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Chapter 26

           Andshewouldnotsendhimanywordnow,ofcourse—shewhohadbeengoingtomarryhimandgivehimeverything!

           Butinthemeantimethecrowdabouthimsilentalthough—orperhapsbecause—intenselysatisfied.Thelittledevilhadn’t"gottenby."Hehadn’tfooledthetwelvesanemenofthiscountywithallthatbunkaboutachangeofheart.Whatrot!WhileJephsonsatandstared,andBelknap,hisstrongfacewrittenalloverwithcontemptanddefiance,makinghismotions.AndMasonandBurleighandNewcombandRedmondthinlyrepressingtheirintensesatisfactionbehindmaskspreternaturallysevere,thewhileBelknapcontinuedwitharequestthatthesentencebeputoffuntilthefollowingFriday—aweekhence,whenhecouldmoreconvenientlyattend,butwithJusticeOberwaltzerreplyingthathethoughtnot—unlesssomegoodreasoncouldbeshown.Butonthemorrow,ifcounseldesired,hewouldlistentoanargument.Ifitweresatisfactoryhewoulddelaysentence—otherwise,pronounceitthefollowingMonday.

           Yet,evenso,Clydewasnotconcernedwiththisargumentatthemoment.Hewasthinkingofhismotherandwhatshewouldthink—feel.Hehadbeenwritinghersoregularly,insistingalwaysthathewasinnocentandthatshemustnotbelieveall,orevenapart,ofwhatshereadanthenewspapers.Hewasgoingtobeacquittedsure.Hewasgoingtogoonthestandandtestifyforhimself.Butnow...now...oh,heneededhernow—somuch.Quiteeveryone,asitseemednow,hadforsakenhim.

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