, 1888-09-19

but my client informs me that 1t was only
intended to be a temporary loan, and he
therefore did not include 1t among
the amounts he had out on mort
gage, and on which interest was payable
regularly. In fact it was overlooked till
the other day, when he had a thorough
stock taking"
l could not succeed in getting any
further information, and therefore took
my cave. l did not believe that Mr..
Sharper Flint was the man to forget tina
he had an amount of a thousand pounds
due to him.
Mr.. Jackson called upon me in the after
noon, and reported to him what l had
done.
Unjust say" l said, that SO far l do
not see that we ave any defense. The
bond purports to be witnessed by Mr..
Winter, your fathers solicitor, and on the
lace OF 1t appears to be a perfectly genu-
inc document"
Newer mind thatl" said Mr.. Jackson,
bringing his fist down upon the table.
II feel certain that my father never had
that money, and l mean to fight him and
make him prove his claim in court"
We'll, | said, II think it is too large
an amount to pay without a strict inves-
tigation, especially considering the sus-
picious circumstance of the case, and |
think it will be wiser to defend the ac-
ton and let it go to trial, and in the
meantime we must make a strict investi-
CATION and get all the information we
can"
You are right, sir" said Mr.. Jackson,
land you need not be particular about
the expense. l shan't mind paying the
money SO much if they win it after a fair
fight
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happened to want a cupboard in my room
altered. Accordingly one afternoon Mr..
Jolly, a carpenter, made his appearance,
and set to work to make the necessary
alterations. He seemed to be of a talka.
tive disposition, and after relating some
of the gossip of the neighborhood, he re-
marked; cts curious in what queer
places lawyers papers get slowed away
sometimes-ain't it, sirf'
well, yes" | replied; II suppose they
do get into unlikely places sometimes"
Yes, sir, you are right" said Mr..
Jolly. For instance, l was doing a job
at MIR. Flint's the other day, and | found
a document in the most unlikely place
you would think ola very important
document, too-in fact, a bond for a
pretty large amount"
gave a start as the recollection of the
bond in the case of Flint VS.. jackson
flashed across my mind. Controlling my
feelings, | said, in as calm a voice as /
could command: ooh, yes, l suppose
you mean Farmer Jackson's bond for
6 1000"
why, sir. how in the world did you
come to know anything about it2" asked
Mr.. Jolly, in surprise. "Mr. Flint told
me not to mention the matter to any
body"
ooh, 1 dare say, I said; "but you see
we do know about it; and we have reason
to believe that an attempt is being made
to obtain money from Mr.. jackson by
false pretenses; and, unless you tell me
all you know about the matter, l shall
consider you as aiding in the attempt; l
must, therefore, ask you to tell me what
you know about it."
81 am sure l don't wish to harm Mr..
jackson in any way" said Mr.. Jolly. 81
thought the only reason for keeping it
secret was that it was a private matter;
and if it will do Mr.. Jackson any good, /
am willing to tell you all 1 know about
it,"
yes" I said, 'it is most important to
MIR. jackson, and l must ask you to tell
me all you know"
well, sir, said Mr.. Jolly, you ses
MI. Flint wanted some alterations made
to a desk he has in his office, and among
other things he wanted the drawers d-
vided into different sized partitions, so as
to hold papers of various sizes; and l
went there one morning, before any one
had come to the office, to do the work.
Well, l took one of the drawers out of
the desk to put the divisions in, and af-
ter l had done so l happened to look into
the compartment from which l had taken
1t, and there l saw a document crushed
up against the back, which had evidently
fallen over the end of the drawer. l
pulled it out and looked over it, and found
it was a bond from Mr.. William jackson
to Mr.. Sharper Flint for 81, 900. As |
was examining it Mr.. Flint came in. He
took it from me and examined it and said:
oh, yes; l am very glad indeed you have
found 1T. l have missed this bond for
some time, and it might nave put me to
serious Inconvenience if | had lost it.
Here is a sovereign for your trouble; and
should be glad if you would not mention
the circumstance to anybody, as it is a
private matter which l should not like
talked about. You see, | knew that desk
used to belong to Mr.. Winter, n when
l saw his name on the bond l thought it
might be one of his papers,"
WHAT" l said. do you mean to say
that that desk formerly belonged to Mr..
Winter?'
yes, sir" answered Mr.. Jolly. He
bought 1t at the sale Of Mr.. Winters eff
fects. L remember the desk wei, as |
was at the sale when he bought it."
This last information seemed indeed to
be Of a more important nature, since, if
the desk formerlyto Mr., Winter, it is pos
sible that the bond might have been lost
while it was in his possession.
well" l said, 1--WE have reason to be-
lieve that that bono does not belong to
MIR. Sharper Flint at all. VIII you be
prepared at the trial to swear to all you
have stated to me today2"
Eyes, sir, | shall be prepared to swear
to every word of it"
Then shall dependon you" l said;
and must ask you not to talk about the
matter till after the trial"
Right you are, sir-mum's the word"
answered Mr.. Jolly, n shortly after
ward, having finished his job, he took his
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