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surveyor's report.
Somebody had been paid off to negotiate the resale
of that land. And Ernest Ransom, president of Ransom
Bank, holder of the Haig mortgage, was up to his neck
in the muddy waters of all these payoffs.
"And, Jude, I'm going to stir that water up until the
mud sticks on the faces where it belongs. I'm not going
to even bother with those jerk selectmen. I'm going
straight to the state attorney's office and press charges
for conspiracy to defraud the people of Connecticut. A
shake-up like this is all I need to get my name out there.
So I can get a committee together and they can start
getting organized and soliciting contributions. So I can
get a campaign going. I know, but that's the thing about
it these days. It takes a lot of money just to buy yourself
a chance to do something in this world. All I want is my
chance to show I can make just a little bit of difference.
Just a chance to make it. To matter, that's the God's
truth, hon, you know what I mean? Hey, that smells
great."
As he spoke, Haig had stood and walked to the
opening between the kitchen and the dinette. He was a