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"But you did write Madam Queen, Andy. You cain't lie in court." "Suah I did," complained Andy, "but I didn't writ dat letteh Lawyeh Collins got there — dat's a bill from de Star Garage. I jus' seed him pick it up from ouah desk." Amos glared at his old friend. "We is jus' practicin'. Where is yo' brains?" Andy grew indignant. "What fo' you talk about a letteh I writ Madam Queen an' den you show me a letteh we gits here an' try to make me lie an' say I writ den? Huh?" Amos closed his eyes and looked as if someone had plunged a knitting needle into his stomach. "Some times I jus' don't feel like goin' on no moh'. Collins, you jus' gotta do the best you knows how. Your client is non campus metal." The departure of Lawyer Collins to prepare his brief left Amos and Andy free to proceed to discuss in all its aspects the impending trial. FEBRUARY 24th dawned at last— a ' day clear and cold — the day of the momentous suit of Madam Queen versus Andrew H. Brown. Meanwhile, by 9:30 A. M., the chambers and corridors of the building housing the Supreme Court of the State of New York contained a swirling, chattering, excited crowd of lawyers, court officials and frenzied spectators determined to get seats in the courtroom to hear Madam Queen's suit. Right in the front rank, fighting their way in, was the Kingfish with Brother Crawford and his wife, the Battle Axe, and dozens of friends of Madam Queen and Andy. Most of the spectators, and they were mostly women, sympathized with Madam Queen. A few friends of Amos and Andy were gathered outside the courtroom door, awaiting Andy's arrival. But when the judge swept into the courtroom — Amos and Andy were nowhere to be seen. In fact, the courtroom soon seethed with rumors of Andy's flight from town, of Andy having had a stroke and being taken to his bed. When he did arrive, half an hour late, it was found he had lingered in a drug store laying up an extra supply of headache tablets. Indeed, Andy got off to a bad start. He was publicly reprimanded by the judge and turned away only to meet the baleful glare of Madam Queen. And right on top of that, as soon as the usual preliminaries were disposed of, Madam Queen's lawyer, M. Smith, arose and made an impassioned speech to the court outlining the inexorable way in which he intended to present his case. Lawyer Smith's voice almost broke as he turned dramatically to the judge and exclaimed: "We intend to show, Your Honor, that all the loving, lifelong plans this little girl had made were shattered when on that historical night of New Year's Eve the defendant, Andrew H. Brown, had the audacity to tell this 64 little girl those fatal words of rejection just twelve hours before the marriage was to take place. "This defendant, Andrew H. Brown, had led her practically to the altar. He had forced her to depend entirely upon him, which she did. Suddenly he forced this little girl to give up all friends, all future hopes of happiness, for then — then — " Lawyer Smith dabbed at his cheek with a salmoncolored handkerchief — "he broke this little girl's heart." The judge looked a little surprised and inquired mildly — "Are you referring to the plaintiff, Madam Queen, as this little girl?" "I am, Your Honor." His Honor allowed a roaming eye to rove briefly over the portly figure of Madam Queen. He turned blandly to Lawyer Smith. "The plaintiff, Madam Queen, appears to have reached her majority. Please refrain from referring to her as 'this little girl.' " Lawyer Smith proceeded a little more cautiously and summarized the familiar events leading up to the trial. He described in glowing terms the happy romance of Andy and Madam Queen and when he had finished he suddenly called Madam Queen to the witness stand. Madam Queen, with a slight toss of her head, swept across the room and seated herself majestically in the witness chair. She gazed about the room and smiled slightly. But just as Lawyer Smith turned to address his first question to her those in the room were shocked to see Madam Queen put her hand to her throat, close her eyes, half rise from her chair and then fall to the floor in a dead faint. Amos looked astonished. Andy was frightened and the spectators were in pandemonium. Madam Queen was rushed into the judge's chambers but all efforts to revive her failed and court was adjourned until the following day. Amos said little, but he seemed very thoughtful. WONDER whut made Madam Queen faint befo' she eveh said a word?" he observed to Lawyer Collins. But the latter shrugged. When Court opened the following day Amos underwent a brief examination at the hands of Lawyer Smith in which he detailed his friendship and business dealings with Andy over a series of years. Amos stepped down and Andy was then called to the stand. Andy's knees had turned to water. Every safe and simple reply Lawyer Collins had rehearsed with him faded from his frightened memory. Lawyer Smith consulted his notes. "Did you ever give Madam Queen a piano?" "Yessuh! Fust time I heerd her play she played 'Come, Come I Love Yo' Only' and broke half de keys." "Was Madam Queen fond of music?" "Yes an' No!" "What do you mean, Mr. Brown?" "Well, Madam Queen had herself a cornet playeh when I fust met her. He was crazy 'bout her. But she told me dat cornet drove her crazy." Lawyer Smith suddenly pulled a big packet of letters from his brief case and waved them at Andy, who RADIO AND TELEVISION MIRROR