Argosy All-Story Weekly, April 4, 1925 — page 85: what you’re looking at

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IN THE EVENT OF In addition to this safecuard, it was Hazel’s custom to drive over with Gaines in the evening and visit the worker, on which occasions she achieved a cool, crisp efficiency in running to earth cross refer- ences and points of law which won Rior- dan's respect, and caused Cosgrove lo gaze at her with wide eyed admiration. The night before the date of trial, she had, of course come over to do the finish- ing work on the many pages of typing that contained the results of their labors. It was past midnight when Cosgrove called a halt to the work. “ The defense rests!” he cried: and tak- ing from her hand the voluminous notes which she had typed, he placed them in a neat pile on the table, and seizing her, pro- testing in his arms, executed a dance around the room. Gaines looked at him with eye- brows aloft and eyes popping. = Rtordan cigeled and flung himself into the morris eG 55 chair. “Wo go to court to-morrow! We go to court to-morrow! What ere impends. we'll still be friends, And go to court to-morrow!” —sang Cosgrove idiotically, and with a triumphant whirl he swung the flushed, laughing girl away from him, and pounded on the table with a book. “ Shucks,” grinned Gaines. ‘‘ Well all go loco to-morrow, if you act thataway.” Cosgrove, his back against the table, beamed upon him with eyes of blue fire. His pale face was radiant with the exuber- ance of the impending battle. His voice rang with a confidence that made this fight for life or death, or long imprisonment, a veritable celebration. “ Gaines, my boy!” he cried. “In that little pile of books and papers, we’ve got the whole thing sewn up! When we go into court to-morrow, we'll be in a position to give them more law than this county has ever seen or heard before. Yes, I know what you’re going to say, it won’t be law that’ll sway these men, it'll be fireworks and facts. Well, we’ll give ’em those, too! ‘“‘ And the jury is half the fgnt. We more than half won our case when we got Slade into the jury box, and I’m darned sure that DEATH. 875 there isn’t one of the twelve whose got any particular love for Lederer or Farley. {f tell vou we've got a wonderful case. They may draw it out for a few weeks, but if we're careful, and keep our heads, we'll win!” ‘You'll have a sweet time overcoming Kober’s evidence regarding that missing cun,’’ brooded Gaines. ‘And they'll have a sweet time over- coming mine!”’ cried Hazel. Cosgrove frowned. “ Well, we're net calling vou, unless it’s absolutely necessary, remember,” he _ re- minded her. “You can’t keep me from saying what I know!” she said warmly. ‘“ So just see that you don't leave me out of it too long!” Cosgrove leaped into action suddenly. ‘““Now come on!” he cried. “ Get out of here, all of you! You’re all to go directly home and get a good night's sleep. The case is called for nine-thirty, and all be at the court house at nine o’clock sharp. A prize will be given for the little girl or boy who turns up earliest!” ‘“T’]] sleen in my boots'"’ laughed Hazel. ‘“ No facetious remarks, please. And no loafing. Come along! MHere’s you hat, Mr. Gaines. Here's the door, Mr. Riordan. If you don’t move along, you'll be keeping me up past ray bedtime.” He conducted them genially out upon the porch. Lederer, who had been patiently watching for that moment, saw them emerge, as he stood immovable in the black shadow of a poplar tree which stood beside the road some twenty yards away. He saw Gaines and Riordan walk to the car below the porch, anc with a resurgence of the strange hatred which the sight of Cosgrove and Hazel in proximity stirred in him, he saw the girl stand close to Cosgrove in the doorway, silhouetted against the light. He could not hear what they said, for they spoke in low, soft accents, but he raged as he stood there watching them, restraining an impulse to stride forth and violently separate the two. He consoled himself with a thought of what the night would bring. And while he thus consoled himself, Hazel spoke with Cosgrove. ‘“Y’m more glad to see this thing come An GIOok