"
Frank understood at once that the acquaintance referred to must
be the clerk, whose evidence was so important to Mr. Morton's
case. Being enjoined to secrecy, however, he, of course, felt
that he was not at liberty to mention this.
One day succeeded another until at length the morning of the
thirtieth of June dawned. Mr. Morton had not yet arrived; but, on
the other hand, nothing had been heard from Squire Haynes.
Frank began to breathe more freely. He persuaded himself that he
had been foolishly apprehensive. "The squire means to renew the
mortgage," he said to himself hopefully.
He had a talk with his mother, and she agreed that it would be
well to pay the four hundred dollars they could spare, and have a
new mortgage made out for the balance. Frank accordingly rode
over to Brandon in the forenoon, and withdrew from the bank the
entire sum there deposited to his father's credit. This, with
money which had been received from Mr. Morton in payment of his
board, made up the requisite amount.
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