Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-24


We Lo;h ~ us ssrmcd to have ~
c.iycd a sl,'ck ~ surprise
llolbt,-,l asscni-l. II confc~s ,o the
shock on n,y s,dc
4 harlly expected Ia sec YOU - Sson
again. 90 Ia lind In Nj llolbruok the
g~ntlrman met last night
llolbpok losc'i ouurcuusly fof an
.wsr and d,teunincj that lic would hold
perfect conirul ~ himself
4 followed YEA las, cNning. Mr Ilol
brook
4 va. aware - that. replied liol
br,ok With smil"
Il dbl nu, .upi.,se ,ou wcfc, said the
oil gynil.uan laughingly. II mus, have
done my w"fk ladl,. 1t ne say, how.
ever. nsht her, that was mistaken IN
the t-'r-on Nuu r,--embl- tho oue I sup
T.=s.l was following ~ much IN build
and manner that Mt until hai r,-orird
Ia a littl- ni-~ g. g,t fair lo-ok at your
face was aSar' - mv mistake hoT-
yuu Nill sorrpi INV afolDgies fur any an
noyancc NAV have given you
"Nonc arr n-rlc,l bsvamc AWARE
- ,olr mistake We arr all l,ahle Ia
th-m.
Th. old man unused white and llol
btunk studied HI. fa--. Tie morr hc
siuli~,i II the l'ss be liked u. There
Sas blen,lc'l weakness And strength In Il
and ih. want ~ tho~c strong. rugged
line. which gave chanricr 90 oil
arc Tie llncs b-gan sirungly tut
ss,m-I h. run inln nothing. lra'ing an
,n,.,f,-..ipn Il .ldfiine-s The ryc- were
cunning. Mt fnnk. thoagh th~rr vas
unqucsii'nai'iy an as,ump,iun ~ frank.
me-. IN 40. manner
At lrngih b" spoke
In posing the Casino theatre ] sa~
,uu turn a cururf wiihagcntlemAn. and
lsaI-,l o. ths conclusion that you we're
ts.r-,n fof whom have l-.u lok,ng
ti,,--.. tWu y.afs-a man ffum Chicago
b. Gud whom SuuI give half ~ all ]
am ~orih 80 rNIsyi tn L. worth
An angry lok lcaPed into his eycs,
while und,ctivcnc~. ~as plainly aP
tafvut
"uo you not know his namey asked
ilulhrook
4 knov WhAi u vas two years ago
Not " hat u u nov. However. u i an
oil siof, - dc-p wrong and INJURY. AMI
/. Mt aha, came Ia scr you about l
l-lie,c. uf llolbfook. YOU W-sc a part.
n.f IT the late judge Ilarsncry
llolbt,-ok c,sili hardly rrpt-s a start.
H. wondered " ihis ~as also am inquiry
after r,,r-on's rnrsrfs
Il" les. b. rypiissi simply. firmly de
tsrnincl that b. would shuw no emo
tion Slaicvrr question. might L. asked
him
May I ask when that partnership L.
gam
"Yc.. 1t was cigh, ycap ago the fr,
~ lat January"
All. nearly nine years ago The old
man p-onierrl short time.
Was Mr.. Charles PierSon ellen, %
the Judges ai that timcg'
Ilolbruok was prepared for this qucs-
tion. vet u was with difficulty he could
rvprrs. his surprise.
lie r,plis,l promp,lyi mo. the con.
ncction c,ascl through quarrel before
I came a. a student 10 the judge three
years previous"
Hum The old man pondercd again.
what lawyer succ~eied the judge
with Mr Piersony'
Il don't know. The judge would say
little about the matter. ! know of u
only through tradition Ia the Office
"were all the papers of Mr. Pierson
returned To himy'
Every one. religiOusly. scrupulously
80 scrupulously as Ia remain. as aid.
a tradition IN the office. IL was much
talked Of when ] came In. because Mr.
Pierson hal bccn valued and profit
able client"
"Yes. ! presume -.
Pardon me" said Ilolbrook. may
ask the reason of this inquiry Twice
before by different Iersons ! have had
these inquiries nader
by two different persons" spoke up
the old man sharply. "liow long agoy'
There was great sagerness In his man
net and tone
"wiihin a month. I should imagine
1.-TWO, YOU sayi What were their
namesy' thi, was demanded almost
flsrcely. "Men or womeny'
Pardon me-" said Holbruok coldly.
"yOu demand the names and informA.
tion a. " were compelled To give
them"
Tie old man glared ai him savagely.
but lIOlbrcok continuei calmly
However. as u matter of fact, can
not rccOllect the names. The inquiries
made little or no impression on me. and
I answered them - ] have answered
you. !, Is only now when YOU come-a
thirl - With practically the same In.
quirie-. that my curiosity Is excited.
They we're both men," he added.
Roth men, repeated the old man.
evidently puzzled and alarmed They
were not the same person calling twicey
tHNu wv Nbth " "bbfb ~ bes' ~
me to recollect were Il not for the fact
that they called the same day. and he
adtci under his breath, MAY lie for
given for that u. recollect L.. he
continual. ''scausc ] was preparing .
bri.f Ter an important cause and Vas
annoyed at the Interruptions ] presume
they had referrpcc--as presume yours
does-io some action before the courts In
relation 90 his unclaimed property
Il presume -. said the old man. ris-
ing. Il am employed by client to e.
tablish claim against the property. ]
am an attorney. ! find II difficult to con-
struct chain OF evidence. There 70 .
missing link. which must be among the
late Mr.. Pserson's psp~rA ! am annoyed
TO find the possibility OF . sec'nd con.
testan,. when supposed there was bus
one
NAY I ask who that one isy
you win pardon me- u ] u,aintaia
thss - . sassse'