“The boy's mother did n't never talk much about Mis' Captain Pelham, did she?”
“I don't remember that she did.”
“She did n't never have her over to talk with her about what she was going to do with the boy, did she?”
“I don't know that she did,” said the Captain. “She is here; you can ask her.”
“You didn't never hear of her leaving no word with Mis' Captain Pelham about taking care of the boy, did you?”
“I can't say that I did,” said Captain Pelham.
The old man nodded his head with a satisfied air. His cross-examination was done.
The Captain retired from the witness-stand; his lawyer whispered with him a moment and then went over and whispered for two or three minutes with Mrs. Pelham; then he said he had no more evidence to offer.
“Mr. Parsons,” said the judge, “do you wish to testify?”
James went to the witness-stand and was sworn.