walking up and down. I said to him:       "This is not the Zoological Gardens, Falder."     

       FROME. Do you remember what he answered?     

       COKESON. Ye-es: "I wish to God it were!" Struck me as funny.     

       FROME. Did you notice anything else peculiar?     

       COKESON. I did.     

       FROME. What was that?     

       COKESON. His collar was unbuttoned. Now, I like a young man to be neat. I said to him: "Your collar's unbuttoned."     

       FROME. And what did he answer?     

       COKESON. Stared at me. It wasn't nice.     

       THE JUDGE. Stared at you? Isn't that a very common practice?     

       COKESON. Ye-es, but it was the look in his eyes. I can't explain my meaning—it was funny.     

       FROME. Had you ever seen such a look in his eyes before?     

       COKESON. No. If I had I should have spoken to the partners. We can't have anything eccentric in our profession.     

       THE JUDGE. Did you speak to them on that occasion?     

       COKESON. [Confidentially] Well, I didn't like to trouble them about prime facey evidence.     

       FROME. But it made a very distinct impression on your mind?     

       COKESON. Ye-es. The clerk Davis could have told you the same.     

       FROME. Quite so. It's very unfortunate that we've not got him here. Now can you tell me of the morning on which the discovery of the forgery was made? That would be the 18th. Did anything happen that morning?     

       COKESON. [With his hand to his ear] I'm a little deaf.     

       FROME. Was there anything in the course of that 

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