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"He told you that he stole it?" asked Squire Benson. "No; he said he found it;" and the witness proceeded to relate all the particulars of the affair. It appeared from his story that Tim had taken the wallet, abstracted thirty dollars of the money, and then, when school was about to be dismissed, had thrust the wallet into the prisoner's pocket. HE TOLD YOU THAT HE STOLE IT ASKED SQUIRE BENSON NO HE SAID HE FOUND IT AND THE WITNESS PROCEEDED TO RELATE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR IT APPEARED FROM HIS STORY THAT TIM HAD TAKEN THE WALLET ABSTRACTED THIRTY DOLLARS OF THE MONEY AND THEN WHEN SCHOOL WAS ABOUT TO BE DISMISSED HAD THRUST THE WALLET INTO THE PRISONER'S POCKET
 manner. "Yes, sir, it was," answered Joe, startled by the questioner's sharp words. "How do you know?" "I see'd this 'ere mark on't," replied the witness, pointing to Mr. Doolittle's shop-card. "Now, Mr. Braman," continued Squire Benson, suddenly softening his tone, and assuming a pleasant smile, "Where did you get this bill?" "_Tim Bunker gin it to me._" The reply of Joe produced a great sensation in the court-room. "I told you so!" whispered Charles Hardy to Frank. There was a smile of triumph on the face of Tony, and all eyes were turned to him. "It's a lie!" groaned Tim, his face as white as a sheet. "Did he tell you where he got it?" continued Mr. Benson, in an apparently indifferent tone. "You need not criminate yourself," interposed the judge. "He told me all about it," replied Joe, suddenly brushing up his wits. "You needn't wink at me, Tim; I'm goin' to blow the whole thing," continued he, shaking his head at the crestfallen Bunker. "You was fool enough to tell on't yourself. S DON'T YOU KNOW SAID MISTER BENSON WITH SEVERITY IN HIS TONE AND MANNER YES SIR IT WAS ANSWERED JOE STARTLED BY THE QUESTIONER'S SHARP WORDS HOW DO YOU KNOW I SEE THIS ERE MARK ON IT REPLIED THE WITNESS POINTING MISTER DOOLITTLE'S SHOP CARD NOW MISTER ROBIN CONTINUED SQUIRE BENSON SUDDENLY SOFTENING HIS TONE AND ASSUMING A PLEASANT SMILE WHERE DID YOU GET THE BILL TIM BUNKER GIN IT TO ME THE REPLY OF JOE PRODUCED A GREAT SENSATION IN THE COURTROOM I TOLD YOU SO WHISPERED CHARLES HARDY TO FRANK THERE WAS A SMILE OF TRIUMPH ON THE FACE OF TONY AND ALL EYES WERE TURNED TO HIM IT'S A LIE GROANED TIM HIS FACE AS WHITE AS A SHEET DID HE TELL YOU WHERE HE GOT IT CONTINUED MISTER BENSON IN AN APPARENTLY INDIFFERENT TONE YOU NEED NOT CRIMINATE YOURSELF INTERPOSED THE JUDGE HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT REPLIED JOE SUDDENLY BRUSHING UP HIS WITS YOU NEEDN'T WINK AT ME TIM I'M GOING TO BLOW THE WHOLE THING CONTINUED HE SHAKING HIS HEAD AT THE CRESTFALLEN BUNKER YOU WAS FULL ENOUGH TO TELL AUNT YOURSELF
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