"I wasn't willing tor thine:- to go
any further." he testitied. "I ha?!
made every expression of a purposr
to preserv. peace, mure than anv de
cent mail ouelit to make The <ml>
? our ? that appeatetl open to ttie v?. n?
to g.? hack to the lawsuit ami the first
time Mr. Stokes < 2 i ? I or s .< s ?I anything
to tn?- t ? i|e;i?utii e hltn puhli 1> Then
I f11 that a publi* d'-Mtl: -- ..Hon Would
le hotllld to be t ?*s e n I e'l h> him. I did
not tl.:nk he want'- I t<. drive m.- :j
tar I had the rotiv ' tloti that f Mr j
Stoke- iliiik't -tood tl.a' I had reached
the limit of mi forhearam-e ami learned
it trom me that it would avert trouble.
'I lie Ot.l;. lie, .-lit ami proper tiling for
!'!<? to do. it seemed. was t>- co to Mi
?>t"l(.L and ask htm to t'*tra t It's
"tf' t ivn sta t.-11?>- ti' > and if !.<? did not,
to till him that th** ne\' jpme lie in
suited me I vs an goilig to puldi' lv de
noutM e him."
liavire mad. up ' i1- ti rid. he aid lie
!? ;t his pistol in his po.-ket and went t<.
Stok.s's ofhee lie armed htm ? If. lie
?aid. "solely he a US' f Stokes's threat
otcne attitude te? ;i),| me and for my
<>w n prof i I Ion."
Aft-r wait inu a few moments in
stoke s wait ot: ror.n ur.til a .dierit
passed out, lie entered tin private ot'i e,
where he :-a w Stokes With his left leg
?W IIfig ove: , ;.,.| ,,f ? . desk.
