ENOUGH SAID.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2928, 25 July 1911, Page 7

ENOUGH SAID.

A noted lawyer had a case in which, among other things, and to that end he cross-questioned one of the opponent's witnesses as follows: "You asked my client for money, did you not ?" "Well—yes, sir."

"Answer promptly, sir ? Let us have no hesitation. You asked him for money. Now, what was his answer ?" "I don't know as I can tell." "But surely you remember ?" "Yes, sir." '"Then out with it ! What was his answer ?" '"l'd rather not tell." "Ho, ho ! You are on that tack, are you ? You won't tell ?" "I would rather not, sir." "But you must ; and if you do not answer my question promptly and truthfully I shall call upon the Court to commit you for contempt." "Well, sir, if I must tell tales out of school, here you have it. I asked him yesterday if he could lend me half a crown, and he told me he couldn't."

"And you believed him. did you not ?"

"Yes, sir, for he said you had robbed him of every penny of his ready money, and if he didn't get. out of your hands pretty soon his wife and little ones would soon come to " "That will do, sir. You ran stand down."