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My heart beats with sympathy for those who constitute the real backbone of America , the toilers of the shop and farm . '' And then all the banqueters of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants ' and Manufacturers ' Association would applaud , and would send their checks to the campaign fund of this friend of the common man . Mr. Burchard 's deputy , Mr. Stannard , was a legal fox who told his chief what to do and how to do it ; a dried-up little man who looked like a bookworm , and sat boring you thru with his keen eyes , watching for your weak points and preparing to pierce you thru with one of his legal rapiers . He would be quite friendly about it -- he would joke with you in the noon hour , assuming that you would of course understand it was all in the line of business , and no harm meant . Section 75 The two men heard Peter 's story and changed it a little , and then heard him over again and pronounced him all right , and Peter went back to his hotel room and waited in trepidation for his hour in the limelight . When they took him to court his knees were shaking , but also he had a thrill of real importance , for they had provided him with a body-guard of four big huskies ; also he saw two `` bulls '' whom he recognized in the hallway outside the court-room , and many others scattered thru the audience . The place was packed with Red sympathizers , but they had all been searched before they were allowed to enter , and were being watched every moment during the trial .