The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-27
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alice in Wonderland"
~ LEWIS CARROLL

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How often have you seen her.
sirY"
How oftcn'"
Yes. Mr.. Wrinkle. how often'
III repeated the question for you
dozen times. n you require H.
air" And. the learned gentleman.
with firm and steady frown.
placed his hands on his hips. and
smiled suspioiousiy at tho jury.
on this question there arose the
edlfying brow beating. customary
on such points. First OF all. MT
Wrinkle said II was quite impossible
for him TO say how many times be
had seen Mrs. Bardell Then he
was asked II he had seen her
twenty times. TO which he replied.
"certainiy--morc than that" Then
he Va, asked whether he hadn't
reen her n hundred times-whcther
he couldn't swear that he had seen
her more than nifty times-~heth.r
he didn't know that he had reen
her nj lear, sevcnty.fivc times
and so forth. the satisfactory con
oluslon which waH arrived al. at
last. being. that he had better mind
" hat he was about The witness
having been by these means re-
duc~d 20 the requisite ebb OF norv.
oun perplcrity. the examination
vas continued as follows:
Pray. Mr.. Wrinkle. do you re-
member calling on the defendant
Piciwick nj these apartments IN
the plaintiffs houre IN Goawoll
Street. on one particular morning.
in the month OF july laH,'"
Yes. ! do"
Were you accompanied on that
occasion by a friend OF the name Of
Tupman. and another OF the name
Of SnodKraas'" 80
yes. I was."
Are they herc1"
"Yes. they are" replied Mr..
Wrinkle. looking very earnestly to
wards the spot whore his friends
we're stationed,
PRAY attend 70 me. Mr.. Wrinkle.
and never mind your friends" said
Mr.. Skimpin. with another express
sive look at the jury. They must
tell their stories without any pre-
yious consultation with you. n none
has yet taken place tanother look
AZ the jury Now. sir. tell the gen
il.men Of the jury what you cav
on entering the defendants room.
on this particular morning. Come.
out With u. sir; We must have II.
sooner or later"
The defendant. Mr. Pickwick.
was holding tho plaintiff In his
arms. with his hands clasping her
waist" replied Mr.. Wrinkle with
natural hesitation. "and the plain
TIFF appeared 10 have tainted
away"
did you hear the defendant say
anything"
II heard him call Mrs Bsrdell n
good creature. and heard him ask
her TO compose herself. for what a |
situation Il was. II anybody should |
come. or words 10 that effect"
Now, Mr.. Wrinkle. have only |
one more question to ask you. and |
| beg you to bear In mind his lord
chips caution. VIII you undertake |
TO swear that Plckwick. the defend. /
ant. did not say on the occasion In
question. My dear Mrs. Bardell.
you're good creature. compose
yourself to this situation. for TO
this situation you must come or
words to that cffect7"
II didn't understand him so.
astounded nj this ingenious dove
failing OF the few words he had
heard. II was on the staircase. and
couldn't hear distinctly; the i'm
preston on my mind is"
"The gentlemen OF the jury want
none OF the impressions on your
mind. Mr.. Wrinkle. which | fear
would be OF little service 10 hon.
est. straightforward men," inter.
posed Mr. SkImpin. You were on
the staircase. and didn't distinctly
hear: but you viii not swear that
Pickwick did not make use OF the
have quoted7 DO I
that?"
mo. will not" replied Mr.. Win.
kle. and down sat Mr.. Skimpin
with triumphant countenance.
Tracy Tupman and Augustus
were severally called
into the box: and each wnH driven
to the verge OF desperation by ex.
cessive badgering.
Susannah Sanders was then
called. and examined by SERGEANT
Buzfuz. and cross-examined by
SERGEANT Snubbin. Had always
said and believed that Pickwick
would marry Mrs. Bardell: knew
that Mrs Bardclls being engaged
10 Pickwick was the current topic
Of conversation In the neighbour
hood. after the fainting In July:
had been told II herself by Mrs.
which kept a mangle.
md Mrs. Bunkin which clear
starched. but did not see either
Mrs. Mulberry or Mrs. Bunkin In
court. Had heard Plckwick esk
he little boy how he should like TO
rave another father Did not know
hat Mrs. Bardell was at that time
Ieeping company with the baker.
,ut did know that the baker was
hen a single man and Ia now mar.
led. Couldn't swear that Mrs. Bar
leiI was not very fond of thu bakor