Klutchem's own government does not trust him
enough to deliver to him a letter in advance of a payment of two cents,
such action, while highly discreditable to Mr. Klutchem, certainly
does not relieve that gemman from the responsibility of answerin'
Colonel Caarter."
The colonel said the point was well taken, and the judge sustained him.
Yancey looked around with the air of a country lawyer who had tripped
up a witness, decorated a corner of the carpet, and continued:--
"My idee, suh, now that I am on the ground, is for me to wait upon the
gemman at once, hand him the orig'nal challenge, and demand an immediate
answer. That is, "turning to Fitz, "unless he is in hidin'."
Fitz replied that it was pretty clear to him that a man could not hide
from a challenge he had never received. It was quite evident that
Klutchem was detained somewhere.
The colonel coincided, and said in justice to his antagonist that he
would have to acquit him of this charge. He did not now believe that
Mr. Klutchem had run away.
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