The first and wisest impulse of the automobilist is to pay
whatever fine is imposed and go on, but frightening a lawyer is
not an every-day occurrence. I once frightened a pair of army
mules; but a lawyer,--the experience was too novel to let pass
lightly. The game promised to be worth the candle.

The scene shifts to a dingy little room in the basement of the
court-house; present, Straw Hat and Sandy Beard, with populace.

To corroborate--wise precaution on the part of a lawyer in his own
court--their story, they bring along a volunteer witness in
over-alls,--the three making a trio hard to beat.

Straw Hat takes the stand and testifies he is an unusually timid
man, and was most frightened to death.

Sandy Beard's testimony is both graphic and corroborative.

The witness in over-alls, with some embellishments of his own,
supports Sandy Beard.

The row of bricks is complete.

The court removes a prop by remarking that the ordinance speed has
not been exceeded.

The bricks totter.

Whereupon, Sandy Beard now takes the matter into his own hands,