Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-18
CHAPTER XIII.
In Which a Mouse Helps a Lion.

t CHAPTER XIII.
 In Which a Mouse Helps a Lion. |. did not dare communicate my sus- piciops to my dear friend RoeDuck. As 1t was, with each refusal I had seen his confidence in me sink; if he should get an inkling how near to ut ter disaster I and my candidate were, he would be upon me like a tiger upon his trainer when he slips. Irea- soned out my course while we were descending from the fifth kings" office to our cab If the negotiations with the opposition should be success full I should not get cent; if they should fail, Wall street would be frantic to get its contributions into my hands; therefore, the only sane thing to do was to go west and make such preparations as I could against the worst.
 Let's go back to the Holland" said l to Roebuck, in weary, bored tone. These people are waste of time. I'll start home tonight, and when they sec in the morning papers that I've left for good. they may come to their senses. But they'll have to hunt me out. I'll not go near them again. And when they come dragging them- selves to you, don't forget how they've treated us today"
 etl nla fyr- lively at me now and then, not know ing what to think. How is it pos sible to win without them?" he finally said This demagogue Scar borough has set the people crazy. I can't imagine what possesses these men of property with interests throughout the country. They are inviting ruin"
 smiled. My dear Roebuck," re- piled. do you suppose I'm the man to put all my eggs into one basket and that basket Wall street?"
 And I refused to talk any more politics with him. We dined togeth- CT. I calm and in the best of spirits: we went to a musical farce, and he watched me glumly as showed my lightness of heart. Then l went alone. at midnight, to the Chicago express sleeper-to lie awake all night staring at the phantoms of ruin that moved in dire panorama before me. In every great affair there is crisis x,.Hs sAk EA oil a single throw l had staked all upon Wall street Without its contribu- tions. Woodruif's arrangements could not be carried out.
 When I descended at the Fredonia station I found De Aiilt waiting for me. He had news that was indeed news. I shall give it here more con secutively than my impatience for the event permitted him to give it to me.
 About ten days before, a para graph in one of Burbanks pilgrim. age" speeches had been twisted by the reporter 80 that 1t seemed a per sonal attack upon Scarborough. As Burbank was a stickler for the eti- quette of campaigning. he not only sent out a denial and a correction, but also directed De Milt to go to Scarborough's home at Saint X. In. diana. and convey the explanation in a personal message. De Milt ar. rived at Saint \ at eight in the even. ing. As he was leaving the parlor car he saw a man emerge from it's drawing-room. make a nasty descent to the platform. hurriedly engage a station hack and drive away. De Milt had an amazing memory for iden' tities-something far rarer than mem ory merely for faces. He was con yiuced he knew that man: and being shrewd and quick of thought. he jumped into a trap and told the driver to follow the hack which was just disappearing. A few minutes drivins and he saw it turn in at a gate way.
 Whose place is that!- he asked
 The old Gardiner homestead va. the answer President Scarborough lives there"
 De MIlt did not discuss this rathei premature entitliBg Of Senator Scar borough He said: ~Oh-Tve made { mistake" descended and sent hii trap away. Scarborough's house wal quiet. not a soul about. lights ir only a few windows- De Milt strollet in at the open gates and. keeping out of view. made a detour of the gardens. the lay of which he could zee by starlight He vas soon fl line with The front door-his mar vas parIeying with a servant -Evi dently he's not expected though my client Of publicity.
 Soon his man entered De Milt keeping fs the shadows. moved round the house until he Uss close undei oVea windows from which cam. light and nsn's voices. Peertnl through . bush he sau st a table desk a nan vkou ke recognized al Senator scz-borosgh Seated oppo ss,p hfm wifh s Fery uneasy. depre