The Firm of Girdlestone
Description:... “The Firm of Girdlestone" dealt in ivory, gums, ebony, gold-dust and other African products. Its two members, father and son, were cold-hearted, hard-headed scoundrels, who over-insured their ships and indulged in other fraudulent practices. The elder Girdlestone becomes guardian of a young heiress whose money reverts to her guardian in case of her death. The plotting of father and son to obtain this fortune and save the firm from bankruptcy makes up the story, the scene of which is principally in England.
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