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18 William?" asked one of the lawyers of him, one day, after court was over.

"I thought it went the wrong way," was the quick answer.

"The wrong way? Why?"

"The defendant didn't bring out his evidence strong enough. He had a good case, it seemed to me. The goods he bought were not as good as they were represented to be, and it wasn't fair to make him pay the full price for them."

At this the lawyer smiled. "I think you are right, William," he said, "and I shouldn't be surprised to see the case appealed."

The case was appealed, and when tried in a higher court the verdict was for the defendant, just as William McKinley said it ought to be. This shows well how judicial was his turn of mind even when a youth.