The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-06

ters was going on downstairs" and how
he RETAINED from going downstairs" or
seeing who was there. or taking any part
whatever In the bargaining because
said Mr.. Houston. II wished to keep my
sclf aloof; wanted 90 keep myself In ig-
norance Of the source o. the letters"
can hear Sir Charles "aye'-'aye'-
aye" uttered az intervals. quietly. en-
coumgingly as n were. while the smart
AIR Houston was laying bare his own ex-
treme simplicity-or worse. Sir Charles
looked at the ceiling. Then down again.
in an absent minded sort 90 way. lie I'M
pockets his snufhox. lie taps the ia.
Win his right thumb he helps himself
20 a pinch You didn't 20 downstairs"
No. asks quite casually NO" The snuny
brown handkerchief half way W TO Sir
Charicss nose stops. The keen eyes look
Mr.. Houston through and through. No.
No" Laughter-aud furious rebuke In
Che usher's eyes.
At hllf past / on the following day Sir
Richard W,bster's examination OF Rich
ard Pigatt came to an end Almost before
Sir Richard sat him down Sir Charles
was mp The loud murmur Of talk that
broke out after Pigotts evidence" came
70 a dead step You could hear a pin fall
a. Russell and Pigott stood there con
fronting each other Take that"-the
hffAAAr faNh NMA HiaNAltAN ~ iiAH NAfAAHt+aH
silence THAT" was sheet Of paper
which Sir Charles Russell held out. Pr
g3tt took it-gaziug the while az Sir
Charles IN blank Requirement. Every
fody IN court glanced at every other
"He has him" harristcr VIII 'spered
turning round TO me. Write down live
lihood likelihood. your own name
proselytism Patrick Egan.' and his int
tails aud 'hositanev' Which Pirott did
flushed face. II will be remembered that
in one Of the foreed letters Pigott had
SPELLED the last word "hcsitancy." II has
often been said since. and 10y experienced
members ~ the bar. that SIR Charles in
ltal tactics were mistake. Was II not
probable that Pigott, warned by the early
disCu. r. ons about tha forgeries. would
have token care 70 spell the word Alright?
Pisogt might have done A. But he didn't
Sir Charles Russan had taken stock Of
his man and considered the effect OF a
surpfi-e The subject sugg SITS a military
analogy. BY "the rules OF war" yelling
tn say the military critics. ought 70
have been beaten AZ Waterloo But he
wasn't-and there is an end on't.An ordi-
nary advocate would not have started
wi h Take that" Sir Charles Russell
was rot an ordinary advocate-he was an
advocate Of genius. and that nrst shot OF
his wss decisive. ! can see Pigott's round
broad back as he b. nds down Cafter
sore wing his eyeglaFs into les place. TO
scrawl the word 'hesitency." and when
he stands up again. a short. stoutish
rounds houliered man. with a bald. shiny
head. bushy white whskers ana mustache
large. irresoluie mouth big. nfshy nose
and smallish eyes Tar apart. Many an
amusing scene occurred In the cross-ex-
animation which showed how Pigott had
tried 10 swindle both sides Parnellites
nud anti-parnellltes. But the most anus
inE OF all were caused by Pigott's admis-
sions as % his persistent efforts to sell
Information" 20 MIR. Forster. 20 cajule
and even bully Mr. Forster. and by mis-
excuses for not emigraiing TO America
with the help Of the money which. he
said. kindly Mr.. Forster had given him
more fhan once for the purpose Sir
Charles Russell quietly helping himself
10 q contemnlative pinch now and again
rigott making himself more ludicrous
every instant with his story OF excuses
70 Mr.. Forster, ana the three judges try
irg hard 20 preserve a severe composure
made an inefTaceable picture The three
judges were not equally successful. sir
Jamcs Hammer compressed his lips Sir
Alexander Smith thrust his hands into
his pockets and stared hard M the cell
ing. Mr. Justice Day laughed outright
REDEEMED and laughed at each fresh rect
tal OF Pigott's failure 70 emigrate with
poor Mr. Forster money The only alb
solutcly sclf-poasesssd mn there was
Russell himself. now seemingly lost in a
brown study. now tapping his snuff box
rs ia search for an idea. now taking a
pinch and then daring a searching look
al his victim. with n brier haif-confiden-
tial question The emotional side Of Rus
sells nature his Unborn tenderness, his
deep humanity. revealed themselves in
on their unconscious strength on the
magnificent. historic speech In which he
summed up his case. not merely for the
parnellitts. hut for the ireland OF his
birth.
MAD ENGINEER N THE can.