Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-07
The Man Who Was Bribed
 By M. QUAD Copyright. 1910. by Associated Lit erary Press.
By NJ. QUAD

ing The widow moved trom the sta ble into shanty.
 Ten days after the powwow Abe Singer appeared. He had been car ried downstream by the current and thrown on an island, where he had re- maihed unconscious for days and with out food for other days. It was pret- ty shy story. but the people had to believe it and congrS tul0se the teller on his wonderful escape.
 IL was about sixty days later when the next event came Off. A citizeP who owned a farm outside the village hired Abe to dig a well. He had re- fused jobs not so hand oa dangerous. but he took this one right away. He preferred well digging to even the postoffice steps. When be had been digging for two days as-d after he mad thrown out hints about quicksand and cave-ins the alarm was given that the eurbing of the well hsd caved in and that Abe was probably a dead snan eIghteen feet down.
 There is only one thing 10 do in such a case-dig the poor fellow out. If liv- ing. succor him; if dead contribute a fund tc bury him and carry the widow along. There were some who wouldn't have come down but for the fact that Abe had gone to work and made no kick
 His desire to help himself opened all hearts If that hadn't then there were the widows tears and lalnenta- tions to fall back on. The s'iTu oi $l00 was raised for her. and it vas more clothes and more provisions.
 The bottom of the well vas struck at last. but there was no 4Ahe TheA e sure had been a cave-in, but it hadn't caught him There was a mystery od hand to be solved If not Ut me bot tom of tbe well, then wherI vas he2 The quest ion was on every hp for fouI days, and then Abe came bscF to an swer it himself It was easily ex- plained.
 He had had warning of Shs com Ing cave-in and had scrambled out. Such was his terror that he Nad been temporarily out of his head He re- membered running away as f.,st as he could. but when his senses came back to him he was thirty mics sway and hiding in farmers bA1li As soon as he had recovered his Assvs he came logging along home aDd was ready ta tackle the job again.
 Hopewell shook it's head in doubt ing way. but did not talk muclc ASe Singer was coming to the frclt and becoming a hero He had also Aloved from a shanty into a cottage ans was living on Inc top shelf. As mater of fact, he did finish the well and thereby made himself solid with all who might have otherwise criticised Nersrthe- less the town constable felt that he had duty to perform. He went to Abe and said:
 You went to your death in inc river and returned. You went to your deuth in the well and returned. Font try the little game again. If you do I don't believe the town will raise an other dollar for your widow"
 The summer had departed and late autumn had come Abe hadn't tired himself out looking for any Dlore jobs, but was now offered the position of night watchman of the village. It vas cold job and poor pay, and DO cue wanted it until he stepped torwai Not a robbery had ever been commit ted in the village. but there v ere taA. payers who thought it best tc guard against such things happening Wheh the constable heard of the appoint ment he met Abe to say
 'No fooiishness, now"
 If robbers come i shall kill some of them" was the reply.
 But if you have them kill you dor t make a mess of it."
 T shall do my best to die, and wher you see me lying dead you will be sor- ry for what you have said"
 Two weeks passed. and then one night at midnight there were yells and shots and the noise of running. and the people turned out to find Abe Singer missing. He was searched fo-. but not found. Next day there WIS a grand hunt. but no clew. Robbers had killed him and borne his body away another public subscription for the widOw-more provisions. fuel and clothing. She actually opened an ac- count at the village bank and put on mourning. Another two weeks and the cat came back Abe walked in to say that he had discovered three yegg- men about to break into the postOffice : and when he had fired on them they had seized and ciloroformed him and borne him away in a buggy. For twelve days he had known nothing. but now he had come back to take his job again.
 Hopewell didn't say much. It didn't threaten. It didn't bring out tar and feathers It simply asked the ques- ton of Abe Singer:
 How much cash will you take to skate out of this town and stay skatedg"
 "One hundred dollars was the prompt reply. And it was raised In an hour, and within an hour Abe and his wife were departing for Bew fields. They were poor. but honest. hut Hope well preferred tho other kind