To successfully keep Dale
from attacking his title to the ranch he must sign the affidavit and
return it to the court. He must imitate Will Bransford's signature to
prevent Mary Bransford from suspecting the deception--for at any time
she might decide to go to Las Vegas to look over the records there.
More, he must practice writing Bransford's signature until he could
imitate it without having to look at the original.
Determined to go to work at the deception instantly, Sanderson returned
to the ranchhouse, slipped into his room and locked the door, opened
the drawer and took out the package of letters.
The Bransford letter was missing! Half a dozen times he thumbed the
letters in the packages over before he would admit that the one for
which he was seeking was not there.
He stood for a time looking at the package of letters, bitterly
accusing himself. It was his own fault if the whole structure of
deception tumbled about his ears, for he should have taken the letter
when he had had an opportunity.
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