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"The contents of this cupboard," remarked the hardware merchant, calmly, "belong to the estate of Captain Wegg, and can scarcely be claimed by you because you have purchased the house. You falsely accused me the other day, sir, and I have been searching for proof that the Almaquo Timber Tract stock is entirely my property." "Have you found such proof?" inquired Mr. Merrick. "Not yet."
The flight of Captain Wegg to this place, his unhappy wife, the great trouble that old Nora has hinted at, the " "The great trouble ought to come first," declared Louise. "It is the foundation upon which rest all the mysterious occurrences following, and once we have learned what the great trouble was, the rest will be plain sailing."
"Perhaps all her life; I cannot tell how long. Yet it is wonderful how perfectly she finds her way without the aid of sight. Captain Wegg used to say she was the best housekeeper he ever knew." "Did not his wife keep house for him, when she was alive?" "I do not remember her." "They say she was most unhappy." Ethel dropped her eyes and did not reply. "How about Cap'n Wegg?" asked Uncle John.
'Mr Boffin? inquired Venus, with a glance towards the alligator's yard or two of smile. 'Mister be blowed! cried Wegg, yielding to his honest indignation. 'Boffin. Dusty Boffin. That foxey old grunter and grinder, sir, turns into the yard this morning, to meddle with our property, a menial tool of his own, a young man by the name of Sloppy.
"Instead of 'Marshall McMahon McNutt, dealer in Real Estate an' Spring Chickens, I want to make it read: 'dealer in Real Estate, Spring Chickens an' Poetry. What'll it cost. Miss Patsy?" "Nothing," she said, her eyes dancing; "We'll do that job free of charge, Peggy!" Two strange men appeared in Millville keen, intelligent looking fellows and applied to Joe Wegg for jobs.
Do you know who is going to take care of this, partner? 'I am, said Wegg. 'Oh dear no, partner, retorted Venus. 'That's a mistake. I am. Now look here, Mr Wegg. I don't want to have any words with you, and still less do I want to have any anatomical pursuits with you. 'What do you mean? said Wegg, quickly.
'Be careful what insolent liberties you take in that gentleman's presence, said the owner of the hand which had done this, 'or I will throw you after it. Wegg involuntarily clapped his hand to his bare head, and stared at the Secretary. For, it was he addressed him with a severe countenance, and who had come in quietly by the folding-doors.
"As a matter of fact," continued West, "you are not cutting that portion of the Almaquo tract which this fire refers to, and which Thompson and Wegg were interested in, but the north half of the tract, which they had never acquired any title to." "I suppose the stock will show that," suggested Mr. Merrick. "Of course, sir." "I will look it up." West smiled.
Aside from the mere matter of revenge I overheard one of them telling his friends to smash the press and keep the paper from coming out, and Mr. Boglin would pay them well for the job." Smith carelessly thrust the revolver into his hip pocket. "The paper will come out if Mr. Wegg gives us the power," he said. "Can you let me have a revolver, Mr. West?" asked Hetty. "Could you use it?"
And then he read aloud the words docketed upon the outside: "'Warranty Deed and Conveyance from Charles Walton to Jonas Wegg and William Thompson. Our troubles are over, my boy, for here is the key to your fortune." "Also," whispered Louise to her cousins, rather disconsolately, "it explains the last shred of mystery about the Wegg case. Heigh-ho! what a chase we've had for nothing!"
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