Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-26

~What's the name Of this county?~
sChilmath."
~And Allacoochee is the county seat ?"
~Aye."
~Does this farm of Kilgrow's lie who'll
u within the limits OF the new town."
II Gamma say as to the preceese leem-
it,; I'm thinkin' it'll tax in ABBOTT half
the town."
Il suppose no one knows anything
about the exact nature of the transac-
ton between the town company and
Cates?"
"Naething mair than that Gates got
thousand dollars on the nail"
''Was that a fair price for the land at
the timer"
''Na, it wasna mair than half price,"
Thorndyke made note of this.
"Thats our starting point. You knew
Gates: what kind of q man was he?
Would he be likely to sell anything at
halt price of his own accord?"
INA, that he wouldna; he was canny
shiel, an over fond O. the main chance"
Then there was probably some pres
sure brought to bear upon him. Now,
what do you know about the town COM
pany people? Who made the deal with
Cates?"
"A lawyer by the name of Sharpless.
m the agent, Master Jenkins Fench."
"Oho!" said Philip, recalling his mar
tyrdom on the train. ''That fellow was
In 1t, was he? He's rascal, if ever there
Yves one out of Jail. If his face doesn't
belle him he's equal to anything in the
way of fraud. How about his part
ner?"
THE lawyer? I'm thinkin' he's deal
waur than t'other."
ut isn't very likely that they bought
the land without knowing all about the
flaw in the title, unless there's been
more crookedness than we know about.
Is Kilgrow sure that he never signed
any papers for Gates or anyone else?"
"He's vera willin' to tax his oath
upo' that; an it's the mair unlikely,
sin he Gamma read or write"
"And you say Gates got his money
and then Disappeared"
aye"
THAT adds little to the suspicious
look of the thing; but, then, it's free
country; suppose man may go or
stay, as he pleases."
Thorndyke locked his fingers behind
has head and sat back with half-closed
eyes while he went over the facts again,
weighing each point in turn. Duncan
misunderstood his silence and grew IN
easy.
I'm thinltn' yell be countin' the cost
o. the leetigation, Mr.. Thorndyke; I'm
NO that weel able"
snake yourself easy on that point,
DIR. Duncan" interrupted Philip; 81
wasn't thinking Of demanding a re-
tainer. Wen try to make the other side
do the paying when tie time comes. In
the meanwhile, if / take hold of the
case it'll be merely out Of friendship
10 you and because need something to
do. What was thinking of just now
was the chance of our being able to-
prove collision between the town COM
pany and Gates. If we can't do that we
may have our labor for our palms,"
"Aye?"
"Yes. Gates Is well out Of the coun-
try, and, anyway, suppose he has moth
ing. No, we've got to recover from the
town company, and in order to do that
wc must be prepared to prove that its
agent knew of the fraud when he
bought the land. Then it would be a
plain case in equity, and no chancellor
would hesitate about issuing writ of
possession"
ssWould Eeelgrow hae to show him
sell In court?"
mot necessarily. The evidence in
cbancery cases is taken by deposition,
and there is no formal trial as in COM
mon law procedures; the chancellor ex-
amines the evidence and hands down
decree in accordance with the facts"
that's ane thing In our favor, then;
Keelgrow Is that fearsome O. courts an
constables that I'm thinkin' we'd haze
muckle trouble persuadin' him to tes-
Hfy."
hasn't got over the apple brandy scare.
That'll never be revived, and If it were
we could easily clear him"
Duncan shook his head doubtfully.,
Il Wilma be 80 sure O that. It's ma mair
than month sin l got word that the
revenue men were speerin' round after
auld Johnnie again.
Thorndyke came out of his nonchal-
ance with a bound.
"You didl Who told you that?"
Il had bit writing frae some mer-
rifu' body in the town"
"Mr. Duncan, that's the most i'm
portant thing you've told me yet! Find
me that letter, II you can"
Philip walked the floor excitedly UNI
ill Duncan came back with the missive
In question. 1t was written in type
writing on a blank letterhead, and it
was dated at Allacoochee.
Dear Sir: II is known that you are
friendly toward an old mountaineer named
Kngrow, who is wanted by the United
States officers for a breach Of the revenue
laws. 1t L. rumored here that the officers
have information Of his whereabouts, and
that II found he will be arrested and
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