Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-22


u am his attorney in fact
'Nhat is your proposition -
I VIII execute a quit-claim on the
part % my client, and | wiz surrender
the forged deed, upon The payment of
S100,ooo u cash or III bankable funds"
S.aarpless Sprarg 70 his feet with an
cath. and Fench bad almost reached
the door when Philip STOPPED him.
"Don't GO just yet. Sir Fcnca; there's
an otGcer in 3ae corridor, and lie has
his instructions.
The manager crept bacE tc his char
again. and saarplass sat down. "T ha-
vas a good joke 81 yours Air. Thorn
dyke" lie said,gwith an unaleasan.
smile. OF course you know that the
original value of the land was next 10
nothing"
= don't care to argue THAT point or
any other The question between us is
simply this: VIII you pay me 100000,
or shall I give you in charge for forg-
ery?"
While Thorndyke was speaking,
Sharpless was swaying gently back and
/ forth in the pivot-chair, with his right
arm lying upon the desk. In the little
interval of silence that followed the
fingers of the idle hand sought the knob
of a small drawer under the pigeon
holes. When he began to speak the
| lawyers voice was smooth and passion
| less. LET US assume, for the sake of
J example, that what you say of us is
! true; that we are the INSCRIPTIONS viii
lains that your Indictment presup-
poses.' The hand on the desk was me-
chanically opening and closing the
! drawer, and Philip saw a CLINT OF
nickel-plating among the papers. "As.
Stunning this, doesn't it strike you that
| YOU are a little rash in coming here TO
threaten us?' The idling hand dropped
careiessly into the open drawer and lay
| quiescent.
Philip ignored the hypothetical
menace, and kept his eyes fixed upon
/ the motionless band.
"Niolence is always dangerous
weapon, Mr.. Sharpless.' he said. quiet
! ~, land you viii agree with me that
when il becomes necessary to employ
! it, hesitation is not 10 be too strongly
deprecated. III trouble you to close
! that drawer"
In the duel of words Sharpless had
been refectively measuring the dis
lance between himself and the coat
pocket into which Philip had slipped
his hand at the beginning of the inter-
1 view The deductions were evidently
upon the side OF prudence. for he shut
the drawer with a snapand turned away
from the desk
! Going back to the original question
j Your demand is unreasonable; and if
4 it were not, there is not such an
/ amount as you name in all the banks
in tie city"
"Probablv not: and, in any event.
should prefer your draft on New York.
secured by mortgage on all the prop
erty of the company in Chilmath
county"
~0h. YOU would?" sharpless was los
1 inc his self-control. perhaps Won
think I own the property in fee simple
You ought to know, if YOU know any
| thing at all, that l should have to sub
r4it the matter to our New York Of
fcers''
Knowing that he had the sword in.
/ Philip could not refrain from twisting
/ it a little in the wound, From my
point Of view. that would seem to be
the last thing you'd care 10 do. You
/ could scarcely afford to give the facts
! in the case. You know. and l don't see
/ how anything else would answer How
ever. that is all beside the mark. know
that You have the authority to sign
| papers and to transfer property''-he
! looked at his watch-"mv time is linn
tied gentlemen which is it to be, an
| amicable settlement or-let US not
mince matters-the chain gauge"
For the first time during the inter-
view Fench reused himself to speak.
/ For Gods sake, Sharpless, don't trife
with him; give him what be wants."
None the less, Sharplass fought des-
/ perately, contesting every inch of
ground. It would take time to draw
up the papers; he must at least be al
lowed to telegraph New York; he had
no idea that his draft would be honored
4 without explanations TO all Of which
Philip turned deaf car and pointed
/ ineNorably 10 the alternative He must
/ have the draft and the security. or the
law should Is allowed to take it's
/ course. When it finally came down to
a mere question Of the time required
/ for the preparation of ths papers.
Philip produced a draft and mortgage
ready for signature, together with "a
1 auit-elaim deed signed bv himself as
attorney il fact for John Kilorow.
You have a notary within CALL he
said. 'haEc him come in and witness