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Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
POSTHUMOUS HUMOR.
Hitherto Unpublished Jokes Left Behind
by Philip III. Welch.

by Philip I'll. Welch.
When Philadelphian slips up on a
banana peel he falls so slowly that it
doesn't hurt him.
Matrimonial Felicities.- .-Caller-"Has
your daughters married life so far
proved a happy one, Mrs. Vermont"
Mrs. Vernon-"Very. Her husband,
YOU know, is a travelling salesman"
Capturing Prize.-Aunt Mabel Ito
ece)-"And did you win any prizes at
your school commencement, Clara"
Clara (demurely)-"Yes, aunty, young
Mr.. Smith, on our way home, asked me
to marry him."
Improving the Present.-Gentleman
Ito Uncle Rastus, wrestling with water
melon)-"Aren't you afraid of cramps,
Uncle Rastus?" Uncle Rastus (con-
temptuously)-"Wot does yo' spose l
done cas- fo' er few cramps?
Full of Enthusiasm.-Bro
show good deal of boyish enthusiasm
over your coming trip to Europe. Why,
you've crossed several times before,
haven't you?" Robinson-"Yes but
this is my first trip without my wife"
An Untimely End.-Coroner Ito Wit
ness) )-"You say the unfortunate man
died while eating a tifty-cent table
d'hote dinner at Macaroni's?" Witness
Eyes, sir" Coroner-"The case seems
to be clear, gentlemen. He died of
starvation?"
Not Complaining Any.-"Where did
you live before you came to Kansas
City?" he asked of the condemned mur-
derer. SIN st. Louis" 'If you had re-
mained in st. Louis you wouldn't be in
your position now" "No, sir but I
lived there a whole year and I'm salts
fed with things as they are"
A Big Business. Editor Ito summer
resort landlord) )-"Ah, good morning,
Mr.. Boniface, how is business with
you?" Mr.. .Boniface-'Immense; we're
full to overfowing." Editor-"That's
encouraging. What can do for you?"
Landlord-'I wish you would run in a
| local notice to the effect that for the
balance of the season the best rooms at
Goodgrub House will be let at largely
reduced rates"
Human Nature in Billiards.-Hall
(playing billiards)-"You should have
seen my game seven or eight years ago,
Sherman, when | was in practice. l
could knock the spots off any thing this
side of New York. | don't play much
now" Sherman-"That's a fact, Hall,
you don't play much of game now."
Hall (sharply)-"What's that? If you've
got any money that says l can't beat
you, I'll make you walk home"
An Unpleasant Custom Mamma"
said Miss Penelope Waldo, of Boston, 81
don't like this Mr.. Breezy from the West
whom we met last night. He is ex-
tremely uncouth." "How?" inquired
the old lady. 1--WE were discussing rid
ing, and he said that he rarely used
saddle and rodei bareback on almost all
occasions. Of course, one can dispense
with saddle if he wishes, but for any
body to ride about in his bare back is
unnecessarily Western" And the old
lady thought 50, too,-N. Y. Epoch.
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
FULL OF FUN.
The man who keeps late hours ana 'r'o'
TO live a constant merry maker
Is bastening-facts we can't disguise
To over take the underta kcr'

