And Then the Town Took Off

nd by the time Judge Helms'

federate, Hank Stacy, was obviously trying to achieve the same poise b

nt row. Alis Garet came in and sat next to him. "I cut my so

"Who gave him th

got licked then, but this is the first time he's been kidnaped. O

door and the clerk banged his gavel. But the business of the court did no

ck! Cive

ut to see. In a moment they were crowding b

. "Don't tell me he

th dignity down the aisle, an ermine robe on his shoulde

ing, Judge," he said. To the clerk he sa

he clerk sa

es need attending to," Civek said patient

s took off his pince-nez and regarded t

eren't serious about that king business, wer

rst time as Your Majesty, Judge," Civek

e asked. "Some

a proclamation on the proper forms of address. I mean, w

session and has a case before it. Suppose you make your royal self comfortable and

d at Civek and shook his head. "Six of them, eh? I'll have a loo

ms listened and looked up statutes and pursed his lips tho

, counselor. The alleged crime contravened no local statute, and in the absence of

ly got up and be

nute there

Civek doing

ed everything else in his life, p

!" Civek

y stops me now." But before he got to the

in that instant. Negus, stiff as a stop

udge Helms to vacate the bench, "

ing his heavy crown. "Mr. Counselor Lynch,

wyer, an adaptable man. "What ha

example to anyone else who might incur our royal wrath. Now, counselor, we are familiar enoug

f Superior. I submit that there has been no crime-inasmuch as the incident oc

ime, together with all other offenses against the county, state and

ively?" L

's Bench. Second, indefinite paralysis for Negus. We'll straighten out his arms and legs so he'll take up less r

where the two kangaroo-like creatures had taken him. He allowed his ermine to be fingered, holding the scepter o

an, commanded to serve out his probation in the king's custody. Stacy drove Civek hom