The lake commerce has increased a thousand fold.
"I had still supposed it was only railroad rivalry which caused our people to keep the purchase secret and to record only a ninety-nine year lease, when they had Hugh Worthington's guarantee deed in their possession.
"He takes the whole purchase price out in freights, paid in to him by your cattle trust, and with this same money he buys the majority of the outlying stock." "How does this touch me ?" cried the now thoroughly angered Clayton.
"Because your father deeded all the real estate holdings of Clayton & Worthington to his partner before the old trouble came on.

Only this, a then valueless, tract was forgotten.
"In honor and equity you are entitled to one-half as Everett Clayton's heir." The young cashier clenched his fists in anguish, as Witherspoon sadly said: "But he has had twenty-one years' unbroken possession.
You were of age seven years ago, and he allowed it to be sold for taxes every year, and has also secretly bought up all the tax titles.

It is too late.

But wait, keep silent, and trust to me.".