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Show QUESTION DEVILCOULDN'T ANSWER Gnabla to l'millct Action of a Nw York 4l Jury. While waiting for tho verdict In the Patrick rase a fow days ago somebody remarked to Mr. Van Diver of tho Dls- H trlct Attorney's office, that he thought H the Jury would acquit tho lawyer who H had conspired with William Marsh H Rico's valet to gain possession ot the H Texas millionaire's fortune, Mr. Van -Pl Diver, who had followed the case close- B ly for several months, doubted this, H but added rcfloctlvoly: H "Of courso, nothing Is moro uncer- H tain than tho action ot a Jury. I re- ' momber a story my father told me .l when I was a boy in Alabama. The V' x ;H story waB of His Satanic Majesty and ' a plain citizen who mot ono day on a narrow pathway cut in tho edge ot a M cliff. On side thero yawned a preel- H pice. On tho other side was tho solid H rock. Thero was only room for ono to H pass, and of theso two, ono must Ho H down and let the othor walk over him. H " 'If you'll propound threo questions H I can't answer,' suggested Satan, "I'll H 'Ho down and let you pass over my H body.' The citizen asked: . H " 'What 1b whiter than snow?' H "'Cotton,' was tho answer. H " 'What la sweeter than auger? H "'That'B easy again; molasses.' H " 'What will bo tho next verdict ren- ) H dered In thla county by a petit Jury?' H " 'Pass on your way,' said tho Devil. - JM as ho mado a carpot ot himself." NfctB |