“Thank you, Snags; you’re very kind. You will lose nothing by it.”
Snags opened the door to leave; but, before withdrawing, he turned his head and said, in a low tone:
“See here, Mr. Lester, the colonel is the first man I ever stuck, and I’m blamed if I ain’t kept awake nights thinking about it.”
In another instant he was gone.
CHAPTER XI.
THE EXAMINATION.
Geoffrey Haywood, as has been seen, had been quick to seize upon circumstances, and to take advantage of them by judiciously dropping remarks that directed the excitement against Carlos Conrad. Perhaps the circumstances themselves would have been sufficient to do this; but his well-timed though brief comments had given aid in that direction.
The examination was set down for Friday morning at ten o’clock, and long before the appointed hour the street in front of Justice Bean’s office was crowded with people eager to be witnesses of the proceedings.
About half-past nine Mr. Royalton visited Carlos in his cell.
As soon as they were left alone, the lawyer said: