News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-23
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my clients said the lawyer "Do you
suppose, Mr. Wilson, that they want
to hang their property up on hook
like that? Why, if you didn't attend
to pushing your road through-well,
they would simply be in your hands,
the Lord only knows how long"
"But we intend to do all we can to
shove it through" said Wilson, with a
flush.
You know that is not a businesslike
proposition, Mr. Wilson," said Miller,
with bland smile. why, it amounts
to an option without any limit at all
ooh, | don't know" said Wilson
lamely. "Mr Bishop will he interested
just as we are in getting a right of
way through. In fact, it would insure
us of his help. We can't buy a right
Of way: we can't afford it. The citi-
TENS through whose property the road
runs must be persuaded to contribute
the land for the purp and Mr.. Bish-
OPP, of course, has influence up here
with his neighbors"
"Still he would be very imprudent."
said Miller. ''to option his rrorerr
without any limit. Now he's wA@i
we are willing to do, As lop" - WI,
hold Mr.. Bishops note for S27.'"" ,".
maid rou shall have the refUS@l
land at 100000. Now, take my adj
Miller was smiling broadly
"let it stand at that"
.i99son reflected for a moment, and
then he said: "All right. Let that GO
The other condition is this-and it
need be only verbal promise-that
nothing be said about my companys
making tbs lean nor our securing the
refusal of the property"
THAT will suit u.s." said Miller. "Mr
Bishop doesn't care 10 have the public
know his business. OF course the
mortgage will have to be recorded at
the courthouse, but that need not at
tract attention. | don't blame Mr..
Bishop went on Miller in a half con-
tidential tone. These people are the
worst gossips you ever saw. If you
meet any of them, they will tell you
that Mr.. Bishop has busted himself
wide open by buying SO much timber
land, but this loan will make him as
solid as the Bank of England. The
people don't understand his dealings,
and they are trying to take it out on
him by bias ing his reputation for be-
ing one of the solidest men in his coun-
ty."
well, that's all, I believe said
Wilson, and Miller drew blank sheet
of legal cap paper to him and began to
write. Half an hour later the papers
were signed, and Miller carelessly
handed Wilson's crisp pink check on a
New York bank to Mr.. Bishop.
'There you are, Mr.. Bishop" he said,
with a smile. You didn't want any
one else to have a finger in that big
pie of yours over there, but you needed
money, and I'll tell you as friend
that a hundred thousand cash down
will be about as well as you can do
with that land. 1t takes money, and
lots of it, to make money, and Mr.. VIII
sons company can move the thing
faster than you can"
THAT'S fact" said Wilson in a
tone that betrayed self qualification.
"Now we must all pull together for
the railroad" He ros, and turned to
Miller will you come with me to
record the paper"'
Certainly" said Miller, and they
both left together.
The Bishop family were left alone,
and, the strain being lifted, they found
themselves almost wholly exhausted.
rs it all over?' gasped the old wo-
man, standing up and grasping her
sons arm.
We've got his money" Alan told
her. with a glad smile, land a fair
chance for more"
The pink check was fluttering in old
Bishops hand. Already the old self
willed look that brooked no interior
ence with his personal affairs was re-
turning to his wrinkled face.
"I'Il go over to Craig's bank an de-
post it," he said to Alan. at IL take
a day or two to collect it, but he'd let
me check on it right now fer any rea-
sonable amount"
81 believe I'd ask him not to mention
the deposit" suggested Alan.
"Huh! / reckon I've got sense enough
to do that"
ITO be continued