ll get it, so it will be all the same. On a certain
day that you will appoint she will appear in court wearing a
certain dress that you will designate. By that you will know that
she has received the money, and if she doesn't wear that dress you
will know the reverse. But don't let that trouble you. She'll get
the money.

"Soloman," said Tschappatt, "what kind of a man do you take me for?
You first ask me to sell myself and then you want to drag my wife
into it. I have a good mind to knock you down. You deserve it."

"Well, there's no use getting hot about it," said Soloman. "I
thought I was doing you a good turn, and only that we have known
each other for years I would not have put a thousand dollars in
your way. But you can do just as you please about it--accept it or
reject it. If I were you, however, I would consider the
proposition. It will be many a long day before you get a chance
again to make a cool thousand."

Tschappatt replied that he would not entertain the matter for a
moment, "and if I had known this was the reason," he said, "that
you called me out I would not have come."

They then returned to the criminal court building, Soloman still
talking about the proposition.

Tschappatt rejoined the other veniremen who were waiting in the
ante-room, but did not utter a word of what had passed between him
and the bailiff. At noon time, when the court took a recess until 2
o'clock, Tschappatt went back to the place where he was employed
and worked hard to catch up for the time he had lost. He returned
to the criminal court a few minutes before 2 o'clock. Soloman was
waiting for him at the foot of the stairs.

"Where have you been for the past two hours?" was the greeting from
the bailiff. "I have been looking all over for you. Did you
consider that proposition I made you?"

Tschappatt told him that he had not, and tried to brush him to one
side so he could go up-stairs into the ante-room. Soloman stopped
him, and then offered him $5,000 if he would get on the jury and
stand out for acquittal. This is the language he used:

"We have got to have you on that jury, and you can't get out of it.
Think of it--$5,000 for a few days' work. Are you a fool that you
won't accept it?"

"I gave you my answer this morning, Soloman,