Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

points. At frat the spring Of his Ire
seemed broken. He did not care for
money, and at prsscnt disappointment
had numbed his iHter.st Ia the game.
1t seemed hardly worth tho candle.
Then in few days he began IA look
about hin mentally. Cneoxsciorrsly tle
ccfnbative instinct was aroused. In
lack of othsr ohjest an which 70 expsnd
itself Therpe's Ashtinx spirit turned
With energy TO the subjsct Of tho law
suit.
After his sister left tho Renwic.ss
Thorpe himself went Ia Detroit. vhsr.
he interviewed ut once Nsrthrep, tho
brilliant ysung lawyer whom the firm
had engaged ts defend its caas.
I'm afraid We have no show" he re-
Piled 10 ThsrDs's question. You soc,
you fellows were an the wrong side Of
the fence In trying 70 enforce tina law
yourselves. OF ceures ven may well
say that Justice wss all on ysnr side
That docs not couHt. The only recourse
recognized for injustice lies in the Law
courts. I'M afraid you ore due to lose
your case
well" said Thorpe. "thcy can't
prove mueh damage"
Il don't expect chat they will bo :hl.
to procure rrry heavy Judgment" re-
Piled Northron. The facts | shall be
able to adduce viii cut dawn damages
But tho costs will be worry heavy
Yes" agreed ThorDe.
and" Then pursnsd Nerthrcr, with
a dry smile, they practically owa
sherman. Yan rnay 90 in FOR contemDt
OF csurt--st their irstes;ion. IA ! rr
derstand II. they are trying -tthrr to
in'rrs you than ts got any hing oft Of
t. themselves"
THAT'S it. nodded Thorpe.
"lr other verbs. it's a case for com
rromise"
lust what w.ntsd to get st." said
Tho"ra, with satisfaction. New A."
aver ~. Cusstiss. srerose MA
INJURIES gevernra~1t or rlx,r lsrf hy
tr.srrss The Land + .N-rvprd bought
ny another marty Fsr 40 latter any
cl.i-n FOR damage srsinst Tho trr~ssat
rr? Trdarstpnd rye. tho rrrchs,.r
hcu-h. after ire tr..gess wss commit
tsA l."
Ccrtsinly," snrv srcd NsrfhroN -'i.h-
out hesitation. "SraviH-d suit IL BROUGHT
within dix years 81 IN. tine the tr-s-
pfsv was csnr IN tied -
Good. Now. see hare. Theas n. {,
r. r~ops stole skeut section ~ sey.
ernm~rt pas M on that river. sSd |
dent hs,iev- they've srer bought in
The land II stssi an. In fact. | den (
believe they susr~ct NIT any ~"
knows they've been stealing. Flow
would il ds IL were tn huy that -rc.
tior ~ tie lana srice and threaten IN
sue ther for the vslrs AZ the pine that
originally stssa ss ~
The lawyers eyes slirn-red behind
the lenses Of his pincsh.z.
az world do very we'll indeed" lis
replied. vat yon'd have tn prove they
did the cuttng. ana ycu'll have 10 raw
experts 10 ss'iHsta the probable
amouat Of tho timber. Flow much. on
. bread guess. would yen estimate ths
tiuhsr to GENE tof"
There ought to he eight or ten mil
lens" susssed Thorpe after an in
stnnts silence. worth IN the STUN"
/ anywhere frcm six teeR 70 twenty thou
, SAID dollars. II wsrld cost mo only
eight hundred 10 buy It,
"Do 80 by all means. Get your doc
unents and evidence all in shane am
let ne have them. I'll zoe that the suit
/ 10 Siscestipusd th-a"
The soyt day thorpe tees the train
nerth BY tss time he had Bought th'
sixteen fSyltes constituting the section
rearchad cut a dozen Witnesses 10 the
theft and apent wssk vi'b the Mar
quetts expert In locking over th'
grernd h. h1i fallen inte the swing o
wsrk INin Eis experience sttll 'ched
hat Duly
Only nov he possessed no ntrrest'
outside ~ those n The pew country
no AFFECTIONS sgys ths half Frct"rt y <
good natur"A esmraasahig WITH Wal
bee. the mutual SELF restraint r~epee
that au1s ste-1 between TIN shrsrs
-rd himself and I'VE dumb. unrerr"n
ing dog liking h> shared with IaIu'
Charley. Ills aye became cl".r'r an'
~i.sdler. his methods more simple ant
direct. Tbs ttciturnity Of his msod re
doubled in thickness Eo was les
CHARTS bic I, failure on ths Eirt 81 ssh
o-dir1trs Anf the now srm on tn
O-10 inamak-s preSpercl.