Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-15
Sepen Keys to Baldpate

mas card. Suddenly the wind broke
q small branch from one of the near
by trees and tossed 1t lightly on the
snow beside the two men, as though
1t were signal for battle.
"A lucky chance" said Mr.. Mageo
You're man i've been longing to
meet. Especially since the professor
left his window open this afternoon.
Indeed" replied the other calmly.
May ask what you want of nae?"
Certainly" Mr.. Magee laughed. "A
little package. think It's in your
pocket at this minute. A package no
bigger than mans hand"
The stranger made no reply. but
looked quickly about, over his shout
der at the path along which he had
come, and then past Mr. Magee at the
road that led to freedom.
II think It's in your pocket" re-
peated Mr.. Magee, land Tn going to
find out"
IL haven't time to argue with you"
said the holder of the seventh key
His voice was cold, calculating. harsh.
Get out of my way and let me pass,
Or"
''or WHAT" asked Billy Magee.
He watched the man lunge toward
him in the moonlight. He saw the
fist that had the night before been
the Waterloo OF Mr., Max and the
mayor start on a swift true course for
his head. Quickly he lodged to one
side and closed with his opponent.
Back and forth through the snow
they ploughed. painting, graphing,
streaming. Mr.. Magee soon realized
that his adversary was no weak
ling. He was forced to call into
play muscles he had not used
in what seemed ages-not since
he sported OF an afternoon in rather
odorous college gymnasium. In moon
light and shadow, Up and down, they
reeied, staggered stumbled, the sole
Earring notes in that picture OF Bald
pate on @ quiet winters night.
You queered the game last time,
muttered the stranger. 'But you'll
never queer it again.
Mr. Magee saved his breath. To-
gether they crashed against the side
of the inn. Together they squirmed
away, across the balcony to the rail
ing. still back and forth. now In the
moonlight, now In the shadow, wildly
they fought. Once Mr.. Magee felt
his feet slip from beneath him, but
caught himself in time. His strength
was going-surely--qu Then sud.
denly his opponent seemed to weaken
IN his grip. With supreme effort
Magee forced him down upon the ball
cony floor and tumbled on top OF him
He felt the chill of the snow under
his knees and its wetness In his cuffs.
Now" he cried to himself.
The other still struggled desperate
Iy. But his struggle was without s1Ic.
cess. For deity Billy Magee drew
from his pocket the precious package
about which there had been So much
debate on Baldpate Mountain. He
clasped 1t close, rose and ran. In
another second he was inside No.
and had lighted a candle at the blsz.
ing logs.
Once more he examined that closel,.
packed little bundle; once more he
found 1t rich in greenbacks. Assur1
eddy II was the greatly desired tSi7.-~
ne had fought for the night before
he had 1t again, and this time. he
told himself, he would not lose sight
of It until he had placed it in fbe
namos OF the girl OF the station.
The dark shadow of the man he
had just robbed was towering at his
windows. Magae turned hastily to the
door. AS he did SO it opened and
Hayden entered. He carried a. pistol
IN MS hand; his face was hard. cruel {
determined; his usually expression
less eyes lighted with pleasure as thev
zen on the package in Mr.. Maeee's
possession.