The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
CHAPTER XIII.
In Which a Mouse Helps a Lion

w winch MOUSE Hcipe Lion.
did not dare communicate my sus-
picioDs 10 my dear friend" Roebuck.
As II was. with each refusal had
seen his confidence In me sink: n he
should get an inkllng how near 10 NJ.
ter disaster | and my candidate we're.
he would be upon me like a tiger
upon his trainer when he slips. rea-
sonod out my course while we were
descending from the hfth kings"
Office 10 our cab: II the negotiations
with the opposition should be success.
full should not get n cent; II they
should fail. Wall street would be
frantic 10 get It's contributions into
my hands: therefore. the only sane
thing 10 do was 10 10 west and make
such preparations as | could against
the worst.
Let's go back 10 the Holland" said
10 Roobuck. In a weary. bored tone.
These people are a waste OF time.
III start home tonight. and when
they see in the morning papers that
I've left for good. they may come 10
their senses But they'll have 10 hunt
me out. III not go near them again.
And when they come dragging them.
selves TO you. don't forget how
they've treated us to-day"
Rocbuck was silent glanclng fur.
lively at me nov and then. not know.
Ing what 90 think. How II Il pos.
-. - ssrIs. An
finally said. This demagogue Scar.
borough has set the people crazy
can't imagine what possesses these
men OF property with interests
throughout the country. They are
inviting ruin"
smiled Ny dear Rocbuck."J re-
piled. do you suppose I'm the man
10 put all my eggs Into one basket
and that basket Wall street,"
And refused 10 talk any more
politics with him. We dined togeth.
CT. I calm and In the best Of spirits,
We went TO n musical farce. and he
watched me giumly as ! showed my
lightncss OF heart Then went
alone. at midnight. 20 the Chicago
express slecpcr-to lie awake all night
staring at the phantoms OF ruin that
moved In dire panorama before me.
In every great affair there'is a crisis
at which one must stake all upon a
single throw had staked all upon
Wall street wshout It's contribu
tons. woodrurs arrangements could
not be carried out
When I descended az the FredonIa
station ! found DE Mill waiting for
me. lie had news that was indeed
news. shall give Il here more con
sccutiycly than my Impotence for the
event permitted him 10 give II 10
me.
About ten days before. a para
graph In one OF Bufbank's pilgrim.
age" speeches had been twisted by
tho reporter - that II seemed 4 per.
sonal attack upon Scarborough. A
Burbank was a stickler for the eft.
qucttc Of campaigning. he not only
sent out a denial and correction.
but also directed Dc Milt to go 10
scarborough's home at Saint X. In.
diana. and convey the explanation In
personal message. De Mill ar
rived AZ Saint X At eight In the even.
| ing A. he was leaving the pArlor
car he saw n man emerge from its
drawing room. make a hasty descent
90 the platform. hurriedly engage .
station hack and drive away. 10
Milt had an amazing memory for iden.
Understanding far raror than mem.
DRY merely for faces. He was con.
vinced no knew that man. and being
shrcwd and quick Of thought. he
Jumped into a trap and told the driver
10 follow the hack which was just
disappearing. A fow minutes driving
and he saw Il turn In at n gate.
way.
Whose place IA thatf" he asked.
Tho old Gardiner homestead" was
the answer President Scarborough
lives there"
Do Miit did not discuss this rather
premature emitting Of Senator Scar.
borough. lie said: "oh-rve made a
mistake" descended and sent his
trap away. scarborough's house was
quiet. not n soul about lights In
only a few windows. Do Milt strolled
In at the open gates and. keeping
out OF view. made dctour Of the
gardens. the lay" OF which no could
soc by starlight Ho was soon In
limo with the front door-his man
was pafleying with n servant "Evi.
IDENTIFY hos not expected" thought
my client Of publicity.
Soon his man entered. Do Milt.
keeping IN the shadows. moved round
the house until he was close under
apon windows from which came
light and mems voices. Peering
through n bush no saw at a table
desk a man whom he recognized as
Senator Scarborough. Seated oppo.
site him. with a very uneasy, dopre
eating expression on his face. was
John Thwing. president Of the Allan.
tic a Western system, and Senator
Goodrich's brotherln.law.
To be continued