The man who keeps late hours anu 'i'''
ro live a constant merry maker,
Is bastening-facts we can't disguise
To over take the underta kcr
Merchant Traveller
RacboIor-"No more sewing on OF
suspender buttons now, old Doy' On.
Ronedict-'No, / wear a belt now. W
rot no time to sew on buttons hevp' e
me hustling to buy bread and ou''ef'
Texas SiftingS. ,o,
-Guest-"Who owns this hoU1i'
Waiter-"Mr. Blank am de proprle'oiI,
sab." Guest-"Glad to hear IT,
thought from your actions that Vno
walters owned the hotel" MalterI
60 no, sab. We don't own nutlln Du'
de guests. IN. Y. Ledger
Pastor Ito the country couple ne mas
lust married Marriage gives you e@0n
certain duties. The husband must pro-
feet his wife, but the wife must folio"
him everywhere. Fat Bride Nwelgn9
two hundred pounds, frowns anxlouSlV
-"Oh, sir. can't that be changed? my
husband is a letter-carrier. The wasp
-"Perhaps," said the fresh young
man, as he pumped himself down Oh
the sofa between the TWO gluoy 9li1''
"perbaps YOU were discussing some
choice secret?" so, no." said one OF
them, 81 was just saying to Minnie that
nothing should separate US, but really J.. l.
didn't expect it to happen so soon,
And the beating of his own heart was all
the sound he heard. .-Terre Haute Tx
press. ,
-"Business is mighty dull" groaned
the proprietor of the lunch-counter as
he busted the pies and gave the Dough
nuts their morning bath. 81 could nave
sworn it," observed a customer grlmly'
"Why?" demanded the lunch-counter
man. "Well, | noticed when l bit lnto
this sandwich that you could not make
both ends meat."-America.
"A Questionable Success,-Angellna
-"And now that you have visited her
school. Edwin, what is your decision re-
garding Nine. Francois for our chill
dren? As to discipline, does she give
that proper attention?' Edwin-"ln-
deed she does, my dear l was there
the whole morning, and madame seemed
to devote the entire time in preserving
order"
-"Since this is your final answer,
Miss TickIowell," )" said the young man,
bitterly, Il submit to my fate. l can
only saw. in the words of Aristotle"
do you read Aristotle, Mr.. Ferguson"
exclaimed the beautiful Boston girl,
vivid blush crimsoning her pale cheek
"Why, he is my favorite author! Mr..
Ferguson, give me little time to think
of this matter again. II am not sure
but-but that''-Chicago Tribune.
Thirst for Knowledge.-C Belle
81 hope your stay in our city will not be
short. Mr.. De Science" Mr.. De Science
(member of the American Ornithologists'
Union) n)-"Thank you, but my sojourn
must be brief. l am here attending the
Ornithological convention at the Mu-
scum of Natural History, and the ses'
sions will soon De over" "What kind
of convention did you say?" "Ornl-
thological-about birds, you know" "
"Oh, yes, yes, How stupid of me! Do
you think they will be worn much next
season?"-N. Y. Weekly.
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
A LOVE LETTER.

Wife of my heart When do miss thee most'
Is it when morning breaks, and from his tree
The lusty mock bird hearlding the day,
Wakes me with songs of praise, from dreams
of thee;
While every quverlng breeze from leaf to
Whispers thy name; and dew-bespanS'ed
flowers
Droop their fair heads because you do not
come
To fondlc them?
Is In noon day hours,
When heat and silence reign, ana IN our
home
From room to room wander listessly,
Where the low rocking chair, the NOISY
clock,
And each familiar object speaks OF thee'
Is IL at evening, when the sun is low,
And darkening shadows gather overhead,
And in the forest depths the whip PoOr-wlll
Pipes his sad plant, ike mourning for the
dead;
While from the south the night wind rises
soft
And on the silvery clouds rides the young
moon,
And myriad insect voices I'll the air
And greet the night with ever varying tuner
Or is it when the nights black pail is spread
over the slumbering earth, and from their
tower
While spiders spin their filmy, sllvery web
The distant bells proclaim the midnight
hour?
In absence, dearest, thou art dcarer still
Thy voice, thy smile, thy form, thine eyes
sweet light
only know miss thee every hour,
Morning and noon, at evening and at night
Like a wrecked mariner, my days are spent
Seeking a sail, shore, a light, sign
To tell me of thy coming; and my heart
Burns to embrace thee, press my lips TO
thine,
Battle in thine eyes glad light, hear thy
sweet voice,
Clasp thy dear hand and bid thee welcome
home
Then hasten to me. make no long delay,
My heart of hearts cries out, and bids thee
"Comew
-Chas. A. Choate, in Journalist.
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13

1t was five o'clock in the afternoon,
but the sun was still nearly three hours
high. The air was perfectly still; the
sky was of dull hue, inclining TO cop
perry at the horizon. The white slrface
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
Keep No DrOnes.

