The broke old farmer bought the dying mare for $200. Then the millionaire arrived with a sheriff-and the horse hid behind the old man like she knew exactly who had hurt her

turned the laptop so he could see, though the words on the screen seemed to swim before they settled into meaning.

The owner of record was Preston Mallory.

Wade knew the name. Everybody in three counties knew the name. Mallory was a Chicago investment man who had bought six hundred acres of good farmland on the south side of Briar Creek and wrapped it continue reading …