complaint. But, before Heaven, Kennedy, I can't see how she could
possibly have been so affected by the few treatments I gave her.
And to-night, just as I was leaving the office, I received a
telephone call from her husband's attorney, Lawrence, very kindly
informing me that the case would be pushed to the limit. I tell
you, it looks black for me."

"What can they do?"

"Do? Do you suppose any jury is going to take enough expert
testimony to outweigh the tragedy of a beautiful woman? Do? Why,
they can ruin me, even if I get a verdict of acquittal. They can
leave me with a reputation for carelessness that no mere court
decision can ever overcome."

"Gregory, you can rely on me," said Kennedy. "Anything I can do
to help you I will gladly do. Jameson and I were on the point of
going out to dinner. Join us, and after that we will go down to
your office and talk things over."

"You are really too kind," murmured the doctor. The air of relief
that was written on his face was pathetically eloquent.

"Now not a word about the case till we have had dinner,"
commanded Craig. "I see very plainly that you have been worrying
about the blow for a long time. Well, it has fallen. The neat
thing to do is to look over the situation and see where we
stand."

Dinner over, we rode down-town in the subway, and Gregory ushered