[The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford]@TWC D-Link bookThe Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him CHAPTER XIII 8/11
The warrant is to be issued to-day.
Decide at once, whether you or your principal, shall be the man to whom it shall be served." "I guess you'd better make it against me," said the man. "Very well," said Peter.
"Of course you know your employer will be run down, and as I'm not after the rest of you, you will only get him a few days safety at the price of a term in prison." "Well, I've got to risk it," said the man. Peter turned and walked away.
He went down town to the Blacketts. "I want you to carry the matter to the courts," he told the father. "These men deserve punishment, and if you'll let me go on with it, it shan't cost you anything; and by bringing a civil suit as well, you'll probably get some money out of it." Blackett gave his assent.
So too did Patrick Milligan, and "Moike" Dooley.
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