The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-08

ing on again. at the same time Won
(!cring where | could have heard the
assistants voice.
"You can. Mr.. Lambcrt.' he replied.
"You see, Mr.. Gilbert thinks the judge
ought to have allowed you to make a
full explanation this morning. and. be-
lieving YOU were not treated fairly, he
offers to take up the matter again and
procure your discharge il the facts in
any way warrant it. OF course he
does not make this suggestion wholly
in your interest. for if there should be
any really valid reason for your rcSig-
milton it might give the other side a
chance to upset the verdict it we OBJ
tain one, and then We would all have
our work to do again."
The speaker paused. and l turned in
think he had made himself sufficiently
clear. for he me me with Il furtive
glance of expectation.
"You will have to speak more plain
]y, my friend. if you expect me to un-
dcrStand what is wanted" | growled.
I'm in no mood for guessing road
side Riddles
The messenger laughed so frankly
and good naturcdly that l almost for
got his fox face.
There is nothing mysterious in my
mission, Mr.. LAMBERT he responded
pleasantly, "and | am to blame if it
sounds so. The idea is for YOU to tell
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further service on the jury this morn
ing. That is to say. what facts YOU
learned or what you heard which in
your opinion disqualified YOU. With
this information Mr.. Gilbert will know
whether OF not there is any chance
of obtaining your release. and if there
is he will take the necessary steps at
once. If not, there is no harm done,
and you can treat each others ON
munication as confidential and let the
matter drop. OF curse you UNDER
stand. Mr.. Lambert, that personally
MIR. Gilbert would much prefer to have
you remain, and it is only BECAUSE
| suddenly halted, for something in
the mans voice recalled the c%onvcrsa-
tlOll ~ liz ANIu" IOuSS tll"1 Ill a. ll''Sh
| recognized the speaker as Miss
| Mapes' visitor. "BArstow'S man. she
| had called him. And what else: An
other moment and | would have his
name. In my excitement l grasped the
fellows arm.
"Wilat is the matter. Mr.. Lambert:'
he inquired, but though his voice was
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from me and his turtivc eyes sought
the lane behind him. | did not reply
Immediately. for | was struggling to
remember his name, which was even
then Oh the tip of my tongue.
IL don't know what is the matter" |
answered slowly and pointedly, land
| don't like to think, sir. You can tell
your principal, however, that l de
cline his proposition-decline it posi-
lively. une%luivocally, and without
thanks. Good night, Mr.. Hunt
The man fairly staggered us the
name burst from me, but he recovered
himself with amazing assurance. NO
one could have done better. say it
to his credit.
"Pardon me for not mentioning my
namc.' he responded, with dignity
and calnnnrss. II am Mr.. Corning
Abel Corning. at your service, Mr..
Lambert. | will report your answer to
Mr.. Gilbert ut once, sir. Good night"
] made my way to the hotel. firmly
resolving not to leave it again except
! in the company of my fellow jurors.
My adventure at the Shaw farm had
been the result of my W indiscre-
ton. but | certainly had not opened
myself to the yrutuitouS telephone CON
tiucncc or to Barstow's sinister ap-
prOach. Still ii | were to be harnSscl
and importuncu at every urn it would
be much safer to keep the company
of my associates and place myself be-
You'd the reach OF further accident OF
design. But even as ! determined ON
this course | knew hat in II way ut
least the mischief WAS already done,
for my latest experience had made an
impression upon my mind which could
not easily he ctIarch. The Iulllcrt
message had startled and disturbed me
ut first. but maturcr consideration had
Chl\lllttN INC lililt li'st llH'ltiI l''il
appraised OF one of the NrtrnSc> which
RnrStow WAS undoubtedly holding in
reserve and that the knowlcl"e which
| had thus acquired in advance would
not influence me one WAY or the other,
But the encounter with MIR. Hunt
WAS quite another matter. 1t WAS
clearly an attempt on Ear>toW'S part
to wurm information from me which
might prove useful to his cause or To
see whether or not WHS Il desirable
Juror. The nero fact of his rrsurtiu-
to such tricks W;lS of itself enough to
prejudice me against him. but ! could
still have depended upon myself To
discriminate between the counsel and
his client had it not been that his at
tion reflected the weakness OF his case.
\ lawyer rrsorting Il the dangerous
rXpwlicnt of approaching IL Juror must