116 THE TRIAL.

“The jury took their places again, and all
the court became very still. Then the judge
rose and looked towards them, and said,

“¢Gentlemen of the jury, are you agreed
upon your verdict ?’

«“«¢ Agreed,’ said one man at the head of
the jury.

“Guilty, or not guilty?’ said the judge.

“¢Quilty,’ said the juryman.

“Then the clerk wrote the verdict down
in his book, and the sheriff led off the pris-
oner to jail; the jurymen then went away,
and pretty soon after I went away too.”

“ And what was his punishment?” asked
Rollo.

“J don’t know,” said Jonas. “That was
for the judge to decide, and I believe he
commonly takes some time to consider of it.
At any rate, that was all I heard about it,
for I went home to supper, and the next
morning I found my horse was well, and so
I rode home.”