“You say,” the young fellow began softly, “that you and your partner followed Mr. Ellingbery from sometime in June?”
“Yes.”
“You testified, I believe, that on the night of July the Fourth, Tom Ellingbery and this girl were at the amusement park?”
“Yes.”
“And I believe you have cited some eight or nine dates up to the fifteenth of July.”
I looked at Mr. Youngquist and I was astonished to see his face the color of bleached muslin.
“Well, did you or did you not?”
I looked at Slim. He was puzzled, too. Finally I nodded.
“Will you say it for the record, please?”
“Yes.”
“That is to say, you are now testifying that you followed Mr. Ellingbery on each of eight or nine occasions prior to July 15, and each time with your partner at your side?”
“Yes.”
“And always at Mrs. Ellingbery’s request?”
“Yes.” That was a nasty question, but it had to be answered yes.
“Were you here in court yesterday?”
“No, sir.” I would have said, “No, your majesty,” if it would have helped.