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CHAPTER XXVI - "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy
Torrance at the county jail. "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have
retained no attorney. I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your
case."
Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
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Who is going to pay you?" he asked with a smile. "I understand attorneys expect
to be paid."
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That needn't worry you!" replied the lawyer.
You mean that your client is going to pay for my defense? What's his name?"
That I am not permitted to tell you," replied the lawyer.
Very well. Tell your client that I appreciate his kindness, but I cannot accept it."
Don't be a fool," said the attorney. "This client of mine can well afford the
expense, and anyway, my instructions are to defend you whether you want me to
or not, so I guess you can't help yourself."
Jimmy laughed with the lawyer. "All right," he said. "The first thing I wish you'd
do is to get Miss Hudson out of jail. There is doubtless some reason for suspicion
attaching to me because I was found alone with Mr. Compton's body, and the
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