They did not tarry long in this city after their arrival, but at once set out for the homestead of the Vincents in the quiet little country village.
Almost everybody in the village knew our hero, and when he stepped from the train with the handsome Metha by his side, the simple country folk were much mystified.
Before he had walked a hundred yards from the depot Van learned from one of his old friends that the house he had lived in so long was in the hands of the lawyer who had always done his uncle's business.
Our hero led the way to the best hotel in the village, and here the party put up.
Through the agency of his former employer Van got a good lawyer to take his case, and in his hands he placed the confession of Doc Clancy.
About a week later the village was agog with excitement over the arrest of Lawyer ——, who was one of the richest and most influential men in the county.
But when it became known that he was implicated in the murder that had caused so much excitement several months before, the excitement reached a fever heat.
Well, the next thing to take place was a trial, which was a long and tedious one, as such trials usually are.
When it did finally come to an end, it resulted in complete victory for Van Vincent.
The rascally lawyer received a sentence of twenty years in the State prison for the part he had played in the murder and fraud.