"See my lawyer, I suppose?
But do you think a lawyer like Field would take my case?
You know I haven't a leg to stand on." "But you haven't seen him ?" inquired Geary sharply.

"Haven't seen anybody about it ?" Vandover shook his head.

"Sure ?" insisted Geary anxiously.
"Why, I have only just heard about it twenty minutes ago," protested Vandover.

"Why are you so particular about that ?" he added.

Then Geary exploded his mine.
"Because," he said, with a smile of triumph that he could not restrain, "because we are the counsel for the other side.