Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-01-21

as you are this minute. 1t Is now
ten o'clock. We know that he was In
his room ut eight, and at Everett's
shortly after, and there Is not the
faintest sign of dissipation about him.
I'm surprised that you have allowed
yourself to be so easily deceived.
Well, I have advanced considerable
money to you to carry out this enter
prise, and have asked no questions
regarding the way it was expended;
but tell you now I must have some
results."
"But we are on tiie very brink OF
success, and If you throw 1t up now
you will lose everything. Nothing
but series of unfortunate events
could have prevented the accomplish
ments of our designs. If you desert
me now ] am simply ruined"
"Well, I'll stick to you few months
longer, not because care anything
about you. / have no time for SYM
pathy with individuals; besides 1t
isn't business. / only care for the
success of movements. If your
scheme could be carried through 1t
would save me several millions: that
would be clear pickup. If you
fail / shall try scheme of my own.
One thing is sure: Wardc must be
got away from here. I'll try and get
him an opening in New York"
Late that afternoon Wardc ran
across Eillsman, who he'd just got
uD. The dcbauch of the night before
lad told plainly upon him, his flushed
face and bloodshot eyes bearing con-
elusive evidence against him. He did
not allude at all to the meeting of
the previous evening, and it was evil
dent that dissipation had drawn a
veil over all that lad happened and
left in his mind merely blank.
Warde was considerably relieved on
this score. for at present he did not
care to complicate matters by having
TO consider Frank as an element in
them.
At eight o'clock Warde and Mr.. Ev-
erett were again closeted together,
and the paper that had caused such q
vast amount of trouble was taken
from the safe and carefully read. 1t
was dated 90 years before the time
of this story. The handwriting was
bold and plain. The following were
the contents in full:
AGREEMENT BETWEEN JOHN T.
WRIGHT AND JAMES FRANKLIN.
John T. Wright has this day made the
following transfers of property with tho
subjoined understanding with James
Franklin: The Wright homestead. 500
acres, all improvements. The Magnolia
plantation, 1000 acres, In - parish,
Louisiana. The Coahoma plantation, S.
GO acres. in Mississippi. The Queen City
plantation. 1850 acres. In Arkansas. A
lot on Maine and Boulevard In the city
of Nilus, go by $50 feet. A lot on Linden
street. near the Bayou. 1Co by 200 feet.
a lot on Front row, near Madison, 40 by
10 feet. with improvements. All to the
Shelby Real Estate AID Investment COM
pany. a tract of land In Young county.
Texas. 6.957 acres. to the Shelby County
Real Estate and Investment company.
A tract of land In - county, Colorado,
5000 acres. To the Diamond Mining COM
pany of Denver Col
These transfers are made to protect
the said John II. Wright from sundry
suits at law. which threaten to grow
out of the difficulty that terminated in
the death of jeremiah Baxter at the
hands of the said Wright. Regretting as
he does the necessity of taking human
life, the said Wright Is not willing that
his estate shall be sacrificed and the
welfare of his family jeoparded; and
these transfers are made with the dis
tinct understanding that whenever the
said Wright desires TO revcst these vari-
Gus properties in his own name the said
James Franklin will take steps to at
once turn over all the papers with which
he Is intrusted and that he will ut once
secure said Wright in the possession of
his property. The consideration alleged
In these various deeds was never paid
over. James Franklin binds himself as a
man of honor and friend of John T.
Wright TO faithfully fulfill the terms of
this agreement wherever the said Wright
so desires. JOHN T. WRIGHT.
JAMES FRANKLIN.
"That is certainly one of the most
remarkable documents that it has
ever been my fortune to consider"
said the lawyer, his keen eyes snap
ping with relish for novelty in le-
gal literature. "Have you any idea
what the paper is worth?"
81 should say two or three hundred
thousand dollars" said Irving.
1T is nearer ten or twelve mil
lions," declared the lawyer.
Irving's eyes betrayed dazed sur.
prise as he gaspingly repeated the
words after Mr.. Everett. The latter
smiled and said: Il haven't the
slightest doubt that Frederick Meri-
vale would give at least $l,0O0,000 for
the rights secured in the Wright es-
tate by this paper"
"But-how can it be?" asked Irving
in n whisper.
Before 1 explain this part, let me
tell you this; that The Shelby County
Real Estate & Investment company
and the Diamond Mining company of
m 20 virtually and nracf; on llv