"
Presently the crowd began to thin out, and by nine o'clock only half-a-
dozen customers remained. Mrs. Linyard and the old man waited upon
these, and Doc Linyard drew up to the table and motioned Richard to
go ahead.
"Here is the paper I'm going to put the notice in," he said. "Guess
you better follow the style of the other advertisements."
"I will," replied Richard. "What is your brother-in-law's full name?"
"Thomas Clover. He has no middle name."
"And his address?"
"He came from Brighton, England, and lived here, in a number of places
on the east side."
"The east side?"
"Yes; he lived somewhere on Cherry Hill last."
"And what is your wife's name?"
"Only Betty. That stands for Elizabeth, I suppose, but she was never
anything else to me or anybody else."
"Better let it go at that, then," returned Richard. "Now what is the
name of the estate to be divided?"
The old sailor told him.
"And say we want to hear from them at once," he added.
Richard went to work earnestly. Several attempts to get the
advertisement into proper shape were failures. Finally he produced the
following:
INFORMATION WANTED IMMEDIATELY of THOMAS CLOVER or his heirs, formerly
of Brighton, England, but when last heard of lived in Cherry Street,
this city.
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