Many farmers are now making prepar-
ations to winter stock which is ready to
sell for beef because the price is not sat
isfactory, or will keep stock which IS
bringing in no income simply to con-
sumo the hay and grain produced upon
the farm Now, this will not pay. Just
sitdown and reckon whatit costs to keep
an animal through the winter months at
the cost price of the food, and then see
what you have to show for it in the spring
In many cases it will hardly pay for
months keeping, and in the spring the
farmer comes out behindhand and won
ders why farming does not pay any bet
ter. We can not afford to run our farms
on any such principle. There should be
no drones even among our cattle. Each
animal should be kept for definite
purpose. with some paying object in
view. We can not afford to keep an an
imal ready for the slaughter-house for
three months simply to get twenty-five
or fifty cents per one hundred pounds
more for it. Farmers must take more
account of what seems to them the lit
tie things, for in this way..only can farm.
ing be made to pay. No business house
would think of standing such leak
as this without going to the wall.
Why so many farmers are complaining
of hard times is because they do not
stop the leaks, and this, in many places,
is big one. just look over your neigh
borhood and see how many are farming
on this principle.-Farm and Home.
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
THE FARMING WORLD.
uomF.MADE HYGROMETER.
An Ingenious and Simple Little DEVICE
for Forecasting the Weather

A.. INGENIOUS and Simple Little Device
for Forecasting the Weather
Most means by which the weather IS
,orocast are visionary and unreliable
seldom, indeed, do we find any POSITIVE
guide by which the temperature OF 'ne
future may be known 70 certainty, 1
herewith preSen. an engraving Oh ny,
rromcter, homemade, and so cheap ana
oimnle is its construction that there Is
no necessity for being caught by frost
INV longer. 1t is so unfailing IN It's
action that we can tell to nlcety IN
tbe latter part of the day or evening
what the lowest temperature Will be
the ensuing night. ,,
It consists first of a large glass bottle
A. and a thermometer c inside OF IL. IN
the cork D ale inserted two glass tubes
F and F, one (E) simply communicating
with the outer air, the other Ct) reach-
ING from the bottom of the instrument
TO the outside and ending at right an
ole. The tube can be bent very easily
bv holding it in gas flame and giving
If an easy bend. A small rubber hose
G, ending in mouthpiece, is attached
TO the end. The bottle contains guam
titv of ether, which, however, must not
reach the bulb of the thermometer.
When we wish to know the temper
eture of the coming night we simply
blow into the mouthpiece attached 10
the end of our hose, in consequence OF
which the air vaporizes quantity OF
the ether. which in its turn will absorb
an immense amount Of heat. Keep on
blowing for moment or two, and you
will find moisture deposit on the out.
side of your bottle; then quickly READ
YOUR thermometer on the inside, and
you have the lowest temperature OF the
ensuing night. This point is called the
dew point" and when that is reached
the temperature will not go any lower
Now a word with regard to the
philosophy of this valuable little in
strument, Dew forms in consequence
of warm air coming in contact with
colder earth and plants, thus being
forced to part with its latent Tor In
sensible) heat. In so doing, however,
it must precipitate, Or free, the moisture
it held in suspension. Now, when you
blow into the ether contained in your
hygrometer, a quantity of it, becoming
vaporized, abstracts great amount OF
heat from the inside of the instrument
The result is, the warm air coming IN
contact with the cold glass parts with
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
Henry Ward Beccher on Death.

When the sun disappears below the
horizon he is not down. The Heavens
glow for full hour after his departure,
and when a great and good man sets the
West is luminous long after he is out OF
sight. A room in which flowers have
been is sweet long after the flowers have
been taken away. They leave a fra
GRANGE behind. And goodly man who
lives unselfishly and disinterestedly and
seeks the good of other men can not die
out of this world. When he goes hence
he leaves behind much of himself.
There have been many men who left
behind them that which hundreds of
years have worn out. The earth has Soc
rates and Plato to this day. The world
is richer yet by Moses and the old proph.
cts than by the wisest statesmen. We
are indebted to the past. We stand in
the greatness of ages that have gone
rather than in that of our own. But of
how many of us shall it be said that,
being dead, we yet speak?-Henry Ward
Rapchpr
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
Her yaiuation of Him,

Johnny-You amt as big as my pa,
Mister Brown.
Mr.. Brownies, Johnny, l am much
taller and larger in every way than your
father.
Johnny-Well. sister said you wasn't.
Sister-Why, Johnny, what an ideal
never said any thing of the kind.
Johnny-Yes, you did, too, You said
last night that Mister Brown was belop
ar,-Boston Budget
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13
ONE ENJOYS

