"I know it," she said confidently.
"Yes," persisted the judge, "but how do you know it?"
Annie looked steadily at him, and then she said solemnly:
"I know there's a God, but I can't tell you how I know it. I just know it, that's all! Howard didn't do it. I know he didn't."
The lawyer smiled.
"That's a very fair sample of feminine logic."
"Well, it's all I have," she retorted, with a toss of her head. "And it's a mighty comfort, too, because when you know a thing you know it and it makes you happy."
Judge Brewster laughed outright.
"Feminine deduction!" he cried. "Think a thing, believe it, and then you know it!" Looking up at her, he asked:
"Haven't you any relatives to whom you can go?"