The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-11-19
FERGUSON & CoNrEY, Publishers.

somehow to get the nomina ton. and
then we had TO vote for him or go bnck
on the party; and you know we
couldn't do that
"Wsll. AZ ] was saying, though
like rs not Parsons never knew Of tha
mortgage being there. but badsi't the
heart to mention it, and ID wasn't any
of my business anyway. and ] really
hoped 1t had been paid and would never
give him any trouble. But about q
week ago fellow was here from + SEQ
--you remember him, JoF" he said
linterrupting himself and addressing the
landlord OF tbn hotel, who was one nj
the crowd that fellow with stove
pipe hat and suit Of brown velves
clothes. He stopped with you?n
Yes y replied the landlord, " re-
member him. He WAS there TO d'nner
and supper and left on. the down boat
Well" continued the Recorder,
'that was Blake's brother-in-law.
dom know whether he is as big o rss-
cal as Blako was or not bat anyway IS
seems that Blake got haro ND and Dor
rowed fifteen hundred dollars OF fAis
broiher-in-law and gave q mortgeS9 on
that place up there for security.
'.lt WAS more than the ranch war WORT
at the time. but reckon Blake 49, .n
fix where be had to have that ar-eunt
and as shat was all the security he lac
70 give, his brother-in-law le. hir ls
IT. May be he never went TO loGG 4
the place at all, but just took ssAe's
say-so for what the property was ~crtE
"Well, after q bit, Blake, who W.
always looking over the records t SO
II he couldn't strike lead q So
kind, happened to stumble onto e.
that old PuterbaHgh hadn't IL Q
that mortgage. and he made IL
mind TO sch the place to somcboay sist
and leave the country.
.He knew no one would be liz " ~
see the mortgage In masking az sb.r
and II they did discover il, wi &
would say 1t had been paid sap ~
stroyed. but the party had neglect
cancel II on the records. Then h VI
bluster around, pretending to b to
ing for the party who had held " III
der TO have the matter fixed NJ.
would never be able to find hsA,
pretty soon the man who wss .0in.
buy the place would get sick d wsi; (
and go off somewhere else, OF hlS
other place, and the whole thing
be forgotten
.'At least that's the way I f'cg'g
1t all out and reckon amt very !
from right"
but how does IL come tast thi5
brother-in-law hasn't put in claim far
his interest money all this timese asked
one OF the bystanders. ''If his cl,ipH
on the place is good, he has beer !, if'.-
a pile OF dust by not eolleotin' ~ ~
terest from year TO year"
.'Well, may be so, and thrn 81
may be not" returned the Niao ~.
You see. the improvements Iarsonb
has pnt ON the place is worth gc3c
deal more than the interest. Bes.des,
fhis brother-in-law may not have known
that Blake had sold the place, and was
just making 1t easy on Blake, as he
supposed.
Anyway, the mortgage is there, and
If you'll step over TO Tom Anderson's
Office guess you'll find that he has tho
job of foreclosipg II in the next term Of
of next month. and that he has already
sent notice to the News for publication,
as required by law"
''It's an outrage on the old man with
the crippled boy remarked one, as
the crowd dispersed. land Blake ought
TO swing for it If he was back again,
I'd be one to help do it."
.And l." sand l." land l." echoed
a dozen voices.
But Blake was not there, and wiz
doubtless take good care never 20 90
back. II living still, he is probably to
be found in New York, or some Other
great city, running some swindl ng IT,
stitution by means of which he obt ,in
a living. Ne may even have ara, "a
fortune. and II So should e i v''
for. ifwanted, among the pfesi, u 50
savings banks. or lnanas a. Of ni,sv
corporate monoulr, robin. ths l.....a
under the shelter OF the lew.
ITn lccunfi'r,
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