The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
HER FATHERS Victim.
a STORY OF
WESTERN LIFE
By
THOMAS P. MONFORT.
CHAPTER XIV.
A BROKEN LIMB.

CHAPTER XIV.
4 BROKEN LIMB.
:. Dr.. Bascom had not forgotten his
promise to aid Green in getting some
money if possible. He had tried every
means in his power, visited all the
money lenders and everyone else from
whom it seemed probable the money
might be obtained He paid several
visits to Scraggs' Office, before Scrasgs'
return, and again he went there on the
day that Pearson received his injuries
atPaul's hands. On this last occasion
he found Scraggs at home, and at once
made known to him his errand.
eyes" said Scraggs, in reply to the
old doctors statement, twill let Green
have some money. He might have had
it before this if I had known he was in
such desperate straits. Have you been
out Green's within'the last few oays?"
'No, not since nearly week"
ST asked because I wished a little
information on a certain point. have
understood since my return that young
Pearson has been going out there fre-
quently Of late, and thought perhaps
you might know if it was true"
81 know nothing of it. have never
met him there on the occasion of any OF
my visits" -
! 81 suppose such is;the case, however,
and some steps ought to be taken to
break it up. He has devilish designs
on Green's girl, and I'm afraid he has
Green in his power, and if he IS per
nitted to go on in his own way he will
bring the girl to ruin. Something ought
to be done at once to thwart him IS pos
sible."
''That's true" said the doctor, that's
true. But this is all news to me. hare
had no intimation Of anything of that
sort, and never dreamed of such a
thing, or certainly should have taken
some steps to stop it. But how has
Pearson managed to get Green in his
.power?'
= easy enough" replied Scraegs, and
be went on to tell about Mills loan and
Johns sale of the wagon and team. q
have kept watch on this affair, and by
the aid of my clerk have kept posted on
the proceedings from first to last.
Green has laid himself liable to a term
in state prison. and as have just to-
day discovered, Pearson is all that
stands between him and the law. If
Green's girl will submit to Pearson's de-
sires Green can go free, but if she does
not then Green is to be prosecuted. So
you see how the matter stands, and
how necessary it is to take immediate
steps to thwart Pearson"
':Yes, I see. The good-for-nothing
rascal has got the whole Green family
in his clutches, and the girl must sac
ri6ce herself to save her father and
mother, and she'll DO it, TOO. She'll do
anything and suffer anything to spare
them. It must be prevented, Scraggs." :"
ut must if it is possible, but I am at
loss how to get at it. OF course we
could pay off Mills (or rather Pear
son's) note, but that won't let Green
out. He would still be as open to pros
ecution as ever. don't know what we
can do.'
ST know one thing can do" said the
old doctor as he arose and angrily
paced the floor. "I can cane Pearson,
confound his iupudent picture, and
it wouldn't take me long 10 dol t,either."
'sI'm afraid that wouldn't help mat
ters much, though" laughed Scraggs.
perhaps not, but it would do me
lots Of good. But have you no plan,
Scraggs9"
''No, haven't. have thought, how
ever, that it might be a good idea to
6nd out who and where Green's friends
are, and to write to them stating his
condition and asking them for some as
sistance. Idon't know that that would
do much good, but it might do some.
suppose he has friends in the east some
where, and we could learn from him
who they are"
'It is notnecessary to go to that much
trouble" said the doctor, "as l already
possess that information. SO far as
Green's wife's father is concerned"
'Do you? Then that's soon arranged.
Now there was another thing l was
thinking of doing. This Pearson has
an uncle in Ohio of whom he is sort
Of ward. This uncle is the head OF the
Buckeye Loan and Trust Company,
which I represent, and he and this
Pearson are all there is of the COM
pany, and the uncle furnishes the capi-
tai and Pearson gets the profits. l am
fearful that it won't avail much, but