"The boy told us about his property and the papers that were missing."
"I know nothing of that."
"Humph! We can put two and two together. You'll make a fortune out of that land, no doubt."
"I know nothing of that land you mention."
"Maybe you don't."
"And I haven't his missing papers," went on Squire Paget, and for once he spoke the truth.
"Then what's your aim in getting him out of the way?"
"That is my affair."
"Of course it is," broke in Martin. "But you might make it a bit more than five hundred."
"I am poor, gentlemen. I had to do what has been done to keep me from ruin."