The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-01
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

II Lixsie and the clerk were both pus- xled and inclined to think with Mrs. I Granville that 1t would be strange to paint and paper house before knock ing 1t to pieces.
 'I may pull 1t down or leave it standing-thats my business. don't want her paint and paper: want her imoney--what she owes. But if she won't pay. I'll make her do the work I This obligation of hers to pay two I fifty. or something like 1t. have bought and paid for;--it was debt to Countess Haddenham under the covcn- 1 ant-4-and I have bought the debt and the covenant. Can't you understand l thatr'
 Certainly sjs. Granville and her friends on the hill could not under stand 1t. Mir. Crunden was very un. popular at this time. and the story of his most rapaciously impudent attempt rendered him more hateful than ever. 1 But he will not get jt-not one penny. Mrs. Granville told him so to his face-' | This was incorrect. Mrs. Granville had no personal interview with her new landlord. But. meeting his sur- veyor one day on the bridge. she gave that gentleman tremendous dressing. Mir. powling--with My dear Madams, and so forth--endeavored to defend the schedule and his client: but Mrs. Gran vile roundiy told him that he and his client were no better than a couple of thfeves--and threatened them both with the law of the land.
 We are not afraid" said Mir Dowl- ing. at last thoroughly nettIed. "cf the law of the land. That is exactly what Mir. Crunden intends to appeal to, if you don't pay up precious quick now. r.. It isn't as if you hadn't the means to pay" said Mr. Bowling excitedly.
 T won't pay one penny" said Mrs 1 Granville.
 Would you believe it? All of 1t was true-what Mir. Bowling said. old MT. | lGarrett--who had himself been a so- licitor--told poor dear old Mrs. Gran- vile that the law of the land would not help her. MT. Garrett advised her to offer 200 pounds. and they would probably split the differcnee and ac. cept 225 pounds. And n the end she paid that man two hundred anG twenty
 i've golden pounds. Would you credit l Nothing could well exceed the un- | popularity of Mir. Crunden. He was the enemy of the whole people: town and hill were united in their feeling towards him. Tt was so unnecessary" said Mir. Bowling speaking of the out l break. Unpopular we must have been just at first--because of what ve se d in hand. And I knew you'd made mp your mind to tell them piafniy what wef proposed doing. But never did think you'd let fly like that --at the whole world. It was so unnecessary. It makes everything dlfiicrit that cught to have been easy. Look at the delay in getting plans passed by the Caup- ell. They didn't dare throw out the plans for those cottages. because they were identical with what they'd passed for me twice before--but they stopped us a fortnight and more. Next time. you see--when it's house plans. tell you that speech will cost us dear bee fore it's forgotten"
 T don't give a d." said Crunden. T let 'em have 1t straight for once. I don't grudge the cost"
 No citizen would speak to him will lingly--uniess 1t was old Selby; and even he snarled and glared at first when he encountered the owner of Hiil Rise. The old man was staring at the map on one of the big boards when Crunden came by on his way to the new road.
 Well. Mir. Seiby, you see our plan. Go in and have look round--if you care to-"
 "Yes. see. Mighty fine ta'ask you've got"
 Wish me luck. Mir. Seiby." (Continued Tomorrow.)