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CHAPTER XVI (Continued).

y CHAPTER XXVI (Continued).
AS the fifth witness left the chair
Myrick rose and suggested that Mr..
Maddox announce what facts he de-
sired to prove by the testimony of
the next witness, as possibly the
defense might concede them and so
shorten the trial. Dave merely
smiled, but when his opponent
pressed for an answer he turned to
the court and declined with great
gravity to avail himself of any
short cuts under guidance of the
defendants.
Then Nugent assumed command,
and dilatory tactics of all kinds be-
gan, the cross examination broad
ened, and the fight waxed warmer
all along the line. The methods of
the two lawyers were as sharply
contrasted as their personalities.
Nugent, with his black hair, heavy
lidded eyes and sluggish manner,
seemed at a disadvantage against a
man mentally and physically alert.
But nothing escaped Nugent's dark
eyes, and his resources were end
less. Every technically of the code
was on his tongues end, and his
hand knew every feint and foil and
pass of the deadly game of 'prac-
tice." When he allowed the trial
to proceed without objection or in
terruption Maddox moved most
cautiously, testing every inch of his
progress for hidden mines or pit
falls, and the watching spectators
grew to understand something of
the maneuvers and breathlessly
followed the well matched contest
ants. Sometimes the fight was fast
and furious-objections, retorts, re
joinders and rulings flying this way
and that, to the bewilderment of
the laymen, and then out of the
confusion one attorney or the other
would suddenly emerge, carrying
everything before him with rush
ri A wild, fierce encounter of this
ind had just placed Maddox in a
commanding position when police
officer entered the room early in
the afternoon session, and after
communicating with the clerk,
walked straight to Dave and
placed a paper in his hand. Mad
dox glanced carelessly at the docu-
ment and then began to study it
carefully, reading 1t again and
again with an expression of incred-
ulity. Then he looked up and
caught Nugent watching him from
under his heavy eyelids. He studied
the malignant face for moment,
nodded once or twice as though to
some silent question, and then
turned and addressed the court. =.
IF your honor please" he began,
slowly, 81 have just this moment
been served with a subpoena requir-
ing me to attend forthwith before
the coroner In the matter of the in
quest Of Richard Lorimer, of whose
murder you have doubtless read.
am also counsel for Mrs. Evans,
who was at one time married to
the deceased, and whose name has
been connected most unpleaSantly
with this crime. | am amazed that
the district attorney should pro
coed thus summarily, and, in view
of the fact that | have advised his
assistant-in charge of my engage
ment here / am utertly at loss
to understand his action. | can
not disobey the subpoena, however,
even if | were willing that my
client should be unreprescnted,
and under the circumstances |
must ask an adjournment of this
case until can dispose Of the mat
ter before the coroner"
"Well, gentlemen" remarked the
judge, addressing tho Placento
group. what do you say? l sup.
pose we must grant Mr.. Maddox
the indulgence he asks"
Myrick rose slowly from his
chair, whispered with Nugent, and
then addressed the court.
I'VE cannot consent, your honor,
TO the proposed adjournment he
began, much as we would like to
extend courtesy to counsel and
thus set him good example, We
have been openly abused In this
court day after day, denounced as
obstructionists and accused of cv-
cry trickery known to our OPP
ponent for obtaining delay. But
despite these facts and the marked
discourtesy which he has exhibit
ed we would gladly accede to his
request were It possible to do so
without injury to our clients. But
II the court please, we have wit