"Ay, war it. And I had to run a' the way to do it in that time. It waur guid rinning."
"You left his lordship's valet with him, do you say?"
"Ay, I did. And the head waiter o' the Arondelle Arms, too, wha was just gaeing in wi' his lairdship's supper."
"That will do. You may now stand down," said Mr. Guthrie.
The shock-headed apprentice, who had done such good service to his Grace the Duke of Hereward, and such damage to the false witness against him, now left the stand and made his way through the crowd to his distant seat.
Mr. Guthrie once more got upon his feet to address the Bench, and said:
"May it please the Court, I move that the testimony of the Crown's witness, Rose Cameron, alias Rose Scott, be set aside as totally unreliable; and, further, that she be indicted for perjury."
Upon this motion of Mr. Guthrie there followed some discussion among the lawyers.
Finally it was decided to put the duke's valet, the hotel waiter, and other witnesses, on the stand, who would be able to corroborate or rebut the evidence given by the lad Ferguson, and thereby break down or establish the testimony offered by Rose Cameron.
James Kerr was, therefore, called to the witness-stand, sworn and examined.