ONE HNJOYN
Both the method and resulal
Syrup of Figs is taken; ithpA
and refreshing to the taste, sn
gentlyyet promptly on the KID
Liver and Bowels, cleanses ID
tenn effectually, dispels colds,
aches and fevers and cureshai
constipation. Syrup Of EigiS
only remedy of its kind sVa
duced, pleasing to the tasteni
ceptable to the stomach, pront
its action and truly beneicaIl
effects, prepared only from thlI !
healthy and agreeable sub'nS
its many excellent qualities
mend 1t to all ana nave mM /
the most popular remedy kn9E|
Syrup of Figs is for sale b I
and 81 bottles by all leadingtS
gists. Any reliable druggist !;
may not have it on hand will !
cure it promptly for any oHt
wishes to try it. Do not ~
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP !
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Il
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW fV@'
Sharp County record., 1890-02-13

POULTRY raising on paper is far more
profitable than it is on poultry farm.
Beware Of wild estimates
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

These figures may seem fabulous
to some, but the facts so far de
monstrated warrant the belief that
they are not far from the actual
truth.
REQUIREMENTS To work this
property there is no tunnelling,
no deep excavating, and but few
elements of uncertainty. Here i
the surface that can be examined
by anyone. on which is gravel, OF
pay dirt" that extends over from
thrce-Hfths TO three-fourths of it to
a depth Of from one to two feet or
up W hltcon OF 100 Evo5. Caply..l
and good business management
are all that are required for a sue
cessful operation of this property.
Yuma, Arizona April 1 1890
VAN c. SMITH.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17
THE DIAMOND BUTTON

lie is easily enough regained | can
get his address from the police authori-
ties, and he will unburden himself to the
old clerk. George DolweiL I'll tell you
what I'll do I'll telegraph Dolwell to
give him all the information he can and
to extract as much as possible The old
boy is very shrewd."
DO so at once And now / must go
after my new suit of clothes.
''Vo- -iH come tor those buttons 90
morrow"
"Tes This ching is getting thick.
Yesterday we painted for 4 single bit of
daylight. today we have an embarra5s-
maut
Hs dfzapn and HoIbrook los.
himself u thought
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17


ias NUrAeu greater revolution iH
household economy of conferred more of q
benefit on humanity than the sewing
machine.
1he first were crude and uncouth in the
extreme, and it was reserved for American
skill and ingenuity, to bring forth machine
Of any practical value
In order to appreciate the great advance
ment which has taken place it is onl,
necessary to compare one of the machine
built during tie infancy OF the inventions
with one Of the latest improved "Ligh.
Running New Home"
All the really good points contained ii
other machines haga been ui--izod in its
construction. Mny nav imar nts ard
devices have also been added. the esut o.
Fhieh is maca.ea e ..rF tect a:
1t is possible to
Fer si,uplicit a..aas ease Of man
agernent ard cs ~ vo.t "Ligh,
iionuine Of Ne, .a. tss nc al, an,
the happy posse D.. ono may rest assured
that he or she Ia .hs very best che world
affords SEE Au1rEusr.rz1 ae MOTHER
PAGE OF THIS FuEr
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17
Re-ReEisfrGSiOn.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY OF YTNA 81

COUNTY OF YU,IA} So
l, J. L. Redondo, clerk of the
Boanl Of Supervisors of Yuma
County, do hereby certify that the
following is full, true and correct
copy of the order of said Board
made at its regular April meeting,
1896, to-wit:
Moved by 0. F. Townsend that
a re-registration be ordered; mo-
ton seconded by Chairman and
carried unanimously, and the clerk
Of this Board ordered to prepare
publication as required by law"
In witness whereof [ have here
unto set nay hand, and affixed the
seal of said County this 18th day OF
April, A. d. 1890.
(sEAL.) j. L. REpoNDo,
Clerk of the Board.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17


Holbrook was prepared for this ques-
ton, yet it was with difficulty he could
repress his surprise.
He replied promptly: mo, the con-
nectiOn ceased through a quarrel before
came as a student to the Judge three
years previous.
Hum" Theold man pondered again.
What lawyer succeeded the judge
with Mr.. Pierson?"
II don't know. The Judge would say
little about the matter. | know of it
only through tradition in the Office"
Were all the papers of Mr.. Pierson
returned to him?"
Every one, religiously, scrupulously
! so scrupuleusly as to remain. as ] said,
tradition in the office. It was much
talked OF when l came in, because Mr..
Plerson had been valued and D. it
able client"
"Yes, presume so.
pardon me, said HoIbrook, .'may /
ask the reason of this inquiry? Twice
before by different persons | have had
these inquiries nader
"By two different persons?" spoke up
the old man sharply. How long ago?"
There was great eagerness in his man
ner and tone.
within month, l should imagine"
1.-TWO, you say? What were their
names?" this was demanded almost
iercelv "}Ten or women?"
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17
RULES OF POST OFFICE

