The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-31

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 t 10 ind wrinkle in which to sprout and take foot, .t,, stretched his stubby legs and laughed N lars for Saa cause them to pay instead of three dol es para rer!" ~ N ' "''o A4'O' ,5 Gallagher laughed it the first week The sec. uno tI week when the headlines were in broader type tne thing began to get under his hide ssSend good
 t ground to see old valgas and offer him s250 to i ss lnaI out said he to the chairman of the city committee. Valgas ignored the emissary When he eIf.s peIssIed, the editor called his pressman and com pusiIor , and ordered them to throw man. check and all M lnto the street Then Gallagher went Senor Va!gas was not in the office Pedro, tha placid, the invncibe, sat dreaming over cirareffs and the keyboard of his typewriter machine Gailas gneT olustered ia like courier in war drama coys ulate. and the sleepless wind made no dfstincfio5 between alcalde and peon
 Wneres the old man?" he demanded
 T am sorry, senor, but my father ft asIeep-he ahways sleeps between the hours of three r you will find him at your service" Pedro answsrsd y flashing sai gleam of white teeth.
 well see here peremptorily ordered the mayor slttlng Tn the editorial chair; you go and call him Here, wiggle this under his nose; it makes noise like easy money; it'll help wake him up"
 Pedro glanced at the check depreciating indfners< ence in every line of his face "My fathers custor5 IS long established cannot wake him, even for
 The mayor fared greasy purple leaned over. tapped the check with vehement finger as 1t spread ain't you? You're the brains aint you? Wei. look a-here, my suitcase-coored friend you sellers cut want to do 1t and be decent about it. here's your 1f hundred. It's the easiest money seen and Tvs
 
 for it if feIIersn be as near white as you can be, an shut up He pushed the check toward Pedro.
 Pedro e1 urna rn ten m @ 5s 0d msn w@nt o see over his shoulder at the mayor, sweeping entirely
 Not for merely $500" said he politely, with an artistic shading of regret for the necessity of refs ing a request; T would not think of breaking my fathers l1s siesta for merely $500
 That's the limit snorted Gallagher land your bluf don't go As his buggy whirled him out of Senor valgas burst from the composing room.
 Well done. my general" he feIcitated. pattine the power, Fl Regidor the king of pigs. The en- tire first page this week and the shall tel the Mexican voters that the price of votes in this city
 It was near three o'clock on election day and the was close. mighty close. Ward captains re vote The greasers wouldn't look at the money vanced from the established scale of three dollsrs to ten dollars. They sulky and silent beyond this fixed demand Tally sheets in Gallagher head quarters showed that the champion of the DeopIs was in dark waters. with the bulk of the business vote which always went against him--to t, come come
 Jump into my auto and go after Vagas.@ he commanded lieutenant. Bring him here. if you have to chloroforul him to do it.
 it was out on the streets, assembled as near the polling places the law allowed waiting for the -automobe with the advertisement of Fl Regidor on big banner each side, was the eminent edis crowd of patriotic voters he buzzed among them ke a whiskered bullet hat off handkerchief spongne every fringe an aggressive protest against GallagheT:-~ Now my brave boys be firm stand py your Fs gher is offering you less than ten dollars 1ecause he wants to keep the rest of your money himself vote without it Down with Gallagher If be does not produce the other seven pesos. Hold out ike men two hours longer ,a and r,a then "
 Thsv nressed close. pushing eager faces near hing to hear his words of wisdom. He was the sabo. the wise man of the world &
 
 ~old valgas is out workin' like twenty men asainss us' reported the Gallagher lieutenant He says you'll have to go to him if you want to see mma he'll be in his office at four o'clock
 valgas was flrm aIarmingly firm thousand dol. said he. It is the patriotism the forces El Regidors" It was heated paIley and DfsI; ,s right old top" Gallagher admitted. You've prcyea that I take of my katy to you You've beat me at my own game. and want to tell you you ts <@
 senor vaIgas bowed, thus hiding the contempt s
 sName' said Gallagher. "your terms"
 aust 's so,s said vaigas dPIace in my hands this fund of corrupton this sS;eOO you nave TOT Ous'"s 'Ae Gaagher was winded "AlI of itF Well. not on your life!" said he.
 More buster from Gallagher then surrender. curt order by telephone brought panting man ~,.a
 valise full of which was left ID tAe omce
 aCali in your ward captains" ordered vaIgas ' want no man to interfere will attend to this
 Ont again in his busy auto spinning from prec1nc< to precinct group group and at each voting piace where his countrymen awaited him he said;
 q have seen this Gallagher He refuses to pay you ten dollars for your votes. He despises. curses you Now, muchachos. the hour is late Soon tne nolls will close It remains time yet to rebuke this Gallagher. Vote, then. like men for Townley: nav. just come from Townley, and to me he has s1f1 these words: Tell Nour brave muchachos that 1T \ am elected shall order all wages in this city 70 ps doubled ;nd all rents cut in half. He also d1rect4 me to nav to every brave who will vote for him two dollars. That is not so much as ten dolars lars true hut consider you will gain by naN1ng your wages doubled and your rent cut in half when Town ley is mayor. .,L ,,-.- -.
 And so, from place to place, deiegarng orlsk ne bschos to spread the good word and currency, sped the graduate politician, senof valgas It vas late when he reached his office and embraced Feo1o ID
 aAnd there remains of the fund of corruption some thing more than $2,000 said he Tt IS eVii monsyS we shall return it to Gallagher
 ssYes padre assented Pedro. looking up with se rious face.
 "FviI money this fund of corruption" unused val gas. "Oh, assuredly, shall return 1t to SaiiA- gher."