"What do you know of this case, Doctor?"
"Not much, sir, but it may be important," replied the physician. "I was called in this morning by the mother of one Lizzie McAndrew, the girl mentioned in this affair. Miss McAndrew is quite ill this morning, as the result of a nervous shock, but her mind is clear enough. She begged me particularly to come to court to see that two brave and gallant young soldiers did not come to harm through befriending her."
Captain Cortland uttered a low-voiced, triumphant exclamation.
At a motion from the clerk Dr. McKenzie started around toward the pen to be sworn.
Policeman Johnson, his face violently red, whispered a few words in the ear of the physician as the latter passed.
"Now, don't bother me with your talk," retorted the physician in a rather loud voice, and Johnson drew back.
"What did that policeman say to you?" demanded the magistrate as soon as the medical man had been sworn.
"He told me to look out what I said, or I'd get myself in big trouble down in the district," replied Dr. McKenzie promptly.
"I never——" began Johnson, his face paling.
"Put that policeman under arrest!" thundered the magistrate.