“You are wanted as a witness, besides being impertinent. You shall have another hearing this afternoon, or sooner if the other thieves are caught.”
“Other thieves! Do you consider—”
“I should have said the two thieves Pointer and the other officers are looking for,” corrected the squire. “Fuller, take Mr. Norton to jailer Harris.”
And much against his will, my guardian was led out of the court room, quite a crowd following.
“Reuben, I am sorry to see that you are mixed up in this case,” went on Squire Slocum in a lower tone.
“I am not guilty, Squire. I never helped to steal anything in my life.”
“But the case looks black for you,” was the grave reply. “We have some strong evidence against you to hold you—”
“You mean the diamond I found?”
“Not only that, but a number of other things.”