The off ;e is open from a. N. to P. NJ,
daily Sundays from 6 to 8 A. NJ, and from
l2:40 to LAO 2. NJ.
East-bound mail closes at f.. ESQ P. NJ.
West -bouud mail closes at II ID NJ.
Money Order and Postal Note depart
ment closes at P. NJ. daily, excepting
Saturdays, when it closes at 3 P. NJ. No
Money Order Or Postal Notes issued Sun
days.
Mail from Parker, Ehreuberg and Silver
District leaves \ una Mondays and Fridays
at IAN, and arrives here Tuesdays and
SATURDAYS.
w. L. HOPKINS, z. NJ,
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

I reverie, however,
was soon dis
turbed.
The messenger
came in with an
other card. He
read. Mr.. Geo.
Parker.
Il have an un-
usual run of call
ers today" said
Holbrook, land
not a client
among them un-
less this is one.
Show him in"
The door open
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

"By George!
he cried, slapping
his thigh and
stopping short,
IN uch to t h e
amusement Of
passersby; THAT
T-II %
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

Tom called the SHADOW up ana UoIG
him to take the gentleman to the most
likely place where Fountain could be
found and taken unObserved.
eff you don't take him today take him
tomorrow.
He then hurried off. AS he turned
into Chatham street he thought that he
would not lose time by trying the stores
in that thorcughfare, for it would be
quite unlikely that his man would come
so far down town as Chatham street.
"The Bowery, and the upper part of it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17

3 4. 81 ~ I,II l. -, "a
'ail l"e.'' " NC 'uie' u 07 'i'iiseo II
uQii Wy IT,
No" 'iie Iuea WHICH 'iao sIrucA !oih
WIN 0o iiiucii 'orce gre" OUT OF the Iac'
,iia' he ,iau "een Uo'nereu " know now
no CoHiu iueii'iiS MS man alIeF ne had
'Oui,u whele suit OF cIotheS OF the KIND
Vi Cloth sdihpie oi "ilIch he had In MS
POCKET had oeeh purchaSed. Whle re-
VoiVnl9 many scheihes IN MS mlnd' he
nao seen IN the WINDOWS OF store
nuInoer OF photograPnlc cameras for the
use vi aiiidIe'iIS.
Inc tnougnI nashed over his mind that
he coulu nave picture taken OF Foun-
's'', UNKNOWN 70 'haf "se''f'o-',HH
+'.' mao +. ..'-'9 engaged - @ leader
N.'.. '' -'7 g-l.1- OH ".il. ne was
-'-- W.. ,i '.'0 '.-- '-'t greatly 55EaH
-.- -1-a- g'-o. .S-a- pane craze ana
.'-'' -'- i-~.'0l.- .--i -4i5'A
.1 -Ataileoa7 pictures
,- " l.'' -'--5 ..'.' 'J-I t'71o- DIS
os5 s4oa'9'
anu uioppln9 ',i'o pidce WHICH was al
onIe an ea'ins lou'e anu Deer Saloon
allu NV, wliete e, NO was IL tle tiao'' OF meet
ing MS oliauow' sull.hoiied a messenger
whom ne sent TO MS friend requesting to
see MN IlllneGlaVely'
ne ioOheo ABOUT lor MS shadow. He
was there' oeeply interested In the study
u V,e val 'pl's a.'' 'IStIilellIS OF the ran
ii7 'oau iineS i hanging i Oh 'iie "ailS' Win
77.-.' ~ 1875 -N one ''''-i' % .,-'e 0 D@s.
1.- ',---.' s'-- o-'o G. 1A ION
--' -9 a----
't-.
" sa- i---' "7- news
.. - .-'.'- ~ a7 o'- % t~1 p-1--
..... ..ls % '.'7 ,2''...." -.--- ..5 l--'a.
..-7l. i1l-,, q '-7 -.ii-s 4i.---ts ASKED
ior lt-Ouf man nau tatner once out
he mas @ oeen uehu I. 'tlihoS' aS many years
AS % oui nlun li@s r iirsu. y ,,
In olher "oruS' SAID 1om' the
i".ner 5I, ule(' ""eA 'lie son was young
o,a " Hei 'ie was d o"0y io' '"o years
o'u.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17
THE RICH OROVILLE PLAOERs.
Experts Report on Yuana
County Placer Mines.

