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"Take me home, Harriet," she asked; "take me away from this place. Take me to
your home. I do not want to go back to mine yet."
Half an hour later, in accordance with the judge's charge to the jury, a verdict of
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Not guilty" was rendered in the case of the People of Illinois versus James
Torrance, Jr.
Mr. Holden and Jimmy's attorney were the first to congratulate him, and the
former insisted that he come home with him to dinner.
"I am sorry," said Jimmy; "I should like to immensely, but there is some one I
must see first. If I may I should like to come out later in the evening to thank you
and Miss Holden."
Jimmy searched about the court-room until he found the Lizard. "I don't know
how to thank you," he said.
"
Don't then," said the Lizard. "Who you ought to thank is that little girl who is
sick in bed up on the north side."
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"
That's just where I am going now," said Jimmy. "Is she very sick?"
Pneumonia," said the Lizard. "I telephoned her doctor just before I came over
here, and I guess if you want to see her at all you'd better hurry."
"It's not that had, is it?" Jimmy said.
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