"What do you hope to demonstrate through Mr. Douglass?" asked the Chairman.
"That this whole Green Island proposition is a land speculation scheme," retorted the Congressman sternly.
The members all looked up at this grave statement. Everyone was paying the closest attention.
"Now, Mr. Douglass," said Carlton, "you're well acquainted with this property, are you not?"
"I know every inch of the ground."
"Do you know the owners of it?"
"I did know the old owners."
"What do you mean by the old owners?"
"I mean that the entire property has changed hands during the last few months."