The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27

resolution to win now, at all 1 hazards. The sensa tional reports of ! Stuart's action against the big finan- l ciers had given her quick mind the cue to a new line of stratag gem: She began cautiously.
 You are not going to give up thing 1 I've set my heart on merely because old Woodman's a fool, are you" she asked her husband. with a touch of 1 scorn. sJfm Stuart is the best friend you ever had. He has become one of the most famous men in America. want him at our next entertainment"
 ''The thing that puzzles me- Bivens broke in, lis why he~wilI not come to the house When I meet him down town he's always friendly Mans lips quivered with a queer ht- tie smile
 ''Will he succeed in this action against these men ?'
 NO; he cant get the facts. If he could he'd shake the foundations of the financial world"
 -'Why not give the facts to him ?' F
 ''I had thought of that. but it might bring a panic-'
 What have you to lose by it
 Nothing, but a panic's dangerous thing to monkey with
 "It couldn't injure Stuart?'' his wife asked cautiously.
 stNo. It couldn't hurt him. On the other hand. I might make him the un- conscious instrument of a great per sonal vengeance. double my fortune and possibly land Jim in the White House"
 You must do it, dear.' his wife cried, trembling with suppressed ex- citement
 -'It's playing with dynamite"
 -It's worth the risk to double your fortune. Do 1t for my sake!''
 Nan leaned close. and pressed her husbands hand while her dark eyes found their way into his heart
 'tTl1 do it." he said with firm ac- cent. 'tI'l1 phone him at once.'
 When Stuart sat down with Bivens in one of the ma gniflcent private din ing rooms of his millionaire club two days later he was struck with the per lection of the finaneier's dress and the easy elegance of his manners
 "Fan has surely done wonders with some pretty crude materialt' he unused. He recalled Mans diary with grim amusement.
 It took two years to thoroughly break him so that she could always be sure IHdL ms ndiiS were IT1nmeO ana HIS clothes in perfect style. He had long since ceased to struggle and had found much happiness of late years in wing with her in the perfection of his per sonal appearance.
 When the dinner was finished Bivens dismissed the waiter, lighted one of his huge cigars and drew from a mo- rocco case which he had placed beside his chair typewriter manuscript He turned its leaves thoughtfully a mo- ment and handed them to Stuart.
 There's document. Jim, that cost me S10,OG0 to prepare; for whoseesup- pression $1 100000 would be paid and no questions asked
 But why this generosity on your part, Cal?'
 "'I have anticipated that question. I answer it fully and frankly. There is enough dynamite in that document to blow up half of Wall Street and iand somebody in the White House"
 And many in the morgueF'
 And some in the penitentiary. I've watched your work the past nine years with genuine pride, Jim- You've snid a lot of hard things about rich malefac- tors, but you've never touched me-
 No. think you're too shrewd to be caught in that class. CaI.''
 T pride myself that I ann It's only the clumsy fool who gets tangled in the criminal law. But lot of them have done it-big fellows whose names fill the world with noise. I've taken the pains to put into that typewritten document the names, the dates, the places. the deeds the names of the wit nesses and all the essential facts. Do what you please with it. If you do what think you will some men who are wearing purple and fine linen will be wearing stripes before another year