The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
Il oryright 1895 by Irving Bach.ller.1
ments, but at this juncture Morford

ments. but at this juncture Morford
said
Hold on a moment Mr.. Corvin:
| have something to offer that may
| save you trouble-.n fact. there are
| two things; for l knew | should be
likely to meet you here. so l brought
| letter for you from the postoffice:"
and he took from his pocket a sealed
, envelope addressed to Isaac Corvin.
| and bearing in the upper left hand
corner the printed name Of New York
hospital Corvin glanced at the sub
scription, but did not Immediately
| break the seal. "What may your other
| matter he, Mr.. Morford?" he demanded.
ut Is this document" said Morford
| referring to the folded paper in his
| hand. while this little girl and | were
| rambling about the place just now. she
found this, and from the glance I VEN
! tured to take at it, | think 1t contains
| matter of Interest to both you aud Miss
Rillop, Read it, Miss Bilop." he added
giving it to her. ''and SEQ If | am mis-
| taken"
Nancy took the paper. unfoldcd it.,
and began 10 read 1t with strangely
startled and perplexed expression.
You take remarkable interest In
subjects personal to other people it
IL,
ing.
"Wrn. like to he of use. when the
chance offers" answered the other with
a smile. "By the way. Mr.. Corvin. you
have posse ssion Of Il great deal of farm
hand hereahout. | think: would you be
ircliued In dispose of IT,"
mo, sir-nC'; y foot of it," said Cor
vim. Curtly.
II was told that YOU hold some of 1t
on rather uncertain tenure" the other
continued; that you are liable To be dis
possessed of II, in certain contingencies.
in fact. " that is 50. ii might be worth
your while 10 find a purchas Ser. even If
he We're 10 ask you 10 make an abate-
ment in the price, in consideration of
tn" risk he would assume"
You've been misinformed. sir:
what's mine is mine, and don't intend
To part with it
My information came to me pretty
straight" remarked Morford. II was
| told you held this land because some
paper showing that it really belonged
to another had been lost"
IF YOU choose to 80 about picking up
fools gossip, it's no affair of mine"
r"torted Corvin. angrily.
Perhaps. since you have no son or
ether legal heir your idea is to leave
this property to the heirs of the person
to whom it justly belongs? In this case.
| shouldn't press you to sell, though
"Will you mind your own business %
shouted the OLD man, quite losing con-
troll Ofhis temper. who are you, I'd like
to know You came to me the other
day to work off some of your stock on
mo. I'm glad put off closing with you
till now: | don't believe your stock is
worth the paper it's printed on be-
lieve your invention il a swindle. As
to my having no Heir to leave my prop
erty to, We'll see about that, I'm not
dead yet, to begin with. nor like to be:
and I've got son. though your in
fCrmant seems to have forgotten to tell
you SO. Folks may think I've cut him
off with a dollar: may be I did: but I
can take aim back again when ! chonse
and choose now! | shall write to him
by this days post to come back here at
once and when ne comes | shall settle
everything I've got on him. ! see your
game! You think you can get some
plckines by working up some idiotic
conspiracy or other with that fool of a
woman, to cheat me or frighten me out
of my property. but you've got hold of
the wrong man. If you don't want to
get into trouble. and bad trouble, le.
me alone!'
''Do you know your sons address.
Mr.. Corvin?" asked Morford. very
quietly. "If not, / have reason to think
you may find it in that letter.
We'll see how much you know"
said the lawyer. with a sneer; and he
tore open the envelope and ran his eyes
over the enclosure. Then his arms fell
heavily to his sides, and his face turned
dingy white.
rs he worse, asked Morford
quickly"
''Is he worse?" asked Morford, quick
him. who are you?" he demanded
after a pause, in a heavy tone. This
letter says my boy, Peter. is dead. But
may be it's a part of the swindle-"
But MoTford made a gesture with his
hand "NO. no, MIR Corvin, he said, not
unkindly. II knew your son; ! met
him in New York. He fell i'll, and as
he was destitute, ] had him taken to the
hospital from which that letter came
where he could get good nursing. But
he was not expected TO live. / am sorry
for you"
Keep your sorroww said Corvin. set
ting his jaws. 81 can do without It, If
the boys dead. he's dead, and that's the
end of him, You and your partner
here, won't get the land any more for