"That will do."
"Rather an eccentric whim," said Wye. "Putting up a clever defense, though."
"Did you notice how the defendant's jaws are set?" answered Ecks.
"Mr. Hero Leander," called Badger, and the city editor again took the stand.
"Did the Beacon ever give Floyd an assignment to write up anarchy?"
The witness shook his head.
"Mr. McCausland once more," said Badger, while the city editor, whose occupation had taught him to reduce laconicism to a science, rushed off to write up his own somewhat abbreviated testimony for the evening edition of his paper.
"Did you find any manuscript or notes of an article on anarchism in the desk occupied by the accused?"
"None, sir."
"Or in the garments he wore at the time of the fire?"