The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-27
"oeloer.a said he, '.thts d your prisoner.

"01icer." said he, "thts 70 your prisoner =
a long time to come. And then. be.
sides, who knows by whom II may be
found? II Is altogether within the
range Of possibility that II may be dis
covered by some dishonest person who
may surreptitiously appropriate II TO
his own use. or course, |. am only
suggesting contingencies which may
occur. But 1t Is better to look at the
situation from different standpolnts."
Eyes" he assentcd with a heavy
sigh. Il see. But then," he added
| quickly II can prove that ! did ac-
tuaily have duplicate before l asked
% examine the specimen az the II
brary. There Is the plowman from
whom ! bought II. And | showed It
TO Agnes. And you yourself saw It."
] knew that by agnes" be referred
10 his iiancee.
"whcn did you show II to Miss Eth
eridger' asked.
He colorei slightly as he answered
that he had stopped at her house for a
few moments on his way home from
the train the evening he had returned
10 the city.
''The testimony OF the plowman.. I
said, ought to be valuable unless the
Jury should chance to believe that his
story was ingeniously contriyed for the
occasion. which Is not likely. Ny own
evidence, ! fear, will not aid you very
materially, for, although Of course |
feel sure that the gold piece that you
showed me closely resembled the one
which you dropped on the floor Of the
alcove, know 1t only because you
yourself have told me so. i only
glanced ut II casually and cannot now
recall single one of Its salient fea-
lures. except that 1t had a head and
Inscriptions with which was and am
wholly unfamiliar This would weigh
very little against the positive identif-
cation Of the piece taken from your
pocket by the librarian. But perhaps
Miss Etheridge examined 1t more care
fully"
"She dldv' he exclaimed. 1--WE look
cd at 1t together, and explained the
Inscription to her She could describe
II, feel sure, and then what will be-
come Of the prosecutiony'
/ could not find It in my heart to add
nnntA ar I, ,f,.., 10 A., tha inoa thaA hn xca g
carrying. so said, "Yes, that ought
TO make strong case" And then
asked, Now, whom do you want to
defend your"
d jack stared at me. why, whom
should l want but you" he asked.
''You personally know the facts, and
who else would take so deep an inter
est In vindicating my innocenceY
n Dear old boy" replied, nothing
viii ever happen that can weaken our
friendship. merely want to be Of the
utmost possible service to you, The
only question is, How can accomplish
that? II had only scrutinized TINT
7unlucky gold coin more closely, prob
ably could do you much good as a |
witness, and you know an advocate
should never be witness for his own
client except as to some mere teohni.
cal matter Of form. However, as 1t is
4 dnn'. think I could do you any good |
on the stand, and II you really prefer |
me to an experienced attorney in Grim
inol cases shall certainly do all that |
i can"
"rhen that's settled he said, "and |
as to experience, ] haven't the slight |
lest fear on that score And, Graham,
don't ask for delay. My acquittal is as
certain as my breath, and | want this
incubus lifted as soon as possible. And
now, as i didn't sleep wink last |
night ! believe I'll so and try to have