Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-03-13
NUMBER 10.

| led the old gentleman, with mingled anger
l,nd astonishment.
"Kccp cool, my dear sir; anger retards
business, unless the business be fight No
'ir, fmean no such thing but mean to-
show you that Durand deceived you, and
cheated Winters To whom was that mon.
ley paid, and what has become of it2''
II can answer neither question. Re-
member, sir, that came here sometime afs
ter the transaction to which you slludo,
and never inquired into the particulars.-
Among Durand's papers, found the three
notes he gave Mr.. Winters, and presumed,
Of course, that all was right. Your ques-
tions, however startle me-" 70 'ea-irt
"Do you remember, Mr.. orme, the name,
or names, signed to the notes as security"
"There is no name signed to them, as
security, andI remember 10 have been sur
tprised at the fact still, I can not think
Durand capable of fraud?'
perhaps you viii think So when in.
form you that Mr. Henry Danvers siguelt
his name, as security, to the original notes;
and if the notes, in your possession, do
not bear his name, they are nothing less
than forgeries, and the money is still un-
paid. ".7al 5oss,y.r, .gsA ro..e.,
lTMrs Orme sprang from his seat, and pac.
ed the foor--agitation depicted upon bis
countenance, and betrayed in his move
ments.d AT length, he left the room, and
returning, after a brief abssncc, presented
the notes for Jones fnspection--saying:
Is "Thero, sir, are the vouchers for the pay
ment of the money, and upon them my
nephew will rest his defense, strengthened,
as it is, by the presumption of payment,
based upon the lapse Of time" ,r.a
"That presumption will not avail sir, be-
cause Winters was q minor. during that
lapse Of time,d and cannot be held accom-
table for the quiet possession of his prop.
Iertyi by another and you,sas his guardian,
can not plead it, ibccauso upon you devolv.
edftthe duty of protecting his rights
And should Won attomnt sucb =. dsfsn..
the nubHc would s,v that von mus, h,v.
been cognizant of the fraud and bv not
taking action in behalf of your ward, made
yourself a party to that fraud :, l,,..
Again the old man paced the Hoor, with
irregular strides, until the perspiration stood
in drops on his brow, Stopping. suddenly.
after many turns across the room. he said:
"This is a strange business, Mr.. Jones,
and passeth my. understanding, Just now.
1 must have time to look into it, WHY, sir.
if it turns out, as YOU seem to think, it will
ruin nv nephew" 'o o.
"No, sir, il will only hasten his ruin,
which he is working ont for himself
pretty fast. But even if Il sboula nrovs
his ruin that; Il NO valid re..on whv WIZ.
ters should not demand his riuhts Du.
rand brought against him the charge of
murder, and upon that charge, YOU cast him
off and forbade him your house. Thus
were cancelled the obligations under which
you had previously placed him. And it
were we'll for the honor and happiness Of
your family. if Durand be ruined, for then
he will never become the husband of your
daughter, and she would escape life of
wrctchedness and disgrace"
"Your solicitude for INV family Il mis-.
placed, sir; and if your client hopes, by
winning this suit, to win my daughters
hand. he will find himself mistaken-t will
send her tothe nunnerv sooner than SEQ
her his wife. Youhaye concocted a shrewd
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