"I do."
"You!" exclaimed the officer. "And pray, sir, who are you?"
"I am an American citizen named Grant, and have recently acquired this property by purchase."
"Indeed. Then of course you possess papers showing the transfer of ownership."
"Certainly."
"I should like to look at them."
"They have been sent for record to the county seat, where any one who chooses may examine them."
"Where shall I find a person by the name of Whiteway Baldwin?"
"I can't tell you, as he has left the place."
"Is any member of his family here?"