Harold Edward Bindloss

Name: The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme
Author: Harold Edward Bindloss

The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

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“The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme”, published in 1909, is a work by Harold Edward Bindloss. It explores elements such as Waynefleet, Nasmyth and Acton.

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ He had, after all, a wide toleration, and he acknowledged to himself that her resentment was not unreasonable.
"I've no doubt that I was inconsiderate," he said. "Still, you see, I was worried about our affairs in the cañon."
"The cañon!" repeated Violet reproachfully. "It is always the cañon. I wonder if you remember that it is at least a month since you have written a line to me."
Nasmyth was disconcerted, for a moment's reflection convinced him that the accusation was true. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ Acton paused, and Nasmyth waited in tense expectancy until the older man turned to him again, with a twinkle in his eyes.
"I almost think I can take a hand in this thing, and to commence with, we'll go down to Victoria this afternoon and call on Mr. Hames," he added. "If he has bought that land, it will probably be registered in his name. The men you have against you are rather fond of working in the dark. Then we come to another point—what it would be wisest to do with Waynefleet, who went back on you. You said he had a mortgage on his ranch. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ Nasmyth said it was, and Acton sat thinking for several minutes.
"It seems to me that the folks I have in my mind haven't been quite smart enough," he declared at length. "They should have put up a sounder man. As it happens, I know a little about the one they fixed upon. Mr. Hames is what you could call a professional claim-jumper, and it's fortunate that there's a weak spot or two in his career." ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ Acton said, "you can wait in my clerk's office until I'm ready to go over with you to Waynefleet's hotel."
Hames went out, and Acton turned to Nasmyth. "He was hired with a few others to jump the claim he mentioned, and there was trouble over it. As usual, just what happened never quite came out, but that man left his partner to face the boys, who scarcely managed to escape with their lives that night. The man who holds Waynefleet's mortgage should be here at any moment." ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ In fact, I'm quite willing to let up on Waynefleet's holding, too. I can't get a dollar out of him."
"Have you offered to sell the mortgage to anybody?"
"I saw Martial and the Charters people not long ago. They'd give about eighty cents on the dollar. Hutton said he'd make me a bid, but he didn't."
"Well," said Acton, "my friend here wants that ranch for a particular purpose. He'd bid you ninety."
"I can't do it. If the new roads that have been suggested are made, the ranch ought to bring me a little more. Still, I don't mind letting you in at what I gave for it."
Acton looked at Nasmyth. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ Nasmyth did so as clearly as he could, and Acton looked at him thoughtfully for a moment or two.
"I've been partly expecting this," he observed. "It's quite clear that one or two of the big land exploitation people have a hand in the thing. I guess I could put my finger right down on them. You said the man's name was Hames?" ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — XXIX: A Futile Scheme (1909)

“ I've had a finger in most of what has been done in this Province the last few years, and it's not often I forget a man. Well, I guess I could mention one or two little affairs that were not altogether creditable which you had a share in. ”

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