_Question by State's Attorney._--"Where do you live?" _Answer._--"North of t-t-town, with D-Doug Hill's father." _Question._--"Where were you, Mr. Clark, on fifth day of last month at or near the hour of three o'clock P.M.?" _Answer._--"Don't know the day, b-but if you mean the d-day Doug and D-Dic had their fight, I-I was up on B-Blue about halfway b-between Dic Bright's house and T-Tom Bays', at the step-off." _Question._--"What, if anything, occurred at that time and place?" _Answer._--"A f-fight--damned bad one." _Question._--"Who fought?" _Answer._--"D-Doug Hill and D-Dic Bright." _Question._--"Now, Mr. Clark, tell the jury all you heard and saw take place, in the presence of the defendant Dic Bright, during that fight." The solemnity of the Court had made a deep impression on Patsy, and he trembled while he spoke. He was angry because the State's attorney, as he supposed, had pretended not to know his name, whereas that self-same State's attorney had been familiar with him prior to the election. "We'll get the truth out of this fellow on cross-examination," whispered Mr. Switzer to his client. "Be careful not to get too much truth out of him," returned Dic. Patsy began his story. "Well, me and D-Doug was a-g-a-goin' up the west b-bank of B-Blue when we seed--" _State's Attorney._--"Never mind what you saw at that time. Answer my question. I asked you to tell all you saw and heard during the fight." _Answer._--"I-I w-will if you'll l-let me. J-jest you keep still a minute and l-l-let me t-talk. I-I c-can't t-t-talk very well anyway. C-can't talk near as well as you. B-but I can say a he-heap more. Whe-whe-when you talk so much, ye-ye-you g-get me to st-st-st-stuttering. S-see? Now listen to that." _State's Attorney._--"Well, go on." _Answer._--"Well, we seed Dic and Rita Bays, p-prettiest girl in the h-h-whole world, on the op-opposite side of the river, and he wa-wa-was a-kissin' her." _State's Attorney._--"Never mind that, but go ahead. Tell it your own way." "I object," interposed Mr. Switzer. "The witness must confine himself to the State's question." "Confine your answer to the question, Mr. Clark," commanded the Court. Patsy was growing angry, confused, and frightened. _State's Attorney._--"Go on. Tell your story, can't you?" _Answer._--"Well, Doug, he hollered across the river and said he-he wa-wa-wanted one hisself and would g-g-go over after it." _State's Attorney._--"Did you not understand my question? What did you see and hear? What occurred during the fight?"