en a little happier, why not use
it? Hand over them notes, Sartoris."

The Pilot emptied his pockets of all the money that Rose had handed him,
and placed it on the Judge's table, and Sartoris contributed his quota
to the pile.

"There you are, Judge," said the Pilot, pushing all the money towards
the legal magnate, "that should be enough to bail out a Member of the
Legislative Council, or even the Governor himself. That should fix it.
But don't think, Judge, that me and Cap'n Sartoris is doing this thing.
No, sir, it's my dar'ter. She supplies the motive-power that works the
machinery. All this money belongs to her. She it is that wishes to bail
out this young man who, we believe, has been falsely accused."

"Ah--really," said the good old Judge, "I must say--now listen to this:
I have here the newest edition." He took another and bulkier volume from
his table. "Page 66, section 176. Allow me to read. 'The exercise of
discretion with respect to taking of bail for the appearance of an
accused person, where such discretion exists--namely, in all crimes
except treason, being accessory after the fact to treason'----"

"Yes," interrupted the Pilot, "that's the Law, an' very good it is, very
good to them as understands it; but what Sartoris, my dar'ter, and me
want is for you to let this young feller out of gaol till the trial, an'
we'll be responsible."

A perplexed look came over the Judge's face. He took off his glasses,
and wiped them; readjusted them; gave a bewildered look at the Pilot,
and said, "Yes, yes; but listen to what I am reading. The first question
is whether bail ought to be taken at all; the second, what the amount
should be."

"Place it high, Judge," said the Pilot. "We've come prepared for that.
We've come prepared with seven thousand."

"Really, this is most irregular," complained the Judge, his
finger marking the place on the page from which he was reading.
"The--ah--object of bail, that is the amount of bail should be
sufficient to secure the appearance of the accused to answer the
charge." He had found his place, and read on determinedly, "'And it may
be remarked here, that it is not the practice in England, under any
circumstances, to take bail on charges of murder.'"

"Jus' so, Judge," said the Pilot. "Jus' so. It's not the custom in
England. That's as I should ha' thought. But here, where murders don't
occur every day, you may grant it if you like. That's as I thought, just
as I thought.