Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06

pany. and q few. tho same you have
mistrustesi. laughed and told him he
generally biz tho nail on the head"
is that allf"
'Alif No. iie declared that lead.
or, lawyer and all as you were. he
meant to give you ,hakeup bsfors he
left town."
Leave town.
"Ya lie said no more. but he aaid
that vipdictively."
why. . offered him tho managing
edito-hip of The Trumpet. ! endesv'
or~i IN every way % show friendship
Tor him. lie can have no feeling against
me. II knew any one who was clo-e
10 him. ! would help him even now In
his fresh ambition. give him financial
aid 10 start cut well. for u must be
some great ambition that moves him 10
leave this place. Did hs say when be
was goissi"
Yes"
Wheat"
lie aid not until he exposed the
inside OF the commission. aud be- hint.
ID that he would L. greatly disappoint.
III 10 yUu were not disclosed In . new
light 90 the people"
WELT wellr' laughed Raymond.
Who would ever think he IL such Q
drcamcri"
Its not my business. Of course."
mildly suggested Mortimer. "But none
Of the land 10 bs appraised is yours.
| L. iti"
M, dear fellow. said Raymond.
"dont worry! None of tho land is
mine-yet."
lit |. some Of the land you hold
through tar sale certihcatesi'
"whst " 10 i.i"
This. "ssid Mortimer. "some years
ago you had the law passed. Property
owners did not ray taxes promptly.
The law ne u now stands is that the
property IL sold at auction 10 private
Individuals Just for the taIes. To re-
deem II. th. owner must pay bonus of
10 par cent and interest at rs per cent.
and " he fails 10 redeem II In 10 years
the city givs- q clear title 20 th. man
who purchased the land and the build.
ing. thereon, 10 any. for the taxes"
Proceed.
Now under that law You have
bought. or others have bought for you.
and legally secured 10 you. many blocks
Of real estate, some of which will
never be claimed. n thc-e blocks are
% be selected by the commission. Man.
gan will say 81. hs will find u out. lie
IL q second Heller; be- can see In all di'
rvctions."
1T seems 90 me. remarked Ray
mond. that you have been badly
scared. You forget that under the law
there IL no record ofthose transactions
In the Office Of the register of des,is In
the county. where Mangan will turn
for his facts. You are simply the regis
trar of arrears. What you know IL not
all q matter of official record"
"But be- knows the law"
"supp~e. Tor the sake Of argument,
that be dos~," responded Raymond. q
little netiloi at Mortimer. persistence.
"suppose. again. that the commis-
sion decides on these lands that may
have within my teach. The day after
the commission reI1rts, the legal limi'
tatiOus will expire AMI tho proI-rty
will be legally mine. The deed will
come to me directly. 90 indirectly. 90 q
trustee. most likely the latter. and no
paper can say q word about 10 without
leaving itself open 10 q libel suit. Nv.
eryihing " honest and regular. That
l. the law. II may not H. the fact that
the lands will be- those that friends ~
min. held. You understand have as
sumed that much. just % satisfy You.
Your deputy would not talk like this.
II as-ur. you. Frank" for Mortimer
~ called him when tho warmth ~
conversation demanded some nOmina'
tive % address. ~ was looking after
your interests; that was all. Z"
Il know it," was the reply. intend
ell 20 convince Mortimer that the per
sonal allusiOn- had not undermined the
confidence repo-cd In him.
I'm 20 home, now" said Mortimer.
arising.
"wait . minute" said Raymond.
liner Il acquainted with Isabel Lee
Clair. l. she noti"
II think I have heard her mention
the name"
Look here. Philip and Raymond
threw the stump of his Havana into
the cuspidor. locked the fingers Of
both hands. inclined forward, support.
ing his body by resting his left elbow
on his knee and looking seriously at
Mortimer. There l. some private busi.
ness ON foot In which want the good
Offices Of Mother St. Gertrude. Mis-
Lee Clair IL influential In that
quarter. I cannot $50 her In the cOn.
vent OF at school. Ines has met hcr
socially at many placcs. have fire.
quentiy seen both together. and they
seem 10 be great friends. I am very
we'll acquainted myself with Mis IL
Clair, have enjoyed her Company at
many parties. and she herself has told
the she IL enthusiastically fond Of lpez.
Let lnex invite her 10 your house, and
{ will there get chance TO enlist her
aid. Tell Inel TO manage this for me. "
Certainly; sho will do It. IL that
aiif"
That's all. T"
Mortimer babe gooiby 90 Raymond
at the door. The latter. when he had
returned to the library. mused'
"Mangan cannot harm me. For his
bitterness. however. will punish him.
Out Of isabel's great love Tor him. can
force her 90 marry me, and be will not
know II until he reads the wedding no
tice. And Ineri oh. she'll-weli, ]
can get over that. too. But. ON every
consideration. I think Il will be better
10 wed label Le-Ls Clair. Strange.
how fni II hard to pronounce that
name!"
fro m EcosnSuED.l
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