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If the property were in the hands of descendants of the original stock, the papers would be of value in their eyes; and, in any case, it would be well to see to their safety. IF THE PROPERTY WERE IN THE HANDS OF DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL STOCK THE PAPERS WOULD BE OF VALUE IN THEIR EYES AND IN ANY CASE IT WOULD BE WELL TO SEE TO THEIR SAFETY
e facts. For this purpose he burrowed about in the neighbourhoods Gibbie had chiefly frequented, and was so far successful as to satisfy himself that Gibbie, if he was alive, was Sir Gilbert Galbraith, Baronet; but his own lawyer was able to assure him that not an inch of property remained anywhere attached to the title. There were indeed relations of the boy’s mother, who were of some small consequence in a neighbouring county, also one in business in Glasgow, or its neighbourhood, reported wealthy; but these had entirely disowned her because of her marriage. All Mr. Sclater discovered besides was, in a lumber-room next the garret in which Sir George died, a box of papers--a glance at whose contents showed that they must at least prove a great deal of which he was already certain from other sources. A few of them had to do with the house in which they were found, still known as the _Auld Hoose o’ Galbraith_; but most of them referred to property in land, and many were of ancient date. O DISCOVER AND VERIFY THE FACTS FOR THIS PURPOSE HE BURROWED ABOUT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOODS GIBBEY HAD CHIEFLY FREQUENTED AND WAS SO FAR SUCCESSFUL AS TO SATISFY HIMSELF THAT GIBBEY IF HE WAS ALIVE WAS SIR GILBERT GAMBREATH BARONET BUT HIS OWN LAWYER WAS ABLE TO ASSURE HIM THAT NOT AN INCH OF PROPERTY REMAINED ANYWHERE ATTACHED TO THE TITLE THERE WERE INDEED RELATIONS OF THE BOY'S MOTHER WHO WERE OF SOME SMALL CONSEQUENCE IN A NEIGHBOURING COUNTY ALSO ONE IN BUSINESS IN GLASGOW OR ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD REPORTED WEALTHY BUT THESE HAD ENTIRELY DISOWNED HER BECAUSE OF HER MARRIAGE ALL MISTER SKIDER DISCOVERED BESIDES WAS IN A LUMBER ROOM NEXT THE GARRET IN WHICH SIR GEORGE DIED A BOX OF PAPERS A GLANCE AT WHOSE CONTENT SHOWED THAT THEY MUST AT LEAST PROVE A GREAT DEAL OF WHICH HE WAS ALREADY CERTAIN FROM OTHER SOURCES A FEW OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH THE HOUSE IN WHICH THEY WERE FOUND STILL KNOWN AS THE OLD HOUSS OF GOLDRITH BUT MOST OF THEM REFERRED TO PROPERTY IN LAND AND MANY WERE OF ANCIENT DATE
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