258
signed Carrie Maxwell. As I had
never heard of Miss Maxwell and Miss
no one in Hoything
was certain I owed no one in
any money my
imagined.
surprise may
1
I answered the note stating that there must have been some mistake as I
had not the pleasure of Carrie
Maxwell's acquaintance
During the afternoon of
the day when at the Club I showed the note to several other members including G? Ayres. He told me he would find out next time he inspected the houses what the description
of the person was who had
name in such a blackguard manner,
and a
few days afterwards I had the description which at once made
me conclude that G? Heam was the person in question. I therefore taxed him with it, and he tried to
pass it off as a joke. I told him however that unless he paid the money I should take serious notice of the affair. This I believe he did and that is all I know
since. I had a rambling letter from
him
the 2