The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-30

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~Hess more than that" KteHedge put
IN quickly. 1--WE had one man keep
ing tab ON fundamentally is
as good as any detective that ever
walked. Hs says ,Blount isn't half as in
necent as he looks. His speechmaking
has taken him into every corner OF the
staha. and Farnsworth says he has
been doing a lot of quiet Spry1ng and
investigating on the side-lsoking up
evidence, was what my man thought"
Gantry began 70 look uncomfortable
Perhaps I ought to have mentioned
1t before he said 'sBlount has been
holding me up to the rack all along;
says If he breaches straight we've got
to walk straight I've argued with
him, but It doesn't do any good
Once more the vice presidents heavy
eyebrows rose.
you mean that he might be tempted
60 try eompulstOn 7'' he asked.
"Yes-erfn fact, he has threatened
to do Just that" stammered the traffic
man
At that the shaggy eyebrows bent
themselves into a frovvn of distracted
reflection
1--WE must take care not to give him
a chance" he announced finally Dur
ing the few days that intervene be-
tween now and the election he must
be kept safely I'm hand 1t won't do
for him 90 be around and In the way
while you two are trying to do bust
ness with Hathaway. and the Others
Keep him out of the capital And If
you think he has been gathering evil
dence see to it that he doesn't get
chance to use it. How about that mat
ter In the Fifth ward7 We've got to
make sure of Gryson this time"
K1ttredge held up thumb and fore
finger tightly pressed together
We've got the city wards right
there" he said, with the Honorable
David pretty safely euchred- He is
playing a deep game this tine-so deep
that it Is altogether underground and
out of sight But we have him down
Just the same
The vice president reached over and
pressed the bell push which signaIed to
his train conductor.
-"That is all I have to say" he con-
Guided Keep your eye on young
BIount and get rid OF him for a few
days III leave the details to you
Get orders for me as you go up, Kit
fredge. and let me out as soon as pos
sible. I ought TO be halfway to A1kan
by this time"
1t was young Ran1ett, a reporter for
the Daily Capital who told Evan
Blount of the arrival of the presi-
dents car, running as second section
of the overland.
Ranlett had tried Intellectually to get
to the private car, having for his OBJ
ject the interviewing Of the vice presi-
dent
Blount thought it a little singular
that the vice president should come to
the capital secretly, but he did not
stop to speculate upon this.
Having something more than a sus-
picion that Gantry was not passing
his threat of exposure up to McVickar,
he determined at once to seek an in
tervtew with the vice president
Walking rapidly down to the Sierra
avenue station, he saw lsght in Gan
try's Office, and, meaning to be fair first
and severe afterward, If needful, he
ran up the stair and tried the door of
the traffic managers Office. It opened
under his hand. Gantry was at his
desk
~Ran1ett tells me that Mcvickar is
in town." he began abruptly "Where
Is hep
"Ranlett is mistaken-about twenty
ply ''ATr. Mcvickar passed through
here few minutes ago on his way to
Twin Canyon City. His special has
been gone some little time"
when 1s he coming back ~ IL
'I don't know
''Did you see him?''
al did"
ibid you take up with him the mat
ter of issuing new tarifs-to do away
with the preferenttals or to level the
public rates down to them?'
Gantry shifted uneasily in his chair
and tried to evade. There was very
little time,'' he said. Mr. McVickar
was in a great hurry, and his special
was held only a few minutes
Blount crossed the room and sat
down
''Dick, we've come to the last round
up" he said gravely. SIN the nature
of things I can't give you any more
time You've got to do something and
do it quickly. Let's go up and see the
editor of the Capital"
what for?' demanded Gantry
Il want you to give him an inter
view to the effect that revision of
the freight rates is in process and
that shippers having grievances should
present themselves at once. That will
right direction
fsI should think it would" scoffed the
traffic manager. what you don't
know about the making of freight tar
ifs would sink a ship, Evan. These
things can't be done while you watt
s'But they've got TO be in this in