ng, occurred at that time and place?"

_Answer._--"A f-fight--damned bad one."

_Question._--"Who fought?"

_Answer._--"D-Doug Hill and D-Dic Bright."

_Question._--"Now, Mr. Clark, tell the jury all you heard and saw take
place, in the presence of the defendant Dic Bright, during that fight."

The solemnity of the Court had made a deep impression on Patsy, and he
trembled while he spoke. He was angry because the State's attorney, as
he supposed, had pretended not to know his name, whereas that self-same
State's attorney had been familiar with him prior to the election.

"We'll get the truth out of this fellow on cross-examination," whispered
Mr. Switzer to his client.

"Be careful not to get too much truth out of him," returned Dic.

Patsy began his story.

"Well, me and D-Doug was a-g-a-goin' up the west b-bank of B-Blue when
we seed--"

_State's Attorney._--"Never mind what you saw at that time. Answer my
question. I asked you to tell all you saw and heard during the fight."

_Answer._--"I-I w-will if you'll l-let me. J-jest you keep still a
minute and l-l-let me t-talk. I-I c-can't t-t-talk very well anyway.
C-can't talk near as well as you. B-but I can say a he-heap more.
Whe-whe-when you talk so much, ye-ye-you g-get me to st-st-st-stuttering.
S-see? Now listen to that."

_State's Attorney._--"Well, go on."

_Answer._--"Well, we seed Dic and Rita Bays, p-prettiest girl in the
h-h-whole world, on the op-opposite side of the river, and he wa-wa-was
a-kissin' her."

_State's Attorney._--"Never mind that, but go ahead. Tell it your own
way."

"I object," interposed Mr. Switzer. "The witness must confine himself to
the State's question."

"Confine your answer to the question, Mr. Clark," commanded the Court.
Patsy was growing angry, confused, and frightened.

_State's Attorney._--"Go on. Tell your story, can't you?"

_Answer._--"Well, Doug, he hollered across the river and said he-he
wa-wa-wanted one hisself and would g-g-go over after it."

_State's Attorney._--"Did you not understand my question? What did you
see and hear? What occurred during the fight?"

_Answer._--"Well, g-good L-L-Lord! a-ain't I tryin' to t-tell ye? When
we crossed the river and g-got to the step-off, Rita and D-Dic had went
away and D-Doug and me st-started after 'em down the path toward
B-Bays's. When we g-got up t-to 'em D-Doug he says, says 'ee, 'I-I've
come for my k-kiss,' says 'ee, jes' that-a-way. 'Ye wo-won't get