The Sterzer lawyers had wanted him to leave it in their charge, but no--he knew too much for that.

The pig-headed old fool had carted it with him wherever he went, and him and his daughter had come to the Old Home House because he figgered nobody would think of their bein' in such an out-of-the-way place as that.

But they HAD thought of it.

Anyhow, the paper was gone.
"'But Mr.Robinzer--Sterson, I mean--' cut in Cap'n Jonadab, 'you could have 'em took up for stealin', couldn't you?
They wouldn't dare--' "''Course they'd dare! S'pose they don't know I wouldn't have that agreement get in the papers?
Dare! They'd dare anything.

If they get away with it, by hook or crook, all I can do is haul in my horns and compromise.