Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-15

Let me see them" he demanded, holding
out his hand. But Duckworth shook his
head.
'Tll do the holding, and you can look on"
he returned, warily. They're the real
thing, you see,' he observed, when the
other man had finished.
'You will need them at 10 o'clock today"
he continued. blandly. Its a pity that
they should go to Bathgate," he added, but
toning them up in his coat.
Brannigan said nothing. He doing a
lot Of thinking. Finally he pressed the but
ton on his desk Then he stepped to the
telephone. "Give me e." he said
Duckworth seized the telephone book 1t
was as he supposed. The president was
asking for the number of the police depart
ment of the town.
There was no response to the bell and
none from central. Brannigan, with his
eye on the door, his to the phone, i'm
patiently waited. Duckworth smiled again
Well he said, finally, I'm off to Bath
gate"
You stay where you are" retorted the
other, firmly. Those proxies belong to me
and I'm going to have them" He started
for the door.
Mr.. Brannigan," continued Duckworth,
IN mild tone as he slowly pulled out the
messengers six-shooter, at the sight Of
which the other man fell back into his
chair, let us adjust this matter. 1 am an
honest man. Scarlet has betrayed you.
understand that perfectly Scarlet employs
me to deliver these, not to you, but to Bath
gate. On the way down l made myself
! familiar with the correspondence. I say
am honest. L am too honest to disregard
Scarlett's injunction on the one hand, and I
am too honest to aid him in betraying you
on the other. But the only safe course for
me Is the first one. 1 must go to Bathgate"
The president thought again for a few
minutes. Couldn't you-?" he began
with meaning smile.
Duckworth shook his head. you know
what would happen" he replied. Its as
much inh iS worth
What would you say to thousand? ."
queried the president.
Duckworth leaned over to him confiden-
TALLY. "I'll tell you what I'll do. Mr. Bran
nigan," he returned, make 1t seventy-fiye.
and it's a CO."
"Seventy-ive hundred?" asked the presi-
dent.
The other shook his head vigorously onoe
more. Seventy-five thousand" he. said.
gently, in the pleasant tone of voice that
mad played such havoc with the two old la
''Seventy-fve thousand-never" yelled tba
otner man Not cent over five
The convict rose and looked at the clock
It's II now, he remarked. 81 must be
| at Bathgate's before half-past. This things
worth seventy-five to him, anyway
| Wait, wait" gasped the other man as
| ne started on. "PH do it'll make It sew
| enty-five. I'll give you fifty In cash now
nh naa ina mat ready, anyway, and you take a
| Duckworth burst into a laugh and s+on
pea over to the phone. With one hand he
| held the several wires together. with the
| other ne placed the receiver to his ear
| Ihts is Brannigans,' he said, 'is this the
| bank? All right. Mr. Brannigan saws to
| send up another S25, 900 In bills for thai d
r & w. affair. He's struck a snap Tai
T The eash ies, He'll know. Right away.
| ne said, turning to the president .!snd
| that's the right way" aiiu
| III II was nve minutes after II that day tina t
r. P. & W. iooii Oh the
firteen minutes later he had votad tb.
entire set of old directors out. and an ant1ro
| set of new officials In. A OH eiilife
| BY ndghtfall Mr.. Stephen Duckwortb 1,,t,
! ms original nest egg of S25 600 ava ~" M
| added fortune Of three times that - ms
was speeding with seven league hoots ~
ward the boundless sea. "
A tall, spare man passed down on ono s,do
| or strasse In Berlin. There passed nm on
the other large, stout man. The latter we ~, q
| :, r. Brannigan, president of two railroads
and director in several others. He was an
American. The other was a man NJ the
| name of Silas Dalrymple. He also was :.
| American. 1t was not the first time fbssa
| two men had passed. Whenever thev had
| done so the railroad man had fnyariablr
looked the other way, with a flush of em,
barassment upon his face. This time the
| first of the two men crossed over and
planted himself directly in the others way
He held out his hand.
Mr.. Brannigan," he said, 81 have seen