San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-21
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on us, yer father nttnksY"
Had bombshell suddenly exploded
in the room the two strangers could not
have been more astonished than they
were at the landlords unexpected words.
A sickly hue overspread the sallow
face of the tall man, while his conipan-
ion sat as if stupeied, staring rigidly
before him.
Reckon must "a met We somewhat"
went on the landlord, "but can't list
call We ter mind now. What did ye say
yer name WARP"
The two strangers exchanged swift
glances Then recovering his composure
the tall man said:
my names Dill never met you
that know of-but-the fact is met
man not long ago who used to live at
Ringgold and | heard him speak of
Riggsby-Simon Riggsby-and thought
he might be some relative of mine, as
Riggsby was my mothers maiden name"
Simon Riggsby looked sharply at the
speaker, a puzzled look crossing his face.
Something in the manner of the stran-
ger had impressed him that he was not
speaking the truth, yet he could hardly
tell why.
Don't know; might be some relative
of yours, but I've hearn tell of other
Riggsbys-some of 'em lived up in Ten
pessee," replied the landlord after
pause.
"Of course it was only supposition,
on my part, said the other hastily, as if
not caring to discuss the subject further.
There are others of the same name, as
you say. and only spoke out of curios-
ity.."
Here the bell for breakfast suddenly
rung, which put an end to the CONVEX
sation,
Mortimer Dill and Aaron Suggs-for
such We're the two strangers names
were pair of the most unprincipled and
cunning rascals in the state, yet the sud-
den discovery they had made threw
them completely of their guard and for
a moment it seemed to them that they
had committed fatal blunder. But
like all those who live by their wits and
make crime profession, they were quick
to recover their composure.
81 came near making deuced awk-
ward blunder," thought the willy Dill,
"but it don't matter much, as the fellows
an old backwoodsman with not enough
wit to trap ground hog"
However, the designing lawyer was
far from feeling easy in his mind, and the
fact that those whom he had laid such
deep scheme to defraud were SO near the
place Of operation filed him with
vague sense of anxiety.
Mortimer Dill and Aaron Suggs had
been friends and companions in the city
of Cleveland several years before, and
their sudden departure for the west was
the result of swindling scheme they
had conducted together.
Dill had come to Kansas and engaged
in the practice of law at Baxter Springs,
where his evident shrewdness had en-
abled him to gain the confidence of an
old and respected attorney by the name
of Jacob Barnaby, which finally resulted
in the two becoming partners in the
profession.
Among the most valued clients of Mr..
Barnaby was an elderly man by the
name of James II. Mansfield, an old
bachelor who had lived in Fort Scott,
but now made his home in Baxter
Springs, hoping his failing health might
be benefited by the use of the water at
the springs there.
Shortly after the formation of the
partnership of Barnaby 81 Dill, Mansfield
was taken with fever, and after
short illness he died, leaving a will be-
queathing his valuable property in Fort
Scott and other effects to his niece, Mrs.
Sally Ann Riggsby, wife of Simon
Riggsby, of Ringgold, Georgia, and her
son, Daniel Hartford RiA5sby.
The will was given into the charge of
Barnaby G. Dill, but a short time after
the death of James Mansfield Mr.. Barn
ably died suddenly of heart disease, leav-
ing the firms business entirely IN the
hands of its junior member.
About this time Aaron Suggs, who
had been sojourning in Colorado, sud
denly made his appearance upon the
pcene, and between the two a scheme
was coucocted whereby. the hSlrs o.