Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-17
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"rarlon me. | remarked tina, mysclf :
"rhi. u following things up.
Tom. ct lshind that screen and hear
what hc has Ia say."
Tom cunccalei himsrlf l-hind the
-crv-n wh~rc lIolbrok'. Typewriter usu
ally dii her WORK
"Sl,oW the gentleman In.
Fountain entered with an easy and
I.Dlite air
"Mr. llolhfuok. I assumcy
at your scryicc. Mr. Fountain
NV call upbn you. Mr.. lIolhruok. !
apprchsnI l. almost futile. hut a. am
engaged urnn an cnterprise somewhat
cioadci and intricate. fc-l a. n I ought
leave no ciior unma'lc. however impfob-
Ablc.
IIolbrupk lnwCi
III have net i-cn misinfouncd. con.
tinucd Funntain. "yuu wcrr Ia PARTNER.
ship wiih the late Judge llarkncrf'
''Until the iay ~ hi. death. replied
lIolbruok
"And fur sc,cral years ur,yious'-
"lcs. from the day vas admitted 90
pnciicc. The partnership lasted i've
year, The judge has l.cn dead nearly
four
NY information "a. correct. then.
TIE Judge hal for ellen, one Charles
r,cuong'
"No, during ny connection With him.
"indc.-il ! supposed the relation L.
t~c-n Mr. Pisr-on and Judge llarkner.
a.coun..l and client. con,inuci until the
death - the Judge
"No lou arr misinfofmCl When
en'er,,l tl,s Office ~ Judge ilafkncr to
rs,i law. all relations b-twccn them hal
erased and the Affairs were bcing closed
up"
The Affair. ~ AR Picr-on we're 81
tensivcY-
Il have - heard from Judgv llarkner
They hal had difference in respect ~
some matter. never heard What, and
quarr,lcd hiitcrly the relations were
abruptly isrmiratcd. Tho judge would
mover sI-ak u the r,ason."
"Ah. then there /. ~ hops that any
Iapcrs b-lunging io Mr Person may
have rrmains,l IN the hand. ~ the Judge
% his succcs-or
NO. rrcollcct that the Judge was
.crupulous In returning every crap %
paper and even memoranda 60 Mr Pier.
.on.-
You arv aware tia, Mr.. PisrSon died
~ithou, having a wiz
"Ncs. and was no, SURPRISED to hear u.
I had heard Judge Ilarsncr ay more
than once that that was " hat Mr.. Per.
son would do. As be had an unconqucrs
ble aversion to making one. although
fr-lenily urged to do -. lie would
promise. bu, could no, - brought 10 the
point"
"As apprehcndei. INV yisit is futile;
hut have satisfied myself on the po.nt
1, only rrmains for me tn beg your par
don for having taken - much OF your
valuable time"
lie passed. cut. Tom came from hi.
conocalmcnt
There 1. another poin, made. said
Tom
IL don't sse it,
I'VE want 10 know something a. to his
connections, don't weF
"Yez-
"wcll. here !. one. We can work
along the PicrSon line 10 result posi-
bly,. hut must go"
'No, t.forc tell YOU 81 little matter
which occurred last night after iIeh
you.
lie rccited his experience Of the night
pr.yiou. after be had left Tom.
lit IL nothing. replied Tom. "iie
misto,k YOU for some one else
That 4. the conclusion ] came to-
Tom went 20 the door and partially
opened H. lie drew hack quickly.
II say. IIolbrook. there l. Wessing
outside inquiring for yop-ihe fellow
who saw the murder
"We arr. In for surprises todayf
an g,t lehind the scenes again and
be disappeared.
wessing was soon shown In. After
some insignificant conversation touching
the murder and the failure Ia discover
the p.rpe,ator. Messing Opened his
business.
"You rocollect. Mr.. IIolbrook. that at
the time was detained a. witness !
declined to give my business In New
York;
Perfectly we'll.
"well. I did give itsnbsequenily when
4 found the concealment was subjccting
me Ia suspicion. Briefly IL was thisi
Nv mother had rrason % believe that
.he was closely related to gentleman
who had died In this city some time
previously. leaving a large property and
no heir. or will She imagined she was
an heir. II not the sole heir. ] have now
been closely following the matter. and
while dill no, take much stock In the
idea at first. have come 20 regard u
more favorably. The mans name was
Charles Pier-on.'
Holbrook started violently, knocking
q book from his desk and thus covering
M n noise behind the screen which
might otherwis. have been heard.
"Ble-. INV soulr' aid Iiolbrook. that
" strange"
"wnat u strange
IIolbrook controlled himself.
"why. Mr. Pierson used TO 10 client
OF this office"
"Precisely. and that Is the reason why
am here. want 90 inquire " you can
shed any light upon certain subjects.
aud whether any papers relating to Mr.
Pierson OF lis business are In your
hands"
II shall have tn disappoint you. re-
piled IIolbrook. "Mr. Persons rela.
tions with this Office ~ q client ceased
before became connected with IT,
Judge Harkner and he quarreled very
bitterly, over what I never knew. lie
was careful to send everything to Pier
con, and don't know who was his Law.
yer subsequently,. The great amount OF
business he brought into the Office Was .
tradition when I came In. However.
there Il m old man who was clerk IN
this Office for many years-confidential
clark. and who u now retired because VI