New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

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~E%activ He Was on, working on long hours and short
pay for the reform gang and ne happened to get mold OF
something that a knew high up in public Office
wanted and wanted bad The young fellow going 10
pet two hundred dollars the article ne writing My
friend offered him twenty thousand to call 1t Of What the
young fellow do"
Wrote the article Of course, said Magcc.
ow-now' cproycd Cargan That remark don't INT IN
with the estimate I've made Of YOU think YOU smart
boy. Don't dsdppont This young fellow speak oi-he
smart. al night He thought the matter over lie knew
the reform bunch through and through All gioy ana no pay
serving them He knew how they chased bubbles and MADE
lot OF and got anywhere IN the end lie thought
il Mage the same you're going to DO Your on.
add nickel he had brains, that guy
And no conscience, commented Magcc.
"Conscicncc SAID Crgan amt worth much except as an
excuse for that hash made good to give his wife How
much did YOU say YOU going get for this article?
Mage looked him cooly in the eye IF Is ever written
he sad, will be- "a two hundred thou~nddolar story
There amt anything like that IN for YOU replied the
Mayor Think what I've told YOU
I'm afraid. smiled Alagcc, I'm too busy 10 think.
He again crossed the Office floor the stairway Before the FIRE
the girl Of the station, her big eyes upon him pcadngy
With curng smile in her direction he dlftcd up the stars
And now he thought me closed and locked the door 81
number seven behind him. "or the s~ag So Cagan would give
twenty thousand for that httc package don't blame him.
lie opened window and glanced along the balcony. 1t
IL deserted in both directions; rs snowy Moor was m
no,n Of footprints Rccntcng number seven he knct by
the fireplace and dug the brick under which lay the package
SO dear to many hearts on Baldpatc Mountain
81 might have known he muttcrcd.
and nimmagcd about beneath them No The tat little
bundle Of bills had flown Only ugly hole CAPPED up at
him.
He sat down OF course, What fool he had been sup
pos, that such treasure this would stay long hiding
place 50 obvious He who had made luxurious living writing
tales Of the chase gems and plate and gold had bungcd the
thing from the first He could hammer typewriter
wild plots and countcplos with boarding school girls
cupid busy all over place But he could not live them.
\ boarding school cupid Good Lordi He remembered
the eyes the girl the blue corduroy they had met his
when he turned to the stairs What would She say now On
this he had gay stakcd her faith III him This was 10 be the
test his sincerity the proof OF his devotion And now ne
must 90 to her looking like fool 90 to her and
confess that again he had failed her.
His rage blazcd forth So they had got to him. after all!
Who, lie thought Of the smooth, crafty mountain OF man
who had detained him moment ago Who but Cargan and
Max OF course, They had found his childish hiding place
and the money had home To Their eager hands NO
doubt they were laughing slyy at him now.
Well he would show them yet lie got up ana walked e
floor Once had held them the and spoiled their
little game: he would do again How; When; lie did not
know His soul cried for action Of some sort; but ne was up
against a blind alley and ne knew 1t.
He unlocked the door OF number 20 90 Downstairs
10 meet the cagcncss OF the girl who depended ON NM
10 confess himself ccd,it took all the courage he had
Why had il all happened anyhow Contound ~ hadn ne
side had given him hcror would give HIM her before the
last card was played He shut his teeth tightly and went
down the stairs
DIAXD had added himself to the group about the fire
- Quickly the eyes Of Miss Norton met MagccS. She was
trembling with excitement Cargan huge red CHEEKY got III
Magccs path once more "
"vc been figuring said the Mayor, that was one thing
ne didn't have 10 contend with No, Sir there WASH any
bright young hunting up old Napoleon ana knocking MN
in the monthly magazines They dldn 90 down 10 oardn
and ru If ont Of the ncighbors that he started business on
narrowed money and that his father drank more than was
GOOD for him They didn't illustrated articles about the
diamonds he wore and moving pictures OF nm eating soup.