"I told him to put it into real estate, and he said he would!"
replied Mrs. firmly.

"I did not ask you that, Mrs. ------," politely interjected Mr.
Chanler. "How much did you give him?"

"I told him to put it into real estate, and he said he would!"
repeated the old lady wearily.

"But, madam, you do not answer my question!" exclaimed
Chanler. "How much did you give him?"

"I told him to put it into real--" began the old lady again.

"Yes, yes!" cried the lawyer; "we know that! Answer the
question."

"estate, and he said he would!" finished the old woman
innocently.

"If your Honor please, I will excuse the witness. And I move
that her answers be stricken out!" cried Chanler savagely.

The old lady was assisted from the stand, but as she made her
way with difficulty towards the door of the court-room she
could be heard repeating stubbornly:

"I told him to put it into real estate, and he said he would!"

Almost needless to say, Hackett was convicted and sentenced to