George Melville whispered to Herbert:
“Are you willing to accept me as your lawyer? I am not much of one, to be sure, but this case is very simple.”
“I am very grateful for your offer, and accept it,” said Herbert.
I do not propose to record the whole scene in detail, but only to give a general idea of the proceedings.
Eben Graham was sworn as a witness, and deposed that he had left Herbert in charge of the post office the previous evening. On his return he examined the stamps and contents of the money drawer, and found, to his surprise, that five dollars in money and six dollars' worth of stamps were missing.
“How did you know they were missing?” asked Melville.
“Because I knew precisely how much money was in the drawer and how many stamps were there.”
“Then you counted them just before you went out?”
“Yes, sir.”
“That was rather a singular time to make the count, was it not?”