fInmesfv EDuHpAs. TEimnS
10 d. IL. behan, =. D. Baker d Co
Uentlemen:-In March, 1871,
! spent a NUMBER OF Gays III the eX-
amlhatlon OF your placer mining
property IN Arizona ana nave tc
report TO you as IolloWs:
LOCATION Inc exact location o1
VhiS properly IS III the 'OroYllie
'lihlhg DISTRICT una county.
-A--1o-l"' ~oou, elSnJe7h hlue9 EaS,
% 01la' ARIZONA.
'5'ios-o1i'y, Ihe LoChs OIL l1o'
0-'L.s ''i' ''''7.ls '1'-'-. e., 'u5l
-, , III .'---1 - vi - 'i'0 = e'
"0 Ai'ln1y o0ii'i'V u q "iil'e'
'y0iil'0' qu"i 'Al'0, 'oi0"lii0 Sano-
'VoA0, '0olI" u i"E"' "a'el worn
oi'' ' ~, J ""C"i ''i
Uo"0i0'0' ,i' l"'V - iohhnoo 1ioin
iilii0 anu 0'i'0i 0ai'ny '"i'' 'la'
iI'''0 I'0'- '"l "' ~ 'olo"n0' anu
= WV law ii0i .
i''' '''i' 'iiN'
~ 0i' l VI " Mountainous 'ouiVrv
1lle 'oPosrapy Is not very Irregular.
n7 "li" hl'ef passes IN IfonC Oh
Vne property ana ParalleIs IL Ter
It's entlre length, Inc valley OF
Cne Ulla Is mere from one TO three
nllleS VIDE Inc hlSheSt noun
0alilS Ill Ihe helghoofhood are not
more IMAM lloo leet hlgher than
PollC on any OF the property, With
possibly TWO exceptions, is 2lZ feet
looVe the river bed. The highest
pay ull' 10 "oouV zoo IeeC ABOVE
Vne river oeu'
ACCESSIBILITY Inc oouthern
l acllc N H. paSsesS thfough the
lower por'lon OF the property next
20 Che river, so that machinery
could De delivered oy rall upon the
6found' ana "lthln a 1e" yardS Oh
the proper place lor working 'he
property
GOLD. NOW as to the mineral
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-05-17
evidently puzzled and alarmed. "They
were not the same person calling twiceY"

were not the same person calling tWlceF
"TT0o1 nv word Z would ho rc~H fo-
ma 10 recolLecL were it not for the TACT
chat thgE called she same day" and he
added under bis breath, Mag oe for
given for shat lie. 7 recoLiect it, be
continued, because Z was preparing g
brie. FOR an important cause and I was
ANNOYED at the interruptions. I presume
They had .e.e.e-C1-4s / presume yC-4s
does-to some action before the courts in
relation to his unclaimed property"
Il presume SO" said the old man. ris-
ing. II am employed by a client to es-
tabIish claim against the property. !
am an attorney. find it difficult to con-
struct a chain of evidence There is a
missing link, which must be among the
late Mr. Persons papers. | am annoyed
to find the possibility of a second con-
testant. when | supposed there was but
one.
MAY ask who that one is?"
you will pardon me if | maintain
that as a secret.
HoIbrook could only assent gracefully.
The old man bade him good day and
passed out.
Your story may be true, or it may
not be; am inclined to believe the lat
ter" said Holbrook aloud when he was
alone.
He picked up the card again and read
the name. He touched the bell which
summoned his managing clerk.
When that person entered he said:
CLARK, do you know lawyer by the
name of George ParkerT'
Eyes, that was the man who just
passed out"
"What do you know about himT
Not much, and what l do. not to his
advantage A rather shady character.
Said to have been disbarred many years
ago. But imagine he has been restored
I'd fight very shy of him."
He came for information which
couldn't, and therefore didn't, give
him"
1T was for no good, I'll bet," replied
the clerk as he left HoIbrook.