MISSING GIRL

NZ Truth, Issue 1063, 8 April 1926, Page 9

MISSING GIRL

THE SEARGH AND THE||QUEL ' , Court MlTWaiting . (From "Truth's" Special Christchurch . '■', Rep.) Woman has always been a mys- . tery to man, but it is generally con- , sidered that the fair sex have a r right to lead mere males a merry \ -dancei whatever trouble follows m • the process. : v / :: ' i The Christchurch police, if they have . not appreciated this all-important fact i before this, appreciate it very . heartily . . to-day. ' ". _^, i Not only the police, but James "Al- . Fred Martin, who was undergoing a compulsory sojourn of three weeks In - Paparua prison, has also had caused to reflect on the strange ways of women. It all began when a young lady laid a complaint for affiliation and maintenance against; Martin. » Then began the search for -James \ Alfred, Many days passed m looking . \, for him, and then he came to. light. ; But where, oh! where, was the girl? , §he had done the vanishing •-■ trick.. Nowhere was she tq ; , be ' found. So the police had to" begin , 'all over again and v find the woman , 'm the case. • Of course they had to bring Martin > from gaol to hear the information laid . r against him. But the lady was absent and a week's remand" was applied for. Then the Magistrate innocently added a little humor to a piquant situa-* tion. . . . "Do you want bail?" he blandly I asked Martin. 1 "Well, I'm serving three weeks," i' camo the answer. So back to Papa- , rua went James ' Alfred to await ; the [ lady's convenience. : ' A week passed by, and Martin once more made his bow to the Court. -But v the lady, although she had been located after much bother, did not'p^tin an appearance. . ;■ . Word had been received frbmher to the effect that she was coming vp v from Dunedin, but a wire arriy- ' ed announcing that she had "missed the 'bus." : ' A remand for three days was grant- : cd. By the fourth day Martin, was to finish his sentence. ;::■[