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He is at home from Washington , and an appointment has been made with him at his office in Dover to-morrow . You see I am unable to keep it , and I have no one else to send , and information reaches me that the canal company , discovering my money in the contractor 's bank account , intends to retain Clayton forthwith . If you set out this afternoon , you can reach Laureltown for bedtime . It is at least forty miles thence to Dover , and you might ride it to-morrow by noon , with push , and in that case you have a chance to beat the Philadelphia emissary several hours . I have five thousand dollars at stake already ; I believe I shall get damages of forty times five if I can retain that man . '' `` I am ready to start at once , '' said the Judge , rising up ; `` I can read these papers on the way . The saddle was my cradle , and I have a good horse .