Chapter 19

           OCTOBER15—withgraycloudsandasharp,almostJanuarywindthatherdedthefallenleavesintopilesandthenscurriedthemincrispandwindygustslikeflyingbirdshereandthere.And,inspiteofthesenseofstruggleandtragedyinthemindsofmany,withanelectricchairastheshadowymentalbackgroundtoitall,asenseofholidayorfestival,withhundredsoffarmers,woodsmen,traders,enteringinFordsandBuicks—farmerwivesandhusbands—daughtersandsons—eveninfantsinarms.Andthenidlingaboutthepublicsquarelongbeforethetimeforcourttoconvene,or,asthehourneared,congregatingbeforethecountyjailinthehopeofobtainingaglimpseofClyde,orbeforethecourthousedoornearestthejail,whichwastobetheoneentrancetothecourtroomforthepublicandClyde,andfromwhichpositiontheycouldseeandassureentranceintothecourtroomitselfwhenthetimecame.Andaflockofpigeonsparadingratherdismallyalongthecornicesandguttersoftheupperfloorandroofoftheancientcourt.

           AndwithMasonandhisstaff—BurtonBurleigh,EarlNewcomb,ZillahSaunders,andayoungBridgeburglawgraduatebythenameofManigault—helpingtoarrangetheorderofevidenceaswellasdirectorinstructthevariouswitnessesandvenire-menwhowerealreadycollectingintheantechamberofthenowalmostnationallyknownattorneyforthepeople.Andwithcriesoutsideof:"Peanuts!""Popcorn!""Hotdogs!""GetthestoryofClydeGriffiths,withallthelettersofRobertaAlden.

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