The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-09-29


fouad helr farged deed would - 81.
siously Invalid Add Il angrred them
that they could not End IL.
-of course they never filed their
forged deei-afmia that the forsery
would D. discovered ihey kepi
Il g show q any one that was in.
teresied nut they wanted "a make
themselves SIN safer
There had been two witnesses 20
The agreement one 81 them. a man
named Sharp, died-or VAS Killed
shortly after The other an old trap.
per named Hudson. was Indifferent 10
tie whole maiier-he was just pass.
lng through and was AZ Folgers housc
Cor dinner the night Ross came. he l.
SIN living IN these mountains. and be
might De of value TO us yet.
'of course the clan did not feel AZ
all SECURE They suspected the secret
agreement had been nailed % some
one % take care ef, aud they we're
afraid that II would be- brought 20 light
when the time Was ripe. They knew
perfectly that their forged deed would
never stand the test. 10 one og the
things 10 DO was 10 prevent their clalm
ever being contested. That meant 20
keep folgers son 10 ignorance of the
whole matter
Il hope I can make that clear The
deed from my father 20 folger was on
record. Folger was dead. and rolgcr's
son would have every right and op
Periunity to contest the ciSn's claim to
the land II be could get the matter
INTO court. he would surely WIN.
"The second thlng 10 Do was 10 win
ne over was Just a ehild aud q
looked the easiest course of all That's
why was stolen from The orpAanage
hy one of Slmoo's brothers. The idea
was slmply that when the time came
would marry one OF the clan and IS
tahllsh their claim 10 The land forever
-Up 20 few weeks ago u seemed
20 me that sooner or later would win
out Bruce. you cant dream what Il
meant | thought that some time |
could drive them GOT aud make them
pay. q little. for an they have doae.
But they've tricked me. after ali /
thought thar would get word 10 Fol-
gers Hon. who hy inheritance would
have a clear title 10 the land, and he,
with the aid Of the courts could drive
these usurpers out But Just recently
I've found out that even this chancc
Is an bur gone.
within a few more weeks they
will have been IN possession of the
land for fun twenty years Through
some legal twist | don't understand
II man pays taxes and has undls.
putcd possession Of land for that
length OF time. his title Il secure
They failed 10 win me over. but II
looks as II they had won. anyway
The only way that they can be defent.
ed now is for that secret Agreement
between ny father and Folger--to re-
appear And I've long ago given up
all hone of that
There Is no court session between
now and October ihlrleth- when
,heir twenty years q undispuied pos
session Is eliminated. There seems
q he no chance 20 contest them-to
mike them bring that forged deed into
the light before that time. We've lost.
after all. And only one thing re-
mains-
lie looked up 90 find her eyes fun
upon him lie had never seen such
eyes They seemed 70 have sunk 40
deep into the flesh about them that
only iurid sllis remained. II vas not that
her lids were partly down. Rather
Il Was because the flesh sacks beneath
them bad become charged with her
pounding blood Tie fires glow was
IN them and cast a strange glnmor
upon her face. u only added 70 the
sirangeness - the picture that she
sat almost limp. rather than leaning
forward IN appeal Bruce looked al
her IN growing ave
Bot as the seconds passed he seemed
10 longer able 10 see her plainly. His
eyes were miGed and blurred. but
Trey were empty of tears rs Llnda's
own Rather the focal point u his
brain had become scared by n mount
iug fame within himself The glow
II the hre had seemingly sprad until
II sncoripassed the whole wilderness
sorld
What ls the one thing thar re-
mainsf- be asked her. whispering.
She answered with a strange. ter.
rible coidness u tone The blood
afonement.- SIZE ssid between back.
drawn lips.