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 tacked to the justice's bulletin board outside of his office door, as Dorsett came out of the room.

"Hold on, Sherry," he said to his companion. "I'll settle with you now."

"All right, governor," bobbed the man.

"You are deputized to serve these papers. Don't get them mixed. Got any tacks?"

"I'll get some all right."

"Very well. When you have disposed of the first two documents, serve the last one on Mrs. Ismond, see?"

"Sure, I see, governor—ah, and glad to see this five-dollar bill. First one I've seen, in fact, for an age."

"When you're all through, report to me."

"I will, governor."

They kept together till they reached the street. Arrived there, Dorsett went one way, his hireling another.

Markham put after the latter, who was so elated over the possession of money that he chuckled and swung along the street with a great air of importance and enjoyment.

The man Sherry went straight to the railway depot. Markham, looking in through one of its windows, saw him approach the station agent. To