"You say positively the ring passed from you to him; that you saw it in his hand after it had left yours?"
"No, sir. The ring passed from me to him, but I did not see it in his hand, because I did not return it to him that way. I dropped it into his pocket."
At this acknowledgment, which made both the prisoner and his counsel look up, Mr. Byrd felt himself nudged by Hickory.
"Did you hear that?" he whispered.
"Yes," returned the other.
"And do you believe it?"
"Miss Dare is on oath," was the reply.
"Pooh!" was Hickory's whispered exclamation.
The District Attorney alone showed no surprise.
"You dropped it into his pocket?" he resumed. "How came you to do that?"