Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
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| DogdU W itdf0 mo SoiucWun1 oiouO'
l was in receipt, am now of CON
Portable salary as manager OF tn
county bank. l had contracted n
debts, but in addition to a snug bal
ance at the bank had acquired som
freehold property.
| 1t was the very property whicl
brought about the incidents herein at
ter related. One morning Mr.. Purkis
local solicitor remarked to me:
"By the by, Trevanion, you know
that house in the Bulfnch road mex
to those cottages of yoursa II has jus
just been bought and the owner is oc
cupying it."
made no comment in reply, not be
ing the least interested. when Purkil
added:
"And she's playing old gopseberTy'
with your property. \ Miss Meredith
has bought it. She is All artist, and has
had a studio built out between her
house and your end cottage.
"Baynes is going to give you notice
to leave the cottage, and you'll never
get another tenant. The new build.
ing completely obst rue The light from
The living rooms"
Sure enough an abut ing structure
in coarse of erection which already
darkened the rooms Of my cottage to
such an extent that my tenant then
and there gave me notice to quit.
theleupJn ADDRESSED a letter of
polite remonstrance To her upon the
subject, and day or two later re-
ceived an impertinent reply from a
certain solicitor, Jabez Gould. Miss
Meredith repudiated any right on my
part to object IT, her building opera
tions. and announced her intention to
proceed with them.
handed this letter to Purkis, with
instructions to take whatever steps he
considered necessary for the protection
OF my interests.
Purkis, seeing chance to score off
his rival practitioner, set about the
business with the keenness of a terrier
tracking rat nest, and few days af-
terward informed me with great glee
that he had con- menced on my be half
an action to restrain Miss Meredith
from interfering with my ancient
rights of light and air.
One morning Purkis rushed into the
bank, a telegram from his London
agents in his hand.
"Tbe case is Unexpectedly coming
on to-day" be cried. 1--WE must 60 to
town at once" Accordingly we rushed
off and caught the up express.
We reached the law courts, but were
too late. The case has been heard
in our absence and decided in our favor.
l don't know whether was sorry or
glad. 1t was relief to get it all over
but 1 was haunted by the vision Of a
hard-working, seh-supporting wo-
man financially ruined.
entered a smoking carriage. The
train was just moving ont when a lady
who had almost lost j. was bundled in
by the guard.
l noticed that her delicate oval face
was very sweet and kind. l noticed,
too, that her lashes were moist, as
though with tears that would not keep
back.
The journey was l,ng one, so by
degrees we were drawn into chatty cor
varsation. Presently she asked:
"You seem to know--stone very
well. Do you happen to know Mr..
Trevanionp"
"Oh, yes" l replied, suppressing a
smile, for she had mentioned my own
name. intimate ly.''
"a. very hard man, insn't he?' she
inquired.
HE has the reputation, l believe,
Of being rather strict in business mat
ters," replied.
II have found him very releHtless.
not to say merciless," she replied with
a sight. j.
.'Indeed!' said I-my conviction
that my fellow-passengec was the de-
fendant to my ac.ion becoming strength
ened each moment.
Il am an artist she said, confirm
ing my supposition. Some time ago
l took quiet little house with the pro-
ceeds of legacy from my father"
So it was her father for who 10 she
was in mourning. What a wretch felt
"The solicitor through whom | pur-
chased it." she continued, ''assared me
there woald be no objection to my hav-
ing studio built, SO as 10 secure me
good north light to work by.
sit was nearly completed when
received letter. must own polite
one-from this Mr.. Trevanion, point
ing out that my studio would obstruct
the light from some cottages belong
ing to him contiguous to my house.
Il showed this to my solicitor, and
some amicable arrangement
being arrived at. It was hen that my
solicitor told me The character of Mr..
Treyanion-w what QuafreIsome, grasp
ing. overbearing man he was.n
1 mentally framed some cumpli-
ments for Mr.. Jabtz Gould.
He told me that the letter Con-
templated writing would be All admis-
sion of the alleged right complained |
BY Trevanion, and i:nplore ma Tor my |