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Chapter 23

           I’vedrilledanddrilledyou,andIguessyouwon’thaveanytroubleintellingme,willyou?"HebeamedonClydegeniallyandencouragingly,andClyde,becauseofBelknap’sstrongpleaaswellasthisnewestandbestdevelopmentinconnectionwithJephson,nowstoodupandwithalmostajauntyair,andoneoutofallproportiontohismoodofbutfourhoursbefore,nowwhispered:"Gee!I’mgladyou’regoingtodoit.I’llbeallrightnow,Ithink."

           Butinthemeantimetheaudience,hearingthatanactualeye-witnesswastobeproduced,andnotbytheprosecutionbutthedefense,wasatonceuponitsfeet,craningandstirring.AndJusticeOberwaltzer,irritatedtoanexceptionaldegreebytheinformalitycharacteristicofthistrial,wasnowrappingwithhisgavelwhilehisclerkcriedloudly:"Order!Order!Unlesseverybodyisseated,allspectatorswillbedismissed!Thedeputieswillpleaseseethatallareseated."AndthenahushedandstrainedsilencefallingasBelknapcalled:"ClydeGriffiths,takethewitnesschair."Andtheaudienceseeingtoitsastonishment,Clyde,accompaniedbyReubenJephson,makinghiswayforwardstrainingandwhisperinginspiteofallthegruffcommandsofthejudgeandthebailiffs.AndevenBelknap,ashesawJephsonapproaching,beingalittleastonished,sinceitwashewhoaccordingtotheoriginalplanwastohaveledClydethroughhistestimony.ButnowJephsondrawingneartohimasClydewasbeingseatedandsworn,merelywhispered:"Leavehimtome,Alvin,Ithinkit’sbest.

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