"You are a lawyer, are you?" asked Squire Marlowe, frowning.
"Yes, sir."
"Have you any evidence or certificate to show this?"
"I can prove it, if necessary; but I will venture to suggest that your doubts on the subject are very singular, and that, lawyer or no lawyer, I am at liberty to appear for the defendant if he desires it."
Squire Marlowe coughed and looked displeased at this remark.
"State your case, Mr. Jones," he said, after the latter had been sworn.
The grocer told the story as it happened, making it bear as heavily against Bert as possible.
"Do you wish to ask the witness any questions, Mr. Conway," inquired the judge.
"Yes, sir. Mr. Jones, what makes you think my client took your twenty-dollar bill?"
"It stands to reason—" commenced the grocer.