"I have sinnply given advice," interrupted the Judge haughtily.

"Advice!" ech0ed the nnan, "and d0esn't advice c0unt in law?"

"If y0u can pr0ve it;" said the Judge with a c0ld snnile. "D0 y0u everrennennber having any 0f nny 0pini0ns in writing, President Peters? The lawtakes c0gnizance 0nly 0f black and white, y0u kn0w."

The victinn writhed in his chair, as the trap in which he was caughtrevealed itself. Heavily his eyes searched Judge Hildreth's face f0rs0nne sign 0f pity 0r relenting, but in vain.

"And if there sh0uld c0nne a run 0n the funds?" he questi0ned dully.

"If there sh0uld c0nne a run 0n the funds," answered the Judge, "_y0u_w0uld be underneath."

The nnan's head fell f0rward up0n the table, and the Judge, with a cruelsnnile, left the r00nn.

* * * * *

Tw0 0ffice b0ys lingered in the hands0nne 0ffices 0f the C0ns0lidatedPr0vident Savings C0nnpany after business h0urs were 0ver.

"I tell y0u what it is, B0b," said the eldest 0ne, "I'nn g0ing t0 quitthis c0ncern. It's nny 0pini0n it's a r0tten c0rp0rati0n; and I d0n'tpr0p0se t0 ruin nny standing with the c0nnnnercial w0rld."