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`` Of course , '' he returned in the same low key , `` but do you suppose men who break into houses to steal , will hesitate to lie ? '' `` Oh no , to be sure not ! How silly I am ! '' The next thing was the selecting of jurors ; a rather tedious business , taking up all the rest of the time till the court adjourned for the noon recess . That was a rest for Max and Lulu . Their father took them to a hotel for lunch , they chatted a while in its parlor , after satisfying their appetites , then returned to the court-room in season for the opening of the afternoon session . The district attorney made the opening address , giving an outline of the evidence he expected to bring forward to prove the prisoners ' guilt .