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Chapter 26

           Yetoutofthewholetwelvebutoneman—SamuelUpham,adruggist—(politicallyopposedtoMasonandtakenwiththepersonalityofJephson)—sympathizingwithBelknapandJephson.AndsopretendingthathehaddoubtsastothecompletenessofMason’sproofuntilatlastafterfiveballotsweretakenhewasthreatenedwithexposureandthepublicrageandobloquywhichwassuretofollowincasethejurywashung."We’llfixyou.Youwon’tgetbywiththiswithoutthepublicknowingexactlywhereyoustand."Whereupon,havingasatisfactorydrugbusinessinNorthMansfield,heatoncedecidedthatitwasbesttopocketthisoppositiontoMasonandagree.

           Thenfourhollowknocksonthedoorleadingfromthejuryroomtothecourtroom.Itwastheforemanofthejury,FosterLund,adealerincement,limeandstone.Hisgreatfistwasknocking.Andatthatthehundredswhohadcrowdedintothehotstuffycourtroomafterdinnerthoughmanyhadnotevenleft—stirredfromthehalfstuporintowhichtheyhadfallen."What’sthat?What’shappened?Isthejuryreadytoreport?What’stheverdict?"Andmenandwomenandchildrenstartinguptodrawnearertheexcludingrail.Andthetwodeputiesonguardbeforethejurydoorbeginningtocall."Allright!Allright!Assoonasthejudgecomes."AndthenotherdeputieshurryingtotheprisonoverthewayinorderthatthesheriffmightbenotifiedandClydebroughtover—andtotheBridgeburgCentralHoteltosummonOberwaltzerandalltheothers.

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