Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-28

"A late attack of conscience, eh3 sneered the governor, who was sober ing rapidly now. Let me ask ques- tion or two. How much was that se- curity debt your son-in-law let you in for7"
 "It was $1O,OO0. It is an honest debt, and shall pay it."
 But not out of the salary of . cir cult judge," Bucks interposed. "Nor yet out of the fees you make your clerks divide with you. And that isn't all. Have you forgotten the gerry mander business? How would you like to see the true inwardness of that in the newspapers?"
 The judge shrank ss if the huge ges- turing hand had struck him.
 You wouldn't dare," he began. i'ssYops were in that, too. deeper than"
 Again the governor interrupted him.
 Cut 1t out," he commanded. "I can reward, and can punish. You are not going to. do anything technically illegal; but, by the gods. you are going to walk the line laid down for you. If you don't, shall give the documents in the gerrymander affair to the pa pers the day after you fail. Now we'll go and see Falkland"
 MacFarlane made one last protest.
 For Gods sake, Bucks! spare me that. It is nothing less than the foul- est collision between the judge, the counsel for the plaintin-and the devil!"
 Cut that out, too, and come along" said the governor. brutally; and by the steadying help of the chair, the door post and the wall of the corridor, he led the way to the parlor suite on the floor below.
 The conference in Falklapd's rooms was chiefly a monologue with the sharp-spoken New York lawyer in the speaking part. When 1t was concluded the judge took his leave abruptly. pleading the lateness of the hour and his duties for the morrow. When he was gone the New Yorker began again.
 You won't want to be known in this. take it." he said. nodding at the governor. "Mr. Hawk here will an- swer well enough for the legal part, but how about the business end of 1t? Have you got a man you can trust?"
 The governors yellow eyebrows met in a meaning scowl.
 I've got a man can hang. which is more to the purpose. It's Maj. Jim Guilford. He lives here: want to meet him?"
 "God forbid!" said Falkland, fervent- ly. He rose and whipped himself in- to his overcoat, turning to Hawk: Have your young man get me . car riase. and see to it that my special is ready to pull east when I give the word. will your"
 Hawk went obediently, and the New Yorker had his final word with the governor alone.
 T think we understand each other perfectly" he said. You are to have the patronage: We are to pay for all actual betferments for which vouchers can be shown at the close of the deal All we ask is that the stock be de- pressed to the point agreed upon with in the half-year."
 Its going to be done" said the governor. trying ss he could to keep the eye-imsge of his fellov-conspirstor from multiplying itself by tvo.
 -All right Nov ss to the court af- fair. If it is managed ersetiy as 1 have outlined. there vill be no trouble and no recourse for the other fel- lows. When I szy that I'm leaving out your supreme court. Under eer- tain conditions. If the oefendsnt's hardship could be definitely shown. a vrit of csrtiorari and supersedeas might issue How about thstz-
 The governor closed one eye slowly, the better to cheek the troublesoue multiplying proce<a
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