Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11

wei, Mr.. Gordon, yOu'ue played a
pretty cute gamble"
win wanted to see me- saw no reason
/ to object, SO in they came, accompanied
by the judge. Baldwin opened the ball
by saying:
well, Mr.. Gordon, you've played a
pretty cute gamble, and l suppose you
think you stand to win the pot. :"
I'm not complaining I said.
"Shll, said Camp angrily, as if my
contented manner fretted him, 'our
time will come presently, and we can
make it pretty uncomfortable for you.
Illegal proceedings put man in Jail in
the long run.
Il hope you take your lesson to
heart" I remarked cheerfully, which
made Camp scowl worse than ever.
Now, said Baldwin, who kept cool,
1--WE know you are not risking loss Of
position and the states prison for moth
ing, and we want to know what there
is in it for you. -
~ wouldn't bet my chance of states
prison against yours, gentlemen. And
while may lose my position I'll be
long way from starvation"
THAT doesn't tell us what Cullen
gives you to take the risk. "
MIR. Cullen hasn't given or even
limited that he'll give anything"
and Mr.. Gordon hasn't asked, and,
if know him, wouldn't take cent for
what he has DONE" said Fred, rising
from the floor.
"You mean to say You are doing 1t
for nothing?" exclaimed Camp, incred-
ulously.
That's about the truth of it, II said,
though l thought of Madge as I said it
and felt guilty in suggesting that she
was nothing,
"Then what is your motiver' cried
Baldwin.
If there had been any use, should
have replied, 1.-THE right, 7" but l knew
that they would only think was pos
ing if l said it, Instead l replied:
"Mr. Cullen's party has the stock ma
iority in their favor and would have
Won fair fight if you had played fair
Since you didn't, I'm doing my best to
put tnlnPS 10 rights.
Camp cried, "All the more fool
but Baldwin interrupted him by saying:
"That only shows what mean cuss
Cullen is. He ought to give you $40, 900
if he gives you a cent. -
Eyes" cried Camp, "those letters
are worth money, whether he's offered
it or not.
"Mr Cullen never so much as limited
paying me-, said l.
well, Mr.. Gordon" said Baldwin
suavely, "we'll show you that we can
be liberal. Though the letters rightfully |
belong to Mr.. Camp, if you'll deliver
them to us We'll see that you don't lose
your place, and we'll give you IS, 000."
l glanced at Fred, whom l found
looking at me anxiously, and asked
him:
Cant you do better than that"
"We could with any one but you,"
said Fred
l should have liked to shake hands
over this compliment, but only nod
ied, and, turning to Mr.. Camp, said:
you see how mean they are. "
you'll find we are not built that
way" said Baldwin Five thousand
ism t bad days work, eh?'
NO." I said, laughing, "but you
just told me ought to get $40, 900 if !
got cent" Il
cts worth $4,000 to Mr. Cullen,
out''--
interrupted by saying, IF worth
BIO, 600 to him, it's worth 500. 900 to
ne
That was too much for Camp. First
1e said something best omitted, and
hen went on, II told you it was waste
lime trying to win him over" .. :
The three stood apart for moment
and then Judge Wilson call
ID the sheriff over and they all went
,ut together. The moment we were
llone Frederic held out his hand and
aid
Gordon, it's no use saying anything,
nut if we can ever do