Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-16
CHATTER XIX

The early train on Thursday morning
saw Granville Rose, accompanied by Mr..
Nightjar, solicitor, junior partner of the
nrm of Hawk, Sparrowbill and Co.. on
his way to Slantover, the nearest railway
station to Mannersey from which 1t was
distant about four miles. Having srriv-
I'd at the latter place, and ascertained
that Pearman was at home, Granville sent
In his card, and request to see that gen
tlemAn for a few minutes, on business of
Importance. Now, 1t so happened, that
though Rose had thorough knowledge
Of Sam Pearman, the other knew nothing
whatever OF him. He had never encoun-
tered him personally, except to exchange
that sentence or two after the minister
ball. l don't know whether even then
he had identified him, but of a surety
that scene had pretty well faded from
bis memory, especially as regarded the
personality of the other actor therein. 1t
was as an entire stranger that he receiv-
ed the young barrister.
II must apologize for troubling you, Mr..
Pearman but l am here as the represen-
tative of Mr.. Harold Denison."
you could not have come with better
credentials, Mr.. Rose. Charmed to see
both you and your friend I" he glanced at
the cards in his hands. "Mr. Nightjar, l
Think VIII you take some lunch now,
or after we have had our little palaver?"
Nothing, thanks; our time Is pre-
cious, and we will detain you as briefly
as maybe. You are, Of course, aware
that there is death fine on Mannersley /;
or. to speak more intelligibly, that the
L.. f~bf -
your manor on the death of any holder
thereof?"
"A right of heriotl' muttered Pear
man. mo, l never heard of such claim f;
and I think my father died in complete
ignorance Of any such right"
Though far from suspecting what was
about to take place, Sam Pearman knew
enough Of law to understand this express
sion.
"You had better read that deed, Night
gar. Such right exists, and has been al
ways exercised generally compromised as
fne-a course we propose to adopt In
the present instance"
The solicitor laughed, and opened, first
a somewhat musty parchment, and then
a document consisting of some two OF
three sheets Of foolscap. II will be as
short as can, Mr.. Pearman, but the
story Is a little intricate to follow. ]
must premise that Mannersley was by nc
means originally part of the Glinn proper.
ty. II seems to have been granted by the
Abbot of Xminster to one Hugh Wilson
woman, for service rendered, conditional
upon his bearing arms for the abbey, and
being ever ready to do service under the
banner Of Sir James Denison Of Glinn
the then lay lord and champion of tn,
abbey. he further lay under the right
OF heriot Ia the first place, to the monk,
Of Xminster who were entitled to claim
three beasts upon the death Of Hugh viii
son, OF any one of his descendants hold
Ing Mannersley, as an acknowledgment o
the fealty they owed TO the abbey; Il
the second place, OF one beast TO the lord
Of CHM. as similar acknowledgment
to the secular representative Of the alb
bey. But the monks Of minister wer
swept away in the Reformation unde
Henry Will. and Of course that right O
heriot disappeared. Still the masters 0
Glinn continued to exercise their CLAIM
upon every occasion sor rather over tw
hundred years, at the expiration Of whicl
time. IN consequence Of the decay of tn
Wilson family, Mannersley fell. by pur
chase, into their hands, where It remain
q ill sold to Mr.. Pearman twelve year
ago The curious thing Is, this right o
bsriot still exists, the owner Of CHM