral- He's been with me twenty-two liss glanced at the round-shoulder- years now, and he's got a wife and ed little figure in the dock. He a boy. I can't do the dirty on him, saw the lank colourless hair, the though I know some men who juneven spiky shadow cast over the wouldn't be above it. Besides, mouth by the straggling moustache, there's no actual reason why the scared short-sighted eyes peer- should. He's sound and reliable ing vaguely at him- habit they enough and knows his job, but he's had that had always irritated him their bi-focal glasses. got no push, no guts. As for Tral--through liss all I can say is that If The pitiful aspect of the unfortun- anything were to happen to Grim- ate creature caught like a fly in the ble I should be glad to have Tral-web of Fate made him suddenly iss In his place...."

merciless.

"If anything were to happen to! This weedy little nonentily, this Grimble!" The words Buddenly poor thing--this was the barrier to and would be, progress, sparked and crackled in his brain all his as though lit there by a green sul-through the best years of his life, of cold anger passed phurous fire. Suppose something A shaft were to happen to Grimble now! through him, the primitive and Suppose he really had committed terrible anger of the strong mem- [the murder!.. Things looked pretty|ber of the species against the weakling who stands, in his way.) black against him.

the last flickering

There was that affair between It silenced his wife and the dead man, and thrusts of conscience in his soul.

Mme.

Alexandre Stavisky, widow of the archawindler who committed suicide to foil arrest, disclosures following

of the $40,000,000 municipal pawnshop scandal. Mme. Stavisky has been closely guarded by French secret police last she met the fate of others wha are said to have "known too much."

there were his sudden violent rages He turned to the Attorney-general QUEENSLAND ACT

and there was the business of the and spoke firmly.

"I recognised the man clearly. warehouse key. Old Murdoch had explained that by some weak story It was Murdoch Grimble."

INVALID.

Vacuum Oil Company's Demurrer Allowed.

Sydney, N.S.W.

An electrical silence held the of having lost it on the morning of the murder, but it was a bit too thin court tense a moment when be had 28 though all for the police. And though he de-spoken. It clared he had been at a music-hall, those who had crowded in to watch one of those suburban places where the spectacle of a fellow-creature's there were two houses nightly, at agony realised that sentence of the time the crime was committed. death had been pronounced in those he had no

one to prove it. Why clear words. Then, suddenly, there clared that the Queenland Motor did he go to a music-hall at seven arose a shriek from the dock. The Spirit Vendors Act, enacted last who year, was invalid, because it was o'clock without going home first bowed, wretched little man

The High Court of Australla, in reserved judgment yesterday, de-

the

for a meal? Why did he go alone?etood there had changed into an in conflict with section 92 of

of rage.

He Commonwealth Constitution (that And there was the man Tralliss hysterical demon

of trade had seen coming from the ware gesticulated wildly with his arms, providing for freedom

between the States). he were to he screamed at Tralliss. house

The Act, among other things, suppose

Murdoch,

You devil!! "You filthy hound! it was old

blend swear that

compelled motor vendors to that he had recognized him! By You're lying, you know it...."

His face became purple, his eyes with petrol they sold a certain pro- Jove, that would be a vital piece of

he him- portion of spirit distilled from evidence for the prosecution! And bloodshot. Unconsciously after all, it might have been ....self had sealed his fate. Members sugar-cane molasses in Northern although, deep down, he knew that of the jury who had found it al-Queensland. The judgment was

incredible that this mousy mae on an appeal, by way the man had been of larger build most than Murdoch Grimble, still, who little man could commit a murder demurrer in an action by the Vac-

Government. was to know? From all the other began to see that his timid exteriorum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd., against the

dark and uncontrolled Queensland facts of the

might have concealed case it been! ....

passions they had never suspected. Court, by majority verdict, allow

ed the demurrer.-Reuter. Tralliss was aware suddenly that The two warders gripped his arms,

a door had opened and that his tried to calm him, but he continued

and rave.

sign name was being called:

from the judge they made a move- "Richard Tralliss!"

to scream

At u

It seemed to him like the voice ment to lead him away, struggling, | of destiny. That business of the from the dock.

forgotten tobacco pouch hadn't been He turned as he reached the an accident. It was Life giving steps, forced an arm free and shook him his supreme opportunity, test-it as Trallies.

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where they will be examined on the CHANGTE Richard Trallies began to advance. 22nd June, 1984, at 10 mm, by Mesars. TAIPING. His live, energetic personality in Goddard and Douglas. fused a new, spirit into the carrying fun of the business

housemen, packers and other ployees worked better under his (Continued on Page 11).

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