New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
THE "DOIPHIN' AN HEIR
LAND SH4RK BOBS UP.
But Fory QmgIey, as Usual, Is
'Johnny on the Spot.

Several DAYS ago there came to the Ship Nevs
ofice letter addressed to the Battery Doipnln'
conveying the cheerful information that iesacg
awaited him at Beaufort. s. O. The letter. whicn
was typewritten the stationery 81 the law nrf'
Of Seatrcut Codou & Manatee. WIS signed oy
Perch Marates. senior member Of the hrm' ana
read follows:
Battery Dolphin:
for nifty years have been trying 70 locate SSI- o.
was OverJcyed 20 learn OF yo,lr wneTeSDoueS: oy, %
as you come 70 Beaufort There are oyer w. 49,
thousand acres of shoal land OF Tybee. Ga tn2t
was claimed By the Moray family soon after Moan
posted the twenty-three notice on the Saiey "S 5o
scendant of the nlustrious family and assure you
that your allotment will be no less than tour nun nun
dred acres have the enure Ia''aIiS y-rI sS a
mapped out on the net PIN, W. = ~ 's-aiIeIo-
grams I can show YOU The offspring OF eacn gel
grafton clean back 10 the GElsln4l 43t, 55sNETFE
p S-You had better bring with you about y SO.
as there is no telling wha. the price VIII 'e '
search Of titles and incidentals-
The .Doiphin's-' eyes bulsed with elation and
his countenauce took OF the hue OF a orolled 100
s;er as he handed tho letter 70 Honest BIZ t1us-
ley, the Battery boatrnan-
Now QuisIey is no small Individual when II comes
10 thinking fa~ ahead and turning 70 the Dol
phiu' who actually trembling with suSpenss.
declared that the letter looked good to MN what
the boatIuan said and what he thought were 81
different as DAY and night He wanted 20 fndN'
the trip to Savannah by sen himself ana as ms
family would not accompany him Re urged tn>
Dolphin L. follow III the offer made oy MI
Nanatee. promising that he would 20 along ''
an adviser.
ouigley and his prot6se packed ID hurriedly anu
caught the Savannah line steamer city OF Colur7-
bus and after tTip Of tl.res Gays arrived ar rns
law Offices of Seatrout. Codoil & Nranatee-
The senior member % the hrn. VINO was nfn-
bling ON a softsheil crab. babe them be seated on
an ancient co-aI settee. which La said was relic
of the Moray family recently unearthed al Tyoes-
TTov- are YOU. 1Ir- PERCH said 0uigey- Par
don me- I have forgotten your lasr name We
have got 70 get steamer back % New York IN
tv,o hours so ~ you don't mind I'd Ike you TO So
dovvr, TO business that Sosh's Ark p-cposi-
ton Me friend here Is Mr. Dolphin
Exactly So ssid Mr.. NanateeI taking a iarss
fish net from the wall and spreading u earerulN
on 2 sheet of canvas 'T expect Mr. Seatrout herA
in 4 few minutes with report from the searcnsr
of titles on the zhoaI lands Meanwhile VIII put
Mr. Dolphin's face under thfs large electric rs-
hector TO see IL can trace any iciosyncfaslcs or
face formation found only IN the gre4t MoTsS
family As a guarantee OF good faith Y VII De
necessary 70 put the OF $50 In the cigar BOX
that will place here on the table VIII nnysef
deposit S2O also.
you're Or" said ouieley. putting a cEisp 80
bfu into the box Put your money IA also.
doctor and GO on with the examination OF tns
Dolphfn's mug The bOatnan saw through the
plan Of tho hoax. and fllei his pockets with CT
cars rom box he carried. which was the saEns
size as the one placed upon the table BY Mr. Man
atee-
.On1y one more test now" said che senior rnenl-
her of the firm Mr.. Dolphin Is surely a de-
scandaut Of the Morays. but must be sbsoiursiy
certain by the elimination test II will be neces-
ar now To place 500 IN the box along with my
b,II of the same denomination before this test
can bs made.
The money is tn said ouigIey. but hurry this
thing along
..ryov-'. said NJ Msnatss TO the Dolphin you
say vor are tventy-eight year Old Very wsU-
yr,s will eliminate that number ~ squares on ne
tv-s,+v-eish+h lire from the troll. and II the re-
rnafnder IS ar even number II confirms ny beiisf
that YOU are entitled 70 the four hundred acres
which yo1 can sell before leaving town for a2e-'.
Fine" said ouigley. maiSng a guess IT'S
thirtv-tyvo amt IT, doctor
ssF-xactIy-+ replied Nfr. Manatee and the Tour
hundred acres 20 a. once 70 STr. Dolphin
At this moment NIr Seatrout hustled into the
office ard announcing that the title was All riEnt
t',toed back OF the boatmsn and picked I'd The
cirar box in which the money had been deposited
THO land transferred 70 t1e boipnih
promptly and. accompanied by QUisiey- he h1--
riod for the steamer which would leave SAVannah
in two hours
As they we're going aboard vn~ Dolphin grew
faint and gasped 20 OUizley that he had forgot
ten 70 ask fer the money placed IN the box
..Rrace NJ YOU idiot" laughed the boatrnar
1T. q dark day when them shellfsh ketch yer
I-ncfs Dudley mapping 7 through the Hrtls
game and I changed tho boxes Just before N--
Seashark. or Whatever you call him came u
DoIphin me boy. we've doubled our money
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