Mark Tidd, Manufacturer (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1918. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI JUST before quitting-time Tallow and Binney came back to the mill and we all went into the office to find out what they had found out. "Where'd you l-leave Wiggamore?" says Mark. ' Hotel, ' says Binney. ' Went up to his room to git ready for supper." "How'd you git along?" ' Fine, ' says Tallow. ' We found Wiggamore and another man just leaving the hotel, and we walked along right behind. They done a lot of talking about rainfall and dams and power, and then mentioned our dam, and Wiggamore says there was a little difficulty there, but it wasn't worryin' him, 'cause he figgered to be able to git our property about whenever he wanted to. 'What's worryin' me more, ' says he, 'is that piece across the river. They call it the Piggins Meadow, ' he says. Then he says to the other man: 'That's why I got you down here. I look to you to take care of it. We're going to see Miss Piggins now. I've explained about it before.' "'Yes, ' says the other man. "Well, we mogged along till we come to Miss Piggins's house, and they went up and rapped on the door. Binney and I walked past, and then come back over the side fence and got under the parlor window, because we knew Miss Piggins would take them in there like she always does partic'lar company. I guess maybe there's three or four folks gets into that parlor in a year. She's awful choice of it. Anyhow, she took Wiggamore in, and we could hear plain what was said, on account of her bein' deef and Wiggamore and his man havin' to holler. Miss Piggins always hollers, anyhow, so we was safe to hear all that was said: "'Miss Piggins, ' says Wiggamore, as loud as he could beller, 'we've come about that land across the river.' "'Hand across the river?' says she. 'What be you talkin' about, anyhow? Hand, did you say?' "'Land...