"You all saw what he did! Call the sheriff, there! I intend to prosecute him to the full extent of the law." Ricks, with snapping eyes and snarling mouth, glanced anxiously around at the angry faces.

He was looking for Carter Nelson, but Carter had discreetly departed.

It was Sandy whom he spied, and instantly called: "Kilday, you'll see me through this mess?
You know it wasn't none of my fault." Sandy pushed his way to the judge's side.

He had never hated the sight of Ricks so much as at that moment.
"It's Ricks Wilson," he whispered to the judge--"the boy I used to peddle with.

Don't be sending him to jail, sir.