Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-13
CHAPTER XXIV. A RRnNRNI IIMR

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 Scraggs' return, and again he went there on the day that Pearson received his injuries at Faul's hands. On this last occasion he found Scraggs at home, and at once made known to him his errand.
 "Yes," said Scraggs, in reply to the old doctors statement, 'I will let Green have some money. He might have had it before this if I had known he was ln such desperate straits. Have you been out to Greens within'the last few days?"
 "No, not since nearly week."
 ''I asked because l wished a little information on a certain point. l have understood since my return that young Pearson has been going out there ire quently of late, and thought perhaps you might know if it was true.'
 1T know nothing of 1t. have never met him there on the occasion of any of my visits"
 1T suppose such iss the case, however, and some steps ought to be taken to break it up. He has devilish designs on Greens girl, and I'm afraid he has Green in his power, and if he Is per mitted to go on in his own way he will bring the girl to ruin. Something ought to be done at once to thwart him if pos sible."
 '"That's true," said the doctor, that's true. But this is all news to me. have 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 1 power?"
 Easy enough" replied Scraggs, and l he went on to tell about Mills loan and l John's sale of the wagon and team. ''l have kept a watch on this affair, and by the aid of my clerk have kept posted OF the proceedings from first to last Green has laid himself liable to a term in state prison, and as I have just to- day discovered, Pearson is all that stands between him and the law. Ii Greens girl will submit to Pearson's de sires Green can go free, but if she does not then Green is to be prosecuted. Sc l y SSS uOW C1lC 11tOUCI SGduSlS3 tlI 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 rifice herself to save her father anc mother, and she'll do it, too. She'll dc anything and suffer anything to spare them. It must be prevented, Scraggs.
 Ut must If it Is possible, but am at loss how to get at 1t. Of course we could pay off Mills tor rather Pear son's) note, but that won't let Greer out. He would still be as open to pros ecution as ever. don't know what wt can do.''
 ''I know ono thing can do," i'd tho old doctor as he arose and angrily paced the floor. ''I can cane Pearson confound his impudent picture, ant it wouldn't take me long to do it, either.
 "Im afraid that wouldn't help mat ters much, though" laughed Scraggs.
 Perhaps not, but it would do ma lots of good. But have you no plan scraggsr"
 ''No, haven't. I have thought, how ever, that it might be good idea t. find out who and where Greens friend are, and to write to them stating hi condition and asking them for some q. sistance. don't know that that woulC do much good, but it might do some. suppose he has friends in the east some where, and we could learn from hin who they are."
 ''It is not necessary to go to that mucl trouble" said the doctor, "as alread.. possess that information, so far a Greens wife's father is concerned"
 "Do you? Then that's soon arranged Now there was another thing I wa thinking of doing. This Pearson ha an uncle in Ohio of whom he Is a sor of ward. This uncle is the head of tn Buckeye Loan and Trust Company which represent, and he and thi Pearson are all there is of the con pany, and the uncle furnishes the cap tai and Pearson gets the profits. I aI fearful that it won't avail much, but