The Dugdale Millions — page 315: what you’re looking at

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HAROLD'S PROOF. 308 This was plausible and apparently said in the frank- est manner. Mr. Stanton was imposed upon, as was shown by the weak manner in which he touched upon Dick’s discovery of young Pierson in the company of Ransom in Jackson Street. ‘It was to obtain the very affidavit that I read here to-night, that I accompanied Ransom to that place,” replied Harold promptly. “Then,” said Mr. Stanton, ‘‘ Mason 1s quite cer- tain that he has seen Ransom more than once in this neighborhood, in relation with at least one of Mr. Hetlow’s employees.” Dick thought he saw an expression of alarm flit over the face of the young man. It was but for an instant however, for he replied calmly : ‘¢Quite possibly. As I say, he is given to indirect methods and evidently is fond of mysterious proceed- ings. Iknow that he haunted this neighborhood upon some theory that you were opposed to my claim, and that he might find something of importance to us. I cannot say | admire these methods or justify them—in- deed I have more than once put my foot upon some of them. Yet he has been very valuable to us.” “Then there is that attempted burglary upon my house,” suggested the lawyer. ‘‘T know absolutely nothing about it. Had Ransom been concerned in that, and Ido not want you to be- lieve for a moment that I think so, I would have been the last person he would have let know. For he knows well I would not have countenanced it. I can only tell you that Ransom reported to me that Mrs. Jen- kins had come with a box toyour house. He already knew that Mrs. Jenkins was the daughter of James Powers.” ‘‘ And the assault on Mason ?” “I know no more of that than the other. For Heaven’s sake, why should that attack have been mada upon my account?” he continued. “ What was to Comicbookkss C@ 3}