Now if the ore should peter out--and the devil
himself can't tell always about that--we've got to get some ore
somewhere round there to brace up and make good our prospectus,
even if it does cost a little more, and that's where your
Cumberland property might come in,--see? One of our lawyers looked
over a record of your deed in the town hall of Mulford--" here he
bent forward and consulted a paper on his desk--"No,--that's not
it,--Morfordsburg,--yes, that's it,--Morfordsburg,--looked up the
deed, I say, Jack, and from what he says I don't believe your
property is more than a quarter of a mile, as the crow flies, from
where they want MacFarlane to begin cutting. If the lawyer's right
there may be a few dollars in it for you--not much, but something;
and if there is,--of course, I don't want to commit myself, and I
don't want to encourage you too much--but if he's right I should
advise your bringing me what papers you've got and have our
attorney look them over, and if everything's O.K. in the title,
your property might be turned over to the new company and form
part of the deal.
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