The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-15
CHAPTER 4.
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The onsce In Quebec which Georges
LamartiHf. the notary. occupied IA
located lnconspicuously In a small
building ia an old part OF the Lower
Town. Small, wiry. 'black-haired,
with an afr Of iuneonvIncing plausible
tty abodf him, Monsieur Lamartine
vas seated at his desk, drumming his
fingers. staring out of the window. and
turning again TO look at IA letter signed
Hilary ASkew. when his boy brought
MIN a card with the same name upon
L. Monsieur Lamartine frowned.
"TeIl Monsieur Askew that / am
busy with an important court case"
he said. ASK him to call at this time
tomorrow"
"Mr. ARkew says he's busy. too. and
he'll walt" announced the boy. return
ing.
The notary considered. swell. tell
Dim IH see him In a few minutes" he
answered.
When the boy was gone he took
down the telephone receiver and gave
a number.
SIS that you, Brousseau?" he asked.
Monsieur Hilary Askew has turned
MP"
There's was a suffering ut the other
end OF the line which made the notary
smile.
II can't say. I haven't seen him
ret" said Monsieur Lamartine. In In
swer. "Butatf I can't send him home
with n smile son his lips and a check
10 his pocket I shall try 10 keep him
IN Quebec until I have seer you. And
Tou'd better TRY 70 get Morris by long
distance and swnrn him. Good-by."
He hung up the receiver, rang for
the boy and told him to admit Mr..
Askew. Then he rose to receive his
visitor.
He looked at Hilary keenly MS no
shook hands with him. The young man
was different from what he had ex-
pected. He was about as big, and he
had the same air of American energy ;
but he appeared more determined, he
hooked Hike n Of those uncomfortable
men who have the .knack Of disentan-
Cling themselves from sophistries.
However. Hilary looked good-natured.
And he was certainly inexperienced.
Monsieur Lamartine gave him a chair
and looked very plausible indeed.
your visit has followed very close
upon your letter, MI. Askew." he said.
Perhaps you did not get mine, advis-
Ing yon to wait before coming to Que
bec?"
NO. said Hilary. but / would have
come anyway. i want to get this mat
ter settled"
1.-The American haste" said the no
tary. looking almost ingenious. "But
the law Is not to be taken by storm.
least Of All In Quebec. It Is only a
month since your uncle died. Perhaps
u win be menths before we can turn
W the property To- you. ! under
stand that you were not In close touch
with your uncle during his latter
sears r
II hadn't seen him since ! was q boy.
That was what made the legacy a sur
prisingl one. He had not shown any
intsrest In me ! had a hard fight to
get through my forestry course. SO
when r heard that ! had become the
owner OF a tract of q hundred square
miles IL seemed like an intervention Of
Providence That is almost a king
dom. SIR
Ten miles by tent" inquired the
notary. smiling. swell. I suppose 1t
does seem a large territory to You. al
shough the Rospy seigniorys was ole OF
tho smallest OF the old feudal grants.
1t II almost the last on the north shore
1f the ST. Lawrence that remains In
zhs hands Of the original family"
AFour hundred thousand dollars
ssems1a big sum for my uncle to have
uald FOR Il" said Hilary.
ssYour uncle said Monsieur Lamar.
ezne. beginning to drum softly, made
this Investment against the advice of
= good many people. The Rosny tim.
ber rights are practically valueless. be
cause the wood 10 principally balsam
Or instead Of pine and spruce"
He noted that Hilary only watched
HIM instead Of answering. and he be-
San u feel tlst he would not be dis
posed Of as easily ag ne had antici-
gated
sThe property has never begun to
my its way continued Monsieur La
rnarfine. "Youf uncle paid three hum
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