31/37 We've got it here in black and white. We've got a bill o' sale of Hooker's house and possession, and we're on the land in place of him,--AS YOUR TENANTS." He reentered the shanty, took a piece of paper from a soap-box on the shell, and held it out to Clarence. It's a fair and square deal, Brant. We gave him, as it says here, a hundred dollars for it! No humbuggin', but the hard cash, by Jiminy! AND HE TOOK THE MONEY." The ring of truth in the man's voice was as unmistakable as the signature in Jim's own hand. |