Part 29 (1/2)
”I think not so long as that. He was unusually stubborn. I told him he could come out as soon as he would promise obedience. He remained in there of his own accord.”
”Appeared to like it, did he?”
”I can't say as to that.”
”For how long a time did you say he stayed there?”
”Oh, I think from one afternoon till the next.”
”Did he have anything to eat during that time?”
”I promised him abundance if he would do as I told him.”
”Did he have anything to eat?” emphatically.
”No!” just as emphatically.
”What was it he refused to do?”
”Simply to go on a little errand for me.”
”Where?”
”To the house of a friend.”
”For what purpose?”
”To get some jewelry.”
”Was the jewelry yours?”
”I expected to purchase it.”
”Had it been stolen?”
”Not to my knowledge.”
”Did the boy think it had been stolen?”
”He pretended to.”
”Was that the reason he would not go?”
”It was the reason he gave.”
”Have the city police found stolen goods on your premises?”
”They have confiscated goods that were innocently purchased by me; they have robbed me.”
”Did you compel this boy to lie to the officers when they came?”