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Will may do something rash , thinking he is putting through a fine business deal . I do n't want him to get into -- legal difficulties . It would not look well for my professional reputation , '' and Mr. Ford forced a laugh to reassure his wife . Arrangements for going to Jacksonville were soon made , as he was to leave on the midnight train . In the meanwhile he communicated with the telegraph authorities in the South , telling them of his plans , and asking for any additional information . All that he could learn was that Will had gone to the address given in his first letter -- a private boarding house . He had been there a few days , making friends with the landlady , and finally had gone off with a man who bore a shady reputation in the city .